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character that has been changed by a particular event. In a well-developed composition,
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ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF November 24, 2014 * Students are only meeting for one class this week. Please see the homepage for details.*
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17, 2014 Monday, November 17: Students will read an exerpt from Frankenstein, answer multiple choice questions and write an open response. They will also look at various MCAS essay questions and come up with thesis statements based on Animal Farm. Wednesday, November 19: Students will read the essay, "Toy Story," answer multiple choice questions and write an open response. They will also review the rules we have learned for essay writing, as they will write their first individual essays on Friday. Friday, November 21: Students will write their first MCAS essay based on Animal Farm. They will also read selections from the 2008 MCAS test and answer multiple choice questions / open responses.
CLASS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2014 Thursday, November 13: Students will write a third essay on Animal Farm. They will also complete their projects on the literary techniques in the book.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3, 2014 Monday, November 3: Students are completing their mid-term exams, beginning stories based on literary terms and learning new poetry terms. Wednesday, November 5: Students are completing sample MCAS multiple choice and open response questions. They are also completing their stories and working in groups to review literary terms. Friday, November 7: Students are reviewing rhyme scheme and meter through various poems. They are also viewing "Mirror Image" and analyzing literary techniques.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2014 Tuesday, October 28: Students will review for the mid-term exam. Thursday, October 15: Students will begin their mid-term exams. The exam will include literary terms, reading passages, multiple choice questions, open response questions and essay format.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20, 2014 Monday, October 20: We are completing Animal Farm and viewing the remainder of the film. Students are also completing "Escape Clause" and answering questions. Wednesday, October 21: Students will learn MCAS essay structure. We will write one essay together (using information from Animal Farm). Friday, October 23: Students will review all literary terms for Quarter 1 and prepare for the mid-term exam (next week). We will also begin a second essay on Animal Farm.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 13, 2014 Tuesday, October 14: We are reading chapter ninein Animal Farm by George Orwell. Students will also write an open response based on the book. They will view "Escape Clause" and identify literary techniques. Thursday, October 15: We will complete our reading of Animal Farm. Students will then view the remainder of the film.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 6, 2014 Tuesday, October 7: We are reading chapter seven in Animal Farm by George Orwell. Students will also write an open response for the poem "Cat." They will view "Hitchhiker" and identify literary techniques. Thursday, October 9: Students will read chapter eight in Animal Farm. Students will use the information in this book to write an open response. They will also continue to view the film.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 Monday, September 29: We are reading chapter 4 in Animal Farm and viewing part of the film. Students are also reading the article, "Late for School," and writing an open response. Wednesday, October 1: We are reading chapter 5 in Animal Farm. Students will write an open response on the book. Friday, October 3: We are reading chapter 6 in Animal Farm. I will introduce new literary terms: pun and flashback. Students will view "The Purple Testament" and analyze literary techniques.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 Tuesday, September 23: We are reading chapter two in Animal Farm by George Orwell. Students will use the information in this book to write practice essays for the exam. They will also read the essay "Lego," answer multiple choice questions and write an open response. Thursday, September 25: Students will read chapter three in Animal Farm, and view the beginning of the film adaptation. They will also read the short story, "The Gift of the Magi," and discuss the literary techniques used in the story.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2014 Monday, September 15: Students are viewing "The Living Doll," and reading "The Interlopers," to identify and review literary techniques. We will then review open response #3 on their first MCAS exam. Students have the opportunity to gain points on the test by completing the open response review. New literary terms: foreshadowing and personification. Wednesday, September 17: We are reviewing open response #4 from the first MCAS exam. Students will then read "The End of Something," by Ernest Hemingway and view "The After Hours," to identify and review literary techniques. Friday, September 19: Students will write open responses for the essay, "Lego." Next, they will read "The Tell-tale Heart," by Edgar Allan Poe and identify / review literary techniques. Finally, we will begin preparation for the essay portion of the exam.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 Wednesday, September 9: Students are taking a reading survey. They are reviewing the MCAS test they took last week. I will introduce the following literary terms: tone and indirect characterization. Friday, September 11: Students will continue to review their MCAS exams. They will take a quiz on the following literary terms: mood, tone, setting, dramatic irony, situational irony, verbal irony, indirect characterization, suspense and comic relief.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 Wednesday, September 3: Students are taking a practice MCAS based on last year's exam. They are also putting together their MCAS Binders. Friday, September 5: Students are completing their practice MCAS exam. I will then introduce them to the following literary terms: dramatic irony, situational irony, verbal irony, mood and tone.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 13, 2014 Tuesday, January 14: Final exam - reading passages, multiple choice questions and open response questions. Thursday, January 16: Final exam - make up day (students may complete all portions of exam on which they still need to work. Those students who have been absent may take this day to complete the exam).
