Day 143

 

Objective:  The students will eat donuts.

BUY CATCHER IN THE RYE by Monday.  Must have it in hand on Monday.

1.  Have a nice day and be safe.

Day 142

Objective:  The students will complete a MC Practice.

BUY CATCHER IN THE RYE by Monday.  Must have it in hand on Monday.

1.  Jane Eyre MC Test and Surprise.

2.  Have a nice day tomorrow.  I am giving you the day off to buy your Catcher in the Rye book.

Day 141

Objective:  The students will complete a MC Practice.

BUY CATCHER IN THE RYE by Monday.  Must have it in hand on Monday.

1.  I am done grading first period's Q3 Othello Essay and I am seriously perplexed by some of you.  I wonder what you have been listening to over the last 7 months.  Not me obviously.

Yesterday's prompt:

Many works of literature contain a character that intentionally deceives others.  This character's dishonestly may be intended to help or to hurt.  Such a character, for example, may choose to mislead others for personal safety, to spare someone's feelings, or to carry out a crime.

Choose a novel or play in which a character deceives other.  Then in a well written essay, analyze the motives for that character's deception and discuss how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. 

Do not merely summarize.

2.  MC Practice:  "Getting Old"

 

Day 140

Objective:  The students will complete a Q3 Essay using Othello as the source.

Note:  Get Catcher in the Rye by next week.  

1.  Turn in Othello Packet. Make sure that you have 15 Scenes highlighted for easy counting and all blanks filled in.

2.  Get handout.

3.  Type your essay. 

6= 105

5= 90-100

4= 70-89

3=50-69

2=40-59

1= Bad.  Just plain bad!

Day 139

Objective:  The students will show that they know Othello by passing the MC Test.

Note:  If you have any MC Practices to make up, they must be done by Wednesday.  I don't want to have to look up scores until the end of the year!

1.  Othello MC Test

2.  Tomorrow Othello Q3 Essay.  Period 1 and 2 will have the same prompt.  Period 4 will have a separate one.  Students who are absent will have a third choice.

Welcome Back!  Hope you are ready to finish the year strong.  Lots of "new" rules that were sent out in an email:

• Please only let one student out of your classroom at a time, no matter what the period.  Students do not need to be out of class in pairs or triplets.  
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• Please remember that the G Bathrooms are ALWAYS open from 8:40 am - 3:15 pm.  We have these bathrooms monitored at all times.  We try and leave D and E open but we have a group of boys and a group of girls that will all push their way into the bathroom to VAPE releasing the odor / smoke everywhere.  

• As a reminder - NO ONE should be out and about without a pass at any time.  If they are leaving your classroom, they should have their phone with the restroom pass, they should have a pass that was sent to them, or a pass from the teacher.  Students who do not have passes will be sent back / escorted back to the classroom for a pass.  Please operate on the basis that a student who does not have a pass does not have permission to be out of class.

• We will be putting several students on lockdown for the end of the school year to try and encourage them to get their work done.  For these students to leave your classroom, you will need to call a campus supervisor for them to have an escort.  These are students who are wandering the campus and meeting up with friends or just not making it to class. 
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Day 138

Objective:  The students will finish Othello. 

1.  Get books.

2.  Read the last 10 minutes of the play.

3.  Finish the notes.

4.  You should have 15 scenes (3,3,4,3,2).  You have to print these out and highlight each separate scene so that I can count them easily.  All blanks must be filled in too.  Due Monday when we return.

Day 137

Objective:  The students will read 1/2 of Act V.

1.  Notes

2.  Read 17 minutes.

3.  If you are absent tomorrow, finish Othello on your own.

Day 136

Objective:  The students will finish Act IV.

1.  Notes Act IV Scenes 2-3

2.  Read it.  

3.  Finish Act IV Handout

Day 135

Objective:  The students will read more of Othello.

1.  Get Perrine's and the handout.

2.  Notes

3.  Read Act VI Scene 1 (14 minutes)

Note:  If you are going to miss any days at the end of the week, we will finish the play by Friday.  You will have to read it on your own to finish.  It's online to listen to and read.  You just have to find it.

Day 134

Objective:  The students will read more of Othello.

Note:  Our goal this week is to finish Othello.  I don't want any complaining!  No phones, no heads down.  This is easy stuff!  A nice way to end the week before break!

1.  Act III Scene 3 and 4 Notes

2.  Read:  Twenty Minutes.  

3.  Finish Act III Questions for stamp tomorrow.

Day 133

Objective:  The students will read Act III up to the turning point of the play.

1.  Notes Act III Scene 1, 2, and part of 3

2.  Read 20 minutes

3.  Act III Review

Day 132

Objective:  The students will finish Act II Activities

1.  Get Perrine's

2.  Notes for Act II Scene 3

3.  Read (20 minutes today!  Stay awake and pay attention).

4.  Act II Review

Day 131

Objective:  The students will read more of Othello.

