Dec 8

Bell ringer to review for test. After the test, we read part of the introduction to Winesburg, Ohio and the first story, "The Book of the Grotesques." By FRIDAY, the first 44 pages must be read. For each story, you must write what the "truth" was and indicate three details for evidence. For Wed, unit 14 sentences are due.

Dec 4

Bell ringer first. Then comma worksheet. After reading the titles of the short stories in Winesburg, Ohio you must choose a title and write a short story for it that contains ten vocab words from unit 13. Vocab quiz on Monday. Lit test on Tuesday.

Dec 3

Peer edit unit 13. Discuss "Things They Carried" and "Kindness."

Dec 3

Cumulative Quiz 1-12. Unit 13 sentences due Thursday!

Dec 1

Words to study...

UNIT ONE
bellwether
effete
hierarchy
oblivious
raillery
UNIT TWO
apprise
deracinate
indigenous
lexicon
polarize
solecism
UNIT THREE
condescend
cozen
forte
icon
paean
UNIT FOUR
corollary
obloquy
volte-face



UNIT FIVE
diaphanous
homily
insouciant
obsequies
sacrosanct
UNIT SIX
abortive
iconoclastic
modulate
prescience
waggish
UNIT SEVEN
ambivalent
fastidious
imbue
lampoon
nemesis
opt
philistine
UNIT EIGHT
aberration
harbinger
lackluster
mellifluous
pander
remand
syndrome
UNIT NINE
dank
fetid
gargantuan
prolix
tautology
UNIT TEN
adjudicate
apocryphal
dissimulate
fulsome
immolate
mot juste
patrician
UNIT ELEVEN
dichotomy
effusive
euphoria
gothic
lugubrious
metamorphosis
quagmire
UNIT TWELVE
apposite
bilk
execrable
labyrinth
pastiche
vacuous
vagary
viable

Nov 19

Today, we performed skits to review vocab (Quiz is Monday). We then did a bell ringer, which was a 15-word sentence about WAR. After that, we looked at a picture of a man leaning against the Vietnam Memorial. Assignment: write EITHER a poem (10-15 words) OR a short story (one-two pages) that include THREE vocab words that accompany the picture. Due Friday!

Nov 15

First, we completed a review story for vocab unit 10. Then, we peer edited for SENTENCE STRUCTURE (run-ons, fragments, wordiness) and GRAMMAR (sub verb agreement, pronoun antecedent agreement, parallelism). Tuesday is more editing with papers and Unit 10 quiz. Wed is library to type corrections. Thursday is paper due date!

Nov 2

Today we did a bell ringer to review unit 8 and took the quiz. Sentences for unit 9 are due tomorrow!

Oct 19

We started with a focused free-write. Next, we did a bell ringer. Afterwards, we moved into groups to discuss the bell ringer, #2 on page 333, and the story through Feminist and Psychoanalytical criticisms. Homework: vocab sentences

Oct 15

Monday, we took Unit 6 quiz. Tuesday and Wednesday were spent at the library. Today, we did a bell ringer, reviewed units 1-6, and took a quiz. For Monday, read "A Respectable Woman" by Chopin.

Topics

Hey all my hard-working students - here is a link that goes to a list of topics and the stories/poems. I will continue updating as I get more info!

TOPICS

Oct 8

Bell ringer. Test. Library tomorrow - don't forget note cards!

Oct 7

Bell ringer. Practice commas. Review for test.

Oct 6

Peer edit for 15 words, check vocab use, check spelling, check grammar, check for good/bad/things/like. Notes on note cards.

Review!

IF YOU VISIT THIS BLOG, COMMENT WITH A "HI" SO I KNOW YOU REVIEWED THIS MATERIAL!!!

This link will take you to the review questions that we did not cover...

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcvbpmk_184f3n89jr7

Oct 5

We finished the poem "If I could..." and also finished "The Possessive." We wrote our syn for Unit 6. Homework is to complete the vocab sentences using sp#6 twice. Also, we go to the library on Thursday and Friday!

