April 29, 2011 lesson plans

April 29, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Heart of Darkness exam (schedule asap if absent please)
Distributed fallacy handout – read & add to open ended record sheet/materials (in red tray, if absent)

Pds. 4 & 5:
SAT essay – peer scoring completed using SAT essay rubric (if absent, not required to make this up)
Unit 11 Vocab. given for next week

April 28, 2011 lesson plan

April 28, 2011

Pds. 1, 3& 6:
Prose Essay 4 (schedule asap if absent please)
Are you reviewing your portfolio materials?
Heart of Darkness exam tomorrow

Pds. 4 & 5:
SAT essay (schedule asap if absent please)

April 27, 2011 lesson plans

April 27, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
AP discussion questions distributed & paired responses shared during the pd. for Heart of Darkness
Are you reviewing your portfolio materials?
Homework – review prose materials for prose practice essay tomorrow

Pds. 4 & 5:
SAT essay – anchor papers read and discussed (if absent, schedule time asap)
Distributed new anchors for students to score themselves using SAT essay rubric (if absent, schedule time asap)
Homework – review SAT essay writing suggestions/strategies & rubric handout for tomorrow’s 25 min. in class SAT practice essay

April 26, 2011 lesson plans

April 25, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Poetry essay #3 (schedule asap if absent please)
Are you reviewing your portfolio?

Pds. 4 & 5:
SAT – Writing section posttest completed (if absent, schedule asap please)
Introduction to SAT essay (hdout in yellow tray if absent; read it please)

April 25, 2011 lesson plans

April 25, 2011

Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit Hours Log Today!
Submit AP One sheet, crit. rdg. guide, char. list wksheet, death theme wksheet
Discussion of Heart of Darkness
Returned poetry essay #3 – read observation tonight for tomorrow’s essay prep

Pds. 4 & 5:
SAT Writing Section – improving paragraphs discussion & practice test (get from yellow tray and complete if absent please)
Writing Section posttest given (if absent, schedule time please asap)

April 15, 2011 lesson plans

April 15, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Heart of Darkness Part 2 quiz (schedule asap if absent please) Discussion & power pt. on Parts1 & 2 (if absent, welcome to see) Reminder – all things Heart of Darkness due on Monday, 4/25; take portfolio home & review 30min to 1hr. per day over break(survey the materials to survey for the lit. exam); hrs. log – due 4/25; evals. –due 4/29 Enjoy spring break – prep & play!!! Pds. 4 & 5: Qtr. 3 benchmark (schedule asap if absent please) Enjoy spring break! no homework!

April 15, 2011 lesson plans

April 15, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Heart of Darkness Part 2 quiz (schedule asap if absent please) Discussion & power pt. on Parts1 & 2 (if absent, welcome to see) Reminder – all things Heart of Darkness due on Monday, 4/25; take portfolio home & review 30min to 1hr. per day over break(survey the materials to survey for the lit. exam); hrs. log – due 4/25; evals. –due 4/29 Enjoy spring break – prep & play!!! Pds. 4 & 5: Qtr. 3 benchmark (schedule asap if absent please) Enjoy spring break! no homework

April 14, 2011 lesson plans

April 14, 2011 Pds 1, 3 & 6: Discussion of Chpt. 13 & poems 153-157, exercise 1 Stark’s notes on Perrine distributed; add as entry on Poetry Unit Record Sheet; review over break with poetry materials (in tray, if absent) Reminder – all things Heart of Darkness due on Monday, 4/25; section 2 due this Fri.; take portfolio home & review 30min to 1hr. per day over break(survey the materials to survey for the lit. exam); hrs. log – due 4/25; evals. –due 4/29 Pds. 4 & 5: Practice Test for tomorrow’s qtr. 3 benchmark (in class only; please schedule asap); simulates standards for SAT unit too

April 13, 2011 lesson plans

April 13, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Chpt. 12 discussion with applied focus on poems 150 & 140 Poetry handouts on Brit/Am Lit. Periods & Imagery distributed Assigned chpt. 13, with applying poems 153 thru 157 to Perrine’s narrative (no responses to the questions; complete ex. 1 on pg. 210 Set up poetry unit record sheet (get sheet from me if absent; copy items please; collate as needed for portfolio) Daily schedule given for the week following break; get from a peer if absent Announcement – all things Heart of Darkness due on Monday, 4/25; section 2 due this Fri.; take portfolio home & review 30min to 1hr. per day over break(survey the materials to survey for the lit. exam) Pds. 4 & 5: Writing section: Improving Paragraphs discussion/strategies with practice test completed (get from yellow tray if absent; complete)