1.  Get Perrine's

2.  Read Act I Scene 1 and Scene 2

3.  Complete Act II Soliloquy Translation:  No phones allowed.  Stamp when done today.

Day 130

Objective:  The students will read part of Act II.

1.  Notes:  Act II Scene 1

2.  Read part of Act II Scene 1 (10 minutes)

3.  Finish Act I Handouts today for stamp.

Day 129

Objective:  The students will finish Act I.

1.  Get Perrine's

2.  Read Act I Scene 3 Continued

3.  Act I Review

4.  Act I Translation (line by line without using your phone) 

5.  If you were absent on Friday you have a MC Practice in College Board to do.

Day 128

Objective:  The students will type some notes and take a two part MC Practice for points.

Note:  Since so many of you are absent today, I have to adjust.

1.  Type the Act I Scene 3 Continued Notes for Monday reading.

2.  AP MC Practice Number 6 in College Board.  There is a Prose selection and a Poem Selection for total of 20 points.

 

Day 127

Objective:  The students will read more of Act I.

Note:  Yesterday, I had issues with students on their phones while reading.  I have tried to treat you like adults, but that's not working.  So, since you can't act like adults, I will take off 10 points from your "Participation grade" each time I see you with a phone while we are reading.

1.  Allusion Notes:  Write by hand.

2.  Act I Scene 2 Notes:  Type

3.  Act I Scene 2 Reading

4.  Act I Scene 3 Notes:  Type

5.  Act I Scene 2 Reading up to line 174

6.  Review Handout

Day 126

Objective:  The students will begin Othello.

1.  Get lit book and your computer out and paper.

2.  Warren Othello Intro Notes (handwritten)

3.  Act I Scene 1 Notes:  Handwritten or Typed (if typed, you must type them yourself.  NOT copy and paste from some other student who typed them.  I will check this each day as well as check when turned in)

4.  Read/Listen to Act I Scene 1

Day 125

Objective:  The students will begin the Othello Unit.

1.  Othello Cover Sheet

2.  Outline Chapter 3.  For those of you who skim, I am gonna quiz you tomorrow.

3.  College Board:  AP MC Practice 5:  Raisin in the Sun drama

 

Day 124

Objective:  The students will wrap up the mini-drama unit.

Great News!!!!!  I finished grading all of the Sophomore's Research Papers!!

1.  Complete lit terms.

2.  Put packet in order.

3.  Turn in for points.

4.  If you did not take the MC Practice in College Board on Friday, do it now.  I am putting in points today. 

The sophomore class officers have been working really hard on the Prom Fashion Show.  The show is this Friday, March 7 at 6:30 pm and tickets are on sale now at the bit.ly/mlkwolfstore. Tickets are $7 pre-sale and $10 at the door.  Our juniors and seniors are showcasing fashion looks from local boutiques, various shops and designers.   We are also including a few show stopping looks by a New York designer for the students to wear. 

This year we are extremely thankful for our several community sponsors as well as sponsors including Mission Inn Florist, Spaghetti Factory and a special gift from the New York fashion and beauty industry. There will be a guaranteed special gift giveaway from The Fragrance Group  for the first 100 tickets purchased at bit.ly/mlkwolfstore.  You must be in attendance to receive this gift giveaway.  For those that are not able to purchase a pre-sale ticket, there will be additional special gifts at the door the night of the show. This is an event you won’t want to miss!  

P.S. If you attend you will receive the free $90 gift as well!

Day 123

Objective:  The students will complete a poetry MC Practice and the play analysis.

I have some Letters of Rec to write and some research papers to grade, so you all need to be quiet and complete the following:

1.  Mind the Gap reading and questions from cover sheet.  Due Monday even if you are home sick.  You have the book at home.

2.  College Board:  15 point/question MC Practice on a cool poem.

 

Day 122

Objective:  The students will go over Drama Chapter Outlines and yesterday's amazing play.

1.  Get out the two chapter outlines and the questions from yesterday.  Stamps.

2.  Go over my Power Points for all three.

3.  Two Day Assignment:  Mind the Gap reading and questions. If you are absent tomorrow it's still due on Monday for stamp. 

Day 121

Objective:  The students will know what the Theater of the Absurd is and its purpose.

Note:  I will stamp the two outlines tomorrow.  Hope they are done.

1.  Get out cover sheet:  Add "Notes:  Theater of the Absurd"

2.  Notes on the play that we will read.

3.  Read the play out loud:  I need four readers who read great and want 5 extra credit points.

The Young Man:               Mommy:                       Daddy:                             Grandma:    

4.  Complete the assignment on a sheet of paper from your cover sheet.

Day 120

Objective:  The students will begin the Drama Mini-Unit. 

