Daily Log: 11/11/10

The Daily Log is BACK!!! Sorry for the delay.

Am Lit: Read Of Mice and Men  - Act 1.1.

MOC: Students created a blog to complete daily blog assignments. Vocab #9 tomorrow!

English 1/Boys: Predicate Nominatives/Adjectives and Direct/Indirect Objects. Tomorrow - Go over Plot Diagram and Lab Day.

Daily Log: 10/14

Am Lit: Complete Blog Entry #4 and read chapters 21-23. Finish for Monday.

MoC: Students practiced vocabulary, read cause and effect essays, and began brainstorming topics.

English 1: Students worked on their quarterly book projects due October 26th.

Boys: Read English 1.

Daily Log: 10/14

Am Lit: Completed passage analysis (found on wiki). Read chapters 18-20.

MoC: Continued to work on introductions. Cause and Effect essay was briefly introduced.

English 1: The Lottery and discussion questions.

Boys: See English 1.

Daily Log: 10/8

Am Lit: Today students identified passages of importance in chapters 9-10 and explained the passages' significances to their peers. Read chapter 11-13 over the weekend.

MoC: We completed a vocabulary quiz and continued to build on introductions and thesis statements. Finish thesis statement examples for Monday.

English 1: We completed a verb phrase quiz, compared Walter Mitty to Snoopy, and read There Will Come Soft Rains. Review verb phrases this weekend for the quiz retake. Chapter 12 in the yellow book will help you.

Boys: We completed a verb phrase quiz and began discussion on Walter Mitty. Study for the verb phrase quiz retake. We will finish Walter Mitty on Monday.

Daily Log: 10/5

Am Lit: Today we discussed chapters 5-6. Consider Holden's responses to the following comments or events: snowball, Saturday steaks, Allie's glove, Allie's death, athletes, and Stradlater's fight.

Read chapters 7-8  and bring in 5 slang terms for tomorrow and complete the blog entry: Allie's Glove for Friday.


MOC: Today we wrote using participial phrases using Mr. Bean as our subject.

English 1: Began discussing The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, finished recording theme notes, and completed the verb phrase worksheet.

Boys: Finished recording theme notes and corrected the verb phrase worksheet.

Daily Log: 10/4

Am Lit: PEP TALK - Read 5-6 for tomorrow

MoC: PEP TALK - Snoopy paragraphs - see yesterday's entry

English 1 (Per3) - We went over the verb phrase sheet with helping verbs. Read The Secret Life of Walter Mitty for tomorrow.

English 1 (Per11) - We went over the verb phrase sheet with helping verbs. Read The Secret Life of Walter Mitty for tomorrow and finish the verb sheet.

Boys: We went over The Scarlet Ibis and verb phrases.

Daily Log: 10/4

Am Lit: Read Chapter 5-6 for Wednesday. Tomorrow Juniors will be having a PEP Talk from Mrs. Stielow.

MoC: Complete the participial phrase paragraph (The Peanuts Comic Strip) and Juniors will be having a PEP Talk from Mrs. Stielow.

English 1: Today we went over notes for short story elements. We are nearing the end of the notes for this unit. No homework.

Boys: Read the English 1 Notes.

Daily Post: 9/29

Am Lit: Read Chapter 1 of The Catcher in the Rye!

MoC: Lab Day - Rough Draft submission. Feedback will be provided for Friday's lab day.

English 1: The Most Dangerous Game - Quiz. Mood, characterization, and plot were analyzed.

Boys: A Brief Moment in the Life of Angus Bethune - Quiz. We will be looking to characterize Angus tomorrow in class.

Daily Log: 9/27/10

Am Lit: Reviewed Huck Finn - Test Tomorrow!

MoC: Today vocabulary lists were for week 4 were given and lab time for personal narratives was provided.

English 1: Reviewed action and linking verbs. Vocabulary for The Most Dangerous Game was explained through sentences, pictures, or actions. Read The Most Dangerous Game for Wednesday.

Boys: Action and linking verbs were taught. Read the story featuring Angus Bethune for Wednesday.

Daily Log: 9/24/10

Am Lit: Today we wrapped up Huck Finn. Monday will be primarily a review of major realizations and connections to Huck Finn. Test Tuesday.

MoC: Completed a vocabulary quiz and continued developing essay.

Boys: Read a Guys' Read essay, returned past assignments, and mapped out a plot diagram of Wine on the Desert.

English 1: Mapped out a plot diagram of Wine on the Desert and began learning verbs - Action and Linking.