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 6, 2014 Monday, January 6: Students will complete their third and fourth essays on The Metamorphosis. Next, they will type and design their poems based on "My Favorite Things." Wednesday, January 8: Final Exam Part 1 - Review of essay structure on board. Students will prepare and write a five paragraph essay on an assigned topic. Friday, January 10: Final Exam Part 2 - Students will respond to questions on The Metamorphosis, literary terms, essay structure and open response structure.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16, 2013 Monday, December 16: Students will complete their first essay on The Metamorphosis. Next, they will complete their individual poems based on "My Favorite Things." Wednesday, December 18: Students will write a second essay on The Metamorphosis. After that, students will answer questions on literary techniques and terms through film for the remainder of the block. Friday, December 20: Students will continue their work on literary techniques and terms. They will type up their "Favorite Things" poems.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 9, 2013 Tuesday, December 10: Students will answer literary term questions on "Mirror Image." Next, they will study their poetry terms and take a twenty-question quiz on the words we have been learning. They will then review literary terms in groups. Thursday, December 12: Students will write supporting paragraphs for their five-paragraph essays on The Metamorphosis. Then, they will study new poetry terms: onomatopoeia, narrative poetry and lyric poetry. Next, they will write their own poems (using "My Favorite Things" as an example).
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 2, 2013 Monday, December 2: We begin our exploration of poetry with poetry terms: imagery, metaphor and simile. Students will read the poem "Driving Lesson" from the November 2011 MCAS Exam and create flashcards to reinforce these terms. They will also review previous literary terms through questions on "Time Enough at Last" and through group work. Wednesday, December 4: Now that we have completed the novella, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka, students will use the story to write five-paragraph essays. On Wednesday, they will write opening paragraphs for various MCAS essay prompts. After they have completed their writing, we will continue with poetry. New terms for class include: alliteration, rhyme scheme and assonance. Students will read "Sonnet 13" by William Shakespeare to reinforce these terms. Friday, December 6: Students will continue their work on the five-paragraph essay by writing supporting paragraphs for Wednesday's MCAS prompts. Then they will read the poem "Frederick Douglass" by Robert Haydon (on the March 2011 MCAS Exam) as they study repetition, parallelism and free verse.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 25, 2013 Tuesday, November 26: We will complete our reading of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Students will then have time to work in groups on literary terms. We will begin poetry terms and essay writing after break.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 18, 2013 Monday, November 18: Students will read "Fencing" (MCAS, 2011 test) and answer multiple choice questions. I will then give them time to complete their short stories (based on literary terms). Finally, they will identify literary techniques used in "Escape Clause." Wednesday, November 20: We will read the article, "Fencing," together and review the multiple choice answers. Next, students will write open responses on the article. We will then review all of the literary terms we have learned so far, and students will have a chance to study the words. Friday, November 22: I will be attending a NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) in Boston on Friday; therefore students will work independently. First they will take a literary term quiz. They will then complete open book questions on the final section of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11, 2013 Tuesday, November 12: Students will complete their questions on "The Purple Testament." Next, we will continue reading in part 2 of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Finally, students will begin their own short stories and use the literary techniques we have studied. Thursday, November 14: We will continue in The Metamorphosis at the beginning of class. Students will then have time to continue writing their short stories. At the end of class, they will read and respond to multiple choice questions on the article, "Fencing" (2011 MCAS Exam).
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 4, 2013 Monday, November 4: We will continue in The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Students will then complete literary term questions and begin partner work on The Metamorphosis. Finally they will read and answer multiple choice questions on the 2012 MCAS assessment: Beowulf. Wednesday, November 6: I will review student reading on Beowulf and review the multiple choice answers. Students will then identify literary techniques in "The Purple Testament." CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 28, 2013 Tuesday, October 29: We will review student answers to "Bridge of Sighs." Students will have the opportunity to gain points as they make corrections. They will then write open responses on the essay. We will continue in The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, and students will begin detailed notes on the book. Finally, I will introduce new terms: foreshadowing, genre, rhetorical question, fiction and non-fiction. Thursday, October 31: We will continue in The Metamorphosis at the beginning of class. Students will then quiz one another on their literary terms, and I will review words with students through a class activity. At the end of class, students will view the Twilight Zone episode "The After Hours" and identify setting, mood, indirect characterization, dramatic irony, situational irony, suspense, tone, theme, genre, rhetorical question, foreshadowing and plot.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 21, 2013 Monday, October 21: We will continue in The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Students will then work with one another on their parnter essays. Lastly, they will review new literary terms with the Twilight Zone episode "The After Hours." Wednesday, October 23: We will finish up Part I of The Metamorphosis. Students will then complete their partner essays and view actual essay responses from the 2012 MCAS test. They will then take a quiz on the essay "Bridge of Sighs," also from the 2012 MCAS test. Friday, October 25: We will begin Part II in The Metamorphosis. Next, we will review multiple choice answers and student respones to "Bridge of Sighs." Finally we will review all literary techniques with "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder."
