Wednesday, May 30, 2007
AGENDA FOR PERIOD 4, MAY 3O, 2007
PLEASE CONTINUE WORKING ON THE ROUGH DRAFTS FOR THE REMAINING VANTAGE ASSIGNMENTS.
AGENDA FOR PERIODS 3 AND 5, FOR MAY30, 2007
PLEASE CONTINUE WRITING THE ROUGH DRAFTS FOR ALL UNCOMPLETED VANTAGE ASSIGNMENTS.
AGENDAS FOR PERIODS 2 AND 6, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30,2007
BASED ON OUR WORK WITH MAGIC REALISM (REALISMO MAGICO) ON YOUR LITERARY TERM DICTATION STUDY LIST TOGETHER WITH THE ANNOTATIONS YOU HAVE DONE ON THE HANDOUTS ON MAGICAL REALISM AND TOGETHER WITH THE THE VIEWING OF THE FILM "PAN'S LABYRINTH," BEGIN THE SCENARIO FOR YOUR OWN MAGICAL REALITY STORY.
YOU MAY USE STORYBOARDS OR OTHER GRAPH ORGANIZERS OF YOUR CHOOSING TO GET STARTED. THIS WILL BE A VANTAGE PROJECT, AS WELL. THAT IS, I EXPECT YOUR FINAL STORY TO BE INPUTTED IN VANTAGE. THE PROMPT WILL BE PLACED ON VANTAGE SOON.
YOU MAY USE STORYBOARDS OR OTHER GRAPH ORGANIZERS OF YOUR CHOOSING TO GET STARTED. THIS WILL BE A VANTAGE PROJECT, AS WELL. THAT IS, I EXPECT YOUR FINAL STORY TO BE INPUTTED IN VANTAGE. THE PROMPT WILL BE PLACED ON VANTAGE SOON.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
VANTAGE WORK IN THE LIBRARY
AGAIN, ON THOSE DATES MR. LEE HAS GRANTED US LIBRARY TIME TO WORK ON VANTAGE, PLEASE REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY. I HAVE POSTED THOSE DATES THREE TIMES, AT LEAST, ON THE BLOG, TOLD YOU DURING CLASS AND WHEN WE WERE IN THE VANTAGE LAB ON MAY 25, 2007. I HAD TO PHONE CLASSROOM NEIGHBORS TO OPEN THEIR DOORS TO REMIND YOU WHERE YOU WERE TO BE TODAY. I HAD TO SEND SECURITY TO BRING YOU TO THE LIBRARY. PLEASE FOCUS!
TOFU NO KADO NI ATAMA O BUTSUKETE SHINDE SHIMAE!
TOFU NO KADO NI ATAMA O BUTSUKETE SHINDE SHIMAE!
Monday, May 28, 2007
FINAL REMINDER ON DEADLINE FOR VANTAGE WORK: ISSUED THIS TWENTY-EIGHTH OF MAY, 2007
TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS:
1. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN STATED REPEATEDLY IN CLASSES.
2. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE BLOG NUMEROUS TIMES.
3. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED IN VANTAGE LAB.
4. IT IS TOMORROW, MAY 29, 2007.
HERE IS THE WORK THAT MUST BE ON VANTAGE BY 6:00 PM, MAY 29, 2007. (PERIOD BY PERIOD)
PERIODS 2 AND 6: THE REWRITE OF A SCENE FROM "ERAGON."
PERIODS 3 AND 5: THE ESSAY ON "IN ANOTHER COUNTRY" (OWING FROM BEFORE THE TWO-MONTH B TRACK BREAK), AND THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE.
PERIOD 4: THE ASSIGNMENT ON "ANTIGONE" (OWING FROM BEFORE THE TWO-MONTH B TRACK BREAK),AND THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE.
DEADLINES MEAN SOMETHING AND FAILURE TO MEET THEM MEANS AN "F" ON THE PROGRESS REPORT. GET BUSY!
NOLO ACCUSARE POPULOS, SED VIDENTUR NON MIHI VELE LABORARE.
1. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN STATED REPEATEDLY IN CLASSES.
2. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN POSTED ON THE BLOG NUMEROUS TIMES.
3. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED IN VANTAGE LAB.
4. IT IS TOMORROW, MAY 29, 2007.
HERE IS THE WORK THAT MUST BE ON VANTAGE BY 6:00 PM, MAY 29, 2007. (PERIOD BY PERIOD)
PERIODS 2 AND 6: THE REWRITE OF A SCENE FROM "ERAGON."
PERIODS 3 AND 5: THE ESSAY ON "IN ANOTHER COUNTRY" (OWING FROM BEFORE THE TWO-MONTH B TRACK BREAK), AND THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE.
PERIOD 4: THE ASSIGNMENT ON "ANTIGONE" (OWING FROM BEFORE THE TWO-MONTH B TRACK BREAK),AND THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE.
DEADLINES MEAN SOMETHING AND FAILURE TO MEET THEM MEANS AN "F" ON THE PROGRESS REPORT. GET BUSY!
NOLO ACCUSARE POPULOS, SED VIDENTUR NON MIHI VELE LABORARE.
GOOD NEWS !
ONE OF OUR STUDENTS HAS ACHIEVED A REAL HOLLYWOOD SUCCESS. OWING TO PRIVACY LAWS, HE MUST REMAIN NAMELESS. HE KNOWS WHO HE IS. (IS THAT AN AMPHIBOLOGY?) LOOK IT UP!
CUM FLAMMA APIRUIT IN CAPITE PUERI, REX ADOPTABAT EUM.
CUM FLAMMA APIRUIT IN CAPITE PUERI, REX ADOPTABAT EUM.
AGENDA FOR PERIOD 5, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007
STUDENTS, MIS POBRECITOS, WILL BE IN THE CLASSROOM TODAY. THERE IS NO ROOM IN THE INN, THAT IS, THE LIBRARY. OTHER TEACHERS WERE FASTER ON THE DRAW THAN I. (WHAT FIGURES OF SPEECH ARE IN THESE SENTENCES?) EXTRA CREDIT AVAILABLE. HOW MANY OF YOU WILL READ THIS BLOG? WE SHALL SEE.
1. DICTATION.
2. ANNOTATION OF DICTATIONS FOR TOMORROW.
3. ANNOTATION OF SOME MORE STUFF ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.
4. THE FILM, "PAN'S LABYRINTH, ITSELF.
1. DICTATION.
2. ANNOTATION OF DICTATIONS FOR TOMORROW.
3. ANNOTATION OF SOME MORE STUFF ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.
4. THE FILM, "PAN'S LABYRINTH, ITSELF.
AGENDAS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007, FOR PERIODS 2, 3, 4, AND 6
OWING TO THE GOOD OFFICES OF MR. LEE, OUR LIBRARIAN, STUDENTS WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY FOR VANTAGE WORK. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR THE STUDENTS IN PERIOD 5, THE LIBRARY IS FULLY BOOKED. MORE INFORMATION LATER FOR PERIOD 5 STUDENTS. PERIOD 5 STUDENTS WILL BE IN THE CLASSROOM WORKING ON "PAN'S LABYRINTH."
FOR PERIODS 2, 3, 4, AND 6:
DO NOT REPORT TO THE CLASSROOM AS DOING SO WASTES AT LEAST 15 MINUTES TIME.
HAVE YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS IN HAND TO INPUT INTO THE VANTAGE SYSTEM.
PERIODS 2 AND 6:
YOU MAY WORK ON THE "ERAGON" SCENE REWRITES OR THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT ON THE FRENCH ELECTION.
PERIOD 3:
YOU MAY WORK ON "IN ANOTHER COUNTRY", THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE, THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT ON THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OR THE FINAL MAJOR PAPER ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.
PLEASE DO NOT WORK ON THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL OTHER PAPERS, EXCEPTING THE FINAL MAJOR PAPER. THAT IS, WRITE THE REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE WRITING THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT.
PERIOD 4:
YOU MUST COMPLETE "ANTIGONE", THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE, THE MONOGRAPH ON SANDRA CISNEROS, AND THE FINAL MAJOR PAPER ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS BEFORE SUBMITTING THE EXTRA CREDIT WORK ON THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
FOR PERIODS 2, 3, 4, AND 6:
DO NOT REPORT TO THE CLASSROOM AS DOING SO WASTES AT LEAST 15 MINUTES TIME.
HAVE YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS IN HAND TO INPUT INTO THE VANTAGE SYSTEM.
PERIODS 2 AND 6:
YOU MAY WORK ON THE "ERAGON" SCENE REWRITES OR THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT ON THE FRENCH ELECTION.
PERIOD 3:
YOU MAY WORK ON "IN ANOTHER COUNTRY", THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE, THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT ON THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OR THE FINAL MAJOR PAPER ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS.
PLEASE DO NOT WORK ON THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL OTHER PAPERS, EXCEPTING THE FINAL MAJOR PAPER. THAT IS, WRITE THE REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE WRITING THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT.
PERIOD 4:
YOU MUST COMPLETE "ANTIGONE", THE "ERAGON" CRITIQUE, THE MONOGRAPH ON SANDRA CISNEROS, AND THE FINAL MAJOR PAPER ON ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS BEFORE SUBMITTING THE EXTRA CREDIT WORK ON THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
HERE THEY ARE: THE LITERARY TERMS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 28, 2007 FOR ALL STUDENTS
TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS: THESE TERMS ARE TO BE LEARNED. STUDENTS ARE, NOT ONLY TO UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS, THEY ARE TO BE ABLE TO REPRODUCE THEM AS DICTATED BY THE TEACHER WITH CORRECT SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, AND CAPITALIZATION:
SPECIAL NOTE: EVEN THOUGH CLASSES DO NOT MEET ON A GIVEN DAY, STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING THE TERMS FOR THAT DAY. I TAKE NO PRISONERS!
STUDENTS NEED NOT WRITE "Look it up!" ON THEIR DICTATIONS. IT MEANS, THAT THE PRECEDING VOCABULARY ITEM SHOULD BE KNOWN FOR THE FINAL EXAM.
FOR MONDAY, MAY 28, 2007:
1, Omniscient point of view (or "all-knowing") point of view is the situation in which the narrator plays no part in the story, but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling, as well as what is happening in other places. For example in "Through the Tunnel", the narrator can tell us what both Jerry and his mother are thinking and feeling.
2. Third-person limited point of view is the situation in which the narrator, who plays no part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character. A good example is found in the story, "Cold Equations". in which we know the pilots thoughts and feelings, but those of the young stowaway are revealed only through her words and the pilot's observations.
FOR TUESDAY, 29, 2007:
1. First-person point of view is that point of view in which the narrator (using the first-person pronoun "I") is a character in the story. When we read a story told in the first person, we hear and see only what the narrator hears and sees. We may have to interpret (Look it up!) what the narrator says, because a first-person may or may not be objective (Look it up!), honest, or perceptive (Look it up!).
2. A protagonist is the main character in fiction or drama. The protagonist is the character on whom we focus our attention, the person who sets the plot in motion. The protagonist is not always the hero or heroine. Most protagonists are rounded (Look it up!), dynamic characters who change in some important way by the end of the story, novel, or play
FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007:
1. An antagonist is the character or force that blocks the protagonist. The antagonist is often, but not always, the villain in a story, play, or narrative poem.
