English HW for Monday, Day 4, Dec 21

CLASS ONE: FIRST-using the RETELLING RUBRIC as your guide, retell "My Last Duchess." THEN-using the RAFT RUBRIC as your guide, create a RAFT: Your ROLE is that of the Count's loyal and trusted emissary. Your AUDIENCE will be your boss, the Count. The FORMAT will be a letter that you write to the Count. The TOPIC will be the proposed marriage of then Count's young and beautiful daughter to the Duke of Ferrar. after your conversation with the Duke, you decide to send a letter to the Count, advising him to either let the wedding plans proceed or to cancel the plans immediately. Whatever the course of action you advise the Count to take, he stands to loose a great deal.

CLASS THREE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS FOUR: IF NECESSARY, FINISH THE IN CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SIX: FIRST-read and mark up "Lament." THEN-answer the questions below thew poem. FINALLY-read and mark up "Out, out-"

Englishn HW for Friday, Day 3, Dec 17

CLASS ONE: first draft of "My Last Duchess" RAFT: R-You are the Count's negotiator. A-The audience is the count. F-After meeting with the Duke, you write a letter to the Count in which you advise him to proceed with or cancel the plans for the Duke to marry the Count's fair daughter. T-Your topic is the proposed marriage. Remember--the count (your boss) has a lot to gain or lose. Be careful and choose your words wisely.

CLASS THREE (DUE MONDAY): Read and mark up "Lament" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and "Out, Out- by Robert Frost.

CLASS FOUR: No written assignment. DON'T FORGET YOUR INDIE READING BOOKS.

CLASS SIX: FINAL DRAFT OF "My Last Duchess" RAFT.

English HW Thursday, Day 2, Dec 17

CLASS ONE: Bring your marked-up "My Last Duchess" to class.

CLASS THREE: final draft of RAFT due.

CLASS FOUR: If you did not finish your essay in class, finish it for homework and bring it in tomorrow.

CLASS SIX: rough draft of "My Last Duchess" RAFT due tomorrow. Remember: you (the count's negotiator), following your conversation with the Duke of Ferrar while viewing the portrait of the deceased duchess, must tell the Count whether to proceed with the marriage or break off negotiations immediately. You will tell him in a letter. And remember too that it's the 16 century--no modern language.

English HW fcor Wednesday, Dec 16, Day 1

CLASS ONE: Finish marking up "My Last Duchess." (Due Thursday)

CLASS THREE: Rough draft for "My Last Duchess" RAFT. Remember--you are the emissary from the Count, sent to the Duke to negotiate the terms of marriage between your lord's daughter and the Duke of Ferrar. After the conversation while viewing the last Duchess's portrait, you decide to send your lord a letter that night under the cover of darkness--its that important.

CLASS FOUR: Write a three paragraph essay explaining what happened to the family in the poem "Abandoned Farmhouse."

CLASS SIX: All past due essays due today. any outstanding essay not passed in today will retain its original grade. If that grade is a zero, so be it.

Engblish HW fcor Wednesday, Day 1, Dec 16

English HW for Monday, Dec 14, six period day

CLASS ONE: Amnesty Day-you will get rid of those zeros.

CLASS THREE: In a multiple paragraph essay, explain what went wrong in the "Abandoned Farmhouse."

CLASS FOUR: write your own parody of "This is just to say." stick closely to the original and follow the samples.

CLASS SIX: AMNESTY DAY: you will get rid of low grades and missing work.

English HW for Friday, Progress Reports-6 periods

FOR ALL CLASSES: SEE PREVIOUS POSTINGS FOR WEDNESDAY

EWnglish HW for Wed, Dec9, Day2

CLASS ONE: proof, edit, revise (if necessary) your "Where I'm From" poems.

CLASS THREE: first: proof, edit, revise your "Where I'm From" poems. Copy must be perfect.
THEN: following the examples from class and based on the structure of "This Is Just to Say," write a PARODY of William Carlos William's poem. (You can write more if the muse so inspires.)

CLASS FOUR: Two things--FIRST: if you did not finish today's assignment, please do that. And THEN: using George Ella Lyon's as a model, write your own "Where I'm From."

CLASS SIX: See the last posting.

DON'T FORGET--FRIDAY IS PROGRESS REPORT DAY.

English HW for Tuesday, Dec 8 Day 1

CLASS ONE (DUE WEDNESDAY): no written nassignment. we'll finish then benchmark assessment.

CLASS THREE: same as class one.

CLASS FOUR: same as classes 1 and 3

CLASS SIX: see previous postings.

English HW Monday, Dec 7, Day 6

CLASS ONE: No assignment

CLASS THREE: Using George Ella Lyon's poem "Where I'm From," write your own Where I'm From. Length should be about as long as Lyon's. Like Lyon's poem, it doesn't have to rhyme.

CLASS FOUR: "War" vocab redo.

CLASS SIX: Same as the last posting.

English HW for Friday, Dec 4, Day 5

CLASS ONE: There are two tasks for tonight: (1) using George Ella Lyon's poem as a model, create your own "Where I'm From" poem. It doesn't have to rhyme. (2) study for the vocab retake quiz. The format will be the same (fill in the blanks) but this time you should know the SYNONYMS.

class three: no assignment.

CLASS FOUR: TEXT: "Where I'm From" TASKS: write as many "I noticed . . . " statements as you can and at least 3-5 "I wonder. . . " questions. DON'T FORGET THAT THE "WAR" VOCAB RETAKE IS TOMORROW. THE FORMAT WILL BE THE SAME (FILL IN THE BLANKS.) BUT YOU SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE SYNONYMS FOR THIS QUIZ.

CLASS SIX; WRITE A THREE PARAGRAPH ESSAY INN WHICH YOU EXPLAIN WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAM'S POEM "This Is Just To Say."

to all classes: don't forget your Indie Reading book.

English HW fcor Thursday, Dec 3, Day 4

CLASS ONE: read the poem "Where I'm From" several times. Then write at five "I noticed that. . ." statements about the poem and then write at least three "I wonder . . ." questions.

CLASS THREE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS FOUR (DUE FRIDAY): read and reread "Where I'm From." Then write as many "I noticed. . . " statements as possible (at least 10). Then write 3-5 "I wonder. . . " questions.

CLASS SIX: READ AND REREAD "This Is Just To Say" several times. After multiple readings, write at least ten "I noticed. . . " statements. Then write at least five "I wonder . . ." questions.

AVOID THE OBVIOUS SUCH AS " I NOTICED THAT THE POET USES WORDS."

HISTORY - 2 Homeworks this week

Students in all US History classes will receive 2 homeworks this week...

Per 1:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Wed. 12/2,
Articles of Confederation, good or bad?: Th. 12/3

Per 3:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Tue. 12/1
Articles of Confederation, good or bad?: Th. 12/3

Per 4:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Tue. 12/1
Articles of Confederation, good or bad?: Wed. 12/2

Per 6:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Tue. 12/1
Articles of Confederation, good or back?: Wed. 12/2

English HW for Wed, Dec 2, Day 3

CLASS ONE: Draw a picture of the first two stanzas of Nikki Giovanni's poem "poetry is a tressle."

CLASS THREE: closely examine "poetry is a tressle." list at least five "things" that you notice as you read her poem. Then ask at least three "I wonder why . . ." questions based on your observations.

CLASS FOUR: answer then following "I wonder why . . . ' questions based on N Nikki Giovanni's poem;
I wonder (1) why Sunday, X, and O are the only capitalized words and letters? (2) if the speaker is a woman ? (3) who the listener is?

CLASS SIX: FINAL DRAFT OF "What went wrong" based on the "Abandoned Farmhouse." you must include your first draft and your editor's stickies.

PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR INDIE READING BOOKS. I'LL BE CONDUCTING "TOOL CHECKS" SOON. NO TOOLS, NO POINTS.

English HW for Tuesday, Day 2, Dec 1

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS THREE: FIRST: vocab retake. don't forget your corrections. you cannot take the redo without corrections.

CLASS FOUR: DRAW A PICTURE OF THE FIRST TWO STANZAS OF NIKKI GIOVANNI'S POEM "poetry is a tressle."

CLASS SIX: In a multiple paragraph (more than three) essay, answer the question that Ted Kooser seems to ask at the "Abandoned Farmhouse:" What Went Wrong?" You must support your ideas with references to the poem itself.

TO ALL CLASSES: DON'T FORGET YOUR INDIE READING BOOK.

English homework for Nov 30

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN HOMEWORK

ALL OTHER CLASSES: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING

English HW for the next time we meet

CLASS ONE (TOMORROW-TUESDAY): SEE THE LAST POSTING

CLASS THREE (MONDAY AFTER VACA): SEE THEN LAST POSTING.

