Monday, Feb 28

English 6 (p3)
  

Due Today: 

None- welcome back from break!

In Class:
1. Course select info with Ms. V
2. Warm-up chat (nothing written)
3. SAT 41-50 context
4. Review schedule for week

HW:

Tomorrow is the EAP essay test!
Vocab story due Wednesday for extra credit

Details of the Day:

Warm-Up Chat (nothing written)
How was your break?  Did you see anyone special?  Did you do something fun?  What was the highlight?  How does it feel to be back at school after 9 days off?

Friday, Feb 18

English 5 (p3)

Due Today:
Study SAT 31-40
Bring in warm-ups #1-4 & vocab definitions

In Class:
1. No warm-up
       *review vocab
       *pass forward warm-ups and definitions
2. SAT 31-40 test
3. Movie

HW:

Enjoy your break!

Thursday, Feb 17

English 6 (p3)
  

Due Today: 

SAT 31-40 vocab story

In Class:
1. Warm-up #4
2. Grammar packet (pronouns & antecedents)
3. SAT vocab Bingo
4. Ticket out

HW:

Study for SAT 31-40 test

Bring warm-ups #1-4 & vocab definitions

Details of the Day:

Warm-Up #4: Grammar Review

Let's see what you remember from yesterday's grammar lesson.  Without using your packet, choose two of the following and write examples:

• Dangling modifier
• Fragment
• Comma splice
• Run-on sentence

Ticket Out
Write one example for each of the following grammatical errors:

• Pronoun-antecedent disagreement
• Ambiguous pronoun

Wednesday, Feb 16

English 6 (p3)
  

Due Today: 

None- vocab story due tmrw!

In Class:
1. Warm-up #3
2. Grammar packet (dangling modifiers + sentence structure)

HW:

SAT 31-40 vocab story due tmrw

Details of the Day:

Warm-Up #3: SAT 31-40 Practice

1. You have to have great ____________________ to go so far as to _________________ a public church with graffiti. 
2. Even though the 1-week boot camp is only _______________________, it will certainly ____________________ me and take a lot of energy.
3. I try to __________________ ex-criminals because I assume their offenses were ______________________.
4. After his ________________ and confusing speech about the benefits of the two different schools, I was in even more of a _________________ about my decision.
5. My brother and I are extremely different-- while he is reserved and __________________, I tend to be loud and ____________________ about everything!

Tuesday, Feb 15

English 6 (p3)
  

Due Today: 

Definitions for SAT 31-40

In Class:
1. Warm-up #2
2. SAT 31-40 activity
3. Grammar pretest

HW:

SAT 31-40 vocab story due Thurs

Details of the Day:

Warm-Up #2: Grammar

On a scale of 1-10, 10 being a master, how good are you at grammar?  What do you need to work on?  Are there punctuation marks you don't know how to use?  What comments to you typically get on papers?  5+ sentences for full credit

SAT 31-40 Story:

  - typed, or written on blank white paper

  - use all vocab words 

  - 1 illustration

  - underline, bold, color vocab words

  - due Thursday!

Monday, Feb 14

English 6 (p3)
   

♥ ♥ ♥ Happy Valentines Day! ♥ ♥ ♥

Due Today: 

Final draft of TTC essay

In Class:
1. Warm-up #1
2. Introduce SAT 31-40
3. Love letter valentines

HW:

Dictionary & "In other words" definitions for SAT 31-40

Details of the Day:

Warm-Up #1: Love
In honor of Valentine's day, write 5 sentences minimum about love.  What is love?  Who do you love?  What are your experiences with love?  The topic is broad- write what you feel most passionate about!

Friday, Feb 11

English 6 (p3)
  

Due Today: 

Study for SAT 21-30 test
Bring editing ppt notes

In Class:
1. NO warm-up!  Review vocab
2. SAT 21-30 test
3. Peer edit essays

HW:

Type final draft of TTC essay

Thursday, Feb 10

English 6 (p3)

Due Today: 

None

In Class:
1. Warm-up #4
2. Editing PowerPoint
3. Review essay guidelines

HW:

Study for SAT 21-30 test
Bring warm-ups #1-4 and editing ppt notes

Details of the Day:

Warm-up #4: Editing Symbols
The following are typical editing symbols.  Write down the symbol and what it represents.  Fill in those you don't know as we go over it.

• The dog went to  ^  park.
• Every/day of the year is special.
• We cannot cooparate with him. SP 
• Once we went to them.  FRAG 
• They were like totally amazing.

