Today we sampled some delicious souris!
We reviewed how to respond to a quote and we wrote a response to a quote.
This weekend read chapters 13 and 14. You have 22 pages to read. If you feel that you will be busy next week, you could easily finish reading the novel this weekend.
Continue to post-it note the passages which elucidate our topic:
Myths and Facts About Wolves
We will be starting our quote log next week and the essay, the week after next.
You can get ahead by choosing your quotes and starting your responses.
We also did vocab. words today. Keep studying your words.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Ap Lit: Poem Practice and Workshop . . . Study!
If you were absent today, you need to complete a poem essay. Ask for a copy when you return.
We worked in groups to workshop our prose essays.
This weekend, finish your multiple choice test. One answer at a time.
Also, study your vocabulary, literary terms, study your notes on all the novels and plays you have read (including the comedy) and study our poetry and short story unit notes, as well as your poetry era notes.
Next week we will practice poetry on Monday, prose on Tuesday, and the open-ended essay on Wednesday. You will be ready.
la la la
Have a good weekend.
We worked in groups to workshop our prose essays.
This weekend, finish your multiple choice test. One answer at a time.
Also, study your vocabulary, literary terms, study your notes on all the novels and plays you have read (including the comedy) and study our poetry and short story unit notes, as well as your poetry era notes.
Next week we will practice poetry on Monday, prose on Tuesday, and the open-ended essay on Wednesday. You will be ready.
la la la
Have a good weekend.
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Eng. 9 Block 4
Today we talked about descriptive writing, looking at an example from the Curious... and from another author. We practised writing our own descriptive paragraphs.
Rough copy of descriptive paragraph number 1 is due tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will be doing another paragraph.
On Monday, you will need to submit your best paragraph for marks.
Rough copy of descriptive paragraph number 1 is due tomorrow.
Tomorrow we will be doing another paragraph.
On Monday, you will need to submit your best paragraph for marks.
English 9, period 3: Never Cry Wolf
Today: I collected the USSR response forms for April. If you did not hand it in and made no arrangement for an extension, you will have to take a 0 on this assignment.
Next: We added vocab words, 52, and 53
Quiz: on chapters 8 and 9
Read: chapters 10 and 11 carefully. Be sure to use post-it notes to mark passages that you think will be useful when you write your essay on the myths and realities of wolves and Mowat's experience in the north.
Friday: I will be giving you two quotations. You will need to write a 100 word response for each. Marks awarded for your ability to discuss the tone and symbolic content of the quote and to make connections to other parts of the novel. You will be allowed to use your text for this assignment. Re-read the criteria sheet for the Pigman quotation log and the samples for ideas.
Next: We added vocab words, 52, and 53
Quiz: on chapters 8 and 9
Read: chapters 10 and 11 carefully. Be sure to use post-it notes to mark passages that you think will be useful when you write your essay on the myths and realities of wolves and Mowat's experience in the north.
Friday: I will be giving you two quotations. You will need to write a 100 word response for each. Marks awarded for your ability to discuss the tone and symbolic content of the quote and to make connections to other parts of the novel. You will be allowed to use your text for this assignment. Re-read the criteria sheet for the Pigman quotation log and the samples for ideas.
AP Lit: Writing a prose piece in 40 minutes . . . Review . . .
New vocabulary: anomie, peremptory, eponymous, titular,
I returned the section 3 mock essays. They were really well done and I enjoyed reading your interpretations of the question. Be confident. You are ready for this exam.
TODAY:
We read our essays and made notes and offered suggestions to our peers. If you were absent, be sure to read at least two essays by your peers. Make notes of their strengths. Style you want to imitate. Quotes you want to memorize.
Next, I handed out an annotated version of the Death of a Salesman prose passage test we did on Monday and a copy of a student sample essay. Study both sheets as you prepare for the exam.
Next, we read a new prose passage from the 2013 exam and annotated it for 15 minutes. We did not start writing the essay until we had done a number of things:
It is amazing how long 15 minutes is when you are truly focused on the TEXT and not on your fear of TIME or on your dread of a poor mark. FOCUS.
You need a plan for this exam.
Over the next four days, we will be finalizing our plans. This is not a time to MISS class.
If you missed today, my wish for you is that you could have been here.
Next: We wrote the essay response to the passage in 25 minutes.
Focus on what you can do to prepare not on wishing the exam or your life was different. ha ha ha
By changing the focus, you change your perception, and the exam suddenly becomes a way for you to get first year university credit and save a thousand dollars and demonstrate your competency, which is way above the global average.
