Senior English--10/9/2012

THE ALCHEMIST NOVEL EXAM HAS BEEN MOVED TO NEXT CLASS!

Jump Off
--Pick up the "The Alchemist Novel Exam Study Guide" from the front table.

S. the C.
--agenda/rationale/HW
--reiteration/explanation of review activity directions

Review Activity -- The Alchemist
--prior to reviewing, Mr. Martin shares another sample short answer response
--draw card:

• snowball up--determine lie--explain (+1)
• place a significant event, location, etc. on the map (+1)
• throw wadded up slip of paper in the garbage (+1)

*IF NOT ONE'S TURN, TAKE NOTES
*MR. MARTIN WILL KEEP TRACK OF BONUS POINTS

Review Discussion -- The Alchemist

--independent work time--"The Alchemist Novel Exam Study Guide"--should we divvy up the items in the guide?

--Transition -- form a circle

--engage in discussion as per the study guide

Transition -- re-row desks

Closure -- Ticket-Out-the-Door ("Today, I learned...")

HW

--If you are dissatisfied with your current performance in Senior English class, set a goal for improvement—make your future happen!  The Alchemist Novel Exam is a great opportunity to get back on track!

--Finish preparing for The Alchemist novel exam, which will take place next class (purposeful reading notes, author background notes, notes from review activity, and study guide).

English 10 Honors--10/4/2012

Jump Off

--Pick up an index card from the front table.  Write your name at the top of the index card on the lined side.  After the “S. the C.” portion of the agenda, you will complete the “Missing comma after an introductory element” assessment as directed.

S. the C.

--agenda/rationale/HW

Assessment -- The Grammar Hammer—“Missing comma after an introductory element”
--complete the assessment as directed

*When finished, go ahead and get started on the note-taking task (see “Transition” below).

Transition

--quiz in/notebooks out/jot notes in notebook (“Style”/“Hemingway’s Style”)

--form a circle

Brain Break/Teambuilder -- Unique Peer Essays
--read aloud--3-6 essays

Discussion -- TOMatS up to the end
--anyone need a reminder of the protocol/rating scale?
--engage in discussion as per protocol:
*Quick-writes from several blocks back (“unlucky”)
*The basics (characters, setting, conflict, etc.)
*Christological figure
*Hero as a literary term
*Hemingway's writing style—any “proof passages”?
*Connections to The Contender
*Stoicism
*Hemingway Code/Hemingway Code Hero

Transition – re-row desks

Closure -- "Today, I learned..." 

--you must: 

• properly use two vocabulary words and 
• underline the introductory element in your first sentence
• label the subject/verb of your first sentence

HW

--Prepare for The Old Man and the Sea Novella Exam, which will take place next class.

--Enjoy the long weekend!

English 9--10/4/2012

GREEK MYTHOLOGY PROJECT FINAL WORK DAY

To-Do List:

• Pick up a copy of the updated “Greek Mythology Project Rubric”.
• Actively re-read the assignment sheet and two rubrics—remember, too, that you have a sample one-page sheet that should prove quite helpful.
• Finish and print out your Works Cited page (include source[s] pertaining to project questions, source about allusion, and picture[s])—you will have to have a finished Works Cited page in order to include parenthetical references on your one-page sheet.
• Have Mr. Martin or Mrs. D’Onofrio check over your Works Cited page to make sure that it is accurate—make any necessary revisions.
• Create your one-page sheet--information must be in your own words as often as possible (Mr. Martin will model [again]).
• Learn how to do proper parenthetical references so that your one-page sheet is done correctly--Mr. Martin will share some information with you pertaining to this item--notes for your "Writing" section?!
• Have Mr. Martin check your annotated sources (if he has not done so already)—your marked up sources are your final grade for the five week point.
• Begin preparing your presentation—align your presentation to the “Presentation Tips/Rubric” sheet.
• LET'S CREATE A PRESENTATION ORDER!

HEAD TO THE LIBRARY TO WORK!

 HW

*for next class, you must have:

• Two printouts of your final one-page sheet
• Two printouts of your properly structured Works Cited page including all of your sources
• Practiced your presentation at least one time

Senior English--10/3/2012

Jump Off

--Pick up a copy of the “Self-Evaluation—Plan for Success” packet from the front table.  I will be around with a progress report pertaining to the first five weeks of the year, and then I will give some direction for how to appropriately complete the task at hand.

S. the C.

--agenda/rationale/HW

--directions given for completing self-evaluation

Self-Evaluation – Quarter 1—Five Weeks

--complete the self-evaluation as directed

Transition – submit self-evaluations/take out notebooks, date the page, and label the page “Author Information—Paulo Coelho and Robert Herrick"

Listening Activity – Paulo Coelho and Robert Herrick

--information about the nature of literature/authorial purpose

--as Mr. Martin reads aloud information about each author, jot down notes in notebook—what is “worth” writing down?

--reiterate author information by sharing out

--engage in brief discussion as per this question: How do the lives of these authors inform what they have written?

Transition -- come up to the front of the classroom and pick up a quarter sheet of paper--read the directions on the sheet, and complete the task at hand quietly and independently

Review Activity -- The Alchemist
--prior to reviewing, Mr. Martin shares the format of the exam and a sample short answer response

--"Snowball Toss"--throw wadded up slip of paper at Santiago's "treasure"--discuss
--draw card:

• snowball up--determine lie--explain (+1)
• place a significant event, location, etc. on the map (+1)
• throw wadded up slip of paper in the garbage (+1)

*IF NOT ONE'S TURN, TAKE NOTES
*MR. MARTIN WILL KEEP TRACK OF BONUS POINTS

HW

--If you are dissatisfied with your current performance in Senior English class, set a goal for improvement—make your future happen!

