Friday, October 30, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 39

·         Take vocabulary test #4

·         Sign on to Schoology

o   Add a THOUGHFUL response to the following PADLET: (link is on Schoology)

o   Finish Scarlet Ibis response (from yesterday) (link is on Schoology)

o   Read non-fiction article (link is on Schoology

o   Finish Non-fiction response. (link is on Schoology)

ENGLISH homework:

Complete assignments above.

If time, begin:

4 lists – 40 reasons total:

·         List 10 events that happened in the story that would help convince a jury that…

o   1. Doodle’s older brother is responsible for the death of Doodle?

o   2. Doodle’s parents are responsible for the death of Doodle?

o   3. Doodle’s older brother is NOT responsible for the death of Doodle?

o   4. Doodle’s parents are NOT responsible for the death of Doodle?

Thursday, October 29, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 38

Collect Q’s 1-9 – “The Scarlet Ibis”

Sign on to Schoology with one of your accounts

Complete Scarlet Ibis response and read non-fiction article. (We will finish non-fiction response tomorrow.)

ENGLISH homework:

Complete assignments above.

Study for Friday’s vocabulary test (Lesson 4: elude, fallow, blight…)

Use this Quizlet for study for this week’s vocabulary: https://quizlet.com/_1l1j13

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 37

Check homework: backside of vocabulary #4

CHECK your GRADES:  “Cask of Amontillado” tests are posted.

Review first half of “The Scarlet Ibis” – review key concepts and excerpts

Read “The Scarlet Ibis” pgs. 338 – end.

Add 10 more things to your list (so you have 20 total) - things we think may prove to be symbolic.

·         Tomorrow we will decide which of these 20 things are symbols and which are non-symbolic.

Right there questions:

1.      Between what two seasons does this story begin?

2.      What is the oriole nest compared to?

Think and Search

3.      Explain what all the colors in this passage suggest?

4.      What is making the narrator remember Doodle?

Author and You

5.      This opening paragraph has a grim tone to it. How do authors create appropriate tones for horror stories?

6.      The oriole images in this passage are sad, depressing. How could the author have created a different emotion using the same bird images?

On My Own

7.      Think about a sad moment in your life. What symbols/images would you use to help convey the sadness of this moment?

8.      What is your opinion of death?

9.      In order, list all the events that happened in the last half-hour of Doodle’s life (beginning on page 342 “As soon as I had finished eating…” until the end of the story)

ENGLISH homework:

Finish all the work listed above.

Study for Friday’s vocabulary test (Lesson 4: elude, fallow, blight…)

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

ENGLISH - 1^st trimester – Day 36
1.      Take the “Cask of Amontillado” test.
2.      TAPE AND HANG your poster on the string (posters and tape are on the counter): Be sure your name, date, and hour on the BACK OF YOUR POSTER

3.      PREVIEW the story on pages 333 – 338, “The Scarlet Ibis.”

4.      Begin reading the first half ONLY of “The Scarlet Ibis” pgs. 333 – 338 – paying special attention to the symbols…
5.      list 10 things that MIGHT BE SYMBOLS
6.      Using the following format, write down 2 predictions about what you think will ultimately happen in “The Scarlet Ibis” (pg. 333) based on what you have read so far. Use this format for your predictions:

a.       Because the story says, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________, I predict __________________________________.

7.      Complete the backside of vocabulary sheet due tomorrow

ENGLISH homework:

·         Finish #5,6,7 (above)
·         Study for Friday’s vocabulary test (Lesson 4: elude, fallow, blight…)

Monday, October 26, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 35

1. Pickup this week’s vocabulary sheet #4

2. Review story for tomorrow’s test on “The Cask of Amontillado”

3. To study for Tuesday’s “The Cask of Amontillado” test, study the use of the following terms/ideas in the story: impunity, absconded, premeditated, motley, surmounted, vowed revenge, coat of arms, foreshadowing, point of view, imagery, irony

4. Using your Literary Terms packet, review the definitions of symbols and inferences.

NEXT: Read through the following:

•           Life is a roller-coaster: This is symbolic because it indicates that there will be ups and downs in life that you have to weather. 

•           He is a rock: This is symbolic because it signifies that he is strong and dependable.

•           Love is a jewel: This is symbolic because it suggests that love is rare and precious.

Symbolic Objects - Objects are often used to symbolize something else:

•           A chain can symbolize the coming together of two things.

•           A ladder can represent the relationship between heaven and earth (or ascension).

•           A mirror can denote the sun but when it is broken, it can represent an unhappy union or a separation.

Flowers as Symbols - Even flowers can have symbolism:

•           Roses stand for romance.

