Wednesday September 30, 2015

English 9- Today we deconstructed the Type 3 writing prompt that is due Tuesday October 6th. Here is the prompt and FCA's:

Come up with a theme for the short story The Necklace. Then, analyze how either conflict or character development drove the theme.

FCA’s

1.Use at least 2 quotes from the text

2.Introduce all quotes

3.Complete the entire prompt

English 10- Today we worked on questions for chapter one in The Lord of The Flies. 





All Classes Please Note: No make up work will be accepted after Monday October 5, 2015. 1st Quarter ends on the 8th!!!

Tuesday September 29, 2015

English 9- Today we went over what is due.  Thursday all students need a rough draft of their first narrative assignment. Next Tuesday, the Type 3 writing for The Necklace is due. Here is the prompt and FCA's if you were not present:

Come up with a theme for the short story The Necklace. Then, analyze how either conflict or character development drove the theme.

FCA’s

1.Use at least 2 quotes from the text

2.Introduce all quotes

3.Complete the entire prompt

English 10- Today we shared our survival guides and took notes on lit analysis for The Lord of the Flies.  If you did not receive the notes, please ask one of you peers or see me right away.

All Classes Please Note: No make up work will be accepted after Monday October 5, 2015. 1st Quarter ends on the 8th!!!

Monday September 28, 2015

Mr. Wells was out today.  Work day in all classes. 

Friday September 25, 2015

English 9- Today I completed notebook checks and discussed the first narrative plans with each individual student. If you were absent or did not complete these things, make sure I see them as soon as possible.

English 10- Today students completed their research and creation of their survival guides to get us ready for reading The Lord of the Flies. 

Thursday September 24, 2015

English 9- Today we continued to read The Necklace analyzing conflict and character development while recording these things on our bookmarks. REMINDER: your plan for your first narrative is due tomorrow.

English 10- Today we did some creative pre-writing for The Lord of the Flies and started developing survival guides in groups. We will finish these up tomorrow and share them out with the class.


NOTEBOOK CHECKS WILL BE COMPLETED FOR ALL CLASSES TOMORROW!!!

Wednesday September 23, 2015

English 9- Today your revisions for The Most Dangerous Game are due. Also your book mark for The Sniper is due as well. We will be viewing the end of the film version of The Most Dangerous Game and comparing the thematic elements to the short story. Also, I assigned the plan for the first narrative project. This is due Friday! See me right away if you did not receive these directions.


English 10- Today we went over some common errors found in the writing about Stanley Williams. I then assigned the background sheet for The Lord of the Flies, which will be due tomorrow.

Tuesday September 22, 2015

No Literacy Classes Today!!!

Use this time to finish your revisions to The Most Dangerous Game. I will not take any late revisions! In addition, your bookmark for The Sniper is due tomorrow!!

Monday September 21, 2015

English 9- Today we started to read the short story The Necklace. REMINDER: all revisions for The Most Dangerous Game are due Wednesday September 23, no exceptions.

English 10- Today we continued to analyze the life of Stanley "Tookie" Williams. Studetns were assigned this in-class writing prompt:

In a well constructed paragraph (s) using says, means, matters, decide whether Stanley “Tookie” Williams should be put to death, granted clemency, or exonerated.

•Use at least two quotes from either article to support your thinking.  

Friday September 18, 2015

Teacher In-service Day! Enjoy your day off!

REMINDER: All English 9 students, your revisions for your Type 3 is due Wednesday September 23. 

Thursday September 17, 2015

English 9- Today we watched the film adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game. Students then had to identify 3 significant differences between the short story and the film. Then students needed to analyze how this changed or affected theme,

English 10- Today we finished annotating the biography of Stanley Williams and started to form our claims about whether he should have been granted clemency, exonerated, or put to death.

Wednesday September 16, 2015

English 9- Today we finished sharing our group flash fiction stories.

English 10- Today we read and annotated the article Stanley Tookie Williams- A biography. We will be doing a compare and contrast about the opinions we are forming about Williams and his actions.

Tuesday September 15, 2015

English 9- Today, I handed back the writing prompts to The Most Dangerous Game. If you want to revise this for a better grade it needs to be turned in by Wednesday September 23!



English 10- Today we started reading the article The 7-eleven robbery and murder of Albert Owens. Also, your Type 3 writing was due today.  

Monday September 14, 2015

English 9- Today we did an extended grammar warm up. Then there was class time given to finish the group flash fiction project. Each group will share these out tomorrow at the beginning of class.  All members of the group need to be ready to explain their group's theme.

Check your grades in IC. If you received a U, M, or I on the Most Dangerous Game Type 3, you have one week to complete the revisions. 