Yeeee haaaaaa
Tonight: Review the elements of the Petrarchan sonnet and read some good examples in your text book so that you will be prepared to write a poetry essay during class tomorrow. I will return your poetry essays tomorrow and your prose essays on Monday.
I returned the section 3 mock essays. They were really well done and I enjoyed reading your interpretations of the question. Be confident. You are ready for this exam.
TODAY:
We read our essays and made notes and offered suggestions to our peers. If you were absent, be sure to read at least two essays by your peers. Make notes of their strengths. Style you want to imitate. Quotes you want to memorize.
Next, I handed out an annotated version of the Death of a Salesman prose passage test we did on Monday and a copy of a student sample essay. Study both sheets as you prepare for the exam.
Next, we read a new prose passage from the 2013 exam and annotated it for 15 minutes. We did not start writing the essay until we had done a number of things:
- annotated the question
- looked for literary techniques
- created a 3 column chart to prepare our ideas and examples
- created a TICK chart to be sure not to overlook key themes
- written and re-written a thesis
It is amazing how long 15 minutes is when you are truly focused on the TEXT and not on your fear of TIME or on your dread of a poor mark. FOCUS.
You need a plan for this exam.
Over the next four days, we will be finalizing our plans. This is not a time to MISS class.
If you missed today, my wish for you is that you could have been here.
Next: We wrote the essay response to the passage in 25 minutes.
Focus on what you can do to prepare not on wishing the exam or your life was different. ha ha ha
By changing the focus, you change your perception, and the exam suddenly becomes a way for you to get first year university credit and save a thousand dollars and demonstrate your competency, which is way above the global average.
Yeeee haaaaaa
Tonight: Review the elements of the Petrarchan sonnet and read some good examples in your text book so that you will be prepared to write a poetry essay during class tomorrow. I will return your poetry essays tomorrow and your prose essays on Monday.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Eng. 9 block 4
Today we did the plot quiz, up to page 74. If you were away today, be prepared to do the quiz when you return to class!
We also talked about the social skills required in the classroom, and how we will uphold them for the benefit and fair learning for all of our peers.
Lastly, we completed a What/so what chart with 3 quotes from pages 20-21 and 49, to examine the relationship between Christopher and his father.
REMINDER: April USSR log due tomorrow.
We also talked about the social skills required in the classroom, and how we will uphold them for the benefit and fair learning for all of our peers.
Lastly, we completed a What/so what chart with 3 quotes from pages 20-21 and 49, to examine the relationship between Christopher and his father.
REMINDER: April USSR log due tomorrow.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
AP Lit: Comedy, Death of a Salesman, Multiple Choice
Excellent work today. If you were absent, you need four handouts on comedy. You need to make notes on a comedy of your choice. Find examples for each attribute such as satire, farce, non sequitors, etc as well as character names, settings, conflicts and the object of the satire. The question on the AP exam was Discuss a comedy's use of "thoughtful laughter". Know the themes. Know the techniques used to elucidate the themes and you'll be all set for a comedy question on section 3.
I returned the Death of a Salesman essays. Be sure to add two sentences for each quotation and refer to the theme directly. For example, if you say that the American dream is not attainable, explain, with examples from the text what you mean. The fact that Willy repeated "some people--some people accomplish things" in the passage suggests that he does not know anyone personally who has actually accomplished anything based on his salesmanship theories. The only example of so-called instant success Ben, a figment of Willy's deteriorating mind etc
Complete questions 1-8 for the multiple choice practice exam and use the answer key to assess your choices.
Mock Exam Prep:
Be specific is the best advice I can offer. Study your vocabulary words. Study the notes. Study the feedback I offer on essays. Are you still making the same errors? If so, come to see me at lunch or after school well before next Thursday to ensure you can change these habits.
Style:
Speak in a natural, but elevated style as you might discuss the work with an English professor. Don't sound like you are writing an essay. Sound as if you are speaking but in formal language. No furthermore or moreover . . . . Use additionally, in contrast to, similarly, without doubt, (see transitions list). Use accurate diction to be persuasive and declarative in each point.
Section 3 during period 2.
Sections 1 and 2 in room 320 (note room change) from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday and Friday: multiple choice review, poetry essay review (timed write)
Monday: poetry terms and reading poems (Study each era and literary terms) timed write (40 minutes)
Tues and Wed: prose section review and two timed writes.
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