This will be the last blog post of the year! I hope you all have a restful and joyful Christmas! May the peace that the season promises lie on our country's hearts, especially those who have suffered such tragic and irrevocable losses in Connecticut. I'm sure you will all join me in sending them our best prayers and thoughts.
Pre-AP English 9
We spent our time in class today reviewing for the final. Second block's final will be given on Thursday, December 20th and fourth block's will be given on Friday, December 21st.
To download a copy of the study guide, click here.
English 10
We spent our time in class today finishing our Shakespeare notes and reviewing for the final.
To download a copy of the study guide, click here.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tuesday, December 18th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took the LOTF unit test in class today.
Homework: Students should study for their final exam. Second block's exam will be given on Thursday, December 20th. Fourth block's exam will be given on Friday, December 21st.
English 10
We finished reading Julius Caesar in class today, and began talking about the life of William Shakespeare and the evolution of the English language.
To download a copy of the Shakespeare PowerPoint, click here.
To download a copy of the final exam study, click here.
Homework: Students should study for their final exam. It will be given on Thursday, December 20th.
Students took the LOTF unit test in class today.
Homework: Students should study for their final exam. Second block's exam will be given on Thursday, December 20th. Fourth block's exam will be given on Friday, December 21st.
English 10
We finished reading Julius Caesar in class today, and began talking about the life of William Shakespeare and the evolution of the English language.
To download a copy of the Shakespeare PowerPoint, click here.
To download a copy of the final exam study, click here.
Homework: Students should study for their final exam. It will be given on Thursday, December 20th.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Monday, December 17th
Pre-AP English 9
Today's classes went to go and see the cinematic version of The Hobbit. When we returned, we used the remaining time to review Lord of the Flies in preparation for the unit test tomorrow.
Homework: Students need to finish reading Lord of the Flies and study for the unit test tomorrow.
English 10
In today's class, we began reading through Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Today's classes went to go and see the cinematic version of The Hobbit. When we returned, we used the remaining time to review Lord of the Flies in preparation for the unit test tomorrow.
Homework: Students need to finish reading Lord of the Flies and study for the unit test tomorrow.
English 10
In today's class, we began reading through Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 14th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we quickly discussed propaganda and its relation to both World War II and modern media. Afterwards, we watched several examples of the propaganda we discussed. Finally, we continued to delve into the world of Lord of the Flies.
To download a copy of the Propaganda PowerPoint, click here.
Homework: Students need to finish reading Lord of the Flies by Tuesday, December 14th. There will be a unit test on LotF on that Tuesday. It will cover Words of the Day, sentence objects and complements, irregular verb forms, and the complete Lord of the Flies novel. Students also need to start studying for the final exam. Second block's exam will be on Thursday, December 20th. Fourth block's exam will be on Friday, December 21st. To download a copy of the final exam study guide, click here.
English 10
Today, students took their test on Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism.
In today's class, we quickly discussed propaganda and its relation to both World War II and modern media. Afterwards, we watched several examples of the propaganda we discussed. Finally, we continued to delve into the world of Lord of the Flies.
To download a copy of the Propaganda PowerPoint, click here.
Homework: Students need to finish reading Lord of the Flies by Tuesday, December 14th. There will be a unit test on LotF on that Tuesday. It will cover Words of the Day, sentence objects and complements, irregular verb forms, and the complete Lord of the Flies novel. Students also need to start studying for the final exam. Second block's exam will be on Thursday, December 20th. Fourth block's exam will be on Friday, December 21st. To download a copy of the final exam study guide, click here.
English 10
Today, students took their test on Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Thursday, December 13th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we finished discussing Post-modernism and began reading through Lord of the Flies.
Homework: Students need to finish reading Lord of the Flies by Tuesday, December 18th.
English 10
Today, we read through "The Celebrated Jumping Frog..." by Mark Twain and "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. We discussed how these short stories portray the characteristics of the Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism genres that we have discussed in class.
Homework: Students should study their notes on these stories and genres in preparation for the test that they will have tomorrow.
