Dec. 16, 2011 Announcement

MY BIOPSY RESULTS -  BENIGN!  I AM SO BLESSED! WHAT A THANKFUL GIFT FOR THE HOLIDAY!  WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.  IT MEANT THE WORLD TO ME! ENJOY! I WILL SEE YOU ON THE 3RD! 

Dec. 16, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Tess Exam (if absent, I am available 1/3, Tues. morn by 7 am)

Submit One sheet & Phases 1-7 (keep bio., vocab. maps)

Secret Elf exchange

Happy Holidays & Enjoy Winter Break Everyone!



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

Wrap up in class Essay (submit draft, rubric then document analysis sheets; keep bkground essay & documents please)

Secret Elf exchange

Happy Holidays & Enjoy Winter Break Everyone!

Dec. 15, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Phase 7 discussion

Format & review methods for exam

Returned s. guides for review use; bring back tomorrow

Due tomorrow – one sheet & collection of Phases 1-7 s. guides



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

2nd day of drafting in class essay (schedule if absent)

Last day tomorrow for in class essay

Dec. 14, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Discussion of phase 6

Phase 7 due tomorrow



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

Formatted in class essay (on whiteboard if absent when you return)

Discussion of “best evidence” in documents

Began thrashing out best evidence, outlining and drafting intro paragraph

Essay due Friday with class periods accommodated on thurs. & fri.

Dec. 9, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Secret Elf exchange (bring by Fri., 12/16)

Submit re-drafted proposal (return original too; don’t staple)

Submit tone & diction paragraphs for James excerpt

Discussion of James excerpt – interpretation

Homework – redraft tone & diction paragraphs if needed for Monday



Ps. 2, 4 & 6:

Secret Elf exchange (bring by fri., 12/16)

Unit 4 vocab. quiz (schedule asap if absent)

Group activity started on gothic allegory for “Masque…”

Dec. 8, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Discussion and powerpts. for diction analysis & paragraph drafting

Tone & diction student sample for Douglass’s excerpt (if absent, get from red tray)

Draft tone & diction paragraphs for James excerpt (distributed today)

Secret elf exchange (see me if absent)



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

No SSR

Returned Unit 4 vocab.

Wrapped up discussion of gothic allegory, “Masque of the Red Death”

“Masque” quiz (schedule asap if absent)

Jotted down 7 deadly sins with 7 room colors

Homework – speculate color & sin pairings for tomorrow; study for Unit 4 vocab. quiz

Secret elf exchange (see me if absent)

Dec. 7, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Phases 4 & 5 quiz wrapped up

Pd. 1 – holiday hunt!

Returned proposals – revisions due on Fri. (bring initial proposal too)



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

No SSR

Discussion of “Masque of the Red Death” with beginning of visual imagery drawing

Submit Unit 4 sent. & defs.

Are you studying for Fri. vocab. quiz?

Dec. 6, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:



Phases 4 & 5 quiz (schedule asap if absent please)

Pd. 1 – holiday hunt!



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

Read “Masque of the Red Death” aloud & completed wksheet packet while reading

Homework – finish short story & packet for tomorrow (quiz/application activity tomorrow too)

Unit 4 vocab. due tomorrow

Dec. 6, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:


Discussion of Douglass’s tones


Submit tone paragraph


Began diction notes/powerpt.






Pds. 2, 4 & 6:


Shared qtr. 1 benchmark results – awesome.


Pds. 4 & 6 - essays returned (in pd. bskt. if absent) – reread prompt, essay, rubric & correction codes to improve for next essay


Gothic & allegory continues.


Introduced Poe & short story, “The Masque of the Red Death (pg. 455)


Distributed short story wksheet packet (if absent, get from yellow tray)


Story begins tomorrow.


Homework – work on Unit 4 vocab. – due wed.

Dec. 2, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Tone (style devices 1 & 2)discussion cont. – shared templates for 2 prose excerpts

Distributed “Slave Narrative” – read & draft tone topic sentence & minimum of two commentary sentences – due monday

Submit Proposal today

Are you looking up tone words you don’t know?



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

No SSR

Discussion of symbols and allegory (powerpt)

Applied discussion to “Devil & Tom Walker”

Quiz on “Devil & Tom Walker” (schedule if absent; I will be here 0 pd. on Monday too)

Unit 4 vocabulary given – due next week; same schedule as last qtr.

Dec. 1, 2011 lesson plans

Pds. 1 & 5:

Tone discussion & powerpt.

Tone hdout & “Rattler” reading excerpt assigned

Complete a tone template for “Rattler” & “Dombey & Sons”



Pds. 2, 4 & 6:

No SSR

Am. Lit. powerpt.

Gothic focus

Began in class reading of “Devil & Tom Walker”

Complete rdg. as homework, along with wksheet (in yellow tray if absent) – due tomorrow