12/15

Objectives: Demonstrate understanding

Activities: Review
Take exam
Work on CRW

Homework: Finish CRW?

I had to study everything about Macbeth. I also had to study all of the vocab words over Macbeth.

Ethan Ketterman

Objectives: Develop original imagery, plot structure

Activities: Return unit test
Poetry ex. " I go back to 1937"
Short-shorts

Homework: Zero draft of story or poems- ideas, structures, imagery

I learned more how poems are written. And I also learned more about how the plot structure works.

--Ethan

12/7

Objectives: Begin CRW unit

Activities: Intro-general terms
Sentence portrait
Name that place

Homework: None

I learned how to do sentence portraits. I also learned the basic of fiction writing.

--Ethan Ketterman

10/1 - 10/2

Objective: Draft project

Activities: ACT pracitce, drafts due, work period, progress reports

HW: Assigned by groups

I learned more about power points. I also learned the tuition and fees of two different kind of colleges.

--Ethan

3/2

Describe bug-life
C/C your bug life with Gregor
Discuss conclusion
Outline unit test

• Short answer(4): plot, character, ect.
• Quotations/ ID Speaker (6)
• terms to define (2)
• themes to address/explain/exemplify (1)
• ending rewrite (1)- characterization,tone,symbolism

Present group themes (sticky note markers in text)
Discuss term/themes (6-hat)

HW: Prepare! Bring Metamorphosis & AR book

I learned the difference in the way existentialism and totalitarianism work in different situations.

Rachael

2/26

Critique a classmate (orally/whole class)
Review 60-64
Define mood and tone
Listen to examples
Re-define mood and tone
Work with groups

• themes
• terms
• predict

HW: Read 64-68

I learned the difference between tone and mood.

Rachael

Analyze Gregor Samsa
Review group activities
Answer chapter review questions
Continue web searching
Hw: read pp. 51-55

I learned how to find different things on a website. Things like when it was updated and how set the page up.

Rachael

2/18

COMM IV
Comment- on classmates work
Read - pp. 46-49 aloud
Complete - Group Activities
Handout - website reliability
Locate - 3 websites
today i learned that ".com" websites are not always a reliable source for research.

Anthony

2/17

Comment on class work
read pp.46-49 aloud
complete group activities
handout website reliability sheet
locate 3 reliable website

Today i learned nifty ways to find a reliable website. If they are .gov .org or .edu they could be considered a reliable source.

Shane

2/13

Describe: pp. 31-35 to a 5th grader
Read: 479 wc
Skim: 35-37
Scan: 37-39
Read: 39-40
Review: Paper Proposals
HW: Read meta. pp. 40-45, write a quotation from these pages and explain what made it meaningful.

I learned today that in the book metamorphosis, Gregor and his sister are really close. I also learned that skimming is a lot quicker than reading every word.

Write: Genial Criticism

Divide Into: Groups

Look Up: Definitions

Read: pp.20-23 w/ group

Begin: Group activity

HW: read Metamorphosis 23-30

Today I learned the definition of existentialism

Cody Davied

2/9 - 2/10

Write genial criticism
Divide into groups
Look up definitions
Read pp.20-23 with group
Begin with group activity

Today in class I learned how Metamorphosis has humor. Gregor is worried about not being late for work when he should be worried about being a cockroach. I think that class went very well today.

1/29

Turn In: 1 Copy of draft

Read Aloud: In groups of three

Peer Edit: Drafts

HW: Write the three major changes you'll make in revision

Class worked the whole time and stayed pretty quiet

-Cody Davied

1/21

Write: One idea or quotation for your senior board blcok

Sign up: Froc c/c topics

Learn 1) HT incorporate quotations
2) HT write using literary tearms

Write: And outline for c/c paper

Choices: Work on: Senior board project/peer edit
Read: AR
Research topic: for research project

Class got through the work for today quietly

-Cody Davied

1/16

Write: Vocab sentences

Review: Carpe Diem Theme

Read: "To His Coy Mistress" (447)
Write Template: "To the Virgins..." (449)

Sign Up: For Poems/Terms

Fill In: Clusters

Conduct: Searches?

Work On: Senior Board Draft

HW: Choose 2 poems/2 terms