Monday 5/31

In Class: started practicing speech etiquette - specifically posture (hands, legs, back and chin)

Important dates:
Tomorrow and Friday - bring your classic to class with you!
6/1 - Promotion Poems to Mr. Stewart
6/2 - Promotion art to Mr. Fitz
6/9 - finish classic
6/13 -15 Final Speeches

Friday 5/27

Today, we learned about two things we can do for promotion 1) Art Contest 2) Poetry Contest, and we began some literary analysis work.

Today's Homework: Read your classic. You have two weeks left (June 9th).

Now accepting entries for the Promotion Poetry and Art Contests - Poetry to Mr. Stewart by 6/2 and Art to Mr. Fitz by 6/2

Thursday 5/26

In Class: we rushed and worked and rushed some more to finish our detective stories

Homework: keep reading your classic novel. You should be finishing soon.

Wednesday 5/25

In Class and Homework: we worked and worked and worked on our detective radio plays. They are due tomorrow!

Tuesday 5/24

In Class: We created detective stories that will be due on Thursday.

Homework: for 1st and 3rd periods, they will complete the book 1/2 sheet for homework. Everyone needs to keep reading their classics!

Monday 5/23

In Class: there was the Math 8 SOL for the morning. If you were lucky enough to have my class, you will get to work on your detective stories with your groups.

Homework: bring your classic book to class. (keep reading it!)

Friday 5/19

Today with the Macs we will write poems. You have the period to create.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Here are the Guidelines.
Here are some samples.
Here is where to submit the poem.

https://www.commuterpage.com/art/history.htm

Thursday 5/19

In Class: we started our detective stories and finished Holmes (perhaps a quiz tomorrow?)

Homework: Prepare/ brainstorm for your story
Return your late library books

Wednesday 5/18

In Class: Reading Holmes.

Homework: work on story ideas for Friday

Tuesday 5/17

In Class: Reading Holmes!


Homework: Detective story ideas on Friday, bring your classic book to class tomorrow

Monday 5/16

In the morning, we took the Reading SOL! After 4th period, we started looking for ideas for the next project. Writing a detective story.

Homework: Your 22 flashcards are due tomorrow! Bring them to class.

Friday 5/13

In Class: we recited our poems.

Homework: Reading SOL Monday - get lots of sleep, eat breakfast and bring your classic novel to read when your done and waiting until everyone is done.

Wednesday, May 11

In Class: we went to the library to get our last book of the year, which must be a classic!

Homework: worksheet (not online)
Poems to recite on Friday. If you are not here on Friday, please be ready tomorrow!

Tuesday 5/10/2011

Surprise! The computer lab is out of order this week.

First, answer 22 questions.

go to start on your computer
go to SOL online testing
click "ePat programs"
Choose Gr8EnlishReading
Enter 1st name (or a made up name...your French name? Spanish name? what you wish your parents named you?)

After you answer 22 questions, close the window and click "submit answers" so you can see how many you got right. Tell your number to me.

Second, take this survey

Third, practice your poem to recite! You could win $20,000 in high school! Here is some inspiration...(you need headphones)

Monday 5/9

In Class: we read our poems and practiced multiple choice

Homework: recited poem and declaring your next book (A Classic Novel) is due on Friday.

There are plenty of students out on Friday, if you are one of them, you need to be ready on Thursday!

Some inspiration is here!

Friday 5/06

In Class: Poetry analysis, finish "A story of an Hour" questions.

Homework:
Monday 5/09: Bring your PRINTED original poem
Friday 5/13: be prepared to recite the poem you have chosen from the list under "assignments"

Next week: The students will be choosing a "classic" to read for the last independent reading book of the year. Here and here are some lists that can help you brainstorm....feel free to bring one from home!

Thursday 5/05

Four things in the lab today...

1. Go here. Do questions 21-45 and report your score to me as a percent (e.g. 99%).

2. Write your final poem--the pantoum, villanelle, or sonnet. Print it out in a snazzy manner.

3. Sign up if you want a copy of the poem that you are memorizing for Monday. (They are listed on the right)

3. Go here or here. Weird.

Tomorrow: BRING your poetry book
Monday: Bring your PRINTED original poem, be prepared to recite the poem you have chosen from the list under "assignments"

Wednesday, May 4

In Class: we analyzed a poem, reviewed our homework AND talked about a poem to write!

Homework:
Due Friday - bring a poem to class from your independent reading book for project.
Due Monday - original villanelle, pantoum, or sonnet
Due Monday - memorize and recite a poem from the list under assignments
(Parents - 4th period students do not yet know of all these assignments, but they will tomorrow)

Tuesday 5/03

In Class: practice with meter, read "The Story in an Hour" by Kate Chopin


Homework: Newspaper article (not online)

Monday 5/2

In Class: discussed plagiarism and poetry's meter

Homework: write four rhymed lines in iambic tetrameter.