entry task 8/26/14 write down one of your favorite quotes from a book, song, movie, etc. in a...

Entry Task 8/26/14

Write down one of your favorite quotes from a book, song, movie, etc.

In a paragraph (4-5 sentences), you need to explain why you chose that quote.

Be prepared to share.

Entry Task 8/27/14

Grab a magazine from the back table.

Choose any article that interests you.

Write a 10 line entry answering these questions: What is the purpose of this article?

What information is provided?

Why did this article interest you?

Entry Task 8/28/14

You are to complete the following: “If I were principal, I would…”

You cannot use more than 10 lines to complete this entry.

You have 10 minutes

Make sure you turn in your Pre-AP expectations agreement.

Entry Task 8/29/14

Read the following quote and explain what Dr. Seuss is saying. How does it apply to real life situations?

Reminders

Be sure to turn in your Dictionary Scavenger Hunt

If you haven’t turned in an expectations agreement, you need to turn in it in to the box.

Binder Requirements

First Tab: Assignments

Second Tab: Handouts

Third Tab: Graded Assignments in Chronological Order

Fourth Tab: Grammar Practice

Fifth Tab: Spiral Notebook (if you have one)

Mandala Assignment

What is the difference between a sign and a symbol?

Sign or Symbol?

Creating your Mandala

A Mandala a circular drawing made to represent the

harmony and wholeness of life or the wholeness of a

person.

You are going to create a Mandala that represents who you are.

Creating Your Mandala

Step 1: On scratch paper, brainstorm images/symbols that represent the various sides of yourself.

Step 2:After you have brainstormed, choose 5-6 symbols that you think are your strongest and should be placed on the mandala.

Step 3: Choose the symbol that you think best represents you and place it in the center. Then place the others and color them in.

Entry Task 9/2/14

Grab a bubble sheet with your name on it. They are on the table in the back.

MAKE SURE IT IS YOUR BUBBLE SHEET!

Be ready with a No. 2 pencil to complete the Grammar Test. You will get the entire period.

NO ELECTRONICS TODAY!

Entry Task 9/2/14

You have ten minutes to finish your Mandala. If you left it here, it is in the third or fourth period box.

Once you are finished, bring it to me, and you will get a bubble sheet for the Grammar Pre-Test.

MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS ON YOUR MANDALA!

NO ELECTRONICS TODAY!

Entry Task 9/3/14

Stand against the back wall. You can leave your stuff here.

Make sure your picture forms are ready.

We will be heading to the auditorium as soon as the bell rings. WE WILL BE QUIET AND IN LINE THE ENTIRE WAY.

Anticipatory Activity

In your notebook, respond to this statement:

“In every war, there is good and evil.”

Do you agree or disagree? Or are you neutral? Explain.

Your response needs to be 10 lines. You have 5 minutes.

Entry Task 9/4/14

Identify the sentence as a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence. You need to write out the sentence.

1. Even though I was tired.

2. He asked for a raise she got it.

3. She is a good mother she pays attention to her children.

4. When Alex calls.

5. He laughed.

Entry Task 9/4/14

Identify the italicized word as a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, or preposition.

1. John Stuart Mill was an oldest son.

2. His father was his only teacher.

3. He learned Greek before he was eight years old.

4. I might not have enough hours for practice.

Detail and Effect

Detail Effect

Sight p. 5, par. 1,Sent. 2

Eerie due to poor visibility

Hearing

Taste

Touch

Smell

Discussion Questions

Does urban warfare, like that in "The Sniper," affect the outlook and mental stability of combatants differently than battlefield fighting?

Can the tactics of urban guerrillas—sniping, sabotage, terrorist bombings—be morally justified?

What are some of the themes (messages) that come out in “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty?

Entry Task 9/5/14

Read the following quote: What is Dr. Seuss telling you in this quote? What is the theme?

Vocab Quiz

Write a complete sentence using all of the vocabulary words. Underline the vocab word in the sentence:

Fanatic Conflict

Ascetic Evaluate

Parapet Metaphor

Remorse Imagery

Effect

Paroxysm

Entry Task 9/9/14

Take out a sheet of paper.

Number it 1-11 (you do not need to skip lines)

Make sure you put your name, date, and period.