Daily Log: 9/23/10

Am Lit: We read through the climax of the novel - Huck's moral decision to save Jim. Examine the three chapters for important passages especially those in which Huck seems to be commenting on society. I will summarize the last section of reading - Tom and Huck's plan to free Jim. Read it tonight if you don't want to only receive the summary. A test will be given on Tuesday.

MoC: We read a student example of a narrative and began developing narrative topics and outlines. Tomorrow lab time is provided after the vocabulary quiz. PLEASE REVIEW YOUR WORDS!

English 1: Received notes on setting and conflict. Read Wine on the Desert - a short story in 21 Short Stories. We will be examining it for setting and plot.

Boys: See English 1.

Daily Log: 9/22/10

Am Lit: Today we discussed the remainder of the Wilkes Ruse by way of a full class discussion. Tomorrow the reading is Chapter 31-33. If you want to continue reading, please feel free to read further.

MoC: The students completed a pronoun/antecedent quiz. After the quiz was complete, students read Annie Dillard's The Chase to look at a professional narrative.

English 1: Students took the parts of speech quiz. After the quiz students took notes on the Short Story Elements. If you were absent, please get the notes from a classmate.

Boys: The students used the lab after they were finished with their parts of speech quiz.

Daily Post: 9/21/10

Am Lit: Today we discussed the beginning of the Wilkes ruse. Read through chapter 30 for tomorrow.

MoC: The personal narrative was introduced. We read an essay by Maya Angelou and looked at its construction. Pronoun/Antecedent Quiz tomorrow.

English 1: Lab Day. Nouns, Adj, Pro, and Art quiz tomorrow. Vocab due tomorrow.

Boys: The first element of the short story, plot, was introduced. Nouns, Adj, Pro, and Art quiz tomorrow. Vocab due tomorrow.

Daily Log: 9/17/10

Am Lit: Read chapters 22-23 for Monday. Today we discussed the Duke and the Dauphin's entrance.

MoC: Papers should be submitted by 11:59 PM to Google Docs. Students completed a vocabulary quiz for week two and learned about pronoun and antecedent agreement. A practice worksheet was assigned to be completed over the weekend.

English 1: Home to El Building was finished and students discussed the reading using the Relevant Reads passages that they located from the text. White Balloons was assigned for reading over the weekend.

Boys: Completion of assignments is imperative to academic success. Read White Balloons for Monday.

Daily Log; 9/17/10

Am Lit: Read Ch 19-21 for tomorrow. We will continue our discussion about the Shepherdsons and Grangerfords.

MoC: Lab Day. Tomorrow a vocabulary quiz for week 2 will be taken and your description essay is due. The essay should be submitted via Google Docs and uploaded/copy and pasted to Turnitin.com.

English 1: We discussed Don Jose of La Mancha and Home to El Building should be completed for tomorrow.

Boys: Complete Home to El Building for Friday.

Daily Log: 9/15/10

I hope you all enjoyed your afternoon off of school!

Am Lit: Today we went through chapter 16 of Huck Finn using a small group discussion format. Chapters 17-18 will be discussed tomorrow in class. There will be a lot to cover. A new blog post has been assigned - complete by Monday.

MoC: Today we completed a vocabulary review. Students used each word in a sentence or drew a small picture that identifies the word. No homework. Remember that description essays are due Friday. Lab day tomorrow.

English 1 (Period 3): Read Don Jose of La Mancha and complete the assigned questions.

English 1 (Period 11): No homework. Acting out Matoa's Mirror took us up to the bell.

Boys: Read Don Jose of La Mancha and complete the assigned questions.

Daily Log: 9/14/10

Am Lit: Today we discussed chapters 12-15. Chapter 16 will be discussed tomorrow. Chapters 17-18 are to be read for tomorrow.

MoC: Today students set up Google.com accounts for Google Docs. The remainder of the time period was for writing. Review vocabulary words for Friday!

English 1: The adjective worksheet was returned to students. In small groups of four students discussed, using their note cards, the short story, The One Who Watches. For tomorrow read Matoa's Mirror.

Boys: In groups of 4-5 students decided how they would act out the second half of Matoa's Mirror. Students will act out their scene tomorrow. For the remainder of class - starting at noon - we watch President Obama's address to students.  

Daily Log: 9/13/10

Am Lit: Students completed reading comprehension questions for chapters 9-11. For tomorrow, students should read chapters 12-16. Huck and Jim's adventure down the Mississippi River begins!

