Thursday, 02/28/13

Composition
1. VPP14 test tomorrow. Be ready with your packet materials.
2. "The Scarlet Ibis" symbol chart.

English H I
1. VPP14 test tomorrow. Be ready with your packet materials.
2. Of Mice and Men finish reading chapter 3 (quiz tomorrow).
3. Character dreams/loneliness chart (just like the one you did for yourself!).

English H II
1. VPP14 test tomorrow. Be ready with your packet materials.
2. Work on your SBHS Inferno project.
3. Infournal #11 - finish the book! All infournals due bound together on Monday.

Tuesday, 02/26/13

Composition
1. Finish reading "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Neal Hurst (in your Class Reader).
2. Finish "The Scarlet Ibis" questions:

1.What is the setting of the story (when/where)?
2. Who is telling the story?
3. What is the problem with Doodle?
4. What is Doodle’s real name? How does he get the name ‘Doodle’?
5. What amazing thing (for him) does Doodle accomplish? Why does the narrator cry when this happens?
6. What nice things does the narrator do for Doodle?
7. What mean things does the narrator do to Doodle?
8. What does Doodle love to do?
9. How does Doodle react to the scarlet ibis?
10. What happens to Doodle at the end?


English H I
1. VPP14 exercise IV.
2. Of Mice and Men read chapter 2 and the first half of chapter 3 (up until page 49, or when the dog incident occurs).
3. Draw five characters from chapter two (not George or Lennie) in a lineup. Pay attention to details in the text, and use color.

English H II
1. VPP14 exercise IV-V.
2. Work on your SBHS Inferno project.

Monday, 02/25/13

Composition
1. Theme 8-sentence paragraph - final draft due tomorrow.
2. VPP14 exercise II.
****Remember you need to get your mythology book if you haven't already done so!****

English H I
1. Of Mice and Men finish reading chapter 1 and finish your double-entry journal (5 total entries).
2. Complete your dream chart - 3+ dreams, 3+ things that could prevent your dreams from ocurring.
3. VPP14 ex. III

English H II
1. Infournal #10, cantos XXX-XXXII

Thursday, 02/21/13

Composition
1. Theme paragraph - fill in the organizer sheet. Make sure your theme-o-matic sheet is also done.
****Remember you need to get your mythology book if you haven't already done so!****

English H I
1. VPP14 ex. II.
2. Mythology essay final draft due tomorrow.

English H II
1. Infournal #9, cantos XXVII-XXIX.
2. VPP14 ex. II.

Tuesday-Wednesday, 02/19/13

Composition
1. Finish the Theme-O-Matic sheet.
2. Fill in your CDs in the body paragraph helper sheet for the Theme Standards Task Paragraph.
****Remember you need to get your mythology book if you haven't already done so!****

English H I
1. Mythology essay final drafts are due Friday. Use the rubric and the packet to help you.
2. Love allusion poem:
-Must have love as a topic in some way
-Must have at least five allusions to Greek mythology
-Must have at least three stanzas
-Must be typed
-Can be rhymed or unrhymed
3. VPP14 exercise I.

English H II
1. Infournal #8 - Cantos XXIV-XXVI.
2. VPP14 exercise I.

Thursday, 02/14/13 - Valentine's Day

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!

Composition
1. VPP14 word picture.

****Remember you need to get your mythology book if you haven't already done so!****

English H I
1. Mythology essay rough drafts are due Tuesday. Use the rubric and the packet to help you.
2. VPP14 word picture.
3. Love allusion poem:
-Must have love as a topic in some way
-Must have at least five allusions to Greek mythology
-Must have at least three stanzas
-Must be typed
-Can be rhymed or unrhymed

English H II
1. Infournals #6 & #7 - Cantos XVIII-XXIII.
2. VPP14 word picture.