In today's class, we finished discussing Post-modernism and began reading through Lord of the Flies.
Homework: Students need to finish reading Lord of the Flies by Tuesday, December 18th.
English 10
Today, we read through "The Celebrated Jumping Frog..." by Mark Twain and "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. We discussed how these short stories portray the characteristics of the Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism genres that we have discussed in class.
Homework: Students should study their notes on these stories and genres in preparation for the test that they will have tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wednesday, December 12th
Pre-AP English 9
After reviewing sentence objects, we spent the rest of our class time discussing the following quote by William Golding:
"It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.”
As a modern parallel to this quote, w then studied about the "Milgram Obedience Study," a social-psychological experiment that attempted to answer the main question that is presented by Lord of the Flies: What makes someone savage? This is the question that should be kept in mind by students as they read the novel.
If a student needs extra help with sentence objects, he/she can click here to get it.
For a copy of the Post-modernism PowerPoint notes, please refer to the blog post written on Friday, December 7th.
Homework: Students need to have Lord of the Flies completed by Tuesday, December 18th, which is when their final unit test will be administered.
English 10
After reviewing the parts of a sentence today, we finished discussing the literary genres that appeared after the Civil War.
For a copy of the PowerPoint about Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism, please refer to the blog post written on Friday, December 7th.
After reviewing sentence objects, we spent the rest of our class time discussing the following quote by William Golding:
"It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.”
As a modern parallel to this quote, w then studied about the "Milgram Obedience Study," a social-psychological experiment that attempted to answer the main question that is presented by Lord of the Flies: What makes someone savage? This is the question that should be kept in mind by students as they read the novel.
If a student needs extra help with sentence objects, he/she can click here to get it.
For a copy of the Post-modernism PowerPoint notes, please refer to the blog post written on Friday, December 7th.
Homework: Students need to have Lord of the Flies completed by Tuesday, December 18th, which is when their final unit test will be administered.
English 10
After reviewing the parts of a sentence today, we finished discussing the literary genres that appeared after the Civil War.
For a copy of the PowerPoint about Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism, please refer to the blog post written on Friday, December 7th.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday, December 11th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Homework: Students need to read Lord of the Flies chapters 1-9 by Friday, December 14th.
English 10
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Homework: Students need to read Lord of the Flies chapters 1-9 by Friday, December 14th.
English 10
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Monday, December 10th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Homework: Students need to read Lord of the Flies chapters 1-9 by Friday, December 14th.
English 10
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Homework: Students need to read Lord of the Flies chapters 1-9 by Friday, December 14th.
English 10
Students took the ACT-created "End-of-Course" exams today, which took up the majority of the block.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Friday, December 7th
Pre-AP English 9
We were happy to welcome Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Sentell in our second block class today, and we were happy to welcome Mr. Huggins into our fourth block class today! These Duncanville Middle School teachers volunteered to come and watch a Pre-AP lesson in action so that they can make sure that they are preparing their middle school students for the increased rigor of high school linguistic work. I applaud our middle school teachers for their deep commitment to their students' success!!
During our lesson, we reviewed sentence complements in continued preparation for the final exam. Afterwards, we began a discussion of post-modern literary thought and learned the background behind William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
To download a copy of the post-modern PowerPoint, please click here.
Homework: Students need to have their copies of Lord of the Flies by Monday, December 10th. Also, they need to finish reading A Separate Peace by Monday, December 10th.
English 10
In today's class, we reviewed subject-verb agreement. Afterwards, we finished reading Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau and began discussing American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism.
The PowerPoint used in today's class can be downloaded by clicking here.
We were happy to welcome Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Sentell in our second block class today, and we were happy to welcome Mr. Huggins into our fourth block class today! These Duncanville Middle School teachers volunteered to come and watch a Pre-AP lesson in action so that they can make sure that they are preparing their middle school students for the increased rigor of high school linguistic work. I applaud our middle school teachers for their deep commitment to their students' success!!
