Daily Class Notes
Thursday, 1/11/18: NCFE (North Carolina Final Exam) PrepAssignments and Handouts
Would you like to replace some zeros or other low grades with a 100? Then take home each practice test passage & question packet and do the following:
I will be posting links to the reading passages and questions tomorrow (for those who were absent today). Look for the answers keys then, too. Homework Extra Credit test prep assignments! Wednesday, January 3, 2018 (2-hour early release)Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes for quiz! Tuesday, January 2, 2018 (2-hour delay)Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Prepare for quiz on today's notes! Have a Wonderful Winter Holiday Break!Thursday, December 21, 2017 (Early Release)Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, December 20, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, December 19, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, December 18, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, December 15, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Finish notes from text for open-note quiz on Monday. Thursday, December 14, 2017Monday, December 11, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes from today's close reading. Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes from today's close reading. Friday, December 8, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes from today's close reading. Thursday, December 7, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes from today's close reading. Wednesday, December 6, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes from today's close reading. Tuesday, December 5, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes from today's close reading. Monday, December 4, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Finish J&H reading notes and questions through chapter 9 ("Dr. Lanyon's Narrative"). Friday, December 1, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Finish J&H reading notes and questions through chapters 7 & 8 ("The Last Night"). Thursday, November 30, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Finish J&H questions through chapter 6. Wednesday, November 29, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Finish J&H questions through chapter 5. Tuesday, November 28, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Finish J&H questions through chapter 4. Monday, November 27, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday-Friday, November 22-24, 2017: (Break) Happy Thanksgiving!Tuesday, November 21, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, November 20, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, November 17, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Thursday, November 16, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, November 15, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, November 14, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, November 13, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, November 10, 2017: Veteran's Day (observed)Thursday, November 9, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, November 8, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, November 7, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, November 4, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Thursday, October 26, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, October 25, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, October 24, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, October 23, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, October 20, 2017 : Pre-ACT Testing, No classThursday, October 19, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, October 18, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, October 17, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, October 16, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, October 13, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Thursday, October 12, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, October 11, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete vocab. sheet. Tuesday, October 10, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, October 9, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts Homework
Friday, October 9, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Thursday, October 5, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, October 4, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, October 3, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study today's notes! Monday, October 2, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes Friday, September 29, 2017 (Early Release)Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study for Vocab. #49 quiz! Progress reports out on Monday Thursday, September 28, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, September 27, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, September 26, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, September 25, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, September 22, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Roles & Responsibilities - Project Timeline & Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - Team Attendance & Accountability Record Sheet - Team Member Evaluations - Team Presentation Evaluations Homework
Thursday, September 21, 2017: Rosh Hashanah / Teacher WorkdayWednesday, September 20, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, September 19, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, September 18, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts Homework
Friday, September 15, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, September 11, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, September 8, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday & Thursday, September 6-7, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, September 5, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, September 4, 2017: Labor Day!Friday, September 1, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Thursday, August 31, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete initial draft of your essay (minimum 2 pages of handwriting--~250 words) Wednesday, August 30, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Choose your best prompt, and continue writing another page of notes; consider the following questions: - Why did you choose this one? - What story/stories could you tell to illustrate a central point your narrtive will make? - What do you want the audience to take away from this essay? What will they learn about your character? Tuesday, August 29, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Choose three prompts that appeal most to you; free write a1/2 page response for each. (That means 1.5 pages total of free writing due tomorrow.) Monday, August 28, 2017Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete all forms, have parent/guardian sign, and return them tomorrow. |
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Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocab. List #59 (.docx | .pdf)
- Notes: Religious Upheaval and its Effects
- Notes: The Great Chain of Being
- Complete vocabulary sheet (entire).
- Study notes: QUIZ on Great Chain of Being!
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Handouts/notes below used both Wednesday and Thursday:
Study notes!
Handouts/notes below used both Wednesday and Thursday:
- Unit Essential Questions and reading/notetaking assignment
- Let Chaos reign!
- Plantagenet & Lancasters and the Hundred Years' War
- Lancasters & Yorks and the Wars of the Roses (truncated family tree)
- Tudor dynasty: peace in the 7th; gone by the 8th (Tudor family tree)
- Selected illustrative scenes from Elizabeth
Study notes!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study notes.