•           Violets represent shyness.

•           Lilies stand for beauty and temptation.

•           Chrysanthemums represent perfection.

5. TO BE COLLECTED:

DIRECTIONS: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:

1)         Write down what you think the cask in “The Cask of Amontillado” symbolized.

2)         What other 5 things in the story might be considered symbols?
List all 5
Tell what you think each one symbolizes.

3)         In the whole world, what other “casks” can you think of?

4)         What is your “cask”?

What are your goals? Dreams? What are you willing to risk in order to get it?

What if you find out that, like the Amontillado, your dream doesn’t exist?
What if it will cost you your life to get it?

5)         What is Poe trying to warn you about?

6)         What does Fortunato’s death suggest about our own casks/focused intents?

7)         Fortunato’s PRIDE/EGO is his ultimate downfall.

What are other downfalls that people initially think are strengths? 

FINISH: Poe poster – name on back….hang on string. 

ENGLISH homework:

Study for tomorrow's test on "The Cask of Amontillado" (see above for details).

Backside of vocabulary sheet due Wednesday.

 

Friday, October 23, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 34

Collect 12 definitions + questions/answer key

Take PREFIX test #3

Choose your favorite 6 or 7 titles and make a poster that looks like a stack of books.

You must include the AUTHOR’S NAME on each book.

Staple your poster to last night’s homework (list of 20 titles).

Write your name, date, hour on the back of your poster

ENGLISH homework:

None – We’ll finish posters next week.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 33

Checked homework (40 characteristics + 20 titles)…

TO BE COLLECTED TOMORROW: With your literary terms handout, a phone, and/or a dictionary, write down the definitions and a test question (and answer) for the following 12 terms:

Impunity, absconded, premeditated,* motley, surmounted, vowed, revenge, coat of “arms,” foreshadowing, point of view, imagery, irony

ENGLISH homework:

Finish assignment above.

Study for Friday’s fill-in-the blank Prefix test #3 (the next 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” list) including the following prefixes from your sheet = # 23 – #33 (re – cred): Use this Quizlet to study your prefixes: https://quizlet.com/_1lruos

To study for Tuesday’s “The Cask of Amontillado” test: Study the use of the following terms/ideas in the story: impunity, absconded, premeditated, motley, surmounted, vowed revenge, coat of arms, foreshadowing, point of view, imagery, irony

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 32

Collect homework: subtext 1-20…

Expand your 35-word sentence into a 100-word sentence without losing the a, b, c (doer-doing-done to) structure.

USE: AAAWWUBBIS WORDS to help lengthen your 35-word sentence to 100…(as, although, after, while, when, unless, because, before, if, since).

Using your book (and your memory) write down any 4 things you learned about each character (or thing) listed below:…(40 things total)…

1.         Montresor

2.         Fortunato

3.         Luchesi

4.         Edgar Allan Poe

5.         John Allan

6.         Montresor’s servants

7.         The trowel

8.         The catacomb

9.         Fortunato’s jingling bells

10.       The bricks or mortar

Next, write down 2 silly book titles for each…(20 titles total)

IMPORTANT:  Your titles MAY NOT include “How to…” or “Dummies Guide to…” or “Idiot’s Guide to…”

ENGLISH homework:

Finish 3, 15, 35, 100-word sentences.

Finish the World’s Thinnest Book assignment: For each of the 10 characters (listed above) list 4 things we know about each of them (40 total).           Create 2 book titles for each of the 10 characters (20 titles total)

Study for Friday’s fill-in-the blank Prefix test #3 (the next 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” list) including the following prefixes from your sheet = # 23 – #33 (re – cred). Use this Quizlet to study your prefixes: https://quizlet.com/_1lruos

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 31

1.            Using your books, write down 6 clues that Edgar Allan Poe gives his reader in “The Cask of Amontillado”

2.            DEFINITION: Subtext: what we imagine a person is thinking while they say or do something else.

NEXT:

Number a paper 1 – 20…Choose 20 different points in the story, beginning on pg. 288 and ending at “…the clamorer grew still.” (pg. 292) For each of your 20 points:

Write down a line/sentence of the story…word for word, then

ADD SUBTEXT from Fortunato’s point of view.

ENGLISH homework:

Number a paper 1 – 20…choose 20 points in the story, beginning on pg. 288 and ending at “…the clamorer grew still.” (pg. 292) For each point, (a) quote the text and then (b) ADD SUBTEXT from Fortunato’s point of view.

