Semester Exam RVW Guide

Link to Study Guide

Act III&IV Quiz RVW Materials

Act III Reading Guide (1)
Act III Reading Guide (2)
Act IV Reading Guide
Poetry Terms (Sonnets, etc)

Not due for a grade - just to help study.

Quiz will be Weds & Thurs (12/4-12/5), on the block.

End of Semester: Membean Common Words

Membean Common Words Lists

(by class)

• 2nd P
• 3rd P
• 5th P
• 6th P
• 7th P

Membean Common Words Quiz: Tues 12/10

Materials for Upcoming Quiz

Whew - 2 hr delays are nice, but then classes are too short.

Link to the Acts I & II review sheet from class

Link to the Act II Powerpoint

HW: Study for R&J Quiz #1

• Fair Game For The Quiz
• History & Background Notes
• Elements of Drama Terms
• Sonnets & Poetry Terms
• Prologue
• Act I
• Act II (and Act II Prologue)

Beginning Romeo & Juliet!!

Finally!!

Time to start the play!

Firstly, classes signed up for the roles they're reading for Act I. Here is who is going to read which roles:

Link to Roles powerpoint

Then, we read aloud (with many stops for explanations) up to at least the end of Scene i.

Wanna read the play, but not carry around your textbook? The whole thing (with modern english translation) is available on SparkNotes.

I recommend this as a resource, and to enhance understanding, but Mrs. Syes and I will only be using the original Shakespearean text on tests and quizzes during this unit.

Wanna read along with voice actors? The whole play, read aloud, is available on YouTube.

"But wait wait! I'm the kind of student who wants to write notes!! Can I have a study guide???"
Yes of course. Also, I can print you one in class, just ask!

HW: Bring your textbook to class so we can continue to read the play!

Also Remember that Membean is going on! We're in week 2 right now

MAP Test #2

Today, students too the district's MAP test #2.

If you didn't finish, please see me during your Study Hall to finish the questions.

Romeo and Juliet: The Prologue

Link to the Prologue Analysis sheet from Friday

It's HW due on Monday.

Quiz; Sonnet 18; Sonnet 30 [Block Days]

Firstly was the Historical Background / Elements of Drama Quiz.

The we finished translating Sonnet 18.

Finally -- the last lask: Sonnet 30. It's in the textbook on pg 754, and there are 3 Critical Thinking questions at the bottom.

HW (due Fri because block days):

• Read Sonnet 30
• Answer the 3 questions in Engl Comp Notebook

Link to picture of pg 754 Sonnet 30

Sonnet 18 Practice

Slides for Sonnet 18 are the last 2 slides on the Poetic Terms powerpoint uploaded yesterday.

Link to Sonnet 18 handout from class

Link to Modern Language Paraphrasing of Sonnet 18

HW:
Quiz on Block Day

• Elements of Drama terms
• Historcal background of Play
• (Both from Textbook)

Slides On Sonnets

Poetry Terms/Sonnet slides

Welcome Back - Q2!

Welcome back to the 2nd Quarter!
Today, students got new seats in class.
Then, there were some Membean Reminders:

Membean Reminders:

1. Membean is Back ON! Membean Session 2: 10/14 - 10/27. Quiz Tues 10/29
2. 90 Minutes
3. 6 Different Days (3 days per week)
4. Dubious Minutes will be Subtracted
5. Recalibrated

Dubious Minutes:

• How to Check Dubious Minutes
• Warnings on Dashboard
• Dubious Minutes on Teacher Dashboard

Do a Session of Membean!

HW:

• Romeo & Juliet Anticipation Guide
• Bring textbooks to class tomorrow

Discussion Prep: Materials

Link to the 2 Poems
Link to IFL Article #1
Link to IFL Article #2

Circle Discussion Powerpoint
Socratic Discussion 1/2 Sheet Overview
7-Question Sheet (Required for Discussion)

Link to the fact that it's not September anymore

Socratic Discussion Prep

These upcoming block days are going to feature an in-class discussion, and here's how that's going to work:

Question Sheet: 70 pts

• Link to Final Draft Sheet (the required one)
• Question Types:

Question Types

• 1)     Universal / Thematic Questions – these will have an open ended answer and could potentially be answered by someone who had not read the book at all. (Ex. From 1984 – Is government surveillance always a bad thing, or could it be a necessary evil to keep the criminal element of society in check?)
  
  
  2)     Text-Based Questions – these will have small quotes accompanying the question so that the group can focus in on the language being used or a specific part of the text in order to answer. (Ex, from 1984 - "If [Winston] were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies." - If a person from Oceania like Winston met a person from Eastasia or Eurasia who was also like Winston in terms of having rebellious thoughts, what do you think would happen?)
  
