Friday May 20, 2016

All makeup work is due today!! No exceptions!!


English 9- Today the Type 3 final writing assessments are due.  I will except them up to 3:30 pm today!

English 10- Today the final narrative assignment is due.  I will except them up to 3:30 pm today! Don't forget to annotate.

Thursday May 19, 2016

Reminder of Upcoming Due Dates: All make up work for all classes needs to be turned in by this Friday May 20th!!! I will be available after school today to help students.


English 9- Today students worked on finishing their Type 3 essay. REMINDER: Type 3 essay is DUE TOMORROW!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!! This is the final writing assessment for the year and can have a significant impact on your grade!

English 10- Today was the last day for students to work on their final narrative. REMINDER: Final Narrative is DUE TOMORROW, PRINTED AND ANNOTATED!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!! This is the final writing assessment for the year and can have a significant impact on your grade!

Wednesday May 18, 2016

Reminder of Upcoming Due Dates: All make up work for all classes needs to be turned in by this Friday May 20th!!! I will be available after school today to help students.



English 9: Today- Part one test revisions are due for those that wanted to improve their grade
                   Friday- Final Type 3 essay on theme due. All make up work due!

English 10- Today- Work day! Make sure your final is typed and printed!
                    Friday- Final narrative paper due (Make sure it is annotated!!) All Make up work due!

Tuesday May 17, 2016

Reminder of Upcoming Due Dates: All make up work for all classes needs to be turned in by this Friday May 20th!!! I will be available after school today to help students.



English 9: Today- Outlines are due
                  Wednesday- Part one test revisions are due for those that wanted to improve their grade
                  Friday- Final Type 3 essay on theme due. All make up work due!

English 10- Today- Dialogue practice. Outlines due
                    Friday- Final narrative paper due (Make sure it is annotated!!) All Make up work due!

Monday May 16, 2016

REMINDER FOR ALL CLASSES: Any make up work is due this Friday May 20th!!


English 9- Today, part two study guides and outlines for the 4th quarter writing prompt were due today. If you were absent or did not turn these in, please do so ASAP. REMINDER: Final writing assessment due Friday May 20th! NO EXCEPTIONS!!! PART ONE TEST REVISIONS DUE WEDNESDAY.

Here is a link to the part two text, if you need it. NOTE: This is slightly different from the abridged version in our text books:

https://mschapmansclass.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/odyssey-textbook-part-2.pdf


English 10- Today students checked in with me and showed me their outlines for the final writing assessment. If you did not show me your outline, I need to see it by the end of class tomorrow. REMINDER: Final writing assessment due Friday May 20th! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Friday May 13, 2016

English 9- Today we watched the film version of The Odyssey.

English 10- Today we watched the film version of Of Mice and Men. 

Thursday May 12, 2016

English 9- Today students are working on their Quarter 4 writing assessment or revisions for the part one test. Revisions for the part one test are due next Wednesday. The final writing assessment is due next Thursday. See yesterday's entry for instructions on both projects.


English 10- Today students worked on their Quarter 4 writing assignment, which is a narrative based on a picture from "The Great Depression." See yesterday's entry for the proficiency scale and expectations.

Wednesday May 11, 2016

English 9- Today I rolled out the final writing prompt and expectations for Quarter 4. Here is the information I shared today:

•For your final writing assessment, you are going to become an expert on the theme of a single section in Part Two. You will write a type 3 essay with the outline completely finished AND USED AS A REVISION.

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•To be proficient, you must demonstrate your ability to identify topic and theme, and support your theme with evidence from the text. The outline will be due Monday May 16. Final draft is due Thursday May 19. Absolutely no exceptions on the final due date.

Here is what the outline looks like:

Name________________

4th Quarter Final Writing Prompt (Summative):

Type 3 (skip lines, please!)

Analyze theme in a section of your choice from part two of The Odyssey.  Discuss the theme and support it with at least 3 pieces of evidence from the text.

FCA’s (Focus areas)

1. Theme clearly identified and critiqued

2. Use at least 3 quotes from the text

3. Use “says, means, matters” to analyze quotes

Outline

Introduction (Start with topic sentence, explain what you are writing about, identify your theme):

Text evidence number one to support theme:

Means:

Matters:

Text evidence number two to support theme:

Means:

Matters:

Text evidence number 3 to support theme:

Means:

Matters:

Conclusion (Re-state your theme the most important insight you wrote about):

English 10- Here are the links for the pictures for the final writing assignment:

http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/pictures/soup-kitchens-and-breadlines/detail-showing-poor-figures-from-by-george-segal

http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm

Here are the expectations for the final writing assessment:

English 10 Q4 Writing Common Performance Task

Colorado Standards Addressed:

●      3.1.a. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences

●      3.1.i. Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.