Study for Friday’s fill-in-the blank Prefix test #3 (the next 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” list) including the following prefixes from your sheet = # 23 – #33 (re – cred)

Use this Quizlet to study your prefixes: https://quizlet.com/_1lruos

Monday, October 19, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 30

REMINDER: Study for Friday’s fill-in-the blank Prefix test #3 (the next 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” list) including the following prefixes from your sheet = # 23 – #33 (re – cred)

DIRECTIONS:

1.         Write a 3 or 4 -word sentence (doer-doing-done to) like:

“Bayle collects shells” or “Jon hit the ball.”

2.         LABEL the 3 parts: A, B, C

IMPORTANT: When reading A+B and asking “what” afterward, your C should be the answer…ex. Bayle collect what? Shells.

3.         RULE: You may not ADD an A or a B or a C.

4.         Next, expand your ¾-word sentence into a sentence of 15 words without losing the doer-doing-done to structure.

As an example, here is a 15-word expansion for “Jon hit the ball.”

            In the middle of the sixth inning, Jon, the league leader, hit the curve ball.

NEXT:

Write down these 7 labels into your NOTES:

1.when 2.who 3.which one 4.what kind 5.where 6.how 7.why

Now, expand your 15-word sentence into a sentence of 35 words without losing the A, B, C (doer-doing-done to) structure.

Next, using your 35-word sentence from yesterday, LABEL the chunks using the 7 labels from today’s notes.

ADD TO NOTES: Foreshadowing: planting clues about what will happen later in a story

Practiced identifying examples of foreshadowing.

Read about Poe’s inspirations for writing “The Cask of Amontillado”

ENGLISH homework:

Study for Friday’s fill-in-the blank Prefix test #3 (the next 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” list) including the following prefixes from your sheet = # 23 – #33 (re – cred)

Use this Quizlet to study your prefixes: https://quizlet.com/_1lruos

Friday, October 16, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 29

Collect homework: Questions 1 – 9 (Cask of Amontillado)

Take vocabulary test #3

Complete 1 – 4:

1.            Do you think Montresor should have killed Fortunato?  Why or why not?

2.            What do you think Fortunato might have done to make Montresor want such a diabolical revenge?

3.            In your opinion, did Montresor have to kill Fortunato?  Is there any other way Montresor could have handled this situation?  Explain

4.            Do you think Montresor's crime will ever be discovered?  Why or why not?

Open-notes test DEFUNCT

Watch short videos of “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe

ENGLISH homework:

none

Thursday, October 15, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 28

Answer the following…

1.            Montressor encourages Fortunato to leave the catacomb. Why doesn’t Fortunato leave?
2.            Draw a detailed picture of Fortunato moments before his death.
3.            What’s ironic about the last 3 words of the story?
4.            BONUS: What’s ironic about the title of this story?

Summarize each page of the story.

To be collected tomorrow:

Answer the following questions about “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe

1.            Why did Montressor repeatedly offer to let Fortunato leave the catacomb?
2.            What did Montressor “dislike” about Fortunato?
3.            Why did Montressor keep mentioning the niter?
4.            Who was Luchesi and what was his profession?
5.            Draw a picture of Montressor’s coat of arms (see pg. 289)
6.            List the order of emotions that Fortunato experiences once chained to the wall. (starting on pg. 291) There are 8 total.
7.            How does Poe show us that Fortunato is getting more drunk? List 2 examples.
8.            Poe uses both Latin and Italian language in this story. Write down one example of each language from the story.
9.            Take out your Literary Terms packet and review definitions of: mood, irony, foreshadowing, imagery
a.            Write down 8 examples (2 of each) of mood, irony, foreshadowing, imagery from “Cask of Amontillado” (pgs. 286 – 292 in textbook or http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/amontillado.html) – DIRECTLY QUOTING THE TEXT - WORD FOR WORD for each example

ENGLISH homework:

Finish the 9-question “The Cask of Amontillado” assignment (see handout) including…8 examples (2 of each) of mood, irony, foreshadowing, imagery from “Cask of Amontillado”

Study for “Lesson Three” vocabulary test on Friday (the test will have a word bank and 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the correct vocabulary word for each sentence)

o   Use this Quizlet to study this week’s vocabulary words on your device?

§  https://quizlet.com/_1l7157

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 27

Collect homework:

1.            Backside of vocabulary

2.            Questions 1 - 5 ("The Tell-Tale Heart")

Read and review first 3 paragraphs of “The Cask of Amontillado”

Begin reading (on your own) “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe (pgs. 286 – 292)

ENGLISH homework:

FINISH READING: “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe (pgs. 286 – 292)

Study for “Lesson Three” vocabulary test on Friday (the test will have a word bank and 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the correct vocabulary word for each sentence)

o   Use this Quizlet to study this week’s vocabulary words on your device?

