Mutlimedia English

2/25/09--Sample

2009-02-25T11:15:00.000-08:00

English 1st Period

Bellwork: Answer the discussion questions for chapters 10 and 11.

Agenda
1. Announcements and turn in homework.
2. Review bellwork as a class.
3. Complete your descriptive essay outline.

Homework: Work on your book report.

6/10/08

2008-06-10T07:45:00.001-07:00

English 3

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Review summaries and notes for exam.

6/9/08

2008-06-09T07:36:00.001-07:00

English 3

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Great Gatsby.
2. Turn in last reading log.

Homework: Review chapter summaries and notes for exam.

6/6/08

2008-06-06T07:22:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete final check on page 125 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Continue watching The Great Gatsby. Take notes comparing the film to the book.

Homework: Independent reading.

6/4/08

2008-06-04T07:42:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence check 2 on pages 124-125 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda

1. Go over launch.

2. Write summary of chapter 9.

3. Begin watching film.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why does the commander's wife suggest that the narrator "try it another way"? How would she benefit? How would the narrator benefit? What's the danger?

Agenda

1. Discuss launch and chapter 31.

2. Read chapters 32-34.

Homework: None.

Launch: None.

Agenda

1. Continue watching Emma.

Homework: None.

6/3/08

2008-06-03T07:40:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 1 on page 124 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda

1. Go over launch answers.

2. Finish reading chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby.

3. Write a summary of chapter 9.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why do you think the narrator tells us the memory of the cat?

Agenda

1. Discuss launch.

2. Read and discuss chapters 31-32.

Homework: None.

Launch: In your opinion, how does Shakespeare's comedy differ from his tragedy?

Agenda

1. Discuss launch.

2. Begin watching Emma.

Homework: None.

6/2/08

2008-06-02T07:16:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 122-123 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Begin reading chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Thinking about how the narrator in The Handmaid's Tale came to depend upon her husband for everything in life, in what ways do you depend upon your parents? Has your dependence upon them changed over the years? Why? How would your relationship with them be different right now if you still had to depend on them for everything?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read chapters 29-30.

Homework: None.

AP

Launch: What should Viola do to get out of her current predicament? Why doesn't she?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue watching Twelfth Night.

Homework: None.

5/29/08

2008-05-29T07:32:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete final check on page 121 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish summary of chapter 8.
3. Pass back graded papers. Specifically, find your chapter summaries.
4. In groups, begin creating review questions based on your summaries.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's vision of what the U.S. might be like if there was a crisis in the environment and in the government. Imagine a crisis scenario that's more local, and explain what you think would happen. How would people react? Who would take control? (For example, a huge earthquake swallows SF and destroys half the Bay Area, the Golden Gate Bridge mysteriously disappears one night, a killer virus wipes out most of the population, all the adults at school fail to show up one day, etc. Be creative.)

Agenda
1. Expand your launch brainstorming into a short story. Due Monday.

Homework: None.

AP

Launch: Based on what you have seen so far, what do you imagine will be the conflict in Twelfth Night? What makes you think that?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue watching Twelfth Night.

Homework: None.

5/28/08

2008-05-28T07:36:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence checks 1 & 2 on pages 120-121.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Check the grade print out.

Agenda
1. Do make up work.

Homework: None.

AP

Launch: Check grade print out.

Agenda
1. Begin watching Twelfth Night.

Homework: None.

5/27/08

2008-05-27T08:06:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 118-119 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Begin reading chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Turn in project.

Agenda
1. Read chapter 28 of The Handmaid's Tale.

Homework: Make up work.

AP

Launch: In the play, why do you think the boat scene is described by Hamlet instead of acted out? What about Ophelia's death? Why was it described instead of performed?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Watch and discuss graveyard scene.

Homework: None.

3/23/08

2008-05-23T10:26:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Study for vocab quiz.

Agenda
1. Vocab quiz.
2. Make up work.
3. Return red books to textbook room.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Work on Econ/Eng project.

Homework: Project.

AP

Launch: Again, which version of the confrontation scene most closely matched your interpretation? (You can choose different aspects of different films, if you'd like.)

Agenda
1. Watch boat scene. (This scene isn't technically in the play; Hamlet only describes what he did once he meets up with Horatio.)
2. Read the gravediggers scene.

Homework: None.

5/22/08--Open House

2008-05-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the Final Check on page 117 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Write a detailed summary of chapter 7.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Work on your Econ/Eng project.

Homework: Project.

AP

Same as yesterday.

5/21/08

2008-05-21T07:45:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence checks 1 & 2 on pages 116-117 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Continue reading ch. 7 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Work on Econ/Eng project. Please be sure to use your time wisely. If I see people who are not working, we will not be using anymore class time to complete this project.

Homework: Project.

AP

Launch: Which version of Ophelia's crazy scene matches your own interpretation most closely? Explain why that is. What would you still have done differently?

Agenda
1. Watch and compare the play-within-the-play scenes.

Homework: None.

5/20/08

2008-05-20T07:35:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 114-115 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Continue reading chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What propaganda techniques have you noticed being used in Fahrenhype 9/11? How does the film compare with Michael Moore's?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish watching Fahrenhype 9/11.
3. Work on project.

Homework: Project.

AP

Launch: If Hamlet were put into a modern setting, how would the audience know that Ophelia was crazy before she even said anything?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Watch and compare Ophelia's crazy scene.

Homework: None.

5/19/08

2008-05-19T07:42:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Final check on page 113 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda

1. Go over launch answers.

2. Begin reading chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby.

3. Turn in reading logs.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda

Period 1: Computer lab for research project.

Period 7: Continue watching Fahrenhype 9/11.

Homework: Work on Econ/Eng project.

Launch: None.

Agenda

1. Continue reading and discussing Hamlet.

Homework: None.

