Friday, January 31, 2020

Happy SB Weekend!!

Objective:  The students will practice a Q1 Essay.

1.  Get out your completed Drama 3 outline.

2.  Drama 3 PP

3.  Practice Q1 Essay from 2018.  You will read/analyze, write into and one GREAT body paragraph.

50 points. 

Minus 10 for each slap quote.
Minus 10 for improper punctuation.
Minus 10 for no thesis/UT.
Minus 10 for weak textual support.

I will give you 10 for trying. HAA!

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, January 30, 2020

MC Thursday

Objective:  The students will practice a piece of drama/poetry multiple choice.

1.  Discuss Mind the Gap PP

2.  MC Practice

3.  Outline Drama Chapter 3

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Let's See Who Really Read

Objective:  The students will discuss the realism of Mind the Gap

1.  Surprise

2.  Mind the Gap PP Discussion

3.  Complete Drama Packet 1 for grading and turn in in order.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

That fish that was dead yesterday... wasn't!

Objective:  The students will read a play that is totally opposite of the theater of the absurd.

1.  Read Mind the Gap and complete the questions for the packet.  Due tomorrow at the end of the period.


Monday, January 27, 2020

Hope you all had a good weekend.

Objective:  The students will discuss The Theater of the Absurd and its purpose.

1.  Discuss Theater of the Absurd PP.

2.  Complete The Sandbox Questions 1-8

3.  Complete all vocab on the Drama Cover Sheet.

Tomorrow we read final play in the unit.

Friday, January 24, 2020

Happy Friday

Objective:  The students will read a drama that is classified as one from the Theater of the Absurd.

1.  Using Drama cover sheet, complete reading and questions for The Sandbox.

Thursday, January 23, 2020

MC Thursday

Objective:  The students will discuss chapter for our first Drama and complete a MC Practice.

1.  Get out chapter outline for 10 point signature.

2.  Discuss my Power Point.

3.  MC Poetry Practice.

4.  Tomorrow we read Drama 1

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Happy Short Day to You! Want to attend my meetings for me?

Objective:  The students will discuss the elements of Drama and outline the next chapter before we read our first play.

1.  Get out the Chapter Outline for my signature and points.

2.  Discuss my PP.

3.  Outline the next chapter.  Due tomorrow.

We read tomorrow...

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Well those essays are done...

Objective:  The students will read some sample papers, then compare what they did to the examples.  Hopefully they see what they did right, and then can work on what they need to grow.

1.  Grab a packet.

2.  Put together Poetry Packet 3 IN ORDER!!  If you have two outlines on one page, make sure that I can see where they stop and start.  Turn in.

3.  Read sample essays.

4.  Get your essay back (I will hand them out).  I had to use the old "easier" grading poiunt scale on this since it was our first poetry one and it was hard.  Next time back to the regular second semester scale.

5.  Outline first chapter of Drama Unit.

Friday, January 17, 2020

Friday... and we get Monday off!!!

Objective:  The students will TTSTCANDI their last poem of the year.

1.  Discuss the Doomed poem.

Kenny, here is your answer to your great question:

 Organic imagery / subjective imagery, pertains to personal experiences of a character's body, including emotion and the senses of hunger, thirst, fatigue, and pain. Phenomenological, pertains to the mental conception of an item as opposed to the physical version.

2.  TTSTCANDI Lips

Packet due Tuesday.  On to Drama

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Good Thursday Morning To You!

Objective:  The students will analyze a pretty sad and depressing poem.  Reminds me of my high school girlfriend.

HAAA.

1.  Get the poem.

2.  TTSTCANDI it.  Due tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Catch Up Day

Objective:  The students will discuss poem with class.

1.  Discuss Do Not Go Gentle

2.  Make up anything missing.  Finish all lit terms if you have not yet.

Tomorrow:  MC Practice.  And second to last poem.

Friday, Last poem

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

These Last Few POems are Really Good!!

Objective:  The students will discuss another great poem.

1.  Get out Forgiveness TTSTCANDI

2.  Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight TTSTCANDI

Monday, January 13, 2020

Essays Not Graded Yet... We have several people who still have to write it.

Objective:  The students will analyze a poem that is very cool.

1.  Get the poem.

2.  If you missed Friday, write the essay first.

3.  TTSTCANDI "Forgiveness" and it is due first thing tomorrow morning.

Friday, January 10, 2020

The First of Many Essays for This Semester...

Objective:  The students will write a great Q1 Essay.

1.  Put Q3 Study Form in the white basket.

2.  Grab a rubric.  Get two sheets of paper and a pen.

3.  Write on one side only.  Pay attention to the prompt.  You have one period to write.

Thursday, January 09, 2020

MC Thursday

Objective:  The students will practice multiple choice poetry and complete Q3 from novel.

1.  Get out When You Are Old and discuss/listen.

2.  MC Practice:  The Frog

3.  Q3 Study Form:  Due Tomorrow.  Printed.  Independent.  No two should be alike. 

   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOOo_QXkRHBY59lu6UiO7JMAlELSjDl2IZCVpYlnxjw/edit?usp=sharing

Wednesday, January 08, 2020

Short Day Wednesday

Objective:  The students will discuss the musical devices and rhythm in poetry.

1.  Get your Chapter 12 outline out for 10 points.

2.  Chapter 11 and 12 discussion.

3.  TTSTCANDI "When You Are Old"

4.  Q3 Study Form:  Due Friday.  Make sure you do not copy someone else's work. This should be independent.

   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOOo_QXkRHBY59lu6UiO7JMAlELSjDl2IZCVpYlnxjw/edit?usp=sharing

Tuesday, January 07, 2020

I Guess We Aren't Getting Any More Kids (or anyone is leaving)...

Objective:  The students will outline the last chapter of poetry information for discussion tomorrow.

1.  Get out yesterday's outline for 10 points.

2.  Outline the next chapter (Chapter 12).

3.  Complete second column of lit terms.

Tomorrow we read.

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rOOo_QXkRHBY59lu6UiO7JMAlELSjDl2IZCVpYlnxjw/edit?usp=sharing

Monday, January 06, 2020

Welcome Back! Missed Ya!

Objective:  The students will outline a Perrine's Chapter for our last unit of Poetry.

1.  Sit anywhere.  I am making a new seating chart so if you want to change seats, now is the time.

2.  Get the Perrine's Poetry cover sheet.

3.  Outline Chapter 11 on Musical Devices.  I am going to check these assignments daily now for points.  Each day.  10 points.