Mrs. Adwers' Classes

Friday, May 8

2009-05-06T13:42:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Alfred Hitchcock

ALH:
Presentations!

Am Lit:
Presentations!

Valhalla:
Photoshop lesson 3 quiz (hands-on photo mods)

Thursday, May 7

2009-05-06T13:40:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Introduction to Alfred Hitchcock (notes)

ALH:
Social classes discussion and discussion of classes here at school

Am Lit:
1. Vocab quiz
2. Discussion of classes here at school

Valhalla:
Photoshop lesson 3 (quiz tomorrow)

Wednesday, May 6

2009-05-06T13:31:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:

Life is Beautiful responses (choose 3 of 6)

ALH:

1. Receive vocab list 15 (quiz Thursday, May 14)

2. Final test over independent novel (The Awakening or Their Eyes Were Watching God)

HW: Read introduction material (Ruby Payne & social classes) and be prepared for tomorrow's discussion - What are the rules of the social classes at North?
NOTE: Group presentations begin Friday, May 8!

Am Lit:

1. Introduction to social classes and Ruby Payne

2. What are defining factors of the three main social classes: poverty, middle class, and wealth?

3. Quickwrites in journal: Is it possible to move from one social class to another? Does moving from one social class to another change a person?

NOTE: Group presentations begin Friday, May 8!

Valhalla:

1. Headlines, articles, sidebars due today

2. Begin Photoshop lesson 3 (quiz Friday)

Tuesday, May 5

2009-05-05T15:05:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
Finish Life is Beautiful

ALH:
Lab time for group research project - presentations begin Friday, May 8

Am Lit:
Lab time for group research project - presentations begin Friday, May 8

Valhalla:
1. Design portion of critique (CSPA) - due end of hour
2. CSPA Critique revisions (in your mailbox) due Friday, May 8

Monday, May 4

2009-05-04T15:05:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue Life is Beautiful (End of hour: What heroic qualities is Guido beginning to express?)

ALH:
Lab time for group research project - presentations begin Friday, May 8

Am Lit:
Lab time for group research project - presentations begin Friday, May 8

Valhalla:
Work with groups on theme projects

Friday, April 24

2009-04-24T15:28:00.003-04:00

Film Lit:
Finish The Usual Suspects and begin essay (due to www.turnitin.com no later than 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, April 29)
HW - Final project proposals due Monday!

ALH:
1. 8 vocabulary sentences
2. book clubs: discuss characters and make chart; check annotations
HW - Continue reading

Am Lit:
Read "Richard Cory" and "Miniver Cheevy" in textbook and complete the following:
-chart for each as demonstrated on pg. 830
-pg. 831 #1-5
-pg. 833 #2-8 and comprehension check

Valhalla:
1. Photoshop Lesson 1 Quiz
2. Begin Photoshop Lesson 2
3. Received details about the remaining assignments for the year - keep up with that. First batch (2 headlines, 1 article, 1 alt copy) due Wednesday!

Thursday, April 23

2009-04-22T14:43:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Usual Suspects
HOMEWORK: final project proposal due Monday, April 27 (Final project is worth 50% of final exam grade. No projects will be accepted without an approved proposal. All proposals and changes must be approved no later than May 13. No exceptions.)

ALH:
Continue reading independent novels; first book group meeting tomorrow, beginning of hour - bring annotations and discussion ideas

Am Lit:
1. Vocabulary Quiz 11
2. Receive List 12 and Practice (3 parts this week - analogies, sentence completion, and writing exercise - all due Monday)

Valhalla:
Photoshop Lesson 1 - learning the workspace (quiz tomorrow!)

Wednesday, April 22

2009-04-22T14:41:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Usual Suspects
HOMEWORK: final project proposal due Monday, April 27 (Final project is worth 50% of final exam grade. No projects will be accepted without an approved proposal. All proposals and changes must be approved no later than May 13. No exceptions.)

ALH:
Continue reading/annotating independent novel (The Awakening or Their Eyes Were Watching God)

Am Lit:
1. Quickwrite - Where I Live
2. Spider diagram
3. Poem - one of two formats/perspectives: either that of "Lucinda Matlock" or of "Chicago"
All work for both poems should be submitted with original draft tomorrow, draft on top.

Valhalla:
Photoshop Lesson 1 - learning the workspace (quiz Friday!)

Tuesday, April 21

2009-04-22T14:34:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Intro to and begin The Usual Suspects (view first 20 minutes)
HOMEWORK: final project proposal due Monday, April 27 (Final project is worth 50% of final exam grade. No projects will be accepted without an approved proposal. All proposals and changes must be approved no later than May 13. No exceptions.)

ALH:
Intro to novel groups - timeline and assignments; first group meeting Friday

Am Lit:
Edgar Lee Masters' "Lucinda Matlock" - spider diagram and #1-4 following poem

Valhalla:
Photoshop Lesson 1 - learning the workspace (quiz Friday!)

Monday, April 20

2009-04-22T14:31:00.004-04:00

Film Lit:
Brick as film noir chart

ALH:
practice AP prompt - ICEE chart only (Anne Bradstreet's "An Author to Her Book")

Am Lit:
Carl Sandburg's "Chicago" - spider diagram, #1-8, comprehension check, and literary analysis (tone)

Tuesday, March 24

2009-03-24T15:57:00.002-04:00

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!

Monday, March 23

2009-03-23T15:40:00.003-04:00

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.

Friday, March 20

2009-03-20T15:06:00.002-04:00

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!

Thursday, March 19

2009-03-19T15:04:00.000-04:00

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!

Wednesday, March 18

2009-03-18T09:37:00.003-04:00

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! :)

Tuesday, March 17

2009-03-17T15:05:00.000-04:00

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!

Monday, March 16

2009-03-16T15:00:00.000-04:00

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!

Friday, March 13

2009-03-13T14:39:00.002-04:00

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

Tues. through Thurs., March 10-12

2009-03-10T10:00:00.002-04:00

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.

Mon., March 9

2009-03-09T10:54:00.004-04:00

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)

Fri., March 6

2009-03-06T15:05:00.000-05:00

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

Thurs., March 5

2009-03-05T15:05:00.000-05:00

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

Wed., March 4

2009-03-04T15:05:00.000-05:00

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

Tuesday, March 3

2009-03-02T15:32:00.000-05:00

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.

Monday, March 2

2009-03-02T15:28:00.001-05:00

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.

Friday, Feb. 27

2009-03-02T15:22:00.002-05:00

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.)

Thursday, Feb. 26

2009-02-26T15:42:00.002-05:00

Film Lit.:
Finish Chicago and begin responses (choose 2 of 8)
HW - finish peer responses online (www.turnitin.com) by 11:59 p.m. tonight

ALH:
Read and annotate pg 214-222 (Olaudah Equiano's narrative); annotation focus is style (received handout in class) - diction, syntax, figurative language, treatment of subject matter (objective/subjective)

Am Lit:
1) Vocab quiz 4
2) received list 5 and practice (due Monday)
3) Read pgs. 93-97 (Olaudah Equiano's narrative)
4) complete pg. 98: Comprehension Check, #1-8, and BOTH parts of Literary Analysis

Valhalla:
Deadline week! Contact Leah, Lauren Gilezan, Caitlin, Olivia, or Raquel for tasks that need to be completed.