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14, 2013 Tuesday, October 15: We will complete "The Hitchhiker" and review literary techniques. Next, we will review student answers to "Volar" by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Students will have the opportunity to gain points as they make corrections. They will also view actual student responses and scores from last year's MCAS exam. At the end of the block students will work in pairs to write an essay on the 2012 MCAS prompt. Thursday, October 17: Students will review sample essay responses to the 2012 MCAS prompt and grade their own essays. After that activity, I will introduce our new book, The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka. At the end of class, students will view the Twilight Zone episode "The After Hours" and identify setting, mood, indirect characterization, dramtic irony, situational irony, suspense, tone, theme and plot.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 7, 2013 Tuesday, October 7: We will review the essay "Is Google Making us Stupid?" and go over the multiple choice answers and the open response question. I will introduce new literary terms: theme and plot. Students will then read "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and identify tone, setting, mood, suspense, irony and word choice. Thursday, October 9: Students will read the essay, "Volar," by Judith Ortiz Cofer (on the 2012 MCAS exam) and respond to multiple choice and open response questions (quiz grade). At the end of class, they will view the Twilight Zone episode "The Hitch-Hiker" and identify setting, mood, indirect characterization, dramtic irony, situational irony, suspense, tone, theme and plot.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 Monday, September 29: We will review the essay "Rats," and go over the multiple choice answers. Students will then write open responses on their own (though they may use class notes). I will introduce new literary terms: indirect characterization and personification. Students will then work with partners on these terms. Toward the end of class, students will view "The Living Doll," and answer questions on literary techniques used in the episode. Wednesday, October 2: Students will read, "The End of Something," by Ernest Hemingway, and review setting, mood, tone, and irony. Next, we will work as a class to write three supporting paragraphs for the MCAS 2012 essay question. Finally, students will review and grade sample open responses for the essay "Rats." Friday, October 4: Students will read, "The Gift of the Magi," by O'Henry and review indirect characterization, setting, mood, tone and irony. Next, we will write the concluding paragraph for our first five-paragraph essay. Finally, students will create visual representations of the literary terms with which we have been working.
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 Tuesday, September 24: Students will review all literary terms on which we have worked so far: dramatic irony, situational irony, verbal irony, mood, tone, setting, suspense and comic relief. Next, they will read the short story "The Interlopers" by Saki and note these literary techniques in the text. Lastly, I will review the opening paragraph of the five-paragraph essay. Thursday, September 26: Students will take a test on the above literary terms. They will then read an excerpt from Robert Sullivan's "Rats," answer multiple choice questions and complete an open response (this essay appeared on the 2012 MCAS exam). Students will then work with partners to complete literary notes on Harry Potter (they will use these notes on their first essays).
CLASSES FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 Monday, September 16: Students will complete their rewrites of the open responses on the article "Ach-Choo!" (from last year's MCAS exam). They will read two poems from last year's test: "Insomnia" and "When They Sleep." We will reveiw student responses and the correct anwers. Students will complete the Harry Potter film. Wednesday, September 18: Students will read the poem "Spartan Creed" and review their answers to multiple choice questions. Next, they will rewrite their open responses for the prompt. They will create notecards for new literary terms: setting, mood, tone, suspense and comic relief. Next, they will view the Twilight Zone episode "Will The Real Martian Please Stand?" and find examples of situational irony, dramatic irony, verbal irony, setting, mood, tone, suspense and comic relief. Friday, September 20: Students will complete notes on characterization and setting in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. They will use this information as they learn the format for the first paragraph of the five-paragraph essay. Next, students will read "The Open Window" by Saki and review situational irony, dramatic irony, verbal irony, setting, mood, tone and suspense. Students should be prepared for a quiz on these terms next week.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 26TH READING: Various poems ESSAY: Two practice essays
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 19TH READING: "Late for School" (essay); various poems ESSAY: 1 Practice Essay
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 12TH READING: Poetry (to help learn poetry terms / techniques) ESSAY: 2 Practice essays. BINDER: Mid-term check.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5TH READING: Introduction to poetry. TESTING: Complete mid-term exam.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 29TH READING: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka TESTING: Mid-term exam on literary terms, open response, grammar, essay structure and The Metamorphosis
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 22ND READING: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka WRITING: Five-paragraph essay structure. TESTING: Mid-term exam on literary terms, open response, grammar, essay structure and The Metamorphosis.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 15TH READING: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka WRITING: Open response to various MCAS prompts.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 8TH READING: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka WRITING: Open Responses to various MCAS prompts.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24TH READING: Students will read two short stories and discuss the literary terms used in each. They will also review literary terms through flashcards and visuals. I was very happy with last week's test grades on the literary terms we've used so far. WRITING: Students will continue to practice open response writing and essay writing (the opening paragraph).
