Archive > English 10 >
Announcements and such
May 19th through May 22nd- the 4 day week- SPEECHES! Be ready and on time.
On Thurs and Friday (May 15 and 16) we read and interpreted A Midsummer Night's Dream in class. A quiz will follow Act III. Speeches begin on Monday, May 19th and go through the week...DON'T MISS your date! I have posted both hours lists so you can see when you are scheduled. Remember that your speech MUST be a minimum of 4 MINUTES, and try to limit it to 6. PRACTICE! Your visual should be a help, too. Put forth your best effort. |
| Attachments:
6th hour speeches.docx
7th hour Speeches.docx
May 12th through 16th
Work on speech and presentation Mon-Weds. Laptops in class. I need to see draft Monday. Tues- more work on laptops; prepare visual using Power Point or a poster. PP need to sent to me the day before your speech with NAME and HOUR on it so I can place it in a folder for quicker access. Weds- finish and practice! Practice! Practice! We start on Monday May 19th and I will first ask for volunteers; then I will randomly pull names. Thurs and Friday- more A Midsummer Night's Dream See below if you are missing a Sales Speech Doc. |
April 21-25
Monday - Humor Terms Quiz; Intro to Midsummer with Notes; Hand out books; sign up for parts to read Tuesday - Start reading Act 1 scene 1 Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - |
April 14-18
Monday - Intro to Shakespeare; What do you know about Shakespeare?; Tea Party - Getting to know A Midsummer Night's Dream Tuesday - Finish Tea Party; Comedy Terms Wednesday - Update Writing Folders; Pass back Poetry Papers; Go to library to find new independent reading book Thursday - Finish Comedy Terms; Intro to Argumentative and Persuasive Writing Friday - Continue with Argumentative and Persuasive Writing; Persuasive Techniques and Rhetorical Devices; Analyzing a commercial; HW: Find a commercial and analyze the claim, support, counterargument, techniques used, Audience, and Action - See PowerPoint for examples |
March 24-28
Monday - Talked about "The Lanyard" by Billie Collins; Went over Nature Poem's homework Tuesday - Went over Final Paper and Recitation Requirements; Practiced Recitations Wednesday - Recitation Practice in groups Thursday - Analysis of "Fifteen" from textbook (page 805, 828-834) Friday - Paper outlining |
March 17-21
Monday - Poetry Recitation Intro. Pick out your mini-recitation poem from unit 7 of your textbook. Tuesday - Review poetic terms. In groups, find poetic terms in "The Weary Blues". Wednesday - Finish "The Weary Blues"; Real Life Examples of Poetic Devices with notes. Thursday - Mini Poetry Recitation Day Friday - Analyse "'Hope' is a thing with Feathers" By Emily Dickinson (What is the poetic device being used in the poem? What is being compared? What is Dickinson trying to say about hope?); Analyzing Nature poems in textbook (pg. 778-784); Homework: Page 784 #1-9 - Due Monday |
| Attachments:
Mini-PoetryRecitation.docx
March 10-14
Monday - Rough Draft Writing Time for Theme Analysis Paper Tuesday - Peer Editing and Writing Time for Theme Analysis Paper. Use Peer Editing Guide attached. Wednesday - SNOW DAY Thursday - Scheduling (Attendance Only) Friday - Scheduling; Intro to Poetry - Complete Poetry Anticipatory Guide; Complete Language of Poetry Worksheet with Vol. 2 of your textbook. |
March 3-7
Monday - Mid Winter Break Tuesday - ACT Day No Class Wednesday - Morning Classes Thursday - Introduction of Theme Analysis Paper (See attachments for assignment sheet). Thesis Writing work shop (see attachments for guide). Friday - Outlining for Theme Analysis Paper |
Feb 17-21
Monday, 2/17 - PLAN Registration. Tuesday, 2/18 - Snow Day Wednesday, 2/19 - Ch. 9/10 Reading Quiz; Checked Ch. 9/10 Reading Guides; RAFT Brain Storm (2 ideas as Exit Ticket); Ch. 9 Discussion Thursday, 2/20 - Finish Ch. 9/10 Discussion. HW: LOTF Ch. 11 and Reading Guide. Friday, 2/21 - Ch. 11 Reading Quiz; Went over and started working on RAFT writing. HW: RAFT Due Monday in class and to Turnitin.com. |
| Attachments:
LOTFCh.10ReadingGuide.docx
LOTFCh.9ReadingGuide.docx
Feb 10-14
Monday, Feb 10 - Reading Quiz on Chapter 5. Work on Notes sheet for ch. 5. Talk about chapter 5. Tuesday, Feb 11 - Reading Quiz on Chapter 6. Finish Chapter 5 discussion and talk about chapter 6. Wednesday, Feb 12 - Theme Concepts chart with groups. HW: Find 3 examples to add to theme chart. Thursday, Feb 13 - Chapter 7 Reading Quiz. Discuss Ch. 7. Finish Theme Charts with groups. Friday, Feb 14 - Ch. 8 Reading Quiz. Discuss Ch. 8. NOTE: Change in reading schedule. Please see revised schedule attached. |
1-10 of 30