Daily Log: 5/12

English 1: Class discussion on the allegory of The Old Man and the Sea. After the allegory, we learned subject/verb agreement. 

MoC: Cause and Effect Essay

Am Lit: Read Ch. 5 for tomorrow.

Acc English: Class discussion on the allegory of The Old Man and the Sea. After the allegory, we reviewed subject/verb agreement.

Daily Log: 5/11/10

English 1: The Old Man and the Sea Final Analysis (Finish worksheet for tomorrow)

MoC: Cause and Effect Essay - Lab

Am Lit: Gatsby's Gold Coast - Read Ch 4 for tomorrow

Acc English 1: The Old Man and the Sea Final Analysis (Finish worksheet for tomorrow)

Daily Post: 5/10

 English 1 - Finish reading The Old Man and the Sea.

MoC - Received new vocabulary and worked on cause and effect essay.

Am. Lit - Discussed Ch. 3 - no reading for tomorrow. Ch. 4 for Thursday.

Acc English 1 - Finish reading The Old Man and the Sea. Turned in R&J essays and selected potential topics for Final Exam.

Daily Log: 5/6

English 1: Read 30-60 - The Old Man and the Sea

MoC: Introduced the Cause and Effect Essay.

Am Lit: Discussed chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby with bookmark. Read Ch. 2 for tomorrow.

Acc English 1: Read 30-60. Complete The Old Man and the Sea pages 9-29 interpretation (This can be done in collaboration with others.).

Daily Log: 5/5

English 1: Read 9-29 - The Old Man and the Sea

MOC: Complete previous blog entry.

Am Lit: Read The Great Gatsby - Ch. 1.

Acc English 1: Read 9-29 - The Old Man and the Sea. Complete pronoun/antecedent wksht.

Daily Log: 5/4

English 1: We discussed Allegory after viewing four paintings and discussed their meaning. Read "Hat of Clouds" for tomorrow.

MoC: Turned in Process Essay

Am Lit: Finished A Streetcar Named Desire - Next: THE GREAT GATSBY!!!

Acc English 1: Groups of 4 interpreted yesterday's four paintings. Read "Hat of Clouds" for tomorrow. Remember to be working on your essays (due Monday).

ATTN: ACC ENGLISH 1

Allegory

Click on the English Wiki located in the left margin. It contains a PowerPoint defining Allegory. Take thorough notes about each picture. I have zoomed in on areas of the painting for more detail. In your notes, be as complete and detailed as you can be.

Follow the directions at the end of the PowerPoint.

We will discuss this in class tomorrow.

Daily Log: 4/28/10

English 1: Finished 5.3 - Fish Bowl Discussion. Review for R&J Test for Friday.

MoC: Process Essay Lab

Am Lit: Completed A Streetcar Named Desire. We discussed the motifs using the motif tracker. Journals were due today.  Assessment tomorrow.

Acc English 1: Viewed two film adaptations of the ending. Review for R&J Test tomorrow, Thursday. Have your character analysis sheets filled out and ready to use on Friday.

Daily Log: 4/23/10

English 1: Completed Act 4

MoC: Vocabulary Quiz #11. Process Essay Introduction

Am Lit: Read Scenes 8-9 for Monday.

Acc English 1: Completed Act 4

Daily Log: 4/22/10

English 1: R&J 4.1-4.4 (viewed film) and compared 3.1 movie versions (DiCaprio and Zeferelli). Read 4.5 for tomorrow.

MoC: Writing Participial Phrases (in class activity)

Am Lit: Small group discussion about 9 selected passages. Read 6-7 for tomorrow and complete journal.

Acc English: R&J 4.1-4.4 (viewed film) and compared 3.1 movie versions (DiCaprio and Zeferelli). Read 4.5 for tomorrow.

Daily Log: 4/20/10

English 1: Relevant Reads - 3.4-3.5 (Complete for Tomorrow)

MoC: Problem Solution Essay Due Tomorrow

Am Lit: Read Scene 4

Acc English: 5 Passages and Significance (Complete for Tomorrow)

Daily Log: 4/15/10

English 1: Read 3.1 and complete double entry diary. 

MoC: Begin writing Problem Solution Essay. Brainstormed topics and received rubric.

Am Lit: Read Scene 1 of A Streetcar Named Desire. 

Acc English 1: Read 3.1 with double entry diary.

Daily Log: 4/14/10

English 1: Finish Act 2 and complete character analysis sheet.

MoC: We went over two problem solution essay examples. See previous post for participial phrase assignment.

Am Lit: Viewed AE biography of Tennessee Williams. Ten interesting facts and two questions.

Acc English 1: We played with Shakespearian insults. Finish Act 2 and complete character analysis sheet.

Daily Log: 4/7/10

English 1: Act 1.5 Discussion, Character Analysis Chart

MoC: Vocabulary, turned in Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement

Am Lit: Southern Gothic background information

Acc English 1: Act 1.5 Discussion, Character Analysis Chart

Daily Log: 4/6/10

English 1: R&J 1.4 DVD, R&J 1.5 with wksht

MoC: Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement (w/ wksht)

Am Lit: Transcendental Songs and collected Walden individual sheets. Remember your reflections are due Thursday.

Acc Eng: RJ 1.4 DVD, RJ 1.5 with wksht

Daily Log: 3/31/10

English 1: SRI Testing

MOC: "My Name" Essay rubric, organizatoin, and writing time. VOCAB QUIZ tomorrow!

Am Lit: "Self-Reliance" passages and group discussion. The passages are due with the final Transcendentalist assessment. For MONDAY - read your section of Walden. If you do not trust your group members to read their selections thoroughly or are interested in reading more of Walden, here is a website with the Walden text:  http://thoreau.eserver.org/walden00.html.

The selections that different peers are reading are "Solitude", "Visitors", "Where I Lived and What I Lived for", and "Economy". 

Acc English 1: SRI Testing

Daily Log: 3/30/10

English 1: Shakespeare in Our Time - Exit Slip

MOC: Compare and Contrast Organization

Am Lit: Discussed "Nature". Began Emerson's "Self Reliance".

Acc English: Shakespeare in Our Time - Exit Slip

Daily Log: 3/29/10

English 1: Shakespeare's Biography - Questions-in-the-Margin (Due Tomorrow)

MOC: See previous post. Vocabulary #8 is on the wiki.

Am Lit: Get Transcentalism notes from a peer. Read "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and complete double entry diary for tomorrow.

Acc English 1: Shakespeare's Biography - Questions-in-the-Margin

Daily Log: 3/17/10

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

English 1: One Act Play Challenge - Showtime Tomorrow 8:05 AM. 

MOC: Finished the clause and appositive phrase writing exercise. Submitted to Google Docs. 

Am Lit: Finished discussing Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. We will begin Rappaccini's Daughter tomorrow.

Acc English 1: Types of Sentences Quiz

Daily Log: 3/16/10

English 1: One Act Play Challenge (Tomorrow is your last work day)

MoC: Assignment through the blog. Check previous post.

Am Lit: Groups worked together to analyze Dr. Heideggar's Experiment.

Acc English 1: Turn in your TTTC Theme Essays. Complete Drama Notes.