CLASS FOUR (MONDAY AFTER VACA): BRING IN YOUR FAVORITE POEM AND EXPLAIN (IN 5-7 SENTENCES) WHY YOU CHOSE THE POEM YOU DID.

CLASS SIX (MONDAY AFTER VACA): Using George Ella Lyon's poem "Where I'm From" as a model, create your own Where I'm From. It should be about as long but can be a little longer-it's more important to stay true to the spirit of her poem.

Have a great Thanksgiving break!

english HW for Monday, Nov 23, Day 5

CLASS ONE (DUE TUESDAY): draw a picture depicting the first stanza of Nikki Giovanni's poem "poetry is a tressle". Then tell me what you notice when you look at and read the poem. DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB QUIZ ON TUESDAY.

CLASS THREE: FOR MONDAY AFTER VACA: READ "poetry is a tressle" several times (2 or 3 any way) in a brief paragraph, tell me what what you notice and what you wonder (as in I wonder why. . .) Then draw a picture of the stanza.

CLASS FOUR: bring in a copy of your favorite poem (no song lyrics please.)

CLASS SIX: please google "He restoreth my soul" and write down what you find.

REMEMBER: OUR ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ARE "HAT IS POETRY" , "HOW DO POETS CREATE ANEW," "WHO AM I," AND "WHAT MAKES ME WHO I AM."

p.s. If you don't know whgat a tressle is, try "trestle."

English HW for Fri, Day 4, Nov 20

CLASS ONE: no written assignment. DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB QUIZ MONDAY!)

CLASS THREE: write a brief essay (1-2 paragraphs) explaining why you chose the poem you did. Turn in a copy of the poem with your essay.

CLASS FOUR (DUE MONDAY): bring in your favorite poem. (not song lyrics).

CLASS SIX: CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING OPENING STANZA OF NIKKI GIOVANNI'S "POETRY IS A TRESSEL" (TRY ANOTHER SPELLING: TRESTLE)
poetry is a tressle
spanning the distance between
what i feel
and what i say

THEN DRAW A PICTURE OF THE STANZA AND THEN EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK MR. GRAVES CHOSE THESE LINES (MR. GRAVES SUGGESTS THAT YOU CHECK YOUR NOTES)

TO ALL THE PARENTS: THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY TO THE CONFERENCES. REGRETTABLY ALL THE TIME SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED. IF ANY OF YOU WERE UNABLE TO BOOK A CONFERENCE, PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF US AND ARRANGE FOR A TIME DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AFTER THE THANKSGIVING BREAK.

english HW for Thursday, Day 3, Nov. 19

CLASS ONE: write an 8-11 sentence paragraph (minimum) explaining why you chose the poem you read in class. You must attach a copy of that poem to your paragraph.

CLASS THREE (DUE FRIDAY): same as class one.

CLASS FOUR: vocab quiz from War. You MUST--REPEAT MUST--turn in your completed word maps with the test. The quiz counts 50 points and the word maps count 50 points.

CLASS FOUR: we'll finish "My Favorite Poem" tomorrow.

TO ALL CLASSES: DON'T FORGET MY NEW AND IMPROVED "REDO" POLICY.

English HW for Wednesday, Day 2, Nov 18

C LASS ONE: bring in your favorite poem.

CLASS THREE: we'll continue with your favorite poems

CLASS FOUR: we'll do vocab work to get ready for Thursday's quiz.

CLASS SIX: bring in your favorite poem.

English HW for Tuesaaday, Day 1, Nov 17

CLASS ONE: this is due Wednesday-bring in your favorite poem.

CLASS THREE: vocab quiz from War. Bring in your favorite poem.

CLASS FOUR: in a short (one to three paragraphs) essay, explain how and why Liam O'Flaherty and Jack London used irony in The Sniper and War.

CLASS SIX: final draft due comparing and contrasting the themes of Liam O'Flaherty's The Sniper and Jack London's War.

for all classes: From today forward, all major assignments (those assignments that are scored based on 100 points), are to be passed in on the due date. If those assignments are not turned in on the due date, you have until 7:30 THE NEXT DAY to turn it in without penalty. If you do not turn in missing work by 7:30 the next day, you will be penalized ten points for the first day late and twenty points for the second day late. I will not accept papers etc. after 48 hours and you will receive a zero. Late work will NOT be given a redo chance. So--do the work, pass it in on time, and take advantage of redos. If there are extenuating circumstances (illness, family commitments), we can possibly work something out.

MISSING OR LATE WORK WILL CAUSE ME TO CALL HOME.

English HW for Monday, Day 6, Nov. 16

CLASS ONE: final draft of War and Sniper due along with your first draft and your graphic Organizer.

CLASS THREE: final draft of compare and contrast essay due. ALSO: vocab quiz on Tuesday.

CLASS FOUR: those of you who did not pass in the RAFT today, you must turn it in Monday without fail. ALSO: WRITE AN ENDING TO War. YOUR ENDING MUST BE ONE TO TWO PAGES LONG, DOUBLE SPACED.

CLASS SIX (DUE TUESDAY): final draft of compare and contrast essay due Tuesday. Also the vocab redo quiz will given on Tuesday. Remember: you must-repeat must-turn in your corrections and word squares BEFORE you take the test.

VOCAB WORDS FOR PERIOD THREE: vistas, cessation, compulsory, repugnant, pungently, myriad, reconnoiter, detested, maddeningly, fusillade, unslaked, sheepishly, appalled. Vocab quiz on Tuesday.

English HW for Friday, Nov 13, Day 5

FRIDAY IS A SIX PERIOD DAY.

CLASS ONE: first draft due for compare and contrast the protagonists of War and The Sniper.

CLASS THREE: first draft of compare and contrast War and The Sniper. we'll peer edit most of the class. Final draft due Monday.

CLASS FOUR: RAFT based on War. See yesterday's post for details.

CLASS SIX: Compare and contrast how London and O'Flaherty use key literary elements to develop their themes.

HISTORY- Test Reminder!

All Classes!!

History Test #2 is coming in all classes....

Per. 1 - Friday November 13
Per. 3 - Friday November 13
Per. 4 - Monday November 16
Per. 6 - Friday November 13

The test will cover...
Road to Revolution (itesm from 2 sets of notes... Boston Massacre, Sons of Liberty, Intolerable Acts etc), battles/events from the project (Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown, Winter @ Valley Forge), Abigail Adams & Mumbet, and the End of Revolution notes

English Homework for Thursday, Nov 12, Day 4

CLASS SIX ONLY-A CLARIFICATION: you do not have to write an essay in which you compare and contrast "the scout" and "the Republican sniper." You MUST compare and contrast these two protagonists using the graphic organizer of your choice, such as a Venn diagram or the three column graphic organizer we have used in class. We will use those graphic organizers to write the compare ans contrast essay in class on Thursday following the VOCAB QUIZ.

English HW for Thursday, Nov 12, Day 4

CLASS ONE: based on what the protagonist does, says, thinks, and what others say about him (in this case it would be the narrator.) analyze the black-eyed scout as a character. You must use a graphic organizer such as the 3 column graphic ORGANIZER.

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN WORK BUT BRING YOUR COPY OF WAR AND THE SNIPER.

CLASS FOUR (FOR, FRIDAY:) write the following RAFT: your role: the black-eyed scout. your audience: loved ones at home. your Format: a letter. Your topic: the war you are part of, your mission (by the way it's your final mission before going home,) and your encounter earlier that day with the enemy.

CLASS SIX: FIRST: compare and contrast the character "scout" to the character "the Republican sniper." THEN: vocab quiz from "War." the following words are the words that we have studied and worked with all week: apprehend, pungently, repugnant, lurk, appalled, myriad, essayed, aperture, maddeningly, tattered, reconnoiter, invade, fusillade, ere.

Winter Clothing Drive!!

We Need Your Help!!

Each year LHS's GIVE community service club runs a warm clothing drive for those in the Leominster community who would otherwise go without winter clothes this year!

... this year GIVE is working with Student Council to combine the warm clothing and canned food drives so that the families who must go to the souip kitchen for their Thanksgiving dinner can receive the gift of warm winter clothes at the same time!

In support of this drive all of Mrs. Oshman's history classes will be competing to find out which class can contribute the most to this important drive...
Items will be tallied for each class and the class who wins will receive a day of movies and games to reward them for their holiday community service!!

Items for donation may include...

coats,

scarves,

earmuffs,

mittens or gloves,

hats (must be new),

socks (must be new),

or any other item of clothing that might be needed this winter!

Please help in any way you can!! Thank you so much!

English HW for Thursday, day 6, Nov 5

CLASS ONE: finish marking up chapter II of "War."

CLASS THREE: finish reading and marking up "War."

CLASS FOUR: tomorrow is the last say I'll accept the sniper RAFT.

