Film Lit:
Finish 1408 and view alternate endings (brief discussion of King's collaboration with directors)
ALH:
1) ch. 4 quiz
2) presentations
3) read Huck Finn ch. 5-7 for tomorrow
Am. Lit:
Read Huck Finn ch. 5-7 and answer questions for tomorrow
Valhalla:
see yesterday's post!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday, March 23
Film Lit.:
Continue 1408 (through waking up in hospital)
ALH:
Presentations
HW - read ch. 4 (introduction to Jim); assignment resubmissions (Tone/Mood and Analogy/Imagery chart) due by Friday
Am. Lit.:
1. Warm-up - journal - summarize ch. 1 (and discuss)
2. Read ch. 4 and answer guided reading questions for tomorrow
Valhalla:
See an editor, a friend, or Mrs. Adwers if you have any free time. There are a lot of little jobs to do... How can you help? This is IT! The last week to finish all spreads. Everything must be completed for review and submission by Friday.
Continue 1408 (through waking up in hospital)
ALH:
Presentations
HW - read ch. 4 (introduction to Jim); assignment resubmissions (Tone/Mood and Analogy/Imagery chart) due by Friday
Am. Lit.:
1. Warm-up - journal - summarize ch. 1 (and discuss)
2. Read ch. 4 and answer guided reading questions for tomorrow
Valhalla:
See an editor, a friend, or Mrs. Adwers if you have any free time. There are a lot of little jobs to do... How can you help? This is IT! The last week to finish all spreads. Everything must be completed for review and submission by Friday.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Friday, March 20
Film Lit.:
Begin 1408 - viewed first 39 minutes
ALH:
Work day with book clubs
Am. Lit.:
1) PMI your week (warm-up/discussion)
2) Chapter 1 analysis: Huck's actions and observations (handout)
Valhalla:
Progress check day - last week is IT!! The LAST CHANCE we have to get everything FINISHED! Then the book goes to print, and we're through with 2009! Get as much as you can done over the weekend, and if you have time to help, call an editor!
Begin 1408 - viewed first 39 minutes
ALH:
Work day with book clubs
Am. Lit.:
1) PMI your week (warm-up/discussion)
2) Chapter 1 analysis: Huck's actions and observations (handout)
Valhalla:
Progress check day - last week is IT!! The LAST CHANCE we have to get everything FINISHED! Then the book goes to print, and we're through with 2009! Get as much as you can done over the weekend, and if you have time to help, call an editor!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Thursday, March 19
Film Lit.:
Finish reading "1408" and answering comprehension questions (due tomorrow beginning of hour).
ALH:
1) vocab quiz
2) Huck Finn - intro & ch. 1 (handout) - due tomorrow
Am. Lit.:
1) vocab quiz
2) received list 8 (practice due Monday)
3) Huck Finn - ch. 1 handout with questions (due tomorrow)
Valhalla:
Progress checks tomorrow! Be ready!
Finish reading "1408" and answering comprehension questions (due tomorrow beginning of hour).
ALH:
1) vocab quiz
2) Huck Finn - intro & ch. 1 (handout) - due tomorrow
Am. Lit.:
1) vocab quiz
2) received list 8 (practice due Monday)
3) Huck Finn - ch. 1 handout with questions (due tomorrow)
Valhalla:
Progress checks tomorrow! Be ready!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Wednesday, March 18
Film Lit:
Continue "1408." You will have today and tomorrow in class to read. Reading must be complete and study guide questions submitted beginning of the hour Friday, March 20.