  
  3)     Inference Questions – these will be directly about the book, but do not need a quote attached to them. (Ex. From 1984 - Why did the Inner Party keep the proles around, even if they were easy to control?)
  
• Must contain 7 Questions and 7 Answers to participate in the Discussion
• 2 Questions that are Text-Based
• 2 Questions about the Poems
• 1 Universal Question over Quarter 1
• Each Question+Answer is worth 10 points

Discussion: 30 pts

• Only students who have a finished and complete Question Sheet will be invited to the Discussion
• Students without a complete Question document will have to finish it outside of the Discussion.
• Link to Notes from Powerpoint 

Weds & Thurs: Poems on the Block

On the Block Days, here's how class went:

• The HW (reading guide sheet for IFL Article 1) was collected for a HW grade
• Students got 15' of in class time to study Membean
• The current Membean Study Session ends Sunday 9/29!
• Students received copies of 2 very different poems about the idea of Happiness
• Link to word doc with Poems
• These were discussed in class, especially in relation to the points about Happiness made in IFL Article 1
• Apparently, Freshmen hate poems.
• I mean, not every single freshman. But, like, 90%. Poems aren't punishments, y'all. They can be okay. Sometimes even fun.
• No, the poems were not collected for a grade

IFL: Article 1

Today, students read Article 1 in class after 3 pieces of set-up:

1. Set Up 1 - Record a place to make SOAPStone Notes on article 1 (this was done in the packet itself, on the blank page facing the beginning of the article
2. Set Up 2 - Record the 4-step Annotation Guide above the Article Title: (no, students did not copy this verbatim. They made symbols to indicate the processes)
   
3. Set Up 3 - Cut the text into related chunks

Then we read together! I got us started, then many other students read paragraphs out loud in class.

HW:

• Finish the SOAPSTone notes pertaining to Article 1
• Complete the Reading Guide and Notes for the Block Day

Did you forget your IFL Packet at school? Here's a link to the article!

Notes on SOAPSTone

Link to the notes on the SOAPStone Acronym - these were recorded in the Composition notebook!

Tomorrow -- IFL Article #1!

Synthesis Essays

The synthesis Essays were due today by 3pm.

Synthesis Essay Schoology Submission

The assignments in Schoology for submitting Synthesis Tasks are now live and open!

Sign in to Schoology

When signing in, use the same Username and Password you typically use when opening up a school laptop (Dell).

Steps:

1. Go to your English class
2. You will see 2 different assignments marked with the term "Synthesis". Submit your final draft to both.

Remember: When submitting files -

• Use Google Chrome (or roll the dice on a browser of your choice, but Mrs. Syes and I tested Chrome and we know it works!)
• .docx Files are Word documents, and they work
• .pdf Files work too
• If you've been using Word Online, or Google Docs, you're going to have to use the Download As... or Save A Copy As... menu options to create a local file, which you can then upload.

Yes, we can troubleshoot this process tomorrow in class, after MDG Quiz #2 (see post below)

MDG Review Document

MDG Quiz #2 Tomorrow

Link to the Notes from Class

Link to the MDG 2-sided review document

Thank you, 6th Period

Behold:

A Round Character.
Joke Credit: V.D.

Characterization Notes: F/R/S/D

Notes on

• Round
• Flat
• Static
• Dynamic

Characters.

HW:

• Bring textbook to class on the Block Days!
• Essay due by 3pm this Friday

Notes on MLA and Conclusion Paragraphs

Link to the Notes Slides on

MLA Format

and Conclusion Paragraphs

Thanks Mrs. Syes!

Additional Resource for creating a Works Cited entry for an article: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_electronic_sources.html

Synthesis Essay Documents

• This is the Essay Assignment Sheet
• And the Synthesis Rubric

The Most Dangerous Game

Today, students received their ENGL Textbooks.

The HW is to read the short story on page 214: "The Most Dangerous Game"
There will be a short reading quiz on Monday.

Symbolism much???

What's that? You left your textbook at school? Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

Membean 19-20 Info Sheet

This is the Membean Info/Explanation Sheet for this school year!

Don't forget - the program will cost $5 for this year and 

You can pay right here!

Notes on Intro Paragraphs

Here are the notes regarding Introduction Paragraphs from class today!

And this is a bonus supplement: 6 Kinds of Less Effective Introductions
Yes, "less effective" is the workplace equivalent of "these are not good."