CLASS SIX (DUE FRIDAY): FIRST: read and mark up "War." THEN: pick out difficult vocab words.

Englishy HW for Wednesday, Nov 3, Day 5

CLASS ONE: FIRST-finish hiliting vocab words in"War." THEN-Read and mark-up "War" chapter 1

CLASS THREE: short story revision due. also pass in the first draft with sticky notes.

CLASS FOUR: RAFT for the "Sniper" due. Vocab redo quiz.

CLASS SIX: same as Class Three.

Homework for Monday, Nov 1, Day 4

CLASS ONE: FIRST: redo Sniper quiz. THEN: all missing assignments are due. FINALLY: finish surveying "War" by Jack London. hilite any vocab word you can't figure out or don't know.

CLASS THREE: SEE THE PREVIOUS POSTING.

CLASS FOUR (DUE WEDNESDAY): First: Sniper vocab redo. Then: RAFT for "Then Sniper" your ROLE: you are the Republican sniper. your AUDIENCE: your widowed mother.
your FORMAT: you are writing her a letter of goodbye. your TOPIC: you explain to her the tragic events of that June night and why you have decided to do what you must do. use the RAFT Rubric as your guide.

CLASS SIX: FIRST: redo Sniper quiz. THEN: finish your sniper essay:
How does O'Flaherty develop his anti-war message? FINALLY; all late assignment are due Monday. no exceptions.

English HW for Friday, Oct 30, Day 3

CLASS ONE: Redo vocab quiz "The Sniper" on Monday. All "late" essays due Monday-no extensions.

CLASS THREE: Vocab redo Monday. short story due Monday.

CLASS FOUR: Quiz corrections due Monday. Last call for "The Sniper" retellings-due Friday.

CLASS SIX: redo quiz Monday. For Friday write a multiple paragraph essay (more than three) answering this question: How does Liam O'Flaherty develop his anti-war message in "The Sniper?"

CLASSES FOUR AND SIX: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE FRIDAY.

English HW for Thursday, Dayh 2, Oct 29

C LASS ONE: no homework. I WILL COLLECT YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS DURING CLASS.

CLASS THREE: bring your short story ideas to class. I WILL COLLECT YOUR INDIE JOURNALS DURING CLASS. SHORT STORIES DUE MONDAY.

C LASS FOUR: finish retelling The Sniper. INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY.

C LASS SIX: bring any comments, suggestions about the Narrative Rubric to class. Short stories due monday. INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY.

MATH - Reminder for Students

With the end of the quarter approaching, any students who still need to make up a test or quiz must do so by MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd.

English HW for Wednesday, Day 1, Oct 28

CLASS ONE: no homework. see you Thursday.

CLASS THREE: now that the Narrative Rubric is good to go, start working on your short story. get some story ideas, characters down on paper for wednesday.

CLASS FOUR: no homework. see you tomorrow.

CLASS SIX: we'll go over thre rubric I created based on your ideas. I'll move the due date to monday.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNAL IS DUE THURSDAY, OCT 29, DAY TWO. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Tuesday, Oct 27, Day 6

CLASS ONE: first-finish vocab squares. then Vocab Quiz.

CLASS THREE: Vocab quiz. then we'll develop a narrative rubric for a short story.

CLASS FOUR: Vocab quiz.

CLASS SIX: START WORKING ON IDEAS FOR YOUR SHORT STORY. SHORT STORY DUE FRIDAY, OCT 30.

ALL CLASSES: YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY, OCT 29. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English HW for Monday, Day 5, Oct 26

ALL CLASSES: work on your Indie Reading Journals this weekend. Get the two letters home done. Finish your book. Get started on your Retelling(s). ALL JOURNALS ARE DUE OCT 29. NO EXCEPTIONS.

IN ADDITION;

CLASS FOUR: FINISH YOUR VOCAB SQUARES. VOCAB QUIZ ON TUESDAY.

CLASS SIX: VOCAB QUIZ MONDAY.

VOCAB WORDS POSTED YESTERDAY.

HAPPY TRAILS!

HISTORY - Quarter 1 Project - Picturing the Revolution

Picturing the Revolution

All classes have been assigned the "Picturing the Revolution" Quarter 1 project...

Students must complete...

- 1 paragraph for each battle: explaining why that battle was important to the Revolution

... 14% of the grade (12 points)

- a complete plan for the completed project (a blueprint if your creating an Album, a script if you're creating a film etc.)

... 37% of the grade (30 points)

- a completed project (scrapbook/album, film etc)

... 49% of the grade (40 points)

The rubrics for the completed projects are available in the Important Links section of this blog on the left side of the screen!

English HW for friday, Oct 23, Day 4

CLASS ONE: write a multiple paragraph essay in which you describe, explain, discuss how Liam O'Flaherty develops his anti-war message in his short story "The Sniper."

CLASS THREE: see previous post.

CLASS FOUR: finish vocab squares.

CLASS SIX: you have a choice. Choice #1-write a RAFT. Your ROLE: you are the Republican sniper. AUDIENCE: your loving mother. FORMAT: you are writing your mother a farewell letter. TOPIC: the previous night's events that lead to your beloved brother's death. At least two hand-written pages. Choice #2-write a multiple paragraph essay in which you describe, discuss, explain how Liam O'Flaherty develops his anti-war message in "The Sniper." You must use AT LEAST three details from the text. Must be at least two handwritten pages long.

ALL CLASSES; VOCAB WORDS FROM THE SNIPER ARE: ENVELOPED, BELEAGUERED, SPASMODICALLY, ASCETIC, FANATIC, PARAPET, TURRET, BREASTWORK, SILHOUETTED, REMORSE, GIBBER.

English HW for Wednesday, Oct 21, Day 2

WEDNESDAY IS A HALF DAY. ONMLY CLASSES 1, 3, 4 WILL MEET. THE HOMEWORK FOR CLASS 6 IS DUE THURSDAY.

CLASS ONE: read and mark up "The Sniper." Then think of a possible ending for O'Flaherty's short story.

CLASS THREE: Identify a possible theme for "The Sniper." then write a multiple paragraph essay in which you explain, describe, discuss how O'Flaherty develops his theme.

CLASS FOUR: make sure that you bring your short story "The Sniper" to class with you.

CLASS SIX: we've discussed the TOPIC of "The Sniper" (civil war.) we've discussed possible THEMES of "The Sniper." Identify the most probable THEME and collect as many DETAILS FROM THE TEXT that support your belief that the theme is_________________________. Wait until final instructions before you write any essay.

Englisxh HW for Tuesday, Oct 20, Day 1

CLASS ONE: read and mark up "The Sniper." Then think of a possible ending to the story. Due Wednesday.

CLASS THREE: prepare a RAFT based on "The Sniper." your ROLE is that of the Republican sniper. Your AUDIENCE will be your parents. Your FORMAT is a farewell letter. Your TOPIC will be the events of that June night when you were wounded. Keep the theme in mind as you write. Length: two handwritten pages or one type written page.

CLASS FOUR: write an appropriate ending tom "Then Sniper. Length should be at least one hand-written page or one-half type written page. DON'T FORGET TO DOUBLE SPACE.

CLASS SIX: Read and mark-up "The Sniper." As you read, highlite ant vocab word you don't know.

English HW form Monday, Oct 19, Day 6

CLASS ONE: read and mark up "the Sniper'

CLASS THREE: WRITER CONFERENCES. WORK ON "SNIPER" VOCAB-IN PAIRS IF YOU WISH.

CLASS FOUR: READ AND MARK-UP "THE SNIPER"

CLASS SIX: READ AND MARK-UP "THE SNIPER"

English HW for Friday, Day 5, Oct 16

CLASS ONE: write a multi paragraph essay (minimum of five) explaining how Kate Chopin develops the theme of_____________________in "The Story of an Hour" using at least three key literary elements.

CLASS THREE: we'll discuss all four texts in preparation for the next essay on "The Sniper."

CLASS FOUR: Your Diana RAFT is due.

CLASS SIX: Compare and contrast "A Country Divided" and "Internment" using a Venn diagram.

English HW for Thursday, Day 4, Oct 15

CLASSES ONE AND THREE: see yesterday's post

CLASS FOUR: no homework (if you owe me either the "Alan" or "Diana" RAFT, turn them in Friday.

CLASS SIX: Revise and/or edit the first draft of your "Hour" essay. first and final draft are due Thursday.

English HW for Wed, Oct 14, Day 3

CLASS ONE (DUE THURSDAY): After identifying a theme that who wish to write about, choose three key elements of literature (setting, diction, figurative language such as symbolism etc.), mood, tone, etc.) that Chopin uses to support and/or develop her theme(s). Your thesis statement is due on Thursday.

