Tuesday September 26, 2017

Honors English 10: Today students continued to work on their writing projects. I then assigned the 10 vocab words students should focus on:

Indignant

Reverent

Incredulous

Vehement

Resignation

Empathetic/ empathy

Ambivalence

Frank

Scorn/scornful

Hostile

English 10: Today we finished our discussion of the "Milgram Experiment" and took notes on thesis statements. I then assigned the 10 vocab words students should focus on:

Indignant

Reverent

Incredulous

Vehement

Resignation

Empathetic/ empathy

Ambivalence

Frank

Scorn/scornful

Hostile

Monday September 25, 2017

Honors English 10: Today I assigned the writing project for the poem  Abandoned Farmhouse.

HOMEWORK: Develop a theme for your writing project.


English 10: Today students watched two videos and started an article in actively learn about the "Milgram Experiment"

HOMEWORK:vocabulary.com

Friday September 22, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we continued to analyze the poem Abandoned Farmhouse by Ted Kooser. 

HOMEWORK: Finish the graphic organizer by Monday! Reach 90% mastery of vocab list SAT Tone words by Monday. Complete the independent reading assignments by Friday September 29 in your notebook. I will be doing a notebook check on that day. Here are those assignments:

•Independent Reading Assignment #1 

•Directions: Answer these questions in complete sentences in your notebook. Remember to title the assignment and put the date down.

•Why did you select this text?

•What is the title of your book?

•How many Pages?

•What is the genre?

•What is the setting?

•Who is the protagonist/main character?

•What do you predict is the author’s purpose for writing this book? Use an example from the text to defend your answer. Make sure you are using the terminology we have discussed in class.

Independent Reading Assignment #2

•On a half sheet of paper, write a synopsis of your book thus far.  What is happening in the plot?  What is happening in the rising action?

English 10: Today students that did their homework, annotating the biography of Stanley Williams, took their text evidence quiz. 

HOMEWORK: Reach 90% mastery of vocab list SAT Tone words by Monday. Complete the independent reading assignments by Friday September 29 in your notebook. I will be doing a notebook check on that day. Here are those assignments:

•Independent Reading Assignment #1 

•Directions: Answer these questions in complete sentences in your notebook. Remember to title the assignment and put the date down.

•Why did you select this text?

•What is the title of your book?

•How many Pages?

•What is the genre?

•What is the setting?

•Who is the protagonist/main character?

•What do you predict is the author’s purpose for writing this book? Use an example from the text to defend your answer. Make sure you are using the terminology we have discussed in class.

Independent Reading Assignment #2

•On a half sheet of paper, write a synopsis of your book thus far.  What is happening in the plot?  What is happening in the rising action?

Thursday September 21, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we started analyzing the poem Abandoned Farmhouse.

HOMEWORK: vocab and independent reading

English 10: Today students need to annotate the Stanley Williams biography on their own. ANNOTATIONS NEED TO BE DONE BY TOMORROW, BEFORE CLASS>

HOMEWORK:  •Your article and annotations will be needed on the quiz. The quiz will be about finding quality evidence to support analysis.

•IMPORTANT: If you don’t have completed annotations, you will not be able to take the quiz. This will drastically impact your grade. So do them. Word up.

Wednesday September 20, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we finished Harvest Gypsies and then went over the graphic organizer.

HOMEWORK: Graphic organizer due at the beginning of class Thursday

English 10: Today we read the biography of Stanley "Tookie" Williams and began annotation.

HOMEWORK: Vocab and independent reading

Tuesday September 19, 2017

Honors English 10: Today students shared their group project presentations.

HOMEWORK: Vocab and independent reading


English 10: Today we continued to annotate the article "The 7-eleven Robbery and Murder of Albert Owens." Articles needed to be comlete by the end of class--annotations and questions completed. Here are the questions that needed to be completed:

•After reading the article, hypothesize who John Doe might be.

•Then, tell me if you think that there is anything that John Doe could do to redeem himself. 

HOMEWORK: Vocab and independent reading

Monday September 18, 2017

Honors English 10: Today is the last day for students to work on their Harvest Gypsies project.  Here are the guidelines for the presentations:

§Presentations should be about 3 minutes, try not to go past 5 minutes.

§You need to have a writing piece that you can turn in.

