ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. College essays
-collect 'clothing essays'
-"I am a dynamic figure" activity
-we will finish up our work after break....enjoy your time off!!

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Paragraph writing
-go over/share on board topic sentences/supporting details for sheet #21...
-with a partner, swap pages you wrote and correct, looking for transition words, topic sent, supporting details
-"The Secret of Riding Bikes" and rate writing using the guide I give you
-we will finish this up after break.....enjoy!! no new HW....

HONORS

1. College Essay
-begin reading sample essays..."dinner," and "Boston College"
-rate essays on strengths and weaknesses
-we will finish three more samples after break...enjoy your time off!

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 11

1. Huck Finn
-Test on reading through page 42
-go over test/group of chapters
-read on...for the Monday you come back from Thanksgiving, please have read chapters 9-13....or, if you like to think of it in pages, it is 43-68
-we will not have a test on this on Monday, but we will work on a study guide in class!

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. College essay
-continue with leads...Bulwyr/Lytton prize examples for fun....
-'list of questions' together....
-in class writing--seven or eight minutes of writing based on one of those 'questions'
-switch and revise leads....
-your prompt/essay due next time is this: What does your clothing say about you? By CLOTHING, I mean not only your clothes that you wear, but also accessories like jewelry, piercings, lucky charms, uniforms, etc etc THIS MUST BE PRINTED OUT BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS!!

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Latin and Greek root test 1
2. Paragraph writing
-review of homework worksheets
-handed out final worksheet (cause and effect writing....topic sentence and detail writing...the sheet was double sided)
-please finish this sheet for next time
-on sheet #21, please take one of the topic sentences and FORMALLY WRITE OUT A WELL CRAFTED PARAGRAPH. This should be about a half a page or more. Use supporting details and transition words as we discussed

HONORS
1. College Essay
-"clothing" pieces due today....go over leads and share papers to revise leads...
-"Dynamic Figure" activity and discuss voice....
-nothing due next time.....thanks!

GO BLACK RAIDERS

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 11

1. Huck Finn
-go over first reading assignment by doing 'notes' on the study guide I gave you...
-work on own or in pairs and complete....
-go over to have those chapters solid!
-for next class, please have read through page 42....do not start the chapter on page 43
****We will have a quiz on this section on Monday!!!****

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Vocab quiz
2. College Essay
-lesson on avoiding cliche phrases and words
-focus on voice
-for Friday, please have at least one page of writing (can be handwritten) based on one of the items we did for the CollectingActivity....this writing should be rich in voice and it should have one of the Q.A.Q.S. leads
-we discussed strategies for effective leads....learned about the Goldsmith QAQS strategies...

FRESHMEN

1. Greek and Latin roots
-hear new words you found on own
-review exercises in the vocab workbooks....exercise 1, 2, 3 starting on page 8
-study for quiz which will be on Friday!
2. Paragraph writing
-two review sheets given to do for homework....underlining topic sentences, putting details in order, etc...make sure this is done for next time!

HONORS/DUAL ENROLLMENT

1. College Essay
-focus on effective leads with QAQS strategies...
-"dark and stormy" examples
-"question game" activity with partners for about ten minutes
-focused piece of writing--focus on leads--for about 9 minutes
-your first GRADED essay piece is due on Friday...MAKE SURE IT IS TYPED AND PRINTED OUT BEFORE YOU COME IN!!!! "Describe what your clothing says about you. Remember, 'clothing' can be defined as the clothes you wear....but it also entails 'accessories' like bags, hats, purses, jewelery, piercings, or anything else you carry on your 'person.'
The essay will be graded on VOICE and your LEAD

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 11

1. Huck Finn
-notes on Twain, Finn characters, some themes, etc...we take notes each day, so if you were absent, get them
-begin reading as a class for the first five pages or so...your job is to continue reading through chapter 5 (halfway through page 20)
-alwayssssssss expect a reading check quiz!

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Reminder of vocab quiz on Wednesday
2. College Essay
-all of 'collecting' activity....scavenger hunt of the mind....
-"annoying" writing prompt and read aloud to learn about unique voice in writing....
-pick ONE of the items of the collecting activity...elaborate on it...write at least a page on this....use as much authentic voice as possible.....we will share these

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Vocab
-Greek and Latin roots words
-for next time, find at least two words (original words) containing each of the roots we learned about (8 new words total)...make sure to define these words
2. Paragraph writing
-begin discussion of topic sentence, enumerative paragraphs, coherence...
-do 'coherence' worksheet and go over...

HONORS

1. Personal Narrative
-read 'annoying' prompt aloud to discuss voice
-shoes and socks for 1 page voice prompt
-cliches and how to avoid them in writing
-briefly introduce effective leads....

