English 11, Spring 2017
05/17/17 Agenda:
- Last day to work on your memoir essays
- Please read through the Memoir Self-Editing power point and apply the necessary edits to your memoir
- Memoirs due to turnitin.com by midnight tonight! (200 Points)
05/15/17 Agenda:
- The Rules of Punctuating Dialogue handout; discuss
- Final Notebook Check -- due Wednesday, 05/17/17; Warm-Ups for the semester can be found here.
- Work day on memoir essay
HW: Memoirs due Wednesday evening to turnitin.com
05/11/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Practicing with Vivid Verbs and Adjectives: notes and handout
- Work time on your memoir; outline should be just about complete
HW: Final memoir due to turnitin.com next Wednesday, 05/17/17.
05/09/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Continue with Deconstructing Memoirs activity using one memoir of your choosing in Writing Assignments
- Memoir assignment -- review
- Memoir outline; page 1 of the outline should be completed by next class
05/05/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up -- Universal ideas around childhood; discuss
- Artifact Exhibit Walk; present and discuss; when finished, complete the Response Assignment
05/03/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Deconstructing Memoirs activity in Writing Assignments; read, discuss, and analyze "Something Isn't Right" by Burroughs
- Be prepared to bring in an artifact for next class
HW: Complete Memoir Artifact Exhibit activity
05/01/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Introduction to memoirs - notes, brainstorming activity, and discussion; please copy into the Writing Assignments section of your notebook
04/27/17 Agenda:
- Finish Taming of the Shrew film
- Complete and turn in TotS packet (100 Pts.)
04/25/17 Agenda:
- Taming of the Shrew film
- Complete DJ portion of assignment (100 Pts.)
04/21/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Finish TotS; 4:5, 5:2
- Is TotS a Feministic text or a Misogynistic text? Assignment (100 Pts.)
- Assignment due next Thursday, 04/27/17.
04/19/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read Act IV in TotS
- Continue with Misogyny discussion -- Is Petruchio a misogynist?
04/17/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read Act III in TotS
- Feminism vs. Misogyny notes and discussion
04/07/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read Act II in TotS; answer Act II questions (25 Pts.)
04/05/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- SAT Prep -- Reading or Writing
- Notebook Check (130 Pts.)
04/03/17 Agenda:
- SAT Prep -- Reading or Writing; sample tests from collegeboard.org
- Please take a look at the testing schedule for next week
- Finish discussion characters' motivations in Act I of TotS
- Turn in EXTRA CREDIT optional assignment
03/23/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- TotS, Act I; discuss
- Motivations of the characters in Act I assign. in Writing Assignments section of notebook
- Please consider completing the EXTRA CREDIT assignment over break; up to 25 points Extra Credit!
03/21/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- The Noble Woman handout
- Begin TotS; introductory power point in Class Notes section of notebook
- Read induction scenes in TotS
03/17/17 Agenda:
- Shakespeare Uncovered: Taming of the Shrew documentary; complete viewing guide during documentary; turn in at the end of class
03/15/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Present Shakespearean language scripts; no more than four
- TotS Anticipation Statements activity in Writing Assignments section of notebook; discuss
03/13/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Getting reacquainted with the language of Shakespeare; glossary of terms, insults, etc.
- Activity in partners; write a script in the language of Shakespeare between two individuals; insults are allowed as long as they are appropriate; be prepared to share next class
- Collect Generation Like response packets (100 Points)
03/09/17 Agenda:
- View the documentary Generation Like: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/generation-like/
- Fill out the response packet in conjunction with the film; be sure to complete your review paragraph for next class
HW: Packet and paragraph due Monday, 03/13/17.
03/07/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- 19 questions to ask/answer when viewing a documentary
- Read Slate review of Making a Murderer -- how does the author answer those questions in his review? Complete in Writing Assignments section of notebook
03/03/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Finish episode 1 of Making a Murderer; finish answering viewing guide q's; discuss
03/01/17 Agenda:
- Characteristics of a documentary notes and discussion
- Making a Murderer, episode 1; establish the context through the reading of the Q&A article; respond to viewing guide q's concurrently
FYI, documentary is readily available on Netflix in case you are absent; we are just viewing the first episode.
02/27/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen" song; review and analysis in Writing Assignments section of notebook.
02/23/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Music Critical Review in-class essay
02/21/17 Agenda:
- Banksy Does New York documentary
HW: Music Critical Review essay next class.
02/16/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Critical Review of Music in-class essay next Thursday, February 23rd; discuss
- Sample music reviews activity in Writing Assignments section of notebook
02/14/17 Agenda:
- Registration for next year
- Critically reviewing songs; complete worksheet
HW: Song review worksheet due next class, Thursday, 02/16/17.