- Vocab. Quiz #58
- Intro. to Renaissance literature: reading and notes
Study notes.
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Prepare for vocab. quiz #58 (tomorrow)
- Archetypes & Medieval Romance Test
- Intro. to Renaissance literature
Prepare for vocab. quiz #58 (tomorrow)
Monday, December 12, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Prepare for vocab. quiz #58 (Wed.) and Archetypes/Medieval Romance Test (Tuesday).
- Final review for vocab. quiz #58.
- Team Jeopardy reviews for tomorrow's archetypes/medieval romance test
Prepare for vocab. quiz #58 (Wed.) and Archetypes/Medieval Romance Test (Tuesday).
Friday, December 9, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Prepare for vocab. quiz #58 and Archetypes/Medieval Romance Test (Tuesday).
- Complete review sheet for vocab. quiz #58.
- Read "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" (96-110)
Prepare for vocab. quiz #58 and Archetypes/Medieval Romance Test (Tuesday).
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete 26-Q Review (if not finished in class)
- Read in text the excerpt from Morte d'Arthur (170-75).
- Answer questions #1-9 (175).
- Create an original "test" (26-Q Review) to prepare for your test on Archetypes and Medieval Romance on Tuesday. Read and follow instructions carefully (quiz grade)!
Complete 26-Q Review (if not finished in class)
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Complete viewing and analysis of Excalibur (Study Guide questions):
- identify how it fulfills the conventions of medieval romance.
- Identify all archetypes and analyze their significance to the story as a whole. - Archetypal analysis of Excalibur
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Notes: Medieval Romance genre and code of chivlary
- Archetypal analysis of Excalibur (Study Guide questions)
Monday, December 5, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Notes: Medieval Romance genre and code of chivlary
- Archetypal analysis of Excalibur
- Vocabulary List #58 (due Tuesday, 12/6) (Quiz: Friday, Dec. 9)
Friday, December 2, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary Quiz #57
- Vocabulary List #58 (due Tuesday, 12/6) (Quiz: Friday, Dec. 9)
- Arthurian Legend background research. Follow all instructions on documentation.
- Use the MLA Quick Guide. Information on documenting Websites is on page 29.
- Finish research--entire project must be completed before class on Monday!
Thursday, December 1, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary List #57, review sentences (Quiz: Friday, Dec. 2)
- Notes on documentation.
- Continue Arthurian Legend background research.
- Begin research; document all information using the MLA Quick Guide. Information on documenting Websites is on page 29.
- Continue research.
- Study for Vocab. Quiz #57!
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary List #57, review #1-8 (Quiz: Friday, Dec. 2): connect each word to anything from our study of archetypes in a sentence.
- Arthurian Legend background research. Follow all instructions on setting up full team access.
- Begin research; document all information using the MLA Quick Guide. Information on documenting Websites is on page 29.
- Continue research.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Archetype quiz: sun --> numbers
- Archetype Notes: Numbers & Character types:
- Good Mother, Terrible Mother, Soulmate
- Wise Old Man, the Hero (initiation, quest, sacrificial scapegoat)
- Study archetype notes. Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary List #57 due (Quiz: Friday, Dec. 2)
- Archetype Notes: Numbers & Character types
- Study archetype notes. Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
November 23 - 25, 2016: No School--Happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary List #57 overview
- Complete Archetype Show & Tell
- Constructed response (written analysis) of Archetypes and their impact in "Desert Places"
- Vocabulary List #57 due complete on Monday, 11/28
- Study archetype notes. Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary Review: List 56 (team stories)
- (4th period only: vocab quiz #56)
- Specific archetype notes: serpent, tree, desert
- Archetype Show & Tell assignment due Monday.
- Study archetype notes. Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
- 3rd Pd.: Study vocabulary for quiz Monday!
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary Review: List 56 (quiz tomorrow!)
- Written Review (homework check!) Archetype notes through circle
- Specific archetype notes: garden, serpent
- Archetype Show & Tell assignment due Monday.
- Study archetype notes. Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
- Study vocabulary for quiz tomorrow!