Wednesday, Feb. 25

2009-02-25T15:00:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish peer reviews online (http://www.turnitin.com/) - due 11:59 p.m. tomorrow (no lab time tomorrow; we'll finish Chicago)

ALH:
Peer reviews online (http://www.turnitin.com/); bring your textbooks tomorrow (anthologies)

Am Lit:
Finish typing essay
Create account at http://www.turnitin.com/
Upload essay by 11:59 p.m. tomorrow
Vocab quiz tomorrow!

Valhalla:
Deadline week! See Leah, Olivia, Raquel, Lauren G., or Caitlin for things to do!

Tuesday, Feb. 24

2009-02-24T10:05:00.004-05:00

Film Lit:
Begin peer reviews on http://www.turnitin.com/ (due 11:59 p.m. Wed. night)

ALH:
1. Gothic essay draft due; revise, type, and upload to http://www.turnitin.com/ (due 11:59 p.m. tonight for peer revisions to begin tomorrow)
2. Book approval must be done today; post your author and title to discussion board; begin reading and annotating

Am Lit:
1. Finish reverse outline of essay to find gaps
2. Revise, type, and upload to http://www.turnitin.com/ (due 11:59 p.m. Wed. night)

Valhalla:
Deadline week! See Leah, Olivia, Lauren Gilezan, or Raquel to help. It's our biggest deadline, and there is plenty to do!

Monday, Feb. 23

2009-02-23T14:56:00.001-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue "Chicago" (notes and third response (victims) at end of hour)

ALH:
Introduction to independent novel assignment (handout and lecture by Mrs. Villegas and Mrs. Adwers) HW - have your novel approved by tomorrow and start reading/annotating; rough draft of essay due tomorrow

Am Lit:
Reverse outline con-pro-pro essays (open campus lunch)
HW - bring text to class tomorrow

Valhalla:
Deadline #3 this week!!! If all of your work is done, see Leah and Olivia for odd jobs that need to be taken care of ASAP. Thanks!

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009

2009-02-11T11:51:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish Godfather response - due to http://www.turnitin.com/ by 11:59 p.m. tonight (10% off for each day late). If you took your notebook home to work on your essay, remember to bring it back to class tomorrow.

ALH:
1) Finish ICEE debrief and self-evaluation (self-eval goes home with you).
2) Read Southern Gothic intro (handout) and pgs. 1769-82. As you annotate, focus on how O'Connor expresses themes of Christianity (see paragraph 3 on pg. 1769 specifically).
HW: study vocabulary - quiz tomorrow!

Am Lit:
ACT/MME Reading Practice Test (complete all four sections and begin review)
HW: study vocabulary - quiz tomorrow!

Valhalla:
**Sidebars due before you leave for break! Photos should be uploaded, interviews typed, and all work should be handed in to either Olivia or Leah.
*MAESTRO #2 - are you meeting the deadlines you set for yourself?
*Sports pics & interviews - Get them handed in to Amanda ASAP, please!

Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009

2009-02-10T08:00:00.001-05:00

Film Lit.:
Lab - type response to The Godfather (due by 11:59 p.m. Wed., 2/11/09 to www.turnitin.com)
ALH:
1) Warm-up - vocabulary
2) Debrief ICEE ("The Bells")

Am. Lit.:
1) Warm-up - vocabulary
2) ACT/MME prep (reading)
HW - pg. 514 comprehsnion check & #1-8, omit #2

Valhalla:
**Sidebars due before you leave for break!
Maestro #2 progress - where are you? When will it all be ready to go online for design?
Sports - are you taking photos? Have you gotten interviews?

Monday, Feb. 9, 2009

2009-02-09T13:33:00.004-05:00

Film Lit:
Begin The Godfather response - draft should be started in your notebook and left in class today; we will be in the lab Tues. & Wed. to type and submit

ALH:
1. Read "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor (handout) - be sure to read entire intro. and answer Active Reading questions as you read (embedded in text)
2. Complete all questions on last page of handout (including Comprehension Check and Literary Analysis)

Am. Lit.:
Read "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" (pg. 500-513) and answer all blue guided reading questions (15 of them)

Valhalla:
**Sidebars due before you leave for break. Continue sports coverage and Maestro #2 coverage as well.

Fri., Feb. 6

2009-02-06T15:05:00.001-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish The Godfather

ALH:
1) View "A Rose for Emily"
2) debrief last week's impromptu ("Annabel Lee")
HW: Poe poem revisions (optional) due Monday - staple original version to revision

Am Lit:
1) Debrief vocab quiz 2
2) View "A Rose for Emily"
HW: Poe poem revisions (optional) due Monday - staple original version to revision; vocabulary #3 practice due Monday

Valhalla:
Maestro #2 - continue work
Maestro #1 due TODAY
See Olivia ASAP to choose a People sidebar (ALL STAFF must do this); sidebar due before you leave for break

Wed., Feb. 5

2009-02-05T15:39:00.000-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather

ALH:
1) "A Rose for Emily" Quiz
2) response questions, Venn diagram, timeline (2 WSs)

Am Lit:
1) Vocab quiz #2
2) Receive Vocab #3
HW: Read "A Rose for Emily" (pg. 516 in textbook) and complete WS with Venn diagram, timeline, and two questions; vocab practice due Monday

Valhalla:
Maestro #2 - continue work
Maestro #1 due Friday
Sports IDs due today!
See Olivia ASAP to choose a People sidebar (ALL STAFF must do this); sidebar due before you leave for break

Wednesday, February 4

2009-02-04T14:02:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather

ALH:
Warm-up: journal
Read "A Rose for Emily" and annotate focusing on characterization

Am Lit:
ACT/MME test preparation (Review Test #3; take Test #2 in class)
HW: vocab quiz tomorrow (#2); homework revisions due tomorrow

Valhalla:
Maestro #2 - assign responsibilities, set mini-deadlines
Maestro #1 due Friday
Sports IDs due Thursday
See Olivia ASAP to choose a People sidebar (ALL STAFF must do this); sidebar due before you leave for break

Tuesday, February 3

2009-02-03T15:00:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather

ALH:
Warm-up: vocab (6 sentences)
1) Quiz over "Dr. H.'s Exp."
2) Allegory chart and response questions

Am Lit:
1) vocab practice returned - corrections with explanations due Thurs. for add'l credit
2) ACT/MME test preparation (Review English Test 1; HW - English Test 2)

Valhalla:
Maestro #2 - assign teams and do brainstorming
Mestro #1 due Friday
Sports IDs due Thursday

Monday, Feb. 2

2009-02-02T13:58:00.001-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather

ALH:
Warm-up: journal
Read "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" and answer guided reading questions

