English 10 Friday, March 30

Objective: How to find a theme from a book or movie--

Here's what we did in class today:
1- Took a quiz on the last 30 pages of the book--students wrote a paragraph describing the end of the novel with as much detail as possible.
2- Theme songs identification--I played ten popular movie theme songs. Students tried to identify them along with any topics that are explored in that film.
3- Turing a topic into a theme- We practiced with the movies, but then applied it to both Fahrenheit 451 and The Truman Show.  See handout below:

https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/18n1OUynrD9blcRuDk9nT91DF9aZ8IgmIONnP4CoBcgY/edit

Homework: Study for Exam which is on Thursday, April 5th.

Honors 11 Thursday, March 29

Objective: Life and Labor under Apartheid--Apartheid, then and now

What we did in class today:
1- Took Quiz on chapters 1 through 5 and turned in homework
2- Handed out late passes
3- Prompt-Free write #2 called "Broken"See Link below:
https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/129i73ykduhPFvsZIFf73fO1PS0SY0zO6mccL5R195iI/edit
4- Reviewed the history of Apartheid and discussed how that plays into both the novel and the movie "Invictus"
5- As a class, analyzed important quotes, characters, themes, ideas from chapters 1through 5 of Novel.
6-Watched first 27 minutes of "Invictus"
7-As a class, analyzed important quotes, characters, themes, ideas from the first 27 minutes.

I gave each student a graphic organizer to keep track of any in-class analysis we do on both the novel and the movie. You can either pick one up from me (it's pink) or you can print one off here to get any notes missed from a friend. See below for link:
https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1UZVUxTaidnr3mi0WmL5uwtGUiAmZmnAcbBm8nmAwlh4/edit

Homework:
Read chapters 6 through 9 and prepare for quiz

English 10 Wednesday, March 28

Objective: How does one break free from his or her routine? Why is this so important?

Here's what we did today:
1- Turn in Sticky Notes
2- Answered questions/discussed today's question: See link below:
https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1VOEdYSqb5Tqgkdg6omBnjA_wqMf--pa3h9ojFr7ucG4/edit

Watched the rest of "The Truman Show"
Discussed the following quote, "We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented...it's as simple as that." Christophe

Students completed a in class Free Write-- See below for assignment:
https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1nmXOBvuN3dDeucBvLU3w-vlYg9c4cjC_bkQqWeRaCDs/edit

Homework: Finish Reading Book!!! On the yellow reading guide, it says to complete a theme handout- This is incorrect. All you have to do is finish reading your book! Plan on taking a quiz on last two reading assignments. 

Honors 11 Tuesday, March 27

Objective: Introduce themes and ideas from Cry, the Beloved Country

• Turned in research papers
• Went to writing lab and checked out the novel Cry, the Beloved Country
• Looked at power point presentation about The Dustbowl. After viewing it, students wrote a half page free response answering the following questions: How would you feel if you were a child going through this drastic change? How would you feel if you were a parent responsible for a family during this upheaval? There will be multiple free writes throughout this unit. Students must make these up if they miss one from being absent. Students will turn them all in at the end of the unit.
• We looked at three illustrations about The Land and its People concerning South Africa. Mrs. Jaynes went over background information about the novel.
• Intercalary chapters are placed throughout the reading. These are chapters that give context or background information to the people, the land, the city, politics etc. These chapters don't talk specifically about the plot or any of the main characters. They are more of an overall view of what is going on around them at that time. 
• Instead of using quotations for dialogue, Alan Paton uses dashes-- to show dialogue.
• Steven Kumalo is the main character of the novel. He is an Anglican minister and is often called "Umfundisi," which is a respected title given to religious men.
• Important things to know about the novel
• There are two settings, the rural village where the native South Africans live and the Urbanized city of Johannesburg, which is dominated by White Europeans. 
• The Land and its relation to the people is a dominant theme in the novel. When the land is healthy, the people are healthy. When the land is broken, the tribe is broken.
• Men leave the village in search for a better life or because the land is dying, but it might be dying because the men leave and don't come back, leaving the women, children, and elderly to care for it.
• Kumalo will face both physical trials and emotional trials, but his most significant trial is being spiritually tested beyond anything he can imagine. 

• HOMEWORK: Read chapters 1 THROUGH 5. Fear is a dominant topic in the novel. How does fear present itself in these chapters? Find 7 examples where various characters show fear. 
• Format: Using a bulleted list, write down page number, quote, and two sentences explaining how that quote shows fear. This must be typed as usual. 

English 10 Monday, March 26

Objective: What is an allusion? What is the "Allegory of the Cave?"

What we did in class-
Read first 10 minutes
Took quiz on pages 61-130
Watched an explanatory cartoon explaining Plato's "Allegory of the Cave."
As a class, we completed the following handout- If you were absent, you must do this on your own.
https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1z0ylywHm-n2CpelkPNSQYQZRbBsOI0GoroUi9QiuwTc/edit

Homework: Read pages 130-145 and do 5 more sticky notes. You'll be looking for your 5 favorite passages and explain why.

