English Honors 9A: Today we focused on the various things introductory paragraphs should have and looked at seven different kinds of hooks for you to experiment with. Your homework is to think about whether Mary Maloney's murder of her husband was justified or not in "Lamb to the Slaughter," and come prepared to write about that tomorrow. Read for 20 minutes tonight.
English Honors 9B: Today we focused on your Theme for English 9B responses. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes tonight.
English 12B: Today we focused on the four stages of the hero and Into the Woods. Be working on your Capstone Project.
Monday, November 25, 2019
Friday, November 22, 2019
Friday, November 22
English Honors 9A: Today we had two different discussions about the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter." The most important thing to consider from these is the question "Was Mary justified in murdering her husband"? Read for 20 minutes this weekend.
English Honors 9B: Today we read a poem by Langston Hughes titled "Theme for English B." You can find the poem and the homework assignment on Canvas. It is due on paper on Monday. Also, read for 20 minutes.
English 12B: Today we continued to study the four stages of the hero and Into the Woods.
English Honors 9B: Today we read a poem by Langston Hughes titled "Theme for English B." You can find the poem and the homework assignment on Canvas. It is due on paper on Monday. Also, read for 20 minutes.
English 12B: Today we continued to study the four stages of the hero and Into the Woods.
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Thursday, November 21
English Honors 9A: Today we read a short story titled "Lamb to the Slaughter." You annotated it focusing on asking different kinds of questions (you were supposed to generate five total questions at least). Your homework tonight is to use your 20 minutes to reread "Lamb to the Slaughter" and annotate it a second time, this time making note of as many literary devices from your flip book that you can discover (at least seven devices). This is due Friday.
English Honors 9B: Today we continued to listen to Billy Collins and his excellent poetry. My hope is those that came in to the class with negative associations with poetry have had a shift in perspective, if even only a little bit.
English 12B: Today we continued our study of various archetypes by watching the start of the musical Into the Woods. Continue to work on your Capstone Project ideas.
English Honors 9B: Today we continued to listen to Billy Collins and his excellent poetry. My hope is those that came in to the class with negative associations with poetry have had a shift in perspective, if even only a little bit.
English 12B: Today we continued our study of various archetypes by watching the start of the musical Into the Woods. Continue to work on your Capstone Project ideas.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Wednesday, November 20
English Honors 9A: Today we concluded our overview of basic literary devices. As you read for your 20 minutes tonight, see how many of them you can see at work in whatever it is you are reading.
English Honors 9B: Today we listened to several poems by Billy Collins and made note about what he was doing that we liked. We will continue with this tomorrow. Read for 20 minutes.
English 12B: Today we had a brief overview of the Capstone Project packet and began a study of literary archetypes. We also reviewed apostrophe possession rules. Your proposal for your Capstone is due on December 3.
English Honors 9B: Today we listened to several poems by Billy Collins and made note about what he was doing that we liked. We will continue with this tomorrow. Read for 20 minutes.
English 12B: Today we had a brief overview of the Capstone Project packet and began a study of literary archetypes. We also reviewed apostrophe possession rules. Your proposal for your Capstone is due on December 3.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Tuesday, November 19
English 9A: Today we took a brief quiz to test your knowledge about basic literary concepts and then began an exercise for taking notes on those concepts, which we will continue tomorrow. Read for 20 minutes tonight for homework.
English 9B: Today we measured your attitudes about poetry and read a poem titled "Introduction to Poetry" which can be found here: https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/001.html
Read for 20 minutes for homework tonight.
English 12B: Today we got an introduction to the two writing handbooks we will be reading this trimester, They Say I Say and The Elements of Style. I also distributed the Capstone Project packets. You are to read through and annotate the entire packet before class tomorrow. If you were not in class, the packet can be found on Canvas.
English 9B: Today we measured your attitudes about poetry and read a poem titled "Introduction to Poetry" which can be found here: https://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/001.html
Read for 20 minutes for homework tonight.
English 12B: Today we got an introduction to the two writing handbooks we will be reading this trimester, They Say I Say and The Elements of Style. I also distributed the Capstone Project packets. You are to read through and annotate the entire packet before class tomorrow. If you were not in class, the packet can be found on Canvas.
