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				<title>English 3-4 A Per. 5 (Mira Costa High School)</title>
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					Class Name: English 3-4 A Per. 5
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						Zamira Skalkottas
					
					
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 06/21/2012]]></title>
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									Final objective vocab/grammar test and finish SSR book presentations. Final draft of research paper due.&nbsp;  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:06:39 PDT</pubDate>
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									SSR book presentations due  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:05:52 PDT</pubDate>
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									Rough draft of research paper is due  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:05:25 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 06/14/2012]]></title>
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									Thursday 6/14 we'll be in the library--research notes are due by the end of the period  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:05:11 PDT</pubDate>
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									finish 1984 presentations; 1984 objective test  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:16:16 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 06/12/2012]]></title>
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									1984 Presentations due  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:04:38 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 06/08/2012]]></title>
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									Today in class we discussed "Ulysses" and read "Crossing the Bar" and did unmagnetic poetry with it. <br><br>HW: read part 3, chapter 2; Vocab quiz on Part 2 is now Monday (choose and define 15 words from the list); 1984 presentations due on Tuesday 6/12<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:04:18 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 06/07/2012]]></title>
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									Today in class the works cited assignment was collected; final study guides were passed out as well as a review sheet for clauses; part 2 of the 1984 vocab was passed out; we discussed the reasons behind and pros and cons of jealousy; and we read and discussed Browning's two dramatic monologues "My Last Duchess" and "Porphyria's Lover."<br><br>HW: read part 3, chapter 1; part 2 vocab quiz Friday.<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:41:49 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 06/06/2012]]></title>
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									Today in class students took the vocab quiz and we went to the library for research.<br><br>HW: Turn in a hard copy of works cited tomorrow; read chapters 9 and 10<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:30:27 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had SSR; we reviewed punctuation for the final and reviewed part 1 1984 vocabulary for the quiz tomorrow; we started to go over the UDHR questions, reviewing how to create a Works Cited entry for an internet source.<br><br>HW: read chapters 7 and 8 in part 2; part 1 vocab quiz tomorrow; select article from the UDHR and geographic area to focus on for tomorrow's research day.<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:06:45 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 06/01/2012]]></title>
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									Today in class we discussed the "Is Big Brother Watching You?" questionnaire; the Teaching the Class assignment for 1984 and the final SSR/Outside reading book presentation were explained; students did a Give One Get One on historical background to the Victorian Era and a handout was given on the history and development of the novel; we then looked at our first Victorian poet--Elizabeth Browning.<br><br>HW: finish answering the questions on and be prepared to discuss "Sonnet 43" and read "Sonnet 21" and be prepared to discuss; read Part 2--chapters 3 and 4 of 1984; Portfolio checks will start next week<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 17:11:03 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class there was a punctuation quiz; students presented on their totalitarian states; there was a journal; and we started on the 1984 and Today questions.<br>HW: finish page one of 1984 and Today; read part 2 of 1984, chapter 2<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 17:51:36 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 05/30/2012]]></title>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; we reviewed punctuation; went over the 1984 review questions; and then students worked in groups creating the perfect totalitarian society.<br><br>HW: Be prepared to share your group's list and reasons tomorrow of 10 things that must be controlled in a totalitarian society; read Part 2--chapter 1 in 1984; samples sentences punctuation/conventions quiz tomorrow; graded Portfolio checks will start Thursday (log is attached).<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 15:46:18 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the study guide was collected; students took the Romanticism test and had some SSR time; there was then a handout of review questions on the background/introduction to 1984; the book reports were returned and some sample sentences were presented with mistakes.<br><br>HW: finish review if not done in class; read chapters 7 and 8 of 1984<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 16:10:21 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we discussed the Byron and Shelley poems.<br><br>HW: review for Romanticism test tomorrow; read chapters 5 and 6 in 1984<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 16:02:55 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 05/22/2012]]></title>
