Friday, December 12, 2014

SUMMER READING

Required Reading Philosophy: The Pebblebrook English Department believes that the required reading assignment is an opportunity for students to establish a broad literary foundation and exercise independent reading and thinking skills. Students entering ANY English course must follow the directions below. See chart below for specific reading assignments.

On Writing Well - William Zinser


Advanced Composition: Read Parts 1 and 2.  Pick 4 sections from Part 3 to read (pick those that you think will interest you most.  Create a blog using the attached directions, or update the blog you used in your previous English class. Set up one page each for Parts 1, 2, and 3.  On each page, write a one paragraph summary and reflection of what you learned from that chapter.  For each of the 4 sections you chose from Part 3, write a sample paragraph applying the skills you learned in that section. (For example, if you read “Sports,” write a one paragraph piece of sports writing using those tips. If you read “Humor,” write one paragraph using humor.)

Honors Advanced Composition: Complete the same assignment as on-level except you will read the entire text and complete assignments for EACH chapter. (Your blog address is due to your teacher on THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL regardless of what semester you have literature.)

FREE DOWNLAD: https://archive.org/details/OnWritingWell



















Friday, November 7, 2014

READING SCHEDULE: The Fault in Our Stars - John Green




Reading Schedule
Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
11/3/14

No Reading
11/4/2014

No Reading
11/5/2014

No
Reading
11/6/2014

Chpts.  
1-2
11/7/2014

Chpts.  
3-4
11/8/2014

Chpts.  
5-6
11/9/2014

Chpts.  
7-8
11/10/2014

Chpts.
9-10
11/11/2014

Chpts.
11-12
11/12/2014

Chpts.
13-14
11/13/2014

Chpts.
15-16
11/14/2014

Chpts.
17-18
11/15/2014

Chpts.
19-20
11/16/2014

Chpts.
21-22
11/17/2014

Chpts.
23-24
11/18/2014

Chpts.
25
11/19/2014

No
Reading
11/20/2014

No Reading
11/21/2014

No Reading
11/22/2014

No Reading
11/23/2014

No Reading

Monday, November 3, 2014

November 3-7. 2014

Monday:
  • Georgia Milestones Messenger Review
  • Milestones Mock Test (Part I)

Tuesday:

VOTING DAY - No school

Wednesday:
  • Milestones Mock Test (Part II)
  • O.P.T.I.C. (Blueprint)

Thursday:
  • What is Your Life’s BluePrint? (Discussion/Article Review)  
  • 1/2 Day Collab (PM)

Friday:

  • What is Your Life’s BluePrint? (Discussion/Article Review)
  • BRAINPOP! (Cancer)
  • Chapter 1 & 2 (Group Read)

USA TEST PREP HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS DUE ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Monday, October 20, 2014

October 20-24, 2014


Monday: 

  • Reading Quiz Act V
  • Black Out Poetry 
  • Finish Watching Romeo & Juliet (1968)


Tuesday:

  • Quickwrite: Rewrite the ending of Romeo & Juliet
  • Bio Biographies (In-class project)


Wednesday:

  • Finish Body Biographies (in class)
  • Present Body Biographies
  • Begin working on DBQ (Who's to Blame Essay)


Thursday: 

  • Continue working on DBQ (Who's to Blame)

********JOURNALS ARE DUE*********


Friday:

Graphic Organizer: Compare and Contrast the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet to the 1996 version



The Fault in Our Stars - Next Novel

Dear parents,
Our new unit is underway and we are excited to begin our next novel. In order for this to be a successful unit, we need your help. The next novel will be “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green and each student will need his or her own copy by November 3rd, at the latest. This will be helpful when completing in-class and homework assignments.  This novel can be purchased from the following locations
                                                             
                                               

This novel may also be found at any local library, including Pebblebrook’s at a first come, first served basis.


