Thursday, January 31, 2013

English for Friday, February 1, Day 2

CLASS ONE: MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR MARKED-UP COPY OF "ONCE BY THE PACIFIC."

CLASS THREE: MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR MARKED-UP TEXT OF "MY LAST DUCHESS.'

CLASS FOUR: STUDY FOR YOUR VOCAB QUIZ.

CLASS SIX: FIRST:  MAKE A LIST OF THE CHARACTER TRAITS OF THE DUKE AND HIS LAST DUCHESS. REFERENCE THE LINE WHERE YOU FOUND YOUR INFORMATION.  THEN: TELL US WHO THE SILENT LISTENER IS AND WHY HE IS AT THE DUKE'S RESIDENCE.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS SIX.

ALL CLASSES: BRING YOUR INDIE READING BOOK.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

English for Thursday, Jan 31, Day 1

CLASS ONE: MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING YOUR MARKED-UP COPY OF "ONCE BY THE PACIFIC.'

CLASS THREE: VOCAB QUIZ "MY LAST DUCHESS."

CLASS FOUR: BASED ON THE TEXT OF THE POEM, WHO IS THE SILENT LISTENER AND WHY IS HE THERE? VOCAB QUIZ ON FRIDAY.

CLASS SIX: VOCAB QUIZ ON THURDSDAY.

CLASS SEVEN: VOCAB QUIZ ON THURSDAY.

ALL CLASSES:  YOU MUST HAVE A BOOK FOR INDIE READING BY THURSDAY.

Friday, January 25, 2013

English for Jan 28 Monday

SEVEN PERIOD DAY

CLASS ONE: FIRST: REDO EITHER YOUR RETELL OR RAFT. THEN: FILL OUT YOUR MIDTERM ANALYSIS. FINALLY: PUT EVERYTHING BACK INTO THE ENVELOP.

CLASS THREE: REDO AND FILL OUT THE ANALYSIS FORM.

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS THREE.

CLASS SIX: REDO EITHER THE "RETELL" OR THE "RAFT."

CLASS SEVEN: GET A BOOK FOR TERM THREE.

Friday, January 11, 2013

English for Monday, Jan 14, Day 4

MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE "NORMAL DAYS--4 & 5

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT BUT READ AND MARK UP YOUR SHORT STORIES.

CLASS THREE: COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY DUE.

CLASS FOUR (MEETS TUESDAY): NO WRIITEN ASSIGNMENT BUT READ AND MARK-UP YOUR SHORT STORIES.

CLASS SIX: READ AND MARK-UP YOUR SHORT STORIES.

CLASS SEVEN: READ AND MARK-UP YOUR SHORT STORIES.

MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU READ, MARK-UP AND BRING YOUR SHORT STORIES. YOU WILL TURN THEM IN WITH YOUR EXAMS. MARKED-UP STORIES ARE WORTH 10 POINTS EACH. 

Thursday, January 10, 2013

English for Jan 11, Day 3

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS THREE: COMPARE AND CONTRAST GIOVANNI'S "CHOICES" AND ROBERT FROST'S "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN." 2 PAGE MINIMUM.

CLASS FOUR: READ AND MARK UP GIOVANNI'S "CHOICES" AND FROST'S
"THE ROAD NOT TAKEN."


CLASS SIX: I HAVE DISTRIBUTED THE TEXTS THAT YOU WILL USE ON THE MID-TERM: FROST'S POEM "OUT, OUT", JACK LONDON'S "WAR" AND LIAM O'FLARHERTY'S "THE SNIPER." YOU WILL RESPOND TO TWO PROMPTS AND WRITE A RAFT. YOU MUST READ AND MARK-UP THE TEXTS AND BRING THEM TO
THE TEST. YOU WILL TURN IN YOUR MARKED UP TEXTS. THE MARKED UP TEXTS ARE WORTH 10 POINTS EACH.

CLASS SEVEN: IN A 1-2 PAGE ESSAY, YOU WILL DISCUSS HOW FROST USES FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE TO9 DEVELOP HIS THEME IN "OUT, OUT."

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

MR. RESS: BIOLOGY 1-9-2013

Reminder to 6th and 7th period TEST TOMORROW! STUDY!  Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Test

English for Thursday, Jan 10, Day 2

CLASS ONE: FINISH YOUR NATURE/PERSONIFICATION POEM.

CLASS THREE: READ AND MARK UP "CHOISES" AND "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN.'

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS PERIOD THREE.

CLASS SIX: FINISH SCANNING "STOPPING BY THE WOODS." IDENTIFY THE RHYME SCHEME. DRAW AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF "STOPPING BY THE WOODS."

CLASS SEVEN: DRAW AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF "STOPPING BY THE WOODS."

Monday, January 7, 2013

English for Tuesday, Jan 8, Day 7

CLASS ONE: FINISH YOUR "WHERE I'M FROM" POEM.

CLASS THREE: NO ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: SCAN ROBGERT FROST'S "STOPPING BY THE WOODS" POEM.

CLASS SIX (DUE TUESDAY): WHAT IS THE MESSAGE (WHAT DOES THE POET WANT US TO TAKE AWAY) OF SASSOON'S POEM "SUICIDE IN THE TRENCHES?" EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAME TO KNOW THAT.

CLASS SEVEN: DRAW A PICTURE OF THE IMAGERY IN FROST'S "STOPPING BY THE WOODS."

ALL CLASSES: ALL OF THE "LAST CHANCES FOR MAKE UP HAVE COME AND GONE. I WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT ANY PAST DUE WORK FROM TERM TWO. 

Friday, January 4, 2013

English for Monday, Jan 7, Day 6

CLASS ONE: USING GEORGE ELLA LYON'S POEM "WHERE I'M FROM" AS A GUIDE AND MODEL, WRITE YOUR OWN WHERE I'M FROM. REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THINGS AOUND THYE HOUSE, EARLY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, GATHERINGS, FAVORITE FOODS, ETC.

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SIX: MAKE-UPS DUE BY THE END OF THE DAY. NO EXTENSIONS. FOR TUESDAY-WRITE A 5-8 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH IDENTIFYING THE MESSAGE OF SASSOON'S POEM AND WHY YOU THINK THAT.

CLASS SEVEN: MAKE-UPS DUE. NO EXCEPTIONS. IDENTIFY THE THEME OR MESSAGE OF SASSOON'S POEM AND EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK THAT.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

English for Friday, Jan 4, Day 5

CLASS ONE: BRING YOUR "WHERE I'M FROM" POEM. NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS THREE: PERSONIFICATION/NATURE POEM.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SIX:  "EVERYDAY USE" QUESTIONS DUE FRIDAY. ALL LAST CHANCE MAKE-UPS DUE MONDAY.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS SIX.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE. NO EXTENTIONS. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

English for Jan 3, Day 4

CLASS ONE: NO ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS THREE: NO ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: NO ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SIX: FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DID NOT HAND IN YOUR "EVERYDAY USE" QUESTIONS: YOU HAVE UNTIL THIS FRIDAY TO DO THE WORK. YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED THE QUESTIONS AND THE SHORT STORY. THE QUESTIONS ARE DUE THIS FRIDAY. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASS SIX.