Freshmen: Today we continued studying Romeo and Juliet. Your homework is to work on Membean and to read 1.5 by Thursday and finish the guide sheet we began today.
Sophomores: Today we focused on learning about the characters from The Poisonwood Bible and learning how to differentiate one character from another based on her voice, diction, tone, and style. Finish Book I for Monday, and you should be done soon with Chapter 2 from The Hero With a Thousand Faces. Keep vocabularizing your bad selves with Membean!
CNF: Today we finished Addicted to Plastic and discussed it, Rivers and Tides, and Part II from The World Without Us.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
Monday, March 7
Freshmen: Today we started with Romeo and Juliet. You should read 1.1 and 1.2 for homework tonight. Work on Membean as well.
Sophomores: Today we read some of The Poisonwood Bible and talked about our initial impressions of the characters. Keep reading - you need to be done with Book I by next Monday, and should be close to done with Chapter 2 from The Hero With a Thousand Faces soon. Work on Membean.
CNF: Today we continued Addicted to Plastic.
Sophomores: Today we read some of The Poisonwood Bible and talked about our initial impressions of the characters. Keep reading - you need to be done with Book I by next Monday, and should be close to done with Chapter 2 from The Hero With a Thousand Faces soon. Work on Membean.
CNF: Today we continued Addicted to Plastic.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Friday, March 4
Freshmen: Today we discussed the plot, characters, and issues we'll see in Romeo and Juliet. Read the sections "Shakespeare's Life" and "Shakespeare's Theatre" for Monday and add five notes to the notes you took on the other preparatory essays. Work on Membean as well.
Sophomores: Today we discussed some of the important issues and background you'll need to understand going into The Poisonwood Bible. Start reading it - the schedule is on the blog.
CNF: Today we started Addicted to Plastic.
Sophomores: Today we discussed some of the important issues and background you'll need to understand going into The Poisonwood Bible. Start reading it - the schedule is on the blog.
CNF: Today we started Addicted to Plastic.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Advice for Sophomore Honors Analytical Essays Moving Forward...
Your writing this semester is very good. However, there are five things that I want you to focus on for your final four essays:
1. Choose lead and conclusion techniques different than background and echo for the next little while, so as to stretch yourself as a writer and add more tools to your toolbox.
2. Avoid repetitive structures to your essay, and phrases like "Campbell next writes about _________" and "___________ is an example of..." or "another example is...". Find other ways to introduce examples aside from naming them as examples.
3. Focus on less summary and more analysis. I believe this will be easier now that we are reading The Poisonwood Bible together.
4. Avoid references to the following: Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Batman, and Harry Potter.
5. Do not summarize the entire chapter in your first paragraph, for example, "In Chapter X, Joseph Campbell introduces us to idea Y and breaks it down into the following sub-sections: A, B, C, D, and M."
1. Choose lead and conclusion techniques different than background and echo for the next little while, so as to stretch yourself as a writer and add more tools to your toolbox.
2. Avoid repetitive structures to your essay, and phrases like "Campbell next writes about _________" and "___________ is an example of..." or "another example is...". Find other ways to introduce examples aside from naming them as examples.
3. Focus on less summary and more analysis. I believe this will be easier now that we are reading The Poisonwood Bible together.
4. Avoid references to the following: Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Batman, and Harry Potter.
5. Do not summarize the entire chapter in your first paragraph, for example, "In Chapter X, Joseph Campbell introduces us to idea Y and breaks it down into the following sub-sections: A, B, C, D, and M."
The Poisonwood Bible Reading Schedule 2016
March 4 - Begin text.
March 14 - Book 1 Genesis due (82 pages = 9 pages a day).
March 22 - Book 2 The Revelation due (104 pages = 14 pages a day).
April 7 - Book 3 The Judges due (126 pages = 8 pages a day).
April 14 - Book 4 Bel and the Serpent due (64 pages = 10 pages a day).
April 26 - Book 5 Exodus due (130 pages = 11 pages a day).
April 28 - Book 6 Song of the Three Children due (28 pages = 14 pages a day); Book 7 The Eyes in the Trees read in class that day.
March 14 - Book 1 Genesis due (82 pages = 9 pages a day).
March 22 - Book 2 The Revelation due (104 pages = 14 pages a day).
April 7 - Book 3 The Judges due (126 pages = 8 pages a day).
April 14 - Book 4 Bel and the Serpent due (64 pages = 10 pages a day).
April 26 - Book 5 Exodus due (130 pages = 11 pages a day).
April 28 - Book 6 Song of the Three Children due (28 pages = 14 pages a day); Book 7 The Eyes in the Trees read in class that day.
Thursday, March 3
Freshmen: Today we worked on navigating Shakespeare's language by reading through some of his sonnets. Your homework tonight is to finish reading "Reading Shakespeare's Language" and writing down the seven most important things from that section. Keep working on Membean as well.
Here's your rubric for the sonnet:
Sophomores: Today we finished A Christmas Carol and your graphic novels. If you took one home to complete it, bring it on Friday. Also, bring The Poisonwood Bible to class on Friday and keep working on Membean.
CNF: Today we finished Rivers and Tides: Working With Time.
Here's your rubric for the sonnet:
14 lines long: /14
10 syllables per line: /14
Correct rhyme scheme: /14
Effectiveness of the turn: /8
Total: /50
Sophomores: Today we finished A Christmas Carol and your graphic novels. If you took one home to complete it, bring it on Friday. Also, bring The Poisonwood Bible to class on Friday and keep working on Membean.
CNF: Today we finished Rivers and Tides: Working With Time.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Tuesday, March 1 and Wednesday, March 2
Freshmen: Today we studied the sonnet. You need to go online and find a sonnet by Shakespeare, print it, and bring it to class on Thursday. You also need to write your own sonnet, type it up, and bring it to class on Friday. Bring your copy of Romeo and Juliet to class on Thursday. Read for 20 minutes Tuesday and Wednesday and work on Membean.
Sophomores: Today we continued with A Christmas Carol; keep working on Membean, and read Chapter 2, Initiation, in The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
CNF: Today we began studying Rivers and Tides: Working With Time.
Sophomores: Today we continued with A Christmas Carol; keep working on Membean, and read Chapter 2, Initiation, in The Hero With a Thousand Faces.
CNF: Today we began studying Rivers and Tides: Working With Time.
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