Friday, February 27, 2015

 

ENGLISH - HOURS 1 & 3 - Day 50

Use your phones or a dictionary to answer the following:

·         1. Write down the definition for each of the following: marauders, reconciliation, absconded, omniscient, quarry,  sensory details

·         2. Next, write down which short story each of the vocabulary words above came from?

·         Name an event that happens in the RESOLUTION of 3 of our short stories.

·         Reviewed various Methods of Organizing Paragraphs for Specific Paragraph Types

Put the 5 steps on the writing process in order…then write down the difference between revising and editing.

• Drafting
• Editing
• Revising
• Prewriting
• Publishing

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3

Use study guide to review for exam.

For online practice, try these links:

·         Apostrophe practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/39.html

·         Plural practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/288.html

o    And http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/391.html

·         Author’s Purpose: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034

Fact or Opinion: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 50

Open book to Act 5….read to the end of Act 5 (the end)…pgs. 931 – 948.

Watched 3 short videos – Nextel, JibJab, R. Madness

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5:

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Thursday, February 26, 2015

 

ENGLISH - HOURS 1 & 3 - Day 49

·         REVIEWED the character questions on “The Necklace”

WARMUP: Completed ex. 7 from Writer’s Choice book page 638. Write down the correct word. ALSO, next to each, write down “S” if you’re SURE and “U” if you’re UNSURE:

1.      (Who/Whom) did you say gave you the passes to the Museum of Holography?

2.      Setsuko Ishii is the holographic artist about (who/whom) I’ve been reading.

3.      Setsuko Ishii, (who/whom) many consider one of Japan’s top holographic artists, has put together an exhibit at the museum.

4.      The museum director, (who/whom) our teacher knows, will show us a twenty-minute film.

5.      The director mentioned several artists (who/whom) he said will exhibit in the future.

6.      After lunch, there was enough food left over for (who, whom, whoever, whomever) wanted to take home a doggie bag.

·         Why don’t writers always write chronologically? For each of the 5 organizational methods listed below, tell when you think a writer would choose it when writing an essay? In other words, what might the writer be writing about? 

1.      Chronological order

2.      Spatial order

3.      Cause and effect

4.      Comparison/Contrast

5.      Order of importance

ANSWER KEY: 1. History 2. Setting 3. Medical 4. (self explanatory - two or more topics) 5. Support an opinion in order (most to least, least to most)

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3

Use study guide to review for exam.

For online practice, try these links:

·         Apostrophe practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/39.html

·         Plural practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/288.html

o    And http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/391.html

·         Author’s Purpose: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034

·         Fact or Opinion: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 49

Finish last recitals today.

Watch 2 versions of Act 4 on DVD

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5:

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

 

ENGLISH - HOURS 1 & 3 - Day 48

Fill in the following chart with 20 items total…

                                                Roger                                      Mrs. L.B.W.Jones

DIRECT:

 

INDIRECT:

 

·         Rewrite the following 6 sentences so that the meaning is clear:

1.      He saw the deer using his binoculars.

2.      Walking along the beach, a rock scraped my foot.

3.      Juana only has algebra three days this week.

4.      In a tiny cage at the dog pound, we felt very sorry for the little bulldog.

5.      I saw her make a thrilling slalom run on my cousin’s television set.

6.      The governor agreed to punish every driver who endangers the lives of others without delay. 

·         Open book to page 348 and read “The Necklace” from Literature book (pages 348 – 358) 

·         DIRECTIONS: Read each description and decide whether it best fits Madame Loisel, Monsieur Loisel, or Madame Forestier. Write the name of the character the description best fits.

1. A person used to being rich and comfortable with privilege is _________________
2. A considerate person willing to make sacrifices to please someone else  ____________
3. A vain person filled with envy for those who are better off ____________________
4. A person comfortable with his/her station in life_____________________________
5. A self-centered person who thinks little of anyone else’s happiness_____________
6. A person who suggests lying as a way to buy time __________________________
   

·         Work on exam review guide 

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3

Use study guide to review for exam.