--If your card was not drawn during class today, feel free to see Mr. Martin during his office hours in order to participate.

--Continue preparing for The Alchemist novel exam, which will take place next class (purposeful reading notes, author background notes, notes from review activity—what else?).

English 10 Honors--10/2/2012

Jump Off

--Take out "The Simple Sentence" grammar-related packet from a few classes ago--look at your responses for the sentences written up on the front board.

S. the C.

--agenda/rationale/HW

Instruction -- The Grammar Hammer—“Missing comma after an introductory element”
--go over some sentences from "The Simple Sentence" packet together--link to Parts of Speech work from earlier in the course
--Transition -- pick up the "Missing comma after an introductory element" packet from the front table--read instructions/complete PRACTICE
--model rule/tips
--go over PRACTICE
--for HW, prepare for "Missing comma after an introductory element" assessment—you must really “know your way around” this error and fixing it in order to be successful on said assessment

Transition -- form a circle/pick up the “Literature Terms Notes/Ernest Hemingway Author Background” sheet from the front table

Brain Break/Teambuilder -- Unique Peer Essays
--read aloud--3-6 essays

--Mr. Martin hands back "Vocabulary Unit #1 Quiz"/"The Contender Novel Exam"

Discussion -- TOMatS up to the end

--take note of incorrect vocabulary words--place scored quizzes in the middle of the circle when finished
--take a look at a few exemplary short answer responses from “The Contender Novel Exam”—consider implications with regard to the “TOMatS Novel Exam”

--complete the “L.T.N./E.H.A.B.” sheet as directed
--anyone need a reminder of the protocol/rating scale?
--engage in discussion as per protocol:
*Quick-writes from a few blocks back (“unlucky”)
*The basics (characters, setting, conflict, etc.)
*Christological figure
*Hero as a literary term
*Hemingway's writing style—any “proof passages”?
*Connections to The Contender
*Stoicism
*Hemingway Code/Hemingway Code Hero

Transition – re-row desks

Closure -- "Today, I learned..." (must properly use two vocabulary words and label the subject/verb of your first sentence)

HW

--Prepare for the "Missing comma after an introductory element" assessment, which will take place next class.

--Prepare for The Old Man and the Sea Novella Exam (the class after next)--YES, YOU’VE BEEN GIVEN AN EXTENSION! :)

English 9--10/2/2012

Jump Off 
--Today in the library, I need to check annotated sources from each and every one of you (unless I already did so last class).  Make sure that you have these items ready and available.

S. the C.

--agenda/rationale/HW
--go over goals for library time (listed below)
--It is imperative that today, like last time we went to the library, you remain focused and on task.  You should have a good chunk of time today to work on both your Works Cited page and your one-page sheet--MAKE SURE TO ASK FOR HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT!  Let me remind you again that our classroom consequences are in play regardless of our workspace.

Transition -- head to the library

LIBRARY TIME--DAY 2

Your goals for today are to:
1.  to establish a high school NoodleBib account.
2.  to create and PRINT a correct Works Cited page that includes a citation for each of your sources/pictures.
3.  submit one copy of your finalized (in Microsoft Word) Works Cited page to Mr. Martin.  If you do not finish, your Works Cited page is due at the beginning of next class.  NoodleBib is web-based, so you can work on finishing up at home so long as you have internet access.
4.  work on creating your one-page sheet--don't forget to include parenthetical references!  Print out the rough draft of your one-page sheet and bring it to class next time.

HW
--Finish any items related to the goals that you did not achieve today.

Senior English--10/1/2012

Jump Off

--Take out your notes from last class.  We were in the process of building a definition of “Carpe Diem”, and we will begin class today by finishing that process.

S. the C.

--agenda/rationale/HW

Mini-Lesson -- Carpe Diem/Poetry Analysis--"To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"
--add to definition of Carpe Diem via instructor's notes
--how does our work so far this year "fit" (or not fit)?
--Transition -- take out/pick up the "Poetry Analysis--'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'" sheet from the front table
--read "To the Virgins..." aloud twice--how is this poet using the Carpe Diem philosophy?
--read poem aloud a third time--project text on front board--explication modeling (what is explication?)
--independent explication

--share out

--Closure

*complete poem questions quietly and independently

*reflect upon the value of explication

Transition -- form a circle

Discussion -- "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time"/The Alchemist End of Novel

Transition -- come up to the front of the classroom and pick up a quarter sheet of paper--read the directions on the sheet, and complete the task at hand quietly and independently

Review Activity -- The Alchemist
--"Snowball Toss"--throw wadded up slip of paper at Santiago's "treasure"--discuss
--draw card:

• snowball up--determine lie--explain (+1)
• place a significant event, location, etc. on the map (+1)
• throw wadded up slip of paper in the garbage (+1)

*IF NOT ONE'S TURN, TAKE NOTES
*MR. MARTIN WILL KEEP TRACK OF BONUS POINTS

Closure

--Look through your Post-its from the last section of reading.  On an index card, jot down your name and a key note (a question? a connection? an example of a literary element in action?).  We will use these index cards as a means by which to finish up our final discussion.

HW

--Begin preparing for The Alchemist novel exam, which will take place next week.