Read to the end of chapter eleven in Jane Eyre.

Remember, the first SSR book is due on 10 February.
Come do a book talk during tutorial!!!

The notes from class today are below.

Read to the end of chapter eight in Jane Eyre.
Remember to act like Helen Burns--forebearance and nonviolence. DO NOT be a hothead like Jane Eyre (despite how much you may admire her tenacity and spunk).

Deanna--you were the only one absent--we worked through some different stacks of notes--come by and get them once you are ready....there are some important ideas that you missed.

And...don't forget--the first SSR book is due 10 February 2011.

Read to the end of chapter five in Jane Erye.
Yes...of course there will be a quiz.

In class on Thursday, we wrote an important essay--so Stephanie and Alexis and Sabrina--come and see me so that we can work soemthing out. I don't want you to miss these points. If you are really sick, you can always wait until next week--just come and see me, so we can make a plan.

Homework for Monday's class: read first two chapters of Jane Eyre.
Read in your SSR book. Next week we are going to start reading alot in Jane Eyre, so use this weekend to get your SSR book finished.

Hooray to Donovan and Kellie who have already finished TWO books!!!

Yes. There will be a reading quiz. I jave already written it in my head--it is shocking in its simplicity.

Read in your SSR book--it is due 10 February 2011--take advantage of this time to read!!!

Reread the last chapter of a Farewell to Arms a coupleof times. Be prepared for a test.

Read for 30 minutes in your SSR book--we will finish reading the book together on Thursday...don't miss class!!!!!! Lots will be discussed.

Aslo, expect a quiz--based on the content on the presentations in Tuesday's class.

Read to the bottom of page 305 in A Farewell to Arms.
Expect a quiz on these pages (285 to 305); expect exra credit questions from pages 1-285!!! :)
Perhaps you could recoup some points.....

See attached assignment sheet....everyone has a different assignment. This sheet was passed out in class on Wednesday.

Read to the end of book 4 in A Farewell to Arms.
Expect a a very thorough reading quiz on book two through book four when you return.

You will need to read at least three SSR books next semester, so you could also get a head start on that.....no point wasting time watching television or playing computers games when you could be getting ready for college!

Don't forget to read to the end of page 285 in A Farewell to Arms. I just finished writing the reading quiz which you will take first thing in class.

The quiz is 50 points with 20 points of extra credit. Make sure that you know who Aldo Bonello, Bartolomeo Aymo, and Luigi Piani are. And most significantly, make sure you pay attention to the differences between each. Don't decide that they are identical Italian soldiers (that was a pretty, big, fat HINT). :)

Also, I have attached a file of images which may help you....we will look at them together in class.

Our exam is Thursday morning--you are expected to read to the end of chapter twenty (page 132) in A Farewell to Arms in order to be prepared for the exam.

Last day to do a book talk on book #3 (or book #2 !!!!!) is Friday, 10 December 2010.
The book test for book #3 will be on Monday, 13 December 2010.

For class on Monday, please read to the end of chapter fifteen (page 100) in A Farewell to Arms.
Expect a reading quiz.

Last day to do a book talk on book #3 (or book #2 !!!!!) is Friday, 10 December 2010.
The book test for book #3 will be on Monday, 13 December 2010.

For class on Thursday, please read to the end of chapter eight (page 45) in A Farewell to Arms.
Expect a reading quiz.

In class students took a True/False assessment of Night. If you missed class, you had bettermake it up--quick or you risk receving a zero.

Please complete the attached notes on Night.

Tuesday from 2:45 until 4:30 I will be in my room waiting to do book talks with you!
Come on by!!!!

This Saturday----Saturday Scholars--a regular points-a-paloooza......!!!!

Period One: rewrite of "Flames and Sparks" due Wednesday.
Perido Five: rewrite of "Flames and Sparks" due Friday.

You must read all of Night by Eilie Wiesel by 11/29/10.
There will be an assessment pn Night in class on 29 November 2010.

See attached assignment sheet.
This work must be typed.

Typed final draft for submission of assigned evdience work on the "wasteland" passage.
See below.
The work should be at least 400 plus words....