§  https://quizlet.com/_1l7157

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 26

Take open-notes test.

Follow up on irony from "The Tell-Tale Heart"

 

Watch “The Tell-Tale Heart” (animation) : http://nicertube.com/7mtctrj8

Watch Tell-Tale Heart video (by Annette Jung) http://www.nicertube.com/okmb743x

…keeping in mind the following:

The killer in the story (“The Tell Tale Heart”) didn’t actually hate the man’s eye…but rather, the eye stood for something the man hates.

TO BE COLLECTED (please number your responses):

Thinking about your #1 dislike….

1.            Write down how you respond and how you feel when you see this characteristic?

                Explain why you respond this way?

                Do you follow your gut feeling about them every time you see or think of them, or do you sometimes consider their unfortunate past before passing judgment on them?

                                Write a personal-journal-style paragraph about the following:

2.            None of us are certified killers, but how do some people kind of “kill” the people they know who have the characteristic that they dislike?

                List at least 4.

                Next, in 3 sentences…explain: Are we “mad” to behave this way?

3.            Name 3 legitimate things that might have happened to this person (or his/her family) that drove him/her to behave in this unpleasant way?

                on the same paper:

4.            Write down a guess for each of the following questions:

                What do you think was General Zaroff’s “eye?”

                What do you think was Ulrich’s “eye?”

5.            Re-read the 2 opening paragraphs to “The Tell-Tale Heart”(you can google it and find a copy) and then…

Mimic POE’S STYLE of writing:

Re-write the opening 2 paragraphs of a POE-LIKE story that introduces the disagreeable characteristic…PLEASE NOTE:

Poe does not use ANY violence when setting up his story. Notice what he does instead.

TURN YOUR WORK TOMORROW

ENGLISH homework:

Finish 1-5 (above)

Backside (ex. 1 & 2) of vocabulary sheet #3 is DUE WEDNESDAY

Study for “Lesson Three” vocabulary test on Friday (the test will have a word bank and 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the correct vocabulary word for each sentence)

o   Use this Quizlet to study this week’s vocabulary words on your device?

§  https://quizlet.com/_1l7157

 

Monday, October 12, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 25

Pick up a copy of this week’s vocabulary words.

Backside of vocabulary sheet #3 is DUE WEDNESDAY

REMINDER: Open notes test on pgs. 276-285 is tomorrow.

Take as many notes as you like to use on tomorrow’s test.

Discussed plot of “The Tell-Tale Heart”

READ aloud “The Tell-Tale Heart”

AS YOU READ “The Tell-Tale Heart”, list 2 examples of each of the 3 kinds of irony (6 total):

Situational, dramatic, verbal

Find the complete text online: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/poe/telltale.html

Watch “Socially Awkward Poe - A Tell-Tale Invitation” (E.A.P. spoof)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLkG7nbl0x8

REMINDER: OPEN NOTES test on the life of Poe (Tuesday)

ENGLISH homework:

Finish 6 examples of irony…

OPEN-NOTES test on Edgar Allan Poe’s life – date of test = TUESDAY.

Study for “Lesson Three” vocabulary test on Friday (the test will have a word bank and 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the correct vocabulary word for each sentence)

Use this Quizlet to study this week’s vocabulary words on your device?

https://quizlet.com/_1l7157

Backside (ex. 1 & 2) of vocabulary sheet #3 is DUE WEDNESDAY

Friday, October 9, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 24             

Collect homework: “Video Viewing Guide”

Take prefix test #2 (hypo – pro)

Begin reading about Poe’s life in your textbook…pg. 276…

As you read, write down as many important things as you would like as you read about Edgar Allan Poe (pgs. 276 – 285) – including “Letter to John Allan” and “Alone” for an open-notes test next week

ENGLISH homework:

OPEN-NOTES test on Edgar Allan Poe’s life = next TUESDAY

Thursday, October 8, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 23

Take test on Interlopers

Take out your (yellow) “Video Viewing Guide” from yesterday’s video and FINISH…while watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W70cinvFKko

Watch new irony video (WhatYouOughtToKnow):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYq2d7iKKhk

Review irony and prefix #2

REMINDER: PREFIX TEST TOMORROW….