April 12, 2011 lesson plans

April 12, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Discussion chpt. 10 with poems 116, 117 & 119 Read aloud chpt. 11 narrative with poems 130, 131 & 135 (if absent, read closely; sound reinforces meaning Homework – read rhythm/melody handout (in red tray, if absent); also, read chpt. 12 carefully with poems 148 & 150 with responses; also, complete exercise 1 questions Announcement – all things Heart of Darkness due on Monday, 4/25; section 2 due this Fri. Pds.4 & 5: SAT- writing section: sent. errors practice test wrapped up Writing section:Sent. errors posttest given (if absent, schedule asap) Writing section: Improving sentences discussion, strategies & pretest given (if absent, get hdout from yellow tray; schedule time to see powerpt. as needed)

April 11, 2011 lesson plans

April 11, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Attend AP Pre-exam mtgs. on Tues. or Wed. per last name Hrs. log and Evals. – status? Please get it done. Discussion of poems #104, 105 & 110 Read chpt. 10 narrative with responses to poems 116, 117, & 119 – due tomorrow Pds. 4 & 5: Submit research paper per submission format by 3 pm whether absent or present SAT unit returned – Writing section: sentence errors discussed with practice test completed If absent, get practice test from yellow tray & complete please No homework

April 8, 2011 lesson plans

April 8, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Part 1 Quiz (schedule asap if absent) Discussion of Part 1 with power pt. Submit crit. rdg. questions for part 1 also Following discussion, suggested rereading part 1 again prior to part 2 for Fri.; check out synopsis of The Divine Comedy online for allegory Pds. 4 & 5: Discussion of concluding paragraph & Works Cited with powerpt. Peer exchange & revision of 3rd body – best argument Homework – redraft paras. as needed, compose concluding para. & Works Cited; follow all handouts; entire research paper due by 3pm on Monday, 4/11; follow submission format please

April 7, 2011 lesson plans

April 7, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Poetry Essay #3 (if absent, schedule asap if you haven’t already) Bring Heart of Darkness, annotated with completed Part/Chpt. 1 crit. rdg. guide Pds. 4 & 5: Peer exchange & revision feedback on 2nd body. para – ctr. arg.(if absent, submit to me asap); Another Powerpt. & discussion of parenthetical citations (if absent, schedule to see powerpt. asap) 3rd body para. (strongest argument) due tomorrow with 3 citations minimum Homework – draft 3rd body para (strongest argument) & bring tomorrow

April 6, 2011 lesson plans

April 6, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Anchors for Poetry Essay #2 (if absent, see me asap) Review ob. sheets from both essays for tomorrow’s in class poetry essay #3 Discussion of poems 96 & 96 occurred to simulate 2 poem analysis Pds. 4 & 5: Peer exchange & revision feedback on 1st body. para (if absent, submit to me asap); Powerpt. & discussion of parenthetical citations (if absent, schedule to see powerpt. asap) Parenthetical citation handout discussed (if absent, in yellow tray- read & apply) 2nd body para. (ctr. Argument) due tomorrow with 3 citations minimum Homework – draft 2nd body para (ctr. Argument) & bring tomorrow

April 5, 2011 lesson plans

April 5, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Discussion of poems 74-79 & 81 Assigned chpt. 9 with poems 103-15 & 110, draft responses to questions also please Reading background for Conrad and novella; chpt./part 1 with crit. rdg. questions & annotations due on Fri. Pds. 4 & 5: Peer exchange & revision feedback on intro. para (if absent, submit to me asap); Powerpt. & discussion of body para. – 1st body para. due tomorrow with 3citations minimum Homework – draft 1st body argument supporting stance & bring tomorrow

April 4, 2011 lesson plans

April 4, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Poetry essay 2 (schedule asap if absent please; available 0 pd.) All senior project hrs. done (submit asap) & evals. given to mentors/advisors? Reading background for Conrad and novella; chpt./part 1 with crit. rdg. questions & annotations due on Fri. Pds. 4 & 5: Research writing – Drafting the actual paper - detailed powerpt. on separating facts, creating an outline & drafting intro. para. – due tomorrow (if absent, come in a.m. or p.m. & get this info. asap please) Returned to SAT prep unit – overview of Multiple Choice Writing Section & practice wksheet distributed & completed (if absent, get from yellow tray, complete & see me for correctness)

April 1, 2011 lesson plans

April 1, 2011 Pds. 1, 3 & 6: Poetry essay 1 anchor papers with discussion Intro. to Conrad & Heart of Darkness bio. powerpoint Distributed 3 packets for novella Homework – read historical & bio. background hdouts, then read chpt. 1; annotate while rdg., complete crit. rdg. guestions while rdg. & to guide annotations; complete char. list while rdg. Chpt. 1 due on fri.; poetry essay #2 on Monday Pds. 4 & 5: Last day for library research (must have minimum of 5 sources by Monday recorded with bib. info. & facts on our fact sheets) Library cart accessible through Tues. on own time Bring all fact sheets & research hdouts. with you on Monday Homework – research online (edhs lib. online database)