Title it: Library Orientation Follow-Up

Anticipation Guide

1. Those who perform well under pressure tend to succeed.

2. A person’s character is revealed during intense competition.

3. The first impression you have of someone is always correct.

Entry Task 9/10/14

Take out your notebook and study guide for “The Most Dangerous Game”

Entry Task 9/11/14

Grab a Grammar Practice worksheet.

You are going to complete Practice 1 only (Just the front page).

You have ten minutes to complete the worksheet.

GO KNIGHTS!!!

Entry Task 9/15/14

Grab an Upfront magazine from the back table.

Select any article.

Write a paragraph about the article answering these questions: What is the main idea of the article? How do you know?

What is the author’s purpose?

Why did you select this article?

Plot Diagram

Rainsford hides

Rainsford jumps off the cliff.

Rainsford is hunted.

Rainsford swims to the island Rainsford and Zaroff fight

Rainsford

General Zaroff Rainsford kills Zaroff

Ship-Trap Island Conflict is resolved.

Theme

Remember theme is the message or lesson the author is trying to convey to the reader.

Think about characterization and conflict and how both contribute to theme.

How do the similarities and differences between Zaroff and Rainsford affect the story’s theme?

Entry Task 9/17/14

Respond to this quote;

What is the main idea? Why?

Do you like it or dislike it?

Entry Task 9/22/14

Finish the following the sentences:

Jealousy can lead to many conflicts because…

Learning to appreciate who we are and what we have can help us avoid conflict because…

Entry Task 9/22/14

Finish the following sentences:

When money is tight, it may be hard to show you appreciate others because…

To resolve this problem, you might…

Literary Elements Scavenger Hunt You need to get into a group of 4-5 and read “The

Necklace”.

Each member will be in charge of a certain literary element.

As a group, you will need to find as many examples of each element as you can in the text.

1. Foreshadowing

2. Irony (situational, dramatic, verbal)

3. Characterization

4. Figurative Language

5. Character Foil

Literary Elements Scavenger Hunt You need to get into a group of 4-5 and read “The Gift of

the Magi”.

Each member will be in charge of a certain literary element.

As a group, you will need to find as many examples of each element as you can in the text.

1. Foreshadowing

2. Irony (situational, dramatic, verbal)

3. Characterization

4. Figurative Language

5. Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action

Narrative Essay

Part of your grade will be the pre-writing and revisions that you do before the final draft.

A plot diagram will be your pre-writing (10 points).

Revisions (10 points)

You will need to include several literary elements: Foreshadowing

Irony

Characterization

Figurative Language

Character Foil (30 points)

Narrative Essay

Part of your grade will be the pre-writing and revisions that you do before the final draft.

A plot diagram will be your pre-writing (10 points).

Revisions (10 points)

You will need to include several literary elements: Foreshadowing

Irony

Characterization

Figurative Language (30 points)

Potential Writing Prompts

Think about how you spend Saturdays during the school year. Pick out a particularly memorable Saturday, and explain exactly what you did that day and why it was especially memorable.

Remember the best school assembly ever. Write an essay telling what happened, how the audience responded, and why the assembly was important.

A flying saucer has been sighted over your town. You have never believed in flying saucers, but then you see it for yourself and... Write a science fiction story telling what happens next. Does the saucer land? Do you meet the crew? How do you communicate? What do they look like? Are they friendly? Puzzled? Shy? Suspicious? What about sounds? Sights? Smells? Make your story as interesting as you can for your reader. Create characters and describe the setting. Make your plot move along to a climax and a satisfying conclusion.

Have you ever been stranded in a place you didn't want to be? Maybe your parents forgot to pick you up after a ball game, and you were left stranded long after everyone else had gone home.

You won a school contest that allowed you to be teacher-for-a-day. Write about your experience as teacher-for-a-day.

Entry Task 9/24/14

Complete the grammar worksheet over linking verbs.

Linking verbs are verbs that connect a word at or near the beginning of a sentence. Most linking verbs are a form of to be verbs.

Entry Task 9/24/14

Complete the worksheet over action verbs.

A verb is a word that expresses time while showing an action, a condition, or the fact that something exists.

Transitive verbs are action verbs that direct action towards something. Intransitive does not have an object attached to it.

Mr. Brown watched the Seahawks win. (Answers the question of watched what?) This is transitive.

The football players played well. (There is not an object attached to the verb) This is intransitive.

Entry Task 9/29/14

Using your sticky notes, you need to write down at least two things you know about literary nonfiction.

