Wednesday, October 30, 2019

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

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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)

Monday, October 14, 2019

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:

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

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


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