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 27TH, 2012 TESTING: Students will take an opening assessment on literary terms and essay structure. ACTIVITY: Students will view "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" so that we all have a common story from which to begin writing our sample essays.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 23, 2012 FINAL EXAM: Students will finish their final exam on Tuesday, our last class together. Good luck on the exam!
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 16, 2012 TESTING: Students are completing their MCAS exam this week. Please look for scores in Powerschool. BINDERS: Students are organizing their binders to turn into the front office. FINAL EXAM: We will begin the final exam at the end of this week.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 9, 2012 TESTING: Students continue their MCAS exam this week.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 2, 2012 TESTING: Students will begin testing at this point in the course. They will take a full MCAS exam this week.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 19, 2011 ESSAY: Students will review sample student essays, and we will rank and discuss the scores those students received. LITERARY TERMS: Students will view a holiday film and answer questions on mood, tone, theme, characterization, dramatic irony, situational irony, and plot. This will be our final review of their literary terms.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 12TH, 2011 POETRY: Students are working on poetry assignments in which they write open responses and complete multiple choice questions. They are also writing their own versions of "My Favorite Things." ESSAYS: Students continue to write and type up their full MCAS essays this week.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 5TH, 2011 POETRY: Students are reviewing poetry terms, reading sample poems and writing their own poems in order to review for the exam. They will also learn about Shakespearean sonnets this week. ESSAYS: Students are gathering their pre-writing and typing up full essays this week.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28TH, 2011 BOOK: The Metamorphosis. Students will use this book on their essays. ESSAY: We contine to review supporting paragraphs. I will introduce the final paragraph at the end of this week. POETRY TERMS: Terms for this week include: alliteration, imagery, rhyme scheme, meter, assonance, repetition, parallelism.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21, 2011 BOOK: We have finished The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Students will use the information from this book to write their essays. ESSAY: We have completed work on the opening paragraph. We will now work on supporting paragraph structure. TERMS: We continue to work on literary terms. We have started poetry terms with a discussion on metaphor as it appeared in The Metamorphosis.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14, 2011 BOOK: We will finish the Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka this week. Students will use the information from this book to write their essays. ESSAY: We continue to work on the opening paragraph structure for the five-paragraph essay. Toward the end of the week, we will look at the strucure of the first supporting paragraph. LITERARY TERMS: We continue to review literary terms. Next week we will begin a new set of terms on poetry.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 7, 2011 BOOK: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. We are finishing Part 2 this week. Students will use the information from this story to write their essays. ESSAY: Students are really working hard to understand essay structure. I am giving them tips and strategies to complete the essay. Some students have picked up the structure quickly, while other students are still struggling. I will continue to work on this very important section of the test until every student is able to write a competent essay.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 31, 2011 BOOK: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. We are working on Part 2 this week. GRAMMAR: Students will complete sheets on basic grammar and sentence structure this week. QUARTER TEST: Students will review for the Quarter Test on Monday. They will take the Quarter Test on Wednesday and Friday of this week. Please have students bring in their Independent Reading books, just as they would for the actual MCAS exam. That way, if they finish early, they can work quietly while others finish the exam.
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 17, 2011 BOOK: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Students will begin to read and take notes this week. SAMPLE TESTS: Students will complete a multiple choice and open response section this week. LITERARY TERMS: Students will have a test on all literary terms this Friday (I will give them a practice test on Wednesday).
CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 10, 2011 Students will work on reading passages this week. They will continue their second essay, and they will review all new literary terms. CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 3RD, 2011 Students will write open responses on the poem "Cat" and the essay "Lego." They will also write their second essays on Harry Potter and continue to review their literary terms. CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2011 Students will write open respones, practice multiple choice questions and begin practice essays this week. CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Students will practice open response writing with an exerpt from "The Things They Carried." They will review the following literary terms: setting, tone, mood, comic relief, situational irony, dramatic irony and verbal irony. ClASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 29, 2011 Students will be taking a sample MCAS exam so that I can assess their needs. They will have 2-3 classes to finish the exam.
