June 14, 2011
Pds. 4 & 5:
Returned research papers
Bring all essay writing notes & research writing notes on Thurs.
Bring textbook – no later than Thurs.
Discussion of sonnet handout
STUDY for our poetry exam on Thurs. (review a bit every day)
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
June 13, 2011 lesson plans
June 13, 2011
Pds. 4 & 5:
Exam Format & Review Methods
Suggested review a bit daily for Thurs. poetry exam
Collated all resources for exam review
Revisited on white board all terms & their applications
Sonnet types – Italian and Elizabethan notes & discussion
Distributed sonnet wksheet packet – completed Romeo & Juliet one; assigned the other two in the packet – due tomorrow
Pds. 4 & 5:
Exam Format & Review Methods
Suggested review a bit daily for Thurs. poetry exam
Collated all resources for exam review
Revisited on white board all terms & their applications
Sonnet types – Italian and Elizabethan notes & discussion
Distributed sonnet wksheet packet – completed Romeo & Juliet one; assigned the other two in the packet – due tomorrow
Friday, June 10, 2011
June 10, 2011 lesson plans
June 10, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Farewell Seniors!
Pds. 4 & 5:
Melody Handout distributed, discussed and completed (in yellow tray if absent)
Blank Verse and Free Verse handout distributed, discussed & completed (in yellow tray)
“Richard Cory” handout distributed, discussed & completed (in yellow tray)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Farewell Seniors!
Pds. 4 & 5:
Melody Handout distributed, discussed and completed (in yellow tray if absent)
Blank Verse and Free Verse handout distributed, discussed & completed (in yellow tray)
“Richard Cory” handout distributed, discussed & completed (in yellow tray)
June 9, 2011 lesson plans
June 9, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Much Ado… exam
Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion of “Participating in the poem” - submission
Powerpoint on all things poetry thus far
Rhyme and Meter handout distributed ( if absent, please see me for one)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Much Ado… exam
Pds. 4 & 5:
Discussion of “Participating in the poem” - submission
Powerpoint on all things poetry thus far
Rhyme and Meter handout distributed ( if absent, please see me for one)
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
June 8, 2011 lesson plans
June 8, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Act 5 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Distributed review of play & crosswords
Exam tomorrow
Please submit amended thank you letters
Bring texts and portfolios remaining
Pds. 4 & 5:
Reviewed sound devices
Discussion and notes on free verse & blank verse (get notes from a peer asap please)
Worksheet distributed on sound devices, labeled ”Participating in the poem” – due tomorrow (if absent, get from yellow tray and complete
Pd. 4 only – discussion, interpretation & of “Mending Wall” with s. guide (see a peer for correct responses if absent)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Act 5 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Distributed review of play & crosswords
Exam tomorrow
Please submit amended thank you letters
Bring texts and portfolios remaining
Pds. 4 & 5:
Reviewed sound devices
Discussion and notes on free verse & blank verse (get notes from a peer asap please)
Worksheet distributed on sound devices, labeled ”Participating in the poem” – due tomorrow (if absent, get from yellow tray and complete
Pd. 4 only – discussion, interpretation & of “Mending Wall” with s. guide (see a peer for correct responses if absent)
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
June 7, 2011 lesson plans
June 7, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Thank you letters returned for revision/editing (redraft & resubmit for tomorrow)
Act 4 quiz (schedule asap if absent please; pd. 6 only-finished rdg. it first)
Act 5 reading (finished in pd. 1; pd. 3 & 6 – read to scene 4 when women arrive masked)
Please locate any textbooks you may still have & return tomorrow!
Pds. 4 & 5:
TPCASTT quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Sound devices notes (get from a peer asap if absent) & discussion
Sound devices in class wksheet (schedule asap if absent)
Pd. 5 only – assigned “Mending Wall” and corresponding wksheet (hdouts in yellow tray if absent)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Thank you letters returned for revision/editing (redraft & resubmit for tomorrow)
Act 4 quiz (schedule asap if absent please; pd. 6 only-finished rdg. it first)
Act 5 reading (finished in pd. 1; pd. 3 & 6 – read to scene 4 when women arrive masked)
Please locate any textbooks you may still have & return tomorrow!