Honors 11 Friday, March 23

Today was the Peer Edit Review- Students showed up with three copies of their research paper. Each student read and edited two other papers.

Directions for Peer Review—each student will do this for two papers

1. Write your name on the top of the back of their paper

2. Read the intro paragraph- Underline what you think is the thesis statement

3. Read each paragraph and on the back, write how you see that paragraph connecting to the thesis (if it really doesn’t—tell them)

4. Count how many times they use in-text citations- Give them a ratio of paraphrase to direct quotes—example 15 in text citations 10 paraphrase and 5 direct quotes

5. Answer the following question below your ratio: Does the paper flow or does it feel choppy because of the way they inserted research?

6. Read a second time, marking any grammatical errors, misspelled words, fragments, or run on sentences.

 Homework: Your final draft is due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, March 27. NO LATE PASSES!!!

English 10 Thursday, March 22

Objective: How do people gain power in the world? And how is this seen thus far in Fahrenheit 451?

Read the first 20 minutes- I was absent  so plan on taking a quiz next time from pages 63-130

EachEach group should use the ideas they already wrote in their one page paper to drive this assignment—

Each group must answer how people gain power in the world using at least 5 concrete examples—these need to be written down on a piece of paper and explained with a minimum of 4 sentences for each example

Each group should have at least 3 visual aids to show during their presentation-(they can use the white computer paper from behind my desk and the crayons from the front of the room)

Each group should find no less than 10 quotes from the reading thus far to support their claims about how power is seen in Fahrenheit 451. These quotes need to be written on a separate piece of paper WITH the page number.

Each group member needs to participate and plan which part of the presentation (about 4-5 minutes total—they will present)

Each group will be ready with the following things on Monday—

·               5 examples showing how power is gained in the real world.

·               3 visual aids

·               10 quotes from the novel showing how power is gained through Fahrenheit 451

·               A plan of who will give which part of the presentation

Honors 11 Wednesday, March 21

Today is our last day in the writing lab. Stay focused and write your paper!

Homework: Due at the beginning of class on Friday--3 hard copies of a 4 page draft AND an electronic copy of your draft (emailed to yourself or on a flash drive) Don't email me these papers. It is your responsibility to go to the lab before class and print these out!!!


I'll see you Friday.

English 10 Tuesday, March 20

SEOP's in the little Theater--

Students still turned in paragraph about Mildred.

Homework: Read to page 110 and write a One page, double space paper, typed answering the following question: How do people gain power in the world? And how is this seen thus far in Fahrenheit 451? DUE THURSDAY AT BEGINNING OF CLASS


You will be quizzed on pages 60-110

Honors 11 Monday, March 19th

Objective: Writing the research paper

Today we went to the writing lab and began drafting research paper.
We will also be here Wednesday.


Homework: 3 copies of your research paper (minimum of 4 pages) is due at THE BEGINNING of class on FRIDAY!!! This is your responsibility to print off. Don't email me and expect me to print off this assignment.

English 10 Friday, March 16

Objective: Who or what skews our reality and what are the motives for doing so?

What we did today:
1- Read and Took Quiz pp 41-63
2- Finished group assignment-
3- Watched more of The Truman Show
4-Reflective Essay-In class prompt (20 minutes) This assignment must be made up if absent. See link below:

https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1u6XwrtFJ0bvg6P1KDlMWF9urvMCMiMgwMUQ1S7tYfFw/edit

Homework: Read Pages 63-80
Type one paragraph describing your feelings about Mildred. Do you think she’ll support Montag or go against him in the end? Why or why not—defend your answer.

Reminder- Next period, Tuesday, March 20 is SEOPs in the LIttle Theater. Parents are invited and encouraged to come meet with their student and counselor. 

This does not mean you don't have to read your pages or type up your paragraph--I will still collect it in the little theater. 

Honors 11 Thursday, March 15

Objective: How do I organize and write an effective research paper? Looking at example papers!

Here's what we did in class today:
Went over the rubric used to grade research papers
Read an example A paper called "I won't grow up"
Worked in partnerships to read and analyze other A and C papers.
Workshopped with Mrs. Jaynes if you had specific questions about your outline or thesis.

Homework: None- But come with all your research and materials on Monday because we are going to the writing lab to start drafting papers.

English 10 Wednesday, March 14

Objective: What organizations or people skew our reality or keep us in the dark?

What we did in class:
1. Read first 15 of class- took quiz on pp 3-40 of Fahrenheit 451
2. Reviewed plot and significant characters
3. Watched a clip from "The Truman Show" and discussed how his reality his being skewed by the producers.
4. Listed  organizations in our world who skew our reality. Then groups of 3 chose one group and drew a picture representing this organization. Then on the back of the picture, they answered the following questions:

• How does this group skew our reality?
• Why would the group want to do this? What are their motives?
• Explain an example of this that the class can understand--use examples from your own life or the world, including historical events
• What might someone do in order to break free from this "skewed reality?"

