8/23/10 and 8/24/10
- McD - Policies/Expectations/Plagiarism Sheet
- Index Card (Information)
- 3 Things About Me Activity
- Summer Reading Assignment
- AP Skill List
- May 11th is Test Day!
- "How to write an "F" paper" - Power Point
- Play-Doh Activity
- Relationship to Writing - HW
- SAT Vocabulary - work due/test date - GREEN (9/2) GOLD (9/3)
8/25/10 and 8/26/10
- Relationship to Writing Assignment due
- SIgned Plagiarism Statement due
- Pretest
8/27/10 and 8/30/10
Bellwork (WTL): At this point, I feel completely _______________about this class. Explain your answer.
- Plagiarism vs. Parody Presentation
- Parody HW - due next class
- SAT Vocabulary #1 - work due/test date - GREEN (9/2) GOLD (9/3)
8/31/10 and 9/1/10
Bellwork – Dead word “good” – List 10 synonyms for the word “good.” You may not use “good” in your formal writing again this school year. ¢ Parody Presentations¢ Vocab Unit 1 – Test and Work due next class!¢ Diction PowerPoint – Notes on types of Diction¢ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6868F53rgKw&feature=related ¢ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSQO5LzVhBI&feature=fvsr ¢ HW – Diction Worksheet¢ Columnist Assignment – due 9/9(green) or 9/10 (gold) |
9/2/10 and 9/3/10
Bellwork – Which technique is most effective in getting you to agree with someone’s argument: A) you feel like the other person is a lot like you B) he/she plays on your emotions or C) he/she reasons with you. Explain your answer.
- Vocab. Unit 1 Test-Unit 1 work due
- Rules for Socratic Seminar
- Cold Mountain Socratic Seminar NEXT class.
- Cold Mountain Summer Reading Assignments due by tomorrow (by end of day).
- Diction HW due
- Ethos, Logos, Pathos – pages 4-9 – Lang. of Comp.¢ Ethos Handout
- Columnist Assignment – due 9/9 (green) or 9/10 (gold)
9/7/10 and 9/8/10
Bellwork – Take out your copy of Cold Mountain and the 3 questions you brought for today’s Socratic Seminar.
- Socratic Seminar – Cold Mountain
- Columnist Assignment – due 9/9 (green) or 9/10 (gold)
- Vocabulary Unit 2 – Test 9/15 (green) or 9/16 (gold)
- 6th period – logos, ethos, pathos
9/9/10 and 9/10/10
Bellwork – Write about a time when you have been accused of doing something you did not do.
- Columnist Assignment due
- Vocabulary Unit 2 – Test 9/15 (green) 9/16 (gold)
- Pathos- College Admission Essay
- Logos – Monty Python Sheet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g
- Background on The Crucible
9/13/10 and 9/14/10
Bellwork- "bad" - List 10 synonyms for the word "bad."
- Finish Act I - Crucible
- Crucible - Act I video
- PSAT's - $15.00 - register by Friday
- Vocabulary Unit 2 Test - next class!
- HW - Create Frayer Diagrams for 5 of your vocabulary words
Bellwork – “To err is human, to forgive is divine.” What does this quote mean? Are some sins
unforgiveable? Why or why not?
9/17/10 (7)
Bellwork – How would you explain the illness of Betty and Ruth in Act I of The Crucible? If not witchcraft, what is wrong with them? Explain your answer.
Bellwork – Would you confess to witchcraft if it
meant the difference between a jail sentence and
death by hanging? Explain your answer.
9/29/10 (2, 4, 6)
Bellwork – Would you confess to witchcraft if it
meant the difference between a jail sentence and
death by hanging? Explain your answer.
Bellwork – Free Write. Write ½ a page on the
school-appropriate topic of your choice.
Bellwork – Take out 3 pieces of paper and a writing
utensil. Title one paper “Vocabulary Unit 3 Quiz”
and number it 1-20 (do not skip lines). Title
another piece “Crucible Final Test” and make 2
columns on the front of the page (1-25 and 26-45).
10/4/10 (7)
mysterious ailments and the discovery of witches in
Salem. Stem the flow of misinformation by writing
a newspaper article reporting on Betty’s illness and
the subsequent accusations of witchcraft. Make
sure you answer the 5 W’s (Who? What? Where?
When? Why?). Article should be at least 250
words.
combination of fate, a mistake in judgment, and
personality flaw? Explain your answer (100 words)
10/5/10 (2, 4, 6)
Bellwork –What are your thoughts/opinions/beliefs
on organized religion? Explain your answer.
Crucible Project presentations due next class
10/6/10 (7)
Bellwork – Take out 3 pieces of paper and a writing
utensil. Title one paper “Vocabulary Unit 3 Quiz”
and number it 1-20 (do not skip lines). Title
another piece “Crucible Final Test” and make 2
columns on the front of the page (1-25 and 26-45).
Bellwork - Dead word “small.” List 10 synonyms
for the word “small.”
Bellwork – Clear your desk of everything
except your Crucible project.
Bellwork – Dead Word “big” – List 10 synonyms for
the word “big”.
Bellwork - Dead word “small.” List 10 synonyms
for the word “small.”