Then you need to write down at least two things you want to know about literary nonfiction.

Place your sticky notes under the correct column of the KWL chart on the board.

You need to complete a KWL chart in your notebook as well.

9/29/2014

You need to have your bags with you, and you are to stand against the back wall.

Fact or Opinion

OpinionFact

Fact or Opinion

1. Read the assigned article. Fill in the left side of the chart with facts presented in the article. Fill in the right side of the chart with opinions expressed in the article.

2. Does the author rely more on fact or on opinion, or is there a balance between the two?

3. What is the author’s purpose? Explain.

4. How does the relationship between fact and opinion help reveal this purpose?

Entry Task 10/1/14

Finish the following sentences:

Learning the facts of people’s lives may change how we comprehend them because…

When we make a connection with something, our feelings toward it may change because…

“On Summer” Discussion Questions

How do Hansberry’s ideas about summer compare with your own? Make a list of the reasons why you like and dislike summer.

Why do you think she includes the section about her grandmother in her essay? Which details led you to this idea?

In what way has Hansberry’s knowledge of summer stayed the same? How has her understanding of summer changed?

“Homeless” Discussion Questions

Which facts or opinions in Quindlen’s essay did you find most important or significant or disturbing?

What do you think of homelessness as “the thing that seems most wrong with the world to me right now”? What seems most wrong in the world to you?

Entry Task 10/3/14

You need to turn these sentences into compound sentences using a coordinating conjunction:

I wanted to visit my cousin in Florida, I didn't have enough money for a bus ticket.

She will leave soon. She still has to pack.

Sometimes things change. They can’t change back again.

Entry Task 10/6/2014

1. What is the author’s purpose for this quote?

2. What is the theme of this quote?

3. Do you agree or disagree? Why?


Identify the participle in the sentence:

1. Smiling, she hugged the panting dog.

2. Many people live in frightening conditions.

3. No one likes burnt toast.

4.The destroyed house was swept away by the tornadoes.

5.The girl picked up the broken vase.

Writing Your Own Vignette

You are going to use Sandra Cisnero’s two vignettes as examples. You need to use the same amount of figurative language that Cisnero uses in her writing.

Based on the theme from “On Summer” that we read last week, you need to write a vignette based on precious moments.

The objective is to use figurative language and provide strong visual images. Here are three prompts to use:

Writing Your Own Vignette

1. Think about a time when you went to see a family member. Describe what it was like to meet this family member. What did you learn about him or her?

2. Think about your favorite season. Why is it important to you? What are some of your favorite moments? Provide strong visual images of the season.

3. Describe a celebration that you might have had with your family. What was the celebration like. What are some of the sights and sounds that you might have heard or seen?


You need to write five sentences that have a participle phrase.

Be sure to underline your participle phrases.

Turn in your vignettes!!

“The future is no place to place your better days.”


What is the theme song to your life?

Why did you select this song?

How can you relate to the song you have chosen?

You need to answer these questions in ten lines.

Happy Friday!


“If you hold on tight to what you think is your thing, you may find you're missing all the rest.”

What is the theme/central message?

Do you agree or disagree? Why?

Agenda for the Day: Entry Task

Vocabulary for the Week

Analyzing Poetry


What is irony?

What are the different types of irony?

Provide one example of irony.

“The Other Side of Fame”

In your group, I want you to read “The Other Side of Fame”.

DO NOT WRITE ON THE POEM!

As a group, you need to discuss the literary devices and the theme.

Then, you need to compare and contrast the themes between “Royals” and “The Other Side of Fame”

Complete this on a half-sheet of paper.

“Funny the Way It Is”

After you annotate the song, I want you to answer this question on a half-sheet of paper.

How does irony contribute to the theme?


All you need is a pen or pencil on your desk.


All you need is a pen or pencil and a piece of paper.

Put your name, date, period and title it Vocab Quiz # 2

You will have five minutes to review.

Vocab Quiz # 2

You are to provide a definition of each word. You need to write in complete sentences.

1. Theme7. Voice

2. Alliteration 8. Irony

3. Simile9. Paradox

4. Metaphor 10. Rhythm

5. Personification

6. Active Voice


You will have 20 minutes to finish your final preparations.

You need to have your poetry rubric with your name on it to turn in when you present.

10/27/2014

You need to complete a KWL chart in your notebook. We are starting our drama unit. Woo Hoo!