5/15/08

2008-05-15T07:59:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 2 on pages 112-113 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Summarize chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Begin reading the short story "Winter Dreams," which can be found in your red book on page 744.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Period 1: In computer lab for project research.
Period 7: Continue watching Fahrenheit 9/11.

Homework: Project.

5/14/08

2008-05-14T07:41:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 1 on page 112 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Write a detailed summary of chapter 6.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Period 1: Continue watching Fahrenhype 9/11.
Period 7: Finish the research for your project.

Homework: Work on project.

AP

Launch: Thinking back to the confrontation between Ophelia and Hamlet, what do you think was really going on in that scene? What were each of the characters thinking and feeling, including the King and Polonius.

Agenda

1. Discuss launch.

2. Compare confrontation scenes.

Homework: None.

5/13/08--CST Math Testing

2008-05-13T07:43:00.000-07:00

English 4--In Computer Lab

Research day for your Econ/Eng final project. At the end of the class period, leave a comment letting me know what information you are still lacking.

5/12/08

2008-05-12T07:39:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 110-111 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Begin reading and discussing chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What sort of information do you need for a bibliography?

Agenda
1. Go over launch
2. Turn in reading log and article summary.

Period 1: Finish watching Fahrenheit 9/11, then start watching Fahrenhype 9/11.
Period 7: In computer lab. Begin research for Econ/Eng project.

Homework: Work on project.

AP

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Finish watching Equilibrium.
2. Review Hamlet and then continue reading (4.5).

Homework: None.

5/9/08

2008-05-09T07:18:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Vocabulary test.

Agenda
1. Finish and turn in vocab test.
2. Check the grade printout and work on make up work.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What are some of the things a filmmaker can do to get the viewer to agree with his/her views? What are some of the things you've already seen in Michael Moore's documentary?

Agenda
1. Finish watching Fahrenheit 9/11.
2. Begin reading article about the use of propaganda in Fahrenheit 9/11.

Homework: Finish article and summarize it's arguments.

AP

Launch:

5/8/08

2008-05-08T07:50:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Finish reading chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Continue watching Fahrenheit 9/11.

Homework: Independent reading.

5/7/08

2008-05-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Unit Three: Test 4 on pages 107-8 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Turn in launch.
2. Finish reading chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby and review.
3. Write a detailed summary of chapter 4.
4. Review our impressions of Gatsby so far.
5. Begin reading chapter 5.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Read the poem "Nodding Cranes" and write what you think the poet is trying to say and why you think that.

Agenda
1. Discuss "Nodding Cranes."
2. Read and discuss "Silent Room."
3. Begin watching Fahrenheit 9/11.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

5/6/08

2008-05-06T07:38:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Unit Three: Test 2 on pages 103-4 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Turn in launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What is the purpose of political cartoons? How do they compare with other writing that has the same purpose?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Look at political cartoons related to 9/11.
3. Discuss upcoming project.
4. Read and discuss chapter 26-27 of The Handmaid's Tale.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Finish reading and discussing 3.2 of Hamlet.
2. Read and discuss 3.3.

Homework: Finish independent book and journal.

5/5/08

2008-05-05T07:36:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Unit Three: Test 1 on pages 101-2 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Turn in launch.
2. Begin reading chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why does the commander want the narrator to spend time alone with him?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 24-25.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

5/2/08

2008-05-02T07:20:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete crossword puzzle review on page 100 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Turn in crossword puzzle.
2. Finish reading chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Write a detailed summary of chapter 3.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why do you think the feminists are called "unwomen"?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 22-24.
3. Turn in launches from this week.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What do you think is going in Hamlet's mind as Ophelia confronts him? What do you think is going on in Ophelia's mind?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading 3.1.
3. Begin 3.2.
4. Turn in long form.

Homework: Independent book.

5/1/08

2008-05-01T08:58:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the Final Check on page 99 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers. Quiz tomorrow.
2. Continue reading and discussing chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Paraphrase the first 22 (or so) lines of Hamlet's soliloquy (from "Now I am alone" to "Am I a coward?").

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Finish reading 2.2.
3. Read and discuss 3.1.

Homework: Long form.

4/30/08--CST Testing

2008-04-30T07:16:00.000-07:00

English 4

Launch: The narrator keeps using the term "reduced circumstances." What does this mean?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 19.
3. Read and discuss chapters 20-22.

Homework: Independent reading.

4/29/08--CST Testing, History

2008-04-29T07:08:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence checks 1 & 2 on pages 98-99 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Begin reading chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What textual clues do we have that Hamlet is acting mad?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing 2.2.

Homework: Long form.

4/28/08

2008-04-28T07:38:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 96-97 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Write a detailed summary of chapter 2.
4. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Is the narrator's fate worse than death? Why or why not?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 17 & 18.
3. Turn in reading logs.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What kind of a person on Polonius? How do we know? (Textual evidence, please.)

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing 2.2.
3. Discuss this week's testing schedule.

Homework: Longform--due Friday.

4/25/08

2008-04-25T07:27:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the Final Check on page 95 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 2.
3. Write a detailed summary of chapter 2.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: If you were not allowed to read or write, do you think you would miss it? Make a list of all the times throughout the day that you use written language; what impact would it have on your life if it wasn't there?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 15.
3. Read chapter 16 in groups.
4. Write a paragraph about the significance of chapter 16. What is the author trying to say through this chapter?
5. Turn in launches.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What do we expect Hamlet to do with the information he received from the ghost? Why?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss 2.1

Homework: Long form and independent play/journal.

4/24/08--CST Testing ELA

2008-04-24T08:05:00.000-07:00

Yep, it's that time of year--CST testing. So, if you are a senior, your first class begins today at 1:30. Juniors should report to your first period class to take the English portion of the exam. After the testing is lunch, first period, and second period.

1st Period

Launch: Read the poems by Margaret Atwood and jot down your first reactions/interpretations.