HW:

• Complete a draft of a paragraph in your Engl Comp Notebook

3rd Synthesis Article; Guided Annotation

Today, I collected Freshmen Thesis Statements about "The Sniper". That was the first article of business.

Then there were 2 Announcements. Students were allowed to record these 2 details in their phones:

1)

Link to the Online Payment Portal!

I know it says Mrs. Marable. That's the correct page!

Mrs. Syes and I just sent out an eVrits Email with all this information, and even more, yesterday after school.

2) 

I'll be selling tickets ($5) Hope to see you there!!

Today's English lesson featured a new article to read (3 pgs), as well as in-class modelling of annotations and critical reading.

• Link to Today's Article

What did the annotations look like in class? Well, here are the ones we did together. The students' task in class today was to read along, record the annotations that I modeled, and contribute additional marks of their own in certain places.

In-Class Annotations:

Student annotations from class should be AT LEAST this detailed, if not more so.

HW:

• Finish reading and annotating the article, and put details in the 2 Brainstorm Boxes on the last page.

Theme Statement Review: Round 1

tldr; Some good starts, several missteps. Plenty of flaws to build away from.
Here is the document with the full collection of theme statements generated on 8/16.
The review conversation varied class by class, so here are some general take-aways:

• Mark the sentence M if it is a moral, and not a theme.
• Label the sentence Def. if it is a simple definition and not a theme (see the very 1st bullet point)
• Label the sentence Summary if the sentence is plot summary, and not a theme. (Please observe the first 4 bullet points in the 7th pd box, if you require clarification)
• Don't ever use "you"
• Don't ever use "can+(verb)" if all you need is (verb)

For HW, students are asked to answer this question:

Please record this question, and your answer, on this HW document.

Here is a link to the Sniper reading packet from class, if you need to review it!

Block Days: 7 Mini-Stations

The Big Question:

Should high schools require a mental health curriculum as a graduation requirement?

The Document from Class (with the grid for all 7 stations) - The Big Question is in the Bell Ringer box

And the further materials:

• Station 1: Article
• Station 2: Article
• Station 3: Infographic
• Station 4: Thesis Statement
• Station 5: MLA Works Cited (We did an entry for each of the summer reading texts)
• Station 6: Speak (I personally cannot link to the full text without fear of copyright infringement, but I will admit I found the whole book online after a couple of Google searches)
• Station 7: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (again, I personally cannot link to the full text without fear of copyright infringement, but I will admit I found the whole book online after a couple of Google searches)

Let me reiterate: You can answer the Big Question either way. What is most important is how the materials above support your answer.

This was not collected at the end of class, and it was not due for a grade.

Due: Mon 9/3 (if not finished in class)

HW: Thurs, 8/29: Summer Reading Re-Assessment

Writing 101: Notes

Link to the Writing Powerpoint notes from class today.

Notes on Theme & PTI

Link to Today's Powerpoint Notes on Theme

HW:

• Incorporate these notes into your Composition Notebook
• Bring Speak on Monday

Analyzing Complex Characters

Link to PDF file from class (Character & Identity Side)

Link to other side of document (Plot Chart Side)

Spring 2019 Exam Review Guide

Link to the Exam Review Guide
Everything Else is Still Right Here On This Website

Exam RVW Jeopardy

This is a link to the review jeopardy powerpoint.

Part 2 Quiz Review

This is a link to the Part 2 Review Powerpoint

from Class Today

Here is a supplemental video explanation of the events of Part 2

Also, here is the 6-Step Review Note document from class today over part 2 (sorry for how ugly it is - low quality scan)

HW:

• ODY Part 2 Quiz Friday

Part 1: Quiz Review

(if you didn't get to play it in class)
I think this is how you do a Kahoot Challenge:

https://kahoot.it/challenge/0789734

Pin#: 0789734

It's open until 8:00 AM Friday.

Link to Part 1 Review Powerpoint

Link to Part 1 Quiz Study Guide

The Odyssey: Part One

Today in class, we reviewed The Sirens, read through Scylla and Charybdis, and began the final passage in Part One: The Cattle of the Sun God.

This is a link to the Powerpoint from class today. It's heavy on images, and light on words.

The good news is: we're just about done with Part One of The Odyssey.
The bad news is, that means there's a Quiz on Friday over Part 1.

HW for Thursday, 4/25:

• Finish Part One of the Odyssey. Read all of the stories, up to and through the Cattle of the Sun.
• Answer the Review Questions at the end of page 1082 in your composition notebook
• Here are the Questions:

• Tomorrow in class, we'll be reviewing all of Part One, as well as covering what will be on the Quiz on Friday.