When you are finished, you need to write what you know and what you want to know on two separate sticky notes and place them on the KWL chart on the board.


You need to grab an Upfront magazine.

Choose any article and write a brief summary (3-5 sentences).

Then, you need to answer these questions:

What is the author’s purpose?

What is the main idea of the article?

Why did you choose this article?


Provide 5 words that you defined yesterday from “The Raven”.

Make sure you provide the dictionary definition.

Happy Halloween!


Provide 5 Shakespearean terms that you learned yesterday.

Provide the definition of those terms.

Happy Halloween!

“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe What does the story’s title mean?

The narrator claims he is not mad. What evidence do we have that he is?

What does the narrator do with the dead man’s body?

Why does the narrator want to kill the old man?

The finally causes him to commit the act?

The two controlling symbols in the story are the eye and the heart. What might these two symbols represent?

Give examples of how Poe creates suspense in the story?


Write down these following questions (leave space for your answers):

1. What are the qualities of an epic hero?

2. Why does Beowulf have to die?

3. How is a tragic hero different than an epic hero?

4. What is an example of a romantic hero?

5. What is the reason that we need heroes?


Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Based on Act 1, what do you know about Romeo and Juliet’s lives? Use details from the text to show how their personalities are similar and different.

2. What threats to Romeo and Juliet’s love already exist in Act 1? Provide specific examples.


Answer this question in complete sentences:

1. Based on Romeo’s behavior in Act 1, do you think Shakespeare accurately portrays a teenager in love? Explain


Grab an Upfront magazine

You need to read the article, “The Battle for Hong Kong”

Answer these questions:

1. What is the main idea?

2. What is the author’s purpose?

3. What is your opinion on the situation?


You just need a pen or pencil for the vocabulary quiz.


Write down these following questions, you will answer them while the video is going:

1. Using Shakespearean phrases to get a date was considered very polite and romantic in the 16th and 17th Centuries. What polite language phrases are used to get a date in modern society?

2. The roles of men and women have changed between Shakespeare’s time and now. How successful would you be if you used Shakespeare’s lines on someone you like? Give reasons to support your answer.

Romeo and Juliet Act 3

Turn to page 891

You need to answer questions 1-4 on a separate sheet of paper.

You may work with a partner.

We are making inferences and drawing conclusions about the structure and elements of drama.

You will have 15-20 minutes.

Romeo and Juliet Act 4Pre-Reading Questions

Before reading the scenes in Act IV, discuss the questions in small groups.

Scene 1: What do you think Friar Laurence may do to help both Romeo and Juliet?

Scene 2: Juliet knows that her father is angry. How do you think she can convince him that she will be obedient without giving away her plans to be with Romeo?

Scene 3: If you were Juliet, what doubts might you have about Friar Laurence’s potion before you drank it?

Scene 4 and 5: Based upon what you know of Lord and Lady Capulet and the Nurse, what moods do you think each would be in on Thursday morning when Juliet is to marry Paris? What do you think will happen with all the preparations for the wedding feast?

Answer these questions in complete sentences:

1. How does Paris think Juliet feels about him?

2. What does Juliet ask of Friar Laurence?

3. What does Juliet say she will do if she cannot find a way to avoid marrying Paris?

4. What does Friar Laurence say will happen when Juliet drinks the potion?

5. How will Romeo learn of Friar Laurence’s plan?

6. Describe the various fears Juliet has as she gets ready to drink Friar Laurence’s potion? Why is this important to include?

7.What effect might Capulet’s change of plans have on the Friar’s arrangements?

8. At what time does scene 4 occur?

9. How do Capulet, his wife, the nurse, and Paris react when they find Juliet?

10. What does Friar Laurence tell the family?

Philosophical Chairs

You have 5-10 minutes to come up with 2 comprehension questions and 1 analysis question similar to the questions for the Socratic Seminar.

Give me your questions when you are finished.

On a separate sheet of paper, you will write a reflection addressing these three items: Did you get a new perspective of Romeo and Juliet? Why or

why not?

Answer a question that your peers struggled with that you can answer.

Answer a question that you thought was easy.

Soliloquy Assignment

Learning Target: Explain how dramatic conventions (monologues, soliloquies, dramatic irony) enhance dramatic text. Analyze how authors develop complex yet believable characters in works of fiction.