2. A pun is a play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings. Many jokes and riddles (Look it up!)are based on puns. ("When is a doctor most annoyed?" Answer: "When he runs out of patients.")The pun is on the words patients and patience.
FOR THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007:
1. A refrain is a repeated word, phrase, line or group of lines. Though refrains are usually associated with poetry and songs, they are sometimes used in prose, especially in speeches. Refrains create rhythm and may also build suspense or emphasize important words or ideas. Here is an example from an anonymous English ballad: "O, where have you been Billy Boy, Billy Boy? O, where have you been, charming Billy?"
2. A kenning is a figure of speech often used in Old English and other Germanic literature. It is a metaphorical name for something. Here are some examples: "sea-stead" for ship, "whale-road" for ocean, and "whirlybird" for helicopter. Most kennings are compounds (Look it up!) and are often hyphenated.
FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2007:
1. Rhyme is repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem. "Heart" and "start" rhyme, as do "plaster" and "faster." The most common type of rhyme , "end rhyme" occurs at the ends of lines:
You're a poet,
And you don't know it.
2. Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymed lines in a poem. Rhyme scheme is indicated by giving each new end rhyme a new letter of the alphabet. For example, this excerpt from Wordsworth's "Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known" has the rhyme scheme abab:
When she I loved looked every day (This will be designated "a")
Fresh as a rose in June, (This will be designated "b"- no match to "a")
I to her cottage bent my way, (This will be "a" again-day/way)
Beneath the evening moon. (This will be designated "b" again-June/Moon)
I SHALL STUDY AND GET READY AND PERHAPS SOMEDAY MY CHANCE WILL COME.
SPECIAL NOTE: EVEN THOUGH CLASSES DO NOT MEET ON A GIVEN DAY, STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING THE TERMS FOR THAT DAY. I TAKE NO PRISONERS!
STUDENTS NEED NOT WRITE "Look it up!" ON THEIR DICTATIONS. IT MEANS, THAT THE PRECEDING VOCABULARY ITEM SHOULD BE KNOWN FOR THE FINAL EXAM.
FOR MONDAY, MAY 28, 2007:
1, Omniscient point of view (or "all-knowing") point of view is the situation in which the narrator plays no part in the story, but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling, as well as what is happening in other places. For example in "Through the Tunnel", the narrator can tell us what both Jerry and his mother are thinking and feeling.
2. Third-person limited point of view is the situation in which the narrator, who plays no part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character. A good example is found in the story, "Cold Equations". in which we know the pilots thoughts and feelings, but those of the young stowaway are revealed only through her words and the pilot's observations.
FOR TUESDAY, 29, 2007:
1. First-person point of view is that point of view in which the narrator (using the first-person pronoun "I") is a character in the story. When we read a story told in the first person, we hear and see only what the narrator hears and sees. We may have to interpret (Look it up!) what the narrator says, because a first-person may or may not be objective (Look it up!), honest, or perceptive (Look it up!).
2. A protagonist is the main character in fiction or drama. The protagonist is the character on whom we focus our attention, the person who sets the plot in motion. The protagonist is not always the hero or heroine. Most protagonists are rounded (Look it up!), dynamic characters who change in some important way by the end of the story, novel, or play
FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2007:
1. An antagonist is the character or force that blocks the protagonist. The antagonist is often, but not always, the villain in a story, play, or narrative poem.
2. A pun is a play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings. Many jokes and riddles (Look it up!)are based on puns. ("When is a doctor most annoyed?" Answer: "When he runs out of patients.")The pun is on the words patients and patience.
FOR THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2007:
1. A refrain is a repeated word, phrase, line or group of lines. Though refrains are usually associated with poetry and songs, they are sometimes used in prose, especially in speeches. Refrains create rhythm and may also build suspense or emphasize important words or ideas. Here is an example from an anonymous English ballad: "O, where have you been Billy Boy, Billy Boy? O, where have you been, charming Billy?"
2. A kenning is a figure of speech often used in Old English and other Germanic literature. It is a metaphorical name for something. Here are some examples: "sea-stead" for ship, "whale-road" for ocean, and "whirlybird" for helicopter. Most kennings are compounds (Look it up!) and are often hyphenated.
FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2007:
1. Rhyme is repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem. "Heart" and "start" rhyme, as do "plaster" and "faster." The most common type of rhyme , "end rhyme" occurs at the ends of lines:
You're a poet,
And you don't know it.
2. Rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymed lines in a poem. Rhyme scheme is indicated by giving each new end rhyme a new letter of the alphabet. For example, this excerpt from Wordsworth's "Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known" has the rhyme scheme abab:
When she I loved looked every day (This will be designated "a")
Fresh as a rose in June, (This will be designated "b"- no match to "a")
I to her cottage bent my way, (This will be "a" again-day/way)
Beneath the evening moon. (This will be designated "b" again-June/Moon)
I SHALL STUDY AND GET READY AND PERHAPS SOMEDAY MY CHANCE WILL COME.
REMINDER ON DICTATIONS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 21, 2007 FOR ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE WEEK OF MAY 21ST. WAS EATEN UP WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS TESTING. STUDENTS ARE STILL; HOWEVER, RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING THE THE DEFINITIONS FOR THAT WEEK. THE DEFINITIONS ARE ON THE OLDER BLOGS. IN AN EFFORT TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORIES THE LITERARY TERMS ARE: parable, paradox, parallelism, parody, personification, persuasion, plot, climax, poetry and point of view. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THEM, HUNT THEM UP!
LE CHASSEUR, SACHANT CHASSER SANS SON CHIEN, CHASSERA!
LE CHASSEUR, SACHANT CHASSER SANS SON CHIEN, CHASSERA!
SPECIAL MEMORIAL HOLIDAY MESSAGE TO ALL STUDENTS FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO COME TO CLASS EVERY DAY, READ THE BLOGS, STUDY THEIR LESSONS, DO THEIR WORK, SIT QUIETLY IN THEIR SEATS, MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE THEIR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS PROUD, AND ALLOW THEIR TEACHERS TO DO THEIR JOB:
KEEP IT UP: DO NOT RETREAT SO MUCH AS ONE MILLIMETER.
KEEP IT UP: DO NOT RETREAT SO MUCH AS ONE MILLIMETER.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
ENGLISH 10 VANTAGE ASSIGNMENT ON SANDRA CISNEROS' CHAPTER FROM MANGO STREET
TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS OF STUDENTS IN PERIOD 4, ENGLISH 10:
1. The following is the prompt you will encounter (Look it up!), on the material you worked on with Ms. Cavalli during the visit of the inspection team overseeing instruction at Hollywood High School:
WITH MS. CAVALLI, YOU READ A CHAPTER OF SANDRA CISNEROS. IN IT, MS. CAVALLI EXPLORED ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS. WRITE A MONOGRAPH (Look it up!) EXPLAINING EITHER THE MOTHER ARCHETYPE OR THE "INVISIBLE" MAN ARCHETYPE. ALTERNATELY (Look it up!), YOU MAY ALSO EXPLORE THE MOTIF OF "BEING IN A TIME AND A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ("FISH OUT OF WATER").
1. The following is the prompt you will encounter (Look it up!), on the material you worked on with Ms. Cavalli during the visit of the inspection team overseeing instruction at Hollywood High School:
WITH MS. CAVALLI, YOU READ A CHAPTER OF SANDRA CISNEROS. IN IT, MS. CAVALLI EXPLORED ARCHETYPES AND MOTIFS. WRITE A MONOGRAPH (Look it up!) EXPLAINING EITHER THE MOTHER ARCHETYPE OR THE "INVISIBLE" MAN ARCHETYPE. ALTERNATELY (Look it up!), YOU MAY ALSO EXPLORE THE MOTIF OF "BEING IN A TIME AND A PLACE WHERE YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ("FISH OUT OF WATER").
Friday, May 25, 2007
REMINDER AND UPDATE FOR FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007 FOR ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS
1. THIS IS VANTAGE LAB DAY. REPORT TO THE CLASSROOM FOR ATTENDANCE. STUDENTS WILL THEN BE ESCORTED TO THE LAB WHERE ATTENDANCE WILL BE TAKEN AGAIN TO PRECLUDE DITCHING AND TARDINESS.
2. STUDENTS ARE TO HAVE WORK IN HAND TO INPUT ON THEIR ASSIGNMENTS.
3. ALL VANTAGE WORK MUST BE ON VANTAGE SO THAT I HAVE TIME TO SCORE IT BEFORE THE PROGRESS REPORTING TIME EXPIRES.
4. STUDENTS WHOSE WORK IS NOT COMPLETE SHALL RECEIVE AN "F" ON THE PROGRESS REPORT.
AND NOW FOR THE UPDATE
IN AN EFFORT TO "ENCOURAGE" STUDENTS TO READ THE BLOG, FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL HIDDEN IN FURTHER BLOGS.
PAX DEORUM SIT SEMPER VOBISCUM!
2. STUDENTS ARE TO HAVE WORK IN HAND TO INPUT ON THEIR ASSIGNMENTS.
3. ALL VANTAGE WORK MUST BE ON VANTAGE SO THAT I HAVE TIME TO SCORE IT BEFORE THE PROGRESS REPORTING TIME EXPIRES.
4. STUDENTS WHOSE WORK IS NOT COMPLETE SHALL RECEIVE AN "F" ON THE PROGRESS REPORT.
AND NOW FOR THE UPDATE
IN AN EFFORT TO "ENCOURAGE" STUDENTS TO READ THE BLOG, FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WILL HIDDEN IN FURTHER BLOGS.
PAX DEORUM SIT SEMPER VOBISCUM!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
AGENDAS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007
1. ALL CLASSES WILL REPORT TO THE CLASSROOM.
2. AFTER ATTENDANCE IS TAKEN, STUDENTS WILL BE ESCORTED TO THE VANTAGE LAB, ROOM 701 IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING.
3. ATTENDACE WILL BE TAKEN AGAIN TO PRECLUDE DITCHING AND TARDINESS.
4. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE WORK PREPARED TO INPUT INTO THE VANTAGE PROGRAM.
5. STUDENTS MUST CONTINUE TO WORK ON THEIR ASSIGNMENTS ON THEIR OWN TIME AS ALL ASSIGNED WORK IS OWING ON MAY 29, 2007 TO AVOID THEIR RECEIVING AN "F" ON THE PROGRESS REPORT.
6. PLEASE CHECK PREVIOUS BLOGS FOR THE DATES MR. LEE HAS GRANTED YOUR CLASSES TO USE THE LIBRARY FOR VANTAGE WORK. ON THOSE DATES, REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY TO AVOID LOSS OF TIME IN TRANSIT TO THE LIBRARY.
2. AFTER ATTENDANCE IS TAKEN, STUDENTS WILL BE ESCORTED TO THE VANTAGE LAB, ROOM 701 IN THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING.
3. ATTENDACE WILL BE TAKEN AGAIN TO PRECLUDE DITCHING AND TARDINESS.
4. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE WORK PREPARED TO INPUT INTO THE VANTAGE PROGRAM.