MoC: Students received new vocabulary words for week two. Remember the lists are accessible through the wiki link on the left side of this page. Began to go over parts of speech and inserting specific adjectives into sentences. Tomorrow is a work day in the lab. Remember Wednesday, Sept. 15th is your rough draft date to submit your writing.

English 1: Assigned Adjective Wksht and "The One Who Watches" for homework. This during-reading reading strategy requires students to record on a notecard: one question, one passage, and three other notes (comments, character or plot development, conflict, or connections).

Boys: We read the first essay from the Guys Read collection of essays. We went over the adjective worksheet and assigned "Matoa's Mirror" for tomorrow. Complete the during-reading strategy of active reading notes.

Daily Post: 9/10/10

Am Lit: Today we finished our discussion on chapters 5-7 and students turned in the worksheet with the completed questions. I then went through a PowerPoint lecture/discussion about chapter 8. Read 9-11 for Monday.

MoC: We completed a vocabulary quiz and edited/revised paragraphs for detail. The descriptive essay was assigned with a Friday, September 17th deadline. No immediate homework for Monday. Enjoy your weekend.

English 1: We went through a PowerPoint with discussion questions about the sthort story Beauty Lessons. Students then used the pre-reading strategy Probable Passage for the short story Catch the Moon. Read Catch the Moon for Monday.

Boys: We went through the short story Catch the Moon as a whole group. We then went over N/Pro/Adj. Students are expected to complete the ADJECTIVE wksht for Monday.

Daily Log: 9/9/10

Am Lit: Discussed blog #1 (10 pts) as a whole class before completing a quiz on chapters 5-7 (6 pts). In small groups students completed discussion questions focused on comprehension, analysis, and interpretation. Students will have 5 minutes in the beginning of class to discuss their discussion responses- questions should be completed for tomorrow and chapter 8 should be read. 

MoC:  I assigned a Norman Rockwell picture for students to write a descriptive paragraph capturing the moment in words. Paragraph to be used tomorrow in class.

English 1: Discussed the double entry journal for Bad Influence. The journal was collected (10 pts). Students then participated in a reading strategy - Say Something - for the short story Beauty Lessons. The short story should be finished for tomorrow.

Boys: Discussed the double entry journal for Bad Influence. The journal was collected (10 pts). Students then used an in-class pre-reading strategy prior to engaging in the short story - Catch the Moon (Due tomorrow).

Daily Log: 9/8/10

Of course, after telling all of your parents who attended Back To School Night that I would have a daily log of assignments recorded on the blog, I got caught up completing other school work during 10th period (my usual posting time) and forgot to return to the task. While I can't promise you that I will never miss a posting, I will strive to be as consistent as I can. Happy Thursday!

Here's yesterday - Wednesday, 9/8/10

Am Lit: Today, in a large group discussion, we went over chapters 1-4 of Huck Finn. For Thursday, read chapters 5-7 and complete the blog assignment from Tuesday.

MoC: We worked using details in our writing. Students, in groups of 3-4, worked to come up with as many specific details about a setting as they could. No homework. Vocabulary quiz Friday!

English 1: Today we went over Bad Influence in class. The vocabulary in context should have been completed prior to class, and in small groups, the students completed the backside of the page. Once completed, the work was turned in. Homework: Read Arturo's Flight and complete the double entry journal.

Boys: An Island Like You and the vocabulary journal was introduced. We went over eight literary allusions that are present in the short story. Homework: Read Arturo's Flight and complete the double entry journal.

Daily Post: 9/7/10

Am Lit: Today students received Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. As a class we went over a Huck Finn introduction packet that provided the location of the novel, the images of Huck Finn, and information about the Mississippi River. Homework: Read Ch. I-IV (1-4). There may be a reading quiz covering the four chapters.

MoC: Vocabulary for week 1 has been provided and can be accessed from the wiki on the left of the page. Reviewed topic sentence formation using the topic sentence packet. I introduced supporting sentences and students revised weak paragraphs. Homework: Revise two of the weak paragraphs.

English 1: Nouns and Pronouns worksheet was corrected in class. The Vocabulary Journal (to be completed before the end of the novel) was presented. Remember to complete the journal using words that are on the fringe of your vocabulary or words that you have heard before but may be unsure of the definite meaning. An Island Like You was passed out. Homework: Read Bad Influence and complete the "Spanish in Context" side of the worksheet.

Boys: Nouns and Pronouns worksheet was corrected in class. Writing assessments were returned. The second half of class was provided for them to select a book for their 1st Quarter Book Projects. Tomorrow we will begin An Island Like You.

