Attn: Acc Eng and Eng 1: Speech Order

ACC ENGLISH 1 and ENGLISH 1 - SPEECH ORDER

Acc English
Monday: Claire, Jacqualine, Maggie, Sophia, Mckenzie, and Becky
Tuesday: Cormick, Leah, Rachel, Megan, Andrew, and Ali
Wednesday: Charles, Sarah, Becca, Lydia, Matt, and Rachel
Thursday: Alex D, Izzie, Megen, Phoebe, Taylor, and Maren
Friday: Grace, Alex L, Hannah, Keston, Kate

English 1
Monday: Adam, Harley, Sabrina, Davida, Alla, and Cori
Tuesday: Owen, Alyssia, Allyson, Mitch, Alison, and Alicia
Wednesday: Hannah, Ky, Kyle, Jenessa, Deanna, Josh, and Stephy
Thursday: Sydne, Chante, Briana, Tim, Chris E, Chris F, and Justin

BE PREPARED ON YOUR DAY!!!

Daily Log - Fri. 1/29/10

English 1: Worked on speeches for Feb 1st - 4th.

MoC: Reviewed paragraph construction. Complete Topic Sentence Packet for Monday.

Am Lit: Complete the blog response for your class. Due Monday, Feb. 1st.

         American Literature Blog (4th Period)
         American Literature Blog (8-9th Period)

Acc English 1: Worked on speeches for Feb 1st - 5th.

Daily Log - Thurs, Jan 28

English 1: Finished brief introductory speeches. Personal narrative speeches introduced. Tomorrow we will be a speech writing day to develop, organize, transfer to note cards, and rehearse depending on which stage you are at. SPEECHES BEGIN MONDAY!!!

MoC: Finished categorizing example essays. Wrote an in-class essay, self-ranked writing, and conferenced with me. Write on one of the following topics:

• A. Is the school dress code appropriate?
• B. The internet is more beneficial than detrimental. OR The internet does more harm than good. 

Am Lit: Completed a discussion on "What is an American?" Began reading "What is Happening to America" by John Steinbeck. Please get a Google ID so you can comment on future blog posts.

Acc English: Finished introductory speeches. Tomorrow will be a personal narrative development day. SPEECHES BEGIN MONDAY!!!  

Daily Log - Wed. 1/27/10

English 1: We finished speech notes. If absent, please get notes from a peer. Students practiced characteristics of a strong speech by giving short introductory speeches.  We will finish the introductory speeches tomorrow in class.

MoC: Categorized seven sample essays. Decided what makes up a strong essay.

American Lit. : We viewed three short films that portray different perceptions of the American Dream. Use the links to watch the films - West Side Story, American, the Beautiful, and the preview for American Dream. For tomorrow, read St. John de Crevecoeur's "What is an American?". If you do not have a copy, you can access it online from the classroom wiki - link on the left side bar.

Acc English 1: Finished speech notes. Introduced personal narrative speech (Due Monday, 2/1/10). Began introductory speeches.

Daily Log - Tues 1/26/10

Happy 1st Day of Second Semester!

English 1: Introduced speeches before going over notes. Please get these from a peer.

Mechanics of Composition: Introduced the course and went over expectations. Go to Mr. Feick's Classroom Wiki for the expectations handout.

American Literature: Introduced the course and went over expectations. Go to Mr. Feick's Classroom Wiki for the expectations handout.

Acc. English 1: Introduced the course. Introduced speech notes. Please get these from a peer.

Welcome!

Welcome PHS students!

If you are viewing this blog, you are here because you are a student in either my English 1, American Literature, or Mechanics of Composition course. I will be keeping an online log of the assignments and class activities that we complete during the week. If you were absent from class, please check here to get the information that you missed. I look forward to having a successful and engaging semester.

For your course expectations go to Mr. Feick's Classroom Wiki.

Mr. Feick