Agenda
1. Discuss "Spelling."
2. Read and discuss the poem "Siren Song."

Homework: Independent reading.

4/23/08

2008-04-23T07:55:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence check 2 on pages 94-95 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Begin reading and discussing chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What would you spend your time thinking about or doing if you were in our narrator's position, not having anything to do most of the day?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 14 & 15 of The Handmaid's Tale.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What is Hamlet's state of mind in scene 4? How do we know?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss 1.5.
3. Turn in short form.

Homework: Long form. Independent book/journal.

4/22/08

2008-04-22T07:50:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence check 1 on page 94 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Write a detailed summary of chapter 1.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: How do you express yourself--express who you are? What would you do if you no longer had that outlet of expression?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 12 & 13.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: In pairs, paraphrase the first forty or so lines of scene 4 (until the ghost enters). You may use the definitions in your book to help you as well as the Shakespeare dictionaries.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Finish reading scene 4.

Homework: Short form--due tomorrow. Long form.

4/21/08

2008-04-21T07:29:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 92-93 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.
3. Write a summary of chapter 1.
4. Turn in reading logs.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why are the two example songs at the beginning of chapter 10 outlawed? What other songs do you think are probably outlawed and why?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 10 of The Handmaid's Tale.
3. Read and discuss chapters 11 & 12.
4. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Why is Hamlet so quick to believe that these men have seen is father's ghost, and why does he jump to the conclusion that his father was murdered?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss 1.3 of Hamlet.

Homework: Short form for The Picture of Dorian Gray--due Wednesday. Long form--due May 2.

4/18/08

2008-04-18T07:28:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Vocabulary quiz.

Agenda
1. Continue reading chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Apparently, our narrator has become accustomed to what she and the other women must wear. Why is that? Do you think you could get used to something like that?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapters 8 and 9.
3. Turn in launches.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What does the King's first speech reveal about him?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading 1.2
3. Turn in launches.

Homework: Short form for Dorian Gray.

4/17/08

2008-04-17T07:35:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the final check on page 91 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Begin reading The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why do you think society changed so radically so quickly in The Handmaid's Tale?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 5.
3. Read and discuss chapter 6.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: If you saw a ghost, what would your reaction be? If a friend told you she saw a ghost, what would you think?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading 1.1.

Homework: Short form for Dorian Gray. Work on long form.

4/16/08

2008-04-16T07:49:00.001-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence check 2 on pages 90-91 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Turn in Star Wars hero essay.
3. Introduction to The Great Gatsby.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What assumption can we make so far about the society our narrator currently lives in?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 4.
3. Read and discuss chapter 5.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Summarize some of the memorable information from yesterday's video about Shakespeare.

Agenda
1. Discuss today's and yesterday's launches.
2. Introduction to Shakespeare's language.
3. Begin reading Hamlet.

Homework: Work on long form.

4/15/08

2008-04-15T07:39:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 1 on page 90 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Continue working on Star Wars hero essay.

Homework: Finish essay if you did not have time to complete it in class. Due tomorrow.

English 4

Launch: The narrator of The Handmaid's Tale has implied that she is suffering from a fate worse than death. What could that be? Is there anything that you would consider a fate worse than death?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 2.
3. Read and discuss chapters 3 & 4.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What makes reading Shakespeare so intimidating?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Watch Shakespeare video.
3. Go to textbook room.

Homework: Work on long form.

4/14/08

2008-04-14T07:58:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 88-89 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Using your essay organizer, begin writing your essay.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Read the quotes that preface the novel The Handmaid's Tale (found after the title page and before the table of contents) and respond to them. Why do you think they preface the novel? What do they mean? What do they suggest the novel will be about?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 1 & 2.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: The time period during which Shakespeare lived was called the Renaissance. The literary time period in which Shakespeare wrote was called the Neo-classical era. What do these terms mean and what significance to they hold for the plays Shakespeare wrote?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue discussion of Shakespeare's life and times.
3. Go to textbook room.

Homework: Work on longform.

4/11/08

2008-04-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the final check on page 87 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Finish watching Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed.
3. Turn in essay organizer.
4. Pick up The Great Gatsby from the textbook room.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What is the purpose of the film Hotel Rwanda?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish watching film.
3. Turn in launches and questions from "Marriage is a Private Affair."
4. Pick up copy of The Handmaid's Tale from the textbook room.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch:

4/10/08

2008-04-10T11:36:00.000-07:00

4/10/08

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence checks 1 and 2 on pages 86-87 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Continue watching Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: According to the film, what was the reason for the violence in Rwanda?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue watching film.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Why is the surprise at the end of chapter 18 unexpected? What effect do you think it will have on Dorian?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 19 and 20.

Homework: Long form.

4/9/08

2008-04-09T07:57:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 84-84 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Continue watching Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: So far, what do you think is the purpose of the film Hotel Rwanda?

Agenda
1. Pass back papers.
2. Continue watching film.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Why is the surprise at the end of chapter 18 unexpected? What effect do you think it will have on Dorian?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 19 and 20.

Homework: None.

4/7/08

2008-04-07T07:37:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Begin watching Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. Take notes.
2. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Begin watching Hotel Rwanda
2. Turn in reading log

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Read chapter 15 of Dorian Gray in groups.
2. Begin chapter 16.

Homework: Finish chapter 16.

4/4/08

2008-04-04T07:42:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Final Check on page 83 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Pass back graded papers. (If you turned in your note organizer yesterday, that will be passed back to you as well. If you did not turn it in yesterday, now is the time to show it to me.)
3. Complete essay organizer using your notes.
4. Turn in Monday's launch.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None. Remember to turn in any books you are no longer using in class, including Hamlet and Great Expectations, as well as any outstanding library books or textbooks from classes you have dropped. Charges will be posted on Monday, April 7, which means you will not be able to purchase prom tickets until those charges are cleared up.