§Every group needs a visual.

§Your goal is to teach the class about your particular prompt: historical connection, current connection, tone, diction etc. Be as informative as possible.

English 10: Today students read about Albert Owens and his murder. Students wrote about how "John Doe" used his power.

Friday September 15, 2017

No classes. Teacher in-service day.

Thursday September 14, 2017

Today was an independent reading day. 

Here is independent reading assignment #1 for students that are not done:

•Independent Reading Assignment #1 

•Directions: Answer these questions in complete sentences in your notebook. Remember to title the assignment and put the date down.

•Why did you select this text?

•What is the title of your book?

•How many Pages?

•What is the genre?

•What is the setting?

•Who is the protagonist/main character?

•What do you predict is the author’s purpose for writing this book? Use an example from the text to defend your answer. Make sure you are using the terminology we have discussed in class.

•

Wednesday September 13, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we went over the excerpt from The Harvest Gypsies. Students were than assigned group projects to further analyze the themes of the piece.  IF YOU WERE ABSENT: see me right away to be assigned a group.

HOMEWORK: group project (if you feel behind), vocab, independent reading

English 10: Today we finished looking at the article about Kevin Carter. The actively learn article and graphic organizer are due today.

HOMEWORK: vocab, independent reading

Tuesday September 12, 2017

Honors English 10: Today students evaluated other student work for tone and diction.

HOMEWORK: vocabulary.com and independent reading

English 10: Today students analyzed a SOAPSTone to a TED talk. Here is the link to the TED talk. The SOAPSTone was completed in students notebooks:

https://www.ted.com/talks/titus_kaphar_can_art_amend_history

HOMEWORK: vocabulary.com and independent reading

Monday September 11, 2017

English Honors 10: Today students were assigned a new vocab list. 90% mastery needs to be achieved by September 25th in vocabulary.com. Students then worked to finish annotating and answering the questions for Harvest Gypsies. Students need to be done with all of the actively learn pieces and the graphic organizer by Wednesday.

HOMEWORK: Get vocab and definitions in your notebook.  Finish actively learn and graphic organizer by Wednesday.

English 10: Today students were assigned a new vocab list. 80% mastery needs to be achieved by September 25th in vocabulary.com. Students then worked to finish annotating and answering the questions for Kevin Carter: The Consequences of Photojournalism. Students need to be done with all of the actively learn pieces and the graphic organizer by Wednesday.

HOMEWORK: Get vocab and definitions in your notebook.  Finish actively learn and graphic organizer by Wednesday.

Friday September 8, 2017

Honors English 10: Today students took vocab quiz #1. I also completed independent reading book checks, along with a notebook check and grade. If you were absent, I need to see these on Monday.


English 10: Today students took vocab quiz #1. I completed a mid-quarter notebook check for a grade. If you were absent, I need to see these on Monday.

Thursday September 7, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we reviewed for the vocab quiz tomorrow.  Here are the words that will be on the quiz:

caustic, enigma, virtue, authentic, tranquility, lax, exemplary, disdain, inevitable, conspicuous.

HOMEWORK: Study for vocab. Bring independent reading book.



English 10: Today we reviewed for the vocab quiz. Here are the words that will be on the quiz:

pantomime, drone, aloof, meager, douse, precede, fawning, bewilder, writhe, relish

HOMEWORK: Study for vocab. Bring independent reading book.

Wednesday September 6, 2017

Honors English 10:Today, final drafts for tone and diction revisions are due at the start of class. We then continued working on The Harvest Gypsies in actively learn.

HOMEWORK: Please bring your independent reading book tomorrow. Study vocab!


English 10: Today students started working on the article Kevin Carter: The Consequences of Photojournalism. 

HOMEWORK: Study vocab! Bring independent reading book.

Tuesday September 5, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we reviewed a lesson on tone. Students then had time to work on their revisions.

HOMEWORK: Tone and diction analysis is due for The Gettysburg Address. You will need a final draft, two rough drafts, peer review and annotations.


English 10: Today we reviewed the SOAPSTone writing for the superhero article. Students then had time to revise their graphic organizers before the end of class.

Friday September 1, 2017

Honors English 10: Today we revised diction pieces. We will review tone on Tuesday.

HOMEWORK: final revisions due Wednesday.


English 10: Today was independent reading.