Composition
1. VPP3 word picture.
2. Make sure you have your plot notes finished and the summary filled out.
English H I
1. VPP3 word picture.
2. Remember to add one of each type of figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification) to your setting description write-up. Also make sure you hit each type of sensory detail at least once. Type it up and have it ready on Monday.
English H II
1. VPP3 word picture.
2. Read Mythology part 1 chapters 1-3. Write down three questions for the pages that were assigned to you in class. Questions should be general (not too hard), should be multiple-choice or fill-in-the blank, and should include the correct answer.
3. Gilgamesh essay due Monday.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Thursday, 09/13/12
Composition
1. Be ready for your vocabulary test tomorrow on lesson 2.
2. Fill in the summary for the plot notes and diagram the plot chart for "Little Red Riding Hood/Cap" (page 50 in your Reader).
English H I
1. Be ready for your vocabulary test tomorrow on lesson 2.
2. Finish the notes on figurative language.
3. Add one example of each type of figurative language to your setting & mood writing piece.
English H II
1. Be ready for your vocabulary test tomorrow on lesson 2.
2. Read Mythology part 1 chapters 1-3. Write down three questions for the pages that were assigned to you in class. Questions should be general (not too hard), should be multiple-choice or fill-in-the blank, and should include the correct answer.
3. Gilgamesh essay due Monday.
1. Be ready for your vocabulary test tomorrow on lesson 2.
2. Fill in the summary for the plot notes and diagram the plot chart for "Little Red Riding Hood/Cap" (page 50 in your Reader).
English H I
1. Be ready for your vocabulary test tomorrow on lesson 2.
2. Finish the notes on figurative language.
3. Add one example of each type of figurative language to your setting & mood writing piece.
English H II
1. Be ready for your vocabulary test tomorrow on lesson 2.
2. Read Mythology part 1 chapters 1-3. Write down three questions for the pages that were assigned to you in class. Questions should be general (not too hard), should be multiple-choice or fill-in-the blank, and should include the correct answer.
3. Gilgamesh essay due Monday.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Tuesday-Wednesday, 09/11-12/12
Composition
1. Read "Little Red Riding Hood" by the Brothers Grimm (page 50 in your Reader). Also read the article entitled "Plot" on page 17 of the Reader. What are the different parts of plot in the story?
2. Study the vocabulary words for the test on Friday.
English H I
1. VPP2 exercises III and IV.
2. Finish your writing piece on setting and mood.
English H II
1. VPP2 exercises III and IV.
2. Read Mythology part 1 chapters 1-3. Write down three questions for the pages that were assigned to you in class. Questions should be general (not too hard), should be multiple-choice or fill-in-the blank, and should include the correct answer.
3. Gilgamesh essay due Monday.
1. Read "Little Red Riding Hood" by the Brothers Grimm (page 50 in your Reader). Also read the article entitled "Plot" on page 17 of the Reader. What are the different parts of plot in the story?
2. Study the vocabulary words for the test on Friday.
English H I
1. VPP2 exercises III and IV.
2. Finish your writing piece on setting and mood.
English H II
1. VPP2 exercises III and IV.
2. Read Mythology part 1 chapters 1-3. Write down three questions for the pages that were assigned to you in class. Questions should be general (not too hard), should be multiple-choice or fill-in-the blank, and should include the correct answer.
3. Gilgamesh essay due Monday.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Friday, 09/07/12
Composition
1. VPP2 - finish exercise I, "Words in Context."
2. Read "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, part 2 (download the Class Reader and go to page 34), and finish the questions.
English H I
1. VPP2 - finish exercise I, "Words in Context."
2. Read "Marigolds," and do the Lizabeth's empty head worksheet.
English H II
1. VPP2 - finish exercise I, "Words in Context."
2. Gilgamesh essay - get CDs for your essay (at least six).
2. My Epic Epic - due Tuesday (see below):
1. Hero name (use epithet):
2. Heroic traits and values:
3. Settings:
4. Conflicts, plot, and adventures:
5. Supernatural/fantastical/mythological beings and creatures:
6. in media res beginning:
7. Important and majestic ancillary characters (use more
epithets):
8. Muse to invoke:
9. Long formal speech about:
10. Descent into underworld, afterlife, or hell for what reason:
Format: The above information in typed format along with a book cover, advertisement, or commercial for your epic. Up to one page.
1. VPP2 - finish exercise I, "Words in Context."
2. Read "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, part 2 (download the Class Reader and go to page 34), and finish the questions.