HW for Friday, 4/26:

• Study for your Quiz on Part One of The Odyssey

Notes on Epic Poetry

A lot of background notes on what is an epic poem, and the context for The Odyssey, can be found in your Lit textbook before Part One begins:

• pg 1040A: Ancient Greece
• pg 1040C: Gods & Titans
• pg 1040D: Greek Gods
• pg 1040E: Homer the Epic Poet
• pg 1040F: Epic Poetry Notes
• pg 1041: Epic Heroes
• pg 1043: Trojan War Overview

You'll know these pages by their red borders. The notes on Epic Poetry are pretty important, which is why they're in bold.

Other resources from Class*:

• What Makes an Epic Poem?
• Traits of An Epic Hero
• Examples of Epic Similes
• Odysseus as Hero
• Odyssey Anticipation Guide
• Epic Poem Lit Terms Handout
• Epithets in The Odyssey

*not all documents were given out in class. The Notes on What Makes an Epic Poem? and Traits of an Epic Hero were definitely assigned to be taken in the Comp. Notebook.

Reviewing for Myth Quiz #2

Perhaps...you'd like some study materials?

PDFs of Chapters:

• BOTH Trojan War Chapters
• Hercules
• Theseus
• Perseus
• Jason & The Argonauts (And Not Medea)
• Chapter 1: The Olympian Gods

Misc. Other Stuff:

• The 4 Great Heroes Chart
• How To Identify a Hero
• Audiobook: Trojan War
• Audiobook: Fall of Troy
• Extra Trojan War/Fall of Troy Study Guide
• Extra Hercules Study Guide
• Random Trojan War Flashcards (Quizlet)
• Jason/Medea/Theseus Powerpoint
• Link to Tidyman & Syes' Trojan War Overview Powerpoint
• The Olympian God Chart

HW: 

• Study for Quiz (see links above, and also below)
• Do Membean

The Trojan War: Day 1

This is a link to both of the Mythology chapters: The Trojan War & The Fall of Troy

This is a link to the double-sided Trojan War Study Guide document students received in class

And finally, here is the audio track we listened to in class today, to get started:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh5ZrofsT_M

This link here is a path to the Audiobook version of the Fall of Troy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfZnAJKzwAc

Hercules

This is a link to the Hercules chapter

And here is the Extra-Long 12 Labors of Hercules sheet

And also the Hercules Study Guide Questions

HW:

• Finish any of the Hero Chart that you must - and be sure to read Hercules and complete the column for him
• The materials from today are optional resources. The completed Hero Chart is due Monday for a grade.
• Membean is heading into week 2! Be sure to get your sessions!

Due Fri: Perseus + Theseus

• Perseus' Hero Myth

• Theseus' Hero Myth

Here is the link to the Hero Chart document form class!

And here are the notes we took in class today about how to identify a Greek Mythological Hero!

HW for Friday 4/5: 

• Read both the Perseus and Theseus Myths
• Fill out the Hero Columns on the chart from class (and posted above) for the heroes (We complete the Jason column in class)
• Membean is going on! 4/1 - 4/14

Jason and the Golden Fleece

This is a link to the .pdf of the story of Jason & The Argonauts

This is a link to the reading guide about Jason & Medea' values from class.

HW:

• Mythology Quiz Tomorrow
• Introduction, Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 3
• New Membean session just started! 4/1-4/14 

How Did Everything Get This Way?

Chapter 3 of Mythology explains how the Ancient Greeks thought the world came into being. This chapter is the HW due Monday, 4/1 (being assigned in the background of the Block Days and Heritage Day this Friday).

Link to the .pdf of Chapter 3

• Also, here is a link to an accompanying set of Study Guide Questions

HW:

• Read Mythology Ch. 3: How The World and Mankind Were Created & complete the study questions
• Membean is going on -- session ends 3/31
• Upcoming Quiz: Tuesday, 4/2
• Will cover the Intro, Ch. 1, Ch. 2, and Ch. 3 of Mythology
• Membean Quiz Monday

The Gods: 12 + 2

The 12 Olympians, of course, plus 2 more immortals that are very important to human life:

Link to the .pdf file

HW: to finish up the notes document from class.

Introduction to Mythology

Just in case anyone didn't finish reading the Introduction To Classical Mythology in class today, here --> HERE is a link to a digital packet so that you can finish reading.