For online practice, try these links:

·         Apostrophe practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/39.html

·         Plural practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/288.html

o    And http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/391.html

·         Author’s Purpose: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034

·         Fact or Opinion: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 48

Rehearsal time before recitals

R & J recitals

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)

**You may NOT give your recital without a typed copy of your speech. ** 

10  points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5    points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20  points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece 

_____total points 

Contentless scenes – with Oscars!

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5: 

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

 

ENGLISH - HOURS 1 & 3 - Day 47

·         DIRECTIONS: Complete the following...

                           i.      What is a word that proves something is written in

·         1^st person

·         2^nd person

·         3^rd person

                          ii.      Name 4 school subjects that get capitalized?

                        iii.      Rewrite, then properly punctuate this sentence:

·         his girlfriend said you’re in big trouble

                        iv.      How would you properly write out these book titles:

·         the blue moon

·         nutty zombie of terror

                          v.      Write a sentence that needs a direction (north, south, east, west) to be capitalized and another sentence that doesn’t need to be capitalized.

                        vi.      We make words plural by adding –s or –ies to words.

·         List 4 exceptions?

·         How do we make these two words plural?            

a.        “brother-in-law” and “attorney-at-law”

                       vii.      We add apostrophes to words to show possession.

·         What if a car belongs to both Carol and Sue?

a.        Carol and Sue car got a flat tire.

·         When asked to write something that Roger would have said to Mrs. Jones, you wrote, I’m sorry, I’m grateful, why did you help me, the meal was good, I’ll never forget you, is there anything I could do to make this up to you…

a.       But no one said, because of what you did for me, I’m going to pass along that forgiveness to someone else. I want someone else to feel how you made me feel. what you helped me to feel.

·         Reviewed notes from our Literary Terms packet (Direct and Indirect Characterization)

·         Using your book, look through “Thank You, M’am” (Literature book pgs. 134 – 140) and make a chart for the 2 characters that lists 5 direct and 5 indirect characterizations for each. 20 ITEMS TOTAL

·         Take notes on modifiers…

a.       Took notes on Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers (in Writer’s Choice book pgs. 670-671)

b.       Practiced fixing sentences with misplaced and dangling modifiers

c.        Considered the placement of adjectives (handout)

 
ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3

Use study guide to review for exam.

For online practice, try these links:

·         Apostrophe practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/39.html

·         Plural practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/288.html

o    And http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/391.html

·         Author’s Purpose: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034

·         Fact or Opinion: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 47 

Review

Answers to Act III’s 15 questions

Act 3 quotations test

Next…

1.      Answer all the questions from Act 4, scene 1 and 2 - The questions are in the margins of the textbook – Look for the “?” – There are 14 total.

2.      With your partner write a 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for one character from Act 4, Scene 1 (choose either Paris, Friar, or Juliet)

3.      Write another 7-sentence paragraph of subtext for either Juliet or Capulet from Act 4, Scene 2  – 14 sentences total

Memorize your R & J scenes…practice it now for your recital.

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5:

Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital Thursday, May 29

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Monday, February 23, 2015

 

ENGLISH - HOURS 1 & 3 - Day 46

·         Collect homework: 17 questions on “Thank You, Ma’am”

·         Reviewed “Apostrophes in Contractions”

·         Practiced assembling a well-organized paragraph

a.       What were the organizational “clues” that help us correctly assemble this paragraph from start to finish?

·         Complete possessive practice 1 – 44 (which ones are not ‘s?)

·         Write a sentence with 2 subjects (Jennifer and Jackie). In one, use an apostrophe on Jackie only. In another, use an apostrophe for both Jennifer and Jackie.

a.       REMEMBER: To show joint possession, use ’s with the last noun only, if two people SHARE the same thing, they also SHARE an APOSTROPHE.

                                                  i.      Have you seen Joyce and Greg’s new camper?

                                                ii.      Hernando’s and Maria’s expectations were quite different.