Am Lit:
ACT/MME test preparation (Intro. & English test)

Valhalla:
Maestro #1 due Friday
Sports IDs due Thursday

Friday, Jan. 30

2009-01-30T08:00:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather

ALH:
Impromptu
HW - poem final copy due Monday

Am Lit:
Impromptu
HW - poem final copy due Monday & vocab list 2 worksheet due Monday

Valhalla:
Maestro work (Winter #2)

2009-01-29T08:00:00.000-05:00

Film Lit:
Begin The Godfather (introduction to notetaking)

ALH:
1) vocab quiz
2) revise and finish "The Raven" poem (final due Monday)

Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz
2) revise and finish "The Raven" poem (final due Monday)

Valhalla:
Maestro work - wrap up the old, brainstorm the new

Wednesday, Jan. 28

2009-01-28T10:06:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:

Gold Rush responses (5)

ALH:

Warm-up - journal

1) Read/annotate "Annabel Lee" (in text)

2) Practice writing lead and outline

HW - vocab quiz tomorrow

Am Lit:

Warm-up - journal

1) TPCASTT "Annabel Lee" (Poe)
HW - vocab quiz tomorrow

Valhalla:
Finish Maestro Winter #1 and get ready for #2!

Tuesday, Jan. 27

2009-01-27T15:00:00.000-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue Gold Rush

ALH:
Warm-up - vocab sentences (write six and discuss all)
1) Read "The Purloined Letter" (in text)
2) Answer response questions (due tomorrow)

Am Lit:
Warm-up - vocab review (worksheets returned; write words to study in notebook; revised WSs due tomorrow)
1) Read & listen to "The Tell-Tale Heart"
2) Answer response questions (due tomorrow)

Valhalla:
DL 2 work
Maestro work
Book purchase reminders

Monday, Jan. 26

2009-01-26T10:01:00.000-05:00

Film Lit:
Begin viewing Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) and take notes

ALH:
Copy-change poem draft based on "The Raven" due end of hour (3 stanza minimum)

Am Lit:
Copy-change poem draft based on "The Raven" due end of hour (3 stanza minimum)

Valhalla:
Deadline 2 work
Maestro team work

Wed., Jan. 21, 2009

2009-01-22T07:50:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Introduction to course; syllabus; TurnItIn; first written response (due end of hour)
HW (due 1/23/09): get both sides of syllabus sheet signed; create an account at www.turnitin.com and register for this course (see me for course number and password if you didn't get it in class); get a notebook and folder for use in this class only

ALH:
1) warm-up (6 sentences using new vocab list)
2) midterm debriefing (multiple choice portion)

Am Lit:
1) warm-up (journal - 3 things you can do now to improve your year)
2) vocab list #1 (new system)
3) midterm debriefing
HW: vocab worksheet due Friday

Valhalla:
1) meet with Maestro teams and provide written progress report
2) finish DL 2 assignments (due Friday!)

Jan. 7, 2009

2009-01-07T13:03:00.002-05:00

Film Lit: Finish The Killing (Kubrick, 1956); begin North by Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959) - both films are possible topics for the final exam (either noir or Hitchcock), so strong notes are your key to success on the exam.

ALH: Warm-up - Poe's most shocking qualities; Read "The Black Cat" for tomorrow; vocab quiz tomorrow

Am Lit: Warm-up - pg. 454 Connect to Life; Read "The Masque of the Red Death" and answer all blue guided reading questions and pg. 462 comprehension check

Valhalla:
1. sports photos and interviews due Friday
2. photo contest uploads must be complete Friday
3. continue Maestro work (Winter Spread #1)

Friday, Dec. 19

2008-12-18T13:50:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish Minority Report

ALH:
Finish reading pgs. 878-893 and taking notes focusing on Whitman's beliefs and ideals regarding:
transcendentalism
America
poets
*By end of hour, you need your Whitman Top 10 list - the 10 big ideas found in the reading, in order of importance

Am Lit:
Read pgs. 400-403 and answer all blue guided reading questions; Answer comprehension check and #1-8 on pg. 404

Thursday, Dec. 18

2008-12-18T13:47:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue Minority Report

ALH:
Read pgs. 878-893 and take notes focusing on Whitman's beliefs and ideals regarding:
transcendentalism
America
poets
*By end of hour tomorrow (Friday), you need your Whitman Top 10 list - the 10 big ideas found in the reading, in order of importance

Am Lit:
1) Vocab quiz 12 (will receive list Friday - next quiz Jan. 8, 2009)
2)Read and take notes over pgs. 394-396 (poetry and Whitman background)
3) Read pgs. 397-399; answer pg. 398 and 399 #1-3 on each

Wednesday, Dec. 17

2008-12-17T12:57:00.001-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue Minority Report

AHL:
AP-style Catcher quiz

Am Lit:
Response questions over Walden

Tuesday, Dec. 16

2008-12-16T09:39:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Begin viewing Minority Report and taking notes

ALH:
Discuss/debrief AP practice assignment (continued)

Am Lit:
Answer Walden response questions 1-10 (due tomorrow)

Monday, Dec. 15

2008-12-16T09:37:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish reading "Minority Report" and answer questions (due tomorrow)

ALH:
Discuss/debrief AP practice assignment

Am Lit:
Find aphorisms in Walden - turn in 5 tomorrow with comments about whether or not you agree

Friday, Dec. 12

2008-12-12T15:18:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue reading Philip K. Dick's "Minority Report" & answer questions. (You will have class time Monday and begin film Tuesday, so you may have homework on Monday.)
Proposals for final projects due Monday - after that date, they will receive half credit only. No projects will be accepted without approved proposals.

ALH:
AP multiple choice practice (finish for Monday)
Essay revisions uploaded by Monday at 11:59 p.m. to www.turnitin.com
Vocab List 8 Quiz Monday, Jan. 5

Am Lit:
Vocab quiz 11 (received List 12)
Read pgs. 381-391 - be sure to read "Build Background" on pg. 381
Answer 11 blue guided reading questions for Monday

Valhalla:
Deadline work! Sports interviews & photos (first half) due to Amanda today.
Ads due Dec. 15 (Monday) for incentives and credit.
Bring Adopt-a-Family goods - non-perishable food items, gently used clothing and toys, and money for shopping for things on their list.
MAESTRO STARTS AGAIN MONDAY!

Tuesday, Dec. 5

2008-12-09T12:57:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Lab time - continue work on Strangers on a Train essay revisions and Rear Window essay - both due Friday to www.turnitin.com

ALH:
Warm-up: 5 vocabulary sentences
Holden: Is he or isn't he a transcendentalist? - due end of hour Thursday (note due date change!) You will have class time Wed. and Thurs. after the vocabulary quiz to work on your project.