English H I
1. VPP2 - finish exercise I, "Words in Context."
2. Read "Marigolds," and do the Lizabeth's empty head worksheet.
English H II
1. VPP2 - finish exercise I, "Words in Context."
2. Gilgamesh essay - get CDs for your essay (at least six).
2. My Epic Epic - due Tuesday (see below):
1. Hero name (use epithet):
2. Heroic traits and values:
3. Settings:
4. Conflicts, plot, and adventures:
5. Supernatural/fantastical/mythological beings and creatures:
6. in media res beginning:
7. Important and majestic ancillary characters (use more
epithets):
8. Muse to invoke:
9. Long formal speech about:
10. Descent into underworld, afterlife, or hell for what reason:
Format: The above information in typed format along with a book cover, advertisement, or commercial for your epic. Up to one page.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Thursday, 09/06/12
Composition
1. VPP2 spelling quiz makeups (write each word 20 times each).
2. "The Most Dangerous Game" - read part I (download the Class Reader and go to page 30) and answer the questions (first side of the page).
English H I
1. VPP2 spelling quiz makeups (write each word 20 times each).
2. Take notes on the Chronology/Flashback/Flashforward article and on the Setting article in the Literary Devices notes packet.
English H II
1. VPP2 spelling quiz makeups (write each word 20 times each).
2. Continue working on MY EPIC EPIC.
3. Complete the Gilgamesh essay introduction with a thesis and forecast statement.
1. VPP2 spelling quiz makeups (write each word 20 times each).
2. "The Most Dangerous Game" - read part I (download the Class Reader and go to page 30) and answer the questions (first side of the page).
English H I
1. VPP2 spelling quiz makeups (write each word 20 times each).
2. Take notes on the Chronology/Flashback/Flashforward article and on the Setting article in the Literary Devices notes packet.
English H II
1. VPP2 spelling quiz makeups (write each word 20 times each).
2. Continue working on MY EPIC EPIC.
3. Complete the Gilgamesh essay introduction with a thesis and forecast statement.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Tuesday-Wednesday, 09/04/12
Composition
1. VPP2 notes, word pictures, and flashcards.
2. TV Show - watch a narrative, and write down the conflicts that you see. Be sure to use a wants...but... sentence.
English H I
1. VPP2 notes, word pictures, and flashcards.
2. Finish the "The Most Dangerous Game" and "Big Boy" conflict sheet we did in class.
3. Watch a TV show and label the parts of the plot of the show on your plot notes.
English H II
1. VPP2 notes, word pictures, and flashcards.
2. Work on MY EPIC EPIC with your group. Due Tuesday.
3. Start working on your Gilgamesh essay. Do the outline. The prompts are as follows:
Pick one of the following prompts, copy it, and start preparing your written response.
-Is Gilgamesh a hero? How do the literary devices in the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh show that he either is or is not a heroic character?
-What is the view of nature versus the city in the Epic of Gilgamesh? How is this idea portrayed using literary devices?
-In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what lesson does Gilgamesh learn by the end? How is this communicated using various literary devices?
-What idea about death is communicated in the Epic of Gilgamesh? How are literary devices used to get this idea across?
Want a good, short story read? Try "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
1. VPP2 notes, word pictures, and flashcards.
2. TV Show - watch a narrative, and write down the conflicts that you see. Be sure to use a wants...but... sentence.
English H I
1. VPP2 notes, word pictures, and flashcards.
2. Finish the "The Most Dangerous Game" and "Big Boy" conflict sheet we did in class.
3. Watch a TV show and label the parts of the plot of the show on your plot notes.
English H II
1. VPP2 notes, word pictures, and flashcards.
2. Work on MY EPIC EPIC with your group. Due Tuesday.
3. Start working on your Gilgamesh essay. Do the outline. The prompts are as follows:
Pick one of the following prompts, copy it, and start preparing your written response.
-Is Gilgamesh a hero? How do the literary devices in the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh show that he either is or is not a heroic character?
-What is the view of nature versus the city in the Epic of Gilgamesh? How is this idea portrayed using literary devices?
-In the Epic of Gilgamesh, what lesson does Gilgamesh learn by the end? How is this communicated using various literary devices?
-What idea about death is communicated in the Epic of Gilgamesh? How are literary devices used to get this idea across?
Want a good, short story read? Try "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Friday, 08/31/12
Composition
1. Do your take-home vocabulary test.
**remember the book check next week, pajama day on Tuesday, and hallway decorations!
English H I
1. Finish "The Most Dangerous Game" reading, and finish the questions.
2. Finish typing the nice draft of your letter to Mr. Power.
**remember the book check next week, pajama day on Tuesday, and hallway decorations!
English H II
1. Read the Genesis Flood account (Genesis 6-9:17).
2. Read The Epic of Gilgamesh books IV-VII.
3. Answer Gilgamesh questions part 2:
1.Why is the issue of immortality to important to Gilgamesh? Does he fear death, or love life?
