Monday, June 23, 2014
English 9--2014-2015 Day 2 DRAFT
--submit brown bags--place Post-it and name on bag--put in empty boxes at the front of the room by class block
Saturday, June 14, 2014
English 9--6/16/2014 DRAFT
- Dragonsong Unit Final Essay handed back
- Purposeful viewing of Romeo and Juliet ("Drama Term Tracking Sheet")
- Students called over one-by-one for grades
- School/Mr. Martin materials handed in (e.g., Richard Parsons' version of Romeo and Juliet)
Friday, June 13, 2014
English 10 Honors--6/13/2014
- End-of-Course Assignments handed in
- School/Mr. Martin materials handed in
- Lord of the Flies Novel Assessment 2014 handed back
- Viewing of To Kill a Mockingbird
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
English 9--6/12/2014
Jump Off
--If you have not yet turned in your Dragonsong book, carefully take out all of your Post-its and place the book on the front table. The following students have not yet turned in their books and will be charged by the school if they do not do so ASAP:
Assessments -- English 9 Department Exam and Regional Post-Assessment
--quick reminder of skills students should "bust out"
--work time--BRING YOUR A GAME!
--When you finish with the exam that you decide to take first, bring both the test booklet and answer sheet to Mr. Martin at the front table and pick up additional test materials. Make sure that at the end of the block, all test materials remain in Room 203.
"Study Hall"
HW
--You might want to consider completing some of your "Drama Term Tracking Sheet" between now and next class. It'll be a "tight squeeze" trying to finish the document for submission on Monday.
--Bring all materials that belong to Mr. Martin on Monday of next week.
--If you have not yet turned in your Dragonsong book, carefully take out all of your Post-its and place the book on the front table. The following students have not yet turned in their books and will be charged by the school if they do not do so ASAP:
- Shane H. 53-01
- Sam B. 83-01
- Conor B. 116-01
- Sarah E. 17-01
- Will K. 27-01
- Jack L. 14-01
- Jessica A. 104-01
- Kyler B. 112-01
- Brooke F. 127-01
- Harleigh G. 71-01
- Riley S. 86-01
- Audrey W. 78-01
Assessments -- English 9 Department Exam and Regional Post-Assessment
--quick reminder of skills students should "bust out"
--work time--BRING YOUR A GAME!
--When you finish with the exam that you decide to take first, bring both the test booklet and answer sheet to Mr. Martin at the front table and pick up additional test materials. Make sure that at the end of the block, all test materials remain in Room 203.
"Study Hall"
HW
--You might want to consider completing some of your "Drama Term Tracking Sheet" between now and next class. It'll be a "tight squeeze" trying to finish the document for submission on Monday.
--Bring all materials that belong to Mr. Martin on Monday of next week.
English 10 Honors--6/11/2014
Jump
Off
*It's time to turn in books! If you are finished using your copies of Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird, carefully pull out all of your notes and place the book or books on the front table.
--If you brought refreshments today, please set them up on the univent by the window.
--After attendance, Mr. Martin will draw cards and send students over to grab refreshments.
--The first presentation scheduled today will begin in approximately 5 minutes. Here is today's order:
Block 2
--agenda/HW
Presentations -- End-of-Course Assignment
Miscellaneous
HW
--The written portion of the End-of-Course Assignment is due at the beginning of class next time (Friday, 6/13/2014).
--Mr. Martin needs all materials that belong to him--bring such items next class!
*It's time to turn in books! If you are finished using your copies of Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird, carefully pull out all of your notes and place the book or books on the front table.
--If you brought refreshments today, please set them up on the univent by the window.
--After attendance, Mr. Martin will draw cards and send students over to grab refreshments.
--The first presentation scheduled today will begin in approximately 5 minutes. Here is today's order:
Block 2
- Katy L.
- Lucy S.
- Courtney L.
- Morgan B.
- John W.
- Sarah L.
- Lucas R.
- Leslie H.
- Madelyn P.
- Sarah N.
- Dean D.
- Amelia D.