02/10/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Intro. to critically reviewing music; complete in Writing Assignments section of notebook; discuss
- Notebook Check (100 Points)
HW: Submit your Art Critical Review to turnitin by the end of the day!
02/08/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Work on Critical Review of Art; review guidelines
HW: Critical Review due Friday, 02/10/17 via turnitin.com!
02/06/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Continue Banksy discussion
- Critical Review of Art outline; outline needs to be completed by next class
02/02/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Street art analysis; discussion of Banksy and his work
01/31/17 Agenda:
- Turn in satire pieces
- Warm-Up
- Introduction to critically reviewing art; gallery walk activity in Writing Assignments section of notebook
01/27/17 Agenda:
- How to submit via turnitin.com
- Guidelines for essay/article
- Computers; use the day wisely to complete work on your satire piece
HW: Articles due Tuesday, 01/31/17 via turnitin.com
01/25/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read sample satiric essay from last year
- Tips for Writing a Satiric Essay
- Work time on article / essay
HW: Original Satiric Assignment due next Tuesday, 01/31/17.
01/23/17 Agenda:
- Review "A Modest Proposal"; turn in for 50 Pts.
- Satire Essay / News Article assignment (100 Pts.)
- Begin brainstorming problems / issues; propose potential "solutions"/commentaries/criticisms
01/19/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Begin reading, discussing, and annotating Swift's "A Modest Proposal" using the guiding reading copy I provide you
HW: "Modest Proposal" due next class, Monday, 01/23/17.
01/17/17 Agenda:
- No Warm-Up today
- Read article regarding satire in the Internet age
- Practice with satirical headlines in Writing Assignments section of notebook; present
01/12/17 Agenda:
- Turnitin.com account set up
- Warm-Up
- Reading of article, "Somebody Should Do Something About the Problems"; discuss
- Reading and workshopping of sample satiric articles from The Onion
01/10/17 Agenda:
- Turn in letters
- What is Satire? notes and discussion
- Read article from The Onion and answer analysis q's in Writing Assignments section of notebook; discuss
01/09/17 Agenda:
- Welcome Back procedures and introductions
- Spring '17 Welcome Back letter
HW: Letter due to me next class period.
- Last day to work on your memoir essays
- Please read through the Memoir Self-Editing power point and apply the necessary edits to your memoir
- Memoirs due to turnitin.com by midnight tonight! (200 Points)
05/15/17 Agenda:
- The Rules of Punctuating Dialogue handout; discuss
- Final Notebook Check -- due Wednesday, 05/17/17; Warm-Ups for the semester can be found here.
- Work day on memoir essay
HW: Memoirs due Wednesday evening to turnitin.com
05/11/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Practicing with Vivid Verbs and Adjectives: notes and handout
- Work time on your memoir; outline should be just about complete
HW: Final memoir due to turnitin.com next Wednesday, 05/17/17.
05/09/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Continue with Deconstructing Memoirs activity using one memoir of your choosing in Writing Assignments
- Memoir assignment -- review
- Memoir outline; page 1 of the outline should be completed by next class
05/05/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up -- Universal ideas around childhood; discuss
- Artifact Exhibit Walk; present and discuss; when finished, complete the Response Assignment
05/03/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Deconstructing Memoirs activity in Writing Assignments; read, discuss, and analyze "Something Isn't Right" by Burroughs
- Be prepared to bring in an artifact for next class
HW: Complete Memoir Artifact Exhibit activity
05/01/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Introduction to memoirs - notes, brainstorming activity, and discussion; please copy into the Writing Assignments section of your notebook
04/27/17 Agenda:
- Finish Taming of the Shrew film
- Complete and turn in TotS packet (100 Pts.)
04/25/17 Agenda:
- Taming of the Shrew film
- Complete DJ portion of assignment (100 Pts.)
04/21/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Finish TotS; 4:5, 5:2
- Is TotS a Feministic text or a Misogynistic text? Assignment (100 Pts.)
- Assignment due next Thursday, 04/27/17.
04/19/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read Act IV in TotS
- Continue with Misogyny discussion -- Is Petruchio a misogynist?
04/17/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read Act III in TotS
- Feminism vs. Misogyny notes and discussion
04/07/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read Act II in TotS; answer Act II questions (25 Pts.)
04/05/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- SAT Prep -- Reading or Writing
- Notebook Check (130 Pts.)