Am Lit:
Warm-up: cubing Holden
1) ch. 14-21 quiz
2) read ch. 22-24 today
3) plan ahead: class time to read tomorrow and Thursday after the quiz - novel finished and study guide completed for Friday

Valhalla:
1) bring food and monetary and gently used items for adopt-a-family
2) all Step 3 & 4 work due this Friday (see email for details)
3) first 1/2 of sports photos and interviews due this Friday

2008-12-05T15:53:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:

Draft three responses (1 paragraph each)

ALH:

1) Catcher Quiz (ch. 8-24)

HW: Finish novel and journals (last post will be assigned Monday)

Am Lit:

Warm-up - 6 vocab sentences (list 11)

Read ch. 14-17 for Monday

Valhalla:

Check your email and keep up with your deadlines!

Dec 1, 2008

2008-12-01T15:35:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
1) Intro. to Rear Window - focus on Hitchcockian techniques, moviewatching = voyeurism, and how suspense is created
2) begin film (view first 35 minutes)

ALH:
1) vocab quiz 6
2) receive list 7
3) work time - read Catcher and post on http://sadwers.wordpress.com today and journal (journals will be checked Wed.)

Am Lit:
1) warm-up: journal (1 pg) your comments on Holden
2) work time - read Catcher ch. 8-9 and complete study questions (none for ch. 9) - quiz over ch. 1-9 tomorrow
3) study vocabulary (quiz Thursday over review 2 list)
If you're wanting to read ahead, your goal is to have finished ch. 10-13 and those study guide questions by Thursday.

Valhalla:
1) Stay on top of your deadlines for clean-up! Step 1 was due today for the majority of you, and Step 2 is due Wednesday.
2) We have adopted a family for the holidays. Please start bringing in non-perishable food items. We will discuss gifts and their needs later this week.

2008-11-26T13:24:00.004-05:00

Film Lit:
**Extension! Complete your peer reviews by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28. (http://www.turnitin.com/)

ALH:
1) **Extension! Complete your persuasive essay peer reviews by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28. (http://www.turnitin.com/) If possible, complete the reviews. Your feedback is valuable to your classmates. If the system is still bumping you out, I'll let the moderators know so it's fixed the next time around.
2) Read ch. 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye and respond to the posts online (http://sadwers.wordpress.com/) by 11:59 Wednesday, Nov. 26.
3) Complete journal for ch. 1-7 (1 pg. min. each chapter).
Reminder: vocabulary quiz Monday, Dec. 1

Am Lit:
1) Read ch. 1-7 of Catcher in the Rye and answer study guide questions.
2) Study vocabulary (lists 6-10). Review test Thursday, Dec. 4.

Valhalla:
Check your email. Do your work. Email an editor or me if you have questions about what to do.
**Deadline 1 is just a couple of weeks away! Stay on top of things, meet your due dates, ask for help when you need it, and all will run smoothly.

November 24, 2008

2008-11-24T10:02:00.007-05:00

Film Lit:

Finish essay and submit to http://www.turnitin.com/.

Am Lit:

1) finish helmet laws essay (myaccess.com)
2) revise helmet laws essay
3) introduction to The Catcher in the Rye (read ch. 1-7 and answer study guide questions by Monday, Dec. 1)
HW - study vocab (quiz Dec. 4); read Catcher ch. 1-7 and answer study guide questions by Monday, Dec. 1

ALH:
1) upload persuasive essays to turnitin.com and begin peer reviews (reviews must be complete by 11:59 p.m. Wed., Nov. 26)
2) intro to Catcher in the Rye - book distribution, journal requirements, and blogging
HW - read ch. 1-7, journal (1 pg. per chapter), post responses at http://sadwers.wordpress.com

Valhalla:
1) Lab time - check in all steps 1-4 today for credit!
2) Check your email and be prepared for tomorrow's assignment selection

2008-11-21T15:36:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish essay

ALH:
Finish essay and upload to www.turnitin.com
HW - sentences for vocab list 6 due Monday if you scored lower than 20/24 on the last quiz; we will begin The Catcher in the Rye on Monday, so if you will not be here, please contact me.

Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz 10
2) receive review list - vocab lists6-10 - quiz Dec. 4
3) pg. 316 #1-7 (due Tuesday; extra credit if handed in Monday)

Valhalla:
Continued Intro. to Maestro (mock teams)
Photo Contest #1 Results
*Reminders: first half of winter sports interviews and photos due Dec. 12; photo contest #2 (mandatory) due Dec. 19

2008-11-20T20:08:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish Strangers on a Train and begin essay

ALH:
1) Share paragraph persuasive responses
2) Begin extending one paragraph response into a full-length con-pro-pro essay

Am Lit:
Baseline writing assessment in lab (myaccess.com - curfew prompt)

Valhalla:
Intro. to Maestro (mock teams)

2008-11-19T10:16:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:

Continue Strangers on a Train

ALH:

Paragraph responses: Construct a well-written response to three of the following. Your paragraphs should address all points and be concise. Focus on tight formulation of your argument and appropriate word choices to be effective. Writing Suggestion #2 – pgs. 508, 514, 530, 538, 549 For each paragraph, explain what argumentative technique(s) you employed and how the technique(s) served your goal.

Am Lit:

Introduction to MyAccess.com and baseline writing assignment (bike helmets)

HW - study for vocabulary quiz

Valhalla:

1) intro to Maestro (two powerpoints and feedback sheet - due end of hour)

2) continue Steps 3 & 4

3) check Pinnacle - a few of you are behind on coverage and need to get caught up quickly!

2008-11-18T13:45:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
1) Suspense/thriller background and Hitchcock bio (notes)
2) continue Strangers on a Train

ALH:
Warm-up: cubing last night's homework (3 responses x 2 min. each)
1) debrief vocab quiz 5 - if you scored below 20/24, you must write sentences for list 6 (due Mon., Nov. 24) - vocab quiz 6 will be Mon., Dec. 1
2) Read Rodriguez essay (532-6) and answer questions that follow (1-3 x 3 on 537)
3) persuasion quiz will be Wed., 11/26

Am Lit:
Finish last week’s persuasive essay (use of violence to achieve a goal)

Valhalla:
**Meet Step 2 & 3 deadlines!

2008-11-17T13:43:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
1) Intro. to Hitchcock
2) Begin Strangers on a Train

ALH:
Warm-up: vocab list 6
Read/annotate whichever piece you opted out of last week (pg. 504-7 OR pg. 510-3) and answer #1-3 x 3

Am Lit:
Warm-up: DOL
1) Intro. to "Advertising and Children" (handout) - focus question
2) Read article and answer questions that follow

Valhalla:
Continue work toward deadlines. Work was due today for Step 2 (Nov. 12 and 17). A few of you have fallen behind. Get caught up quickly so it doesn't affect the rest of the staff.

for Friday, Nov. 14

2008-11-12T15:40:00.006-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish Chicago responses (due end of hour). We will begin Hitchcock on Monday.

ALH:
1) Read and annotate pg. 540-548 and answer the three sets of questions that follow (due Mon.)
No homework

Am Lit:
Write persuasive essay - due end of hour.
No homework

Valhalla:
Check email and continue work towards step 2 deadline (Nov. 12 or 17, depending on assignment). If you are behind in submissions, email me to get caught up.

for Thursday, Nov. 13

2008-11-12T15:36:00.004-05:00

Film Lit:
Begin Chicago responses (4 of 9). Work will be collected end of hour. Responses and questions are not to go home.