- Richard A.
- Rachel K.
- Andrew S.
- Isabel T.
- Abigail K.
--agenda/HW
Presentations -- End-of-Course Assignment
Miscellaneous
--lingering
End-of-Course Assignment questions answered
--begin viewing the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird (check out
the information below first)
HW
--The written portion of the End-of-Course Assignment is due at the beginning of class next time (Friday, 6/13/2014).
--Mr. Martin needs all materials that belong to him--bring such items next class!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
English 9--6/10/2014
Jump Off
--Take out your revised, finalized, typed-in-MLA Dragonsong Unit Final Essay and place it in the black basket on the front table. Mr. Martin will do his best to get these back to you by Monday of next week.
--If you have your Dragonsong book, carefully take out all of your Post-its and place the book on the front table. If you do not have your book today, please bring it next class to hand in.
--Mr. Martin will be around to return your Dragonsong Unit Final Novel Exam scantrons. We will spend a small segment of today's class discussing the exam results.
S. the C.
--agenda/rationale/HW
--The following students need to see Mr. Martin before leaving class today:
--go over three most frequently missed questions on the Dragonsong Unit Final Novel Exam via PowerPoint slides--see Mr. Martin if you would like to look at an exam booklet and/or go over any other aspects of the exam
Reminders about/study tips for exams next class:
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/romeo-and-juliet/summary-and-analysis/act-ii-scene-2
Transition
--Take out the following items as preparation for the next activity:
Application Activity/Film (cont.) -- Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
--refresher of directions:
Closure -- Pair/Group Work
HW
--Finish preparing for the English 9 Department Exam and the Regional Post-Assessment. Both exams will take place next class (Thursday, 6/12/2014). Mr. Martin hopes that you prepare diligently for these exams, as the results are meant to help him determine what you mastered throughout the year, where to focus instruction next school year for freshmen, etc. If the entire school year was a sports season, next class is the State Championship. ALL OF YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL AND DESERVE TO NAIL THESE FINAL ASSESSMENTS, BUT IT'S IN YOUR HANDS! Your final exam score for the course consists of your performances on the following:
--Take out your revised, finalized, typed-in-MLA Dragonsong Unit Final Essay and place it in the black basket on the front table. Mr. Martin will do his best to get these back to you by Monday of next week.
--If you have your Dragonsong book, carefully take out all of your Post-its and place the book on the front table. If you do not have your book today, please bring it next class to hand in.
--Mr. Martin will be around to return your Dragonsong Unit Final Novel Exam scantrons. We will spend a small segment of today's class discussing the exam results.
S. the C.
--agenda/rationale/HW
--The following students need to see Mr. Martin before leaving class today:
- Bo-diddly-Jim-Scha...
- Cuddles
- Fidget
- Pikachu
- The Legit Dave Strider
--go over three most frequently missed questions on the Dragonsong Unit Final Novel Exam via PowerPoint slides--see Mr. Martin if you would like to look at an exam booklet and/or go over any other aspects of the exam
Reminders about/study tips for exams next class:
- The English 9 Department Exam consists of
- literary terms/techniques identification--make sure that you know your terms from this year and past years of English class
- poetry interpretation--be prepared to demonstrate your best skills of explication, purposeful question/prompt reading, and purposeful rereading
- perhaps look through explications of poetry and related questions that have occurred earlier in the course (e.g., "Siren Song")?