2.Compare the Biblical flood story to that of the epic. What are the similarities and differences? What cultural, religious, or ideological differences do you think might have affected the two stories (use examples, or a diagram)? Do you think the presence of the flood story helps prove the Biblical account, or helps show that it is simply fiction?
3.Is Gilgamesh a hero? Why? What heroic traits are valued by the ancient Assyrian culture?
4.What purpose do the dreams serve in the story?
5.Why, at the end of book six, does the story repeat an emphasis on the city, just like in the prologue? What is the point here? What is the author saying about Gilgamesh, life, and death?
6.What is the message or moral that you can gather from book seven? Why repeat the phrase, “he will not come again?”
1. Do your take-home vocabulary test.
**remember the book check next week, pajama day on Tuesday, and hallway decorations!
English H I
1. Finish "The Most Dangerous Game" reading, and finish the questions.
2. Finish typing the nice draft of your letter to Mr. Power.
**remember the book check next week, pajama day on Tuesday, and hallway decorations!
English H II
1. Read the Genesis Flood account (Genesis 6-9:17).
2. Read The Epic of Gilgamesh books IV-VII.
3. Answer Gilgamesh questions part 2:
1.Why is the issue of immortality to important to Gilgamesh? Does he fear death, or love life?
2.Compare the Biblical flood story to that of the epic. What are the similarities and differences? What cultural, religious, or ideological differences do you think might have affected the two stories (use examples, or a diagram)? Do you think the presence of the flood story helps prove the Biblical account, or helps show that it is simply fiction?
3.Is Gilgamesh a hero? Why? What heroic traits are valued by the ancient Assyrian culture?
4.What purpose do the dreams serve in the story?
5.Why, at the end of book six, does the story repeat an emphasis on the city, just like in the prologue? What is the point here? What is the author saying about Gilgamesh, life, and death?
6.What is the message or moral that you can gather from book seven? Why repeat the phrase, “he will not come again?”
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Composition
1. Finish (and type!) the letter to Mr. Power Standards Task.
2. Finish VPP (vocabulary) exercise II and be ready for the test tomorrow.
**book check next week for you vocabulary book and course reader
English H I
1. Finish VPP (vocabulary) exercises III-V and be ready for the test tomorrow.
2. Read "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell in the Interactive Reader book up to page 14. Answer the questions on front side of the sheet.
3. Add on to your letters to Mr. Power, type them up, and turn them in on Tuesday.
English H II
1. Finish VPP (vocabulary) exercises III-V and be ready for the test tomorrow.
2. Read The Epic of Gilgamesh books I-III.
3. Answer the following Gilgamesh questions:
1. What's wrong with Gilgamesh when we first meet him?
2. How do Enkidu and Gilgamesh go from enemies to friends? How does Enkidu change Gilgamesh?
3. Who is more heroic--Gilgamesh or Enkidu? Why? What is apparently considered heroic by the culture of the time?
4. How are female characters represented in the story?
5. Why does Gilgamesh kill Humbaba? Does Humbaba deserve to die?
6. How are Gilgamesh and Enkidu good foils of each other?
7. Was Enkidu better off as a wild animal-man out in nature, or as a more civilized man in the city (in your opinion)? Does the text agree with you?
8. What do you think about Gilgamesh as a character?
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Tuesday-Wednesday, 08/28-29/12
Composition
1. Letter to Mr. Power -- add what you care about. Due typed on Friday.
2. VPP1 word picture, exercise I.
**Binder checks Thursday, Summer Reading Quizzes Thursday, textbook check next week
English H I
1. VPP1 exercises I & II.
2. Get an IR (independent reading) book.
3. Watch a TV show (a narrative) and explain the conflict, or problem.
**Binder checks Thursday, IR book check Thursday, textbook check next week
English H II
1. VPP1 exercises III-V.
2. Literary Devices PSA
*book and binder check Thursday
1. Letter to Mr. Power -- add what you care about. Due typed on Friday.
2. VPP1 word picture, exercise I.
**Binder checks Thursday, Summer Reading Quizzes Thursday, textbook check next week
English H I
1. VPP1 exercises I & II.
2. Get an IR (independent reading) book.
3. Watch a TV show (a narrative) and explain the conflict, or problem.
**Binder checks Thursday, IR book check Thursday, textbook check next week
English H II
1. VPP1 exercises III-V.
2. Literary Devices PSA
*book and binder check Thursday
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