Attn: AM LIT

American Literature Students:

Please respond to the blog entry located at the following link: http://americanliterature-1.blogspot.com/

The blog can also be accessed from the left column of this page under the Links title.

The due date is Thursday, September 9th.

Mr. Feick

Daily Post: 9/3/10

Am Lit: Watched clips of Mark Twain documentary by Ken Burns to establish historical context for The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The film was paused at moments to stress important facts and influences on Twain's writing. Assignment: Documentary Facts, Opinions, and Comments (Turned in at the conclusion of class). If you were not present, please search the Internet for 10 facts, opinions, and comments that you find interesting. Bring the completed work to class on Tuesday.

Moc: We began working to understand organization in writing. After mapping out the organization of an essary: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion, we worked to understand the paragraph - the building block of a larger piece of writing. Using the Topic Sentence Packet, students completed the first four pages.

English 1: Today the Independent Book Project was introduced. Ten minutes was used to look through the library for a book. While that was probably not enough time for everyone to get a book, book titles were viewed to be considered. Nouns and Pronouns were discussed using a diagram on the white board. For homework, students should complete the Nouns and Pronouns worksheet for Tuesday.

Boys: Today the Independent Book Project was introduced. Time to select books will be given on Tuesday. Nouns and Pronouns were discussed using a diagram on the white board. For homework, students should complete the Nouns and Pronouns worksheet for Tuesday.

ENJOY YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND THE FAIR!!! 

Daily Log: 9/2/10

Am Lit: Students read, analyzed, and interpreted Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants", which served as an introduction to analyzing and interpreting literature.

MoC: Students read a Sports Illustrated article that showed "good" writing. Students looked for examples of good writing within the article. We concluded with a discussion on good writing.

English 1: Students completed a Pre-Semester Writing Assessment and Parts of Speech Assessment.

Boys English: Students completed a Pre-Semester Writing Assessment and Parts of Speech Assessment. If it was not completed in class, it must be completed for tomorrow.

Daily Log: 9/1/10

Welcome to back to school!

Am Lit: Syllabus and Expectations

MoC: Syllabus and Expectations

English 1: Syllabus and Expectations

Boys: Syllabus and Expectations

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.

Attn: MOC

Sentence Combining and Fluency Revision

1. Copy and Paste the following paragraph into Google Docs.
2. Next, revise the paragraph so that the sentences flow smoothly together.
3. Also, check for mechanical errors and make necessary corrections.
4. Highlight in Yellow: Semicolon
5. Highlight in Red: Introductory Participial Phrase or Introductory Dependent Clause.
6. Highlight in Green: Five additional details that you insert to make the paragraph more descriptive.

PARAGRAPH

Pale light filtered through the clouds. The wind blew from the lake. The day was dreary and dizmal. The young man was a good mood. He was on his way to the bus station. He was headed to Florida. He wanted to spend a week in the sunshine. He had saved his money for the trip. He had looked forward to the journy for six months.

After a forty-five minute walk in the cold wind. The young man arrived at the bus stattion. He purchased his ticket. He bought a magazine to read. He sat on a bench. He waited for the announcement that the bus was ready for boarding. A lady who sat next to the yound man in the station was listening to a portable radio. When the man heard, "And now, the new," he listeded carefully for the weather report. The announcer gave this news: "The first hurricane of the season is heading toward Florida."

 

Once the revision exercise has been completed, raise your hand to have it checked.

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.

Attn: MOC - Participial Phrases

Search YouTube for a music video of your choice. View the music video and write the following sentences.


1. Write two sentences with introductory present participial phrases.
2. Write two sentences with introductory past participial phrases.
3. Write two sentences with present participial phrases following the noun.
4. Write two sentences with past participial phrases following the noun.

Post these sentences in Google Docs. Title the assignment - Participial Phrases.
Due Thursday, April 15th (8pts)

Daily Log: 4/13/10

English 1: Interpreted the Friar's soliloquy. Complete sheet for tomorrow. 

MoC: See previous blog post. 

Am Lit: Discussed "A Good Man is Hard to Find". Worked with three levels of questions. 

Acc English 1: Interpreted the Friar's soliloquy. Turned in 1 sheet per group. Watched 2.4 film. 

WELCOME TO THE 4th Quarter!