ALH:
1) Finish Born to Trouble
2) Satire and Parody lesson (handout)
3) Satire analysis - 3 articles (wealthy teen, airport screeners, sled dog) - due tomorrow
HW - comlete satire analysis; vocab quiz tomorrow; novel projects due Monday
Am Lit:
1) Finish Born to Trouble
2) Satire and Parody lesson (handout)
3) Satire analysis (wars in easier-to-find countries) - due tomorrow
HW - comlete satire analysis; vocab quiz tomorrow
Valhalla:
Progress checks were today, and you did well! Keep up the good work! If you were absent or have follow-ups, be sure to check in tomorrow for full credit. See your folder for your next progress check date (most are 3/20). Deadline's almost here - you're almost finished! :)
Continue "1408." You will have today and tomorrow in class to read. Reading must be complete and study guide questions submitted beginning of the hour Friday, March 20.
ALH:
1) Finish Born to Trouble
2) Satire and Parody lesson (handout)
3) Satire analysis - 3 articles (wealthy teen, airport screeners, sled dog) - due tomorrow
HW - comlete satire analysis; vocab quiz tomorrow; novel projects due Monday
Am Lit:
1) Finish Born to Trouble
2) Satire and Parody lesson (handout)
3) Satire analysis (wars in easier-to-find countries) - due tomorrow
HW - comlete satire analysis; vocab quiz tomorrow
Valhalla:
Progress checks were today, and you did well! Keep up the good work! If you were absent or have follow-ups, be sure to check in tomorrow for full credit. See your folder for your next progress check date (most are 3/20). Deadline's almost here - you're almost finished! :)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Tuesday, March 17
Film Lit:
Begin reading Stephen King's "1408" - read ch. 1 and take notes (handout with focus areas given)
ALH:
1) vocab sentences and discussion
2) continue Born to Trouble
HW - mood/tone review worksheet; vocab quiz Thursday; continue novel projects (due Monday)
Am Lit:
1) vocab practice returned; corrections due Thursday
2) continue Born to Trouble
HW - mood/tone review worksheet; vocab quiz Thursday
Valhalla:
Progress checks tomorrow - deadline less than two weeks away!
Begin reading Stephen King's "1408" - read ch. 1 and take notes (handout with focus areas given)
ALH:
1) vocab sentences and discussion
2) continue Born to Trouble
HW - mood/tone review worksheet; vocab quiz Thursday; continue novel projects (due Monday)
Am Lit:
1) vocab practice returned; corrections due Thursday
2) continue Born to Trouble
HW - mood/tone review worksheet; vocab quiz Thursday
Valhalla:
Progress checks tomorrow - deadline less than two weeks away!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 16
Film Lit:
Finish Citizen Kane quiz (due end of hour)
ALH:
Continue Born to Trouble and take notes
Am Lit:
Continue Born to Trouble and take notes
Valhalla:
Progress reports tomorrow and Wed.! Final DL less than two weeks away!
Finish Citizen Kane quiz (due end of hour)
ALH:
Continue Born to Trouble and take notes
Am Lit:
Continue Born to Trouble and take notes
Valhalla:
Progress reports tomorrow and Wed.! Final DL less than two weeks away!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Friday, March 13
Film Lit:
1) finish Citizen Kane
2) begin questions
ALH:
1) vocab sentences (6)
2) begin Born to Trouble (view first segment and respond in journal)
HW: novel projects due 3/23
Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz 6
2) receive vocab practice (due Mon)
HW: (see yesterday's post - due Monday); read peer reviews at www.turnitin.com, revise your essay, and resubmit it by Wednesday, 3/18
Valhalla:
Final deadline work - progress checks for grade 3/16 & 3/18
1) finish Citizen Kane
2) begin questions
ALH:
1) vocab sentences (6)
2) begin Born to Trouble (view first segment and respond in journal)
HW: novel projects due 3/23
Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz 6
2) receive vocab practice (due Mon)
HW: (see yesterday's post - due Monday); read peer reviews at www.turnitin.com, revise your essay, and resubmit it by Wednesday, 3/18
Valhalla:
Final deadline work - progress checks for grade 3/16 & 3/18
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Tues. through Thurs., March 10-12
Film Lit:
No viewing Wed. or Thurs. If you are a senior, bring something productive to do (homework, studying, a book or magazine to read silently, etc.). Juniors, enjoy your hard earned afternoon off! We will view - and most likely finish - Citizen Kane on Friday and take the quiz Monday.