Oct 2

10 acrostics and 10 haikus for vocab words. Quiz. Answer #7 for poem.

Oct 1

Bell ringer. Discuss "If only I could live at the pitch that is near madness."

Sept 30

Bell ringer. Discussion of Plato and his story.

BLOG DUE

Sept 29

Peer edit for good, bad, things, like, and minimum of 15 words. Write a vocab story using all 20 words. Read "The Allegory of the Cave" and do the journal. Also, answer questions 2 and 3.

Sept 28

Bell ringer. YGB group questions. Vocab words. Sentences due Tuesday!

Sept 21

Today, we did a bell ringer to start reviewing for units 1-3 test, which we then took! Next, we podded (?) to discuss "Roman Fever" close readings. For homework, write your vocab sentences, using sp# 4 in three of the sentences. Due tomorrow!

Sept 18

We skipped bell ringer today (which made you all cry). We used the CPS to examine 10 vocab sentences and determine if the poss vs. plural rules were correct. We then took Vocab 3 Quiz. We also highlighted words from Units 1-3 that still needed studied because we have a TEST covering all three on MONDAY. Finally, we discussed "Roman Fever."

Sept 17

We did a bell ringer that had you write vocab sentences with poss vs plural. We then put them on the board to review. We also discussed "Roman Fever." Essays due.

Sept 16

Today, we did a bell ringer, which we shared on the board. We then covered the possessive vs. plural rules as well as the "John and I" vs. "John and me" rules. Finally, we modeled the reading/notes from the story, which you can fix tonight. Don't forget that your essays are due tomorrow by 3!

Sept 15

Although you missed me...you worked on the following assignments: edited and corrected vocab sentences, read "Roman Fever" and took notes on characters and on close-reading (10 notations), and a bell ringer.

Sept 11

Today we did a bell ringer, reviewed words, took a vocab quiz, and discussed the novel.

Sept 10

We met in pairs to "improve" sentences and place them on the board. We then went over Fatal Errors and Mla format for the essay, discussed the novel some more, and read blogs to review vocab. We have a vocab quiz tomorrow!

Sept 9

Today, we did a bell ringer using sentence pattern #2. We placed the sentences on the board and discussed them. Then, we reviewed essay parts and discussed the essay due next Thursday. Finally, we analyzed more of the novel. Don't forget to blog!

p.s. WE NEED TO GO OVER FATAL ERRORS TOMORROW...SOMEONE REMIND ME!!!

Sept 8

Today we rocked it out with a bell ringer! Then we did peer feedback on vocabulary sentences and wrote some on the board (adding adjectives). Finally, we discussed some more of the novel. A blog is posted and is due on Thursday!

Sept 2

We completed a bell ringer, then met with a partner to share. With that same partner, we worked on vocab sentence corrections, then wrote mock quiz sentences on the board that we used clickers to answer. Finally, we spent the remainder of class finishing our close readings.

Sept 1

Today, we offered peer feedback on vocabulary sentences and submitted the "improved" sentences. We worked on the close readings for the rest of the block. Tomorrow, we will work on vocabulary, spend some time on close readings, and begin reporting out close readings! See ya...

Aug 31

Today we started class with a bell ringer, which can be found on the website. We then covered sentence pattern #1 and vocabulary unit #1 (writing one-word antonyms in our binders). Finally, we finished doing a close reading of the first chapter of the novel and assigned sections of the book to various groups. Homework tonight is to write 20 vocab sentences, using pattern #1 for five of them.

Aug 28

Today, we completed a pre-assessment for the sentence patterns - ouch! We discovered we have some work to do there! We also began a "close-reading" of the first chapter of The Glass Castle.

Aug 27

Today, we reviewed literary terms and discussed examples. We also learned the REAL website address to our homepage (stallman12cp.weebly.com)! Tonight, you should create a google account and blog!

Aug 26

Today, we covered policies and wrote an in-class essay over summer reading.