Attn: MOC - Problem Solution Analysis

PROBLEM SOLUTION ANALYSIS - DUE WEDNESDAY - 10 PTS

Read the following peer writing example:

             Assigned to the seat dead center in the back of the room, I’m surrounded by chatty junior boys talking across two aisles. I try my best to ignore them and listen to our instructor explaining the chapter review

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

Attn: MOC - "My Name"

1. Read Sandra Cisneros "My Name" (an excerpt from House on Mango Street).

2. Answer reflective questions about your name. Each question needs to be well thought out and creatively answered.

* Excerpt and Questions are located in the O: Drive under Feick in the MOC - My Name folder.

Attn: MOC - "I Remember"

"I Remember" Exercise - 30 pts

Focus:
         1. Implement strong word choice
         2. Create a vivid, descriptive image
         3. Use FOUR appositives - Underline them in your writing.
         4. Use a variety of sentence constructions.

Read "I Remember"
Create a 3/4 to 1 page essay modeled after the "I Remember" example that we read together. Focus on the above material to be inserted into your writing.  

Due Friday at the end of class and submitted to GOOGLE DOCS. 
My email: bfeick@plymouth.k12.wi.us

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.

ATTN: MOC - Writing with CLAUSES and APPOSITIVES

Today we are targeting developing your writing through the use of appositives and clauses.

Targets:
1. Identify clauses and appositives in writing.
2. Use clauses and appositives in writing.

Daily Log: 3/15/10

English 1: Began One Act Play Challenge. Read "Sorry, Wrong Number" and "Carwash".

MOC: Vocabulary  #7 can be located on the class wiki or through a classmate. Journal #8 - Write about your worst dining experience (include two appositive phrases).

Am Lit: Read "Dr. Heideggar's Experiment" for tomorrow.

Acc English 1: TTTC Essay in lab. Due tomorrow.

Daily Log: 3/12/10

English 1: Today we worked on a monologue activity. Students selected a monologue from a movie and inserted stage directions into the piece. The assignment is saved on the O: Drive. Be sure to have it completed for Monday. If anyone wants to perform his or her monologue, the floor is yours at the beginning of class on Monday.

MOC: Today we wrapped up "This I Believe" by uploading student podcasts and essays to the wiki. Way to go - the projects look great. Go to feickmechanics2.pbworks.com to view your peers "This I Believe" essays.

Am Lit: Completed the Huck Finn Test. Congratulations, you have finished one of America's finest novels!

Acc English 1:  Completed writing with different sentence types in class writing assessment. Drama notes - get notes from peer if you are absent. Remember to work on your essay for Tuesday; you will have a work day on Monday.  

Daily Log: 3/10/10

English 1: Completed Sentence Types Quiz. Finished Drama Notes.

MoC: Worked with developing adverb clauses.

Am Lit: Ch 38-40 crossword puzzle. Will Tom survive? Will Jim escape? Read 41 - end to find out.

Acc English 1: Handed out The Things They Carried essay - Due Tuesday. Sentence types worksheet completed for tomorrow.

Daily Log: 3/8/10

English 1: We went over the sentence types worksheet. Assignment: Write a paragraph using at least 1 complex sentence and compound/complex sentence. We will have a quiz on Wednesday. We began taking notes on Drama. If you were absent, please get the notes from a classmate.


MoC: Vocabulary #6 was handed out. Access available from the wiki. "This I Believe" essay was worked on today in class. Tomorrow, your final essay is due uploaded to Google Docs at the end of class.

Am Lit: We made connections with passages from the four assigned chapters. Students then shared their passages with other groups. Read 35-37 for tomorrow.

Acc English: Dissected the three short stories assigned for class today. Then, we shared passages with other groups. Finish the book for tomorrow.

Daily Log: 3/5/10

English 1: Today we covered sentence types - simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Complete both sides of the wksht handed out in class for Monday.

MoC: Vocabulary Quiz #5 and introduced sentence fluency by using clauses.

Am Lit: Read 31-34. Quiz chapter 24-30. In-class small group discussion with guided questions.

Acc English 1: Read "Good From ", "The Ghost Soldiers", and "Field Trip" for Monday. The book will be finished on Tuesday. Vocabulary due Wednesday!

Daily Log: 3/4/10

Sorry, I fell behind a day in posting.

English 1: Finished literature podcasts. Check out english1litcircles.blogspot.com and view your classmates podcasts.

MoC: Rough draft of "This I Believe" essay submitted to Google Docs.

Am Lit: Read 27-30. Completed a in-class individual essay about Jim's character.

Acc English 1: Read "The Man I Killed" and "Ambush" in class. Added to the Theme Tracker. If you are absent, please continue to add to this individually.