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 11

1. Information writing
-go over 'paper' feature story with questions....
-collect paragraphs with subtopics on "something important to Maine" after hearing some....
2. Huck Finn
-begin unit by introducing Mark Twain...
-show parts of HistoryChannel Documentary....take notes on ten interesting things you find out about him
-we will start the novel on Tuesday!

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. College Essay/Personal Narrative
-finish vocab list!
-write about yourself using the vocab list...pick 12 of the words...how do you measure up against them? Are you like or unlike them?? Why??
-begin 'mental scavenger hunt' thing....what are SEVEN things you want to learn more about?
-we will finish on Monday....your vocab quiz will be next WEDNESDAY!!

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Test on Edgar Allan Poe--use your notes! Reward! Yay!
2. Greek and Latin roots/vocab
-learn the four new roots we'll be dealing with
-we will be finishing this next time

HONORS/DUAL ENROLLMENT
1. Personal Narrative/College Essay unit
-take vocab quiz in class
-collecting activity/work on it and share some
-per the collecting activity: ZOOM IN on one of the categories/items and EXPAND ON IT in about 3/4 to a page of writing....use as much voice as possible!! FOR EXAMPLE...if under the THINGS YOU DISLIKE category you put CHEESE PIZZA, write about WHY!!! BE YOU!! Be genuine! Use voice
-write to the prompt: One thing that really annoys me is......(DO NOT put name on it...I will collect it....more to come on Monday!)

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 11

1. Vocab quiz in class today
2. Paragraph writing
-do 'moon' and 'homeless' paragraph worksheets...
-practice paragraphs prompts from 'you say i say'
-give 'coherence' worksheet....please do this double sided sheet for next class, which is on WEDNESDAY....

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1 College Essay
-please see honors class blog from yesterday....you folks actually have the same thing
-we started college essay vocab today....we will finish the words next time
2. Touch base regarding papers....these are due on Friday....please see the last blog entry for specifics...or come see me....

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. "The Pit and the Pendulum"
-go over story....discuss sensory images and unreliable narrator....
2. "The Black Cat"
-intro story and begin reading in class
-please finish the story at home and please write down some quotes/details/reasons why you can tell the narrator is crazy, delusional, and UNRELIABLE as a narrator....
3. Short Story Paper
-NOTE: On Friday, I will give you guys time in class to be working on your papers....I will be talking to you and conferencing with you, etc....your paper is due AT END OF CLASS, so use your time wisely....it might be a good idea to come in to class with some stuff already written, etc!

HONORS/DUAL ENROLLMENT
1. Papers
-pass back papers--commented upon, but not graded...
-utilize PUSH, PRAISE, PONDER strategy with partners
-utilize "StarSystem" on your own
-make changes and revision, then pass in to have this combined with my stuff for a grade!
2. College Essay
-Disjunctive Syllogism game
-watch JoJo laugh....

BLACK DAY

COLLEGE PREP 11

1. Paragraph writing
-review of basics--topic sentences, sentence structure, supporting details, enumerative strategy, etc
-worksheets on identifying topic sentences and supporting details
-exercise 19 and 20 sheets
2. Vocabulary
-we got new words last time, and we will have a quiz on THURSDAY
-utilizing paragraph writing strategy, pick at least five words and find commonalities and create a paragraph with a sharp topic sentence....use the vocab words correctly in the writing of your paragraph...

ORANGE DAY

COLLEGE PREP 12

1. Read
2. Assign paper for "short story unit" test.....you can choose from one of the two prompts I gave you
a. Describe a common literary device two stories share
                             or
b. Describe an incident where a seemingly positive quality--like loyalty, love, innocence, or pride--can be a BAD thing that negatively affects a character's life
3. We spent some time brainstorming characters from our short stories and isolating their positive qualities....
4. Begin the college essay/Personal Narrative writing unit....yeay!

COLLEGE PREP 9

1. Vocab test
2. Assign paper (no due date was given yet, as we will continue to talk about it on Wednesday). If you were not here to get the paper assignment, you need to SEE ME asap OR copy down the assignment (there were several choices) from a trusted classmate!!!
3. Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"
-introduce and begin reading in class
-finish the story for next time
-please write down 2 examples for each of the 5 sensory images (two examples of Poe using 'touch' details, two examples of Poe using 'hearing' details, etc)

HONORS

1. Papers due today! We did not get to work with them in class, but they were collected!
2. Personal Narrative Essay
-rubric and expectations and parameters
-other prompts
-20 awesome vocab words to help you write a better personal narrative essay...we will have this vocab quiz on Friday.