Pre-AP English 9
We continued to discuss propaganda in today's class before reading through part of A Separate Peace.
Homework: Students need to finish reading A Separate Peace by Friday, May 3rd.
English 10
We finished up Julius Caesar in class today and reviewed for tomorrow's test.
Homework: Students need to study for their Shakespeare and Julius Caesar test which will be given tomorrow.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their Shakespeare and Romeo and Juliet test in class today.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Monday, April 29th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we began discussing propaganda and how it saturates our society. (Click here to download a copy of the notes.)
Homework: Students need to finish reading A Separate Peace by Friday, May 3rd.
English 10
In today's class, we finished our discussion and analysis of Julius Caesar.
Homework: Students should study for the Shakespeare test that will be given tomorrow.
AHSGE Reading Review
We finished our comparative analysis of Romeo and Juliet and Simon Birch in class today.
Homework: Students should study for the Shakespeare test that will be given tomorrow.
In today's class, we began discussing propaganda and how it saturates our society. (Click here to download a copy of the notes.)
Homework: Students need to finish reading A Separate Peace by Friday, May 3rd.
English 10
In today's class, we finished our discussion and analysis of Julius Caesar.
Homework: Students should study for the Shakespeare test that will be given tomorrow.
AHSGE Reading Review
We finished our comparative analysis of Romeo and Juliet and Simon Birch in class today.
Homework: Students should study for the Shakespeare test that will be given tomorrow.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Friday, April 26th
Pre-AP English 9
After reviewing predicate adjectives and predicate nominatives, we continued our study of A Separate Peace.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter eight of A Separate Peace by Monday, April 29th.
English 10
In today's class, we finished our study of Shakespeare's life and contemporaries. We then began our study of Julius Caesar.
AHSGE Reading Review
Today, we began our comparative analysis between Romeo and Juliet and Simon Birch.
After reviewing predicate adjectives and predicate nominatives, we continued our study of A Separate Peace.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter eight of A Separate Peace by Monday, April 29th.
English 10
In today's class, we finished our study of Shakespeare's life and contemporaries. We then began our study of Julius Caesar.
AHSGE Reading Review
Today, we began our comparative analysis between Romeo and Juliet and Simon Birch.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, April 25th
Happy sixth birthday to my daughter!!
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we focused on the individualization of much post-modern literature by studying through a social psychology experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram. In the experiment, Milgram tried to answer the question of internal motivation and what causes people to make the choices that they make. This plays perfectly into A Separate Peace, which also attempts to answer the questions, "What is evil, and where does it originate?"
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 8 in A Separate Peace by Monday, April 29th.
English 10
In today's class, we continued discussing the life of Shakespeare and what England was like in Shakespeare's day.
ASHGE Reading Review.
In today's class, we read through excerpts of Romeo and Juliet in preparation for a comparative analysis that we will finish tomorrow.
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we focused on the individualization of much post-modern literature by studying through a social psychology experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram. In the experiment, Milgram tried to answer the question of internal motivation and what causes people to make the choices that they make. This plays perfectly into A Separate Peace, which also attempts to answer the questions, "What is evil, and where does it originate?"
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 8 in A Separate Peace by Monday, April 29th.
English 10
In today's class, we continued discussing the life of Shakespeare and what England was like in Shakespeare's day.
ASHGE Reading Review.
In today's class, we read through excerpts of Romeo and Juliet in preparation for a comparative analysis that we will finish tomorrow.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Wednesday, April 24th
Pre-AP English 9
After reviewing through adverbs, we continued to discuss the idea of disillusionment as it plays into post-modernism. We also began reading through and analyzing A Separate Peace.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter eight in A Separate Peace by Monday, April 29th.
English 10
After reviewing direct objects, we continued discussing Shakespeare and the evolution of the English language in today's class. To download a copy of the Shakespeare notes, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we continued our discussion of Shakespeare and the English language. To download a copy of these notes, please click here.
After reviewing through adverbs, we continued to discuss the idea of disillusionment as it plays into post-modernism. We also began reading through and analyzing A Separate Peace.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter eight in A Separate Peace by Monday, April 29th.
English 10
After reviewing direct objects, we continued discussing Shakespeare and the evolution of the English language in today's class. To download a copy of the Shakespeare notes, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we continued our discussion of Shakespeare and the English language. To download a copy of these notes, please click here.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Tuesday, April 23rd
Pre-AP English 9
After reviewing parts of speech and sentence objects and complements, we began our discussion of A Separate Peace in class today.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 4 of A Separate Peace by tomorrow.
English 10
After a quick review on parts of speech, we began studying the life of Shakespeare in class today in preparation for our study of Julius Caesar.
AHSGE Reading Review
After a quick review on parts of speech, we began studying the life of Shakespeare in class today in preparation for our study of Romeo and Juliet.