Agenda
1. Finish watching Equilibrium. Continue taking notes on the similarities with 1984 as well as your ideas on what the filmmaker is trying to say about society.
2. Turn in Monday's launch.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: None. Remember to return all books that you are no longer using to the textbook room, including textbooks for classes you have dropped and all the books for this class except The Picture of Dorian Gray, Heart of Darkness, and The Great Gatsby. Also return outstanding library books. Charges will be posted for all of these books on Monday, April 7; you will not be able to purchase prom tickets until all of these charges are cleared up.

Agenda
1. Finish reading and discussing chapter 13.
2. Summarize chapter 14.
3. Read and discuss chapter 15.
4. Turn in journal.

Homework: None.

4/3/08

2008-04-03T07:44:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence check 2 on pages 82-83 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Organize your Star Wars notes using the handout.
3. Turn in your Star Wars note organizer.
4. Check the grade print out and work on make up work.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Continue watching Equilibrium. Remember to take notes (add to yesterday's notes please).

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What does Wilde mean by the phrase "a life of the senses"?

Agenda
1. Discuss chapter 10.
2. Summarize chapter 11.
3. Read and discuss chapter 12.

Homework: Finish independent journal.

4/2/08

2008-04-02T07:41:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 1 on page 82 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish district benchmark exam.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Begin watching Equilibrium. Take notes on similarities between 1984 and the film. Prepare to answer the question, "What is the filmmaker trying to say about our society?"

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

4/1/08

2008-04-01T07:40:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 80-81 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Begin working on benchmark exam.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: In what ways is our own society similar to that in 1984?

Agenda
1. Continue reading and discussing excerpts from 1984.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch:

3/31/08

2008-03-31T07:48:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: With a partner, summarize what we have seen so far of the Star Wars trilogy.

Agenda
1. Review launch.
2. Finish watching Return of the Jedi.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Describe what life is like in 1984.

Agenda
1. Review launch.
2. Continue reading excerpts from 1984.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Summarize what we have read so far of Dorian Gray.

Agenda
1. Review launch.
2. Read and discuss chapter 7.

Homework: Read and summarize chapter 8.

3/21/08

2008-03-21T07:42:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: None. Get out your hero/Star Wars notes.

Agenda
1. Finish watching Return of the Jedi.
2. Turn in notes.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Explain the paradoxical slogan "War is Peace."

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading excerpt from 1984.
3. Turn in launches.

Homework: independent reading.

AP

Launch: Quickly review for the vocabulary quiz.

Agenda
1. Vocab quiz.
2. Turn in 1999 essays.
3. Read chapter 6 of Dorian Gray.
4. Turn in launches.

Homework: Finish independent book and journal. (It's due the week we get back from break.)

3/20/08

2008-03-20T07:49:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete final check on page 79 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Continue watching and taking notes on Return of the Jedi.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Using Winston's creation of Comrade Ogilvy as a model, create your own version of today's "ideal" citizen.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing excerpts from 1984.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Develop a thesis statement for Hamlet's soliloquy in which you analyze the literary devices that Shakespeare uses to communicate the theme of the speech.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Discuss chapter 4 of Dorian Gray.
3. Read and discuss chapter 5.

Homework: Read chapter 6 of Dorian Gray.

3/19/08

2008-03-19T07:48:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 2 on pages 78-9 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Review hero characteristics and quest stages.
3. Begin watching and taking notes on Return of the Jedi.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: In your own words, explain the slogan "ignorance is strength." How might a government use this slogan to its advantage?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing excerpts from 1984.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Develop a thesis statement for Hamlet's soliloquy in which you analyze the literary devices that Shakespeare uses to communicate the theme of the speech.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Discuss chapter 4 of Dorian Gray.
3. Read and discuss chapter 5.

Homework: Read chapter 6 of Dorian Gray.

3/18/08

2008-03-18T07:35:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 1 on page 78 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Discuss Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
3. Begin watching Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Continue to take notes.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What does the phrase "science fiction" mean to you? What purpose could it possibly serve?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Begin reading and discussing excerpts from 1984.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Complete a close reading/analysis of Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy. (Handout on projector. Use dictionary as needed.)

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Discuss chapter 4 of Dorian Gray.
3. Read chapter 5.

Homework: Work on essays.

3/17/08

2008-03-17T07:48:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 76 and 77 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Turn in reflective essay outline, if you have not already done so.
3. Write your reflective essay.
4. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Finish essay if not completed in class.

English 4

Launch: Review "The Wog" with a partner.

Agenda
1. Quiz.
2. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Look over vocab definitions.

Agenda
1. Read and discuss chapter 3 of Dorian Gray.

Homework: Read and summarize chapter 4 of Dorian Gray.

3/14/08

2008-03-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Vocabulary Quiz.

Agenda
1. Write reflective essay draft.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Summarize "The Wog."

Agenda
1. Quiz.
2. Discuss "The Wog."
3. Turn in launches.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What effect do you think Dorian Gray's conversation with Lord Henry will have on him?

Agenda
1. Go over yesterday's practice AP exam.
2. Finish chapter 2 of Dorian Gray.
3. Discuss launch.
4. Turn in launches.

Homework: Essays.

3/12/08

2008-03-12T08:03:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 2 on pages 64-65 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Work on make up and extra credit.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Which of yesterday's poems was your favorite? Why?

Agenda
1. Finish discussing poems from yesterday.
2. Begin reading "The Wog."

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

3/11/08

2008-03-11T08:22:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 1 on page 64 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read final sample essay for sensory details.
3. Work on outline/brainstorming worksheet.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Considering your own group's observations and our class discussion about the poem "Diving Into the Wreck", what message do you think the poet is trying to convey?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read handout with four poem. As you read in groups, take notes about what you feel may be the message of each poem.
3. Class discussion of poems.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Begin brainstorming ideas for the three 1999 AP essay questions.