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1.  Turn in the Poetry Unit 3 Packet for points.

2.  Today we begin a mini-unit on Drama (plays) before we read Othello.  

3.  Get the Perrine's Book and Outline the two chapters by tomorrow morning.

Day 119

Objective:  The students will analyze the last poem of our unit.

1.  Go over "Forgiveness."

2.  Analyze "Do Not Go Gentle..."

3.  Put together packet for turn in tomorrow.

Day 118

Objective:  The students will analyze the second to last poem for the packet. 

Note:  The District Superintendent is walking into classes today.  If I see ANYONE on their phone playing a game or watching a video or doing anything other than AP Literature work, I will not be happy... 

Note 2:  Yesterday's MC Practice was tough!  I hate the digital format.  I took it and missed three.  Picked the "deceiver" on each one of those.

1.  Discuss "Judged by my goddess..."

2.  Analyze "Forgiveness" (a very nice poem with a positive UT).

3.  Do all Lit terms on the Unit Cover Sheet.  Use your computers for this.

4.  Have a great weekend!  Be safe.

Day 117

Objective:  The students will complete another MC Practice and poem analysis.

1.  Stamp and discuss "What Lips..."

2.  MC Practice:  On your computer:  MC Practice Number 3 on College Board.

3.  "Judged by my goddess..." analysis.

Day 116

Objective:  The students will practice a Q1 Prompt.

1.  Get out your computer and write 1/2 an essay for the following:  You have 20 minutes to submit.

In W.B. Yeats' poem, "When You Are Old," the speaker reflects on the passage of time and the nature of love.  In a clear and thoughtful essay, discuss how Yeats uses literary devices such as imagery, tone and structure to convey the speaker's emotional journey to express the poet's purpose.

2.  Analyze "What lips my lips have kissed..." for discussion and writing.

 

Day 115

Objective:  The students will go over outlines and analyze a new poem.

1.  Get out your outlines for stamps.  No unstamped work will be in this last packet.

2.  Discuss my slide shows of these chapters.

3.   Analyze:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEHjBPS21A8

William Butler Yeats, “When You are Old” (this one sounds depressing!):  Due tomorrow.

Day 114

Objective:  The students will know the musical devices used in Poetry.

1.  Get the new cover sheet for our last Poetry Unit III.

2.  Get the Perrine's Book.  

3.  On TWO separate papers, outline both chapters so that we can be ready to read a poem on Monday and finish our poetry units.  (We are a week behind Herrera's class)

Yes, you many have some homework!  Get it done for stamps on Tuesday.  Have a fun 4 days off.

Day 113

Objective:  The students will complete their last MC Practice for Extra Credit of the year.

If I haven't introduced our CBU Guests yet...  Mr. Posey and Ms. Heavenlee will be here for about 50 hours observing and working with you.  Make them happy that they are going into teaching!

1.  Get the new improved unit cover sheet.

2.  Go over Echoing Green and Garden of Love

3.  "Spring" Group MC Practice

4.  Turn in completed packet for points. 

Yesterday's Quiz:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/194ulloKMiQuqCHLkG835ciy0GR7xJ8x4x8XR70bANjs/edit?usp=sharing

Day 112

Objective:  The students will practice identifying poetic devices.

Introduction:  Our second visitor from CBU is here today to start her 30 hours of observation.  Her name is Ms. Heavenlee and she is here to see my best class in action.

1.  Poetic Devices Review.  Get a blank paper out and number 1-16.

2.  Complete yesterday's poem analysis and put together your packet.

Day 111

Objective:  The students will analyze two poems.

1.  You have two poems left to finish the packet.  You have two days to analyze them.  You will write an intro paragraph for both, I just have to write the prompt for "The Garden of Love."

2.  Packet due on Wednesday.

Daty 110

Objective:  The students will complete their first digital MC Practice.

Introduce:  Mr. Davis Posey:  CBU Graduate Student working on his teaching credential.  He will be here on Wednesdays and Fridays for about 50 hours observing you all.  Make him feel welcome and not regret his career choice!

1.  Get out "Perfectly Poised" and go over line by line analysis.

2.  Get out your computer and complete the MC Practice that I made for you on College Board.  This is worth 10 points to your grade. 

3.  Enjoy the Super Bowl with your family and friends (or at work at Buffalo Wild Wings).

Day 109

Objective:  The students will analyze a really cool poem.

Today I have to teach myself the new digital AP Multiple Choice part of the test so that I can assign some "tests" for you to get practice.

Tomorrow:  Bring Charged Computers.  You will take an MC Practice for real points on the computer.

1.   Notes:  Sonnets

2.  "Perfectly Poised" analysis.  This is a good poem, but tricky!