ENGLISH homework:

FINISH “Video Viewing Guide”…while watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W70cinvFKko

Study the second set of 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” PINK master list for Friday’s PREFIX test. (hypo – pro)

Use these virtual flashcards to study: https://quizlet.com/_1lru9x

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 22

We identified 3 kinds of irony with comics and scenarios

Picked up and read over “Video Viewing Guide”

Completed video viewing guide…while watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W70cinvFKko

ENGLISH homework:

Study for Thursday’s test on “The Interlopers” pgs. 232 – 243

Study the second set of 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” PINK master list for Friday’s PREFIX test. (hypo – pro)

Use these virtual flashcards to study: https://quizlet.com/_1lru9x
 

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 21

Collect homework: 15 questions and answer KEY

REVIEW short story: “The Interlopers” (pgs. 232-243)

List 5 details about the setting (besides Carpathians) pg. 235

Why don’t the two men kill each other (according to pg. 236)…before the beech falls on them.

Draw two columns…separate these 5 words into the two columns…you’ll have to label the column.

Feud, battle, war, rivalry, fight

Besides the beech tree (man vs nature) and beside Ulrich vs Georg (man vs. man), name 3 other conflicts in the story and label them (man vs. ____)

Why did this story get named “The Interlopers”?

Watched irony videos x 3 from Ted-ED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U&list=PLehU6_bKa8K_9GmfGk-S0BGWoCHK81vsg

ENGLISH homework:

Study for Thursday’s test on “The Interlopers” pgs. 232 – 243

Study for Friday's prefix test. Use these virtual flashcards to study: https://quizlet.com/_1lru9x

Monday, October 5, 2015

ENGLISH - 1st trimester – Day 20

Collect homework: Interloper’s Parts 1 & 2 (or a pink sheet)

DIRECTIONS: Without re-using any of the key words in the sentences, write down the deeper meaning of any 2 of the following 7 sentences:

1.            It was still dark after the sun rose.
2.            I was home before I was off the bus.
3.            The mom had screamed before the baby even fell.
4.            The ball was in the hole while I was in mid swing.
5.            The man was dead while he was alive.
6.            She was silent while she was singing.
7.            She checked out of the hotel before she even packed.

Here’s an example: “I’d read the book before it was released.”

DON’T WRITE: He really wanted to read the book.
DO WRITE: He loved this author and felt a real connection to his work.
REMEMBER, you may NOT use any of the key words in the sentence.  Think what the author is saying about the character in the sentence or what it is suggesting?)…

Study the second set of 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” PINK master list for this Friday’s PREFIX test. (hypo – pro)

TO BE COLLECTED TOMORROW…As a way to begin studying for your upcoming test on “The Interlopers” pgs. 232 – 243, today you will create 15 short-answer style questions and a separate answer KEY

NO fill-in-black or true/false style questions

ENGLISH homework:

Finish 15 question test and answer key.

Study for upcoming test on “The Interlopers”

Study the second set of 11 prefixes from “30-15-10” PINK master list for Friday’s PREFIX test. (hypo – pro)

Use these virtual flashcards to study your prefixes: https://quizlet.com/_1lru9x

Friday, October 2, 2015

ENGLISH – 1st trimester – Day 19

Take vocabulary test #2.

ASSIGNMENT:

At the top of your paper, Write down 2 quotations from the story where you think each character may have been lying (not telling the truth).

Use your literary terms handout for definitions and look through “The Interlopers” (pg. 235-240) and write down an example of each of the following:

1.            irony  (pg. 4 of handout)

2.            internal conflict (man vs. himself) (pg. 1 of handout)

3.            omniscient narration (pg. 2)

4.            part of the setting that suggests something bad is going to happen (pg. 2)

5.            mood (pg. 2)

“The Interlopers” is a story about:1. feuding 2. hatred 3. revenge 4. tragedy 5. death 6. pity 7. change of heart 8. forgiveness 9. hope

i.              Make a list or chart that lists the nine items/themes listed above.

ii.             Find an excerpt from the story (word for word) that shows each of the above traits…no repeats

iii.            Finally, identify which type of conflict each one represents (man vs. ____)

ENGLISH homework:

Finish all of above.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

ENGLISH – 1ST TRIMESTER– Day 18

Collect homework: 3 events from “The Interlopers”

DIRECTIONS:  In a full paragraph, explain how “The Farmer’s Luck” and “The Interlopers” are related (to be collected this hour)

NEXT: Summarize the 5 main points of each page of “The Interlopers” and write down a theme for “The Interlopers.” In other words, what do you think the author hoped we would learn about life after reading his story? Nothing obvious…do not write that we should watch for falling trees. This is NOT theme. Themes are deeper than that.

ENGLISH homework:

Study for vocabulary test on Friday (the test will have a word bank and 20 fill-in-the-blank sentences – you provide the correct vocabulary word for each sentence)