Agenda
1. Finish reading and discussing chapter 1.
2. Choose a vocabulary word from chapter 1 of Dorian Gray and write it up on the board. (If we are running out of words, feel free to skim through chapter 2 as well.)
3. Begin reading chapter 2.

Homework: 1999 essays.

3/10/08

2008-03-10T07:45:00.000-07:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 62-63 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read sample reflection essays, looking for sensory details.
3. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you think the author of "Dhowli" is trying to say about her society? Explain.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss the poem "Diving into the Wreck" in groups. What is the message of the poem?
3. Discuss the poem as a class.
4. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Read the "Preface" on pages 21-22 of The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapter 1.
3. Choose vocabulary words from the chapter.

Homework: Work on 1999 AP exam essays.

3/7/08

2008-03-07T07:28:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the final check on page 61 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read and discuss sample reflective essay.
3. Finish "Mother Tongue" questions.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Summarize part 1 of "Dhowli."

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss part 2.
3. Turn in launches.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: On a separate piece of paper, write down the vocabulary words, the definitions, and examples (for extra credit).

Agenda
1. Once you have finished the quiz and turned it in, get a copy of the AP scoring worksheet. Calculate a hypothetical score based on the sample multiple choice test we worked on last week and any three of your essays that you have gotten back with a score.
2. Turn in launches and thesis writing activity from this week.
*Note: Please bring The Picture of Dorian Gray to class next week.

Homework: Work on independent book and journal

3/6/08

2008-03-06T07:48:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence checks 1 & 2 on pages 60-61 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read and discuss sample reflective essays. Take notes on the sensory details in each essay.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What is the main conflict in the story "Dhowli"? How do you think it should be resolved and why? How do you think it will end up being resolved?

Agenda
1. Discuss what you have read so far.
2. Finish reading the story in your groups.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

3/4/08

2008-03-04T08:00:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 58-59 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Discussion: What does it mean to reflect?
3. Introduction to reflective essay.
4. Brainstorm possible responses.
5. Read sample essay.

Homework: Independent reading.

Standard: 2.3 Write reflective compositions:
a. Explore the significance of personal experiences, events, conditions, or concerns by using rhetorical strategies (e.g., narration, description, exposition, persuasion).
b. Draw comparisons between specific incidents and broader themes that illustrate the writer's important beliefs or generalizations about life.
c. Maintain a balance in describing individual incidents and relate those incidents to more general and abstract ideas.

English 4

Launch: How would you define your group of friends? How would other people at school define your group? Thinking about the last person who became a part of your group, how did this person become your friend? What did he/she have in common with the rest of the group?

Agenda
1. Watch video clip.
2. Discussion: Do cliques exist? What impact do they have on individuals and on the school as a whole?
3. Discussion: How do cliques compare with social class?
4. Introduction to "Dhowli" and what to look for as you read.

Homework: Independent reading.

Standard: 3.3 Analyze the ways in which irony, tone, mood, the author's style, and the "sound" of language achieve specific rhetorical or aesthetic purposes or both. (How does the narrator's attitude toward and portrayal of the characters affect how you feel about them?)

AP

Launch: Write down or mark vocabulary words on your list.

Agenda
1. Finish reading and discussing "The Waste Land."
2. Turn in burial essay.

Homework: Work on independent book and journal.

3/3/08

2008-03-03T07:56:00.000-08:00

English 3

Period 4: See Friday's agenda.

Period 6: Check grade print out and work on make up work.

English 4

Launch: Check grade print out.

Agenda
1. Work on make up work.
2. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

In-class essay.

2/29/08--Assembly schedule

2008-02-29T07:59:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the final check on page 57 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Finish watching and taking notes on Star Wars.
3. Turn in Monday's launch.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What makes poetry good, in your opinion?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss several Harlem Renaissance poems.
3. Turn in this week's launches.

Homework: Independent reading

AP

No class due to assembly.

2/28/08

2008-02-28T08:07:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence check 2 on pages 56-57 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Go over yesterday's movie notes.
3. Continue watching Star Wars and taking notes on Luke's hero qualities and the elements of the hero's quest that are evident in the film.

English 4

Launch: Great Expectations quiz.

Agenda
1. Turn in quiz when you are finished.
2. Finish reading "A Modest Proposal."

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Read the last sample test prompt and answer the rest of the questions.

Agenda
1. Go over answers.
2. Continue reading and discussing "The Waste Land."

Homework: Take-home essay.

2/27/08

2008-02-27T07:12:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 1 on page 56 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Review notes from yesterday.
3. Continue watching Star Wars. Again, be sure to be watching for hero characteristics in Luke and quest characteristics in what happens to him. Is he a hero on a quest?

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What is the one thing about our society that bothers you the most? Explain.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Begin reading Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal."

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Read the next sample test prompt, found on page 56, and answer questions 24-36.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing "The Waste Land."

Homework: Independent novel and journal.

2/26/08

2008-02-26T07:48:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 54 and 55 in your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Continue watching Star Wars. As we watch, take notes on its relevance to the hero's quest.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Finish watching Great Expectations.
2. Discuss yesterday's launch.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Read the next sample test prompt and answer questions 14-23.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing "The Waste Land."

Homework: Independent reading.

2/25/08

2008-02-25T07:40:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Think about how the term hero has been defined in some of the literature we have read (the ancient hero stories and Huckleberry Finn). How does your personal definition of a hero compare with these literary ones? How do these definitions compare with the heroes we see in movies?

Agenda
1. Review hero traits.
2. Review the hero's quest.
3. Introduce Star Wars.
4. Begin watching film.
5. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What message(s) do you think Charles Dickens was trying to send through the novel Great Expectations?

Agenda
1. Finish watching film.
2. Discuss launch.
3. Turn in reading logs.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Get a packet of sample test questions. Read the first prompt and answer questions 1-13.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing "The Waste Land."

Homework: Read independent book.