After reviewing parts of speech and sentence objects and complements, we began our discussion of A Separate Peace in class today.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 4 of A Separate Peace by tomorrow.
English 10
After a quick review on parts of speech, we began studying the life of Shakespeare in class today in preparation for our study of Julius Caesar.
AHSGE Reading Review
After a quick review on parts of speech, we began studying the life of Shakespeare in class today in preparation for our study of Romeo and Juliet.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Monday, April 22nd
Pre-AP English 9
Students took their unit test on To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter four in A Separate Peace by Wednesday, April 24th.
English 10
Students took their test on Gothic Literature in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their test on Western poetry in class today.
Students took their unit test on To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter four in A Separate Peace by Wednesday, April 24th.
English 10
Students took their test on Gothic Literature in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
Students took their test on Western poetry in class today.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Friday, April 19th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we finished analyzing the last chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to review all of their material for the TKAM unit test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd. Also, students need to have their copies of A Separate Peace by Monday, April 22nd.
English 10
We watched a biography of Edgar Allen Poe in today's class and read through "The Raven."
Homework: Students need to study through their notes and literature selections in preparation for the Gothic literature test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd.
AHSGE Review
In today's class, we read through "Ulysses" and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Homework: Student need to look over and study their notes in preparation for the test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd.
In today's class, we finished analyzing the last chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to review all of their material for the TKAM unit test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd. Also, students need to have their copies of A Separate Peace by Monday, April 22nd.
English 10
We watched a biography of Edgar Allen Poe in today's class and read through "The Raven."
Homework: Students need to study through their notes and literature selections in preparation for the Gothic literature test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd.
AHSGE Review
In today's class, we read through "Ulysses" and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Homework: Student need to look over and study their notes in preparation for the test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Thursday, April 18th
In the wake of the many recent national tragedies, please take time today to let those that you love know how much you love them. Certainly, our thoughts and prayers are with those affected in Boston and Waco.
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we had a quick review of irregular verb conjugation and we continued our analysis of the remainder of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to finish reading To Kill a Mockingbird in preparation for the unit test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd. Students also need to get their copy of A Separate Peace by Monday, April 22nd.
English 10
In today's class, we finished discussing the background for Gothic literature. To view a copy of the notes, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we continued our discussion of Western poetry.
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we had a quick review of irregular verb conjugation and we continued our analysis of the remainder of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to finish reading To Kill a Mockingbird in preparation for the unit test that will be given on Monday, April 22nd. Students also need to get their copy of A Separate Peace by Monday, April 22nd.
English 10
In today's class, we finished discussing the background for Gothic literature. To view a copy of the notes, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we continued our discussion of Western poetry.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Wednesday, April 17th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took their second test on To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
Homework: Students need to read through the end of To Kill a Mockingbird (chapter 31) by Wednesday, April 24th. Students also need to go ahead and procure their copy of A Separate Peace.
English 10
We reviewed parts of speech in class today, and we read through Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker."
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our study of Western poetry in class today.
Students took their second test on To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
Homework: Students need to read through the end of To Kill a Mockingbird (chapter 31) by Wednesday, April 24th. Students also need to go ahead and procure their copy of A Separate Peace.
English 10
We reviewed parts of speech in class today, and we read through Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker."
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our study of Western poetry in class today.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Monday, April 15th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we reviewed subject-verb agreement in preparation for the next test. We also continued reading through the middle part of To Kill a Mockingbird.
NOTE: The test scheduled for tomorrow has been moved to Wednesday, April 17th.
Homework: Students need to finish reading through chapter 21 of To Kill a Mockingbird and be ready for the test on Wednesday, April 17th.
English 10
In today's class, we finished our discussion of American Romanticism and began talking about the American Gothic.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued discussing Western poetry in class today.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Friday, April 12th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we reviewed all of the trouble words that we discussed in class yesterday. If your student is still having trouble with any of the words, a simple google search should bring up practice exercises for him/her to do. (Ex. If he/she is having trouble with the difference between using "good" or "well," simply type "good vs. well quiz" into a search engine such as google, and click on the appropriate search result.).
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 21 in To Kill a Mockingbird by Tuesday, April 16th.
English 10
Students took the American Romanticism test in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our short survey of Western poetry in class today.
In today's class, we reviewed all of the trouble words that we discussed in class yesterday. If your student is still having trouble with any of the words, a simple google search should bring up practice exercises for him/her to do. (Ex. If he/she is having trouble with the difference between using "good" or "well," simply type "good vs. well quiz" into a search engine such as google, and click on the appropriate search result.).
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 21 in To Kill a Mockingbird by Tuesday, April 16th.
English 10
Students took the American Romanticism test in class today.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued our short survey of Western poetry in class today.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Thursday, April 11th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we spent the majority of our time reviewing words that are commonly used / spelled incorrectly.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 21 in To Kill a Mockingbird by Tuesday, April 16th, when the next test will be given.
