Good morning Honors English students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: LOTF Journal #7

2. Introduce Essay Prompt

3. Start Chapter 4

HW: 

-Finish LOTF Chapter 4
-Chapter 4 Review Questions (DUE FRIDAY)
-Review Chapters 1-3 vocabulary for the quiz tomorrow!

Good morning Honors English!

Thank you for a good sub report yesterday :)

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: Chapter 3 Journal

2. Chapter 3- Discussion and Setting

3. Setting Map Assignment

HW: Ch. 4 vocabulary, work on your setting maps. DUE MONDAY

Reminder: there is a quiz on LOTF Chs 1-3 FRIDAY.

Good morning!

Hope you all had a great weekend. Submit your Chapter 2 questions for LOTF to the basket.

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Warm up: LOTF Journal #2

2. Start Chapter 3

3. Class Visit RE: testing


HW: Finish LOTF chapter 3 and complete the vocabulary.

-Remember to stay on top of your symbol tracking sheet!!


NOTES:

-Grades will be finalized today. See me at BREAK OR LUNCH with questions/concerns. Performance Tasks are still being graded, I appreciate your patience.

-LOTF Chapters 1-3 quiz FRIDAY

-There will be a sub tomorrow, you will be completing the "Life of Pi" Listening Task. 

Happy Friday!

1. Finish Chapter 2!

2. Innocent Beginnings Chart

HW: 

-Complete Chapter 3 vocabulary
-Chapter 2 review questions (Located in Course Docs)

Good morning!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Journal #3: The "Fair" Boy

2. Chapter 1 Review/Discussion

3. Start Chapter 2-Fire on the Mountain



HW: 

-Complete Chapter 2 vocabulary
-Respond to the Chapter 1 review questions (Located in Course Docs>LOTF> Chapter Review Questions)
                         Write in complete sentences on a separate piece of paper

DUE: FRIDAY

Good morning! 

Please submit your Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau homework to the basket.

Here is the agenda:

1. LOTF #3: what if?

2. Begin LOTF Chapter 1


HW: Finish reading Chapter 1 and complete the vocabulary!

Good morning!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Review pre-reading questions and submit
2. LOTF Journal #2: What is your political affiliation at this point in your life? Explain why you feel this way. 
3. Notes: Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau


HW: Complete the Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau summary and response questions

DUE WEDNESDAY

Good morning! Hope you all had a great weekend. Today is a minimum day.

Here is the agenda:


1. Review "Abandoned" worksheet

2.  LOTF Journal #1:

Do you believe that an individual can be both good and evil? Why/why not? Make a list of your good and evil character traits.

3. Brainstorm: defining good and evil


HW: Respond to LOTF preview questions (located in Course Docs>LOTF folder)

DUE TUESDAY

Good morning and Happy Friday!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Lord of the Flies- Background PowerPoint and Notes

2. Abandoned Activity

HW: Finish the Abandoned worksheet over the weekend. DUE MONDAY.

Reminder: Monday is a minimum day!!

Welcome and Happy Thursday!!

Please turn in your literary analysis projects at the start of the period.

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm up: review survival test and answers
2. Four Corners: Dystopian Literature
3. Dystopia: room for debate discussion and questions

-Distribute missing assignments list-

Good morning!! 

Here is the agenda for today:


1. Warm up: 

-What elements do you need to create a society?
-How much time should people donate to work as opposed to having fun? Why?
-What are the best ways to hold people accountable for their actions?


2. BBC- Lord of the Flies- Video

-Take out a separate sheet of paper, find a partner
-While watching the video, you and your partner need to take notes on all the things that may have inspired Golding to write this novel
-Write ANY questions you may have

3. Discussion/Chart paper brainstorm


HW:

1. Print the article located under "DYSTOPIA LINK" in Course Documents. You need to have it in class tomorrow
2. Complete the "Survival Test" located in Course Documents. Hold on to it on Thursday, we will go over your results then

LITERARY ANALYSIS PROJECTS/DATA SHEETS DUE THURSDAY!

Good morning and welcome back!!! I hope you all had a great spring break!!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Warm Up: if you were going to be abandoned on an island, I want you to think about what skills/items would be necessary for your survival. Respond to the following questions thoughtfully.

1. Prioritize and explain the top five items on your "must have" packing list.

2. What kind of preparation could be done beforehand to insure a positive outcome?

3. Who would be a good resource person for some good, common sense training?

4. Compare and contrast wilderness "reality t.v. shows" with a real-life experience?

5. How could one's personal and professional life benefit from this kind of an experience. 

2. Complete Anticipation Guide

3. Library for books

PERIOD 3: Your graded Editorials are on the spare desk. Please grab them as you leave. 

Reminders: Literary Analysis Projects AND Major Works sheets are due THURSDAY!!!

The week ahead:

-This week we will be jumping into Lord of the Flies!

-I have not graded your Performance Tasks

-Your grades will be updated and posted this week :)

HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK!!!

-Bring your ID cards the Monday we come back so we can check out LOTF

-Literary Analysis projects for Life of Pi due APRIL 16!!!

Good morning Honors students!!

Here is today's agenda:


Finish the Performance Task essay!!