04/03/17 Agenda:
- SAT Prep -- Reading or Writing; sample tests from collegeboard.org
- Please take a look at the testing schedule for next week
- Finish discussion characters' motivations in Act I of TotS
- Turn in EXTRA CREDIT optional assignment
03/23/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- TotS, Act I; discuss
- Motivations of the characters in Act I assign. in Writing Assignments section of notebook
- Please consider completing the EXTRA CREDIT assignment over break; up to 25 points Extra Credit!
03/21/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- The Noble Woman handout
- Begin TotS; introductory power point in Class Notes section of notebook
- Read induction scenes in TotS
03/17/17 Agenda:
- Shakespeare Uncovered: Taming of the Shrew documentary; complete viewing guide during documentary; turn in at the end of class
03/15/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Present Shakespearean language scripts; no more than four
- TotS Anticipation Statements activity in Writing Assignments section of notebook; discuss
03/13/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Getting reacquainted with the language of Shakespeare; glossary of terms, insults, etc.
- Activity in partners; write a script in the language of Shakespeare between two individuals; insults are allowed as long as they are appropriate; be prepared to share next class
- Collect Generation Like response packets (100 Points)
03/09/17 Agenda:
- View the documentary Generation Like: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/generation-like/
- Fill out the response packet in conjunction with the film; be sure to complete your review paragraph for next class
HW: Packet and paragraph due Monday, 03/13/17.
03/07/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- 19 questions to ask/answer when viewing a documentary
- Read Slate review of Making a Murderer -- how does the author answer those questions in his review? Complete in Writing Assignments section of notebook
03/03/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Finish episode 1 of Making a Murderer; finish answering viewing guide q's; discuss
03/01/17 Agenda:
- Characteristics of a documentary notes and discussion
- Making a Murderer, episode 1; establish the context through the reading of the Q&A article; respond to viewing guide q's concurrently
FYI, documentary is readily available on Netflix in case you are absent; we are just viewing the first episode.
02/27/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen" song; review and analysis in Writing Assignments section of notebook.
02/23/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Music Critical Review in-class essay
02/21/17 Agenda:
- Banksy Does New York documentary
HW: Music Critical Review essay next class.
02/16/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Critical Review of Music in-class essay next Thursday, February 23rd; discuss
- Sample music reviews activity in Writing Assignments section of notebook
02/14/17 Agenda:
- Registration for next year
- Critically reviewing songs; complete worksheet
HW: Song review worksheet due next class, Thursday, 02/16/17.
02/10/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Intro. to critically reviewing music; complete in Writing Assignments section of notebook; discuss
- Notebook Check (100 Points)
HW: Submit your Art Critical Review to turnitin by the end of the day!
02/08/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Work on Critical Review of Art; review guidelines
HW: Critical Review due Friday, 02/10/17 via turnitin.com!
02/06/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Continue Banksy discussion
- Critical Review of Art outline; outline needs to be completed by next class
02/02/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Street art analysis; discussion of Banksy and his work
01/31/17 Agenda:
- Turn in satire pieces
- Warm-Up
- Introduction to critically reviewing art; gallery walk activity in Writing Assignments section of notebook
01/27/17 Agenda:
- How to submit via turnitin.com
- Guidelines for essay/article
- Computers; use the day wisely to complete work on your satire piece
HW: Articles due Tuesday, 01/31/17 via turnitin.com
01/25/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Read sample satiric essay from last year
- Tips for Writing a Satiric Essay
- Work time on article / essay
HW: Original Satiric Assignment due next Tuesday, 01/31/17.
01/23/17 Agenda:
- Review "A Modest Proposal"; turn in for 50 Pts.
- Satire Essay / News Article assignment (100 Pts.)
- Begin brainstorming problems / issues; propose potential "solutions"/commentaries/criticisms
01/19/17 Agenda:
- Warm-Up
- Begin reading, discussing, and annotating Swift's "A Modest Proposal" using the guiding reading copy I provide you
HW: "Modest Proposal" due next class, Monday, 01/23/17.
01/17/17 Agenda:
- No Warm-Up today
- Read article regarding satire in the Internet age
- Practice with satirical headlines in Writing Assignments section of notebook; present
01/12/17 Agenda:
- Turnitin.com account set up
- Warm-Up
- Reading of article, "Somebody Should Do Something About the Problems"; discuss
- Reading and workshopping of sample satiric articles from The Onion
01/10/17 Agenda:
- Turn in letters
- What is Satire? notes and discussion
- Read article from The Onion and answer analysis q's in Writing Assignments section of notebook; discuss
01/09/17 Agenda:
- Welcome Back procedures and introductions
- Spring '17 Welcome Back letter
HW: Letter due to me next class period.