Tuesday 08/28/2012 Plan for the day: Finish going over syllabus/ “get to know you” activity Begin discussing college essay Remember: Supplies and signature sheet due by Friday! College essay topic due Tuesday!
Wednesday 8/29/2012 Plan for the day: Journal: Showing and not telling writing Continue discussing college essay Remember: Supplies and signature sheet due by Friday! College essay topic due Tuesday!
Journal 8/29/2012 Using the sentence “That dog is ugly” describe the dog using the 5 senses (taste– this might be hard, touch, smell, hear, see) and you may not use the word ugly. 6-8 sentences.
Thursday 8/30/2012 Plan for the day: Pre-writing sentence stubs Continue discussing college essay Remember: Supplies and signature sheet due by Friday! College essay topic due Tuesday!
Friday 8/31/2012 Plan for the day: Lit terms Continue discussing college essay Intro Remember: Supplies and signature sheet due by Friday! College essay topic due Tuesday!
Tuesday 09/04/2012 Plan for the day: Check your topics with me Hand-write rough draft! Remember: First typed RD due Thursday!
Wednesday 09/05/2012 Plan for the day: Finish conferencing with essay Discuss the use of voice Remember: First typed RD due Thursday!
Thursday 09/06/2012 Plan for the day: Picture day… strike a really cheesy pose. Peer edit 1 st typed draft! Get out your typed draft and a PEN Remember: 2 nd typed RD due Tuesday!
FRIDAY! 09/07/2012 Plan for the day: Go over lit terms quiz Read “Story of an Hour” Highlight for lit terms and answer questions Remember: 2 nd typed RD due Tuesday! Write out lit terms for +10 points on quiz
Monday 09/10/2012 Plan for the day: Turn in quiz corrections Check annotations for “Story of an Hour” Discuss “SOAH” Remember: 2 nd typed RD due Wednesday! FINAL COPY DUE FRIDAY (upload to turnitin.com too) Short Story Test Thursday!
Tuesday 09/10/2012 Plan for the day: Journal Read “The Demon Lover” pg Turnitin.com Answer questions Remember: 2 nd typed RD due Wednesday! FINAL COPY DUE FRIDAY (upload to turnitin.com too) Short Story Test Thursday!
Journal 9/11/2012 What is the scariest movie you have ever seen? What made it scary? Has your fear of it lessened over time or does it still terrify you? 6-8 sentences
Turnitin.com 1st period: PW: first 2nd period: PW: second 3rd period: PW: third 5th period: PW: fifth 6th period: PW: sixth 7th period: PW: seventh
Wednesday 09/12/2012 Plan for the day: Get out your 2 nd draft Pen, 2 highlighters or markers Remember: FINAL COPY of College Essay DUE FRIDAY (upload to turnitin.com too) Short Story Test Friday!
Thursday 09/13/2012 Plan for the day: Journal Complete DL questions Discuss short story “The Demon Lover” Remember: FINAL COPY of College Essay DUE FRIDAY (upload to turnitin.com too) Short Story Test Friday!
Journal Scary books exist, but since they are words and not visual it is harder for them to create the “jump effect”. How does a film maker create this feeling? How does a writer create this feeling in his work?
FRIday! 09/14/2012 Plan for the day: Turn in College essay Have all your drafts stapled together. Final draft on top Short Story Test Grab a scantron! Remember: Have a lovely weekend!
Monday 09/17/2012 Plan for the day: Vocab Begin Anglo- Saxon/ Epic Hero notes Remember: Vocab check Wednesday Reading/ Vocab quiz Friday
Vocab- definition, use in a sentence, 1 synonym Encroaching Accoutrement Mead Lamentation Belies Unscathed Gluttonous Repertory Fetters Disparagement
Tuesday 09/18/2012 Plan for the day: Portfolio exchange Be quiet and quick: 11 th grade teachers have test to give! Finish Anglo-Saxon/ Epic Hero notes Last 5= turnitin.com Remember: Vocab check Wednesday Reading/ Vocab quiz Friday
Wednesday 09/19/2012 Plan for the day: HAPPY WODENSDAY! Check vocab Beowulf intro Begin reading Beowulf Last 5= turnitin.com Remember: Notes/ Vocab quiz Friday
Beowulf Vocab #1 Encroaching- To take another's possessions or rights gradually or stealthily Accoutrement- the equipment, excluding weapons and clothing, of a soldier Mead- an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water Lamentation- the act of expressing grief Belies- To show to be false Unscathed- unharmed; uninjured Gluttonous- tending to eat and drink excessively; voracious. Repertory- a store or stock of things available. Fetters- a chain or shackle placed on the feet Disparagement- something that derogates or casts in a bad light, as a remark or censorious essay