Wednesday !

AP English
* ACT Practice
* Poem: "Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins
* Film Analysis Assignment
* Film: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
*Homework: Odyssey Analytic Essay due tomorrow
Film Analysis due Friday
Read Ceremony

2nd Hour: Composition IV
* ACT Practice
* Poem: "If I Should Have a Daughter" -- Sarah Kay
* Writing Mini-lesson: Writing Workshop
* Writing Workshop--> Autobiography ~ due at end of class
*Homework: Wisdom project due Friday
Read


Journalism
* ACT Practice
* Mini-lesson: How to Write a News Story
* Sample article with quotes
* Computer Lab
*Homework: Article/ photos due tomorrow
Journalism Project due Friday


7th Hour: Composition IV
* Library: Writing Workshop--Essay One or Honors/ Awards
* Essay One due by the end of class
* Homework: Honors/ Awards due Friday
Essay Two due next Wednesday

Tuesday August 30, 2011

AP English:
* Daily Language/ ACT
* Poem of the Day: "If I Should Have a Daughter" by Sarah Kay
* Distribute Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko
* Hand back Odyssey quiz--Go over
* Personal Narrative Presentations
* HW: Odyssey Essay due Thursday
Read

2nd Hour: Composition IV
* Daily Language/ ACT
* Song of the Day--> Journal
* Writing Mini-lesson: Dialogue and punctuation
* Writing Workshop--> Autobiography
HW: Autobiography due tomorrow
Wisdom Project due Friday
Read


Journalism
* Graphic design mini-lesson
* Work on upcoming newspaper article/ photography
* HW: article due Thursday
Journalism interview project due Friday


7th Hour: Composition IV
* Daily Language/ ACT
* Writing Mini-lesson: Dialogue and punctuation
* Writing workshop: first essay
* HW: first essay due tomorrow
Honors and awards due Friday



Check out the first issue of Red Cloud High School's student newspaper, The Blue Pages.

1st Issue of Student Newspaper!

The first issue of the student newspaper at Red Cloud High School, The Blue Pages, is out today! Read it here.

LNI Scholarship

LNI Scholarship Application due by October 6th!

Monday Monday

AP English

Class Schedule for Monday 8/29:
*Check HW: Vocabulary Game
* Daily Language
* Poem/ Song: "Juicy" --> Journal
* Odyssey Analytic Essay Assignment
* Personal Narrative Presentations
Homework: Odyssey Analytic Essay due Thursday


2nd Hour: Composition IV
* Daily Language
* Poem/ Song: "Juicy" --> Journal
* Wisdom Project due Friday
* Writing Mini-lesson: Description
* Writing/ Reading Workshop
Homework: Autobiography due Wednesday
Wisdom Project due Friday
Read

Journalism
* Daily Language/ ACT
* Reading: News writing basics and interviewing
*Project: five interviews due Friday
* Computer Lab: Articles/ Photos
Homework: Articles/ photos due Thursday
Journalism Project due Friday


7th Hour: Composition IV
* Daily Language
* Essay One Mini-lesson
* Writing: Essay One
Homework: Essay One due Wednesday
Honors and Awards due Friday

AP English: Odyssey Analytic Essay

Odyssey Analytic Essay is due on Thursday 9/1. Description of assignment is here.

Friday!

AP English:
*Daily Language
*Poem: "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver--> Journal
* Odyssey: Point of View/ Plot/ Conflict/ Characters
*Personal Narrative Presentations

Homework: Vocabulary: choose ten words from the Odyssey and define--due Monday

Students will continue presenting personal narratives first thing on Monday!

Class Notes:
Point of View
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person—Books 9-12

Muse: goddess of inspiration

Invocation of the muses

Storytelling is sacred: bard

Transgression

Plot: Story

Conflict: Odysseus needs to get home

Poseidon

Suitors: cocky, annoying, bullies, arrogant

Hospitality to guests

Characters
Odysseus
Penelope
Telemachus
Poseidon
Circe
Calypso
Eumaeus
Athena
Agamemnon



Composition IV: 2nd Hour:
* Daily Language
*Poem: "Wild Geese" -- Mary Oliver --> Journal
* Choose reading books: either Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie or The Journey of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall
* Check homework-- Outline autobiography
*Begin writing/ reading
Homework: (1) autobiography due next Wednesday
(2) read pages 1-10 in book by Monday

Thursday August 25, 2011

AP English:

Today's Class Schedule:
ACT Practice Test
Homework:
(1) Personal narrative project due tomorrow
(2) Parent Letter due tomorrow
(3) Summer assignment tomorrow


ACT Test date is October 22, 2011.