Daily Log: 3/3/10

English 1: Interviews using the audio recorder. Students will upload to wiki tomorrow.

MoC: "This I Believe" Essay - rough draft due tomorrow at the end of class tomorrow

Am Lit: Examined passages for Twain's deeper meaning. READ: Ch 24-27.

Acc English 1: Discussed how "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" fits the definition of a true war story. Added to the theme tracker sheet. No reading due tomorrow. You can skip "Stockings" and "Church". They are good stories, but we won't be discussing them.  READING for Friday -  "Speaking of Courage," "Notes", and "In Good Form".

Daily Log: 3/2/10

I am sorry that this daily log is late, but here is what was done yesterday.

English 1 - Created character interviews.

MoC - "This I Believe" lab

Am Lit - Ch 19-21; Read 22-23

Acc Eng 1 - "How to Tell a True War Story" Round Table Discussion. Read "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong".

Daily Log: 3/1/10

English 1: Finished Lit Circles and Character Speed Dating. Tomorrow character interviews begin. 

MoC: Vocab #5, Journal #7 - What animal would you be and why?, "This I Believe" Essay outlining

Am Lit: Discussed the Shepherdson and Grangerford Feud. No quiz.  

Acc Eng: Filled in Theme Tracker and analyzed "On the Rainy River". Homework: read "How to Tell a True War Story" and complete Double Entry Diary.

Daily Post: 2/26/10

English 1: Students completed the clause quiz and shared their literature circle roles. Finish Lit Circle book for Monday.

MoC: Vocabulary Quiz 4 and complete the previous blog post - Attn: MoC - "This I Believe" - for Monday

Am Lit: Students shared discussion questions and passages for given chapter - process completed yesterday. Read Ch 17-18 (XVII and XVIII) for Monday

Acc English 1: Discussed "Friends", "Enemies", and "Dentist". Students completed the Theme Tracker sheet. Read "On the Rainy River" and complete the cooresponding blog post.

Attn: MOC - "This I Believe"

“This I Believe”

1. Go to the “This I Believe” website - http://thisibelieve.org/. This may be easiest in another window by copying and pasting it.

2. Click on “explore”.

3. Click on “essay search”

4. Search for essays by theme or age. If theme or age does not interest you, you can repeat step #2 and click on “featured essays” or “1950s essays”.

5. Locate and read TWO essays that you find interesting.

6. Post a blog response

            a. Title and Author

            b. What is the author’s message?  

            c. What supporting details get the author’s message across?

            d. Why did you select this essay?

DUE MONDAY  - Blog Response

Daily Log: 2/25/10

English 1: Lit Circles - Day 3. Read section for tomorrow and complete role. Complete clause review sheet; answers are on previous post. Clause Quiz tomorrow.

MoC: Quotations that have meaning in your life - Journal #6. Vocab Quiz #4 tomorrow.

Am Lit: Reading Quiz Chapters 12-16. Each group of 4-5 was assigned a chapter. First, select two passages and record their significance. Second, create four questions pertaining to the chapter that requrie higher level thinking. We will discuss questions and passages tomorrow.

Acc English - Listed the objects the men carried. Discussed "Love" and "Spin". Tracked themes of truth, effects of war, and love. Be sure to comment on the blog post assigned yesterday, due tomorrow - refer to previous daily log. Read "Friends" and "Enemies".   

Attn: Eng 1 - Clause Review

Here are the answers for the clause review.

1. who don't ever study - adj
2. who told everyone about the fire - adj
3. if life existed on Mars. - adv
4. Although we studied hard for the test on Monday, - adv
5. because they go to a lower weight class - adv
6. after he lost a difficult decision the night before. - adv
7. which doesn't kill you - adj
8. As soon as you leave for the restaurant, - adv
9. so that the students could learn - adv
10. that provide a nice soft landing area - adj
11. than I like to eat cow's tongue. - adv
12. that involve dairy products - adj

Daily Log: 2/24/10

English 1: Lit Circles - Day 2

MoC: Journal #5 - Losing/Gaining a Friend. Underline the verbs in your journal entry. Check to make sure that verbs are in the same tense.

Am Lit: Paired exploration of Ch 9-11. We see Jim as a protector. Read Chapters 12-16 for tomorrow.