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3:

Use study guide to review for exam.

For online practice, try these links:

·         Apostrophe practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/39.html

·         Plural practice: http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/288.html

o   And http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/391.html

·         Author’s Purpose: http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034

·         Fact or Opinion: http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 46

Dramatic irony occurs when the readers know something (perhaps a “secret”) that other characters don’t. Write down as many of these instances as you can from Romeo & Juliet.

Read Shakespeare Navigator summaries of Act 4, Scenes 1 - 5… http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/SceneTextIndex.html

Read Act 4, Scenes 1,2,3,4,5 then… (scene 1 starts after MUCH music…begin at 5:00 mark)

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5:

Memorize your R & J scenes…practice it now for your recital on Wednesday.

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Thursday, February 19, 2015

 

ENGLISH – HOURS 1 & 3 – Day 45

 “Be kind, for everyone you meet is
fighting a battle you know nothing about.”

Write down a list of 7 school subjects (could be the name of a college course)…only capitalize the ones that NEED capitalization

Finish handout from yesterday (singular, singular possessive, plural, plural possessive…)

REMEMBER: To show joint possession, use ‘s with the last noun only; if two people SHARE the same thing, they also SHARE an APOSTROPHE;

·         Have you seen Joyce and Greg’s new camper?

·         Hernando’s and Maria’s expectations were quite different.

Watched 2 short videos of “Thank You, M’am”

ANSWER QUESTIONS ON A SEPARATE PAPER:

1. Explain how the following quote relates to “Thank You, M’am”:
1. “There is within me (and it is with sadness I have watched it in others) a knot of cruelty”
2. 2 PICTURES AND 2 PARAGRAPHS:
1. Draw and explain: What might have happened to Roger that created his knot? (in his past)

                                                               i.      What did he do with his knot?

                                                              ii.      What was the outcome of this?

2. Draw and explain: What’s another choice Roger could have made given the same past/background, same situation, but a different choice?

                                                               i.      What might the outcome of that have been?

3. From what point-of-view is this story told? (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rdomniscient, 3^rd limited, 3^rd objective)
4. What was Mrs. Jones’s motive in leaving the door open when she dragged Roger to her room?
5. Why does Mrs. Jones not watch Roger or watch her purse?
6. Roger decides something in the story that marks the story’s turning point.  What did he decide to do?
7. Using the text, list the details that are mentioned about the setting of Mrs. Jones’s home.
8. What does the setting of Mrs. Jones’s home tell us about the kind of person she probably is?
9. Using the text, list the details that are mentioned about Roger’s home life?
10. From what Roger tells Mrs. Jones, what can you infer about his home life?
11. Using the text, directly quote Mrs. Jones when she says something that surprises Roger.
12. What characters don’t say can be as important as what they do say.  List two points in the story when Mrs. Jones and Roger are silent
13. Using the information in question #12, explain why you think each character chose not to speak.
14. Give a specific example of an action done by Mrs. Jones that reveals one of her character traits.
15. What do you think Roger learned from the way Mrs. Jones treated him?
16. What overall impression do you have of Roger by the end of the story?
17. What is the theme of this story?
1. List three important events or details that suggest the story’s theme.

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3:

Finish 17 questions for tomorrow.

NO vocabulary quiz this week!

Use study guide to review for exam.

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 45 

Take Romeo & Juliet quotations TEST on Act 3      

Completed 15 question Act 3 review

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5:

Memorize your 10-20 lines of Shakespeare (based on a theme) for your recital on Monday, February 23

REMEMBER: Have a TYPED script ready to turn in…must be TYPED and, for each quote, you must include both the name of the character and the name of the person saying it…ex. Benvolio/Tom 

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points) 

**You may NOT give your recital without a typed copy of your speech. ** 

10    points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5        points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20    points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece 

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

 

ENGLISH – HOURS 1 & 3 – Day 44

·         Pick up “Exam Review Guide”

·         No vocabulary test this week.

