Friday, October 10, 2008
Word O' the Week
Hogo [hoh-goh]: a stink.
Extra credit for the successful use in class discussions and daily quizzes.
Extra credit for the successful use in class discussions and daily quizzes.
10.10.08
Happy 3 day Weekend!
Brit Lit: Reminder, please have memorized your 10 assigned lines. This is due Tuesday.
Today in class we completed our notes on Act 1, and took a quiz. I just corrected them, and was very pleased. You guys deserve lots of credit. I am extremely proud that you are all understanding (and I hope) enjoying the play so far. Keep it up!
My objectives: That you enjoy Shakespeare, and that you all have an A for this part of the course.
Soph Lit:
Today we took our Animal Farm exam. Please have your books in class Tuesday as I will be collecting them then. I should have your tests back to you on Tuesday. Please finish your 1st draft of your paper. I will be checking this off on Tuesday, and I have us signed up for the computer lab for next Friday. Next week, we will crash on a deserted island as we begin Lord of the Flies. For fans of the hit show Survivor- you are going to love this book!
Food for thought over the 3 day: If there were no consequences, would people be good or evil? How would you behave with no adults around school, and absolutely no consequences for your actions? Is man inherently good or evil?
Brit Lit: Reminder, please have memorized your 10 assigned lines. This is due Tuesday.
Today in class we completed our notes on Act 1, and took a quiz. I just corrected them, and was very pleased. You guys deserve lots of credit. I am extremely proud that you are all understanding (and I hope) enjoying the play so far. Keep it up!
My objectives: That you enjoy Shakespeare, and that you all have an A for this part of the course.
Soph Lit:
Today we took our Animal Farm exam. Please have your books in class Tuesday as I will be collecting them then. I should have your tests back to you on Tuesday. Please finish your 1st draft of your paper. I will be checking this off on Tuesday, and I have us signed up for the computer lab for next Friday. Next week, we will crash on a deserted island as we begin Lord of the Flies. For fans of the hit show Survivor- you are going to love this book!
Food for thought over the 3 day: If there were no consequences, would people be good or evil? How would you behave with no adults around school, and absolutely no consequences for your actions? Is man inherently good or evil?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
10.8.08
Brit Lit:
Pg 177: Lines 22-31 for Next Tuesday. I hope one person takes up the Cusick Challenge- be brave- it will be fun and worth the 10 extra points...
HW- Please don't forget to pass in the Shakespeare Language Trick worksheet. You should have the following defined in your notebook:
personification, metaphor, simile, classical allusion, reversed word, reversed sentence construction. Please study these terms, as they will be referenced often in our study of Macbeth.
Soph Lit: HW- Finish 1st draft of paper. Final copy due this Monday. Writing Assignment: Animal Farm, Ten Years After
Directions: Ten years have past since the last page of the novel. Original animals have died, but not all of their ideas. Describe the new farm. Have the animals come closer to creating a true communistic state? Like history, have events repeated themselves? How are the events of the 1st revolution recorded and remembered? Have facts been changed to benefit specific animals. Has greed once again contaminated the Marxist philosophy?
Also, tonight- study vocab. Quiz on your words this Thursday.
Pg 177: Lines 22-31 for Next Tuesday. I hope one person takes up the Cusick Challenge- be brave- it will be fun and worth the 10 extra points...
HW- Please don't forget to pass in the Shakespeare Language Trick worksheet. You should have the following defined in your notebook:
personification, metaphor, simile, classical allusion, reversed word, reversed sentence construction. Please study these terms, as they will be referenced often in our study of Macbeth.
Soph Lit: HW- Finish 1st draft of paper. Final copy due this Monday. Writing Assignment: Animal Farm, Ten Years After
Directions: Ten years have past since the last page of the novel. Original animals have died, but not all of their ideas. Describe the new farm. Have the animals come closer to creating a true communistic state? Like history, have events repeated themselves? How are the events of the 1st revolution recorded and remembered? Have facts been changed to benefit specific animals. Has greed once again contaminated the Marxist philosophy?
Also, tonight- study vocab. Quiz on your words this Thursday.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
10.7.08
Brit Lit:
During Macbeth, you will have light HW for the next three weeks. Most of our play study, will be done live in class. For next Tuesday, you need to memorize and recite Macbeth's Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Speech on pg 117. 10 lines- 10 points per line. For those looking for extra credit- ask me about the Cusick Challenge tomorrow in class.
Soph Lit: HW- Please finish Animal Farm tonight. Define your vocab- quiz this Thursday. Animal Farm Test Friday.
It is a bit late, but try and watch the presidential debate tonight and continue to look for the manipulation of language. Euphemisms, begging the question, and oversimplification will all be on show tonight- trust me :-)
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