CLASS THREE (DUE THURSDAY): Read Internment, A Country Divided, Peace Isn't Impossible. Select the most important sentence from The Sniper. Be prepared to discuss all four texts on Thursday.

CLASS FOUR: First Redo quiz on vocab from The Chaser. Then write a RAFT. This time you are Diana. It has been ten years since you fell madly in love with Alan. But lately you've noticed that Alan isn't himself and as usual you are concerned. You express those concerns and thoughts in your diary, a diary that you have been keeping for your entire life. Use the RAFT rubric to guide your paper (at least one page, double spaced.)

CLASS SIX: same as Class One only your thesis statement is due tomorrow.

English HW for Tuesday, Oct 13, Day 2

CLASS ONE: Redo vocab quiz for "Story of an Hour." To take the redo you MUST make your corrections using road maps and turn in your first test. And finally, identify the theme of "Story of an Hour" that you wish to write about. Then write a thesis statement that will form the basis of your multiple paragraph essay on "Story of an Hour."

CLASS THREE: Read and mark up "The Sniper."

CLASS FOUR: Correct you vocab quizzes using road maps. The vocab redo will be Wednesday. concentrate on synonyms. Then read your Indie Reading book for 30 uninterrupted minutes. then using the Retelling Rubric, summarize what you read.

CLASS SIX: Vocab quiz from "Story of an Hour."

HISTORY - Homework = complete in-class assignment 10/8

Loyalists vs. Patriots: create your own propoganda

Students in all classes are expected to have their Loyalists vs. Patriots propganda piece (illustration or article) completed and turned in by the beginning of class on their first class day following their full period to work on the assignement...

Per 1: Due Tue. 10/13

Per 3: Due Tue. 10/13

Per 4: Due Fri 10/9

Per 6: Due Tue. 10/13

English HW for Friday, Oct 9, Day 1

CLASS ONE: this is due Tuesday-"Study of an Hour" vocab redo. Word Map corrections. Identify one of the themes in "Story of an Hour" and write a thesis in which you propose how Chopin uses key literary elements (figurative language, diction, symbolism, etc) to support and/or develop her theme or themes.

CLASS THREE: first draft of your "Story of an Hour" essay due. vocab redo and corrections due next Tuesday.

CLASS FOUR: after reading "The Chaser" and analyzing the three characters, imagine that ten years have passed. You are Alan Austin and you have been keeping a diary all these years. You have a decision to make Alan. In your Oct 10, 2019 diary entry, you write about that decision as you look back on what could have been and look forward to what might be. Remember-you are Alan Austin and you have a major decision to make.

CLASS SIX: After rereading "Story of an Hour," decide how Mrs. Mallard really died. Was it from "the joy that kills?"

HISTORY - Homework

All classes have now received the Taxing the Colonies HW...

Due by Thur. 10/8

English HW for Thursday, Day 6, Oct 8

CLASS ONE: Select the most important sentence of "Story of an Hour" and write an 8-11 sentence defending your choice.

CLASS THREE: In a multiple paragraph essay, select one of the themes of "Story" and discuss how Chopin uses key elements to support and/or develop that theme. Bring a working thesis statement tomorrow.

CLASS FOUR: using the 3 column graphic organizer, analyze the three characters from "The Chaser."

CLASS SIX: for Friday, reread "Story of an Hour" and decide how Mrs. Mallard really died. Was it from "the joy that kills?"

English HW for Wednesday, Oct 7, Day 5

CLASS ONE: same as yesterday's posting.

CLASS THREE: same as yesterday's posting.

CLASS FOUR: same as yesterday's posting.

CLASS SIX: redo quiz for "The Chaser" vocab. Vocab quiz for "The Story of an Hour" this Friday. Finish marking up Chopin's story. The select the single most important sentence in the entire story. Write it on a separate sheet and write an 8-11 sentence paragraph explain why you chose the sentence you did.

English HW for Tuesday, Oct 6, Day 4

CLASS ONE: FIRST: finish word maps. THEN: read, mark-up "Story of an Hour" and choose the most important sentence in the text. Be prepared to defend your choice. FINALLY: vocab quiz ("Story of an Hour") Wednesday.

CLASS THREE: same as Class One, even the quiz.

CLASS FOUR: finish the word maps from "The Chaser". I have moved the vocab quiz from Wednesday to Thursday. finish reading and marking up "The Chaser."

CLASS SIX: essay redo will be due Thursday, not Wednesday. Vocab quiz for "Story of an Hour" will be Wednesday. Finish reading and marking up "Story of an Hour."

Engblish HW for Monday Oct 5, Day 3

CLASS ONE: no homework. have a good weekend.

CLASS THREE: Essay rewrite.

CLASS FOUR: finish reading and marking-up The Chaser.

CLASS SIX: finish your word maps from The Story of an Hour. We'll have vocab redoes and essay rewrite next week.

English HW Friday Oct 2 Day 2

CLASS ONE: Vocab redo.

CLASS THREE: no homework tonite.

CLASS FOUR: finish word maps for "The Chaser."

CLASS SIX: finish word maps for "The Story of an Hour."

TOMORROW IS A SIX PERIOD DAY-PROGRESS REPORTS. YOU'LL HAVE LOADS OF TIME TO DO INDIE READING STUFF.

English HW for Thursday, Oct 1, Day 1

CLASS ONE (FRIDAY): Vocab redo--don't forget your two-part ticket. Now that you have identified a theme in "Cat in the Rain," write a three or more paragraph essay in which you explain how the author uses elements of the text to support and/or develop his theme.

CLASS THREE: vocab redo.

CLASS FOUR: In a paragraph of five to eleven sentences, explain the significance of Ernest Hemingway's short story title "Cat in the Rain."

CLASS SIX: In a three or more paragraph essay, explain the significance of the title of Hemingway's short story, "Cat in the Rain."

Ten of the following words will be on the vocab redo: obscurely, extraordinary, imperceptible, autopsy, indifferently, apprehensively, potion, scorn, giddy, rapture, fervently, and vial (phial).

English HW for Wednesday, Day 6, Sept 30

CLASS ONE: after marking up "The Cat in the Rain," identify the story's theme and write a brief essay (at least three paragraphs), explaining how Hemingway supports and develops his theme.

CLASS THREE: same as class one.

CLASS FOUR: read and mark up "Cat in the Rain." Then identify the most important sentence in the short story and in a paragraph with five or more sentences, explain why you chose the sentence that you did.

CLASS SIX (DUE THURSDAY): In an essay of three or more paragraphs, explain the significance of the title "Cat in the Rain." Be sure to use details from the text to support your explanation .

English HW for Tuesday, Sept 29, Day 5

CLASS ONE: finish reading and marking-up "Cat in the Rain" to determine the theme of Hemingway's short story. then explain how the key elements of "Cat" (imagery, ;language, etc.) support this theme.

CLASS THREE: Same as class One.

CLASS FOUR: chose the most important sentence in "Carpathia." Then write a 5-11 sentence paragraph explaining why you chose the sentence you did.

CLASS SIX: finish reading and marking up "Cat in the Rain." Then choose the single most important sentence in the short story. And finally write a 5-11 sentence paragraph defending your choice.

ALL CLASSES: MANY OF YOU ARE FORGETTING YOUR INDIE READING BOOK. YOUR INDIE READING BOOK IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR 3-RING BINDER. MAKE SURE YOU BRING IT EVERY DAY.

Biology - Current Events

Students are currently learning to use microscopes in class. We are learning the strengths of compound light microscopes as well as their limitations. We can observe how microscopes change the image we are viewing.

Students' BioLogs have more information on this lab activity, as well as their observations.

English HW for Monday, Day 4, Sept 28

CLASSES 1, 3, 6: Vocab quiz: "The Chaser"

CLASS 4 (DUE TUESDAY): SELECT THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE IN "CARPATHIA." THEN EXPLAIN--IN A 5-11 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH--WHY YOU CHOSE THE SENTENCE THAT YOU DID.

HISTORY - Homework in Per. 4

Political Cartoon Homework

Period 4: received a homework on Fri. 9/25 that is due on Fri. 10/2

Period 4 students need to find a political cartoon (which they should cut out, paste/staple/tape it to a blank paper, then explain the meaning of the cartoon as explained on the Homework assignment sheet.

HISTORY - Tests next week!

Test #1 has been postponed at least 1 day in all classes...

Per 1 Test = Tue 9/29
Per 3 Test = Thur 10/1
Per 4 Test = Wed 9/30
Per 6 Test = Tue 9/29

... don't forget: the Jeopardy review game always comes the day before the test, giving everyone an opportunity for extra credit if they've prepared early!