·         Check your 2 test scores (from Friday)

·         WATCH this INCREDIBLE video J about “me or I”:

o   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qe8AJQo6Wk

§  Learned “trick” to identify which pronoun to use in sentences using “I” and “me” –

§  Discussed the problems with “between” sentences and plural verb sentences (were – was)

§  Write a sentence that uses “you and I” properly in a sentence. Then use “you and me” properly in another.

·         On page 6 of your Literary Terms packet, study the “Methods for arranging detail” section. (Chronological order, compare, contrast, spatial order, cause and effect, order of importance)

·         TAKE out paper for a few notes:

·         Make note of the S.A.M.A.N rule (Some, All, Most, Any, None) – these 5 words can be used as either PLURAL or SINGULAR – depending on what the pronoun stands for (usually found in the prepositional phrase)

§  i.e.

§  SOME of the paper IS blue. Vs. SOME of the papers ARE wet.

§  MOST of the book WAS thrilling. MOST of the books WERE thrilling.

§  However, this rule ONLY works with the SAMAN pronouns…not others…

·         i.e. You do NOT look at the prepositional phrase when the pronoun is singular…

o   INCORRECT: EACH of the actors forgot THEIR lines.

o   CORRECT: EACH of the actors forgot HIS lines.

§  “each” is singular and gets a singular pronoun

o   INCORRECT: ONE of the birds built THEIR nest there.

o   CORRECT: ONE of the birds built ITS nest there.

·          “A Brief History of Plurals” video (TED-ED): http://youtu.be/_gwJHuEa9Jc

o   Hand out 4-column singular/singular possessive/plural/plural possessive

§  Complete the following: 1. plural column 2. Singular possessive column

·         How many exceptions did you find in each of these 2 columns?

·         Read “Thank You, M’am” which takes place in the Harlem section of the borough of Manhattan (Literature book pgs. 134 – 140)

·         In 3 sentences minimum, besides “thank you” what does Roger wish he would have said to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones?

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 1 & 3:

·         Study for exam using study guide packet

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ENGLISH – HOURS 4 & 5 – Day 44

Pickup copy of EXAM REVIEW GUIDE

Finish questions 1-7 (scene 1 only) + 1 – 22 (Act 3)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Tomorrow, you will have a test on Act 3 that lists a bunch of quotes from Act 3 and you will be asked to identify the character who said it… 

  

 

 

 

 

Memorize your lines of Shakespeare for your recital on Monday, February 23

Explain: FINAL PROJECT - Anchor Question/Statement

Before you begin your project…

1. Choose ONE of the 23 themes – decide whether your group will try to prove that it is true or false.
2. Find MOMENTS from R&J to memorize to prove your theme true (or false). Each person in the group must memorize a minimum of 10 lines of Romeo & Juliet (no more than 20)
3. Decide which moments to memorize.
4. Argue it. 
1. EXAMPLE: Parental love can be dangerous. Love at first sight is dangerous. Romantic love is only appropriate for people over 21.

REMINDER:

2. Your scenes must be TYPED. You can cut and paste them from http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/SceneTextIndex.html
3. BEGIN: Practice your 10-line speech from Romeo & Juliet for Monday’s recital 

You must turn in a TYPED copy of your script AND you must tell me WHO is going to say each line. For example, Benvolio will be recited by Carol. Romeo will be recited by Tomas.

R & J FINAL PROJECT RUBRIC (worth 35 points)

**You may NOT give your recital without a typed copy of your speech. **

10    points - SCRIPT - typed, theme, character/student name (Juliet/Frank)

5        points - THEME - your chosen lines CLEARLY support your theme

20    points - RECITAL - considerable effort shown in memorization of piece

ENGLISH homework – HOURS 4 & 5:

Complete the following:

·         Copy down your group’s lines for final project – each actor must memorize 10 minimum (no more than 20) based on a single theme.

o   Cut and paste from Shakespeare Navigators ?http://www.shakespeare-navigators.com/romeo/T15.html