Weekend HW: Intro to Mythology

Link to the Introduction to Mythology Powerpoint

HW:

• Take notes, in your ENG. Composition Notebook, on the Mythology Background Powerpoint. Notes are due Monday, 3/25, in class.
• Membean session is going on right now! It ends Sunday 3/31
• I can't really assign this for HW, but if you can make it, consider coming to see MLK's presentation of IN THE HEIGHTS. It's amazing.

Speech Analysis: Class Materials

Link to IFL Packet (.pdf)

Link to the Full Video of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech

Link to the "Ain't I A Woman" Set of 5 follow-up questions



HW for 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th:

• Finish reading the text of King's "I Have A Dream" speech (if you did not finish in class)
• Read the Bill Clinton Address (next speech after "Dream"), and annotate it with attention to the 2 Essential Questions in the image above
• Membean Session is going on now: Ends 3/31
• Be ready for Friday's in-class writing task: Answering the 2 Essential Questions listed above.

HW for 2nd: all the stuff above, but I didn't assign the Clinton speech in time.

Resources from Class

Link to the Q3 English I Common Words List

Link to the TKAM Review Jeopardy Powerpoint

Link to review Jeopardy (as a .pdf)

Notes on Persuasive Techniques

IFL - Packet Link

Link to Video of President Obama's Remarks to the NAACP (2015)

Link For Insta Proj

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c5ONIEbzOVyD2qysvIlM8DJLXdr9fUWx/view?usp=sharing

TKAM: Part 1 Quiz Review

Link to .pptx overview of Ch. 1-11

Link to .pdf Ch. 1-31 Study Guide

Link to History & Background powerpoint is below. Scroll down to review.

Link to The Annotation Instructions (good to review before handing in annotations. And good to look back over Themes, Motifs, and Symbols)

Feel free to review the above information. No, it's not required. It's just an offer.

Mrs. Syes and I can't post the Jeopardy Game from class today, because it's copyrighted.


HW:

• Part 1 Assessment on upcoming Block Days (2/6-7/19)
• Annotations Due on Block Class
• 6, 7, 8-9, 10, 11

Block Days: Sophomore Year and TKAM

Block days: Weds 1/16 and Thursday 1/17:

Part One of Class:
Mrs. Reed and/or Mrs. Nichols dedicated about half an hour to registering for Sophomore classes. See them in the Guidance office if you have questions, or need a new Green registration sheet.

Registration Forms

Due Weds 1/23 in Advisory

Part Two of Class:
Beginning TKAM

• First, I returned students' Composition Notebooks. The TKAM .pptx Notes are in Infinite Campus as a HW grade. Yes, you can still do the notes, and get the points.
• Second, everyone got a copy of the TKAM Reading Calendar for Part 1 of the novel
• Thirdly, everyone got a copy of the Annotation Guide (by assignment)

Finally, we began reading the book together in class.

HW:

• Finish reading Ch. 1 of the book
• Complete one full set of annotations for the Chapter
• Do Membean! Session closes Sunday 1/20

Finishing Up Scottsboro

Today, student groups finished up recording their answers on their sheets of big paper.

As a final step in the Scottsboro analysis process, students completed a small Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the events of Scottsboro, and Rosewood, respectively:

During the final part of this activity, students shared their insights.

I collected these sheets of big paper to hold on to until a certain...trial takes place in TKAM. Which we're starting on the upcoming block days.

HW:

• Get TKAM for class
• Do a session of Membean!
• Session ends Sunday 1/20!

TKAM Cover Analysis & Scottsboro Transcript

First thing in class, I collected students' composition notebooks with their notes on the novel's Historical & Social context. This HW was assigned Friday, and is being collected for a 50 pt. HW grade today.

Then, students evaluated 4 different covers that TKAM has been published with:

Cover A:

Cover B:

I love this one. It's so serious.

Cover C:

Cover D:

Students noted several prominent symbols!

Then students took a closer look at the events of Scottsboro, AL, in 1931.

Link to the Scottsboro Transcript

Link to the Transcript Questions

TKAM: History and Background Powerpoint

Link to the Powerpoint from class!

Notes in Comp Notebook due Monday!

Small Groups: History & Background (block)

When we met for block days, this is the material classes interacted with:

Small-Group Rotation: History & Context Articles 1-6
"Era Envelope" Student Handout

ALSO:

A Town Called Rosewood (.pdf packet)
Rosewood Companion Questions

HW:

• Read the Rosewood packet, and complete the question sheet
• Get a copy of TKAM by Monday, 1/14

Beginning TKAM: Info & Anticipation

Please get a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

We will begin reading next week!

Link to TKAM Anticipation Guide

HW:

• Get TKAM by 1/14