Friday September 30, 2016

NOTE TO ALL STUDENTS: Today is the last day to turn in make up work for Quarter 1.


English 10: Today we took the quiz over chapters 1-7. If you were absent and it was excused, you have until 3:30 pm Tuesday October 4 to make up the quiz.

English 9: Today we began reading "The Cask of Amontillado" by Poe.

Home work: The final draft of your narrative is due Monday. You will need to turn in a rough draft, a peer review sheet and a final draft. I won't accept any digital copies, so if you type it, make sure it is printed out.

Thursday September 29, 2016

English 10- Quiz tomorrow!


Link to the audio for chapter 7:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh0NoWiSNMk


Here are the questions for the chapter:

Chapter 7 Comprehension Questions. Class Copy, please do not write on sheet.

1.  What does Simon say to Ralph? 

2.  What sarcastic remark does Ralph have in response?

3.  What is discouraging Ralph in regard to being rescued? 

4.  What does Ralph accomplish that he is quite proud of? 

5.  What happens to Jack during the pig hunt?

6.  Who gets hurt during the game of pretend pig hunt? 

7.  What does Simon offer? 

8.  What does Ralph ask Jack that makes the boys uncomfortable?

9.  All but what three boys remain to go up the mountain? 

10.  What do the three boys see on the mountain? 

Wednesday September 28, 2016

NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS: Any revisions or make-up work for quarter one is due this Friday September 30! If you need help raising your grade, I will be available after school in my room or the English office.



English 10- Today we revised the symbolism graphic organizer and started reading chapter 7. 

Home work: There will be a quiz over chapters 1-7 on Friday. Review your notes on characterization and symbolism. Also, review the important plot points in the book. 


English 9- Today students completed a peer review for their narrative assignment.  I revised the due date of the final draft to Monday October 3. 

Home work: Work on drafting of your narrative and any make up or revisions you plan on doing. 

Tuesday September 27, 2016

NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS: Any revisions or make-up work for quarter one is due this Friday September 30! If you need help raising your grade, I will be available after school in my room or the English office.

English 10- Today we looked at symbolism in LOTF. If you were absent today, please get a graphic organizer from me to complete. 

Home w0rk: Complete the graphic organizer if you did not complete it in class.

English 9- Today we took notes on writing standards and evaluated student work.

Home work: Students need to have a narrative rough draft tomorrow! We will be completing a peer review. 

Monday September 26, 2016

NOTICE TO ALL STUDENTS: Any revisions or make-up work for quarter one is due this Friday September 30! If you need help raising your grade, I will be available after school in my room or the English office.



English 10- Today we reviewed chapter 5 and finished chapter 6 in LOTF. Remember to be filling in your characterization graphic organizers as we read.


English 9- Today students had a work day for their quarter 1 narrative. Rough draft is due Wednesday and final draft is due Friday.

Homework: Students need to look over their Most Dangerous Game essays and bring questions about what to fix tomorrow.

Friday September 23, 2016

English 10- Today we reviewed chapter 4 and read most of chapter 5 in LOTF. Chapter 6 on Monday.

Homework: There will be a quiz sometime next week over chapters 4-7.


English 9- Today we finished sharing and evaluating our flash fiction projects. We then went over the Quarter 1 narrative project and we started outlining and brainstorming.

Thursday September 22, 2016

English 10- Today we finished chapter 4 in LOTF. We will finish comprehension questions tomorrow and continue with chapter 5.

English 9- Today we finished our flash fiction stories and began to evaluate our classmates. Here is the evaluation sheet:

Flash Fiction Presentations

Directions: As a group, you will evaluate the other groups in class. You will listen to the story and then fill this out as a group. Be thorough with your evaluation as it will be part of your group’s grade.

Who is in your group?

Who is in the group you are evaluating?