Task: Choose a soliloquy or monologue spoken by a character in a play. Create a visual representation (drawing or collage) of the character as evidenced by the literary devices used by the author. You need at least four images. Write an expository essay in which you explain the development of the character in that particular speech.

Rubric

Rubric: 100% 4—I make no mistakes; 95% 3.5—I understand completely. 80% 3—I make no major mistakes, just little errors, 70% 2.5—but I understand what’s important. 60% 2—I make some major mistakes; 50 % 1.5—my errors show that I don’t understand some important ideas. 40% 1—I make many major mistakes; I don’t understand yet.


On a half-sheet paper, answer these questions:

You do not have to put your name on it. 1. Do you feel comfortable in this class? Why or why not?

2. Do you feel comfortable enough to ask questions?

3. Do you understand what we are doing most of the time?

4. Does Mr. Brown make his expectations clear? Why or why not?

5. When I don’t do well in Mr. Brown’s class, what is the reason? Did I not pay attention? Is Mr. Brown not helping you? Please be honest!


Create a KWL chart in your notebook.

You need to list at least three things you know about writing essays.

You need to list at least three things you want to learn about writing essays.

You will finish the L column at the end of class today.


You will be working with homophones today! Woo Hoo!

You need to define each word and use it in a sentence.

You can use a dictionary, your phone, or define them in your own words.

You have 20 minutes

Aloud allowed knew new its it’s your you’re weather whether who’s whose to too two there they’re their


Take out a sheet of paper and make sure it has your name, date , and period number.

Title it: Homophone Quiz

Number it 1-10 leaving space for writing sentences.

You need to define each word from the list below and use it in a sentence:

Its, it’s, there, they’re, their, your, you’re, weather, whether, and whose.


This past week, we have worked hard on our expository essays.

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

What have you found the most helpful for you and your writing?

Explain why.

What do you think you are still struggling with?

This is a reflection, so you need to really think about this.

Editing and Revision

Before you turn in your essay, you need to annotate and revise your essay.

Follow these directions: 1. You need to highlight/underline your thesis statement, topic

sentences, and your thesis restated in your conclusion.

2. Circle all of the details that you provide as support. You need to identify the “golden bricks” those are the details you are looking for.

3. Go through your essay and make sure you:

A. have transitions

B. You are not using “R.I.P” phrases

C. Check for repetition!

D. Make sure that you are not writing in second person or using persuasion (you, you should, etc.)

Romeo and Juliet Retake

Romeo and Juliet are referred to as "star-cross'd lovers". Discuss the concept of predetermined destiny and how it relates to the play.

Provide an introduction with a thesis

Provide a body paragraph

Provide a conclusion


Grab an Upfront magazine

Select any article that you want

Answer these questions: 1. What is the author’s purpose?

2. What is the main idea?

3. Why did you select this article?


You need to define the following terms. There will be a quiz over these terms on Wednesday.

1. Exposition

2. Thesis Statement

3. Relevant

4. Coherence

5. Purpose (writer’s purpose)

6. Main Idea

7. Articulate

8. Novice

9. Surreal

10. Primary Source


Complete the following sentences:

1. Looking at Earth from space may change how we comprehend the world because…

2. Analyzing familiar concepts from a different perspective can help us understand them better because…

DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE VOCAB QUIZ TOMORROW!

Vocab Quiz

You will need a separate sheet of paper.

Put your name, date, period on it. Title it Vocab Quiz.

Number it 1-10 and you do not need to skip lines.

You should only have a piece of paper and pencil, or pen, on your desk.

Vocab Quiz

All you need is a pen or pencil.

You have five minutes to look over the terms


You need to write down 5 substantiated opinions and 5 unsubstantiated opinions.

Remember that a substantiated opinion is supported by facts!

We are so close to Christmas Break!!


You need to look up the definitions of substantiated opinions and unsubstantiated opinions.

Then, you need to create one substantiated opinion and one unsubstantiated opinion.


Come up with a list of 3 advertisements that you see on television or read in magazines.

Tell me if they include substantiated opinions or unsubstantiated opinions and how do you know.

Create your own Advertisement

You will need to get into groups of 3 or 4.

Your group will create an advertisement for a product.

You need to include at least four substantiated opinions and two unsubstantiated opinions.

Be creative!

You will present your advertisement to the class in 30 minutes.


Grab a textbook and turn to page 284

Copy the chart at the bottom of the page in your notebook.

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