Monday, October 6, 2014

October 6 -10, 2014

Romeo & Juliet: ACT III

Monday:


  • Act II Constructed Response (T-Chart/Textual Evidence
  • Musical Predictions (Prezi)
  • Group Reading (In selected groups, students will read Act III, Scene I


Tuesday:

  • Notebook Update (Elements of Dram Vocab, Table of Contents Update)
  • Group Reading (Act III, Scene II & III
  • Study Guides *These should be completed with your groups*
  • Flip Books - if time permits


Wednesday:


  • Reading Quiz: Scene II (2nd period); Scene III (3rd & 4th period)
  • Poetry Lesson (Powerpoint)
  • Group Reading  (Act III, Scene IV & V *Homework*)


Thursday:


  • Group Reading (2nd period: Scene IV *homework*)
  • Sonnet Introduction - Iambic Pentameter
  • Flip Book Completion (Act I-III, Character Map, Dramatic Elements)
  • Act III Quiz



Friday: FRESHMEN ORIENTATION (Media Center)

Monday, September 22, 2014

September 22-26, 2014





This Week's Reading Schedule: Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare)


  • Monday: Review the Prologues and Textual Evidence
  • Tuesday:  Act I, Scene II (Homework - Scene II)
  • Wednesday: Scene III (Homework - Scene IV)
  • Thursday: Scene V (Homework - prepare for a quiz over Act I
  • Friday:  Assessment on Act I

The novel can be found here:
http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/


Students will be given reading quizzes the day after homework has been assigned. Reading at home will be very essential because we will not be able to read the entire book at school.

Monday, September 8, 2014

September 8 - 12, 2014



Announcement:
NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO & JULIET is due today! Students who have not secured their copy have until Thursday to do so!



Monday:

  • COMMON ASSESSMENT - Students will take Part I of the Common Assessment today. Students should be aware that during this round of testing, their test will be counted.
  • Point of View Assignment
HOMEWORK: Complete their Shakespeare Webquest from Thursday. This is due on Wednesday.


Tuesday:

  • COMMON ASSESSMENT -Students will take Part II of the Common Assessment today. Students should be aware that during this round of testing, their test will be counted.
  • O.P.T.I.C / Romeo and Juliet Preview picture

HOMEWORK: Complete their Shakespeare Webquest from Thursday. This is due on Wednesday.

Wednesday:

  • Shakespeare Webquest is due. Please see directions on my previous blog from last week for specifics.
  • Students will watch a biography on William Shakespeare's Life and Legacy
  • Students will create Shakespeare brochures that should be turn in no later than Thursday


Thursday:

  • Drama Elements Review (Powerpoint)/Notes
  • Anticipation Guide: Romeo & Juliet (Two Sides)
  • Students will begin annotating the Prologue
  • Review Point of View/Irony



Friday:
  • Point of View/Irony Assessment
  • Students will begin reading Act I/Scene I of Romeo and Juliet

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Shakespeare Webquest

Click on the link below to guide you to the Shakespeare Webquest:


Should write and answer all specified questions.

Shakespeare's Life
#1-7

Religion
#8-12

Elizabethan Period
#14-19

Education
#24-29

Elizabethan Theatre
#30-37

Shakespearean Influence
#41-43

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

September 1-5, 2014

Monday -
  • LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (NO SCHOOL)

Tuesday -
  • Review the Irony Assessment from last week, Students will read Cask of the Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. 


Wednesday -
  •  Mood & Tone Review (BRAINPOP), Point of View Lesson (Powerpoint), Review Comprehension questions for Cask of the Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe & complete the "After You Read" s


Thursday -  
  • Short Story Unit Project Due! Students will present their project to the class. (Description below)



Short Story Unit Projects

Directions: Complete one of the projects based on any one of the short stories studied in class: Alma (Short Film), Thank You Ma’am (Hughes), Lamb to the Slaughter (Dahl) or Cask of the Amontillado (Poe) Projects will be graded according to the rubric provided.  Projects are due next Thursday September 4, and must be presented on that day. NO EXCEPTIONS.  If you do not have access to a computer you must write your essay using blue/black pen.

  1. Create an artifact to represent the short story, or some aspect of the story.  The object can be symbolic, represent something important to the character, represent a setting or mood, or represent a response to the story.  A one-page, typed (double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman) essay must accompany the object, explaining the significance of the object to the short story.
Presentation: Show object to the class and explain its significance and how it represents an aspect of the story.

  1. Find or write a poem that illuminates some aspect of the short story.  Remember that if you find the poem, you must credit the poet.  The poem must be typed.   A one-page (double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman) explanation of how the poem connects to the story must be submitted along with the poem.
Presentation: Read the poem to the class (state whether it’s original or provide the author) and explain how and why the poem relates to the short story.  Be as specific as possible.

  1. Create a collage or mobile that illuminates the setting, theme, character, or some other aspect of the story.  Collages and mobiles may consist of drawings, cut-outs, physical artifacts, or a combination of such.  A one-page, typed (double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman) essay must accompany the collage or mobile, explaining the various pictures, objects, and/or drawings and how they relate to the short story.
Presentation: Show the collage or mobile to the class, explain each object or drawing and its relation to the short story.  Overall, how does the collage or mobile illustrate an aspect of the story?

