Friday, May 1, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements, NEHS Applications due TODAY
2. Greek and Latin Word Parts - Quiz on Group #3 (and a few from Groups 1 & 2)
3. Dark Romanticism Group Project: Students will continue to work in groups of 3 - 5 to read, analyze, and present one of the following short stories to the class: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, Hop-Frog, Ligeia, The Premature Burial, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Minister's Black Veil, The Birthmark, or Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Each group member will prepare PowerPoint slides on their area of expertise within the story: elements of plot, author's style, characteristics of Dark Romanticism, symbolism, and theme. Projects should be digitally submitted to Mrs. Clay before the end of the block.
4. SOL Reading Review
Homework: Latin Roots Group #4 flash cards are due Thursday!
1. Attendance, Announcements, NEHS Applications due TODAY
2. Greek and Latin Word Parts - Quiz on Group #3 (and a few from Groups 1 & 2)
3. Dark Romanticism Group Project: Students will continue to work in groups of 3 - 5 to read, analyze, and present one of the following short stories to the class: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, Hop-Frog, Ligeia, The Premature Burial, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Minister's Black Veil, The Birthmark, or Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Each group member will prepare PowerPoint slides on their area of expertise within the story: elements of plot, author's style, characteristics of Dark Romanticism, symbolism, and theme. Projects should be digitally submitted to Mrs. Clay before the end of the block.
4. SOL Reading Review
Homework: Latin Roots Group #4 flash cards are due Thursday!
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Latin Root Words - Group #4 - Walkabout Brainstorm
3. Dark Romanticism Group Project: Students will present on one of the following short stories to the class: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, Hop-Frog, Ligeia, The Premature Burial, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Minister's Black Veil, The Birthmark, or Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Each group member will complete a self evaluation on his/her contributions to the PowerPoint presentation.
4. SOL Reading Test Review - "War Is Kind" and excerpt from The Jungle
Homework: Complete 1 - 10 in SOL Review Packet #1. Latin Roots Group #4 flash cards are due Thursday!
1. Attendance, Announcements
2. Latin Root Words - Group #4 - Walkabout Brainstorm
3. Dark Romanticism Group Project: Students will present on one of the following short stories to the class: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, Hop-Frog, Ligeia, The Premature Burial, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Minister's Black Veil, The Birthmark, or Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Each group member will complete a self evaluation on his/her contributions to the PowerPoint presentation.
4. SOL Reading Test Review - "War Is Kind" and excerpt from The Jungle
Homework: Complete 1 - 10 in SOL Review Packet #1. Latin Roots Group #4 flash cards are due Thursday!
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Thursday, May 7, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements - English SOL - Thursday, May 28th
2. Latin Root Words - Group #4 - Kahoot, Flash Cards, Quiz
3. Dark Romanticism Group Project: Students will present on one of the following short stories to the class: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, Hop-Frog, Ligeia, The Premature Burial, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Minister's Black Veil, The Birthmark, or Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Each group member will complete a self evaluation on his/her contributions to the PowerPoint presentation.
4. SOL Reading Test Review Packet #1 - "War Is Kind" & excerpt from The Jungle
5. SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - "Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rick Quick"
Homework: Complete SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - questions 23 - 31. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #5 flash cards are due Wednesday!
1. Attendance, Announcements - English SOL - Thursday, May 28th
2. Latin Root Words - Group #4 - Kahoot, Flash Cards, Quiz
3. Dark Romanticism Group Project: Students will present on one of the following short stories to the class: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, Hop-Frog, Ligeia, The Premature Burial, Rappaccini's Daughter, The Minister's Black Veil, The Birthmark, or Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Each group member will complete a self evaluation on his/her contributions to the PowerPoint presentation.
4. SOL Reading Test Review Packet #1 - "War Is Kind" & excerpt from The Jungle
5. SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - "Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rick Quick"
Homework: Complete SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - questions 23 - 31. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #5 flash cards are due Wednesday!
Monday, May 11, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements - English SOL - Thursday, May 28th
2. Latin Root Words - Group #5 - Little Yellow Squares of Knowledge
3. Review SOL Reading Test Review Packet #1 - "War Is Kind" & excerpt from The Jungle
4. Collect SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - "Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rich Quick"
5. Stephen King "Danse Macabre" - Creating suspense, page 455, American Gothic, effective symbols of horror, Creative Writing
6. MediaSmart - Art inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
7. Hand out SOL Reading Test Review Packet #3 - "The Oval Portrait"
Homework: Complete SOL Reading Test Review Packet #3. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #5 flash cards are due Wednesday!