ALH:
1) Vocab Quiz 5
2) Read EITHER pg. 504-507 OR pg. 510-513 and answer the three sets of questions that follow the passage (due tomorrow).

Am Lit:
1) Vocab Quiz 9
2) Pick up List 10
3) Resume work on persuasive essay chart (begun in class Wed.) - finish by end of hour and hand in.
(No homework)

Valhalla:
Check email and continue work towards step 2 deadline (Nov. 12 or 17, depending on assignment). If you are behind in submissions, email me to get caught up.

2008-11-12T15:34:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish Chicago

ALH:
Warm-up - Obama & King speeches (similar, different, effective)
1) discuss annotations
2) read pgs. 523-529 (Advertising & Children)
3) answer three sets of questions following (1-3, 1-3, 1-3) and Writing #2

Am Lit:
Warm-up: sentences for three vocab words
1) Intro. to essay (handout)
2) Chart on first page of packet due end of hour
HW - vocab quiz tomorrow

Valhalla:
Check email and continue work towards step 2 deadline (Nov. 12 or 17, depending on assignment). If you are behind in submissions, email me to get caught up.

2008-11-11T21:37:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue Chicago

AHL:
Warm-up: brainstorming (MLK's "I Have a Dream")
1) Read pgs. 497-500 in text
2) Answer #1-3, #1-3, #1-3 (only responsible for knowing words in #3)
3) Read/annotate Obama's victory speech focusing on similarities to King's speech

Am Lit:
Warm-up: vocab (6 sentences)
1) pg. 304 #1-3
2) pg. 307 #1-8
3) pg. 308 – Writing option (outline or prewrite/plan only – do note write entire essay)
**Hand all work in with charts completed yesterday. You will need the charts to answer the questions for today’s assignment.

Valhalla:
Check email and continue work towards step 2 deadline (Nov. 12 or 17, depending on assignment). If you are behind in submissions, email me to get caught up.

2008-11-10T15:22:00.004-05:00

Film Lit:
1) notes on mise-en-scene (classical, mannerist, expressionistic); Chicago focus: power, colors, staging & choreography, costuming, lighting, dialogue, morals/laws/social codes
2) begin Chicago

ALH:
Warm-up: PMI your weekend
1) Read pgs. 482-493 in Prentice Hall Reader
2) Read/annotate "Love is a Fallacy"

Am Lit:
Warm-up: PMI your weekend
1) Read "Stride Toward Freedom" and "Necessary to Protect Ourselves" and complete both charts and follow-up (handout)
2) study vocabulary for Thursday's quiz (list 9)

Valhalla:
Check email and continue work towards step 2 deadline (Wednesday 11/12)
If you're going to St. Louis, bring your completed forms tomorrow!

2008-11-07T14:34:00.002-05:00

Film Lit:
Finish essay - due end of hour

ALH:
Read remainder of "Civil Disobedience" (pgs. 517-522). Annotate for figurative language, persuasive rhetoric, and faulty reasoning (see handout from Wed.)
HW - vocab sentences due Mon.

Am Lit:
Impromptu (persuasive)

Valhalla:
1) Check Pinnacle
2) Check email
3) Do make-up work for Monday

2008-11-06T15:42:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
1) finish The Shining
2) begin impromptu (due end of hour Fri.)

ALH:
Impromptu - figurative language and persuasive rhetoric in "Civil Disobedience"
HW - one sentence per vocab word (required for some of you, optional for others) due Monday

Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz 8
2) received vocab list 9
3) pg. 378 comprehension check & #1-8 (skip #3) - due tomorrow

Valhalla:
1) ads due tomorrow (extension if it's obvious you've gotten out and started selling)
2) Step 1 due for all assignments (10 points if completed by end of 1st hour tomorrow)

2008-11-05T16:18:00.003-05:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Shining (to last few minutes)

ALH:
Warm-up: small group - civic duty discussion
1) persuasive rhetoric and faulty reasoning handout (add to notes)
2) Read Henry David Thoreau bio in textbook; read and annotate excerpts from "Civil Disobedience" (handout) - annotation focus should be on figurative language and persuasive rhetoric

Am Lit:
Warm-up: small group - civic duty discussion
1) read pgs. 369-376 ("Civil Disobedience" excerpts) and answer all blue guided reading questions

Valhalla:
1) choose assignments - all have Step 1 due date of Nov. 7
2) AD SALES!!! sales and refusal forms due Nov. 7

2008-11-03T15:37:00.007-05:00

VALHALLA:
**Check your email! All late work must be submitted no later than Wednesday afternoon. See Pinnacle to see what you're missing. Contact me ASAP if you'd like make-up work for something you didn't do. Email gpnyearbook@gmail.com or text me.
*Photo contest submissions (pics & captions) may be emailed to me tomorrow, or if you'd prefer to come in, let me know when, and I'll be sure a lab is available for your use. I'll be at North in the a.m. and South in the p.m.

Film Lit:
Continue The Shining and take notes

ALH:
Warm-up - Self-reliance quickwrite
1) Share "Rip Van Winkle" annotations (figurative language)
2) Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance" - Read pgs. 342-344 and 393-398 and answer response questions (handout) - due Wed.

Am Lit:
Warm-up - Self-reliance quickwrite
1) pg. 360 #1-8 (due end of hour)
2) Read 363-366 ("Self-Reliance")
3) Answer blue guided reading questions (4 of them) and pg. 367 comprehension check and #1-8 (all due Wed.)

2008-10-31T14:41:00.003-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Shining and take notes
*Analyzed pantry scene and discussed Kubric's messages about man's inhumanity against man

ALH:
1) two-part quiz over "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
HW - read handout on figurative language in "Legend..." and read "Rip Van Winkle" and annotate figurative language to discuss Monday

Am Lit:
Warm-up: pg. 349 Connect to Your Life (write and discuss)
1) Read pg. 350-359
2) Answer Comprehension Check on pg. 360

Valhalla:
Halloween Party and hand in all work due today (sports photos, sports interviews, team work)
*Photo contest submissions due Monday (may upload photos and type captions in lab on Monday)
*If you will not be in class Monday, please let me know what type of assignments you would like for the next deadline (photo, writing, interviewing, etc.).
*I will email sports assignments over the weekend. You are free to swap with someone, but both parties must let me know of the change.
*If you wish to retake the yearbook quiz or writing quiz, you may do so Monday in class (just don't forget to take care of your photos), any time during the day, or after school. It will go on 1st quarter.
*Ads due Nov. 7.

2008-10-29T13:30:00.003-04:00

Film Lit:

Finish film and write response (in notebook, 3 paragraph minimum): Explain three ways the director develops suspense.