5. STUDENTS MUST CONTINUE TO WORK ON THEIR ASSIGNMENTS ON THEIR OWN TIME AS ALL ASSIGNED WORK IS OWING ON MAY 29, 2007 TO AVOID THEIR RECEIVING AN "F" ON THE PROGRESS REPORT.
6. PLEASE CHECK PREVIOUS BLOGS FOR THE DATES MR. LEE HAS GRANTED YOUR CLASSES TO USE THE LIBRARY FOR VANTAGE WORK. ON THOSE DATES, REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARY TO AVOID LOSS OF TIME IN TRANSIT TO THE LIBRARY.
INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH 10: PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS
All students in Creative Writing who have an English 10 class, as well as, those students in my English 10 class will be doing the Periodic Assessment.
Students will be asked to deal with the "tone" of a piece of literature on the Periodic Assessment. In the study of the literary terms for our dictations, we have not yet worked on tone.
Basically, tone is the authors attitude toward the material he or she is writing. It is the same for film scenarios, as well. (Look up "scenario.")
This is a more detailed definition for tone: Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character. Tone is conveyed through the writer's choice of words and details.
Although this is a textbook definition of tone, it is still only a "working" definition. Tone will be explored more fully in the following days.
During class, students will explore tone in written literature and film literature. Ms. Cavalli will be assisting you in this process.
Concommitantly (Look it up!), you must continue your work on archetypes and motifs. You will discover examples of these in the literature we will be working with.
Students will be asked to deal with the "tone" of a piece of literature on the Periodic Assessment. In the study of the literary terms for our dictations, we have not yet worked on tone.
Basically, tone is the authors attitude toward the material he or she is writing. It is the same for film scenarios, as well. (Look up "scenario.")
This is a more detailed definition for tone: Tone is the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character. Tone is conveyed through the writer's choice of words and details.
Although this is a textbook definition of tone, it is still only a "working" definition. Tone will be explored more fully in the following days.
During class, students will explore tone in written literature and film literature. Ms. Cavalli will be assisting you in this process.
Concommitantly (Look it up!), you must continue your work on archetypes and motifs. You will discover examples of these in the literature we will be working with.
UPDATE ON PROGRESS REPORTS: MAY 24, 2007
1. Students grades are to be based on assignments turned in on Vantage, dictations, annotations, and other classroom assignments.
2. Many students have begun the Vantage assignments, but have not submitted; other students have not even begun the Vantage assignments. These students will receive an "F" on the Progress Report if these are not submitted by May 29,2007.
Laissez les bons temps roulet!
2. Many students have begun the Vantage assignments, but have not submitted; other students have not even begun the Vantage assignments. These students will receive an "F" on the Progress Report if these are not submitted by May 29,2007.
Laissez les bons temps roulet!
MAY 24, 2007: UPDATE ON VANTAGE COMMENTS AND GRADES FOR ALL CLASSES.
To all students:
1. Please continue to turn in you work on Vantage.
2. Owing to the problems with the COMMENT portion of the Vantage System, I may not be able to print a comment with grades for all students on all assignments. Ms.Hien has complained to Vantage about this problem.
3. Please continue to check gomyaccess.com for those assignments on which I have been able to comment.
4. Many students have done some work on the Vantage assignments but have have not submitted them to the system. They shall not be graded until they are submitted.
1. Please continue to turn in you work on Vantage.
2. Owing to the problems with the COMMENT portion of the Vantage System, I may not be able to print a comment with grades for all students on all assignments. Ms.Hien has complained to Vantage about this problem.
3. Please continue to check gomyaccess.com for those assignments on which I have been able to comment.
4. Many students have done some work on the Vantage assignments but have have not submitted them to the system. They shall not be graded until they are submitted.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS ON PREPARING FOR FINAL EXAMS
IT IS NOT TO SOON TO BEGIN PREPARING FOR YOUR FINAL EXAMS IN CREATIVE WRITING AND ENGLISH 10 AND CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION. HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS:
1. Review all Dictation Review printouts.
2. Review all dictations on the blog.
3. Be prepared to identify examples of these literary devices.
4. Be prepared to write reasonable definitions for any of these literary devices.
5. Be prepared to write a dictation.
EXTRA INFORMATION FOR CREATIVE WRITING STUDENTS:
1. Be prepared to write a "Who-what-where-when-why-how" poem on a topic to be announced.
2. Be prepared to write a letter to a character in "Eragon" expressing your feelings about events in the film.
3. Be prepared to rewrite a scene from "Pan's Labyrinth" ("El laberinto del Fauno").
4. Be prepared on any new materials studied from now on.
EXTRA INFORMATION FOR ENGLISH 10:
1. Be prepared to identify archetypes and motifs in a short film or short story.
2. Be prepared to discuss the use of literary devices in some selected poems.
3. Be prepared to write about the play "Antigone."
4. Be prepared to annotate a selection of the materials that have been annotated during class. (Students will be given a paragraph or two that was annotated in class and are expected to reasonably reproduce the annotations done in class.)
5. Be prepared to write about any new materials covered in class.
EXTRA INFORMATION FOR 11TH. CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION:
1. Be prepared to watch a short film or read a short story, identify the archetypes and motifs, and describe how the author creates these characters in a one page composition. (essay form not required)
2. Be prepared to discuss "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards.
3. Be prepared to analyse several selections we have studied.
4. Be prepared to discuss any new materials covered in class.
1. Review all Dictation Review printouts.
2. Review all dictations on the blog.
3. Be prepared to identify examples of these literary devices.
4. Be prepared to write reasonable definitions for any of these literary devices.
5. Be prepared to write a dictation.
EXTRA INFORMATION FOR CREATIVE WRITING STUDENTS:
1. Be prepared to write a "Who-what-where-when-why-how" poem on a topic to be announced.
2. Be prepared to write a letter to a character in "Eragon" expressing your feelings about events in the film.
3. Be prepared to rewrite a scene from "Pan's Labyrinth" ("El laberinto del Fauno").
4. Be prepared on any new materials studied from now on.
EXTRA INFORMATION FOR ENGLISH 10:
1. Be prepared to identify archetypes and motifs in a short film or short story.
2. Be prepared to discuss the use of literary devices in some selected poems.
3. Be prepared to write about the play "Antigone."
4. Be prepared to annotate a selection of the materials that have been annotated during class. (Students will be given a paragraph or two that was annotated in class and are expected to reasonably reproduce the annotations done in class.)
5. Be prepared to write about any new materials covered in class.
EXTRA INFORMATION FOR 11TH. CONTEMPORARY COMPOSITION:
1. Be prepared to watch a short film or read a short story, identify the archetypes and motifs, and describe how the author creates these characters in a one page composition. (essay form not required)
2. Be prepared to discuss "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards.
3. Be prepared to analyse several selections we have studied.
4. Be prepared to discuss any new materials covered in class.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
REMINDER: LIBRARY VANTAGE DATES FOR ALL CLASSES
1. Please check the previous blogs for the dates Mr. Lee has granted classroom time for Vantage work in the Library. On those dates, report directly to the Library.
2. Remember: all written work must be on Vantage.
3. Please check gomyaccess.com for your scores on my comment section. I have not scored all papers yet.
2. Remember: all written work must be on Vantage.
3. Please check gomyaccess.com for your scores on my comment section. I have not scored all papers yet.
REMINDER FOR THOSE STUDENTS WORKING ON THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS
Please check older posts for information on MLA citation style. The information is readily available on the Internet. The first site I mentioned is the better of the two. It shows each part in different colors to show the order of information as they should be written. Do not forget the work cited page.
Please submit this paper on Vantage.
Please check the previous blogs for information on the dates for Vantage work in the library during class.
Please go directly to the library on those dates. Do not report to the classroom.
Please submit this paper on Vantage.
Please check the previous blogs for information on the dates for Vantage work in the library during class.
Please go directly to the library on those dates. Do not report to the classroom.
AGENDAS FOR PERIODS FOR PERIODS 2 AND 3 FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2007
1. Dictation
2. Annotation of the following day's literary terms. (Remember: Students are to learn all terms even if they are not present in the class the day of the dictations.)
3. Continue the annotation of the materials on "Pan's Labyrinth."
4. Should the annotations be completed, students may begin watching the film in preparation for the critiques they are to write on the film.
2. Annotation of the following day's literary terms. (Remember: Students are to learn all terms even if they are not present in the class the day of the dictations.)
3. Continue the annotation of the materials on "Pan's Labyrinth."
4. Should the annotations be completed, students may begin watching the film in preparation for the critiques they are to write on the film.
Monday, May 21, 2007
AGENDAS FOR PERIODS 2. AND 3.
Period 2:
1. Dictation.
2. Annotation of new dictations.
3. Annotation of "Pan's Labyrinth".
2. Students will view the film after the annotations.
Period 3:
1. Dictation.
2. Annotation of new dictations.
3. Continuing annotations of materials on archetypes and motifs.
1. Dictation.
2. Annotation of new dictations.
3. Annotation of "Pan's Labyrinth".
2. Students will view the film after the annotations.
Period 3:
1. Dictation.
2. Annotation of new dictations.
3. Continuing annotations of materials on archetypes and motifs.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
UPDATE FOR STUDENTS WRITING THE EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT ON THE ELECTION OF A NEW PRESIDENT IN FRANCE
Some students have turned in Vantage papers on this assignment, but failed to follow the prompt. You are to research this topic in newspapers, magazine articles, and on the Internet. US News and World Report, foxnews.com, cnn.com, and The Wall Street Journal are worthwhile sources.
From these sources, you are to synthesize (that is, you are to gather information from each source to write your report). You may focus on such ideas as: the first Hungarian president of France, how this will change France, why the French failed to elect the female candidate, how this election is good for the United States, what this means for the welfare populations of France, what the reaction of the Muslim immigrants in France will be or other such topics.
You are to use citations in the text and produce a "work cited" page. To find the Modern Language Association (MLA) information on this, go to Google and type in MLA. Click on the title MLA Citation Style and MLA Citation Examples Written By HHC Library to find out how to cite your sources.
If you have questions, see me after your class.
From these sources, you are to synthesize (that is, you are to gather information from each source to write your report). You may focus on such ideas as: the first Hungarian president of France, how this will change France, why the French failed to elect the female candidate, how this election is good for the United States, what this means for the welfare populations of France, what the reaction of the Muslim immigrants in France will be or other such topics.
You are to use citations in the text and produce a "work cited" page. To find the Modern Language Association (MLA) information on this, go to Google and type in MLA. Click on the title MLA Citation Style and MLA Citation Examples Written By HHC Library to find out how to cite your sources.
If you have questions, see me after your class.