Pds. 4 & 5:
TPCASTT quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Sound devices notes (get from a peer asap if absent) & discussion
Sound devices in class wksheet (schedule asap if absent)
Pd. 5 only – assigned “Mending Wall” and corresponding wksheet (hdouts in yellow tray if absent)
Monday, June 06, 2011
June 6, 2011 lesson plans
June 6, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit thank you letter with stamped envelope
Act 3 quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Act 4 read entirely
Pds. 4 & 5:
Revisited poetry strategies & terms
Read & discussed poem, “Adolescence” on pg. 802
Distributed TPCAST handout (in tray if absent) – read and discussed as a mnemonic device
Read “Any Human to Another” on pg. 942 and applied TPCAST
Pd. 4 only - assigned “Mending Wall” and corresponding wksheet(handouts in yellow tray if absent )
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Submit thank you letter with stamped envelope
Act 3 quiz (schedule asap if absent)
Act 4 read entirely
Pds. 4 & 5:
Revisited poetry strategies & terms
Read & discussed poem, “Adolescence” on pg. 802
Distributed TPCAST handout (in tray if absent) – read and discussed as a mnemonic device
Read “Any Human to Another” on pg. 942 and applied TPCAST
Pd. 4 only - assigned “Mending Wall” and corresponding wksheet(handouts in yellow tray if absent )
Friday, June 03, 2011
June 3, 2011 lesson plans
June 3, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Completed Act 3
Completed Malapropism worksheet in class (see me if absent for handout please)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Notes & Discussion of stanza line types (get notes from a peer);
Reviewed Steps in How To Read A Poem;
Notes & Discussion on end rhyme and rhyme scheme (get notes from a peer);
Read “The Eagle” & “Cross” in Perrine’s text & applied today’s notes to it
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Completed Act 3
Completed Malapropism worksheet in class (see me if absent for handout please)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Notes & Discussion of stanza line types (get notes from a peer);
Reviewed Steps in How To Read A Poem;
Notes & Discussion on end rhyme and rhyme scheme (get notes from a peer);
Read “The Eagle” & “Cross” in Perrine’s text & applied today’s notes to it
Thursday, June 02, 2011
June 2, 2011 lesson plans
June 2, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Act 3 reading: pd. 1 – read to Scene 5, Leonato, “Gifts that God gives you.”; pd. 3 – read to Second Watchman, “We will rather sleep than talk.”; pd. 6 – read to Prince, “And as I wooed for thee to obtain her…”
Pds. 4 & 5:
Notes on “Steps to read & interpret a poem,” fig. lang. terms with defs. & examples, and imagery types – discussion (get notes from a peer if absent asap)
Discussion and application of notes for “Mirror”
Distributed to pd. 4 only, “Weary Blues” worksheet – due tomorrow
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Act 3 reading: pd. 1 – read to Scene 5, Leonato, “Gifts that God gives you.”; pd. 3 – read to Second Watchman, “We will rather sleep than talk.”; pd. 6 – read to Prince, “And as I wooed for thee to obtain her…”
Pds. 4 & 5:
Notes on “Steps to read & interpret a poem,” fig. lang. terms with defs. & examples, and imagery types – discussion (get notes from a peer if absent asap)
Discussion and application of notes for “Mirror”
Distributed to pd. 4 only, “Weary Blues” worksheet – due tomorrow
June 1, 2011 lesson plans
June 1, 2011
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Finish reading Act 2
Act 2 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Submit homework – intro. to Billy Collins wksheet
Discussion of imagery and fig. lang.
Distributed “Seeing is Believing” wksheet (in yellow tray, if absent) completed & discussed for imagery and metaphorical (fig. lang. use)
Distributed for homework – “Mirrors” wksheet (poem is located on pg. 1058 in textbk.; suggest rdg. pg. 1057, especially persona/speaker commentary first (wksheet in yellow tray, if absent)
Pds. 1, 3 & 6:
Finish reading Act 2
Act 2 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)
Pds. 4 & 5:
Submit homework – intro. to Billy Collins wksheet
Discussion of imagery and fig. lang.
Distributed “Seeing is Believing” wksheet (in yellow tray, if absent) completed & discussed for imagery and metaphorical (fig. lang. use)
Distributed for homework – “Mirrors” wksheet (poem is located on pg. 1058 in textbk.; suggest rdg. pg. 1057, especially persona/speaker commentary first (wksheet in yellow tray, if absent)
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