1.       Theme/topic (Were you able to identify the theme? Did you have to infer? Was it better than a simple moral?):

1                              2                              3                              4                              5

                                Unsatisfactory                                                                                                                  Excellent

Explanation of theme:

2.       Conflict (Was there a conflict? Was it identifiable? Did it help support the topics and theme?):

1                              2                              3                              4                              5

                                Unsatisfactory                                                                                                                  Excellent

Identify and explain one example of conflict:

3.       Setting (Was the setting clear and explicit? Did it help ground the story?):

1                              2                              3                              4                              5

                                Unsatisfactory                                                                                                                  Excellent

Describe the setting:

               

4. Characters/characterization (Did the main characters have specific personality traits? Did they develop?):

1                              2                              3                              4                              5

                                Unsatisfactory                                                                                                                  Excellent

Identify one character and explain two personality traits:

 5. Overall score and impressions of the story:

Wednesday September 21, 2016

Note to parents and students: I am currently unable to check my Rangeview voicemail. Until this issue is resolved, pleased contact me via email!

English 10- Today we continued to read chapter 4 in LOTF.


English 9- Today students participated in a flash fiction project. We will finish this tomorrow!

Tuesday September 20, 2016

Notice to all students: After school I can be found in the English office. I was there today until 4:00pm and saw no students.


English 10- Today we worked on characterization of the main characters in the first 3 chapters of LOTF. We then started chapter 4.



English 9- Today we analyzed conflict in The Sniper. Here is a link to the text, along with the questions for the assignments:

http://www.menrath-online.de/documents/fictionmodelstory.pdf


Here is the assignment:

.  Directions: On your own sheet of paper, answer the following questions. Remember to use the correct terminology for identifying and explaining conflict.

Read the following: “Cautiously he raised himself and peered over the parapet. There was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head.”

1.       In this event, what type(s) of conflict do you identify? Explain your reasoning.

Read the following: “Then round the corner of a side street came an old woman, her head covered by a tattered shawl. She began to talk to the man in the turret of the car. She was pointing to the roof where the sniper lay. An informer.”

2.       How does this section create suspense? Explain why.

Read the following: “The sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of battle died in him. He became bitten by remorse. The sweat stood out in beads on his forehead. Weakened by his wound and the long summer day of fasting and watching on the roof, he revolted from the sight of the shattered mass of his dead enemy. His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody.”

3.       Identify and explain the type of conflict shown in these lines.

Read the following: “He paused for a moment, considering whether he should risk a smoke. It was dangerous. The flash might be seen in the darkness, and there were enemies watching. He decided to take the risk.”

4.       In this event, how does the author create both suspense and conflict? Identify the types of conflict and explain.

5.       Pull one additional line from the text and analyze how that line is an example of conflict. Make sure you identify the type of conflict.

Monday September 19, 2016

English 10- Today we worked on analyzing the characterization of Ralph in the first 3 chapters of LOTF.

Homework: If students did no get two quotes to describe Ralph's characterization, please finish this. Use last week's link for the text.

English 9- Today we finished reading The Sniper. We then analyzed the conflicts that arose in the story. We will complete this work tomorrow.

Thursday September 15, 2016

English 10- Today students were given time to revise their quizzes from LOTF chapters 1-3. If they did not complete these things, they need to complete them for homework. We then too notes over characterization. If you were absent, please get these from one of your peers. Here are the questions and link to the text:

Here is a link to the text:  http://colleronline.weebly.com/lotf-full-text.html

Wednesday September 14, 2016

English 10- Today we took a brief comprehension quiz over chapters 1-3 in The Lord of the Flies.
If you were absent, see me asap to schedule a day to make it up.


English 9- Today we will finish reading The Necklace and complete our analysis. Some classes may start reading The Sniper. If you did not finish, you must complete for homework.  Here is a link to the text:

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Neck.shtml

Tuesday September 13, 2016

Mr. Wells was out sick today.

English 10- Finish reading chapter 3 and complete the questions.

English 9- Finish reading the necklace and work on completing the setting, characterization, topic and theme analysis. 

Monday September 12, 2016

English 10- Today we finished reading chapter two and completed questions for The Lord of The Flies. Here are the questions and link to the text. 