Monday, November 18, 2019
Monday, November 18
Happy first day of the trimester!
English Honors 9A: Today we covered the disclosure, talked about why English may be (nay - definitely is!) the most important class you'll ever take, and did some get-to-know-you activities. Go over your disclosure with your parents, bring it back signed tomorrow, and bring a book to read tomorrow.
English Honors 9B: Today we covered the disclosure and did some get-to-know-you activities. Go over your disclosure with your parents, bring it back signed tomorrow, and bring a book to read tomorrow.
English Honors 9A: Today we covered the disclosure, talked about why English may be (nay - definitely is!) the most important class you'll ever take, and did some get-to-know-you activities. Go over your disclosure with your parents, bring it back signed tomorrow, and bring a book to read tomorrow.
English Honors 9B: Today we covered the disclosure and did some get-to-know-you activities. Go over your disclosure with your parents, bring it back signed tomorrow, and bring a book to read tomorrow.
English 12B: Today we covered the disclosure and did some get-to-know-you activities. Go over your disclosure with your parents, bring it back signed tomorrow, and come with an idea for you Capstone Project.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Catch Me If You Can Extra Credit
Attend a performance of the school musical and in a one page paper analyze how concepts in Thomas Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor, like geography, quests, flight, symbolism, or irony, apply to the musical. This is due typed, on paper, Wednesday, 11/13.
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
English 12A Final Exam Study Guide
Your final exam will be roughly 50 questions and cover two aspects of our study this trimester:
1. Writing: this includes stuff we studied related to different introduction and conclusion techniques, The 10% Solution, and Sentence of the Week stuff.
2. Reading: literary motifs (like parables, quests, and flight, for example), and literary concepts (such as conflict, setting, irony, symbol, and theme).
Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions.
1. Writing: this includes stuff we studied related to different introduction and conclusion techniques, The 10% Solution, and Sentence of the Week stuff.
2. Reading: literary motifs (like parables, quests, and flight, for example), and literary concepts (such as conflict, setting, irony, symbol, and theme).
Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions.
English Honors 9A Final Exam Study Guide
Your final exam will be a multiple choice exam, somewhere around 60 questions long. The things you should review for the exam include, but are not limited to, the following:
-Literary devices from your flip book (think about how they might apply to To Kill a Mockingbird).
-The introduction, hook, and conclusion structures and techniques we studied (names, definitions, how to recognize an example of one in action).
-Ideas we discussed from How to Read Literature Like a Professor (such as intertextuality, symbolism, politics and violence in literature, the physical markings of characters, sight and blindness in literature, and motifs such as quests). Use your notes. You can also find PDF versions of the text online.
-Academic writing "moves" that we covered, particularly from They Say I Say, such as how to properly blend textual evidence, how to craft a quote sandwich, and how to plant a naysayer or counterclaim. Use your notes. You can also find PDF versions of the text online.
Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions.
-Literary devices from your flip book (think about how they might apply to To Kill a Mockingbird).
-The introduction, hook, and conclusion structures and techniques we studied (names, definitions, how to recognize an example of one in action).
-Ideas we discussed from How to Read Literature Like a Professor (such as intertextuality, symbolism, politics and violence in literature, the physical markings of characters, sight and blindness in literature, and motifs such as quests). Use your notes. You can also find PDF versions of the text online.
-Academic writing "moves" that we covered, particularly from They Say I Say, such as how to properly blend textual evidence, how to craft a quote sandwich, and how to plant a naysayer or counterclaim. Use your notes. You can also find PDF versions of the text online.
Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions.
Friday, November 1, 2019
Friday, November 1
English 12A: Today we continued with The Alchemist, and shared some of the parables you created. Read for 20 minutes and get your This I Believe projects completed and read for 20 minutes.
English Honors 9A: Today we read Chapter 6 from They Say I Say. You can find a PDF version online quite easily. The chapter deals with counterclaims or naysayers, which you will plant in your essay. Over the weekend, work on your This I Believe essay and read for 20 minutes.
English Honors 9A: Today we read Chapter 6 from They Say I Say. You can find a PDF version online quite easily. The chapter deals with counterclaims or naysayers, which you will plant in your essay. Over the weekend, work on your This I Believe essay and read for 20 minutes.
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