Read chapter ten in All Quiet on the Western Front. See notes below.
Start reading your SSR book #3.

Read to the end of chapter nine in All Quiet.
Your 2nd SSR book should have been finished "like Yesterday!!!".

Read to the top of page 216 in All Quiet.
Prepare notes for a Socratic Seminar on Wednesday--the Socratic Seminar will focus on chapters seven and eight and nine as far as 216. If you do not speak during Socratic Seminar, you will earn a zero.

See below for electronic copies of the notes.

Your second outside reading book is due on Friday, 5 November 2010.

Rewrite the writing practice response (see below for another copy).
Make sure you have read to the end of chapter seven in All Quiet (see below for notes for chapter seven).

Finish reading all of chapter six in All Quiet on the Western Front.

In class we worked on metaphors and academic language to discuss them.
We read to the end of chapter five.
For homework, please complete the chapter five notes. See below for an electronic copy.

For homework:

1. read to the middle of page 91 in All Quiet.
2. complete passage #7 and the other one you received which is highlighted--two passages total in the All Quiet chap four notes (see below)
3. read in your SSR book--it is due soon!

Also: don't forget, Saturday Scholars this Saturday!!! 23 October 2010

Read to the bottom of page 64 in All Quiet.
Be prepared for a quiz.

In class today, we checked out Aall Quiet on the Western Front from the library.
We read in class and took notes.
For homework, students needs to read to the tip-top of page 27. Expect a reading quiz on pages 1-27....memorize the characters especially.

Student will write an in-class response to the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" that was discussed in class during Socratic Seminar on Wednesday.

If you missed class on Wednesday (J. Lira on a field trip to the Old Globe!)--you will need to turn in a typed page (double-spaced) that begins with "If I had been in the Socratic Seminar, I would have said....." then write about what you would have said for a page. You need to include textual references if you want full credit. This work is due on Friday, 8 October 2010.


If there is any additional time, we will begin to discuss background information about World War I and watch a few clips from documentaries.

In class on Monday, 4 October, students recieved a poem titled "Dulce et Decorum Est"
Students were told that for class on Wednesday they needed to annotate the poem THOROUGHLY and take one page of Cornell notes (without summary/reflection --yet! ) on the topic in the upper right-hand corner of the poem they received (there are four different topics: diction, narrative, punctuation, imagery).

In class on Wednesday this work will be checked for completion, and then there will be a Socratic Seminar on the poem.

If you miss class on Wednesday (J. Lira on a field trip to the Old Globe!)--you will need to turn in a typed page (double-spaced) that begins with If I had been in the Socratic Seminar, I would have said.....then write about what you would have said for a page. You need to include textual references if you want full credit. This work is due on Friday, 8 October 2010.

The final draft of Writing About Evidence Part II is due at the beginning of class.
See below for a copy of the rubric that was passed out in class.

Homework: Second Rough Draft of Writing About Evidence Part II
For class on Tuesday, you brought in a typed page in which you discussed your evidence. Now you need to shape, develop and refine your claim. We began to work on this second step in class (On Tuesday).

For Thursday, you will need to....provide a typed draft in which you
1. begin with the evdience typed out like a specimen for us to consider
2. follow this "chunk" with a separate line in which you type out your proposed claim
3. leave a space, and then provide at least half a page (200 plus words) of claim discussion--no evdience discussion--only claim discussion (push yourself to truly discuss, explain, and develop your claim)

This work will receive completion credit in the Tests/Essays postion of your grade (45%).

A typed final draft of the "Writing About a Piece of Evidence" assignment is due at the begnning of class today.
This work will have a strong impact on the grade.

See below for an extra credit assignment.

In class on Monday, 20 September 2010, students were given their grade reports for the first progress period which ended on 17 September 2010. See below for an extra credit assignment.

The book tests which they took on their first SSR book (if they had not done a book talk) on 16 September 2010 were also returned.

I checked all their new SSR books to make sure that they were "okay" and were in the canon.