English HW for Friday, Sept 25, Day Three

CLASS ONE: now that you have marked up "The Chaser," select the single, most important sentence in the short story and in a 5-11 sentence paragraph, explain why you selected the sentence that you did. Use evidence from the text to support you choice.

CLASS THREE: same as Class One.

CLASS FOUR: now that you have marked up "Carpathia," choose the single, most important sentence in that short story. Then, in a 5-11 sentence, well-developed paragraph, explain why you chose the sentence you did. Use evidence from the text to support your explanation.

CLASS SIX: If necessary, finish the vocab work and mark-up "The Chaser." Then select the single, most important sentence in "The Chaser." And finally, in a 5-11 sentence paragraph, explain why you selected the sentence that you did. Use evidence from the text to support your choice.

FOR CLASSES 1, 3, AND 6: VOCAB QUIZ MONDAY-"THE CHASER."

English HW for Thursday, Sept 24, Day 2

As each class finishes the Gates/McGinite tests, we'll resume our regular schedule. Please check out the previous postings for your assignments and the blackboard. Classes One and Six are still testing; three and Four are back to normal.

English HW fcor Wednesday, Sept 23, Day 1

CLASS ONE: same as last posting. And we'll finish the Gates-McGinite reading eval.

CLASS THREE: read and mark-up "The Chaser." THEN select the single most important sentence and on a separate sheet of paper, explain--in an 8-11 sentence paragraph--why you chose the sentence you did. Don't forget to double space. And we'll finish the G/M eval.

CLASS FOUR: same as last posting. And we'll finish the G/M eval.

CLASS SIX: same as last posting. PLUS we'll begin the G/M eval.

REMINDER: WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS OPEN HOUSE FROM 6:30-8:30. ALL ARE WELCOME.

HISTORY - 1st Test!

Our 1st Test is coming!

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Test #1 will be on Columbus, the colonies, & the French & Indian War!...
Study your notes AND make sure you can identify the 13 colonies on a map!
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Period 1: Test on Friday 9/25
Periods 3 + 4: Test on Tuesday 9/29
Period 6: Test on Monday 9/28
... be ready the day before the test, because the team to win the Jeopardy Game Review will receive extra credit points on the test!

Biology Exam - Soon!

All students have an upcoming biology exam on everything we have covered so far this year. This includes:

• our new vocabulary
• the eight characteristics of living things
• the levels of organization of living systems
• our big ideas in biology

All students will take this exam on Thursday, September 24.

Study your BioLogs. Don't cram, but instead study each afternoon and night for a shorter period of time. Use the columns and summaries in your notes to help you review and quiz yourself.

Good luck, everyone!

English HW for Tuesday, Sept 22, Day 6

CLASS ONE: Mark up "The Chaser." Then select the single most important sentence and explain why you chose the sentence that you did in an 8-11 sentence paragraph.

CLASS THREE: We'll finish discussing "The Flowers."

CLASS FOUR: Read and mark-up "Carpathia."

CLASS SIX (Due Wednesday): finish vocab from "The Chaser." Make sure that you have also finished marking it up by then.

REMINDER: Open House Wednesday, Sept. 23. All are welcome.

English HW for Monday, Sept 21, Day 5

CLASS ONE: We'll finish our discussion of Flowers by Alice Walker.

CLASS THREE: First: read and mark-up Flowers by Alice Walker. Then: select the single, most important sentence of the text. Then: write your selection on a separate sheet of paper and explain why you selected the sentence you did in an 8-11 sentence paragraph.

CLASS FOUR: SEE THE LAST POSTING.

CLASS SIX: First: read and mark-up John Collier's The Chaser. Then: select the most important single sentence of the text. Finally: write that sentence on a separate sheet of paper and explain--in an 8-11 sentence paragraph--why you chose the sentence that you did.

just a reminder: Open House is Wednesday, Sept 23 from 6:30 to 8:30

Biology Homework for Thursday, September 17

Period 1
Students should complete the Cornell note summaries from today's class.

Period 4
Students should complete the Cornell note summaries from today's class.

Period 6
You have no homework tonight, you lucky ducks!

English HW for Friday, Sept 18, Day Four

CLASS ONE: Mark up "The Flowers" by Alice Walker. Select the most important sentence. Be prepared to defend your choice.

CLASS THREE: see yesterday's posting.

CLASS FOUR (due Monday): you have all selected the most important sentence in and marked up "This Is How I Remember It." Now look at the last sentence This will teach you anyhow and explain exactly what the narrator has learned. Your explanation must at least five sentences long (more is okay). You must use evidence from the text to support your explanation.

CLASS SIX: You have marked up Walker's The Flowers and selected the most important sentence. after our class discussion, reevaluate your choice. If you're sticking to it, fine. If you want to change it, fine. Either way, you must explain your choice in an 8-11 sentence paragraph. Don't forget to double space.

The open house has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, Sept. 23.

English HW for Thursday, Day Three, Sept 17

CLASS ONE: Mark up Carpathia.

CLASS THREE (DUE FRIDAY): Identify the most important sentence in Carpathia. Be prepared to defend your choice.

CLASS FOUR: Choose the most important sentence in This Is How I Remember It. Be prepared to explain why you chose the sentence that you did.

CLASS SIX: Mark up The Flowers by Alice Walker. Then select the most important sentence of the text. Be prepared to defend your choice.

DON'T FORGET--THURSDAY IS OPEN HOUSE FROM 6:30-8:30. ALL ARE WELCOME.

English HW, Sept 16, Day Two

CLASS ONE: see yesterday's post

CLASS THREE: no written assignment

CLASS FOUR: select a passage from your Indie Reading book to read aloud to the class. the passage shouldn't last more than a minute. be prepared to explain why you chose the passage that you did. Then mark-up This Is How I Remember It by Betsy Kemper.

CLASS SIX: FIRST using the strategies Rules of Notice, What successful Readers Do, Say Something, and in-class models, mark-up Carpathia. Then select the most important sentence of the text--be prepared to defend your selection.

REMINDER: THURSDAY, SEPT 17 FROM 6:30 TO 8:30 IS OPEN HOUSE. ALL ARE WELCOME.

English HW for Tuesday, Sept 15, Day 1

ALL ASSIGNMENTS DUE THE NEXT TIME WE MEET

CLASS ONE: using the "What Successful Readers Do" sheet and the "Say Something" models from class, mark-up Betsy Kemper's This Is How I Remember It short story.

CLASS THREE: same as CLASS ONE.

CLASS FOUR: no written work but please bring your Indie Reading book.

CLASS SIX: select a favorite passage from your Indie Reading book Be prepared to read it in class, explain why you chose that particular passage, and answer questions about your reading posed by your audience.

REMEMBER: THIS THURSDAY, SEPT 17, IS OPEN HOUSE FROM 6:30- 8:30. ALL ARE WELCOME.

Biology Homework for Monday, 9/14

Period 1
On your "Living Things..." note pages, draw a picture representing each characteristic of living things. We draw pictures to help us remember facts better.

Period 3
Finish the final copy of your Paper Airplane Lab. Be sure to check your rubric carefully so you will do the best you can.

Period 4
On your "Living Things..." note pages, draw a picture representing each characteristic of living things. We draw pictures to help us remember facts better.

Period 6
Don't forget, the final copy of your Paper Airplane Lab is due on Tuesday. You must aim for Exceeds on your rubric, not just Meets.

HISTORY - Movie Permission Slips!

Movie Permission Slips

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Students ~ Don't forget to give your parents/guardians the movie permission slips for Last of the Mohicans and Dances with Wolves for them to sign.
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Parents ~
This year in US 1 we will be watching 2 rated-R movies. Last of the Mohicans (about the era of the French & Indian War) and Dances w/ Wolves (about Westward Expansion in the era of the Civil War). I have sent home permission slips with full explanations as to why I show each movie, and need these slips returned with your signature in order to allow your student to view the films with their class.
If you have further questions, or did not see the permission slip, I encourage you to email me or call and I'd be happy to provide further explanation.
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Per 4 will begin the film Last of the Mohicans on Wed. 9/16
Per 6 will begin the film on Th. 9/17
Pers 1 & 3 will begin the film on Fri. 9/18
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HISTORY - Homework #3

Homework #3

Columbus Arrives in the Bahamas (reading & 3 related questions)

... Due Dates:

Per. 1: will receive on 9/14, due on 9/16

Per. 3: will receive on 9/14, due on 9/15

Per. 4: received on 9/11, due on 9/14

Per. 6: received on 9/11, due on 9/15

English Homework due the next time we meet

CLASSES ONE, THREE, SIX: In your Indie Reading book select a passage that you will read aloud to the class. you will tell us why you chose that particular passage (it could be important to the text, you might have visualized it especially well, it might be very confusing, frightening, etc., etc.)