2/15/08

2008-02-15T07:55:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Vocabulary quiz. You do not need your book.

Agenda
1. Finish reading Huckleberry Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Finish watching Great Expectations.
2. Turn in Monday's launch, if you have not already.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Vocabulary quiz. On a piece of paper, write down the word, your definition, and an example (optional for e.c.).

Agenda
1. Continue reading and discussing "The Waste Land."
2. Turn in long form.

Homework: Read independent book.

2/14/08 Happy Valentine's Day!

2008-02-14T07:36:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the final check on page 53 in your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Briefly summarize chapters 33-39
2. Read chapter 40 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Continue watching film and taking notes.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What images are presented in the second stanza of "The Waste Land"? What relationship do they have to the title of the poem?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading "The Waste Land."

Homework: Long form.

2/13/08

2008-02-13T08:10:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete sentence check 2 on pages 52-53 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Brief summary of chapters 20-30.
3. Read chapter 31.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Continue watching film. Take notes.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What images are presented in the second stanza of "The Waste Land"? What relationship do they have to the title of the poem?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading "The Waste Land."

Homework: Long form.

2/12/08

2008-02-12T07:51:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence check 1 on page 52 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read and discuss chapter 19 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Watch film. Take notes on the similarities and differences between the book and the film.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What is the significance of the title of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish going over the poem.
3. Start reading and discussing "The Waste Land."

Homework: Long form.

1/11/08

2008-02-11T07:52:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 50 & 51 in your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Review chapter 16.
3. Brief summary of chapters 17 & 18.
4. Read chapter 19.
5. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Movies typically leave a lot of the details in the novel out since they have a short amount of time to tell the story. What parts of Great Expectations would you leave out? Which parts would you want to make sure would stay in.

Agenda
1. Begin watching film.
2. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Create flash cards for this week's literary vocabulary words.

Agenda
1. Read and analyze "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

Homework: Work on long form.

2/8/08

2008-02-08T07:55:00.001-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the final check on page 49 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Quick summary of chapters 14 & 15.
3. Read chapter 16 in groups and summarize.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What qualities does Pip have that might be considered heroic? What qualities does he have that are decidedly anti-heroic?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish questions 1-10 on page 245.
3. Update your group's timeline.
4. Turn in launches.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Vocabulary quiz--write down the word, your definition, and an example (optional) on a separate piece of paper.

Agenda
1. When both you and your longform partner have finished the quiz, meet with each other to touch bases on your progress.
2. Turn in yesterday's essay.

Homework: Long form.

1/7/08

2008-02-07T07:23:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence checks 1 and 2 on pages 48-49 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Finish reading chapter 12 of Huck Finn.
3. Read chapter 13.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: How do you think Pip's change of fortune will effect or has effected his attitude? Can you trust any changes, or do you think he would go right back to his old ways if he had money again? Explain.

Agenda
1. Read the end of the novel.
2. Answer questions 1-10 on page 245.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: In-class essay.

Agenda
1. Finish essay.
2. If you finish early, study your vocabulary words.

Homework: Work on longform

1/6/08 CAHSEE Exam

2008-02-07T07:22:00.001-08:00

Periods 1-5 go to the field.

Period 6: Watch the beginning of Newsies.

Period 7: Continue film from yesterday.

1/5/08 CAHSEE Exam

2008-02-07T07:21:00.000-08:00

Periods 1-5 go to gym.

Period 6: Watch documentary and take notes.

Period 7: Watch modern adaptation of Great Expectations

2/4/08

2008-02-04T07:45:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 46-47 in your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Review chapter 11.
3. Read chapter 12.
4. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What are Pip's prospects at this point? What will he do? What would you do in his place?

Agenda
1. Let's try it again--chapters 54-56.
2. Turn in reading log.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Start creating flash cards for the essential literary terms on the board.

Agenda
1. Finish going over literary terms.

Homework: Work on long form.

2/1/08

2008-02-01T07:46:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Thinking about what we read yesterday, what do you now think the title of chapter 8, "I Spare Miss Watson's Jim," means?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading chapter 8.
3. Quick summary of chapters 9 and 10.
4. In groups, read chapter 11 and write a summary.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why does Pip say that it was "unquestionably best that he [Provis/Magwitch] should die"?

Agenda
1. Read chapters 54-56.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Identify as many literary devices as you can in the poem "The Hollow Men."

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Continue reviewing literary vocabulary.

Homework: Work on long form.

1/31/08

2008-01-31T07:53:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Final Check on page 45 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read chapter 8 as a class.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you think will happen now? What will Orlick do?

Agenda
1. Read and summarize chapter 53 in groups.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Read "The Hollow Men" through once quickly and jot down your first impressions.

Agenda
1. Discuss the launch.
2. Continue going over literary vocabulary.

Homework: Work on long form.

1/30/08

2008-01-30T07:41:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 2 on pages 44-45 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. In groups, read and summarize chapter 7 on pages 38-44.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you think Estella would do if she found out who her parents were? What would a reunion between the three of them be like?

Agenda
1. In small groups, read and summarize chapters 50-52.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Continue going over literary vocabulary.
2. Exchange books at textbook room.

Homework: Work on longform.

1/29/08

2008-01-29T07:42:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 1 on page 44.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read chapter 6 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Given what we know about Estella, why do you think Pip still feels so much in love with her? What advice would you give him?

Agenda
1. Read chapters 48-50.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Briefly scan over the literary vocabulary words. Underline/highlight/circle any words that you are confident that you know. Put question marks to the ones that you have never even heard of.

Agenda
1. Go over literary vocab in detail.
2. Go over independent book options for quarter 3.

Homework: Finish Ethan Frome short form, as we will be turning in those books tomorrow.

1/28/08

2008-01-28T07:07:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 42-43 in your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Review chapter 1 of Huckleberry Finn
3. Read chapter 5.
4. Turn in reading log for last week.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Finish questions 1-11 on page 190.

