Another long day for us. On-Demand writing tests begin in four weeks! Then on to portfolios lovelies.
English IV - Subject-Verb Agreement (seriously) and on-demand discussion...KNOW your formats!
IB Seniors - Book essay. AP style but with more time and more expected
IB Juniors - Book essay. To see what you know.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Aug 21
Rough week but we're through eight days of school. :)
English IV - Vocab Quiz and descriptive writing about a place.
IB Junior - Vocab Quiz and memory writing
IB Senior - Vocab Quiz and Native Son discussion
English IV - Vocab Quiz and descriptive writing about a place.
IB Junior - Vocab Quiz and memory writing
IB Senior - Vocab Quiz and Native Son discussion
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Aug 20
I don't really know why I do this since no one reads it but here I go again...
English IV - group discussion about adding detail to papers
Senior IB - Class discussion followed by close reading of pages 184-186 accompanied by a 250 word essay on the significance of the passage
Junior IB - Class discussion of "Two Sisters of Persephone" along with a composition book entry
English IV - group discussion about adding detail to papers
Senior IB - Class discussion followed by close reading of pages 184-186 accompanied by a 250 word essay on the significance of the passage
Junior IB - Class discussion of "Two Sisters of Persephone" along with a composition book entry
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Aug 19
No great pearls of wisdom here. I'm still waiting on the weather to break. Remember that absences seem to count more this year so you need to be in school every day that you are well.
English IV - On-Demand writing
Senior IB - On-Demand writing and tone worksheet. Motif discussion
Junior IB - Color marking passages and analyzing the colors
English IV - On-Demand writing
Senior IB - On-Demand writing and tone worksheet. Motif discussion
Junior IB - Color marking passages and analyzing the colors
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Aug 18
For the students who think we're going to slow: I will be picking up the pace soon.
For the students who think we're going to fast: I am availabe before and after school for help
English IV - Subjects and verbs in sentences. Prewriting two on-demand topics. We will be writing the on-demands in class tomorrow.
IB Seniors - Composition book passage. Last paragraph of Native Son on page 33. Class discussion of the passage. We will be working on an On-Demand writing in class tomorrow
IB Juniors - PSAT work. Composition book reading passage. Five-paragraph essay writing
For the students who think we're going to fast: I am availabe before and after school for help
English IV - Subjects and verbs in sentences. Prewriting two on-demand topics. We will be writing the on-demands in class tomorrow.
IB Seniors - Composition book passage. Last paragraph of Native Son on page 33. Class discussion of the passage. We will be working on an On-Demand writing in class tomorrow
IB Juniors - PSAT work. Composition book reading passage. Five-paragraph essay writing
Monday, August 17, 2009
Aug 17
Senior English - Vocabulary. On-Demand Format Quiz and we went to get textbooks so half our time was wasted.
IB Seniors - Native Son discussion
IB Juniors - Literary Elements Quiz, Essay/Literary Analysis Writing Notes, PSAT review
IB Seniors - Native Son discussion
IB Juniors - Literary Elements Quiz, Essay/Literary Analysis Writing Notes, PSAT review
Friday, August 14, 2009
Aug 14
English IV - Verb sheet and Four Formats Notes
IB Junior - Tone sheet and class discussion
She Being Brand
IB Senior - Native Son Discussion
IB Junior - Tone sheet and class discussion
She Being Brand
IB Senior - Native Son Discussion
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Aug 13
English IV - Noun/Pronoun work and a 5-paragraph essay
IB Junior - Class discussion about the two summer work stories
IB Senior - Viewing the movie Rope
IB Junior - Class discussion about the two summer work stories
IB Senior - Viewing the movie Rope
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
English IV - Students completed an On-Demand writing. Generally students should take 45 -60 minutes to write, most students today took 10-20. We will be working on this in the future. It's not about how quickly we can finish the work. Students also completed a sentence structure worksheet to benefit their writing.
IB Junior - Students took a summer reading test. Tomorrow in class we will discuss the two short stories. Students need to pay attention to the names in the stories.
IB Senior - Students took a summer reading test and were given the On-Demand writing to complete for class tomorrow.
IB Junior - Students took a summer reading test. Tomorrow in class we will discuss the two short stories. Students need to pay attention to the names in the stories.
IB Senior - Students took a summer reading test and were given the On-Demand writing to complete for class tomorrow.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
With school starting in two days, I figured it was time to set up the blog. In the upcoming (2009-2010) school year I am hoping to keep this blog going as a way to communicate the ongoings of my classroom to parents, students and other teachers. At this moment I am working on all the first day of school materials and summer work tests. Do not forget that summer work is due the first day of school and there will be no exceptions made. I am looking forward to working with my new students this year and hope that this can be a place for questions, discussions and suggestions.
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