ALH:

1) open-note (and 5 min. open-book) quiz over Romanticism and Transcendentalism

2) read Washington Irving bio. (pgs. 264-6)

3) read and annotate first half of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (284-93); look for signs that Irving is a romantic

HW - vocab quiz tomorrow

Am Lit:

WORK DAY - get caught up (and do extra credit assignment if complete)

1. pg. 279 #1-8 & comprehension check (from Fri.)

2. read 289-92 and do #1-7 on 293 (from Mon.)

3. Unit 3 notes worksheet (or take notes in notebook) over pgs. 340-42 (from Tues.)

4. "A Psalm of Life" worksheet (rhyme & meter review) & #1-7 on 347 (from Tues.)

5. Extra Credit - pg. 348 Writing Option #1 (due Fri. 10/31)

HW - finish all missing work; study for vocabulary quiz

Valhalla:

**CHECK YOUR EMAIL TODAY AND RESPOND**

2008-10-28T20:03:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue viewing film and taking notes (no plot - focus on how and why)

ALH:
Warm-up - Create a definition like de Crevecoeur's (What is a Grosse Pointer? What is a Norseman? What is a Michiganian?)
1) Read and take notes over pgs. 239-249

Am Lit:
Warm-up - put six vocab words into sentences
1) Take notes over introduction to Unit 3 (pgs. 340-342); use of worksheet optional
2) Read pgs. 343-346 ("A Psalm of Life")
HW - complete poetry worksheet (rhyme and meter review)

Valhalla:
See past posts - a lot due Oct. 31, Nov. 3, and Nov. 7

2008-10-27T17:00:00.001-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue film and take notes

ALH:
1) "What is an American" (de Crevecoeur) and Poor Richard's Almanac (Franklin) assignment (handout)
2) revise Death of a Salesman impromptu - due Tuesday with original impromptu, rubric, and outline

Am Lit:
Reading Comprehension test
HW: read pgs. 290-291, answer #1-7 and comprehension check on pg. 292

Valhalla:
Work day - see previous posts for due dates
**DL 2B should be nearing completion; 2C teams in full swing and lots of work due this week!
All assignments due Friday must be submitted for credit. If you will be absent, it is your responsibility to email or send the materials with a buddy so we can keep up with deadlines.

2008-10-24T15:15:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:

1) Intro. to Horror genre
2) begin film (2nd hr - The Omen; 7th hr - The Exorcist) Viewing notes: everything but narrative

ALH:
1) Impromptu - "The Declaration of Independence"
HW - revise Death of a Salesman impromptu - due Tuesday with original, rubric, and outline

Am Lit:
1) retake vocab quiz 6 (wrong quiz given yesterday)
2) answer all questions on pg. 279 and complete parallelism worksheet for HW

Valhalla:
See yesterday's post for due date reminders
*Final chance at terminology quiz will be next Friday

2008-10-23T08:00:00.003-04:00

Film Lit:
1) finish Brick essay and hand in by end of hour
Reminder: all makeup work must be completed no later than Monday, Nov. 3

ALH:
1) Read "Speech to the Virginia Convention" and answer questions - due tomorrow

Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz 6
2) get list 7
3) Read "The Declaration of Independence" (pgs. 270-276) and answer all blue guided reading questions AND comprehension check on pg. 279 for tomorrow.

Valhalla:
*MIPA
See yesterday's post for reminders and due dates!

2008-10-22T12:08:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
Outline Brick essay response and begin essay (must get approval of thesis and outline before writing essay) - essay due end of hour Thurs. 10/23

ALH:
Warm-up: Quickwrite (stress)
1) Outline your Impromptu (Death of a Salesman) to see what you left out
HW - find persuasive techniques in "Common Sense" and note them on your outline

Am Lit.
Warm-up: rhetorical questions
1) Read "Speech to the Virginia Convention" - pgs. 262-266 and answer blue guided reading questions
HW - finish guided reading questions and answer #2-7 on pg. 267

Valhalla:
1) MIPA tomorrow - bus leaves at 6:30 SHARP; wear your shirts; bring lunch money
2) Photo assignment, Part II due Friday
3) Continue team work for DLs 1A, B, & C
Reminders:
Oct 31 - sports photos and remainder of interviews due
Nov 3 - photo contest #1 (mandatory)
Nov 7 - ads due
Next week - bring money for MIPA if you haven't paid ($20)

2008-10-21T17:00:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
Finish Brick and outline essay response (must get approval of thesis and outline before writing essay) - essay due end of hour Thurs. 10/23

ALH:
Warm-up: Brainstorming - American Revolution
1) outline brainstorming results
2) reverse outlining intro.
HW - Read Thomas Paine bio and "Common Sense" and create an outline

Am Lit:
Warm-up: Quickwrite - how to be successful in American Lit.
1) Outlining practice (whales)
HW - Outline intro to Revolutionary Writers - pgs. 257-261

Valhalla:
1) See past posts for deadlines - get in overdue work ASAP
2) Photo assignment, Part I (Part II due tomorrow end of hour)

2008-10-20T15:48:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
1) continue Brick (through kabuki makeup scene)

ALH:
Warm-up: P.M.I.
1) receive vocab list 4 (optional - put each word in a sentence - if submitted by Friday, I will correct them for you so you can study)
2) impromptu outline - American Dream and Miller's experiences
HW - bring book tomorrow

Am Lit:
Warm-up: P.M.I.
1) finish film
2) finish questions
HW - 1 page response: Discuss the role of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman (1 pg single-spaced handwritten or 1 pg double-spaced typed)

Valhalla:
1) team work for DLs 1A, 1B, 1C
2) ads due end of qtr (end of this month!)
3) sports interviews - half due today, half due 10/31
4) sports pics due 10/31
5) photo contest #1 - pics and captions due 11/3

2008-10-16T15:27:00.004-04:00

Film Lit:
1) finish responses (15 min. in lab)
2) Intro to Brick (2005, Rian Johnson; notes on slang and what to look for)
3) Begin Brick (through punch scene with Dode)

ALH:
1) vocab quiz 3
2) answer response questions over Act II and Requiem and Focus Questions 2 and 3 for tomorrow

Am Lit:
1) vocab review quiz 1 (lists 1-5)
2) continue viewing Act II and answer questions (viewed through restaurant scene)

Valhalla:
1) lab time to upload photos
2) quiz
3) wear shirts tomorrow (check your email)
4) see previous posts for reminders and due dates
5) progress reports for all teams tomorrow

2008-10-15T18:24:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
Lab time - respond to two of five prompts for The Big Sleep - due tomorrow

ALH:
Continue viewing Act II
HW: finish Act II and Requiem; vocab quiz 3 tomorrow

Am. Lit.:
Continue viewing Act II and answering comprehension questions
HW: Vocab Review Quiz 1 (lists 1-5) tomorrow

Valhalla:
1) Continue working on DLs 1A, B, C
2) bring forms & money for MIPA
3) sports interviews & photos, ad sales, and summer photos (see previous post)

2008-10-14T15:01:00.003-04:00

Film Lit:
1) finish The Big Sleep
2) begin two responses (due end of hour Wednesday - saved to Film Lit Submissions folder)

ALH:
1) Quiz - beginning of Act II (through start of restaurant scene)
2) continue viewing Death of a Salesman
(No HW)

Am Lit:
Warm-up - vocab review (QUIZ THURSDAY)
1) Continue Death of a Salesman
2) Finish Act I Comprehension Questions and begin Act II Questions
(No HW)

Valhalla:
1) photo reading assignment (ch. 3 from text - read by Monday)
2) photo contest #1 - Due Nov. 3
3) intro to captions (handout with format)
HW: six captions for three photos due tomorrow
REMINDERS:
MIPA forms due by Friday (and $20 this week or next)
DLs 1A,B,C - keep in touch with your editor
Sports interviews due Oct. 20 & 31
Sports photos due Oct. 31
Ad sales due end of quarter (SOON!)