Tuesday-Wednesday, 02/12-13/13

Composition
1. Finish the "Cranes" (starting on page 136 in the reader) questions 1-6.
1. What is the setting of the story, both the when and where?
2. What was Songsam’s relationship with Tokchae when they were children?
3. For which side of the war is Songsam fighting?
4. Why is Tokchae a prisoner? Why did he not leave his home with his father?
5. What is Songsam’s internal conflict (p vs. s) regarding Tokchae? How is it resolved?
6. What is the theme of the story? What is it saying about war and friendship?
2. Be ready for the VPP13 test/packet tomorrow.
3. Period 5: Write the theme of your song on the printed out lyrics.

English H I
1. Myth packet - continue working on it. Due Thursday, 02/14/13.
Click here for the Crossword Puzzle Maker
Here are the comic strip blanks:
Four-panel
Six-panel verticle 
Six-panel horizontal
Eight-panel
Creative panel #1
Creative panel #2
2. Be ready for the VPP13 test/packet tomorrow.

English H II
1. Read and then complete Infournal #5.
2. Be ready for the VPP13 test/packet tomorrow.

Monday, 02/11/13

Composition
Periods 1 & 4:
Answer the first three questions for the story "Cranes" on page 136 of your class reader. Read far enough into the story to answer the questions.
1. What is the setting of the story, both the when and where?
2. What was Songsam’s relationship with Tokchae when they were children?
3. For which side of the war is Songsam fighting?
4. Why is Tokchae a prisoner? Why did he not leave his home with his father?
5. What is Songsam’s internal conflict (p vs. s) regarding Tokchae? How is it resolved?
6. What is the theme of the story? What is it saying about war and friendship?

Period 5:

Read the lyrics to your song carefully and write down one or more themes the artist seems to be presenting.

English H I
1. Myth packet - due Thursday.

English H II
1. Infournal #4: Cantos XII, XIII, and XIV (infournal check tomorrow).

Friday, 01/08/13

Composition
Periods 1 & 4: Catch-up weekend! Use this weekend to catch up on previous assignments, like the Irony essay, song lyrics, or vocab lesson 13 work.
Period 5: Song lyrics -- print out and bring to class on Monday!

English H I
1. VPP13 exercise V.
2. Myth packet - continue working on it. Due Thursday, 02/14/13.
Click here for the Crossword Puzzle Maker
Here are the comic strip blanks:
Four-panel
Six-panel verticle 
Six-panel horizontal
Eight-panel
Creative panel #1
Creative panel #2

English H II
1. VPP13 exercise V.
2. Read and then complete Infournal #3: Cantos IX, X, and XI.

Tuesday-Thursday, 02/05-07/13

Composition
1. Irony essay final draft due tomorrow.
2. VPP13 exercise II (test and packet due next week).
3. Periods 1 & 4: Song lyrics printed out with the theme written on them.

English H I
1. VPP13 exercises III & IV.
2. Myth packet - continue working on it. Due Thursday, 02/14/13.
Click here for the Crossword Puzzle Maker
Here are the comic strip blanks:
Four-panel
Six-panel verticle 
Six-panel horizontal
Eight-panel
Creative panel #1
Creative panel #2

English H II
1. VPP13 exercises III & IV.
2. Do two journals:
-1. Cantos III, IV, and V
-2. Cantos VI, VII, and VIII
Choose an important or standout CD from one, do a personal response on one, and illustrate one.

Monday, 02/04/13

Composition
1. Irony Essay Rough draft. Due Tuesday for per 1 or Thursday for per 4/5. Here's the rubric, first P sheet, and organizer packet if you need them.
2. VPP13 ex. I.
3. Binders need to be organized and will be checked.

English H I
1. VPP13 ex. I & II.
2. Myth packet - continue working on it. Due Monday, 02/11/13.
Click here for the Crossword Puzzle Maker
Here are the comic strip blanks:
Four-panel
Six-panel verticle 
Six-panel horizontal
Eight-panel
Creative panel #1
Creative panel #2

English H II
1. VPP13 ex. I & II.
2. Oedipus Rex essay due tomorrow typed in MLA format. Go to the Purdue OWL website to see how to format in MLA format:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
3. Read The Inferno canto II.

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