 Common Writing Performance Task: Select one of the image options. Write a description from the perspective of one of the subjects in the image. Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and imagery to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting and/or character.  Here are the links to the pictures:

http://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/pictures/soup-kitchens-and-breadlines/detail-showing-poor-figures-from-by-george-segal

http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm

Advanced	In addition to proficient performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications that go beyond what was taught.
Proficient	●     Explain, generalize, or connect ideas using well-chosen details and event sequences ●     Write multi-paragraph composition for specific purpose, focus, voice, tone & audience ●     Apply purposeful and effective narrative techniques (e.g. dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, multiple plot lines) and text organization/structure to composing a full composition ƒ
Partially Proficient	Recognize and use academic vocabulary specific to the task: Literary elements, narrative techniques, plot terms ●     Literary elements are observable in the text (e.g., you include characters, setting, problem-solution, conflict, etc.) ●     Describe/explain who, what where, when, or how ●     Apply narrative techniques and text structures that are appropriate to audience and purpose
Unsatisfactory	*Does not meet minimum requirements even with help.

Additional expectations:

●     Your narrative must be typed and printed following standard formatting procedures. (12 or 11 point font, double or single spaced. Minimum of 500 words.

●     You will annotate your own narrative, explaining where you made purposeful decisions around the techniques you used to craft your writing. Your narrative must be annotated to receive proficient credit for using techniques/structures. 

Tuesday May 10, 2016

English 9- Today I handed back the Part One test. If you don't like your grade, you may revise the written piece. Directions to follow. We then finished reading The Odyssey. Directions for revision:

•If you do not like your grade on the part one test, you may revise the three extended writing questions on theme.  You must:

\Choose two different pieces of text from part one, explain the text and analyze the theme. The choose a section and just analyze the theme. I can make myself available after school to help you if you are struggling!

English 10- Today we took the Of Mice and Men test. IF YOU WERE ABSENT: You can make up the test by Friday!! See me right away to complete this and schedule a time!!

Monday May 9, 2016

English 9- Today we reviewed The Odyssey through part two. We then read "Death at the Palace" and proceeded to answer questions about it as well as filling out the study guide for the section. 


English 10- Today we worked on vocab for the week. The list follows this entry. We answered questions about chapter 5 and 6. Then we reviewed for the Of Mice and Men test. TEST TOMORROW! Please bring a pencil!

¨Tangible

¨Replete

¨Plaintiff

¨Nullify

¨Enhance 

¨Labyrinth

¨Harangue

¨Cower

¨Billowing

¨Abasement

Friday May 6, 2016

English 9- Today we reviewed what we have read of part two in The Odyssey. We them compared film elements from part one to the written book.


English 10- Today we took the vocabulary quiz. See me by next Wednesday if you were absent. We then finished Of Mice and Men and wrote a reflection in our notebooks. There will be a test over the book next Tuesday.

Thursday May 5, 2016

English 9- Today we continued reading The Odyssey. We filled out our study guides and discussed themes for each section thus far.


English 10- Vocab Quiz TOMORROW!!! Today we shared out our character dating profiles and read chapter 5 in Of Mice and Men.

Wednesday May 4, 2016

English 9- Today we finished the questions from "The Beggar and the Faithful Father." If you did not finish the questions for today, I have attached the text for part two. NOTE: The link for this part two text is different from our text book! We continued reading Part Two of The Odyssey.

https://mschapmansclass.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/odyssey-textbook-part-2.pdf


English 10- Today we finished the dating profiles for characters from Of Mice and Men.

Tuesday May 3, 2016

English 9- Today we started reading part two in The Odyssey. I handed out the study guide for part tow so students could be proactive in finishing this before the end so it is not so daunting. Students then independently worked on the questions for the section "The Beggar and the Dog."  Here are the questions from that section:

Class Copy.  Answer in complete sentences on your own sheet of paper. Use examples from the text to strengthen your answers.

The Beggar and the Faithful Dog

1. In what way is the dog Argos similar to Odysseus and the kingdom of Ithica?

2. What does this section reveal to the reader about Odysseus’ character?

3. What makes this scene ironic?

4. What qualities does Penelope reveal about herself in this episode?

5. Explain how Homer is being sentimental in this section. Explain if you think he is being overly-sentimental.

English 10- We started class with a vocab review. Quiz will be on Friday. We then worked on characterization in Of Mice and Men. Students got to choose any character from the book and create a dating profile for that character, supporting their ideas with evidence from the text. Here is what it looks like:

Name______________________

Directions: Choose any character from Of Mice and Men.

Fill out this dating profile for the character. Prove each

section with one quote from the text and explain.

Dating Profile for :

Likes:

Dislikes:

	Photo

 

Hobbies:

Personality traits (Angry, content, abrasive, etc.):

1.

2.

Monday May 2, 2016

English 9- No vocab this week. Today we took The Odyssey part one test. Study guides were also due today. If you were absent you need to make this up by Friday May 6th!!


English 10- Today we worked on definitions for this week's vocab, listed below. We then read chapter 4 in OMM. 

¨Tangent

¨Renown

¨Plagiarism

¨Nuance

¨Knotty

¨Hangar 

¨Engender

¨Covert

¨Bilk

¨Abrasive