Homework: Read pp 41-63 and do 5 more sticky notes.  See reading schedule for exact assignment.  You will be quizzed on the reading, so make sure you do it. 

Honors 11 Tuesday, March 13th

3 Late passes up for grabs!!! Per Period!!! Do I have your attention? If you are fortunate enough to be reading this post, that means you have a chance at winning another late pass for Term 3. For every ten cans of food you bring for the food drive (max 30 cans), you get your name entered into a drawing for your period. On Thursday, I will draw three names from your class and the winners get late passes. :) This expires Thursday. This also rewards those who read the blog daily.
If you want your cans to also go towards the March Madness bracket as announced in class, these need to be in tomorrow (wed) or early Thursday morning.

K now to class business- what we did today:
In class we looked at example thesis statements and paper outlines. We realized that not every point has to prove your exact thesis but rather relate to the overall argument you are making. We also realized that some papers will have more body paragraphs than others. You earned 10 points for doing this assignment in class. If you were absent, you aren't required to make it up, you just don't get those points. (they don't hurt you either)

Homework: TWO copies of your typed thesis/outline and examples (support, quotes, references) The more time you spend on this assignment, the better you will do on your overall paper. This I promise.

Love,
Mrs. Jaynes

English 10 Monday, March 12

Objective: Why are books important and how do they empower us?

What we did in class today:
1- Group Activity- Read "The Librarian of Basra" and discuss the importance of books.
2- Connect reading books to our own lives and how books contain knowledge which gives us power.
3- Students went to writing lab 608 to check out Fahrenheit 451
4- As a class, we read and discussed pages 3-20

This unit is mapped out with each night's reading assignment and homework. To see and print off schedule, click on the following link:
https://docs.google.com/a/alpinedistrict.org/document/d/1SmZ37hqC_mmett0fqmzyV5WdY_rKUkm8MNgA9h9qYKw/edit

Homework: Read pages 21-40 and mark 5 sticky notes where a character breaks their typical routine. 

Honors 11 Friday, March 9

We spent our final day in the library working on our annotated bibliography.

Homework: Annotated bibliography due at the beginning of class next time. NO LATE PASSES.


Warning--As I grade these (the students who turned them in early) I'm shocked at how few of you followed directions. I'm looking for four very specific things on each source...in the correct order. If you want to ensure a good grade on this assignment, follow the directions!!! Do not summarize in one line, but rather write enough information to show that you actually spent hours and hours on this. Remember- you were in the library a total of three days. I need to see that reflected in your work.

English 10 Thursday, March 8

Objective: What is a dystopian novel and why do we read them?

Here's what we did in class today:
1- Defined Uthopia and Dystopia- looked at characteristics of both
2- Art activity- The rise and fall of Mankind through the ages
3- Looked at/discussed examples of dystopian literature and movies
4- Watched a 5 minute clip from Wall-E and analyzed what the clips warns us about
5- Watched Hunger Games trailer- Discussed how the Hunger Games qualifies as a dystopian novel

Writing prompt: what from today's lesson makes you excited about starting a dystopian novel (Fahrenheit 451) next time.

Homework: None

Honors 11 March 5,6, and 7 Monday-Wed

Monday- went to library to begin researching topic- Students will focus on six new sources. Work on annotated bibliography. See schedule

Tuesday- In school ACT...good luck!!!

Wednesday- went to library to continue researching topic. Annotated bibliography due on Friday at the end of class for EXTRA CREDIT--turn in at the beginning of class on Tuesday for full points.

Have a lovely day.

English 10 Friday, March 2

Today was our last day to work on the research paper. Students had one last day in the writing lab to complete the paper.

This is due the next time I see you, which is Thursday, March 8. NO LATE PAPERS!!!

For more assistance, refer to past blog posts.

Honors 11 Thursday, March 1

Here's what we did in class today:
We took our last practice ACT reading test. We also went over some tips for the Math/Science portion of the exam.
Students had the opportunity to ask me any final questions about the ACT. Today is our last day preparing.
Good luck on Tuesday!

Homework:
1- Print off two new sources for your research. You don't have to read/annotate them--you just have to come to class with them. HINT- go to Lone Peak's home page. Under departments, click on Media Center. Next, click on research tools. Use those to help find sources (sweet search, google scholar, etc.) DON'T JUST RANDOMLY PRINT OFF TWO SOURCES--SKIM TOPICS AND SUMMARIES TO FIND ARTICLES THAT RELATE TO YOUR FOCUS QUESTION. 




2- 3rd summary due- Read 20 more pages (making it a total of 60) from your informational text. Write a one page summary- no bullet points- outlining the main ideas. Then write a paragraph explaining how your question has evolved specifically.