ALH:
1. Jumping Frog quiz (open-note)
2. Read pgs. 998-1015 (excerpts from Life on the Mississippi) and complete analogy/imagery chart (6 of each); continue reading novel and doing projects
Am Lit:
Read pgs. 669-675; Complete charts and answer #1-4 and Comprehension Check on pg. 675
Valhalla:
Keep up with final deadline tasks! I will be checking your progress every two days. Be sure you're getting signatures when you complete tasks.
No viewing Wed. or Thurs. If you are a senior, bring something productive to do (homework, studying, a book or magazine to read silently, etc.). Juniors, enjoy your hard earned afternoon off! We will view - and most likely finish - Citizen Kane on Friday and take the quiz Monday.
ALH:
1. Jumping Frog quiz (open-note)
2. Read pgs. 998-1015 (excerpts from Life on the Mississippi) and complete analogy/imagery chart (6 of each); continue reading novel and doing projects
Am Lit:
Read pgs. 669-675; Complete charts and answer #1-4 and Comprehension Check on pg. 675
Valhalla:
Keep up with final deadline tasks! I will be checking your progress every two days. Be sure you're getting signatures when you complete tasks.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Mon., March 9
Film Lit:
Continue Citizen Kane
ALH:
1. Vocab list 12
2. Discuss article (focus: style)
HW - read novel; Read and annotate introduction to regionalism (handout) and pg. 990-996 (Intro to Twain and Jumping Frog) and complete two charts (all due Wed.)
Am Lit:
1. Hand in vocab practice and article homework
2. Read pgs. 632-634 and 654-657 and take notes
HW - read pgs. 679-684; complete charts and answer #1-7 and comprehension check on pg. 658 (all due Thursday)
Continue Citizen Kane
ALH:
1. Vocab list 12
2. Discuss article (focus: style)
HW - read novel; Read and annotate introduction to regionalism (handout) and pg. 990-996 (Intro to Twain and Jumping Frog) and complete two charts (all due Wed.)
Am Lit:
1. Hand in vocab practice and article homework
2. Read pgs. 632-634 and 654-657 and take notes
HW - read pgs. 679-684; complete charts and answer #1-7 and comprehension check on pg. 658 (all due Thursday)
Friday, March 6, 2009
Fri., March 6
Film Lit:
Continue Citizen Kane
ALH:
In-Class Essay Evaluation (ICEE)
HW - read and annotate "Bleeping" editorial; read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
Lab - peer reviews
HW - read and annotate "Bleeping" editorial
Continue Citizen Kane
ALH:
In-Class Essay Evaluation (ICEE)
HW - read and annotate "Bleeping" editorial; read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
Lab - peer reviews
HW - read and annotate "Bleeping" editorial
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Thurs., March 5
Film Lit:
Finish The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Intro. to Citizen Kane (handout); View beginning of film and discuss analysis of guardianship transfer scene
ALH:
1. Vocab Quiz
2. Equiano vs. Douglass chart
3. book club assignment
HW - read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
1. Vocab Quiz
2. Lab - peer reviews
Finish The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Intro. to Citizen Kane (handout); View beginning of film and discuss analysis of guardianship transfer scene
ALH:
1. Vocab Quiz
2. Equiano vs. Douglass chart
3. book club assignment
HW - read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
1. Vocab Quiz
2. Lab - peer reviews
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wed., March 4
Film Lit:
Continue The Battle Over Citizen Kane (see Friday's post about notes)
HW - read peer reviews and resubmit essay (see Monday's post for details)
ALH:
1. Quiz over Frederick Douglass
2. Vocabulary sentences - write and discuss
HW - read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
1. Quiz over Frederick Douglass
2. Lab - peer reviews
Continue The Battle Over Citizen Kane (see Friday's post about notes)
HW - read peer reviews and resubmit essay (see Monday's post for details)
ALH:
1. Quiz over Frederick Douglass
2. Vocabulary sentences - write and discuss
HW - read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
1. Quiz over Frederick Douglass
2. Lab - peer reviews
Monday, March 2, 2009
Tuesday, March 3
Film Lit:
Continue The Battle Over Citizen Kane (see Friday's post about notes)
HW - read peer reviews and resubmit essay (see yesterday's post for details)
ALH:
Read pgs. 834-846 (Frederick Douglass) and annotate for style (see last week's handout regarding four elements of style annotation. There will be a quiz tomorrow.