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocabulary List #56 HW check and overview
- Written Review (homework check!) Archetype notes through colors
- Specific archetype notes: Circle (+ egg/oval, wheel, Yang-Yin)
- Study archetype notes! Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
- Study vocabulary for quiz on Friday!
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study archetype notes! Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
- Vocabulary List #56 (3rd-Wednesday!)
- Written Review (homework check!) Introduction to Archetypes: Carl Jung and the Collective Unconscious, sun, water
- Specific archetype notes: Colors
Study archetype notes! Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
Monday, November 14, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study archetype notes! Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
- Vocabulary #55 Quiz
- Vocabulary List #56
- Introduction to Archetypes:
- Carl Jung and the Collective Unconscious
- Joseph Campbell
- Sun + rising sun and setting sun
- Water + river and sea
Study archetype notes! Always prepare for a homework check Written Review the day after notes.
Friday, November 11, 2016: Honor a Veteran today!
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study for Vocab. Quiz 55!
- Vocabulary #55 review
- Share and critique/analyze Team Humaphors for creativity and style with an extended metaphor.
- Introduction to Archetypes: Symbols and the Collective Unconscious
Study for Vocab. Quiz 55!
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Bring typed/printed team Humaphor to share with class!
- Quiz on literal and figurative language
- Team Humaphors: evaluate list of points of comparison between your two given objects. Choose at least six, determine their order, and write a Humaphor paragraph that extends your metaphor. Emulate the Colbert examples.
- Type team work into a Google Doc; share with entire team and me; print it out.
Bring typed/printed team Humaphor to share with class!
Tuesday, November 8, 2016: Election Day (abbreviated pd.)
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Prepare for a QUIZ on figurative language (Wednesday).
- Review extended metaphor
- Watch and analyze the extended metaphor in Stephen Colbert's satirical "Humaphor" on health care reform
- Teams: take your given two dissimilar items (A and B) and generate a list of 8-10 different points of comparison between them. (Original Team Humaphors instructions)
Prepare for a QUIZ on figurative language (Wednesday).
Monday, November 7, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Prepare for a QUIZ on figurative language (Wednesday).
- Student Services Suicide Prevention presentation
- Vocab. Quiz #54
- (If time) Share original similes/metaphors from homework.
Prepare for a QUIZ on figurative language (Wednesday).
Friday, November 4, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocab. review: list 54
- Complete notes and exercises: Figurative Language Workout
- Prepare for Vocabulary Quiz #54.
- Complete Practice with Similes and Metaphors exercise.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocab. review: list 54
- Complete notes and exercises: Figurative Language
- Similes
- Metaphors
- Direct
- Implied, including personification
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
None!
- Vocabulary Exam: Lists 46-53
- Literary analysis test/constructed response
None!
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete the stems chart for lists 50-53.
- Notes: Figurative Language
- Similes
- Metaphors (direct & implied)
- Personification - Stems Chart (lists 46-53):
- In column 1, write a stem; in column 2, define it; in column 3, write and define every word from any of the vocabulary lists we've studied.
- Focus on the connection between the words because of the stem that unites them.
- Create a new row for each new stem (only 1 stem per row)
- Once you've defined a vocab. word on the chart, you don't need to repeat the definition for every subsequent listing.
Complete the stems chart for lists 50-53.
Monday, October 31, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete stems chart for lists 46-49.
- Vocab. List #54 due in full
- Stems Chart (lists 46-53):
- In column 1, write a stem; in column 2, define it; in column 3, write and define every word from any of the vocabulary lists we've studied.
- Focus on the connection between the words because of the stem that unites them.
- Create a new row for each new stem (only 1 stem per row)
- Once you've defined a vocab. word on the chart, you don't need to repeat the definition for every subsequent listing.
Complete stems chart for lists 46-49.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete ALL work for List #54 (1-15).
- Vocab. Quiz #53
- Finish "Seafarer" in-class essay (test grade).
Complete ALL work for List #54 (1-15).
Thursday, October 27, 2016: Pre-ACT test schedule
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Full vocabulary review (list #53)
- Study for Vocab. Quiz!
- Bring ALL "Seafarer" analysis notes and rough work tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- "The Seafarer" text and assignment check and discussion
- Class: synergize an example for gathering and organizing notes for in-class essay (this Friday!). Write your claim,
- Complete vocabulary #11-15 for tomorrow.
