English for Friday, Jan 31, Day 2

CLASS ONE:  READ ACT 1, SCENE 1 UP TO LINE 76

CLASS TWO (FOR MONDAY): READ SCENE 3. THEN COMPLETE "LOVE CONNECTON." DO NOT DO MERCTIO'S SQUARE.

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FIVE: MAKE SURE YOU BRING A PRINT VERSION OF YOUR INDIE READING BOOK. NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SEVEN: SAME AS CLASSES RTWO AND FOUR..

ALL CLASSES: "LIFE AND TIMES" QUIZ MOVED TO MONDAY.

English for Thursday, Jan 30, Day 1

CLASS ONE: READ ACT 1, SCENE 1 TO LINE 76.

CLASS TWO: FINISH READING ACT 1, SCENES 1 AND 2

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FIVE: FIRST: BY FRIDAY GET A PRINT VERSION OF YOUR INDIE READING BOOK. THEN FOR TOMORROW--FINISH READING SCENE 1

CLASS SEVEN: READ UP TO ACT 1, SCENE 1, LINE 80.

English for Tiuesday, Jan 7, Day7

ALL CLASSES: I WILL COLLECT YOUR READING JRLS WEDNESDAY, JAN 8.

CLASSES 2, 4, 7:  VOCAB QUIZ WEDNESDAY. WORDS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE POEMS WE HAVE READ. THERE IS A LIST OF WORDS POSTED ON THIS BLOG FROM FRIDAY.

ALL CLASSES: TO REVIEW THE STORY OF THE CREATION AND HOW MAN FITS INTO THE PLAN, READ GENESIS, CHP 1, VERSES 1-3. THIS WILL HELP YOU ON THE SEMESTER EXAM.

THIS WEEK I'LL INTRODUCE SONNETS. WE'LL ALSO DO SCANSIONS.

English for the week of Jan 6

ALL CLASSES: I WILL COLLECT YOUR INDIE READING JRNLS ON WEDNESDAY, JAN 8. THERE WILL BE NO LETTER WRITING ON WEDNESDAY, JUST COLLECTION. SO GET EVERYTHING DONE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. I WILL NOT EXTEND THE INDIE READING TIMES ON EITHER DAY.

CLASSES 2, 4, 7: VOCAB QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY AS I COLLECT YOUR JOURNALS. HERE ARE THE VOCAB WORDS THAT I'LL DRAW FROM: CIVILITY, QUIVERING, SURMISSED, CONSIGN (VERB), COY, PRIME, TARRY, SPENT, RUEFUL, SNARLED, RAVE, FRAIL, AND GRAVE (ADJ). ALL THE WORDS ARE FROM THE POEMS WEHAVE READ AND ALL BUT ONE OF THE WORDS HAVE BEEN SUBJECTS OF WORD WHEELS. IF YOU PUT YOUR WORD WHEELS ON THE POEM HAND-OUT SHEETS, I'LL GET THOSE BACK TO YOU NO LATER THAN MONDAY, JAN 6.

SEE YOU MONDAY.

MR. GRAVES

English for Jan, 2014

ALL CLASSES: YOUR MID-TERM EXAM SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS-JAN 14 PERIODS ONE AND TWO. JAN 15 PERIODS THREE AND FOUR. JAN 16 PERIODS FIVE AND SIX. JAN 21 PERIOD SEVEN.

JAN 6: VOCAB QUIZ. THE WORDS WILL FROM THE VCARIOUS POEMS WE HAVE READ. I'LL POST THE LIST OVER VACA (THE WORD WHEELS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT STARTING POINT).

JAN 6: I'LL COLLECT YOUR INDIE READING JRNLS ON THAT DAY.

AND FINALLY; WE'LL START "ROMEO AND JULIET' SOON AFTER MIDTERM EXAMS. I URGE YOU TO BUY THE TEXT (FOLGER'S EDITION $5.99) SO YOU CAN MARK IT UP. BUYING THE TEXT IS AN OPTION--IT IS NOT REQUIRED.

English for Friday, Day 3, Dec 20

ALL CLASSES: POETRY QUIZ.

ALL CLASSES: I WILL COLLECT YOUR INDIE READING JRNLS MONDAY, JAN 6

HAVE A GREAT  VACA! 

Enhglish for Tuesday, Dec 17, Day 7

CLASS ONE: BRING "OUT, OUT' WITH YOU.

CLASS TWO: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNM,ENT.

CLASS FIVE: BRING 'BEACAUSE I COILD NOT STOP FOR DEATH" WITH YOU.

CLASS SEVEN: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

ALL CLASSES: POETRY QUIZ THIS FRIDAY.

AL;L CLASSES: REMINDER--INDIE READING JRNLS DUE JAN 6. 

English for Monday, Dec 16, Day 6

CLASS ONE: FINISH PUTTING "OUT, OUT" INTO YOUIR OWN WORDS (IF YOU DID NOT COMPLETE THAT TASK IN CLASS.)

CLASSES TWO, FOUR, SEVEN: SONNET PRESENTATION.

CLASS FIVE: MAKE SURE YOU BRING "DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT" TO CLASS.

ALL CLASSES: I WILL COLLECT YOUR INDIE READING JRNLS MONDAY, JAN 6

Engflish for Friday, Dec 13, Day 5

CLASS ONE: BRING YOUR COPY OF "OUT, OUT.'

CLASS TWO: MARK UP, ANNOTATE, ANALYZE "BALLAD OF BIRMINGHAM."

CLASS FOUR: IDENTIFY ALL THE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND IMAGERY OF "RED, RED ROSE.'

CLASS FIVE (FOR MONDAY): BRING YOUR COPIES OF "DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT" AND THE DECONSTRUCTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER TO CLASS.

CLASS SEVEN: DECONSTRUCT HAYDEN'S "THOSE WINTER SUNDAYS."

ALL CLASSES: I WILL COLLECT YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014.

English for Thursday, Day 4, Dec 12

CLASS ONE: DIVIDE "OUT, OUT" INTO COMPLETE THOUGHTS

CLASS TWO: REDOS DUE NO LATER THAN FRIDAY. SONNET DUE MONDAY, DEC 19.

CLASS FOUR: ANALYZE "RED, RED ROSE" FOR FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (POETIC DEVICES) AND IMAGERY. BE SPECIFIC.

CLASS FIVE: BRING YOUR COPY OF "DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT."

CLASS SEVEN: BRING YOUR POEM "MY PAPA'S WALTZ."