English 9B - Today we began to work on the Prologue packet for Romeo and Juliet.
Gothic Lit - Today we read Chapter 1 in And Then There Were None and filled out parts of the character chart you got on Friday.
English 9A- vcocab 4-6 review is due on Wednesday. Today you also recieved your poetry project. Click here if you need a syllabus for that.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
If you were absent Friday, January 28th...
English 9B- You missed a great video on Shakespeare today! Please be sure to pick up a Prlogue packet when you return. You will need to read the first page and fill out the worksheet that follows.
Gothic Lit: Today we finished the Poe web activity and are moving on to reading And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
English 9A- Today we took a quiz over unit 6 vocabulary and went over the agreement worksheet that you had for homework last night.
Gothic Lit: Today we finished the Poe web activity and are moving on to reading And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie.
English 9A- Today we took a quiz over unit 6 vocabulary and went over the agreement worksheet that you had for homework last night.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
If you were absent Thursday, January 27th
English 9B - Today we turned in our poetry projects and began discussing Romeo and Juliet. Get excited!
Gothic Lit - Today we watched an Edgar Allan Poe biography. We will be starting And Then There Were None tomorrow!
English 9A: Today we went over the unit 6 vocab ppt. YOu can find that posted earlier on this blog. You recieved an agreemement worksheet for homework. We also finished discussing The Lorax and reading other children's books to find allegories in our daily lives. *BONUS POINTS* if you can leave a comment telling us about your favorite children's book and why it is an allegory! (5 pts.)
Gothic Lit - Today we watched an Edgar Allan Poe biography. We will be starting And Then There Were None tomorrow!
English 9A: Today we went over the unit 6 vocab ppt. YOu can find that posted earlier on this blog. You recieved an agreemement worksheet for homework. We also finished discussing The Lorax and reading other children's books to find allegories in our daily lives. *BONUS POINTS* if you can leave a comment telling us about your favorite children's book and why it is an allegory! (5 pts.)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
If you were absent Wednesday, January 26th
English 9B - Today we worked on our poetry projects. You will have half of the period tomorrow to finish. I look forward to reading your work!
Gothic Lit: Today we were in the lab working on the Poe activity, earlier posted on this blog. We also finished the skit about Poe today.
English 9A: Today we checked Vocab Unit 9 - make sure to show this to me. We also talked about The Grandfather, and read Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. Remember your homework - the symbolism list and the journal about whether or not you believe this story is an allegory. For bonus - BRING IN YOUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS!
Gothic Lit: Today we were in the lab working on the Poe activity, earlier posted on this blog. We also finished the skit about Poe today.
English 9A: Today we checked Vocab Unit 9 - make sure to show this to me. We also talked about The Grandfather, and read Dr. Seuss's The Lorax. Remember your homework - the symbolism list and the journal about whether or not you believe this story is an allegory. For bonus - BRING IN YOUR CHILDREN'S BOOKS!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Poe Web Activity
Use this website to answer the following questions about Edgar Allan Poe.
Copy and past these questions onto a seperate word document. At the end of class, print out a version with your answers.
1. What were some of the main topics that Poe wrote about? Based on what we learned in the skit, did his life have anything to do with this? Why or why not?
2. Go to the biography section of the site. Give two facts that you learned about Poe that we did not discuss in our skit.
3. Go to the quotes section. Please copy and paste one of Poe's quotes that appeals to you. What do you think it means?
4. Go to the summaries section of the site. Choose two of Poe's works. Do you see any themes in common in them? What are those themes? Why do you think he wrote about these things so often?
5. Go to the poems section of the site. Choose one poem. Summarize that poem and give your reaction. Did you like the poem or connect with it? Why or why not?
6. Go to the forum section of the website. Under the topic "Are true artists irritable?" leave a comment. Copy and paste your comment here.
7. Go to the gallery section of the site. Then click on the gallery that will show you Poe's home. IS this what you imagined his home looking like? Why or why not? Then check out photos of his grave. Is this what you would expect Poe's grave to look like? Why or why not?
8. Go to the timeline section of the site. Copy and paste one fact that sticks out to you. Why are you interested in this fact? (For example, I was shocked to see that Thomas Jefferson was alive during this time.. I thought he was much younger than that!)
9. Go to the word list. Copy and paste three words here, and put the definitions of those words into your own terms. Tell me what that word means today, if anything.
10. For 5 pts. bonus, go to the contact section. Ask the author of the site any questions that seem relevant to you or your interest in Poe. Copy and paste that correspondence here!
Copy and past these questions onto a seperate word document. At the end of class, print out a version with your answers.
1. What were some of the main topics that Poe wrote about? Based on what we learned in the skit, did his life have anything to do with this? Why or why not?
2. Go to the biography section of the site. Give two facts that you learned about Poe that we did not discuss in our skit.
3. Go to the quotes section. Please copy and paste one of Poe's quotes that appeals to you. What do you think it means?
4. Go to the summaries section of the site. Choose two of Poe's works. Do you see any themes in common in them? What are those themes? Why do you think he wrote about these things so often?
5. Go to the poems section of the site. Choose one poem. Summarize that poem and give your reaction. Did you like the poem or connect with it? Why or why not?
6. Go to the forum section of the website. Under the topic "Are true artists irritable?" leave a comment. Copy and paste your comment here.
7. Go to the gallery section of the site. Then click on the gallery that will show you Poe's home. IS this what you imagined his home looking like? Why or why not? Then check out photos of his grave. Is this what you would expect Poe's grave to look like? Why or why not?
8. Go to the timeline section of the site. Copy and paste one fact that sticks out to you. Why are you interested in this fact? (For example, I was shocked to see that Thomas Jefferson was alive during this time.. I thought he was much younger than that!)
9. Go to the word list. Copy and paste three words here, and put the definitions of those words into your own terms. Tell me what that word means today, if anything.
10. For 5 pts. bonus, go to the contact section. Ask the author of the site any questions that seem relevant to you or your interest in Poe. Copy and paste that correspondence here!
Toy Drive Thank You Video
I know it has been awhile, but I wanted to thank you for making our toy drive successful! Please check out this video!
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