- Write the first two main points/body paragraphs out. Document line numbers for quoted passages.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Review #1-5: Vocabulary List #53 (quiz on FRIDAY)
- Re-assessment: Appositives and Kennings
- Lyric Poetry notes
- "The Seafarer" text and assignment
- "The Wanderer" (saved for tomorrow)
- Complete vocabulary #6-10 for tomorrow.
- Complete "Seafarer" analysis (#4 above)
Monday, October 24, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
1. Study for appositives/kennings reassessment.
2. Complete vocabulary #1-5 for tomorrow.
- Vocabulary Quiz: List #52
- Vocabulary List #53 (quiz on FRIDAY)
- Lyric Poetry
- Prep for Tuesday's re-assessment on appositives
- Go over quiz
- Read and complete online quiz.
1. Study for appositives/kennings reassessment.
2. Complete vocabulary #1-5 for tomorrow.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Final draft of Boast due TYPED and PRINTED out before you enter the room Monday! You may use the printers in 220 or in the Media Center before school, after school, or during lunch (Media Center only for lunches B and C).
- Vocabulary List #52 review
- Prep for Tuesday's re-assessment on appositives
- Read and complete online quiz.
Final draft of Boast due TYPED and PRINTED out before you enter the room Monday! You may use the printers in 220 or in the Media Center before school, after school, or during lunch (Media Center only for lunches B and C).
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Complete Epic Boast peer reviews for two more different students in class.
- Revise poem, focusing on content requirements and rhythm.
- Boast final drafts due Monday.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Complete Epic Boast peer reviews for three different students in class.
- Revise, focusing on content requirements and rhythm.
- Boast revision due TYPED and PRINTED out before you enter the room tomorrow. You may use the printers in 220 or in the Media Center before school, after school, or during lunch (MC only for lunches B and C).
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Complete expanded prewriting questions/notes for original epic boast
- Write rough draft of epic boast, following required structure and elements. Like a miner panning for gold, sift through all your prewriting and find the gold nuggets to use in your boast.
- Complete first draft today.
- Boast first draft due TYPED and PRINTED out before you enter the room tomorrow. You may use the printers in 220 or in the Media Center before school, after school, or during lunch (MC only for lunches B and C).
Monday, October 17, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Vocab. List #51 out
- Beowulf Reading Quiz #2
- Analysis discussion from homework questions
- Boast analysis for kennings, alliteration, and caesuras
- Complete list of Structure items for your epic boast.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Thursday, October 13, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, October 12, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, October 11, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, October 10, 2016: No School (Weather)Friday, October 7, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Thursday, October 6, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, October 5, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, October 4, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, October 3, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, September 30, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Read in Beowulf through the "Battle with Grendel's Mother" (61 of online text) Continue your plot and character notes through page 61. Thursday, September 29, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study for vocab. quiz, list #49--extra credit point for flashcards! Wednesday, September 28, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Complete vocab. sheet. Tuesday, September 27, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Monday, September 26, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, September 23, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
None--have a great weekend! Thursday, September 22, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Study for Vocab. Quiz #48! Wednesday, September 21, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Team presentations: Anglo-Saxons (finish), Vikings, Normans, Augustines (4th), Grendels Homework Vocab. 48, #8-15 Tuesday, September 20, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Vocab. #48, #1-7 Monday, September 19, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Team work--Attendance and sit-reps first! Homework All slides, notes, and team documentation (in folder) due tomorrow! Friday, September 16, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Team assigned--all slides should be ready for editing by whole team on Monday. Thursday, September 15, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, September 14, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, September 13, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
- Roles & Responsibilities - Project Timeline & Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - Team Attendance & Accountability Record Sheet - Team Member Evaluations - Team Presentation Evaluations Homework
Monday, September 12, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, September 9, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Final essay draft due Monday, 9/12 (typed, MLA format, and printed out BEFORE you enter the room!) Bring ALL drafts and peer reviews as well. Thursday, September 8, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Wednesday, September 7, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Tuesday, September 6, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Friday, September 2, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
Homework Thursday, September 1, 2016Notes, Assignments, and Handouts
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