English 10- Today we did an extended grammar warm up. Students then continued to work on their final draft of their Type 3 writing for Dee Brown. This will be due tomorrow and students will need to include the following:

Final draft

Peer review sheet

Rough draft

Graphic organizer

Article with annotations

Friday September 11, 2016

English 9- Today we discussed the upcoming narrative writing project and started working on the group flash fiction to practice writing narrative.


English 10-Today we completed the peer review for the Type 3 writing prompt. The rough draft, peer review and final draft will be due on Tuesday!

Thursday September 10, 2015

English 9- Today we finished and turned in questions to The Sniper. I introduced the first narrative project to students and we worked in groups creating a sample one.

English 10- Today we worked on the Type 3 writing for Dee Brown. You need a rough draft TOMORROW!!! Here is the prompt and FCA's if you need them:

In paragraph form, compare and contrast how the Chief Ouray and Chief Crazy Horse used or attempted to use their power to defend themselves against the settlers moving west. Use at least 3 quotes from the text.

•FCA’s

1.All aspects of the prompt answered

2.3 Quotes used

3.Step by step organization (Says, means, matters)

Wednesday September 9, 2015

Testing in session all day!!

Tuesday September 8, 2015

English 9- Today we finished The Sniper. On Thursday, the following questions will be due with your bookmark.  Please answer in complete sentences:

Reading Questions for The Sniper

1. Identify a theme from The Sniper. Include two quotes from the text that support these themes.

2. What is the internal and external conflict(s) that happen in the story?

3. Hypothesize the significance of the author not using names for the main characters in the story.

4. Explain why this story is considered ironic? What does it mean for something to be ironic?

5. Apply the concepts that we have learned about the importance of setting to this story. 

6. Apply the concepts that we have learned about character development to this story.

Here is a link to the text of the story:

http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/sniper.html

English 10- Today we finished annotating and filing out the graphic organizer for the excerpt from Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. The following Type 3 writing prompt with FCA's was assigned today. It will be due Thursday:

In paragraph form, compare and contrast how the Chief Ouray and Chief Crazy Horse used or attempted to use their power to defend themselves against the settlers moving west. Use at least 3 quotes from the text.

•FCA’s

1.All aspects of the prompt answered

2.3 Quotes used

3.Step by step organization (Says, means, matters)

Friday September 4, 2015

English 9- Today we took the benchmark test for August. These results will help guide the teaching process for all 9th grade teachers.


English 10- Today we continued working on annotating and filling out the graphic organizer for the excerpt from Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. If you did not finish this work in class, make sure you complete it for homework. We will be doing some writing with this article next week.

Thursday September 3, 2015

English 9- Today, your two writing prompts. graphic organizer and bookmark for The Most Dangerous Game were due today. We took notes on conflict and made connections to stories we are familiar with. If you missed the notes, please get those from a classmate.

English 10- Today we looked at how power is gained and maintained. We started reading, annotating and filling out a graphic organizer based on the article excerpts from Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. 

Wednesday September 2, 2015

English 9- Today we started reading The Sniper. Reminder: TOMORROW, BOTH WRITING PROMPTS, GRAPHIC ORGANIZER, AND BOOKMARK ARE DUE!!! See previous day's post for prompts and a link to the text if you need it!


English 10- Today we watched a film on the modern Milgram experiment and answered questions about the differences. All the questions are due tomorrow.  Here are all the questions if you need them:

•1. What was the goal of Milgram’s Experiment? What conclusion did he come to?

•2. In what ways was the original experiment biased or not completely inclusive?

•3. Consider what the results of the experiment might be like today. Do you think the results would be the same? Higher? Lower? Why?

1.How did the experiment in the video differ from Milgram’s original social experiment?

2.How did the results of the modern study differ from Milgram’s conclusion?

Tuesday September 1, 2015

English 9- Today I reviewed and slightly altered the expectations for the writing prompts that accompany The Most Dangerous Game. I need to see your graphic organizer and theme by tomorrow. Both writing prompts that you have chosen, your graphic organizer and reading analysis bookmark are due Thursday September 3rd.

Here are the writing prompts and a link to the web site to access the test:

Choose 1 of these:

A. Analyze and explain the impact of setting in The Most Dangerous Game.

B. Choose a character from the story and analyze their characterization and development throughout the story.

Everyone does this one:

C. Identify 3 topics from the story. Develop that topic into a theme and discuss how you identified that theme in the story. 

You need to include at least one quote from the text for A or B and 3 quotes for C.

Here is a link to the text:

https://archive.org/stream/TheMostDangerousGame_129/danger.txt


English 10- Today I handed back papers and discussed things I noticed. We continued looking at the article The Milgram Experiment and I assigned the following Type 2 questions along with completing the annotations, bot are due tomorrow:

1. What was the goal of Milgram’s Experiment? What conclusion did he come to?

2. In what ways was the original experiment biased or not completely inclusive?
3. Consider what the results of the experiment might be like today. Do you think the results would be the same? Higher? Lower? Why?