CLASS FOUR: Summer Reading Quiz.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS--OPEN HOUSE THURSDAY, SEPT 17, 6:30-8:30.

English Friday Sept 11, Day 5

CLASSES ONE, THREE, AND SIX: Summer Reading quiz. These are multiple choice quizzes-no writing what so ever.

CLASS FOUR: Please, please, please-bring your summer reading to class for discussion and review.

IMPORTANT DATE: October 17th is OPEN HOUSE. I would love to meet your parents; I promise that it will NOT be as hot that night as it was for orientation.

HISTORY - 2nd homework & Unit 1

HOMEWORK & Beginning of Unit 1

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As classes complete their timeline projects, all classes will be beginning Unit 1: Columbus & the Colonies...
In this unit students will be learning about:

- the "re-discovery" of the Americas

- the European colonization of the Americas (and subsequent territorial disagreements)

- and the French & Indian War

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Homework:

What Is History? (developing a definition of history)

... Due Dates:

Per. 4: received on 9/9, due on 9/11

Pers 1 & 6: received on 9/10, due on 9/11

Per. 3: received on 9/11, due on 9/14

english homework for thursday, Sept 9, Day 4

CLASS ONE: finish marking up Eleven following the model

CLASS THREE: See yesterday's posting.

CLASS FOUR: Finish marking up Eleven if you didn't hand it in today.

CLASS SIX: no written assignment but . . .

ALL CLASSES: BRING YOUR SUMMER READING BOOK TO CLASS.

FOR FRIDAY: SUMMER READING QUIZ ON FRIDAY.

English Homework for Wednesday Sept 9, Day 3

CLASS ONE: no written homework.

CLASS THREE: finish your "Say Something" mark-up of Eleven by Sandra Cisneros (this is due Thursday since Wednesday is a Day Three.)

CLASS FOUR: finish marking up Eleven by Sandra Cisneros.

CLASS SIX: finish marking-up Eleven by Sandra Cisneros.

ALL CLASSES: Summer Reading quizzes Thursday and Friday (September 10 & 11 respectively)

Don't forget your Independent Reading book. You must have this and your Summer Reading journal with you always.

English homework for Tuesday, Sept 8

Class One: see the posting for Thursday, Sept 4.

Classes Three, Four, Six: No written assignment but please bring your Indie Reading book.

REMINDER: SUMMER READING QUIZ SEPT 10 OR 11-IT ALL DEPENDS WHAT THE DAY IS.

Freshman English

ALL CLASSES: no written homework. Make sure you bring your Indie Reading book with you to class.

REMEMBER: SUMMER READING QUIZZES SEPT 10 AND 11. IF YOU HAVE NOT YET FIN- ISHED YOUR SUMMER READING, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS WEEKEND.

Biology - Homework for Thursday, September 3

All Classes
Make sure you pick up your composition notebooks (BioLogs) ASAP. We will be having an equipment check, for credit, some time early next week.

Period 1
Finish the Vocabulizzle activity in your BioLog. You are using the same vocabulary words as in your recent Cornell Notes.

Period 3
Complete the What is Science - Vocabulary Writing Assignment. Be sure to read the instructions carefully and check your rubric. You are aiming for the "Meets" critereon. This assignment is not done in your BioLog.

Period 4
No homework!

Period 6
Complete the What is Science - Vocabulary Writing Assignment. Be sure to read the instructions carefully and check your rubric. You are aiming for the "Exceeds" critereon. This assignment is not done in your BioLog.

HISTORY - 1st homework and up-coming classwork

Timeline! ~homework & up-coming classwork

After a few days of getting accustomed to the class and going over US geography, US History 1 students have now begun work on the history curriculum.

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We will be starting with a general overview of the entire curriculum in the form of a Timeline!

This will give everyone a mental framework for the work we'll be doing this year, aswell as a perspective on the chronology and timeframe involved.

1st Homework:

US History 1: Putting it in order (a fill in the blanks timeline)

... due dates = Per 4: received on 9/3, Due on 9/4

..........................Pers 3, & 6: received on 9/4, Due on 9/8

..........................Per 1: received on 9/8, Due on 9/9

Class work:

In the next few days students in all classes will begin constructing a Timeline of US History 1 including several of the key events that we will be covering this year.

Students will receive class time to work on this assignment, but must complete any portion not done in class for homework. These timelines should remain in every student's binder throughout the year to remind them of were we are in history, what they have already learned, and what's coming next!

English Homework for Thursday, Sept 3

Class One: After reading your "Dear Reader" letter. you will write a 3-2-1 as follows:
First-write down three ideas about independent Reading that you really, really
like-things you look forward to.
Second-write down two things that you're not to sure about, two things you
only kind of get, things you need clarified.
Third-write down one thing that you think may be the dumbest thing ever.
After writing you're 3-2-1, you will use our "How to choose a book" protocol
and get a book for Indie Reading.

Classes Three, Four, and Six: Bring your Indie Reading book to class. If you have not yet finished your summer reading book, bring that to read. No written Home Work.

Mr. Graves

Homework-Freshman English

Class One-Read "September 2009 Dear Reader" letter.

Class Three-using our protocol, choose a book for Independent Reading and bring it to class.

Class Five-Read "September 2009 Dear Reader" letter. Then write a 3-2-1:
3 ideas you really like and will follow
2 ideas you're not quite sure of
1 idea that you think is just plain stupid.

Class Six: Same as Class One.

DON'T FORGET: SUMMER READING QUIZZES ON SEPT 10 & 11.

freshman English-all classes

In a short (8-11 sentences) paragraph, explain why you chose the book you did for summer Reading.

Don't forget to go over the syllabus with your mom and/or dad. Make sure that you and someone at home sign the syllabus so that you can return a signed copy to me tomorrow.

If you have not yet finished your summer Reading selection. please bring the book to class. I will make sure that you have time to read. If you have finished your S. R. book, you can bring a book of your choice to read.

welcome back everyone.

For the English semester final

FOR ALL CLASSES: WHEN YOU WRITE THE ESSAY, MAKE SURE THAT
1) YOU UNDERLINE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT (5 POINTS)

2) YOU DO NOT USE THE PHRASES "I THINK, I BELIEVE, IN MY OPINION,

(MINUS ONE POINT EVERY TIME YOU DO)

3) YOU USE AT LEAST FIVE VOCAB WALL WORDS. (MINUS FIVE POINTS IF YOU DON'T)

HISTORY - Study Guide

U.S. HISTORY 1
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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Chronology
- Be able to place all topics on this Study Guide in correct Chronological order!

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Early Presidencies
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ Washington: 1789–1797. Adams was President: 1797-1801. Jefferson: 1801-1809 etc… (look up others on your own)]
- Know why Americans were afraid of having a President…
AND why they easily elected Washington in spite of that fear.
- Know how Washington felt about being President.
- Know why Washington chose to have a cabinet…
AND what a President’s cabinet is for.
- Be able to name the following 3 members of Washington’s cabinet:
Vice President, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of State
- Be able to compare and contrast Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
- Know the origins of America’s first 2 political parties (i.e. why they came to exist and what beliefs they represented)
- Know the names of America’s first 2 political parties
- Know what 2 things Washington warned America against in his famous “farewell address”
- Know America’s first 5 Presidents, its 7th, 16th, and 18th
- Be able to identify these Presidents based on facts about them or about their Presidency.
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War of 1812
[IMPORTANT DATE ~ The War of 1812 lasted from 1812-1814]
- Know what England was doing in the early 19th century to upset Americans.
- Know what Americans wanted in the war’s 1st phase
- Know what the “French Revolution” was and why it led England to fight the Napoleonic Wars.
- Know that the British were fighting the Napoleonic Wars in Europe when the War of 1812 began.
- Know what happened in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD in the war’s 2nd phase.
- Know which battle was fought after the war officially ended AND why a battle was fought after the end of the war.

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Nationalism
- Know the definition of the term “Nationalism”
- Know the definition of the term “Manifest Destiny”
- Be able to explain the “Monroe Doctrine”
- Be able to explain how both Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine reflect Nationalism

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Westward Expansion (Material from the Map Activity!)
[IMPORTANT DATES ~ Louisiana Purchase: 1804 Mexican War: 1846-1848 etc.]
- Be able to identify the original 13 states
- Be able to identify the Northwest Territory, Kentucky Territory, and Mississippi Territory.
- Be able to identify the area purchased as the Louisiana Territory
- Know which President made the Louisiana Purchase and who it was purchased from
- Know what we gained in the Adams-Onís Treaty, who we gained it from, AND why they gave it to us
- Know why America fought the Mexican War.
- Be able to identify the land gained in the Mexican Cession
- Be able to identify the 3 states in the Oregon territory.
- Know what the Oregon Trail was, the dangers of the Oregon trail, and why it fell out of use.

