English for Monday, Dec 2

ALL CLASSES: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT BUT, , ,

EACH OF YOU SHOULD SPEND TIME READING YOUR INDIE READING BOOK AND YOU SHOULD USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE YOUR TWO LETTERS TO SOMEONE AT HOME. 

JUST A REMINDER--PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE ISSUED DEC 10.  

HAVE A GREAT VACA!

English for Monday Nov 25, Day 1 (half day)

CLASS ONE: FINISH THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR THE NEXT TIME WE MEET.

CLASS TWO: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT

CLASS FIVE: DRAW AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF "STOPPING BY THE WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING." (DUE TUESDAY:

CLASS SEVEN: QUIZ--YOU WILL DECONSTRUCT A POEM AND THEN WRITE A SHORT (2 OR 3 PARAGRAPHS) ESSAY IN YOU DISCUSS THE POEM'S THEME.

ALL CLASSES: MONDAY AND TUESDAY ARE PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES. bECAUSE OF A SCHEDULE CONFLICT THAT I CANNOT CHANGE I WILL HAVE CONFERENCES MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM 12:10- TO 3:40. IT WILL BE JUST ME SINCE THE REST OF THE TEAM WILL HAVE CONFERENCES MONDAY EVENING FROM 4:00-8:00. PLEASE EMAIL ME TO SET UP A TIME: william.graves@leominster.mec.edu.  

English for Friday, Nov 22, Day 7

CLASS ONE: BRING GIOVANNI'S POEM, BRING MACLEASH'S POEM.

CLASS TWO: QUIZ-DECONSTRUCT A POEM TO ARRIVE AT THE THEME.

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FIVE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SEVEN (MONDAY): QUIZ-DECONSTRUCT A POEM TO ARRIVE AT THE THEME.

English for Thursday, Day 6, Nov 21

CLASS ONE: ANSWER THE QUESTION: iS THE "RED WHEELBARROW" A POEM? WHY OR WHY NOT?

CLASS TWO: WRITE A SHORT ESSAY  (2 OR 3 PARAGRAPHS) IN WHICH YOU IDENTIFY THE THEME OF "AN AGED MAN'S WINTER NIGHT" AND EXPLAIN HOW FROST DEVELOPS THAT THEME.

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FIVE: MAKE SURE YOU BRING THE TWO POEMS "POETRY IS A TRESSEL" AND "ARS POETICA."

CLASS SEVEN: COMPLETE THE GHRAPHIC ORGANIZER USING MSONETT #73.

EWnglish, Wednesday Nov 20, Day 5

CLASS ONE: REVISED ESSAY DUE.

CLASS TWO: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: SEE LAST POST.

CLASS FIVE: MAKE SURE YOU BRING "ARS POETICA."

CLASS SEVEN: COMPLETE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (IF NECESSAY). IDENTIFY THE THEME OF THE POEM AND DISCUSS THE THEME IN A ONE OR TWO PARAGRAPH ESSAY.

MR. RESS BIOLOGY 11/18

Cell Test (Final Test Dates)
Period 5 (Honors) 11/21
Period 2: 11/22
Period 4: 11/25

English for Tuesday, Nov 19, Day 4

Class One: revised essay due. Class Two: C & C essay due. Class Four (Due Wed): perephrase "An Old Man's Winter Night." Class Five: Bring "Poetry is a tressel" and "Ars Poetica." Class seven: Bring "An Old Man's Winter Night" anhd the graphic organizer./;

English for Thursday, Nov 14, Day 1

Class One: We'll continue revising our essays. Class Two: for Monday--Compare and contrast essay due. Out line due Thursday. Also on Thursday, "Where I'm From" poem. class Four: Outline due for your Compare and Contrast essay. Class Five: No written assignment. Class Seven: Write a short (1-2 pages) essay in which you compare and contrast the poems "Ars Poetica"? and "Poetry is a tressel." Consider language (figurative too) and structure.

English for Day 7, Nov 13

Class one: Please complete your Sniper essay. class two: Compare and contrast "Ars Poetica" and "Poetry is a tressel" in an essay 2 pages in length. Class Four: no written assignment. class Five: Sniper essay: What is the theme of "The Sniper"? and how does O'Flaherty develope his theme. Class Seven: Write a 1-2 page essay in which you compare "Ars Poetica" and "Poetry is a tressel." Among the things you should consider are language and structure.

English for Thursday, Day 4, Nov 7

Class one: The Sniper essay: identify O'flaherty's theme and explain how he develps that theme. class two: RAFT-you can nbe either Diana or Alan. You are writing a Diary entry. 20 years have passed and things have changed. Now what? class four: same as class two. class five: Snhiper essay. class 7: bring in your favorite poem.

English for Wednesday, Nov 6, Day 3

CLASS ONE: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BOOK FOR INDIE READING. CLASS THREE: MAKE SURE YOU HAVBE A BOOK FOR TERM TWO. CLASS FOUR: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A BOOK FOR TERM TWO. CLASS FIVE: WRITE A MULTI PARAGRAPH ESSAY ABOUT THE THEME/MESSAGE OF "THE SNIPER" AND HOW O'FLAHERTY REVEALS HIS THEME/MESSAGE. CLASS SEVEN: WRITE A RAFT USING "THE CHASER" AS YOUR TEXT. YOU CAN BE EITHER ALAN OR DIANA. YOU ARE WRITING A LETTER TO YOUR BEST FRIEND. TOPIC: 20 YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE ALAN LEFT THE OLD MAN'S APARTMENT. DID THE POTION WORK AS PROMISED? DID IT WORK TOO WELL? DID DIANA FIND THE EMPTY VIAL? nOW WHAT? WHAT WILL EACH OF THEM DO