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									Today in class students turned their essays; we had Grammar Games, reviewing punctuation marks; notes were given on 1984; and we discussed privacy.<br><br>HW: study guide and art poem are due Thursday; read chapters 2-4 in 1984<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 15:03:33 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students did peer editing; the Rime books were collected and 1984 books checked out; we had SSR; and then we watched Bright Star.<br><br>HW: read the background info on 1984; read pages 1-20; type up final draft with changes of descriptive essay and turn in Monday with handwritten draft<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:34:26 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we discussed the additional poems by Keats and&nbsp; "Ode on a Grecian Urn"; the study guide and art poem assignments were explained.<br><br>HW: typed draft of descriptive essay due tomorrow; study guide and art poem are due next Thursday<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:22:18 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students turned in their homework; we finished discussing "Ode to a Nightingale" and started going over the additional poem questions; then we went to the library to see the display of summer reading/core reading books for next year (students can pre-order their books by turning in the pre-order forms to me and a check).<br><br>HW: type up descriptive essay; proofread for clarity<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:38 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had SSR and we had grammar games, looking at hyphens, dashes, apostrophes, parentheses, ellipses and italics.<br><br>HW: finish Keats poem questions (if not done already) and finish Rime storybook project<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:58:27 PDT</pubDate>
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						<title><![CDATA[Due: 05/10/2012]]></title>
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									Today in class students turned in their homework; we wrapped up the discussion of Rime and students wrote a journal about different modern-day poem/songs that reference Rime; we also discussed Kubla Khan; and started listening to "Ode to a Nightingale."<br><br>HW: "Ode to a Nightingale" questions<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:05:28 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we reviewed writing commentary or analysis in essays; students updated their portfolios and we discussed the Rime of the Ancient Mariner. <br><br>HW: read "Ode to a Nightingale" and use the notes given to help your understanding of the poem; do a 2-4 sentence paraphrase of each stanza (on the poem itself) and complete the senses chart with approximately five examples of each type of imagery; Rime projects due Tuesday<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:05:35 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had SSR; we discussed the Rime storybook project; and we had grammar games, looking at colons, semi-colons, and quotation marks.<br><br>HW: Read "Kubla Khan" and do a dialectical journal, choosing at least 4 passages from the poem and explaining why you chose them; Rime project due Tuesday 5/15<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 16:35:23 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students wrote a descriptive essay on the most beautiful natural place they have visited.<br><br>HW: Start working on Rime Storybook Project; read SSR book<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:48:26 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; students took notes on some background information for Rime; we had storytime, listening to a recording of Rime; and the questions were divvied up for presentation/discussion; a sample of a good descriptive essay was also read. <br><br>HW: prep for descriptive writing timed writing tomorrow<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 16:36:59 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the descriptive writing assignment was explained; Tintern Abbey pictures were shown; we finished the discussion of Tintern Abbey.<br><br>HW: questions on Rime of the Ancient Mariner (you can temporarily skip the first one as we didn't have time for the introductory notes on Rime); descriptive timed writing on Friday (prompt/rubric attached)<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:21:36 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; students wrote journal #4; the Tintern Abbey questions were assigned to partners, who each presented and generated a discussion about the poem; The Rime of the Ancient Mariner books were checked out.<br><br>HW: read Rime (pages 5-23)<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:34:58 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had SSR; binders were checked; we viewed a powerpoint with satirical jokes; and we reviewed comma rules by reading a chapter from Eats, Shoots, and Leaves.<br><br>HW: Tintern Abbey Descriptive Outlining and Questions<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:31:39 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; students had SSR; we discussed the two sonnets "The World Is Too Much With Us" and "It Is a Beauteous Evening."<br><br>HW: Descriptive outlining and questions for "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey"<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:44:51 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we read three short poems by Wordsworth (I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Composed Upon Westminster Bridge and The Solitary Reaper) accompanied by visuals in a PowerPoint; students worked on questions on the poems and showed their work when they finished; we discussed the poems; then students wrote journal #3 (attached) going outside to find a piece of nature to describe in great detail. <br><br>HW: Wordsworth sonnet questions; both journals #2 and #3 will be stamped tomorrow; Romantic Poets dvd packet is due tomorrow<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:20:06 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we finished discussing the chimney sweeper poems; students took notes on Wordsworth and wrote a journal with their desks turned around to face the windows and while listening to Vivaldi.