In class we finished the model response to a piece of evidence which we had begun on Tuesday, 15 September 2010 the previous week. (See attached)

For homework, students need to type up a complete rough draft of "Writing about a Piece of Evidence in Lord othe Flies" (see attached file for a copy).
This work will recieve a completion grade which will go into the test/essay portion of the grade.

Students were also given a rubric which will be used for the final draft due on Friday.

In class on Friday, we turned in the final draft of Writing About Evidence in Lord of the Flies Part I.
This weekend, you will start working on Part II.

We wrote a model together.
Then you wrote a long paragraph using my claim and choosing one of two pieces of evidence.
This time you are doing the entire thing "independently."

On Tuesday you must bring in a whole TYPED page in which you-- discuss the context, provide a restatement, discuss the connotations of the keyword, and address the significance of a single piece of evidence.
This work is a rough draft for which you will recieve completion points.

In class today, we took a reading quiz on chapter eleven of Lord of the Flies.
We also spent a good chunk of time work intensely on writing about evidence. There were many handouts. (See below.)
We will finish writing the model together in class on Monday.

For homework, finish Lord of the Flies.
There will be a reading quiz. Look over the chapter twelve notes you received to help make sure that you understand the chapter and what is significant.

Finally, your book test is Thursday in class. Remember to bring your book. You will be allowed to use it on the test.

In class on Friday, 10 September 2010, we had Socratic Seminar on chapters 6-9.
For homework, you need to read chapter eleven.
We will be finishing the book by Thursday next week.
Also, remember, your outside reading book is due Thursday, 16 September 2010.
The last day to do a book talk is Wednesday, 15 September 2010.

In class today, Wednesday, 8 September 2010, the Summer Reading papers got passed back. We spent a big chunk of the period taking notes on common mistakes and issues in our writing. See attached electronic document below.

I checked the notes for chapters 6-9 and put that in my gradebook.

For Friday, read chapter ten in The Lord of the Flies.
You may want to check out the notes below to help you focus your reading.

We will FINALLY have a full on Socratic Seminar on Friday.
We will have a reading quiz, on chapter ten, Socratic Seminar, and then SSR if there is time.

Read to the end of chapter nine in Lord of the Flies.

Prepare the notes for Socratic Seminar--see attached if you misplaced your copy.
I expect that these sheets will be filled with copious comments...you may not be able to discover the significance of each passage but you should be able to:

1. identify the context (what is going on at this moment in the text?)
2. understand the meaning (can you restate this passage in your own words? can you explain what you believe the author means? have you looked up any words you don't know--words that seem important to understanding the meaning?
3. identify the key word or phrase (can you explain why a certain word or phrase seems most important in this passage?)

In class today we had a reading quiz on chapters 4 and 5 in Lord of the Flies.
We worked on notes from chapters 4 and 5 in Lord of the Flies.
See below for a copy of the notes.

For homework read chapters six and seven.
In class on Wednesday, we will read more.....and then on Friday, we will have a Socratic Seminar on chapters six, seven, eight, and nine...at least, that's the plan...

Homework on Wednesday, will be some reading and a lot of preparing of significant passages. Your performance in Socratic Seminar will be graded, so don't plan on talking off the top of your head: you will need to come PREPARED.

In class on Thursday, there was a reading quiz. Make sure you come by before class on Monday to make up this quiz.

In class we worked in "jig-saw groups" on passages from LOTF chapters two and three. See below for an electronic copy of these notes.

Homework:
Read chapters four and five in Lord of the Flies.
Expect a reading quiz.
And of course: reading in your outside reading book, Austinea Felion is almost done with hers! Good work! Anyone else?

1st SSR Book is due on 16 September 2010.

Complete the Summer Reading Assignment.
Remember, if you did not "do" summer reading, you will use Marquez's "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings."

Both the short story and the assignment (the correct one! -- I double-checked) are attached below.

If you need feedback, bring your specific questions to tutorial on Monday.

1. Read to the bottom of page 25 in Lord of the Flies.
2. Prepare a page of note for the Summer Reading Assignment --take a careful look at the prompt you recieived.