UPDATE FOR ALL CLASSES
1. PLEASE CHECK THE BLOG FOR THIS WEEKS AGENDAS AND LITERARY TERM DICTATIONS.
2. PLEASE CHECK THE BLOG FOR DATES FOR VANTAGE WORK IN THE LIBRARY.
3. I WAS ABLE TO SCORE SOME OF YOUR VANTAGE WORK BEFORE THE SYSTEM FROZE. GO TO gomyaccess.com TO CHECK YOUR SCORES.
4. A REMINDER ON MY GRADING SYSTEM FOR WRITTEN WORK: YOU WILL RECEIVE THREE GRADES: ONE FOR FORM (grammar and spelling), ONE FOR ORGANIZATION (Is everything in the right place? ), and ONE FOR CONTENT (The value of what you wrote and or your research). WHEN CITATIONS AND WORK CITED PAGES ARE REQUIRED, YOU WILL RECEIVE A GRADE FOR THAT, AS WELL. AS WITH THE VANTAGE SYSTEM, I USE THE SIX POINT RUBRIC.
5. CHECK THE BLOG FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES.
6. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE LAB OR LIBRARY TO GET YOUR VANTAGE WORK STARTED. GET IT GOING IN YOUR FREE TIME.
2. PLEASE CHECK THE BLOG FOR DATES FOR VANTAGE WORK IN THE LIBRARY.
3. I WAS ABLE TO SCORE SOME OF YOUR VANTAGE WORK BEFORE THE SYSTEM FROZE. GO TO gomyaccess.com TO CHECK YOUR SCORES.
4. A REMINDER ON MY GRADING SYSTEM FOR WRITTEN WORK: YOU WILL RECEIVE THREE GRADES: ONE FOR FORM (grammar and spelling), ONE FOR ORGANIZATION (Is everything in the right place? ), and ONE FOR CONTENT (The value of what you wrote and or your research). WHEN CITATIONS AND WORK CITED PAGES ARE REQUIRED, YOU WILL RECEIVE A GRADE FOR THAT, AS WELL. AS WITH THE VANTAGE SYSTEM, I USE THE SIX POINT RUBRIC.
5. CHECK THE BLOG FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES.
6. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE LAB OR LIBRARY TO GET YOUR VANTAGE WORK STARTED. GET IT GOING IN YOUR FREE TIME.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS ON LITERARY TERMS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 21, 2007
OWING TO THE TESTING SCHEDULE, CLASSES WILL NOT MEET EVERY DAY THIS WEEK; HOWEVER, ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO STUDY AND KNOW ALL THE DEFINITIONS AND EXAMPLES FOR THE LITERARY TERMS FOR THIS WEEK. THEY WILL APPEAR ON THE FINAL EXAM.
LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULET!
LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULET!
AGENDA FOR PERIODS 3, 4 AND 5, FOR MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007
Period 3: According to the testing schedule, Period 3 does not meet today, Monday, May 21, 2007.
Periods 4 and 5:
1. Dictation test
2. Annotation of the literary terms for Tuesday, May 22, 2007.
3. Continuing annotation of the materials on archetypes and motifs in preparation for the the major essay on those topics.
4. Selection of textual materials for reading and analysis for the essay.
Periods 4 and 5:
1. Dictation test
2. Annotation of the literary terms for Tuesday, May 22, 2007.
3. Continuing annotation of the materials on archetypes and motifs in preparation for the the major essay on those topics.
4. Selection of textual materials for reading and analysis for the essay.
AGENDA FOR PERIODS 2 AND 6, CREATIVE WRITING MONDAY, MAY 21,2007
Period 2:
According to the schedule for testing, period 2 does not meet on Monday, MAY 21, 2007.
Period 6:
1. Dictation test.
2. Annotation of the terms for Tuesday's dictation test.
3. Review of the basic information on magic realism (realismo magico).
4. Students will begin viewing the film "Pan's Labyrinth" ("El laberinto del Fauno").
According to the schedule for testing, period 2 does not meet on Monday, MAY 21, 2007.
Period 6:
1. Dictation test.
2. Annotation of the terms for Tuesday's dictation test.
3. Review of the basic information on magic realism (realismo magico).
4. Students will begin viewing the film "Pan's Labyrinth" ("El laberinto del Fauno").
LITERERARY TERMS DICTATION ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 21, 2007
The terms owing for Monday May 21, 2007 are already posted on the blog. They are "parable" and "paradox."
TUESDAY, May 22, 2007: The terms are "parallelism" and "parody."
1. Parallelism is the repetition of words, phrases or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that state a similar idea. Parallelism or parallel structure, helps make lines rhythmic and memorable and heightens their emotional effect:
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
Lines from "Jerusalem" by William Blake
2. Parody is imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or satirical purposes. Parodies often use exaggeration or inappropriate subject matter to make a serious work seem ridiculous. The works of Monty Python are examples of parody.
WEDNESDAY, May 23, 2007: The terms are "personification" and "persuasion."
1. Personification is a type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human. "I talk to the trees, but they don't listen to me." is a line from a popular song of a few decades ago. Obviously, trees do not have ears and cannot listen.
2. Persuasion is a type of writing designed to change the way a reader or listener thinks or acts. Persuasive writing can be found in speeches, newspaper editorials, essays, articles, and advertisements. Persuasion uses language that appeals to reason, to the emotions or both.
THURSDAY, May 24, 2007: The terms are "plot" and "climax." We have treated the term climax many times previously, but the definition bears repeating.
1. A plot is a series of related events that make up a story or drama. Plot is "what happens" in a story, novel or play. The bare bones of a plot are the basic situation (exposition), conflict, complications, climax, and resolution.
2. The climax (also called the turning point or the highest point of rising action) is the most intense moment in the plot, the moment at which something happens that reveals how the conflict will turn out. In the resolution, or denouement, all the problems in the story are resolved, and the story is brought to a close.
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007: The terms are "poetry" and "point of view." Owing to the fact that on this date, the students will be in the Vantage Lab, these terms will be tested on Monday, May 28, 2007.
1. Poetry is a type of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech, and imagery to appeal to the reader's emotions and imagination. The major forms of poetry are the lyric, the epic, and the ballad.
2. Point of view is the vantage point from which a writer tells a story. The three main points of view are omniscient, third person limited, and first person.
PAX DEORUM SIT SEMPER VOBISCUM
TUESDAY, May 22, 2007: The terms are "parallelism" and "parody."
1. Parallelism is the repetition of words, phrases or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that state a similar idea. Parallelism or parallel structure, helps make lines rhythmic and memorable and heightens their emotional effect:
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
Lines from "Jerusalem" by William Blake
2. Parody is imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or satirical purposes. Parodies often use exaggeration or inappropriate subject matter to make a serious work seem ridiculous. The works of Monty Python are examples of parody.
WEDNESDAY, May 23, 2007: The terms are "personification" and "persuasion."
1. Personification is a type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human. "I talk to the trees, but they don't listen to me." is a line from a popular song of a few decades ago. Obviously, trees do not have ears and cannot listen.
2. Persuasion is a type of writing designed to change the way a reader or listener thinks or acts. Persuasive writing can be found in speeches, newspaper editorials, essays, articles, and advertisements. Persuasion uses language that appeals to reason, to the emotions or both.
THURSDAY, May 24, 2007: The terms are "plot" and "climax." We have treated the term climax many times previously, but the definition bears repeating.
1. A plot is a series of related events that make up a story or drama. Plot is "what happens" in a story, novel or play. The bare bones of a plot are the basic situation (exposition), conflict, complications, climax, and resolution.
2. The climax (also called the turning point or the highest point of rising action) is the most intense moment in the plot, the moment at which something happens that reveals how the conflict will turn out. In the resolution, or denouement, all the problems in the story are resolved, and the story is brought to a close.
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007: The terms are "poetry" and "point of view." Owing to the fact that on this date, the students will be in the Vantage Lab, these terms will be tested on Monday, May 28, 2007.
1. Poetry is a type of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech, and imagery to appeal to the reader's emotions and imagination. The major forms of poetry are the lyric, the epic, and the ballad.
2. Point of view is the vantage point from which a writer tells a story. The three main points of view are omniscient, third person limited, and first person.
PAX DEORUM SIT SEMPER VOBISCUM
MANY THANKS TO MR. LEE: DATES FOR VANTAGE WORK IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
Owing to the great number of Vantage works that remain unsubmitted, Mr. Lee has granted us library time for the following dates. This does not, in any way, remove your responsibility for finding time and place to work on these assignments on your own time. The times granted to us will not be sufficient to complete all the work that is owing.
COPY THESE DATES:
May 29, 2007: Periods 2, 3, 4 and 6 will meet in the Library. DO NOT go to the classroom. It takes too long to walk from the classroom to the Library.
June 5, 2007: Periods 2, 3, and 4 will meet in the Library. DO NOT go to the classroom.
June 13, 2007: Periods 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 will meet in the Library. DO NOT go to the classroom.
Period 5 is heavily booked by other teachers, so period 5 students will need to find time on their own to complete the Vantage work.
COPY THESE DATES:
May 29, 2007: Periods 2, 3, 4 and 6 will meet in the Library. DO NOT go to the classroom. It takes too long to walk from the classroom to the Library.
June 5, 2007: Periods 2, 3, and 4 will meet in the Library. DO NOT go to the classroom.
June 13, 2007: Periods 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 will meet in the Library. DO NOT go to the classroom.
Period 5 is heavily booked by other teachers, so period 5 students will need to find time on their own to complete the Vantage work.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO ALL STUDENTS ON LATE WORK
DEADLINES SEEM TO MEAN NOTHING TO YOU. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER TO GIVE ME LATE WORK. SOME STUDENTS STILL OWE VANTAGE LAB PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN OWING FROM BEFORE THE TWO MONTH BREAK. I REPEAT, "SANTA CLAUS IS DEAD." DO NOT EXPECT ME TO GRADE THESE LATE WORKS THE LAST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL. I NEED THEM NOW! DO YOU WANT TO PASS? GET THEM IN!
AGENDAS FOR PERIODS 2 AND 6, CREATIVE WRITING
1. Dictations as usual. I will choose either "novel" or "onomatopoeia" as most of these literary terms are new for you.
2. The literary terms for dictation on Monday will be annotated. They have been on the blog since forth period today. They are "parable" and "paradox."
3. The materials on magic realism (realismo magico) will be read, studied and ANNOTATED. I will collect your papers to see that the annotation has been done.
4. Students will continue to work on their plans for the magic realism story they will write.
5. Vantage Lab day is May 25, 2007.
2. The literary terms for dictation on Monday will be annotated. They have been on the blog since forth period today. They are "parable" and "paradox."
3. The materials on magic realism (realismo magico) will be read, studied and ANNOTATED. I will collect your papers to see that the annotation has been done.
4. Students will continue to work on their plans for the magic realism story they will write.
5. Vantage Lab day is May 25, 2007.
GOOD NEW/BAD NEWS FOR PERIODS 2 AND 6, CREATIVE WRITING
Here is the good news: After driving around for two hours (Best Buy: sold out, Target Burbank: sold out, Target North Hollywood: sold out) I got the LAST copy of "Pan's Labyrinth" at Costco.
The bad news is that I will not show it until we have read, studied, discussed, and ANNOTATED the materials on the film.
The bad news is that I will not show it until we have read, studied, discussed, and ANNOTATED the materials on the film.
AGENDAS FOR PERIODS 3, 4, AND 5 FOR FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007
1. Dictations as usual. (Only one, as we are working with new material)I will choose either "novel" or "onomatopoeia."
2. The literary terms for Monday (already on the blog), "parable" and "paradox" will be annotated.
3. Students will continue to read, study, discuss and ANNOTATE the materials on archetypes and motifs in literature in preparation for their major essay.