<br><br>HW: finish journal; romantic poets packet<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:13:31 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students turned in the homework; we reviewed romanticism; students took the quiz; we read and discussed the allegory of the cave and Blake, re-discussed the Sick Rose and started on the Chimney Sweeper.<br><br>HW: work on Romantic Poets packet due Fri--go to the library website--research--pathfinders--literature pathfinders--Ms. S's Romantic Poets' Assignment. Databases password: 1111652201702<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:47:38 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had SSR; we then finished up the comma exercises in grammar teams.<br><br>HW: Quiz on Romanticism tomorrow--know at least 15 distinct traits of the values and beliefs of the Romantic thinkers and artists, especially in contrast to the Age of Reason; TP-CASTTs for the two Chimney Sweeper poems is due tomorrow.<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:14:50 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students turned in their satires; the journals were stamped; we discussed the journal topic and the poems "The Lamb," "The Tyger," and "The Sick Rose."<br><br>HW: Binder check Monday; Romanticism quiz on Tuesday (study comparison chart; ppt. notes and Intro. to Romanticism text); TP-CASSTs for two Chimney Sweepter poems due Tuesday<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:28:04 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we finished the notes; read two samples of satirical essays; critiqued two student samples of interpretive essays; and had a journal (attached).<br><br>HW: satire essay; finish journal<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:15:40 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students took the 18th century writing vocab quiz and the Romanticism historical background quiz; we started on a PowerPoint presentation describing the Romantic movement.<br><br>HW: satire essay due Friday<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:07:54 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we finished discussing a modest proposal; the satire writing assignment instructions were passed out; students read and highlighted or underlined the main ideas in "Introduction to Romanticism"; and students took notes on a PowerPoint presentation introducing William Blake.<br><br>HW: finish "Introduction to Romanticism"; read The Lamb and the Tyger and answer the questions  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:18:17 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; we listen to a Sinead O'Connor song "Empire" that equates empires with vampires and that addresses English oppression of the Irish and students answered questions about the song (attached); we went over the Modest Proposal vocab and started going over the questions.<br><br>HW: read and annotate the Romantic Era historical background; get new SSR book by Monday (can be anything from previous lists or from the CP list for this quarter attached); vocab quiz Tuesday (see attached list for words that will be on the quiz); start thinking about satire writing assignment<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:40:26 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we reviewed the vocab for "A Vindication" and went over the questions; notes were given on satire; and students started working on the vocab and questions for "A Modest Proposal."<br><br>HW: finish questions; vocab is for your own reference and study (there will be a quiz on vocab Tuesday).<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:01:10 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; a presentation was shown on Wollstonecraft's life; we discussed gender roles today; and students took notes on non-fiction writing, rhetoric, methods of persuasion, and rhetorical devices. <br><br>HW: read and annotate "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:46:30 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class for SSR, students read an opinion-editorial article and wrote a "believing-doubting" response; afterwards we discussed the article;we then had Grammar Fundays, starting a new packet on punctuation, reviewing end marks and commas, for our last day with the current teams. <br><br>HW: questions on Vindication<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:52:58 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students turned in their homework; we discussed next quarter's SSR choices (any book from previous book lists given plus the attached choices); we went to the cafeteria for scheduling; and students completed the MP quiz.<br><br>HW: journals/ssr responses collected Monday; book report due Monday--on-line and in-class<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:33:51 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students wrote a journal on distance, love, and carpe  diem; we discussed the poems that were assigned; and the quiz was  postponed till tomorrow.<br><br>HW: Read and do a descriptive outlining of "A Vindication of the Rights of Women"   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:51:26 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we had the Socratic Seminar on John Donne's poetry. <br><br>HW: read and annotate "The Flea" by John Donne, "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick, and "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvel  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:56:52 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class we reviewed metaphysical poetry; and discussed Donne's poems "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" and "Holy Sonnet 10" and we started talking about "Meditation 17"; students also got instructions on the seminar tomorrow.