During our lesson, we reviewed sentence complements in continued preparation for the final exam. Afterwards, we began a discussion of post-modern literary thought and learned the background behind William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
To download a copy of the post-modern PowerPoint, please click here.
Homework: Students need to have their copies of Lord of the Flies by Monday, December 10th. Also, they need to finish reading A Separate Peace by Monday, December 10th.
English 10
In today's class, we reviewed subject-verb agreement. Afterwards, we finished reading Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau and began discussing American Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism.
The PowerPoint used in today's class can be downloaded by clicking here.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thursday, December 6th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took their poetry analysis in class today.
Homework: Students need to finish reading chapters 10-13 of A Separate Peace by Monday, December 10th.
English 10
After finishing their test on American Romanticism, students began reading through several pieces of Romantic literature, such as Nature, Self-Reliance, and Civil Disobedience.
Students took their poetry analysis in class today.
Homework: Students need to finish reading chapters 10-13 of A Separate Peace by Monday, December 10th.
English 10
After finishing their test on American Romanticism, students began reading through several pieces of Romantic literature, such as Nature, Self-Reliance, and Civil Disobedience.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Wednesday, December 5th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we finished our survey of poetry in preparation for the class's poetry analysis tomorrow.
For a copy of the PowerPoint notes, please refer to the blog post from Monday, November 26th.
Homework: Students need to study over their notes in preparation for the poetry analysis tomorrow. They also need to read chapters 10-13 of A Separate Peace by Monday, December 10th.
English 10
Students took their test on American Romanticism in today's class.
In today's class, we finished our survey of poetry in preparation for the class's poetry analysis tomorrow.
For a copy of the PowerPoint notes, please refer to the blog post from Monday, November 26th.
Homework: Students need to study over their notes in preparation for the poetry analysis tomorrow. They also need to read chapters 10-13 of A Separate Peace by Monday, December 10th.
English 10
Students took their test on American Romanticism in today's class.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tuesday, December 4th
Pre-AP English 9
After a short grammatical review, we plodded on with our brief poetry survey. For a copy of the PowerPoint notes, please see the blog post from Monday, November 26th.
Homework: Students need to be studying over their biography notes from the poetry PowerPoint in preparation for their TAP-CASTT poetry analysis test.
Students also need to read chapters 10-13 in A Separate Peace.
English 10
After a short review on sentence complements and objects, we finished our notes on American Dark Romanticism and began reading through several pieces from the period.
After a short grammatical review, we plodded on with our brief poetry survey. For a copy of the PowerPoint notes, please see the blog post from Monday, November 26th.
Homework: Students need to be studying over their biography notes from the poetry PowerPoint in preparation for their TAP-CASTT poetry analysis test.
Students also need to read chapters 10-13 in A Separate Peace.
English 10
After a short review on sentence complements and objects, we finished our notes on American Dark Romanticism and began reading through several pieces from the period.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Monday, December 3rd
Welcome to the final, full two weeks of the semester!
Pre-AP English 9
After reviewing a bit of grammar, we spent the majority of our time today covering what we could of what is left of the poetry survey that we started last week. For a PowerPoint copy of the notes, please refer to last Monday's blog post. (Monday, November 26th)
Homework: Students need to finish reading chapters 5-9 in A Separate Peace by tomorrow!
English 10
After reviewing intra-text punctuation, we spent the rest of our class time talking about Dark Romantic literature and the American Gothic. We then read selections from Romantic writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson.
To download a copy of the American Gothic notes, you can click here.
Pre-AP English 9
After reviewing a bit of grammar, we spent the majority of our time today covering what we could of what is left of the poetry survey that we started last week. For a PowerPoint copy of the notes, please refer to last Monday's blog post. (Monday, November 26th)
Homework: Students need to finish reading chapters 5-9 in A Separate Peace by tomorrow!
English 10
After reviewing intra-text punctuation, we spent the rest of our class time talking about Dark Romantic literature and the American Gothic. We then read selections from Romantic writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson.
To download a copy of the American Gothic notes, you can click here.
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