Homework: Chapter two questions would be considered late if I did not receive them in class today. Finish them for partial credit tonight. 

—1. What question does the littlun with the birthmark raise?

—2. How do Ralph and Jack answer the question about the beast?

—3. What is the significance of the chapter’s title, “Fire on The Mountain”?

—4. How do they start the fire? 

Here is the link for the digital text:

http://colleronline.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/2/0/2820270/lotf_text.pdf

English 9- Today we started reading The Necklace.

Home work:Type 3 essays were due today. If you did not turn your essay in, you may turn it in for partial credit tomorrow. 

Friday September 9, 2016

English 10- Today we finished chapter one in The Lord of The Flies. Chapter one questions were due by the end of class. Here are the questions along with a link to the text:

CHAPTER ONE:

1.       Why is the chapter entitled “The Sound of the Shell”?

2.       What is Ralph’s attitude toward Piggy in the first chapter?

3.       What is the significance of Piggy’s plea to join the expedition?

4.       Why is Ralph elected chief?

5.       What is the “scar” that is repeatedly mentioned?

6.       Why is Jack unable to kill the pig?

7.       How is Jack presented to the reader?

How is Piggy revealed as most clearly tied to the world of adults?


Link to the text:

http://colleronline.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/2/0/2820270/lotf_text.pdf


English 9- Outlines are due today. Today is the last day to work on the Type 3 essay. 

Homework: Type 3 essay is due Monday September 12! Make sure you have completed the outline, bookmark and essay!

Thursday September 8, 2016

English 10- Today we started reading chapter one in The Lord of the Flies. We will finish the chapter tomorrow. If you missed class, here is a link to the text online:

http://colleronline.weebly.com/uploads/2/8/2/0/2820270/lotf_text.pdf





English 9- Today we continued to work on the outline for the Type 3 short essay about theme in The Most Dangerous. 

Homework: The outline needs to be completed by the start of class tomorrow! Here is a link to the text if you need it:



http://fiction.eserver.org/short/the_most_dangerous_game.html

Wednesday September 7, 2016

English 10- Today we took notes to help guide our analysis of fiction. We then though about some pre-reading questions and started reading chapter one of The Lord of The Flies

Homework: Article revisions due tomorrow!!!


English 9- Today we worked on our Type 3 essays for The Most Dangerous Game. I need to see all students theme statements before they complete their their outline or essay.

Homework: Work on Type 3 essays.

Tuesday September 6, 2016

Reminder: Parent/teacher conferences are tomorrow!

English 10- Today students shared their survival guides. We will start The Lord of The Flies tomorrow.

Homework: Article revisions are due no later than Friday!!!


English 9- Today we worked on outlines for the Most Dangerous Game essay.


Homework: Develop a theme that you can show me tomorrow. If I have approved your theme, you should work on your outline.

Thursday September 1, 2016

English 10- Today we did a fiction writing piece in journals to prepare for topics and themes in The Lord of The Flies. Students began working with a partner on developing a survival guide. This will help give context to the perilous situation that the characters in the novel face. Here are the directions:

Survival Guide

Directions: You and your partner are going to create a survival guide that you could provide to your stranded classmates. Remember, you have lost everything in the crash. Your only resources are the things occurring naturally on the island.

You will need to provide detailed instructions and visuals for a minimum of three things that you think are the most necessary for survival.  Consider what you think would be most important aspects for you to live. To accomplish this, you will need to do research on the internet.  You need to find at least 3 sources.

Use the blank sheet of paper I have given you to create a brochure-like guide. You need a cover with a visual. Your back cover needs to include the web site addresses of the sites you used, the rest should be written instructions and some visuals. Be as creative as possible. 

English 9- Today we reviewed the quiz. If you were absent yesterday, see me ASAP to schedule a date to makeup. We then finished reading The Most Dangerous Game. 

Wednesday August 31, 2016

English 10- Today students had a writing work day to finish any unfinished or incomplete assignments.

Homework: Revisions for article are due no later than September 9.


English 9- Today students completed the mid term quiz.