2. The literary terms for Monday (already on the blog), "parable" and "paradox" will be annotated.
3. Students will continue to read, study, discuss and ANNOTATE the materials on archetypes and motifs in literature in preparation for their major essay.
DICTATIONS FOR ALL CLASSES TO BE WRITTEN ON MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007
These dictations are new to the students. There will be only two.
1. A parable is a brief story that teaches a lesson about life. A parable has human characters, and its events are drawn from the stuff of everyday life. Parables usually illustrate moral or religious lessons. A fable, in contrast, usually has animal characters and teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
2. A paradox is a statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but that reveals a truth. Paradoxes are designed to make readers stop and think. They often express aspects of life that are mysterious, surprising, or difficult to describe.
1. A parable is a brief story that teaches a lesson about life. A parable has human characters, and its events are drawn from the stuff of everyday life. Parables usually illustrate moral or religious lessons. A fable, in contrast, usually has animal characters and teaches a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.
2. A paradox is a statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but that reveals a truth. Paradoxes are designed to make readers stop and think. They often express aspects of life that are mysterious, surprising, or difficult to describe.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
ATTENTION: ALL CLASSES
STUDENTS MUST BE AWARE THAT THEY CANNOT GO TO THE VANTAGE LAB AS OFTEN AS THEY LIKE. MANY STUDENTS OWE PAPERS FROM BEFORE THE BREAK AND HAVE NOT BEEN DILIGENT IN WORKING ON THE NEW ASSIGNMENTS. SANTA CLAUS IS DEAD. NO WORK-NO PASS!
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY OR OTHER STATION TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. USE gomyaccess.com SO THAT YOU CAN PASS THE CLASS.
EX NIHIL, NIHIL FIT!
YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY OR OTHER STATION TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS. USE gomyaccess.com SO THAT YOU CAN PASS THE CLASS.
EX NIHIL, NIHIL FIT!
AGENDA FOR PERIOD 4 FOR MAY 17, 2007
There will be visitors in the classroom. I am expecting superior behavior.
1. Ms. Cavalli will conduct the class.
2. Archetypes and motifs will be discussed in connection with the short story Ms. Cavalli read with the class yesterday. Notes should be taken to help students write their essays on these topics.
3. If time permits, students will write dictations selected from these three words: myth, narration and nonfiction. Further, the definitions for novel and onomatopoeia will be annotated.
1. Ms. Cavalli will conduct the class.
2. Archetypes and motifs will be discussed in connection with the short story Ms. Cavalli read with the class yesterday. Notes should be taken to help students write their essays on these topics.
3. If time permits, students will write dictations selected from these three words: myth, narration and nonfiction. Further, the definitions for novel and onomatopoeia will be annotated.
AGENDAS FOR PERIODS 3, AND 5 FOR MAY 17,2007
1. Students will write their dictations for the following list:
a. myth, b. narration, c. nonfiction
2. Students will annotate the terms novel and onomatopoeia for the dictation on Friday.
3. Students will continue reading, discussing, and annotating materials on archetypes and motifs in literature in preparation for the essay on these topics.
a. myth, b. narration, c. nonfiction
2. Students will annotate the terms novel and onomatopoeia for the dictation on Friday.
3. Students will continue reading, discussing, and annotating materials on archetypes and motifs in literature in preparation for the essay on these topics.
AGENDA FOR PERIODS 2 AND 6 FOR MAY 17, 2007
1. Students will write their dictation test from the following list:
a. myth, b. narration, c. nonfiction
2. Students will annotate the definitions for novel and onomatopoeia in preparation for Friday's dictation.
3. Students will read, annotate, and discuss materials on magic realism (realismo magico) using articles on "Field of Dreams" and "Pan's Lbyrinth" ("El laberinto del Fauno")
4. Students will continue developing their own magical realism stories.
a. myth, b. narration, c. nonfiction
2. Students will annotate the definitions for novel and onomatopoeia in preparation for Friday's dictation.
3. Students will read, annotate, and discuss materials on magic realism (realismo magico) using articles on "Field of Dreams" and "Pan's Lbyrinth" ("El laberinto del Fauno")
4. Students will continue developing their own magical realism stories.
DICTATIONS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007: ALL CLASSES
I will no longer list these as Review Dictatons since some have not been studied previously.
Dictation XII
1. A novel is a long fictional prose narrative, usually of more than fifty thousand words. In general, the novel uses the same basic literary elements as the short story. (plot, character, setting, theme, and point of view), but these elements are more fully developed in the novel.
2. Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that imitates or suggests its meaning. Buzz, splash, and bark are examples of onomatopoeia. In poetry, onomatopoeia reinforces meaning and creates evocative and musical effects.
Dictation XII
1. A novel is a long fictional prose narrative, usually of more than fifty thousand words. In general, the novel uses the same basic literary elements as the short story. (plot, character, setting, theme, and point of view), but these elements are more fully developed in the novel.
2. Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that imitates or suggests its meaning. Buzz, splash, and bark are examples of onomatopoeia. In poetry, onomatopoeia reinforces meaning and creates evocative and musical effects.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
DICTATIONS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2007
Students will bring a copy of these dictations to class on Thursday, May 17,2007 for annotation:
1. A myth is a traditional story that is rooted in a particular culture,is basically religious, and usually serves to explain a belief, a ritual, or a mysterious natural phenomenon. Most of the myths grew out of religious rituals; almost all of them involve the influence of gods on human affairs. The kidnapping of Prosepina by Pluto caused her mother to create the seasons of the year.
2. Narration is a type of writing that tells about a series of related events. Narration can be long (an entire book) or short (a brief anecdote). Narration is most often found in fiction, drama, and narrative poetry (such as epics and ballads), but it also is used in non-fiction work (such as biographies and essays)
3. Nonfiction is prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places. The most popular forms are biography and autobiography. Essays, newspaper stories, magazine articles, historical accounts, scientific reports, and even personal diaries and letters are also nonfiction.
1. A myth is a traditional story that is rooted in a particular culture,is basically religious, and usually serves to explain a belief, a ritual, or a mysterious natural phenomenon. Most of the myths grew out of religious rituals; almost all of them involve the influence of gods on human affairs. The kidnapping of Prosepina by Pluto caused her mother to create the seasons of the year.
2. Narration is a type of writing that tells about a series of related events. Narration can be long (an entire book) or short (a brief anecdote). Narration is most often found in fiction, drama, and narrative poetry (such as epics and ballads), but it also is used in non-fiction work (such as biographies and essays)
3. Nonfiction is prose writing that deals with real people, things, events, and places. The most popular forms are biography and autobiography. Essays, newspaper stories, magazine articles, historical accounts, scientific reports, and even personal diaries and letters are also nonfiction.
AGENDAS FOR MAY 16, 2007
Information for all classes:
1. Dictation XI: Students annotated these dictations on their papers today. Students will be expected to put in the marks for stressed and unstressed syllables in the examples on their test papers.
2. Go to this blog for Dictation sheets. Study these sheets and bring them to class. These will be annotated daily.
Information for periods 2, and 6:
1. Dictation XI with marks.
2. Students will copy the annotations presented for Dictation XII.
3. The extended metaphor/implied metaphor poems will be collected.
4. Students will use graphic organizers to begin their work on the story employing magic realism (realismo magico). This assignment will be inputted in the Vantage Lab on May 25, 2007.
Information for periods 3, 4, and 5:
1. Dictation XI with marks.
2. Students will copy the annotations presented for Dictation XII.
3. Students will continue annotating information on archetypes and motifs.
4. Depending on the availability of texts, students will read a novel which exemplifies archetypes and/or motifs. The students will write a literary essay discussing the archetypes and/or motifs discoved in the novel (for further information go to gomyaccess.com).
1. Dictation XI: Students annotated these dictations on their papers today. Students will be expected to put in the marks for stressed and unstressed syllables in the examples on their test papers.
2. Go to this blog for Dictation sheets. Study these sheets and bring them to class. These will be annotated daily.
Information for periods 2, and 6:
1. Dictation XI with marks.
2. Students will copy the annotations presented for Dictation XII.
3. The extended metaphor/implied metaphor poems will be collected.
4. Students will use graphic organizers to begin their work on the story employing magic realism (realismo magico). This assignment will be inputted in the Vantage Lab on May 25, 2007.
Information for periods 3, 4, and 5:
1. Dictation XI with marks.
2. Students will copy the annotations presented for Dictation XII.
3. Students will continue annotating information on archetypes and motifs.
4. Depending on the availability of texts, students will read a novel which exemplifies archetypes and/or motifs. The students will write a literary essay discussing the archetypes and/or motifs discoved in the novel (for further information go to gomyaccess.com).
BAD NEWS/GOOD NEWS FOR MAY 15, 2007 FOR ALL CLASSES
1. The bad news is there will be no dictation test today.
2. You will annotate Dictations XI in class. The information will be written for you on the board.
3. These changes are owing to the fact that I had a School Safety Committee meeting last night, so I could not input Dictation XI until 5:52PM.
2. You will annotate Dictations XI in class. The information will be written for you on the board.
3. These changes are owing to the fact that I had a School Safety Committee meeting last night, so I could not input Dictation XI until 5:52PM.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Agendas for Periods 3, 4, and 5 May 15, 2007
1. Students will write Dictation X.
2. Students will annotate Review Dictation XI which they copied and pasted from this blog.
3. Students will receive further materials on archetypes and motifs. These documents will be collected on Friday to insure that students are, indeed, doing the annotation. The annotation will be evaluated. Students will study the work of Carl Gustav Jung, Sir James George Frazier, Joseph Campbell and others.
4. Students will maintain all annotated materials to use in writing the essay on the concepts of archetype and motif.
5. Students will have previous assignments ready to input in the Vantage Lab on May 25, 2007
2. Students will annotate Review Dictation XI which they copied and pasted from this blog.
3. Students will receive further materials on archetypes and motifs. These documents will be collected on Friday to insure that students are, indeed, doing the annotation. The annotation will be evaluated. Students will study the work of Carl Gustav Jung, Sir James George Frazier, Joseph Campbell and others.
4. Students will maintain all annotated materials to use in writing the essay on the concepts of archetype and motif.
5. Students will have previous assignments ready to input in the Vantage Lab on May 25, 2007
Agenda for Periods 2 and 6 Creative Writing, May 15, 2007
1. Students will write dictations from Review sheet X.
2. Students will annotate Review Dictation XI which they copied and pasted from the blog.
3. Students will complete their poems modeled on "The yellow fog..." an excerpt from T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Students will use an extended metaphor througout the poem. If possibe, the metaphor should be implied as Eliot compared the fog to a cat, but never told us he was doing that.
4. Students will review the term "magic realism" (realismo magico).
5. Students will prepare a prewrite for a story using magic realism. They may use storyboards or other graphic organizers.
