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.