English 10
We finished reviewing subject-verb agreement in class today, as well as reading through different selections from American Romantic writers.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued studying through a quick survey of Western poetry in today's class.
In today's class, we spent the majority of our time reviewing words that are commonly used / spelled incorrectly.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 21 in To Kill a Mockingbird by Tuesday, April 16th, when the next test will be given.
English 10
We finished reviewing subject-verb agreement in class today, as well as reading through different selections from American Romantic writers.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued studying through a quick survey of Western poetry in today's class.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Wednesday, April 10th
Pre-AP English 9
Students took their first test on To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
English 10
We continued covering subject-verb agreement in class today before finishing our discussion of American Romanticism.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued studying through a quick survey of Western poetry in class today.
Students took their first test on To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
English 10
We continued covering subject-verb agreement in class today before finishing our discussion of American Romanticism.
AHSGE Reading Review
We continued studying through a quick survey of Western poetry in class today.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Tuesday, April 9th
Pre-AP English 9
After reviewing semi-colons and colons, we continued our analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
Homework: Students should study for the To Kill a Mockingbird test that will be given tomorrow. The test will cover...
-- Words of the Day
-- Verb Mood and Purpose
-- The Subjunctive Mood
-- Semi-colons and colons
-- The Harper Lee Notes (click here to access)
-- Chapters 1-8 in To Kill a Mockingbird
English 10
We continued learning about subject-verb agreement in class today, and we also continued learning about the American Romantic movement.
AHSGE Reading Review.
In today's class, we continued our study of poetry.
After reviewing semi-colons and colons, we continued our analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird in class today.
Homework: Students should study for the To Kill a Mockingbird test that will be given tomorrow. The test will cover...
-- Words of the Day
-- Verb Mood and Purpose
-- The Subjunctive Mood
-- Semi-colons and colons
-- The Harper Lee Notes (click here to access)
-- Chapters 1-8 in To Kill a Mockingbird
English 10
We continued learning about subject-verb agreement in class today, and we also continued learning about the American Romantic movement.
AHSGE Reading Review.
In today's class, we continued our study of poetry.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Monday, April 8th
Pre-AP English 9
In today's class, we had a short lesson discussing the uses of the semi-colon and colon. Afterwards, we continued our analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird, in preparation for the test that will be given on Wednesday, April 10th.
English 10
We continued discussing subject-verb agreement in today's class and finished the background info of the American Romantic movement.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we began a short survey of poetry in Western Society.
To download a copy of the PowerPoint notes, click here.
In today's class, we had a short lesson discussing the uses of the semi-colon and colon. Afterwards, we continued our analysis of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to read through chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird, in preparation for the test that will be given on Wednesday, April 10th.
English 10
We continued discussing subject-verb agreement in today's class and finished the background info of the American Romantic movement.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we began a short survey of poetry in Western Society.
To download a copy of the PowerPoint notes, click here.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Thursday, April 4th
Pre-AP English 9
After discussing active and passive voice, we began reading through and analyzing the plot, setting, and characters of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to read the first chapter of TKAM by tomorrow.
English 10
In today's class, we began our study of American Romanticism.
For a copy of the American Romanticism notes, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
We reviewed and practiced plot structure and chronological order in class today.
After discussing active and passive voice, we began reading through and analyzing the plot, setting, and characters of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Homework: Students need to read the first chapter of TKAM by tomorrow.
English 10
In today's class, we began our study of American Romanticism.
For a copy of the American Romanticism notes, click here.
AHSGE Reading Review
We reviewed and practiced plot structure and chronological order in class today.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Monday, April 1st
Welcome to the last third of the semester!
Pre-AP English 9
In class today, we held the first part of our debate to introduce us to the themes present in To Kill a Mockingbird (all students need to bring their copy of the novel to class tomorrow!!).
Also, all students need to read through and annotate the following Prezi about the life of Harper Lee...
http://prezi.com/g_hmzagxf6um/harper-lee/
Homework: Students need to finish / look back over The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. We will have our reading test on this work tomorrow.
English 10
We discussed the subjunctive mood in class today. Then, we started our discussion of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
AHSGE Reading Review
We finished our discussion of Rhetorical Fallacies in class today.
Pre-AP English 9
In class today, we held the first part of our debate to introduce us to the themes present in To Kill a Mockingbird (all students need to bring their copy of the novel to class tomorrow!!).
Also, all students need to read through and annotate the following Prezi about the life of Harper Lee...
http://prezi.com/g_hmzagxf6um/harper-lee/
Homework: Students need to finish / look back over The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. We will have our reading test on this work tomorrow.
English 10
We discussed the subjunctive mood in class today. Then, we started our discussion of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
AHSGE Reading Review
We finished our discussion of Rhetorical Fallacies in class today.
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