6. In addition to studying for Dictation X, students will work on their poem and magic realism story for homework
7. The poem will be collectd on May 16, 2007. (Wednesday)
8. The magic realism story should be ready to input in the Vantage Lab on Friday, May 25, 2007.
2. Students will annotate Review Dictation XI which they copied and pasted from the blog.
3. Students will complete their poems modeled on "The yellow fog..." an excerpt from T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." Students will use an extended metaphor througout the poem. If possibe, the metaphor should be implied as Eliot compared the fog to a cat, but never told us he was doing that.
4. Students will review the term "magic realism" (realismo magico).
5. Students will prepare a prewrite for a story using magic realism. They may use storyboards or other graphic organizers.
6. In addition to studying for Dictation X, students will work on their poem and magic realism story for homework
7. The poem will be collectd on May 16, 2007. (Wednesday)
8. The magic realism story should be ready to input in the Vantage Lab on Friday, May 25, 2007.
Review Dictations XI for May15, 2007
Review Dictation XI for all classes. (There are only four today)
An anapest (anapestic) is a metrical foot in which two unstressed syllables are followed by one stressed syllable, as in the words understand and luncheonette. This line from "The Destruction of Sennacherib" by George Gordon, Lord Byron, is in anapests:
The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold.
A dactyl (dactylic) is one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables as in excellent, temperate. This extract from Shakespeare's "Macbeth" contains dactyls: ...you murdering ministers...
A spondee (spondaic) is two stressed syllables as in heartbeat and football. This foot is used for emphasis, as in these lines from "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman:
Come up here, bard, bard,
Come up here, soul, soul...
A metrical line is named for the type of foot and the number of feet in the line. (Dimeter is two feet, trimeter is three feet, tetrameter is four feet, and pentameter is five feet.) Thus a line of five iambs is called iambic pentameter; a line of four trochees is trochaic tetrameter.
An anapest (anapestic) is a metrical foot in which two unstressed syllables are followed by one stressed syllable, as in the words understand and luncheonette. This line from "The Destruction of Sennacherib" by George Gordon, Lord Byron, is in anapests:
The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold.
A dactyl (dactylic) is one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables as in excellent, temperate. This extract from Shakespeare's "Macbeth" contains dactyls: ...you murdering ministers...
A spondee (spondaic) is two stressed syllables as in heartbeat and football. This foot is used for emphasis, as in these lines from "Leaves of Grass" by Walt Whitman:
Come up here, bard, bard,
Come up here, soul, soul...
A metrical line is named for the type of foot and the number of feet in the line. (Dimeter is two feet, trimeter is three feet, tetrameter is four feet, and pentameter is five feet.) Thus a line of five iambs is called iambic pentameter; a line of four trochees is trochaic tetrameter.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
REMINDER ON VIRGINIA TECH ASSIGNMENT FOR PERIODS 3,4, AND 5
TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS:
1. Owing to the limited time remaining to us, the news articles on the Virginia Tech murders will be issued to the students to read, study and annotate for homework. Of necessity, a good dictionary and the Internet will be used in the annotation.
2. By means of the articles, their annotation, periodicals, newspapers, the Internet and the graphic organizer created by Mr. Burd, students will be prepared to write their essay in class on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. The essay will be written in clsss. The annotated articles and graphic organizers will be used to write the essay and collected with it.
3. Juniors will be held to a higher standard than sophomores.
1. Owing to the limited time remaining to us, the news articles on the Virginia Tech murders will be issued to the students to read, study and annotate for homework. Of necessity, a good dictionary and the Internet will be used in the annotation.
2. By means of the articles, their annotation, periodicals, newspapers, the Internet and the graphic organizer created by Mr. Burd, students will be prepared to write their essay in class on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. The essay will be written in clsss. The annotated articles and graphic organizers will be used to write the essay and collected with it.
3. Juniors will be held to a higher standard than sophomores.
GENERAL NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS--ISSUED MAY 11, 2007
1. Students must read the blogs to know their study assignments prior to coming to class. This applies to the Review Dictations.
2. The use of electronic devices in the classroom is strictly forbidden. In our society, cheating is considered ugly and disgusting. Incidents of cheating earn a zero on the assignment and a report to the proper authorities.
3. PLEASE READ ALL BLOGS POSTED ON MAY 12, 2007 FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 14, 2007
2. The use of electronic devices in the classroom is strictly forbidden. In our society, cheating is considered ugly and disgusting. Incidents of cheating earn a zero on the assignment and a report to the proper authorities.
3. PLEASE READ ALL BLOGS POSTED ON MAY 12, 2007 FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 14, 2007
MAJOR WRITING ASSIGNMENT FOR REGULAR ENGLISH CLASSES PERIODS 2,3, AND 4
To all students, parents and guardians: English 10 and 11, Periods 2,3,and 4:
1. Starting this week students will be reading, studying, discussing and annotating materials related to the archetypes they have been working with during their study of the film "Eragon." The materials WILL be collected and checked to see that the annotation has been done. Failure to do this work will be noted in the gradebook.
2. Students will explore the theories of Carl Gustav Jung, Joseph Campbell, and Sir James George Frazier.
3. Students will apply this new knowledge in the reading of their textbook assignments.
4. Students will select (under the guidance of the teacher) a topic for the final major essay of this semester. It must be based on the theories mentioned above and the assigned reading materials from their textbooks.
5. Students will input this essay in the Vantage System. The system may be accessed on any computer with Internet capability at gomyaccess.com
6. Obviously, juniors will be held to a higher standard than sophomores.
1. Starting this week students will be reading, studying, discussing and annotating materials related to the archetypes they have been working with during their study of the film "Eragon." The materials WILL be collected and checked to see that the annotation has been done. Failure to do this work will be noted in the gradebook.
2. Students will explore the theories of Carl Gustav Jung, Joseph Campbell, and Sir James George Frazier.
3. Students will apply this new knowledge in the reading of their textbook assignments.
4. Students will select (under the guidance of the teacher) a topic for the final major essay of this semester. It must be based on the theories mentioned above and the assigned reading materials from their textbooks.
5. Students will input this essay in the Vantage System. The system may be accessed on any computer with Internet capability at gomyaccess.com
6. Obviously, juniors will be held to a higher standard than sophomores.
Creative Writing Assignments for Monday, May 11,2007
To all students, parents, and guardians:
1. Dictation Review sheets will no longer be printed out for students. They must access my blog and copy them or download them.
2. Students will be responsible for knowing Dictation Review IX, issued on Thursday, May 10, 2007. A dictation test will be given.
3. Students will read, study, and annotate a poem.
4. Students will write a poem in the style of the poem they have just worked on.
5. I will collect the poem and the annotated copy to insure that the students have been following the lesson and doing the work.
1. Dictation Review sheets will no longer be printed out for students. They must access my blog and copy them or download them.
2. Students will be responsible for knowing Dictation Review IX, issued on Thursday, May 10, 2007. A dictation test will be given.
3. Students will read, study, and annotate a poem.
4. Students will write a poem in the style of the poem they have just worked on.
5. I will collect the poem and the annotated copy to insure that the students have been following the lesson and doing the work.
Agendas for Monday, May 14, 2007
INFORMATION FOR ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND GUARDIANS:
Students are telling me that they are not checking my blogs. As a result, they are coming to class unprepared. Owing to this, and in an effort to conserve school resourses, and encourage students to read the blogs, I will post the Review Dictations on the Blog rather than printing them out only to have them be left unstudied. Grading of the dictations tells me that many students are not bothering to look at the papers I give them anyway.
It will be up to students to go to the Blog and either copy or download the Dictation Review study papers; mind you, these are dictations they have been tested on previously.
Dictation Review X follows:
1. Meter is a generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. To indicate the metrical pattern of a poem, we mark the stressed syllables with an accent mark above the those syllables (similar to the acute mark used in Spanish and French); unstressed syllables are marked with a small "u" shape above those syllables.
2. Metrical scansion is the analyzing of the metrical pattern of a poem. Remember: scan does not mean a quick look.
3. Metrical meter is measured in units called feet. A foot usually consists of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables.
4. An iamb (iambic) is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. This line from "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, has four iambic feet: The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls.
5. A trochee (trochaic) is a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. This line from Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is in trochees: Double, double, toil and trouble.
Students are telling me that they are not checking my blogs. As a result, they are coming to class unprepared. Owing to this, and in an effort to conserve school resourses, and encourage students to read the blogs, I will post the Review Dictations on the Blog rather than printing them out only to have them be left unstudied. Grading of the dictations tells me that many students are not bothering to look at the papers I give them anyway.
It will be up to students to go to the Blog and either copy or download the Dictation Review study papers; mind you, these are dictations they have been tested on previously.
Dictation Review X follows:
1. Meter is a generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry. To indicate the metrical pattern of a poem, we mark the stressed syllables with an accent mark above the those syllables (similar to the acute mark used in Spanish and French); unstressed syllables are marked with a small "u" shape above those syllables.
2. Metrical scansion is the analyzing of the metrical pattern of a poem. Remember: scan does not mean a quick look.
3. Metrical meter is measured in units called feet. A foot usually consists of one stressed syllable and one or more unstressed syllables.
4. An iamb (iambic) is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. This line from "The Eagle" by Alfred Lord Tennyson, has four iambic feet: The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls.
5. A trochee (trochaic) is a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. This line from Shakespeare's "Macbeth" is in trochees: Double, double, toil and trouble.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Vantage Lab May 11, 2997
TO ALL STUDENTS, PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.
All classes had the opportunity to work on their projects in the Vantage Lab Today. I felt real chagrin at the number of students who came unprepaired. Your future is serious business. We have been working on these assigmnents for quite a while. Your job was to appear at the lab with something to input into the computer. Owing to this failure, many of you will have to complete the assignments on your own. It will be two weeks until we can visit the lab again. You must use a library, your home computer or some other station to finish this work. It wil be graded by next Friday.
Additionally, those of you who owe essays from before the break, will have to complete them on your own.
Please read this blog for next weeks assignments.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
All classes had the opportunity to work on their projects in the Vantage Lab Today. I felt real chagrin at the number of students who came unprepaired. Your future is serious business. We have been working on these assigmnents for quite a while. Your job was to appear at the lab with something to input into the computer. Owing to this failure, many of you will have to complete the assignments on your own. It will be two weeks until we can visit the lab again. You must use a library, your home computer or some other station to finish this work. It wil be graded by next Friday.
Additionally, those of you who owe essays from before the break, will have to complete them on your own.
Please read this blog for next weeks assignments.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Last Minute Reminder for Friday, May 11, 2007
INFORMATION FOR ALL CLASSES.
1. All classes will meet in the classroom, as usual
2. After attendance is taken, students will be escorted to Room 701, the Vantage Lab.
3. Attendance will be taken again in the lab.
4. Students not having their work ready to input will not be issued a computer.
5. Talking is not tolerated.
1. All classes will meet in the classroom, as usual
2. After attendance is taken, students will be escorted to Room 701, the Vantage Lab.
3. Attendance will be taken again in the lab.
4. Students not having their work ready to input will not be issued a computer.
5. Talking is not tolerated.
Agenda for Friday, May 11, 2007
REVIEW OF INFORMATION FOR ALL CLASSES
1. All classes will meet in their regular classrooms.
2. All classes will be escorted to the Vantage Lab after attendance is taken.
3. Attendance will be taken again in the lab.
4. Periods 2 and 6 (Creative Writing) MUST have their scene rewrites ready to input into their computers. These must include setting, characters, dialogue, the reason they wish to change the scene, and the consequences of those changes they have made. That is, how will those changes affect the outcome of the entire story. ("Eragon")
5. Periods 3, 4, and 5 (Regular English) MUST have the rough drafts of their critiques of the film "Eragon" ready to input into their computers. They may model their critiques on the critiques of "The Invisible" which we have read, studied, discussed and annotated in class. Students are free to study other critiques from newspapers, periodicals, and the Internet. They may not copy critiques of "Eragon" they have read. I WILL KNOW.