2008-10-13T15:25:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Big Sleep
End of hour question: What moral dilemmas is Philip Malone currently battling?

ALH:
Warm-up: quickwrite (conflicts in Act I)
View Act I
HW: Read Act II, pgs. 52-82 only

Am Lit:
Warm-up: vocab (define 3 of Friday's 10)
Continue viewing Act I and answer comprehension questions through #12.
HW: List conflicts in Act I. Include WHO is involved in each, WHAT the conflict is about, and the TYPE of conflict (internal - man vs. self or external - man vs. man, man vs. fate, man vs. nature, man vs. society)

Valhalla:
Time with each team today
HW:
1. MIPA forms due by Friday
2. Sports photos due Oct. 31
3. Sports interviews - half due Oct. 20, half due Oct. 31
4. study for quiz on Thursday - CHECK EMAIL for study guide and materials - quiz mandatory for all
5. keep working on DLs 1A, 1B, 1C

2008-10-10T19:00:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
1) handout over The Big Sleep
2) continue viewing (through 59:00); note convoluted plot elements, banter/slang, immoral activities implied and how film subverted Hayes Code

ALH:
Impromptu - Death of a Salesman Act I
HW - finish reading Act I for Monday

Am Lit:
Warm-up: vocabulary (list 10 words you'll study this weekend)
Begin Act I of Death of a Salesman (view and answer comprehension questions 1-6 - viewed first 35 min.)

Valhalla:
1) meet with team 1C
2) summer photos due Monday
3) sports interview assignment (half due Oct. 20, half Oct. 31)
4) sports photos due Oct. 31
5) MIPA forms due ASAP! ($20 before trip)
6) first photo contest Nov. 1 (details Monday)

2008-10-10T07:54:00.000-04:00

Film Lit:
Terminology/Early Film Test Retake

ALH:
1) discuss pre-reading questions
2) begin Death of a Salesman
HW - read through pg. 26

Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz 5
2) new vocab list - review list 1 (covers lists 1-5)
3) intro to Death of a Salesman
HW - extra credit - sketch of stage for beginning of Act I

Valhalla:
1) meet with team 1C
2) summer photos due Monday
3) continue work for 1A, B, & C

2008-10-08T15:51:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Begin The Big Sleep (Howard Hawkes, 1946 - Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall)

ALH:
Warm-up - 2 differences between The Crucible play and film
1) finish viewing The Crucible
HW - read/annotate "Arthur Miller's Vanishing Act" (Vanity Fair, September 2007); revise answers to last night's pre-reading questions if necessary

Am Lit:
Warm-up - vocabulary practice with partner; list problem words
1) Answer Pre-Reading Questions for Death of a Salesman and discuss with small groups
HW - vocab quiz 5 tomorrow

Valhalla:
1) team 1A & 1B progress reports
2) Big Idea brainstorming with team 1C (will have more time tomorrow to finish and get approved by Adwers)
HW - MIPA forms!
Varsity staff - interview/photo with reporter from GP Times on Friday at 8:30 a.m.!

2008-10-07T14:43:00.003-04:00

Film Lit:

1) Finish Film Noir documentary

2) view three intros to film noir examples and explain why they are examples of the genre

ALH:

Warm-up - vocab (6 sentences)

Continue The Crucible

HW - four pre-reading questions for Death of a Salesman (due tomorrow)

Am Lit:

Warm-up - sentence proofing

1) check summary draft for credit

2) write final copy of summary (due tomorrow)

Valhalla

*BRING MIPA PERMISSION SLIPS! (So far 14 Valhalla and 17 North Pointe going!)

1) Photo uploading mini-lesson with Caitlin

2) Time management/managing deadlines using your planner

HW:

Permission slips ASAP, please

check email and this blog daily

bring yearbook planners (counts towards staff participation grade)

2008-10-06T16:03:00.004-04:00

Film Lit:
Introduction to Film Noir (view first 30 min. of documentary and take notes: Hayes Code, femme fatale, etc.)

ALH:
Warm-up - vocab (choose 4 words from list 3 and put into sentences)
View The Crucible (Act II through Elizabeth's arrest)

Am Lit:
Warm-up - vocab (choose 4 words from list 5 and put into sentences)
1) how to write a summary
2) write draft of summary for "Arthur Miller's Vanishing Act" - due tomorrow

Valhalla:
1. quiz retakes today
2. new teams (make folders)
HW: bring permission slip tomorrow for MIPA; bring yearbook planner tomorrow

2008-10-03T13:05:00.001-04:00

Film Lit:
Finish essay over The Godfather

ALH:
1) Finish Act III and take open-book quiz (10 questions)
2) Read Act IV and answer focus questions for Monday

Am Lit:
Warm-up: 5 vocabulary explanations (of cartoons and how they relate to word)
1) Read "Arthur Miller's Missing Act" and take notes/annotate for Monday

Valhalla:
1) check your email - new ad rates, rewards scale, and information sent to you today
2) continue DL1A & DL1B work - stay on track!
3) MIPA (Lansing) permission slips due Monday
4) Bring shirts Monday for peronalizing
5) MONDAY - Quiz retake (terminology) is mandatory if you got a C+ or below the first time. Quiz retake (writing) is optional.

2008-10-02T15:48:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
1) Finish film
2) Begin essay (in class only - due end of hour tomorrow)

ALH:
1) vocab quiz 2
2) Read Act III through bottom of pg. 97 for tomorrow

Am Lit:
1) vocab quiz 4
2) pg. 243 #1-8 and comprehension check

Valhalla:
1) keep up with spread/team assignments!

2008-10-01T15:30:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather (through Vito's funeral)

ALH:
Warm-up - vocab 6 sentences
1) Read Act II of The Crucible
HW - Answer response questions (12); Vocab quiz 2 tomorrow

Am Lit:
Warm-up: sentence proofing
1) finish film
HW - Answer response questions 15-18; vocab quiz tomorrow

Valhalla:
1) writing quiz tomorrow
2) designs should be completed online by Friday

2008-09-30T12:47:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather (through Sicilian interlude)

ALH:
View The Crucible Act I
HW - Focus Questions #6-9 (follow example given); Vocab Quiz 2 Thursday

Am Lit:
Warm-up - vocab sentences
1) finish viewing The Crucible
HW - Focus Questions # 11-14 (follow example given); Vocab Quiz 4 Thursday

Valhalla
1) See yesterday's post for reminders
2) Writing quiz Thursday over yesterday's handout
3) Team DL1A: draft and photos uploaded to site due tomorrow (work time in class all hour tomorrow)
4) Team DL1B: begin photos, interviews, etc. based on team meeting today; take LOTS of photos, conduct LOTS of interviews!
HW - Amanda's sports assignment (5 questions) due tomorrow!