HW - read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
1. hand in vocab homework
2. read pgs. 562-570
3. do #1-8 on pg. 571
*There will be a quiz tomorrow.
Continue The Battle Over Citizen Kane (see Friday's post about notes)
HW - read peer reviews and resubmit essay (see yesterday's post for details)
ALH:
Read pgs. 834-846 (Frederick Douglass) and annotate for style (see last week's handout regarding four elements of style annotation. There will be a quiz tomorrow.
HW - read novel, revise essay (final copy must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. Friday)
Am Lit:
1. hand in vocab homework
2. read pgs. 562-570
3. do #1-8 on pg. 571
*There will be a quiz tomorrow.
Monday, March 2
Film Lit:
1. Read peer reviews online at www.turnitin.com. To do this, look to the right of your Godfather essay assignment. You should see a number under "Reviews." Click on that number to access your reviews.
2. After reading your reviews, revise your essay and submit it to "Revision 1." These submissions are the ones I will grade. Your final copy is due by 11:59 p.m. on Wed., March 4.
ALH:
Read "Out of Africa?" (handout) and answer the five questions that follow.
HW - read and annotate novel (must complete by March 13); read reviews, revise essay, and resubmit online by Friday, March 6
Am Lit:
Read "Out of Africa?" (handout) and answer the five questions that follow.
1. Read peer reviews online at www.turnitin.com. To do this, look to the right of your Godfather essay assignment. You should see a number under "Reviews." Click on that number to access your reviews.
2. After reading your reviews, revise your essay and submit it to "Revision 1." These submissions are the ones I will grade. Your final copy is due by 11:59 p.m. on Wed., March 4.
ALH:
Read "Out of Africa?" (handout) and answer the five questions that follow.
HW - read and annotate novel (must complete by March 13); read reviews, revise essay, and resubmit online by Friday, March 6
Am Lit:
Read "Out of Africa?" (handout) and answer the five questions that follow.
Friday, Feb. 27
Film Lit:
Begin The Battle Over Citizen Kane (documentary, PBS 1999). Notes are optional, but there will be an open-note quiz after we view Citizen Kane, and any material from the documentary is fair game, so thorough notes will be beneficial to you.
ALH:
Wired editorial (how Guitar Hero and Rock Band can save the music industry)
HW - read and annotate novel (must complete by March 13); read reviews, revise essay, and resubmit online by Friday, March 6
Am Lit:
Wired editorial (how Guitar Hero and Rock Band can save the music industry)
HW - read pg. 558-560 (Civil War era introduction) and take open-book quiz (due Mon.)
Begin The Battle Over Citizen Kane (documentary, PBS 1999). Notes are optional, but there will be an open-note quiz after we view Citizen Kane, and any material from the documentary is fair game, so thorough notes will be beneficial to you.
ALH:
Wired editorial (how Guitar Hero and Rock Band can save the music industry)
HW - read and annotate novel (must complete by March 13); read reviews, revise essay, and resubmit online by Friday, March 6
Am Lit:
Wired editorial (how Guitar Hero and Rock Band can save the music industry)
HW - read pg. 558-560 (Civil War era introduction) and take open-book quiz (due Mon.)
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