6. Please check earlier blogs for information on the extra credit assignment on the election in France.
7. Dictation Test IX will be given on Monday.
1. All classes will meet in their regular classrooms.
2. All classes will be escorted to the Vantage Lab after attendance is taken.
3. Attendance will be taken again in the lab.
4. Periods 2 and 6 (Creative Writing) MUST have their scene rewrites ready to input into their computers. These must include setting, characters, dialogue, the reason they wish to change the scene, and the consequences of those changes they have made. That is, how will those changes affect the outcome of the entire story. ("Eragon")
5. Periods 3, 4, and 5 (Regular English) MUST have the rough drafts of their critiques of the film "Eragon" ready to input into their computers. They may model their critiques on the critiques of "The Invisible" which we have read, studied, discussed and annotated in class. Students are free to study other critiques from newspapers, periodicals, and the Internet. They may not copy critiques of "Eragon" they have read. I WILL KNOW.
6. Please check earlier blogs for information on the extra credit assignment on the election in France.
7. Dictation Test IX will be given on Monday.
Update for Today, May 10, 2007
NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS IN ALL CLASSES.
1. You will do you regular agendas for Today.
2. Creative Writing classes WILL have their scene rewrites of the film "Eragon" in hand when we go to the Vantage Lab Tomorrow. Remember to include setting and stage directions. (Periods 2 and 6)
3. Regular Classes of English, Periods 3,4,5, WILL have the rough drafts of their critiques of the film "Eragon" in hand when we go to the Vantage Lab Tomorrow.
1. You will do you regular agendas for Today.
2. Creative Writing classes WILL have their scene rewrites of the film "Eragon" in hand when we go to the Vantage Lab Tomorrow. Remember to include setting and stage directions. (Periods 2 and 6)
3. Regular Classes of English, Periods 3,4,5, WILL have the rough drafts of their critiques of the film "Eragon" in hand when we go to the Vantage Lab Tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Agendas for May 10, 2007
Periods 2 and 6
1. Dictation VIII
2. Dictation IX will be issued, discussed and annotated.
3. Students will continue to work on the rewrite of the scene they have chosen from the film "Eragon."
4. Students MUST have a rough draft of the setting, the dialogue and stage directions ready for Friday's Vantage Lab session.
5. Those students still owing essays from before the break must complete them in the Vantage system in order to psss the class.
Periods 3, 5, and 5
1. Dictation VIII
2. Students will continue to annotate the reviews (critiques) of "The Invisible" issued on May 9, 2007. These are to be used as guides for their work on "Eragon."
3. Students MUST have a rough draft of their review (critique) of "Eragon" ready for Friday's Vantage Lab session.
4. Those students still owing essays from before the break must complete them in the Vantage system in order to pass the class.
1. Dictation VIII
2. Dictation IX will be issued, discussed and annotated.
3. Students will continue to work on the rewrite of the scene they have chosen from the film "Eragon."
4. Students MUST have a rough draft of the setting, the dialogue and stage directions ready for Friday's Vantage Lab session.
5. Those students still owing essays from before the break must complete them in the Vantage system in order to psss the class.
Periods 3, 5, and 5
1. Dictation VIII
2. Students will continue to annotate the reviews (critiques) of "The Invisible" issued on May 9, 2007. These are to be used as guides for their work on "Eragon."
3. Students MUST have a rough draft of their review (critique) of "Eragon" ready for Friday's Vantage Lab session.
4. Those students still owing essays from before the break must complete them in the Vantage system in order to pass the class.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Agendas for 9 May 2007
All classes will have Dictation Test VII
All classes will read, discuss and annotate Review Dictation VIII
Periods 2 and 6 will,with the help of storyboards and my example which you copied from the white board yesterday, begin rewriting the scene from "Eragon" which you have chosen. Remember to set the scene, tell who is in it, give stage directions and the new dialogue that you wish the characters to say. Secondly, you must tell why you have chosen to change the scene. Lastly, you must explain the consequences to the whole story that your changes will produce.
You must complete this assignment by Friday in time to input it into the computer in the Vantage Lab.
Periods 3,4, and 5 will take Dictation Test VII and read, discuss and annotate Review Dictations VII, as stated above.
These classes will read, study, discuss and annotate two critiques on the film, "The Invisible." Students will then prepare a critique of "Eragon." A rough draft must be ready to use in the Vantage Lab on Friday
These classes will read, study, discuss, and annotate various news articles on the murders at Virginia Tech. This will be the next major assignment: Students will synthesize information from various sources to produce a report with citations and a work-cited page.
All classes will read, discuss and annotate Review Dictation VIII
Periods 2 and 6 will,with the help of storyboards and my example which you copied from the white board yesterday, begin rewriting the scene from "Eragon" which you have chosen. Remember to set the scene, tell who is in it, give stage directions and the new dialogue that you wish the characters to say. Secondly, you must tell why you have chosen to change the scene. Lastly, you must explain the consequences to the whole story that your changes will produce.
You must complete this assignment by Friday in time to input it into the computer in the Vantage Lab.
Periods 3,4, and 5 will take Dictation Test VII and read, discuss and annotate Review Dictations VII, as stated above.
These classes will read, study, discuss and annotate two critiques on the film, "The Invisible." Students will then prepare a critique of "Eragon." A rough draft must be ready to use in the Vantage Lab on Friday
These classes will read, study, discuss, and annotate various news articles on the murders at Virginia Tech. This will be the next major assignment: Students will synthesize information from various sources to produce a report with citations and a work-cited page.
Reminder for Vantage Lab for Friday
Message to all students:
All classes will meet in the assigned classroom on Friday
You will be escorted to Room 701 after attendance is taken.
Attendance will be taken again in the lab.
Please be on time.
You must have something in hand to input into your computer.
Periods 2 and 6 should have their rewritten scenes from Eragon ready.
Periods 3, 4, and 5 should have a rough draft of their critiques.
Any misbehavior will cause the loss of computer privileges in the Vantage Lab
All classes will meet in the assigned classroom on Friday
You will be escorted to Room 701 after attendance is taken.
Attendance will be taken again in the lab.
Please be on time.
You must have something in hand to input into your computer.
Periods 2 and 6 should have their rewritten scenes from Eragon ready.
Periods 3, 4, and 5 should have a rough draft of their critiques.
Any misbehavior will cause the loss of computer privileges in the Vantage Lab
Monday, May 7, 2007
Updates for Tuesday, May 8. 2007
Periods 2 and 6 (Creative Writing) Agenda
1. Dictations from Review Dictations VI.
2. Dictation Review VII will be issued, discussed and annotated.
3. By now, you should have selected the scene from "Eragon" which you wish to rewrite. You have the storyboards to help with this. I will be available to guide you in this.
4. Remember that you are to write why you wish to change the scene and what the consequence will be for the story as a whole owing to those changes. For example, if Brom were to live after his injury, how would this change the story?
5. On your own time you should be planning the poster that will illustrate something from the film.
Periods 3, 4, and 5 Agenda
1. Dictations from Review Dictations VI
2. Review Dictations VII will be issued, discussed and annotated.
3. Reviews (Critiques) on the film "The Invisibe" will be issued, discussed and annotated as preparation for the critiques which you are to write on "Eragon."
4. A graphic organizer will be issued as a further guide for your critique.
5. You are free to go to newspapers, periodicals and the Internet for further research. Please do not copy critiques from the Internet. I will know!!!
1. Dictations from Review Dictations VI.
2. Dictation Review VII will be issued, discussed and annotated.
3. By now, you should have selected the scene from "Eragon" which you wish to rewrite. You have the storyboards to help with this. I will be available to guide you in this.
4. Remember that you are to write why you wish to change the scene and what the consequence will be for the story as a whole owing to those changes. For example, if Brom were to live after his injury, how would this change the story?
5. On your own time you should be planning the poster that will illustrate something from the film.
Periods 3, 4, and 5 Agenda
1. Dictations from Review Dictations VI
2. Review Dictations VII will be issued, discussed and annotated.
3. Reviews (Critiques) on the film "The Invisibe" will be issued, discussed and annotated as preparation for the critiques which you are to write on "Eragon."
4. A graphic organizer will be issued as a further guide for your critique.
5. You are free to go to newspapers, periodicals and the Internet for further research. Please do not copy critiques from the Internet. I will know!!!
Extra Credit for all Classes
All students may earn extra credit by researching and creating a report on Sunday's election in France. For the first time in decades, France will have a president who likes the United States. Please write a one-page report on this election. I expect you to use at least four sources. You may use periodicals, newspapers, and the Internet. Your report should be a tightly-written complilation of the informations from your four sources. You may find suitable sources on the library page of the of our website.
Please write a work-cited page, as well. Use the system we use for essays.
Please write a work-cited page, as well. Use the system we use for essays.
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Further Information for the Week of May 7, 2007
Information for all classes:
Owing to the fact that our present dictations are reviews, you will not be doing rewrites for Fridays. Again, on Fridays, all classes will meet in the regular classroom. Attendance will be taken in the classroom. Students will then be escorted to Room 701, The Vantage Lab. For those wishing to receive a passing grade, all work owing from before the break must be completed before our new projects are begun. Many of you still owe essays that were not done.
Information for Periods 2 and 6 (Creative Writing)
1. Using the storybords I issued on Thursday (more are available on the table in the back of the room), you should be sketching the scene you wish to rewrite and creating the new dialogue between the characters whom you have chosen. I will help you with this assignment after we have done the dictation test, and discussed Review Dictations VI.
2. You will continue the dictation testing each day.
3. You will be asked to annotate each new Review sheet.
4. Owing to the fact that we are going to the Vantage Lab on Fridays, dictation recitations will now take place on Thursdays. You may choose two of the dictations you have studied during the week. Your recitation will be scored on degree of difficulty and quality of presentation. If I have not made myself clear--you are required to MEMORIZE these dictations. Failure to make the attempt will result in a zero for the assignment.
5. Starting this week, I will expect a "Who, What, Why, Where, When, (How)" poem on my desk each morning before class.
An example follows:
Who: Butterflies
When: This morning
Where: In my back garden
What: Whispering to flowers
Why: Because they can't keep secrets.
Information for Period 2 Tenth Grade English.
Owing to the difficulties (both academic and behavioral) you had with reciting the dictations on Friday, you will now be required to write two dictations of my choosing from memory. On Wednesdays, I will assign three you must MEMORIZE. Of these three, I will choose two for you to commit to your test paper. Any attempt at cheating will earn two zeros and a referral to Mrs. Campbell. Two such referrals will preclude your getting scholarships and recommendatios from Hollywood High School
Information for Tenth and Eleventh Grade English Periods 3, 4, 5
1. We will continue with the daily Review dictations.
2. You will receive Review Dictations VI on Monday.
3. As indicated earlier, you should, on your own time, be reading movie (film) reviews (critiques) in newspapers, periodicals, and on the Internet.