Extra Credit Quiz Grade - SOL Help Sessions on Saturday 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00.
1. Attendance, Announcements - English SOL - Thursday, May 28th
2. Latin Root Words - Group #5 - Little Yellow Squares of Knowledge
3. Review SOL Reading Test Review Packet #1 - "War Is Kind" & excerpt from The Jungle
4. Collect SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - "Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rich Quick"
5. Stephen King "Danse Macabre" - Creating suspense, page 455, American Gothic, effective symbols of horror, Creative Writing
6. MediaSmart - Art inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
7. Hand out SOL Reading Test Review Packet #3 - "The Oval Portrait"
Homework: Complete SOL Reading Test Review Packet #3. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #5 flash cards are due Wednesday!
Extra Credit Quiz Grade - SOL Help Sessions on Saturday 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th, Tutorial Session 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00a.m. in Rooms 208 and 219
2. Latin Root Words - Group #5 - Kahoot, Flash Cards, Quiz
3. Collect SOL Reading Test Review Packet #3 - "The Oval Portrait"
4. Review SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - "Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rich Quick"
5. Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism - PowerPoint on Literary Time Periods
6. Great American Short Stories - O. Henry - William Sidney Porter, author study: "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf."
Homework: Read pages 171-187 in Great American Stories. Annotate for plot details and examples of Realism. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #6 flash cards are due Tuesday!
Extra Credit Quiz Grade - SOL Help Sessions on Saturday 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00.
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th, Tutorial Session 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00a.m. in Rooms 208 and 219
2. Latin Root Words - Group #5 - Kahoot, Flash Cards, Quiz
3. Collect SOL Reading Test Review Packet #3 - "The Oval Portrait"
4. Review SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 - "Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rich Quick"
5. Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism - PowerPoint on Literary Time Periods
6. Great American Short Stories - O. Henry - William Sidney Porter, author study: "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf."
Homework: Read pages 171-187 in Great American Stories. Annotate for plot details and examples of Realism. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #6 flash cards are due Tuesday!
Extra Credit Quiz Grade - SOL Help Sessions on Saturday 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00.
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Friday, May 15, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Writing SOL Score Report, English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th, Tutorial Session 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00a.m. in Rooms 208 and 219
2. Review SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 & #3 - "The Oval Portrait"
"Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rich Quick"
3. Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism - PowerPoint on Literary Time Periods
4. Great American Short Stories - O. Henry - William Sidney Porter, author study: "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf."
Homework: Complete Literary Analysis Questions for 2 of 3 O. Henry stories. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #6 flash cards are due Tuesday!
Extra Credit Quiz Grade - SOL Help Sessions on Saturday 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00.
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Writing SOL Score Report, English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th, Tutorial Session 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00a.m. in Rooms 208 and 219
2. Review SOL Reading Test Review Packet #2 & #3 - "The Oval Portrait"
"Kin to Sorrow" & "Get Rich Quick"
3. Realism, Regionalism, Naturalism - PowerPoint on Literary Time Periods
4. Great American Short Stories - O. Henry - William Sidney Porter, author study: "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf."
Homework: Complete Literary Analysis Questions for 2 of 3 O. Henry stories. Greek & Latin Prefixes Group #6 flash cards are due Tuesday!
Extra Credit Quiz Grade - SOL Help Sessions on Saturday 5/16 at 9:00 and 10:00.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th, Who attended the Tutorial Session on 5/16, NEHS Candidates, Teacher Superlatives
2. Greek and Latin Prefixes - Group #6: flashcards, quiz
3. VDOE Reading SOL Practice Test - Technology-Enhanced Questions 14-30
4. Great American Short Stories - O. Henry - William Sidney Porter, Literary Analysis Challenges: "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf."
5. Realism - "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Homework: Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" and complete the literary analysis questions.
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th, Who attended the Tutorial Session on 5/16, NEHS Candidates, Teacher Superlatives
2. Greek and Latin Prefixes - Group #6: flashcards, quiz
3. VDOE Reading SOL Practice Test - Technology-Enhanced Questions 14-30
4. Great American Short Stories - O. Henry - William Sidney Porter, Literary Analysis Challenges: "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Furnished Room," and "The Last Leaf."