Agenda
1. Turn in questions and last week's reading log.
2. Read and discuss chapters 45-47.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Find a partner to work on the next longform with. Decide who will complete which parts of the project.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Crucible.
2. Go over literary vocabulary.

Homework: Work on longform. Due 2/15.

1/25/08

2008-01-25T07:14:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Vocabulary Quiz

Agenda
1. Finish reading log on chapter 1 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What does Pip's discovery about his benefactor mean for his relationship with Estella? How have things changed for him now that he knows Miss Havisham is not the one who he will inherit his money from?

Agenda
1. Read chapters 43-44.
2. Answer questions 1-11 on page 190.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Begin short form for Ethan Frome.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Crucible.
2. Turn in independent journal.

Homework: Finish short form.

1/24/08

2008-01-24T07:20:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Unit 1: Test 2 on pages 35-36 of your vocabulary book. Turn in when you have finished.

Agenda
1. In small groups, review chapter 1 of Huck Finn. Fill out one side of a reading log for the chapter.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: In groups, remove your Pip-timeline from the wall and add to it.

Agenda
1. Read chapters 41-42.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Pass back papers. Double check grade.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Crucible.

Homework: Finish independent book and journal. Due tomorrow.

1/23/07 A Fresh Start

2008-01-23T07:19:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Test 1 on pages 33-34 of you vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Turn in launch.
2. Pass back papers.
3. Double check grade print out.
4. Review reading log requirements.
5. Complete reading log for chapter 1 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Pass back papers. Double check grade print out. If there are any outstanding issues with your grade, see me during lunch or after school today, not during class.

Agenda
1. Review reading log requirements.
2. Complete reading log for chapters 39-40 of Great Expectations.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: In-class essay.

Agenda
1. Complete essay and turn in by the end of the period.

Homework: Independent novel/journal. Due Friday.

1/11/07

2008-01-11T07:44:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete the final check on page 27.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Summarize "Half-Hanged Mary" in groups.
3. Identify the theme of the poem.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Finish questions 1-8 on page 134.

Agenda
1. Once you have finished the launch, turn in your answers and your launches from this week.
2. For extra credit, write an essay comparing and contrasting the homes of Wemmick and Jaggers, focusing on how the homes reflect and reveal the personality of the owner.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Do you think there is any indication that Mattie like Ethan, or does Ethan read too much into things? Explain.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading novel.

Homework: Work on independent novel/journal. Due 1/25.

1/10/08

2008-01-10T07:49:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete sentence checks 1 and 2 on pages 26-27.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing "Half-Hanged Mary".
3. Brainstorm ideas for a possible essay.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you expect Estella to be like after having spent several years in Europe?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapters 29-31.
3. Answer questions 1-8 on page 134.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What can you infer about Ethan Frome from the first chapter?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 1.
3. Begin reading chapter 2.

Homework: Work on independent book/journal.

1/9/08

2008-01-09T07:45:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 24-25 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Discussion: If you saw someone you sort of knew getting beat up by a group of you classmates, what would you do?
3. Review the poetic devices we have already seen in the poem.
4. Continue reading and discussing "Half-Hanged Mary".

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What impression is the narrator giving us of Jaggers? Do you think he is a good guardian and role model for Pip? What does it say about Pip's benefactor that he/she chose Jaggers as Pip's guardian?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 27.
3. Read chapter 28.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Based on the opening of the novel, what do you know so far about Ethan Frome? What questions are you left with at the end of that opening chapter?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing Ethan Frome.

Homework: Independent novel/journal.

1/8/08

2008-01-08T07:47:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, review the chapter four words on pages 20-21, then complete the Final check on page 23.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Continue reading "Half-Hanged Mary".

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: If, like Pip, you weren't going to have to work for a living, what would you do with yourself? How would you change your life right now? (Remember, also like Pip, you wouldn't actually have all the money right now--just an allowance.)

Agenda
1. Finish reading and discussing chapter 25.
2. Read chapter 26.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Has there ever been a difference between what you want to do with your life and what your parents want you to do with your life? How did you or how do you deal with that conflict? What obstacles are in the way of you achieving your goals? What would you do if you could not overcome them?

Agenda
1. Begin reading and discussing Ethan Frome.

Homework: Work on independent book/journal.

1/7/08 Welcome Back!

2008-01-07T07:35:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: What is poetry? How is it different from any other type of writing?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Go over poetic devices and figurative language.
3. Begin reading and analyzing "Half-Hanged Mary".

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Summarize what we have read so far in Great Expectations.

Agenda
1. In groups, begin a timeline of the most memorable events in Pip's life so far. Be sure to leave room for the rest of the novel.
2. Read and discuss chapters 24-25.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Working with a partner, jot down ideas for the short form for The Scarlet Letter. (Get a copy of the short form from me.)

Agenda
1. Complete short form as a class.
2. Introduction to Ethan Frome.

Homework: Work on independent novel/journal.

12/19/07

2007-12-19T07:38:00.001-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 2 on pages 22-23 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Work on essay.

Homework: Finish essay.

English 4

Launch: How do you think the people you know and love would change if you won the lottery? How would you change?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 19.
3. Read and discuss chapter 20-23.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Looking at the theses on the board, which do you feel is strongest and why?

Agenda
1. Finish going over theses.
2. Read and discuss chapter 21.

Homework: Finish chapter 21 if we do not finish in class, and read chapter 22.

12/18/07

2007-12-18T07:54:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 1 on page 22 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Work on essay draft.

Homework: Work on essay.

English 4

Launch: If you had been given the opportunity to go away to a really good high school four years ago, would you have taken it? Would you have been willing to leave your family and friends in order to have a better education? What about now? Would you be willing to leave everyone in order to go away to college?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 18.
3. Read and discuss chapters 19 and 20.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: If you were to write an essay about the use of imagery in the forest chapters, what would your thesis be?