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American Indians
- Know who Tecumseh is and why he went to war with American troops in the early 19th century.
- Know how white Americans generally felt about American Indians.
- Know which President passed the “Indian Removal Act” that led to the Trail of Tears
- Know what happened to the Cherokee Nation based upon the documentary on the Trail of Tears.
- Know what happened to the Indians of the Great Plains (Mid-west) as demonstrated by the movie Dances with Wolves.

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Sectionalism & Civil War
[IMPORTANT DATE ~ Lincoln elected in 1860, Civil War: 1861-1865]
- Understand the major differences between life in the North and South leading up to and at the time of the Civil War!
- Know about slave life and culture in the American South.
- Be able to define the terms “abolitionist” and “fire-eater”
- Know the major conflicts in the US government that led to “Secession” (including the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dread Scott Decision, John Brown’s Raid & The election of 1860)
- Be able to define the terms “Sectionalism”, “Union”, “Confederacy” and “Secession”
- Be able to compare and contrast the advantages and strategies of the North and South during the Civil War!
- Know which side won!
- Be able to define the term “Reconstruction” AND have an idea of what happened to African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

English Homework-week of june 15th

FOR WEDNESDAY: ALL CLASSES-QUIZ "NIGHT" PP. 45-76.

FOR THURSDAY: ALL CLASSES-FINISH READING "NIGHT."

FOR FRIDAY: CLASSES 1, 2, 6; YOU WILL WRITE AN INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH FOR EACH OF THE THREE QUESTIONS AND UNDERLINE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT. THIS IS A GRADED ASSIGNMENT.

FOR MONDAY: CLASS 5; YOU WILL WRITE AN INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH FOR EACH OF THE THREE QUESTIONS AND UNDERLINE YOUR THESIS STATEMENTS. THIS IS A GRADED ASSIGNMENT.

English homework for Tueday, Day 2, June 16

ALL CLASSES: FINISH READING "NIGHT", PP 45-80 (I KNOW-SOME OF YOU ARE MISSING PAGES 77-80). QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY, DAY 3 ON PAGES 45-80.

ALL CLASSES: BY THURSDAY, FINISH READING "NIGHT" , PAGES 81-109.

English Homework for Monday, June 15, Day 1

ALL CLASSES: READ "NIGHT," PP. 45-80. FOR EACH SECTION/CHAPTER SELECT THE MOST IMPORTANT SENTENCE AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU CHOSE WHAT YOU DID. (THE FIRST SECTION COVERS PAGES 45-62)

CLASSES 5 AND 6: QUIZ ON "NIGHT,' PP. 1-43.

English homework for Friday, june 12, Day 6

CLASSES ONE AND TWO: QUIZ "NIGHT" PAGES 1-43.

CLASSES FIVE AND SIX: QUIZ "NIGHT" PAGES 1-43 ON MONDAY.

REMINDER: ALL JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY JUNE 12.

English homework for Wednesday, Day 4, June 10

for all classes: in "Night," read pages 20-43. Then for each chapter (there are two), underline the MOST important sentence in that chapter. Then, in a short paragraph (5-8 sentences), explain why you chose the sentence that you did. Pass your work into the box in front by the end of the day.

DON'T FORGET; ALL INDIE JOURNALS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY (JUNE 12) BY THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English Homework for Tueday, June 9, Day 3

CLASS ONE: READ PAGES 1-20 OF "NIGHT." UNDERLINE THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT/SENTENCE. LAST CALL FOR PAST DUE WORK.

CLASS TWO: LAST CALL FOR PAST DUE WORK.

CLASS FIVE: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

REMINDER FOR ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE THIS FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT THE END OF DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English Homework for Monday, June 8, Day 6

CLASS ONE: NO HOMEWORK. BUT IF YOU OWE THE ACT 5 ESSAY, IT MUST BE TURNED IN PERIOD 1.

CLASS TWO: CREATE AN IDENTITY WEB SIMILAR TO THE WEB THAT I CREATED. IT MUST BE DONE IN PENCIL AND YOU MUST KEEP IT IN YOUR BINDER.

CLASS FIVE: NO HOME WORK UNLESS YOU OWE WORK. PASSED DUE WORK MUST BE TURNED IN BY 7:30 AM.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

REMINDER: ALL INDIE JOURNALS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 12, AT THE END OF THE DAY-NO EXCEPTIONS.

English Homework for Friday, June 5, Day 1

CLASS ONE: IF YOU STILL OWE THE COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY, EITHER PASS IT IN FRIDAY OR NO LATER THAN 7:30 MONDAY. NO OTHER HOMEWORK.

CLASS TWO: NO HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY.

CLASS FIVE: SEE CLASS ONE.

CLASS SIX: SEE CLASS TWO.

REMINDER: ALL INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 12 BY THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English Homework for Thursday, June 4, Day 6

CLASS ONE: TURN IN THE COMPARE AND CONTRAST ACT V ESSAY. BUT PLEASE REMEMBER YOU MUST DECIDE IF ZEFFIRELLI'S EDITING ADDS TO OR DIMINISHES THE SHAKESPEARE/ROMEO AND JULIET EXPERIENCE.

CLASS TWO: NO HOMEWORK. SEE YOU FRIDAY

CLASS FIVE: QUIZ ON ACT V.

CLASS SIX: NO HOMEWORK. SEE YOU FRIDAY.

TO ALL STUDENTS: GOOD LUCK ON YOUR BIO EXAM. AND DON'T FORGET--ALL INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 12 BY THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English homework for wednesday, Day 5, June 3

CLASS ONE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING FOR CLASS TWO.

CLASS TWO: FINAL DRAFT OF COMPARE/CONTRAST/EVALUATE ACT V. QUIZ ACT V.

CLASS FIVE (DUE THURSDAY): SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS SIX: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

REMINDER TO ALL STUDENTS: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 12, END OF DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English Homework for Tuesday, June 2, Day 4

CLASS ONE: RETELL ACT 1, USING THE RETELLING RUBRIC.

CLASS 2: COMPARE AND CONTRAST ZEFFIRELLI'S VERSION OF ACT 5 TO SHAKEASPEARE'S ORIGINAL ACT 5. ALTHOUGH ZEFFIRELLI HAS MORE OR LESS REMAINED TRUE TO THE BASIC ELEMENTS (PLOT, LANGUAGE, CHARACTERS), HE HAS HEAVILY EDITED ACT 5. AFTER IDENTIFYING THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES, EVALUATE THOSE DIFFERENCES AND EXPLAIN HOW HIS EDITING ADDS TO OR DIMINISHES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLAY AND ROMEO AND JULIET THEMSELVES.

CLASS 5: SEE THE POSTING FOR CLASS 2.

CLASS 6: SEE THE POSTING FOR CLASS 2.

FOR ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS ARE DUE FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English Homework for Monday, June 1, Day 3

C LASS ONE: READ ACT FIVE,

CLASS TWO: SEE THURSDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH REWRITING THE ACT IV COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY. THEN READ ACT V.

CLASS SIX: FINISH READING ACT V.

ALL CLASSES: I WILL COLLECT ALL INDEPENDENT READING JOURNALS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12. NO EXCEPTIONS.

English homework for Friday, May 29, Day 2

CLASS ONE: SEE WEDNESDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS TWO (DUE MONDAY): COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY AND/OR R.A.F.T REWRITE DUE. ALSO FINISH READING ACT V.

CLASS FIVE: REWRITE COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY. QUIZ ACT FOUR.

CLASS SIX: REWRITE COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY. QUIZ ACT FOUR.

English Homework for Thursday, May 28, Day 1

CLASS ONE (DUE FRIDAY): IN SHAKESPEARE'S ORIGINAL ROMEO AND JULIET, THERE IS NO FUNERAL SCENE. THERE IS, HOWEVER, A FUNERAL SCENE IN ZEFFIRELLI'S VERSION. IN MOST FUNERALS, PAST AND PRESENT, THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOURNERS TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED. WHAT THEY SAY IS AN ELEGY, HONORING AND REMEMBERING THE DEAD. PERHAPS SOME OF YOU WITNESSED ELEGIES GIVEN TO VETERANS WHO HAVE DIED DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY. IMAGINE, THEN, AN ELEGY GIVEN IN HONOR OF JULIET BY EITHER HER COUSIN ROSALINE OR HER ALMOST-BRIDEGROOM PARIS. USE THE R.A.F.T. RUBRIC AS YOUR GUIDE AND THE VCOCAB LIST AS A HELPMATE AS YOU EULOGIZE JULIET AND PERHAPS QUESTION HER SUDDEN "DEATH."

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE EXCEPT YOUR ELEGY IS DUE THURSDAY AND YOU MUST READ ACT V, SCENES 1 AND 2.