Acc English 1:
+ Discussed the Vietnam War facts discovered yesterday using the iTouches.
+ Created a list of things that the characters carried. Who carries what? What intangibles do these men carry with them?
+ Blog Assignment - Due Friday - "The Things They Carry" - TIME Magazine blog response
+ Read "Love" and "Spin" for Thursday

Daily Log: 2/23/10

English 1 - Literature Circles - 1st Group Meeting

MoC - Revised Descriptive Essays

Am Lit - Discussed Huck Finn Ch. 8 - Huck and Jim meet on the island.

Acc Eng 1 - The Things They Carried (TTTC) - Read Chapter - "The Things They Carried" (1-26); Used iTouches to research Vietnam War.

Daily Log: 2/22/10

English 1: Introduced literature book project. Have first section read for tomorrow and role completed.

MoC: Vocab 4 given, Journal Entry 4 completed, and Introductions collected.

Am Lit: Discussed chapters 5-7 with the aid of discussion questions. Will go over them tomorrow at the beginning of class (Am Lit - 4th period). Read Chapter 8 for tomorrow.

Acc English 1: Finished informative speeches. Tomorrow we will begin Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried.

Daily Log: 2/19/10

English 1: Today we finished informative speeches. Hopefully, you all learned from your peers as they presented on unique and entertaining topics. A clause assignment was distributed - due Monday, 2/22/10.

MoC: We completed a vocabulary quiz - week 3. Complete Thesis and Introduction assignment for Monday, 2/22/10.

Am Lit: Discussed chapters 1-4. If absent, get notes from peers. Homework: Read Chapters 5-7.

Acc English 1: Informative Speeches - We will finish on Monday. You are all doing a great job so far!   

Enjoy your weekend!

Daily Log: 2/18/10

English 1: Informative Speeches - Tomorrow is the last day for speeches. If you have not went yet, please be prepared tomorrow.

MoC: We shared the vocabulary paragraphs that were created yesterday. Next, notes were written on the board about the basic format of an essay. Then, we focused solely on creating catchy introductions. Notes and examples were given.

Am Lit: Discussed reasons why people challenge books. Introduced The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. For tomorrow read chapters 1-4 (I-IV).

Acc English 1: Informative Speeches - From the looks of what we have left, we will be going through Tuesday next week.


Wisconsin Badgers play tonight against Minnesota Golden Gophers - 7PM. Go Bucky!

Daily Log - 2/17/10

English 1: Informative Speeches

MoC: Vocabulary Review - wrote paragraphs using vocab words. We will share tomorrow.

Am Lit: "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" - Discussion - How does it use satire?

Acc English 1: Informative Speeches

Daily Log - 2/16/10

Sorry Guys and Girls - I forgot to post the daily log yesterday. Here's an update of what went on yesterday.

English 1: Informative Speeches

MoC: Turned in Descriptive Essay to Google Documents.

Am Lit: Wrapped up "The Open Boat" and began "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain. Short story recieved in class.

Acc English 1: Informative Speeches

Daily Log - 2/15/10

English 1: Informative Speeches, collected clause wksht

MoC: Vocabulary Words Week 3, Descriptive Essay - Due tomorrow at the end of class.

American Lit: "The Open Boat" Quiz, Discussion, and Blog Response

Period 4: Nature's Indifference

Period 8-9: Nature's Indifference

Acc English 1: Informative Speeches, collected clause essay/paragraph

Daily Log - 2/11/10

English 1: Final work day for informative speeches. Complete Subordinate/Independent Clause Wksht for Monday. SPEECHES MONDAY!!!

MoC: Vocab Quiz #2. Descriptive Essay in Mr. Damp's Lab.

Am Lit: Of Mice and Men Test. Read: "The Open Boat" by Stephen Crane. I have an online text on the wiki site.

Acc English 1: Clauses. Underline 4 Adv and 4 Adj clauses from TIME essay. On back write a paragraph about your favorite childhood toy including 2 Adv and 2 Adj clauses.  SPEECHES MONDAY!!!

HAVE A GREAT THREE DAY WEEKEND!

Attn: English 1 and Acc English 1

SPEECH ORDER

Click read more to check the speech order for next week - Monday, February 15. Be prepared. Each day we will cover as many speeches as we can get through so be prepared if we get to your name.  Each speech is supposed to be 4-6 minutes.

Daily Log - 2/10/10

Sorry I am a bit late with this post.

English 1: Clauses - Finish Noun Clauses wksht for tomorrow

MoC: Assigned Descriptive Essay. Worked with Active adn Passive Voice. VOCAB QUIZ TOMORROW!

Am Lit: Finished Of Mice and Men Film. TEST TOMORROW!!!

Acc English 1: Clauses - Adj/Adv/N Clauses.