Agenda
1. Write your thesis on the board.
2. Revise theses.
3. Read and discuss the rest of chapter 20.

Homework: Work on independent novel and journal.

12/17/07

2007-12-17T07:18:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 20-21 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Go over sample body paragraphs and conclusion.
3. Work on essay.
4. Turn in reading logs.

Homework: Work on essay.

English 4

Launch: What do you think happened to Pip's sister? Why is the situation ironic?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 16-18.
3. Turn in reading logs.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Based on what you know about Pearl, what do you think her reaction will be as she approaches her mother and the minister in the forest?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 19-20.

Homework: Work on independent journal.

12/14/07

2007-12-14T07:53:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete the Final Check on page 19.

Agenda
1. Finish introduction. (This should already be finished. I'll will be checking them at the beginning of class.)
2. Begin writing body paragraphs. (I'll be checking at the end of class to see that you have at least one body paragraph finished.)
Note: If you have Mr. Rousseau for Multimedia, you may begin typing what you have written so far.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Since we probably wouldn't have much of a story if Pip simply became a blacksmith like Joe, what do you think is going to happen to change that?

Agenda
1. Read chapter 15
2. Answer questions 6-11 on page 71.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What do you wish Hester and Arthur would do at this point? Is that feasible? Why or why not?

Agenda
1. Vocabulary quiz.
2. Read and discuss chapter 18-19.
3. Turn in Monday's essay and your launches.

Homework: Read independent novel.

12/13/07

2007-12-13T07:43:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete Sentence Checks 1 & 2 on pages 18-19.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Go over sample body paragraph.
3. Finish your introductory paragraph.
4. Start on your body paragraphs.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you imagine happened to Miss Havisham to make her the way she is?

Agenda
1. Read and discuss chapters 12-15.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Identify a theme that is being developed in The Scarlet Letter.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Read and discuss chapters 16-17.

Homework: Finish essay. Read independent book.

12/12/07

2007-12-12T07:52:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary books, complete pages 16-17.

Agenda

1. Go over launch.

2. Read chapter 1 of Huck Finn.

3. Work on essay introduction.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What would be your advice to Pip? (His home life kind of sucks, but now he has been sent to entertain a crazy lady where a little girl picks on him all day long.)

Agenda

1. Discuss agenda.

2. Read chapters 10-11.

Homework: Independent reading.

Launch: What does Hester determine towards the end of chapter 13 and why?

Agenda

1. Discuss launch.

2. Read and discuss chapter 14.

Homework: Finish essay. Work on independent book.

12/11/07

2007-12-11T07:14:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Complete the Final Check of chapter 2 in your vocabulary book (on page 15). Have your research folder out on your desk so that I can check it while you work.

Agenda

1. Go over sample introduction.

2. Write your introduction.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Why do you think Mrs. Joe was so eager for Pip to go to Miss Havisham's home?

Agenda

1. Finish reading chapter 8.

2. Go over discussion questions on page 38.

3. Extra credit assignment: Complete the "Thinking and Writing" activity on page 39.

Homework: Independent reading.

Launch: If you were in Hester's place, what would you do?

Agenda

1. Go over rubric and sample essays for this week's essay.

2. Read and discuss chapter 13. (Please finish this for homework if we do not get to it in class.)

Homework: Essay.

12/10/047

2007-12-10T07:46:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete Sentence Checks 1 & 2 on pages 14-15.

Agenda

1. Go over launch.

2. Brainstorm reading questions. What questions do we expect to have answered in the first chapter of a novel?

3. Read and take notes on the first chapter of Huckleberry Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What does Joe's response to the convict's confession reveal about him?

Agenda

1. Discuss launch.

2. Read and discuss chapters 6 & 7.

Homework: Independent reading.

Launch: Read this week's essay prompt and brainstorm your response.

Agenda

1. Finish reading and discussing chapter 12.

2. Begin chapter 13.

Homework: Write essay. Due on Friday.

12/7/07

2007-12-07T07:42:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: Work on you essay outline.

Agenda
1. Finish your outline. (Those of you who do not have Ms. Jann or Mr. Rousseau, please see me about additional research time during this period.)
2. Check the grade print out. I have not finished grading everything, but if there is something you know you didn't do, please be sure to work on that if you have time this period.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Great Expectations quiz. (Answer questions 1, 2, 5, and 6 on page 38 of your book. Be detailed in your responses. You have until 8:45 to complete the quiz.)

Agenda
1. Presentations.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Vocab quiz.

Agenda
1. Read and discuss chapters 12 & 13.

Homework: Work on independent novel.

12/6/07

2007-12-06T08:02:00.000-08:00

English 3

Research in Library.

English 4

Launch: Complete self/group grading form. (Remember to grade yourself as well.)

Agenda
1. Performances.
2. If you completed the independent project, it is due today.

Homework: Study for tomorrow's quiz on chapters 1-5 of Great Expectations.

AP

Launch: Why at the end of chapter 10 does Chillingworth turn away with a "wild look of wonder, joy, and horror?"

Agenda
1. Go over the discussion questions you developed for yesterday's assignment.
2. Read chapter 11.
3. Turn in Monday's "in-class" essay.

Homework: Study vocab words. Work on independent novel.

12/5/07

2007-12-05T08:19:00.000-08:00

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete all of pages 12-13.

Agenda

1. Read "the Story of an Hour" on p. 634-638 of your red book.

2. Answer questions 1-7 on p. 638.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: If you were in Pip's place, what would you have done?

Agenda

1. Finish reading and taking notes on ch. 3-5.

2. Be prepared to present your Hamlet performances tomorrow.

Homework: Independent reading.

Launch: What are the literary devices in chapter nine hinting at?

Agenda

1. Read ch. 10 in small groups (3-4 people).

2. Develop at least four discussion questions based on the chapter.

Homework: Finish Monday's essay.