If you do not finish today, please come back at break and/or lunch to finish.

Reminder: tomorrow is the last day to submit any literary analysis re-dos. 

Good morning! I hope you all had a great weekend. THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL SPRING BREAK!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Performance Task! Turn off your cell phones and put them in your backpacks. 

You may have the following on your desk:

-pencil/pen
-binder paper
-organizer/outline


( I will pass out the packets with the articles. You MAY NOT use the ones I gave you)

PROMPT: Should your school participate in the national "Shut Down Your Screen Week?" Be sure to use EVIDENCE from the texts, as well as your own knowledge to develop and support your thinking.


Note: We will review your literary analysis assignment on Wednesday!!

Good morning and Happy Friday!! You're almost to Spring Break!

Here is today's agenda:

1. Review thesis prep page
2. Work on Argumentative Support page ( find TWO pieces of supporting evidence for your three reasons)

HW: Complete the argumentative outline over the weekend!! It will help you with the Performance Task, that will be what we work on Monday and Tuesday in class.

HOLD ON TO YOUR PACKETS/ORGANIZERS/ARTICLES...you will use them for the essay and turn them in with your final copy.

Reminders: 

-Literary Analysis re-dos are due next Wednesday, no exceptions
-Your DATA SHEETS will not be due 3/31...we will talk about this Monday

Happy Hump Day Honors students!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Journal: How do you feel as though technology has changed your relationships with other people? Do you consider your interpersonal connection better or worse with the innovations of texting, Twitter, Facebook, and the like? Be specific!!

2. Pass out essay prep packets/review thesis prep directions

3. SDS Text #3- "Attached to Technology and Paying a Price"

-This text lists a lot of negatives associated with technology, meaning it gives supporting reasons why WE SHOULD participate in Shut Down the Screen week (PRO SIDE OF ORGANIZER). HOWEVER, the author does list one "positive" of technology (CON SIDE OF ORGANIZER)

HW: If you do not finish reading the article and completing the organizer in class, do so for HW and I will check it Friday. 

ALSO: decide tonight what stance you are going to take-to participate or not participate in SDS week? You will be formulating your thesis in class tomorrow so be prepared!!

-Completing this organizer will count for classwork/participation points and will help you A LOT with your in class essay.

Good morning English II students!!

Here is the agenda for today:

1. Journal (on a separate piece of paper) respond to the following:

In your opinion, what are the downfalls of having too much technology? What are some NEGATIVE effects this has had on your generation? What would be hardest about going without technology for a week? BE PREPARED TO SHARE.

2. SDS Text #2: "Is Google Making us Stupid?"

You will need:

-text analysis organizers
-pen/pencil

In PARTNERS, you will read the next article in the packet, write your names on the second page of the packet.

There are TWO sources for this article, listed at the bottom of each section. 

The first section discusses how Google/Internet do make us stupid, the second section discusses how it does not make us stupid.

For the organizer, the "Yes" section = why we SHOULD participate in SDS week. The "No" section= why we SHOULD NOT participate in SDS week.

Pay careful attention to what claims each author is making.

You have the remainder of the class period to work on this.

HW: If you did not finish the organizer in class, finish it for HW and I will check it tomorrow. 




Test Make Ups:

-Renzo and Crystal- you need to make up your Latin Roots midterm this week!

-Sienna and Jose G- see me for a text analysis packet

Good morning Honors students!

Here is the agenda for today:


1. Introduce Shut Down the Screen PTask Prompt and Packet
2. Start reading Text #1 and complete page one of the organizer



HW: 

1. Review the Editorial Final Format in Course Documents. FINAL COPY DUE FRIDAY!!!

2. Complete the organizer page for SDS Text #1

Happy Friday Honors students!

Please turn in AOW 4 to the basket WHEN YOU LEAVE

Those of you that did not finish your Latin Roots Midterm yesterday need to finish it TODAY at break or lunch.

1. Please take out your editorials, a colored pen, and a pencil.

2. Find a partner to work with, pick someone that will be honest with you about your editorial. If there is a need for a group of three, see me. 

3. Peer Editing: today, you are going to help each other out with peer editing; you will each complete your OWN peer editing form.

Steps:

-Read your partner's editorial, take note of the tone of their editorial. Put a star next to things you really like or a question mark next to things that are confusing.
-Fill out the boxes on the form, complete those before answering the questions, if you do not get to the questions today that is fine.


The point of peer editing is not to make changes for your partner, but point out what changes they should make to make their editorial more effective.

NO ONE should have any boxes left blank, there is always something that could be improved!



HW: over the weekend, make the changes from the peer edit form. This means you will:

1. Write another hand written draft, label it "Editorial Draft #2"
2. Highlight any changes/additions you make to your editorial- as you make changes, make sure you are sharing YOUR thoughts on the topic, let your emotions show and be passionate about your opinions. Do not simply relay research- HAVE FUN WITH IT :)


The second draft is not an option, nor am I having you do it to be "cruel." This is part of the writing process and learning how to become successful writers. 

You will submit this second draft with your first draft, the peer edit form, and your final copy. If you do not include the second draft, you will lose points off the final grade.