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 17TH, 2011 TUESDAY: Students will read and respond to the final selection from the November sample test. Students will complete their binders to turn into Mr. Devoll. THURSDAY: FINAL EXAM BEGINS (Final Exam will contine on Monday and Wednesday of next week -- Wed. is our final class meeting).
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 10TH, 2011 Tuesday, 1/11: Students will complete last Friday's schedule (see below), as we did not get as far as I wanted to last week. Thursday, 1/13: I will review the essay and open response formats. Student will organize their binders to turn into Mr. Devoll.
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 3RD, 2011 Monday, 1/3: Students will read the following essays: "Bob the Dog" and "Glass." They will also read a portion of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. They will answer multiple choice and open response questions for each section, and we will review their responses. Wednesday, 1/5: Students will respond to the essay prompt for the November MCAS exam. They will write a five-paragraph essay using our class book, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Friday, 1/7: Student will read the poem, "On Reading Poems to a Senior Class"; the essay "Snap on Tools" and the short story "Beyond the Horizon." They will answer multiple choice and open response questions for each section, and we will review their responses.
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 22, 2010 MCAS BINDER: Students will type up their first three MCAS essays (on the Metamorphosis) during Tuesday's class meeting.
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15, 2010 READINGS: The Headless Horseman and various fables (including The Crow and the Pitcher). We will also read various poets as students examine hyperbole, alliteration and assonance. LITERARY TERMS: Genre, Folktale, Fable, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Assonance. WRITING: Essays 1, 2 and 3 on The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 25, 2010 UNTIL LAST WEEK, STUDENTS HAD BEEN TAKING PART IN WORKSHOPS WHERE I REVIEWED READING PASSAGES AND OPEN RESPONSES. I GRADED THEM ON CLASS PARTICIPATION ONLY (THAT IS WHY YOU DO NOT SEE A "GRADE" YET IN POWER SCHOOL). NOW THAT STUDENTS HAVE THE SKILLS TO COMPLETE THESE SAMPLE TESTS ON THEIR OWN, I WILL BEGIN TO GRADE THEIR WORK AND ENTER THESE GRADES. WE ARE STILL READING THE METAMORPHOSIS BY FRANZ KAFKA; THEREFORE, I WILL STILL GRADE STUDENTS ON CLASS PARTICIPATION WHEN WE WORK ON OUR BOOK. CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18TH, 2010 READINGS: Essays: "Rags to Riches", "Growing Up", and "Down with Forests." Novella: The Metamorphosis. WRITING: Open Responses LITERARY TERMS; Review of all terms through "The Purple Testament" and "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder."
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 11TH, 2010 LITERARY TERMS: Foreshadowing, Theme, Plot. READINGS: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Continued Review of Test Readings. WRITING: Open Responses
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 4, 2010 LITERARY TERMS: We will continue our work with Direct and Indirect Characterization. READINGS: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Review of Test Readings. WRITING: Open Responses.
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 LITERARY TERMS: Review of Direct and Indirect Characterization. READINGS: The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. FILM: Students will view Dead Poet's Society to reinforce their understanding of Direct / Indirect Characterization. WRITING: Open Responses.
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 LITERARY TERMS: Comic Relief, Suspense, Direct Characterization, Indirect Characterization (actions, appearance, reputation). SAMPLE TESTS: Various Reading Sections from Actual MCAS Exams. READINGS: The Tell-tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe; The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (This Reading Will Take Many Weeks to Complete)
CLASS WORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2010 LITERARY TERMS: Situational Irony, Dramatic Irony, Verbal Irony, Tone, Mood SAMPLE TESTS: Five Paragraph Essay Section of Sample Test READINGS: Short Stories: The Gift of the Magi, The End of Something and Young Goodman Brown.
CLASS WORK FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE MCAS EXAM 1; STUDENTS WILL BEGIN LITERARY TERM FLASHCARDS AND LESSONS (STARTING WITH IRONY).
STARTING THIS YEAR, STUDENTS WILL CREATE AN MCAS BINDER. THE STATE REQUIRES THAT ANY STUDENT SCORING A NEEDS IMPROVEMENT (NI) ON THE TEST MUST PROVIDE A BINDER OF WORK (EVEN THOUGH NI IS CONSIDERED A PASSING GRADE). WHILE THE STATE DOES NOT ALWAYS LOOK AT THESE BINDERS, WE MUST COMPLY WITH THE NEW REGULATIONS. |