Thursday, December 18, 2008

Truman's Christmas Memory, Holmes on the One Hand- Not on the Other, Macbeth Act IV

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10R Finish Capote story. Do Critical Thinking Questions page 490 11R Pd 1: Watch Sherlock Holmes Christmas story: "The Blue Carbuncle...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Capote's Christmas Memory, Critical Lens Practice, Macbeth Act III

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Apologies for the lack of updates the past few days. Here's some catching up: 10R Poetry unit is in the can. Vocabulary section was rete...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Poetry Unit Test, Part A Monster Review, Sonnet Presentations

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10R Started the poetry unit test with the following essay question Select one of the poems we’ve read and write a short essay, which include...
Monday, December 08, 2008

Sonnet 18 Model Part 1, Monster Finale Part 1, Sonnets and Macbeth

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10R Add vocabulary word of the weeK: Conundrum - (noun) 1. a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun 2. an intricate and difficult problem ...
Friday, December 05, 2008

"Shall I Compare Thee...,"

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10R Notebook: Select one the novels you've listed and write a short summary concentarating on plot, characters and especially theme. We...
Thursday, December 04, 2008

Poetry Readings, Novel Recall, Macbeth Wins the Day

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10R Students shared their poetry. Served as a great springboard for discussion Students who shared are to be commended! In preperation for t...
Wednesday, December 03, 2008

"The Wind Tapped Like a Tired Man," Monster Quiz 3, The Torment of Faustus

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10R Check HW (annotate poem) Directions: One more day to hand in the "Night is..." poem. Work it to the best of ability, make sure...
Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Where Snowflakes Land, Monster Author, Research Project, Oh My!

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10R Journal work: List as many specific images of a snow flake falling and landing as possible. for example: The snow flake balanced on the ...
Monday, December 01, 2008

What's a Metaphor?, More Monster, Nashe's Litany

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10R Define metaphor as: Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily means one thing is used to mean another, thus...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Miss Rosie, Monster Quiz, William's Sonnets

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10R Went over last night's homework In journals: what is the metaphorical meaning of 'to stand up?' Read Miss Rosie, by Lucille...
Monday, November 24, 2008

One Perfect Rose, The Monster's Dream, Working a Shakespearean Sonnet Continued

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10R Rewrite the homework assignment, edit and revise, hand in for a grade. Read "The Sonnet-Ballad" by Gwendolyn Brooks: Oh mothe...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Poe vs Mr. Lambert, The Monster's Flashback's, Shakespeare and Those Sonnets

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10R * Journal: discuss the metaphor of 'Eldorado' in the poem. * Compare the theme with that of my own work: Polaris A boy climbs th...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Danny Deever, Monster!, Sir Walter's Son

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10R * Journal: Write another stanza (just 4 lines) after line 24 of Kipling's "Danny Deever" explaining why Danny killed his c...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Danny Deever's Demise, Essay Completion, Raleigh vs. Marlowe

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10R * Journal: Describe the difference between military and civilian life. (Note: Journals will be checked at five weeks for a major grade s...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Longfellow's Wreck Continued, Regents Part B Essay, Sidney's Sonnet 39

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10R * Checked HW while students wrote the following in their journals: What is the theme and tone of "The Wreck of the Hesperus?" ...
Monday, November 17, 2008

A Longfellow Shipwreck, Regents Practice continued, Philip Sydney; Sonnet 31

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10R * Writing situation, pg. 600 * Collect poems * Intro " The Wreck of the Hesperus ", pg 600 * Analyze prosody (rhyme scheme and...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Revising Poetry, The Dance is Over, The Renaissance Begins

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10R Spent a few minutes modeling poetry revision with a piece of my own. Draft: Surrounded by Chickadees The calm collapses in a cacophony o...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Finally Frost, Regents Part B cont., Excalibur Concludes

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10R * Check HW. Rewrite character description (#2, Critical Thinking) to hand in. * Go over answers. * Distribute directions for narrative p...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Regents Practice, Frost Continued and Excalibur

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10R Continue with Frost's "Tramps." Examine personification in 37-40. First read then journal. Share thoughts with groups, the...
Thursday, November 06, 2008

Keats Continued, Wolves and Swords

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10R Journal: Describe the lady in Keat's poem. What does she do? How does the knight react? What is her nature? Discuss the literal mean...