- know and be able to apply your poetry terms/techniques
- assessment of writing skills--review all of your "grammar hammer" notes, practices, etc. and the requirements of your Dragonsong Unit Final Essay
- nonfiction and fiction analysis--be prepared to demonstrate your best skills of purposeful question/prompt reading and purposeful reading
- The Regional Post-Assessment consists of
- fiction analysis--be prepared to demonstrate your best skills of close reading and annotating, purposeful question/prompt reading, and purposeful rereading
- look through all of the standards-based questions that you have answered the school year--the questions on this exam will be similar in nature
- If you are looking to practice any of the skills that the exams on Thursday aim to assess, consider doing the following:
- purposefully read Act II, Scene ii, Lines 1-51 of Romeo and Juliet in your Richard Parsons' version of the text
- on a sheet of paper, jot down both the literal and figurative meaning of the text
- check your work against the notes located at the following links:
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/romeo-and-juliet/summary-and-analysis/act-ii-scene-2
Transition
--Take out the following items as preparation for the next activity:
- "Drama Terms Notes" sheet
- "Drama Term Tracking Sheet"
- The Richard Parsons' version of Romeo and Juliet
Application Activity/Film (cont.) -- Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet
--refresher of directions:
- You cannot use the examples provided last class when completing the "Drama Term Tracking Sheet".
- You only need one example for each of the terms.
Closure -- Pair/Group Work
HW
--Finish preparing for the English 9 Department Exam and the Regional Post-Assessment. Both exams will take place next class (Thursday, 6/12/2014). Mr. Martin hopes that you prepare diligently for these exams, as the results are meant to help him determine what you mastered throughout the year, where to focus instruction next school year for freshmen, etc. If the entire school year was a sports season, next class is the State Championship. ALL OF YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL AND DESERVE TO NAIL THESE FINAL ASSESSMENTS, BUT IT'S IN YOUR HANDS! Your final exam score for the course consists of your performances on the following:
- Dragonsong Unit Final Essay
- English 9 Department Exam
- Regional Post-Assessment
English 10 Honors--6/9/2014
Jump Off
*It's time to turn in books! If you are finished using your copies of Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird, carefully pull out all of your notes and place the book or books on the front table.
--If you brought refreshments today, please set them up on the univent by the window.
--After attendance, Mr. Martin will draw cards and send students over to grab refreshments.
--The first presentation scheduled today will begin in approximately 5 minutes. Here is today's order:
Block 2
--agenda/HW
--The following is the presentation order for End-of-Course Assignment--Mini-Presentations:
Wednesday, 6/11/2014--Block 2
--let's finish!
Miscellaneous
--lingering End-of-Course Assignment questions answered
--begin viewing the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird (check out the information below first)
HW
--The written portion of the End-of-Course Assignment is due at the beginning of class on Friday (6/13/2014).
--The mini-presentation portion of the End-of-Course Assignment will continue taking place next class as per the pre-established order. Plan and prepare! If you signed up to bring refreshments, don't forget to do so.
*It's time to turn in books! If you are finished using your copies of Lord of the Flies and To Kill a Mockingbird, carefully pull out all of your notes and place the book or books on the front table.
--If you brought refreshments today, please set them up on the univent by the window.
--After attendance, Mr. Martin will draw cards and send students over to grab refreshments.
--The first presentation scheduled today will begin in approximately 5 minutes. Here is today's order:
Block 2
- Olivia H.
- Molly S.
- Kyra M.
- Lucas A.
- Melissa M.
- Catherine F.
- Derek D.
- Ryan L.
- Sarah M.
- Rebekah F.
- Justin M.
- Meghan L.
- McKayla C.
- Andrew C.
- Morgan L.
- Caroline V.
- Gabrielle R.
- Sebastian B.
--agenda/HW
--The following is the presentation order for End-of-Course Assignment--Mini-Presentations:
Wednesday, 6/11/2014--Block 2
- Katy L.
- Lucy S.
- Courtney L.
- Morgan B.
- John W.
- Sarah L.
- Lucas R.
- Leslie H.
- Madelyn P.
- Sarah N.
- Dean D.
- Amelia D.
- Richard A.
- Rachel K.
- Andrew S.
- Isabel T.
- Abigail K.
--let's finish!
Miscellaneous
--lingering End-of-Course Assignment questions answered
--begin viewing the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird (check out the information below first)
HW
--The written portion of the End-of-Course Assignment is due at the beginning of class on Friday (6/13/2014).
--The mini-presentation portion of the End-of-Course Assignment will continue taking place next class as per the pre-established order. Plan and prepare! If you signed up to bring refreshments, don't forget to do so.
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