Thursday, January 30, 2014

You need to do this.

If you were absent in class the day we watched the following video clips, you need to watch them at home.  I need a half page written response to the first one.  After you view the second one, make a T square on your paper, and write the main arguments of both professors.




Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Term 3 Calendar


January 20 MLK
1-21 Teacher Prep Day
1-22 A  Review protocol, Intro: ACT, Twain Quotes
Intro: Huck Finn
Draw from hat for presentation date. New vocabulary
1-23 B Review protocol, Intro: ACT, Twain Quotes
Intro: Huck Finn
Draw from hat for presentation date. New vocabulary
1-24 A 
Mock ACT test #1, 50 pts
HF quiz 1-4 50 pts
Doll’s House Book Card Due: 100 points
Motif Groups
1-27 B A  Mock ACT test #1, 50 pts
HF quiz 1-4 50 pts
Doll’s House Book Card due: 100 points
Motif Groups
1-28 A HF
quiz 5-8,
Three ACT quizlets, 30 pts  Motif Groups
 
1-29 B  HF quiz 5-8, three ACT quizlets, 30 points
Motif Groups
1-30 A  HF quiz 9-12, three ACT quizlets, 30 pts,
Motif Groups
1-31 B  HF quiz 9-12, 
ACT quizlets, 30 pts
Motif Groups
 
 
 
2-3 A  HF quiz 13-16, three ACT quizlets,
Motif Groups
2-4 B HF quiz 13-16,  three ACT quizlets
Motif Groups
2-5 A  HF quiz 17-19, three ACT quizlets,
Past Particples/prep for time writing
FEB 6 B HF quiz 17-19, three ACT quizlets,
Past Participles/ prep for timed writing
FEB 7 A  HF quiz 20-23,
Junior Timed Writing, 5th floor lab
FEB 10 B HF quiz 20-23, Junior Timed Writing, 5th floor lab
FEB 11 A  HF quiz 24-26, three ACT quizlets,
Quotation Marks
FEB 12 B   HF quiz 24-26, three ACT quizlets,
Quotation Marks
FEB 13 A  HF quiz 27-30,
Mock ACT test #2
Parallel Structure
FEB 14 B HF quiz 27-30
Mock ACT test #2
Parallel Structure
 
FEB 17 Presidents Day
FEB 18 A HF quiz 31-33, past participle quiz, 50 points Motif Groups
FEB 19 B   HF quiz 31-33, past participle quiz, 50 points Motif Groups
FEB 20 A HF 34-37, comma rules, MOCK ACT TEST, 50 points
FEB 21 B
HF 34-37, comma rules, MOCK ACT TEST, 50 points
 
FEB 24 A HF quiz 38-41, comma quiz,
 
 
FEB 25 B  HF quiz 38-41, comma quiz,
 
FEB 26 A HF 42-end quiz,  Vocab Quiz
Thesis statement due at the end of the period:  50  Library points:  40
FEB 27 B HF 42-end quiz,  Vocab Quiz
Thesis statement due at the end of the period:  50  Library points:  40
FEB 28 A Outline due
Blending quotations in correctly, Verbs to use in analysis
Mock ACT test #3
MARCH 3 B  Outline due
Blending quotations in correctly, Verbs to use in analysis
Mock ACT test #3
MARCH 4 ACT test for juniors.  Everyone else stays home.
  A/B day
MARCH 5 A  Huck Finn Final Test
 
Sentence variety
MARCH 6 B Huck Finn Final Test
 
Sentence variety
3-7 A  MLA
Memorized Mark Twain Quote Due:  30 points
 
3-10 B  MLA
Memorized Mark Twain Quote Due:  30 points
 
3-11 A 
Huck Finn Paper Due:  200 points
I will model the presentation.
3-12 B Huck Finn Paper Due: 200 points
I will model the presentation.
3-13 A  Presentations/
Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
3-14 B Presentations/Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
 
 
3-17 A
Presentations/
Critiquing (5)  )  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
3-18 B Presentations/
Critiquing (3)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
3-19 A
Presentations/
Critiquing (5)  )  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
THIS IS THE LAST DAY I WILL ACCEPT LATE WORK!
3-20 B Presentations/Critiquing (5)  Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
THIS IS THE LAST DAY I WILL ACCEPT LATE WORK!
3-21 A  Presentations/Critiquing (5)    Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
 
 
3-24 B Presentations/
Critiquing (5)    Individual for IB, pairs for Honors
3-25 A Presentations/
Critiquing (3)
3-26 B Presentations/
Critiquing (5)
3-27 A  See the message on March 19, 20 about late work.     L
Spring Break

Literature Choices for presentations:  The Crucible, The John and Abigail Adams Letters, The Scarlet Letter, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  Honors students may also use A Doll’s House.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

A Doll's House Vocabulary


1.        Spendthrift

2.       Tremendous

3.       Caprice

4.       Unassailable

5.       Ascertained

6.       Dissimulation

7.       Obstinate

8.       Inexorable

9.       Amicably

10.   Tarantella

11.   Prudent

12.   Apparition

13.   Consternation

14.   Repudiate