  1. Create an advertisement for the short story.  The advertisement can be created with the computer or you can write the ad yourself, it must include color and it must be on a half or full poster board).  What aspect(s) of the short story would you highlight and market and why?  A one-page, typed (double-spaced) essay must accompany your advertisement, explaining how and why the advertisement would entice people to read the short story.
Presentation: Show  your advertisement to the class.  Explain how and why the advertisement would entice people to read the short story.

  1. Create a comic strip that illustrates an important aspect of the story (for example, the conflict or climax).  Comic strips may be drawn or generated on the computer but it must be original.  You may use your own words, but must stay true to the events in the story.   A one-page, typed (double-spaced, 12 font, Times New Roman) essay must accompany your comic strip, explaining why you chose that certain segment of the story and how the illustrations relate to the events of the short story.
Presentation: Show and read your comic strip to the class.  Then, explain why you chose that certain segment of the story and how the illustrations relate to the events of the short story.


  • After presentation students will begin their Shakespeare Webquest. 

Friday - Common Assessment & Short Story Review (End of Unit 1)

Monday, August 25, 2014

August 25 - 29, 2014

Monday:
  • Students will complete the comprehension questions given to them on Friday for Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter"
  • Students will work in groups to complete an Agree or Disagree chart. Evidence must be used to complete this chart.
  • Students will watch Lamb to the Slaughter Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1sBQZfDh0I & complete a text anaylsis sheet. (3rd period)

Tuesday:

  • Irony Review: Bellwork
  • Students will watch Lamb to the Slaughter Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1sBQZfDh0I & complete a text anaylsis sheet. (2nd and 4th period)
  • Students will take a short quiz on Lamb to the Slaughter
  • Students will be given a Response to Literature essay to complete in class. Rough drafts and text evidence charts are due by the end of class.


Wednesday:
  • Students are to complete their Response to Literature essay to in class. These are due at the end of class.
  • Meet the Author: Edgar Allen Poe
  • Begin reading Cask of the Amontilado

Thursday:
  • Comprehension Questions (Cask)
  • Tell-Tale Heart - (Poe)

Friday:
Irony Test: Verbal, Situation and Dramatic Irony.

Monday, August 18, 2014

August 18-22, 2014

Monday:

  • Interactive Notebook Set-Up
  • Collect work from Friday (Absent)


Tuesday:


  • Review Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes - This was an assignment from Friday.
  • Meet the Author: Langston Hughes
  • Characterization Powerpoint: Indirect and Direct Characterization

Group Work:
Complete Test for Thank You Ma'am
Create Plot Diagram -Thank You Ma'am
Character Trait Sheet - Individually

Wednesday:

  • Character Types: Flat, Round, Dynamic, Stati

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Characterization+Examples&Form=VQFRVP#view=detail&mid=1CCDD99762C201BA84A81CCDD99762C201BA84A8

Thursday:


  • Irony Lesson - Isn't it Ironic? Will be discuss Verbal, Situational & Dramatic Irony
  • Meet the Author: Roald Dahl
  • Students will begin reading "Lamb to the Slaughter" 


Friday:


  • Students will Re-take their Elements of a Plot quiz. Students who scored a 90 or above will not have to retake.
  • Students will complete reading "Lamb to the Slaughter" & Comprehension Questions.
  • Students will review and watch the reenactment of "Lamb to the Slaughter"

Sunday, August 10, 2014

August 11-15, 2014

Monday:
Students will present their Personal Mandalas to the class. Folders, final essay, and mandala should be complete before coming to class on Monday.

Students will be given their syllabus. We will review and discuss key points. Students should review with their parents and return the last page signed. 

Interactive Notebook Set-Up

Review story elements. (Pre-assessment) 

Tuesday: 
Interactive Notebook Set-Up (cont'd)
Students will take notes on story elements (Plot Diagram/video) 
Meet the Author: Langston Hughes
Students will begin reading Thank You Maam by Langston Hughes. 

Wednesday:
COMMON ASSESSMENT

Thursday:
COMMON ASSESSMENT 

Friday: 
Students will continued reviewing Thank You Maam (Characterization/Plot Elements)


**** Assignments might be switched to a different day depending on the class/work *****

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