Editing Review

• Quote Floaties
• Type 1: Who/when said 
• Type 2: Quote significance
• Type 3: Your words to author's words
• Simple vs Sophisticated Sentences
• Too many simple sentences= CHOPPY
• Try: commas, noun phrase appositives
• Too many sophisticated sentences= WORDY
• Try: deleting repetition, dividing into simpler sentences
• Watch out for:
• Weak words (good, important, fun)
• MLA quote citation (O'Brien #)
• 2 quotes per body paragraph
• Refer to author as O'Brien, narrator as Tim
• Using "said" for every quote

Wednesday, Feb 9

English 6 (p3)

Due Today: 

"Things I Carry" project

In Class:
1. Warm-up #3
2. Discuss/share "Things I Carry" project
3. Essays- let's have a talk...

HW:

None

Details of the Day:

Warm-up #3: Sharing Weight
How did the process of writing down the burdens that "weigh you down" feel?  Was it difficult?  Emotional?  Easy?  Cathartic?
After writing these down, what new insights have you gained into Tim O'Brien's (the narrator's) war story?  How has doing this project opened your eyes to the process that he himself went through and its purpose?

Tuesday, Feb 8

English 6 (p3)

Due Today: 

Bring TTC book

In Class:
1. Warm-up #2
2. Return TTC book (hopefully)
3. Vocab stories

HW:

"Things I Carry" project due tomorrow

Details of the Day:

Warm-up #2: SAT 21-30 Practice

1. Riddles can be a difficult ___________________.  You can't simply give them a _________________ look- you must focus on them.
2. The little girl in pigtales and a jumper was quiet and ___________________ and I knew when I told her about unicorns, her ______________ would lead her to believe.
3. Your contributions to the debate included a ________________ rebuttal, but you cannot _________________ the facts I provided to help your argument.
4. After his _______________ caused him to steal from his mother, he proved he was __________________ by writing an apology letter.
5. If you ______________ these innocent children, be prepared for the parents to ___________ to the media.

Monday, Feb 7

English 6 (p3) 

CONGRATS TO THE PACKERS ON 

THEIR SUPERBOWL VICTORY!

Due Today: 

None :)

In Class:
1. Warm-up #1
2. Vocab SAT 21-30 context
3. "Things I Carried"

HW:

Bring in The Things They Carried
"Things I Carried" project- due Wed

Details of the Day:

Warm-Up #1: Weight

In The Things They Carried, the characters often have burdens that metaphorically weigh them down.  For example:
   Lt. Cross- unrequited love for Martha
   Kiowa- a need to remain Christian in war
   Norman- guilt for not pulling Kiowa out
   Azar- expectations to be a "macho" soldier
List 5 things that weigh you down.  You will not have to share these if you do not want, so be honest with yourself and with me.

Friday, Feb 4

English 6 (p3)

Due Today: 

Pre-writing packet

In Class:
1. In-class essay- Good luck!

HW:

None

Details of the Day:

For your essay, please:
*Use the proper MLA heading (see below)
*Use proper MLA quote citation
*Skip lines if you write large
*Feel free to write on the back
*Remember that novels are underlined
*Staple your pre-writing packet to the BACK of your essay 

Proper MLA Heading:
In the upper left-hand corner of your first page, write:
     FULL NAME
     RYDER
     ENGLISH 6
     4 FEB 2011

In the upper right-hand corner of every page, write:
     LAST NAME pg #

Thursday, Feb 3

English 6 (p3)

Due Today: 

Finish Things They Carried

In Class:
1. NO WARM-UP
2. Walk through pre-writing packet
3. Work on pre-writing packet

HW:

Bring paper, pen/pencil, novel, and pre-writing packet tomorrow for in-class essay!

Wednesday, Feb 2

English 6 (p3)

Due Today: 

Finish "Ghost Soldiers"

In Class:
1. NO WARM-UP
2. Discuss essay prompts
3. Listen to "Night Life" and begin "The Lives of the Dead"

HW:

Finish The Things They Carried

Details of the Day:

Essay Prompts for Friday, February 4

1. O'Brien says that a true war story is never really about war.  If we assume that The Things They Carried is a war story, then what is the novel really about?  Provide evidence from the text.
2. O'Brien describes what a true war story is or isn't.  Using his rationale and evidence from the text, argue whether or not the novel can be seen as a true war story.
3. In an interview with Michael Coffey, O'Brien says that stories save people's lives.  How would writing this story save the character of the narrator, Tim?  Who else is he saving by telling these stories?

Tuesday, Feb 1

English 6 (p3)

Happy February!

Due Today: 

Read "Ghost Soldiers" up to "In the morning, I ran into..."

In Class:
1. NO WARM-UP!
2. Listen to the remainder of "Ghost Soldiers"

HW:

Finish "Ghost Soldiers"