2nd Hour: Composition
ACT Practice Test
Homework:
(1) Write a list of memorable events of your life due tomorrow
(2) Parent Letter due tomorrow
(3) Autobiography due Wednesday


5th Hour: Journalism
Computer Lab: Finish writing article/ taking photos-- Articles and photos due by the end of class!


7th Hour: Composition IV:
Log onto scholarship websites/ scholarship research
Homework: first essay draft due next Wednesday

Today's Schedules and Assignments

AP English:

Class Schedule:
Daily Language: Punctuation
"Welcome Back" --Journal
Personal Narrative Assignment
Odyssey Discussion Questions

Homework: Personal Narrative Project due tomorrow
Parent Letter due Friday
Summer Assignment (if not completed) must be turned in by Friday


Composition IV (2nd Hour)
Daily Language: Punctuation
Journal--Partners--Share
Syllabus/Procedures
Autobiography Assignment

Homework: Autobiography due next Wednesday
Parent Letter due Friday


ACT Practice test tomorrow for periods one and two!


Journalism:
Mini-lesson on news writing basics/facts
Research article
Begin writing
Homework: Article and photographs due by end of class tomorrow!


Composition IV (7th Hour)
Daily Language: Punctuation
Writing Mini-lesson: Details and description
Check HW: list of memorable moments: partner sharing/ expand list
Brainstorm ideas for each question
Brainstorm 1st essay

HW: first essay draft due next Wednesday

First Day of School

AP English:
Odyssey Reading Quiz
Collect summer assignment--questions
Syllabus/Procedures--questions

Homework:
(1) Parent Letter due Friday
(2) Write down one critical question on the Odyssey for discussion--due tomorrow
(3) Personal Narrative Project due Friday



AP English: Odyssey Creative Writing/Speech

Due Friday 8/26

Write a 2-3 page personal narrative about a journey or adventure you’ve been on. Write in a nonlinear format (using techniques such as flashbacks or foreshadowing). Use at least two similes, metaphors, and personification, as well as vivid details and imagery. (50 points)

In addition, prepare to share your personal narrative during class on Friday. You can read it aloud, dramatize it (you can team up with other students), or present it through visual or audio means. Your speech/presentation should be between 4-5 minutes. (50 points)



2nd Hour: Composition IV
Poem: "Tongue Tactics" --Mayda Del Valle
Journal
Syllabus/Procedures--Questions

Homework:
(1) Parent Letter due Friday
(2) Autobiography due next Wednesday



Journalism:
Article and Photograph DUE this Thursday.
1st newspaper will be published online on Monday.


News Writing Basics

FACTS

5 W’S: WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY

HOW?

Be clear and concise.

Find out information about what you are writing about. Find lots of concrete FACTS.

Leave your own opinion out for now.

No quotes this week.

Article and photographs DUE on Thursday 8/25 by the end of the class. You and your partner will receive a 0 if it’s not turned in on time.

Your article needs to be proofread and signed by at least one teacher and one student.



7th Hour: Composition IV:
Syllabus/Course Expectations
Summer Assignment due tomorrow!

Awards and Honors
Service
Paid Employment
Leadership

HW due tomorrow: Write a list of meaningful moments and events in your life.

Dartmouth Bound Program: http://www.dartmouth.edu/admissions/bound/

New School Year

Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new school year at RCHS. Freshman students arrive tomorrow for a one day orientation, while the rest of the students begin on Tuesday.

The courses I am teaching fall semester are:

1st Hour: AP English Literature & Composition
2nd Hour: English Composition IV
5th Hour: Journalism
7th Hour: English Composition IV