Attn: Am Lit - "I am a Rock"

Attn: Am Lit -

Listen to "I am a Rock" by Simon and Garfunkel. Consider how this song connects with "Of Mice and Men".

Daily Log: 2/9/10

English 1: Working on developing multimedia component of informative speech.

MoC:

Journal Entry #3: a) "Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." - Bernice Johnson Reagon OR b) Freewrite

Conferenced with me about descriptive revisions for paragraph. 

Active v.s. Passive Voice - Sentence Revisions (1/2 sheet) 

Am Lit: Watched "Of Mice and Men" film. Be sure to review Steinbeck facts from blog.

TEST THURSDAY!

Acc English 1: Informative Speech Development in the Writing Lab.

Daily Log: 2/8/10

English 1: Informative Speech - Lab Time (speeches begin Monday)

MoC: Vocab #2 (listing on wiki - check side bar for link), Descriptive paragraph focusing on word choice

Am Lit: Finished Of Mice and Men. Discussed symbolism and significance.

Acc Eng 1: Informative Speech - Lab Time (speeches begin Monday)

ATTN: English 1 and Acc English 1

Informative Speech Requirements

Your speech will be 4-6 minutes exploring a topic of your choice. Your topic will be from one of the following areas - a. person, b. place, c. event, d. mechanism, e. process, or f. organization. It will include an introduction, supporting facts, and a conclusion. Remember to apply the criticism that you received on your last speech to this one for improvement.

This speech also has a multi-media component. Utilize a poster board, PowerPoint, podcast, video to enhance your speech. 

Lab Days: Monday and Tuesday. 

Come ready on Monday with a Topic!!!   

Daily Log - 2/5/10

English 1: Finished Personal Narratives, Introduced Informative Speech Requirements, Lab days - Monday and Tuesday. Come with a topic on Monday. Handed out 3rd Quarter Book Project. Discussed course offerings for next year. Take English 2.

MoC: Vocabulary Quiz #1. Discussed course offerings for next year. Explained the importance of strong word choice.

Am Lit: Finished 2.1. Read 2.2. Discussed the similarities between the characters in 2.1.

Acc English I: Finished Personal Narratives, Introduced Informative Speech Requirements, Lab days - Monday and Tuesday. Come with a topic on Monday. Handed out 3rd Quarter Book Project. Discussed course offerings for next year. Options: Acc English 2 or English 2  

Daily Log - 2/4/10

English 1: Personal Narrative Speeches. Please bring your quarter book for third quarter for tomorrow.

MoC: Paragraph Writing Exercise turned in today. Descriptive Writing Exercise.

Am Lit: Read 2.2 in groups. Discussed symbolism: American Dream (1.1 compared to 2.1), and Solitaire

Acc English 1: Personal Narrative Speeches.

Daily Log - 2/3/10

English 1: Personal Narrative Speeches! We should finish those that are remaining tomorrow.

MoC: Finished Clincher Statements on Board. Complete the Paragraph Writing Exercise due Thursday (Read: Previous Blog Entry).

Am Lit: Read 2.1 of Of Mice and Men

Acc English: Personal Narrative Speeches!

Attn: MOC - PARAGRAPH WRITING

1. Select eight of the following writing prompts and write topic sentences. Your sentences should be clear so your reader knows what will follow.

Daily Log - 2/2/10

English 1: Personal Narrative Speeches - Begin thinking about topics for an informative speech

MoC: Read an essay, The Happiness Paradox, from Time. Went over Clincher Statements.

COMPLETE 4 of 9 CLINCHER STATEMENTS FOR WED!!!

Am Lit: Read Act 1.2 of Of Mice and Men. Read Daily Log 2/1/10 about the blog postings for Wed.

Acc English1: Personal Narrative Speeches

This Day in Literary History: 2/2/48 - American Poet T.S. Eliot won the Nobel Prize in literature.

Daily Log - 2/1/10

English 1: Personal Narrative Speeches. Selected books for book project. Please have a book by Friday.


MoC:  Vocabulary Week #1, Journal #1 (A. Freewrite OR B. An encounter with a bully), Finished Topic Sentence Construction


Am Lit: Shared blog responses, introduced Steinbeck, read Of Mice and Men, Scene 1

Hmwk: 3 Facts on John Steinbeck Blog Post

American Literature 4th Period

American Literature 8-9th Period

Due Wed. Feb 3rd

        

Acc English: Personal Narrative Speeches. Please select a book for your book project by Friday. I will go over the project at a later date.

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