3.  Make sure that you can log on to College Board and are part of my AP class.

Day 108

Objective:  The students will know all literary terms for a quiz tomorrow.

Today I will give you a day off from analyzing a poem.

1.  Complete the Lit Terms from cover sheet. 

2.  You do not have to do the MC Terms.

3.  Make sure that you have everything done on cover sheet that we have covered so far.

Day 107

Objective:  The students will analyze a poem and then do a group MC Practice.

Get out "Mad Girl..."  Discuss...

1.  "One Time, One Night" analysis and discussion

2.  MC Practice:  "The Female Philosopher":  Last one before Friday we have one for points.

Day 106

 Objective:  The students will analyze another Plath poem.

 Today is ASB Election Day,  I would appreciate it if you would help me with letting the students vote during second period this morning.  

To vote please put this information on your board or google classroom.  They will need to login to mlk/voting4schools.com

Their ID is their login and their birthday is their password.  Their birthday will not have any zero in the password.

Congrats Honors Band Members:

 

1.  Write and intro paragraph for the following:

Li-Young Lee's poem, "The Weight of Sweetness, explores the complex relationship between pleasure and loss.  Explain how Lee uses literary devices to deepen his overall purpose.

2.  Go over your analysis.

3.  Analyze "Mad Girl's Love Song."

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tbbeJV0RaQoPRSBSpToWr1UwPVjqhU7N/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118430206095467405140&rtpof=true&sd=true

Day 105

Objective:  The students will analyze a new poem.

 1.  Get out "She Dwelt..." and discuss your analysis and what you would write about.  

2.  Analyze "The Weight of Sweetness" using your checklist.

Emotional Reading of poem by ex-student:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uSeqMpXhr4

Link below of the poem for all of you who decided to take today off:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14ZhGGUzKJVsFhlveAGZVhrzCkoGP4uA58wetgr3wkCc/edit?usp=sharing

Day 104

Objective:  The students will analyze a great poem by Wordsworth.

1.  Get out two chapter outlines and tone terms for stamps.

2.  Go over my Chapter PPs.

3.  Analyze "She Dwelt...."

Ibrahim:  Hope your surgery went well.  Keep it clean...  you don't want an infection like I had after my knee replacement!

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k_q5lYpHdavA2HTypLCWyYUU_JKoA4hqufDkdLG9_B0/edit?usp=sharing

Be prepared to write on it in depth tomorrow.

Day 103

Objective:  The students will discuss figurative language.

1.  Get out the outline for stamp and discussion.

2.  Go over my chapter PP.

3.  Outline the next chapter and complete Tone Terms.

4.  Tomorrow stamp for the outline and terms.

Day 102

Objective:  The students will discuss imagery and figurative language.

1.  Get out the outlines for stamp and discussion.

2.  Go over my chapter PPs.

3.  Outline the next chapter.

4.  Tomorrow we will do the last one and the tone terms.

Day 101

Objective:  The students will begin Perrine's Poetry Unit 2.

1.  New Unit Cover Sheet:  Ibrahim, here is the link for you:  Hope your surgery goes well!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YYxcc-YWzhxFNT6LVLESVtMC6V5A3UtX/view?usp=sharing

2.  Complete outlines for the first two chapters.  Do them on separate sheets of paper.

Due tomorrow.

Day 100

Objective:  The students will complete and intro and one body paragraph for a Q1 Essay

Day 100 (by my count):  While other teachers sometimes complain about their students when we go out and socialize, I just smile because I am lucky to have all of you great kids in my class.  

1.  Q1 Prompt:  "The Man with the Saxophone"

Open up document in GC.  Break down the prompt and write intro and one body.

Print and add it to the Poetry 1 Packet.

Perrine’s Study Guide:  P o e t r y  1 (Warren from Herrera)

Q1 Prompt Practice:  Man with the Saxophone due: __________________

Chapter 1: What is Poetry, pp. 717-725 due: _________________
Chapter 2: Reading the Poem, pp. 737-747 due: _________________

Poems:
“Out, Out,- - -” by Robert Frost, Handout due____________________
“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath, Handout due ________________
“Kitchenette Building” by Gwendolyn Brooks, Handout due____________________

Tone Terms:
Blunt     Cynical      Desolate      Enraged       Fervent       Pithy
Sardonic      Solemn       Vitriolic       Wistful

Literary Terms:
Imagery        Metaphor        Symbol          Paradox         Irony         Allusion
Repetition             Rhythm            Pattern              Paraphrase           Enjambment
Inverted Syntax      Juxtaposition

Multiple Choice Terms:  I will add these as we go:

Idiosyncratic

Winnowing

Surcease

 

MC Practice:

To Autumn

The Frog

 

Allusions

Macbeth

Narcissus