CLASS FIVE: COMPARE AND CONTRAST ACT IV OF ZEFFIRELLI'S VERSION OF ROMEO AND JULIET TO SHAKESPEARE'S ORIGINAL VERSION OF ACT IV, ROMEO AND JULIET . YOU MUST FIND THREE SIMILARITIES AND THREE DIFFERENCES. YOUR "REPORT" MUST BE IN ESSAY FORM.

CLASS SIX: SEE TUESDAY'S POSTING.

English Home Work for Wednesday, May 27, Day 6

CLASS ONE: FINISH READING ACT IV. ACT IV QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY.

CLASS TWO: COMPARE AND CONTRAST ACT IV OF ZEFFIRELLI'S ROMEO AND JULIET TO WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S TEXT. YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST THREE SIMILARITIES AND THREE DIFFERENCES. PUT YOUR FINDINGS IN AN ESSAY FORMAT. QUIZ ON ACT IV.

CLASS FIVE: SEE THE LAST POST ON THURSDAY.

CLASS SIX (DUE THURSDAY): SAME AS CLASS TWO.

English Homework for Friday, May22nd, Day 4

CLASS ONE: READ ACT IV, SCENES 1 AND 2. RETELL THOSE SCENES USING THE RETELL RUBRIC.

CLASS TWO: FINISH READING ACT IV.

CLASS FIVE: READ ACT IV, SCENE 2. CHOOSE EITHER LORD CAPULET OR JULIET AND WRITE A PARAGRAPH IN WHICH YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOUR CHARACTER WANTS, EXPECTS, NEEDS AS HE OR SHE ENTERS THE WORLD OF ACT IV.

CLASS SIX: WE'LL FINISH TODAY'S DISCUSSION OF ACT III, SCENES 1 AND 2.

ALL CLASSES: DON'T FORGET-ALL MISSING WORK MUST BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 22 AT 7:30. ANY MISSING WORK THAT IS NOT TURNED WILL RECEIVE A ZERO AND THAT ZERO WILL NOT COUNT AS A N"LOWEST GRADE THROWAWAY.

HISTORY - TEST #5

The 5th History Test of the year is coming soon in all classes!!

Test topics:

Nationalism: -definition, -Manifest Destiny, -Monroe Doctrine

Westward Expansion: -be able to identify the ways our country has grown on a map (13 original states, Territories acquired after the Rev., Louisiana Purchase, Adams-Onis Treaty, Mexican Cession, Oregon Treaty) -treatment of American Indians (including Trail of Tears)

Sectionalism: - sectional conflicts (from Sectionalism project), - opinions North & South, - Secession! (definition, and why it occurred)

Test dates:

Per 1: Th 5/21

Per 2: Fri 5/22

Per5: Tue 5/26

Per 6: Fri 5/22

english homework for Thursday, May 21, Day 3

CLASS ONE: RETELLING ACT III. QUIZ ACT III.

CLASS TWO: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS FIVE: QUIZ ACT III.

CLASS SIX: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

ALL CLASSES: ALL MISSING WORK MUST BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAT 7:30 AM THIS FRIDAY. ANY MISSING WORK NOT TURNED IN ON TIME WILL RECEIVED A ZERO AND THAT ZERO WILL NOT COUNT AS "LOWEST GRADE THROWAWAY."

HISTORY - Sectionalism Projects

Sectionalism Projects are due this week in all classes!

Reminders...
INSTRUCTIONS:

Sectionalism leads to Civil War
… How America entered a Civil War …

Your assignment is to tell the story, beginning to end, of how Sectional conflict in the United States led us to secession… and then to Civil War….

You will use at least 4 of the following “Sectional Conflicts” to tell the story…

SECTIONAL CONFLICTS
· Missouri Compromise
· Compromise of 1850
· Kansas-Nebraska Act / elections in Kansas…
· Bleeding Kansas / Pottawatomie Massacre
· Dredd-Scott Supreme Court Case
· Lincoln-Douglas Debates
· John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry
· Election of Abraham Lincoln

You must end your story with…
· SECESSION… & The declaration of Civil War!

You may choose any format you like to tell the story…
FOR EXAMPLE:
· A comic strip (at least 10 frames… intro, conclusion, and 2 per conflict)
· A performance (act this out in front of the class… this one would be challenging so I may be willing to offer some extra credit)
· A film (nothing to fancy, because you don’t have a very long time time to put it together… perhaps film what you would perform in class so you don’t have to do it on the spot)
· A short story (create characters that would be a part of at least 4 of these conflicts and follow them through the story)
· A photo-journal or collage (include multiple pictures of each conflict + pictures to represent Secession / the beginning of Civil War)
· ANY OTHER FORMAT YOU LIKE … as long as you approve it w/ me first.

You will be graded on… HOW WELL YOU UNDERSTAND THE FACTS OF THE EVENTS YOU CHOOSE, HOW WELL YOU UNDERSTAND THE REASONS WE WENT TO WAR, & THE QUALITY OF THE WORK YOU TURN IN!

DUE DATES:

Per 1, Wed 5/20

Per 2, Th 5/21

Per 5, Fri 5/22

Per 6, Th 5/21

homework for Wednesday, May 20th

CLASS ONE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS TWO (DUE WEDNESDAY): READ ACT IV, SCENES 1 AND 2. FOR SCENE 1 CHOOSE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS (PARIS, FRIAR LAWRENCE, JULIET) AND WRITE AN 8-11 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING WHAT YOUR CHARACTER NEEDS, WANTS, EXPECTS, IS LOOKING FOR IN THIS SCENE. IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT MOTIVATES HIM OR HER?
FOR SCENE 2 CHOOSE ONE OF THE CHARACTERS (JULIET, LORD CAPULET) AND WRITE AN 8-11 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH DESCRIBING WHAT MOTIVATES HIM OR HER.

CLASS FIVE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS SIX (DUE WEDNESDAY): SAME AS CLASS TWO. ACT III QUIZ ON THURSDAY.

english homework for Tuesday, May 19th

CLASS ONE (FOR WEDNESDAY): FINISH READING ACT III AND COMPLETE "WHAT'S IMPORTANT."

CLASS TWO: WE'LL FINISH PERFORMING. THEN THERE WILL BE A QUIZ ON ACT III.

CLASS FIVE (FOR WEDNESDAY): REREAD ACT III, SCENE 3, LINES 1-31/ACT III, SCENE 4, ALL LINES/ACT III, SCENE 5, ALL LINES.

CLASS SIX: SEE FRIDAY'S POSTING.

FOR ALL CLASSES: ANY MISSING WORK MUST BE TURNED IN BY 7:30 FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 22ND. ANY MISSING WORK NOT TURNED IN AT THAT TIME WILL RECEIVE A ZERO AND THAT ZERO WILL BE CALCULATED INTO YOUR TERM AVERAGE.

English Homework for Monday, May 18th Day 6

CLASS ONE: COMPLETE BLOCKING, STAGING OF ACT III, SCENE 1, LINES 57-98

CLASS TWO: BY GROUP BLOCK AND STAGE YOUR SCENE COMPLETE WITH DIAGRAM AND CREATE DIRECTOR'S NOTEBOOK.

CLASS FIVE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS SIX: READ CAREFULLY, VERY CAREFULLY, ACT III, SCENE 3, LINES 1-31. ACT III, SCENE 4, ALL LINES, AND ACT III, SCENE 5, ALL LINES.

English homework for Friday May 15th, Day 5

CLASS ONE: READ ACT III, SCENE 1. COMPLETE A "WHATS IMPORTANT."

CLASS TWO: BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS ACT III.

CLASS FIVE (FOR MONDAY): READ ALL OF ACT III AND COMPLETE A "WHATS IMPORTANT." IT CAN BE FROM ANY SCENE BUT YOU MUST BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE LINE OR LINES YOU CHOSE ARE TRULY THE MOST IMPORTANT.

CLASS SIX: CONTINUE CONSTRUCTING YOUR DIRECTOR'S NOTEBOOK FOLLOWING THE MODEL PRESENTED IN CLASS. YOU'LL DO FROM LINE 120 TO LINE 185.

English Homework for Thursday, May 14th, Day 4

CLASS ONE: QUIZ ACT II. MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU BRING YOUR ROMEO AND JULIET TEXT AND YOUR INDIE READING.

CLASS TWO: FINISH READING ACT III. COMPLETE A "MOST IMPORTANT" FOR ALL OF ACT III.

CLASS FIVE: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS SIX: FOLLOWING THE DIRECTOR'S NOTEBOOK DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNAL SAMPLE, CREATE YOUR OWN DIRECTOR'S NOTEBOOK FOR ACT III, SCENE 1, LINES 57-98.