4. We will discuss and annotate some reviews (critiques) in class.
5. At this time, on your own time, you will begin studying news stories and analyses of the murders at Virginia Tech. From these and from the ones we annotate in class, you will derive and synthesize information to create an essay with an Introduction, Counter-claim, Defeat of Counter-claim, normal Body, and Conclusion. This essay will be typed (inputted) in the Vantage Lab on Fridays.
Information for Periods 3, and 5 Eleventh Grade English. (SEE ABOVE, as well)
Owing to the fact that we will spend Fridays in the Vantage Lab, dictation recitations will take place on Thursdays. Again, you may choose any two of the dictations you have studied during the week. Scoring will be based on degree of difficulty and quality of presentation.
Owing to the fact that our present dictations are reviews, you will not be doing rewrites for Fridays. Again, on Fridays, all classes will meet in the regular classroom. Attendance will be taken in the classroom. Students will then be escorted to Room 701, The Vantage Lab. For those wishing to receive a passing grade, all work owing from before the break must be completed before our new projects are begun. Many of you still owe essays that were not done.
Information for Periods 2 and 6 (Creative Writing)
1. Using the storybords I issued on Thursday (more are available on the table in the back of the room), you should be sketching the scene you wish to rewrite and creating the new dialogue between the characters whom you have chosen. I will help you with this assignment after we have done the dictation test, and discussed Review Dictations VI.
2. You will continue the dictation testing each day.
3. You will be asked to annotate each new Review sheet.
4. Owing to the fact that we are going to the Vantage Lab on Fridays, dictation recitations will now take place on Thursdays. You may choose two of the dictations you have studied during the week. Your recitation will be scored on degree of difficulty and quality of presentation. If I have not made myself clear--you are required to MEMORIZE these dictations. Failure to make the attempt will result in a zero for the assignment.
5. Starting this week, I will expect a "Who, What, Why, Where, When, (How)" poem on my desk each morning before class.
An example follows:
Who: Butterflies
When: This morning
Where: In my back garden
What: Whispering to flowers
Why: Because they can't keep secrets.
Information for Period 2 Tenth Grade English.
Owing to the difficulties (both academic and behavioral) you had with reciting the dictations on Friday, you will now be required to write two dictations of my choosing from memory. On Wednesdays, I will assign three you must MEMORIZE. Of these three, I will choose two for you to commit to your test paper. Any attempt at cheating will earn two zeros and a referral to Mrs. Campbell. Two such referrals will preclude your getting scholarships and recommendatios from Hollywood High School
Information for Tenth and Eleventh Grade English Periods 3, 4, 5
1. We will continue with the daily Review dictations.
2. You will receive Review Dictations VI on Monday.
3. As indicated earlier, you should, on your own time, be reading movie (film) reviews (critiques) in newspapers, periodicals, and on the Internet.
4. We will discuss and annotate some reviews (critiques) in class.
5. At this time, on your own time, you will begin studying news stories and analyses of the murders at Virginia Tech. From these and from the ones we annotate in class, you will derive and synthesize information to create an essay with an Introduction, Counter-claim, Defeat of Counter-claim, normal Body, and Conclusion. This essay will be typed (inputted) in the Vantage Lab on Fridays.
Information for Periods 3, and 5 Eleventh Grade English. (SEE ABOVE, as well)
Owing to the fact that we will spend Fridays in the Vantage Lab, dictation recitations will take place on Thursdays. Again, you may choose any two of the dictations you have studied during the week. Scoring will be based on degree of difficulty and quality of presentation.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
General Agendas for the Week of May 7, 2007
Periods 2 and 6 (Creative Writing Classes)
1. Students will continue with Dictation Reviews.
On Monday, Students will be tested on Review Sheet V
2. Review Sheet VI will be issued for Tuesday's dictations.
3. Students will do guided work on their scene rewrites of Eragon. We will finish viewing the film.
4. Students will begin planning the poster for the Eragon project.
5. On Fridays, students will meet in the classroom and after attendance is taken, will be escorted to the Vantage Lab to work on their scene rewrites.
Regular English Classes Periods 3,4,6
1. Students will write dictations from Review Sheet V on Monday
2. Dictation Review Sheet VI will be issued for Tuesday.
3. We will finish viewing the film Eragon.
4. Professional movie critiques will be discussed and annotated.
5. Students will do independent research on other movie critique on their own time so that they may produce their critiques of Eragon.
6. Students should begin independent Internet searches on the murders at Virgina Tech. Materials will be provided in class and will be discussed and annotated by students during class time. Students will produce an essay synthesized from these materials and their independent searches with the help of graphic organizers which will be provided.
7. On Fridays, students will meet in the class room and after attendance is taken, they will be escorted to the Vantage Lab.
8. Students owing papers from before the break must complete the assignment.
9. The critiques will be done in the Vantage Lab, as well.
1. Students will continue with Dictation Reviews.
On Monday, Students will be tested on Review Sheet V
2. Review Sheet VI will be issued for Tuesday's dictations.
3. Students will do guided work on their scene rewrites of Eragon. We will finish viewing the film.
4. Students will begin planning the poster for the Eragon project.
5. On Fridays, students will meet in the classroom and after attendance is taken, will be escorted to the Vantage Lab to work on their scene rewrites.
Regular English Classes Periods 3,4,6
1. Students will write dictations from Review Sheet V on Monday
2. Dictation Review Sheet VI will be issued for Tuesday.
3. We will finish viewing the film Eragon.
4. Professional movie critiques will be discussed and annotated.
5. Students will do independent research on other movie critique on their own time so that they may produce their critiques of Eragon.
6. Students should begin independent Internet searches on the murders at Virgina Tech. Materials will be provided in class and will be discussed and annotated by students during class time. Students will produce an essay synthesized from these materials and their independent searches with the help of graphic organizers which will be provided.
7. On Fridays, students will meet in the class room and after attendance is taken, they will be escorted to the Vantage Lab.
8. Students owing papers from before the break must complete the assignment.
9. The critiques will be done in the Vantage Lab, as well.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Agendas for May 3, 2007 Friday
Creative Writing Periods 2 and 6
1. Students will recite two memorized dictations in front of the class. Students may choose from the dictations we have studied this week. Recitations will be judged on degree of difficulty and quality of recitation.
2. Dictation sheet V will be passed out for Monday's dictations.
3. Students will continue to view the film Eragon.
4. For homework, students will continue working on the scene they are rewriting from the film.
5. Storybord graphic organizers are available on the table at the back of the room in Room 205 or from me in Room 229 (First Period, only)
Regular English Classes Periods 3, 4, and 5
1. Students will choose and recite two of this week's dictiations from memory at the front of the class. Recitations will be judged on degree of difficulty and quality of recitation.
2. Dictation Review sheet V will be passed out for Monday's dictations.
3. Students will continue to view the film Eragon.
4.Students will be required to find movie reviews in newspapers, periodicals and on the Internet as preparation for their critiques on Eragon. This will be done on the students' own time.
5. Students will analyze the critiques they have found.
6. Students will model their critiques on their research or a suitable graphic organizer.
7. On Monday, if time permits, students will begin annotating research on the murders at Virgina Tech.
8. The project on Virgina Tech will require students to annotate, study, select and synthesize information from three or four sources to produce an essay. This essay will require a counterclaim, a dismissal of the counterclaim, proper MLA citations and a work cited page.
9. I am still waiting for your Vantage essays that are still owing from before our vacation,
1. Students will recite two memorized dictations in front of the class. Students may choose from the dictations we have studied this week. Recitations will be judged on degree of difficulty and quality of recitation.
2. Dictation sheet V will be passed out for Monday's dictations.
3. Students will continue to view the film Eragon.
4. For homework, students will continue working on the scene they are rewriting from the film.
5. Storybord graphic organizers are available on the table at the back of the room in Room 205 or from me in Room 229 (First Period, only)
Regular English Classes Periods 3, 4, and 5
1. Students will choose and recite two of this week's dictiations from memory at the front of the class. Recitations will be judged on degree of difficulty and quality of recitation.
2. Dictation Review sheet V will be passed out for Monday's dictations.
3. Students will continue to view the film Eragon.
4.Students will be required to find movie reviews in newspapers, periodicals and on the Internet as preparation for their critiques on Eragon. This will be done on the students' own time.
5. Students will analyze the critiques they have found.
6. Students will model their critiques on their research or a suitable graphic organizer.
7. On Monday, if time permits, students will begin annotating research on the murders at Virgina Tech.
8. The project on Virgina Tech will require students to annotate, study, select and synthesize information from three or four sources to produce an essay. This essay will require a counterclaim, a dismissal of the counterclaim, proper MLA citations and a work cited page.
9. I am still waiting for your Vantage essays that are still owing from before our vacation,
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
This Week with Eragon
May 2, 2007
We will continue working with the film Eragon.
Periods 2 and 6 Creative Writing. Students will choose a scene to reconstruct. They will write dialogue in which two characters will speak dialogue different from the film. They, then, must explain why they have changed the scene and what the consequences will be for the entire story. The use of storyboards is recommended. The assignment must be completed by May 8, 2007. Dictation review sheets IV, V, and VI will be presented. Dictations will continue each day. On Friday, May 4, 2006, Students will be required to choose and recite two dictations of their choosing. Grades will be issued on the basis of degree of difficulty and quality of recitation. Next week, the students will work on posters related to their dialogues.
Periods 3, 4, and 5. Will continue with Eragon.
These students will learn to write critiques. Methods of analysis will be discussed. The term "criticism" will be explored. Students will be asked to seek movie or other show reviews in newspapers, periodicals and on the Internet. A critique on the film, Eragon will be collected on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Dictations will continue with Review sheets IV, V and VI. Students will be required to choose and recite two dictations of their choosing on Friday, May 4, 2007. Grades will be issued on the degree of difficulty and quality of recitation.
We will continue working with the film Eragon.
Periods 2 and 6 Creative Writing. Students will choose a scene to reconstruct. They will write dialogue in which two characters will speak dialogue different from the film. They, then, must explain why they have changed the scene and what the consequences will be for the entire story. The use of storyboards is recommended. The assignment must be completed by May 8, 2007. Dictation review sheets IV, V, and VI will be presented. Dictations will continue each day. On Friday, May 4, 2006, Students will be required to choose and recite two dictations of their choosing. Grades will be issued on the basis of degree of difficulty and quality of recitation. Next week, the students will work on posters related to their dialogues.
Periods 3, 4, and 5. Will continue with Eragon.
These students will learn to write critiques. Methods of analysis will be discussed. The term "criticism" will be explored. Students will be asked to seek movie or other show reviews in newspapers, periodicals and on the Internet. A critique on the film, Eragon will be collected on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. Dictations will continue with Review sheets IV, V and VI. Students will be required to choose and recite two dictations of their choosing on Friday, May 4, 2007. Grades will be issued on the degree of difficulty and quality of recitation.
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