5. Realism - "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Homework: Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" and complete the literary analysis questions.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th,
2. VDOE Reading SOL Practice Test - Technology-Enhanced Questions 31-55
3. Great American Short Stories - "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Literary Analysis Questions and Double Entry Journal, Irony, Video Clip
4. Realism - "Sophistication" by Sherwood Anderson
5. Anticipation Guide - The Great Gatsby
Homework: Complete Anticipation Guide to The Great Gatsby.
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th,
2. VDOE Reading SOL Practice Test - Technology-Enhanced Questions 31-55
3. Great American Short Stories - "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Literary Analysis Questions and Double Entry Journal, Irony, Video Clip
4. Realism - "Sophistication" by Sherwood Anderson
5. Anticipation Guide - The Great Gatsby
Homework: Complete Anticipation Guide to The Great Gatsby.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th,
2. VDOE Reading SOL Practice Test - return practice tests
3. The Great Gatsby - Anticipation Guide, Issue Novels, Reading Schedule
4. The Great Gatsby - Characters, Setting, Point of View
5. Anticipation Guide Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Homework: Read Chapters 1-2 of The Great Gatsby.
1. Attendance, Announcements - English Reading SOL - Thursday, May 28th,
2. VDOE Reading SOL Practice Test - return practice tests
3. The Great Gatsby - Anticipation Guide, Issue Novels, Reading Schedule
4. The Great Gatsby - Characters, Setting, Point of View
5. Anticipation Guide Discussion - The Great Gatsby
Homework: Read Chapters 1-2 of The Great Gatsby.
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Thursday, May 28, 2015 Adjusted Schedule
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues
2. The Great Gatsby - Anticipation Guide, Reading Schedule
3. The Great Gatsby - Characters, Setting, Point of View
4. Highlights of Chapters 1 - 2: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: none :)
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues
2. The Great Gatsby - Anticipation Guide, Reading Schedule
3. The Great Gatsby - Characters, Setting, Point of View
4. Highlights of Chapters 1 - 2: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: none :)
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Monday, June 1, 2015 Adjusted Schedule
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues
2. The Great Gatsby - Why is this a classic American novel?
3. The Great Gatsby - Characters, Setting, Point of View
4. Highlights of Chapters 3-4: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: Read Chapters 5-6 of The Great Gatsby. Bring device to class on Wednesday, if possible.
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues
2. The Great Gatsby - Why is this a classic American novel?
3. The Great Gatsby - Characters, Setting, Point of View
4. Highlights of Chapters 3-4: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: Read Chapters 5-6 of The Great Gatsby. Bring device to class on Wednesday, if possible.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 Adjusted Schedule
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues
2. English 11 SOL Kahoot
2. Highlights of Chapters 5-6: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: Read Chapters 7-8 of The Great Gatsby.
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues
2. English 11 SOL Kahoot
2. Highlights of Chapters 5-6: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: Read Chapters 7-8 of The Great Gatsby.
Friday, June 5, 2015 Adjusted Schedule
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues, English SOL - Tuesday!
3. The Great Gatsby - Theme, Symbolism
4. Highlights of Chapters 7-8: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby.
1. Attendance, Announcements, SOL Testing Continues, English SOL - Tuesday!
3. The Great Gatsby - Theme, Symbolism
4. Highlights of Chapters 7-8: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpts
Homework: Read Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
1. Attendance
2. Reading SOL Retake - 3B in Room 212, 4B in the library
Homework: Finish character analysis chart for The Great Gatsby to turn in for a grade. The front is required; the back is extra credit. Be prepared for open notes reading check on Thursday. Return novels on Thursday.
1. Attendance
2. Reading SOL Retake - 3B in Room 212, 4B in the library
Homework: Finish character analysis chart for The Great Gatsby to turn in for a grade. The front is required; the back is extra credit. Be prepared for open notes reading check on Thursday. Return novels on Thursday.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
1. Attendance, Final Exam Information
2. Reading SOL Scores, Expedited Testing, Online Tutoring Resources
3. Collect textbooks, novels
4. The Great Gatsby - Highlights of Chapter 9: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpt
5. Open Notes Assessment on The Great Gatsby
Homework: Study for final exam, if you did not pass the Reading SOL.
1. Attendance, Final Exam Information
2. Reading SOL Scores, Expedited Testing, Online Tutoring Resources
3. Collect textbooks, novels
4. The Great Gatsby - Highlights of Chapter 9: Plot Details, Quotations, Video Excerpt
5. Open Notes Assessment on The Great Gatsby
Homework: Study for final exam, if you did not pass the Reading SOL.