2008-09-29T16:05:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue The Godfather (2nd hour through diner murder scene; 7th hour to Chinese take-out scene)

ALH:
Warm-up (notes): drama terms & techniques
1) Whittle your top 10 to your top 3 - due tomorrow: 3 notecards, one item on each (back should have name and source)
2) The Crucible book checkout
3) Read Introduction for tomorrow
**Vocab quiz Thursday

Am Lit:
Warm-up: sentence correction
1) Continue viewing The Crucible
HW - pg. 206 Comprehension Check & #1-9

Valhalla:
1) Reminders:

St. Louis deposit due tomorrow
Ad sales due end of quarter (Oct. 31); Rates go up tomorrow (Oct. 1)

2) Quiz retake (for C+ or lower MANDATORY) Monday, Oct. 6

3) Writing handout - read and be ready for quiz tomorrow

4) DL 1A - photos sorted and uploaded to yearbookavenue.com by Wednesday; draft of copy due Wednesday; meet with teams and keep up to date

5) DL 2A - team/spread assignments; meet with teams and begin Big Ideas worksheet (will have 15-20 min. Tuesday to complete and hand in to Adwers)

2008-09-26T14:10:00.001-04:00

Film Lit:

1) Analyze "Luca Brasi Sleeps with the Fishes"

2) View The Godfather (through Michael's arrival at the hospital)

ALH:

Impromptu - 1 of 3 topics over Good Night & Good Luck

*focus on thesis statement, strong organization, and support

Am Lit:

Continue viewing The Crucible

Valhalla:
(See Wed. post for deadline 1A reminders!)

2008-09-25T15:05:00.002-04:00

Film Lit:
View The Godfather (through scene in Sonny's apartment discussing possible death of the Don)

ALH:
Finish viewing Good Night & Good Luck
Discuss tomorrow's possible impromptu topics

Am Lit:
1) Vocab Quiz 3
2) Receive list 4
3) Continue The Crucible (beginning of Act II - introduction of Elizabeth Proctor)

Valhalla:
(see yesterday's post)

2008-09-24T15:05:00.003-04:00

Film Lit:

Terminology & Early Film Quiz

ALH:

Warm-up: Quickwrite Analogy - Clooney's Good Night & Good Luck and Miller's The Crucible

Continue viewing film

HW - bring notes over research topic tomorrow

Am. Lit.:

Warm-up: Character charts (add at least one trait each to Abigail, John, Parris)

View Act I of The Crucible

Valhalla:

***Homecoming week coverage! Stories drafts and photo uploads due next Wed.! Check with your editors about your team's deadlines and be sure you hit them (the deadlines, not your editors). Remember you will also get a new spread assignment/team Monday.

1) Ad rates increase Oct. 1. Your 5 sales (or decline forms) are due by the end of the quarter.

2) Going to St. Louis? Deposit due Oct. 1 - see me if you have any questions or need to make arrangements.

3) Some of you still have not submitted first weeks of school interviews...

2008-09-23T14:09:00.004-04:00

Film Lit:
1) Three ways to analyze a film (notes)
2) Answer #5 Gold Rush question and hand in answers
3) Begin The Godfather
HW - Quiz tomorrow (early film & terminology)

ALH:
1) Finish brainstorming and add definitions to notes (color & communism terms)
2) Begin Good Night & Good Luck
HW - topic research (notes from 3 sources) due Thursday

Am. Lit:
Warm-up - Vocab practice
1) Continue listening to The Crucible
(no HW)

Valhalla:
See yesterday's post

2008-09-22T15:57:00.004-04:00

Film Lit:

1) discuss last week's notes

2) Finish Citizen Kane

3) Quiz (7 questions)

ALH:

Warm-up: Vocab List 3

1) Review Vocab Quiz #1 & Impromptu #1 (check your grade for updated weighting as discussed in class today - all future quizzes and impromptus get full weight)

2) Brainstorm background knowledge for Good Night & Good Luck

(No HW)

Am Lit:
Warm-up: vocab list 3
1) Read The Crucible Act I
HW - Read 171-172 (leaf to leaf) & write 5-sentence summary of 5 paragraphs

Valhalla:
1) Deadline 1A shift to Oct. 20 (not Oct. 13) - copy draft and photos up loaded by next Wed.
2) ad rates go up Oct. 1
3) quiz tomorrow
4) St. Louis deposit due Oct. 1

2008-09-19T15:05:00.001-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue Citizen Kane and take notes on scene guide (hand in end of hour)
*REMINDER: Film terminology and early film quiz Wednesday!

ALH:
1) share PSAs
2) formulating Focus Question responses (in-class practice)
HW - summarize "Why I Wrote the Crucible" using guidelines given (handout/rubric)

Am Lit:
Warm-up: drama terms (pg. 162-163)
1) Intro. to The Crucible (pg. 164)
HW - finish reading last night's assignment (see Sept. 18 post) for Monday - quiz possible
*NOTE: If you did not pick up a vocabulary list #3, do so on Monday. If you'd like to look up the words, they are:

apathy
appease
apprehension
arbitrary
archaic
ardent
arrogance
anomaly
antagonism
antediluvian
antidote
antiquated

Valhalla:

1. last call for t-shirt money - $15 Monday

2. ad sales - get going! Prices go up Oct. 1!

3. Quiz Tuesday (see earlier post for details)

4. bring spread sheets on Monday - everything should be placed and proofed so that photos are center mass and captions/copy are to the outside of the photos - we will be placing sidebars on Monday

5. brainstorm help - Pop Culture & Entertainment and Homecoming Dance (think, think, think!)

2008-09-18T14:25:00.007-04:00

Film Lit:
Continue Citizen Kane - Hand in notes at end of hour (scene guide for scenes 9-13) for grade

ALH:
1) Vocab Quiz #1
2) Read "Why I Wrote The Crucible" (Arthur Miller) and annotate for discussion tomorrow
HW - PSA draft due tomorrow to share

Am Lit:
1) Vocab Quiz #2 (& optional #1 retake)
2) Read pgs. 161-169 (Drama Terminology, Intro to The Crucible, and beginning of play - stop at gold leaf on pg. 169)

Valhalla:
**Be aware of team due dates for Deadline 1A - what's due Monday and the rest of next week?
1) shirt money ($15) due tomorrow
2) Sell ads now! Rates go up Oct. 1!
3) Quiz next week
4) be prepared to continue work on spread tomorrow (have your layout sheet with you)