<br><br>HW: prepare for Socratic Seminar<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:16:22 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had SSR; the homework was collected; we had grammar fundays, finishing the parallelism packet; and the poem presentations were explained; transcripts were also passed out for Friday's scheduling.<br><br>HW: be prepared to present/discuss Donne's poems tmrw.; Socratic Seminar on metaphysical poetry on Wed; by Friday watch video on line, print out and sign Course Offering Planning Sheet for scheduling in the cafeteria. <br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:28:38 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; students had SSR and wrote a response; there was a fire drill; Night books were collected; the sonnets were distributed and everyone read a sonnet that was not their own anonymously. <br><br>HW: read the excerpt from "Meditation 17" by John Donne and answer the questions<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:35:09 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; we finished watching the Surviving Hitler movie; and we discussed "A Valediction Forbidding Mourning"; the book report was also explained.<br><br>HW: Tips for Analyzing Poetry for "Holy Sonnet 10"; outside reading book report due Tuesday after break<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:20:32 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the journal was stamped and discussed; students took notes on Metaphysical Poetry and John Donne; and we continued to watch Surviving Hitler.<br><br>HW: read "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" and answer questions<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:34:03 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students read a couple student sample essays and we reviewed structure; students took the Night test; and we started the movie Surviving Hitler.<br><br>HW: Journal #7 (attached)<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:17:12 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had a grammar quiz; then students had SSR; we reviewed the Night vocabulary; and started a new grammar topic: parallel structure.<br><br>HW: Night test is tomorrow (including vocabulary)<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:54:43 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students wrote their essays on Night.<br><br>HW: review for quiz Monday on clauses; Night test including vocabulary is on Tuesday<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:36:50 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students finished their silent exchanges and used them as the basis for a discussion of the last part of the book; a handout with instructions on writing introductions was given and a PowerPoint was shown with sample thesis statements for the character change/ theme prompt; and "The Lard Factor" was passed out--more advice on essay writing. <br><br>HW: Timed Writing tomorrow on Night--students may bring a roman numeral outline<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:21:57 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the voicethread assignment was explained; we finished going over the vocab and went over part 5 questions; we watched a video on the blue eyes/brown eyes experiment; the rubric/prompt and outline instructions for Friday's timed writing were passed out; then students did a silent exchange with their 6 o'clock partners.<br><br>HW: voicethread comment and discussion; TW Fri.<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:04:51 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students turned in their homework; we watched a PBS video clip about Elie Wiesel; and we discussed parts 3 and 4.<br><br>HW: finish reading Night<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:14:54 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; students had SSR; we reviewed phrases and clauses for Grammar Mondays; students worked on the vocabulary for Night.<br><br>HW: finish vocab packet; read part 5 of Night (pgs. 66-84) and answer the questions<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:46:57 PDT</pubDate>
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									Today in class students turned in their homework; had SSR; changed sides in the role-playing; and we went over the questions.<br><br>HW: read part 4, pages 47-65 and do a dialectical journal<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:56:25 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we did one side of the role playing; students did the parts 2-3 questions; and had SSR.<br><br>HW: finish questions if not done in class<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:27:19 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class the questions were collected; students wrote a journal (attached); we went over the questions; and students had time for their role-playing assignment, working in groups of oppressed versus oppressors.<br><br>HW: read pages 23-46<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:17:52 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we went over the historical background review; I discussed annotating of Night and preparing for the essay; the role-playing assignment was explained and students picked their roles; students worked on creating profiles for their roles in their journals (page and half length requirement); and students started on the quesitons on last night's reading.<br><br>HW: finish part 1 questions for page 3-22<br>   <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:47:42 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class there was SSR day 7; students updated their portfolios; in grammar teams, we reviewed the packet on clauses; and students started on the introduction to Night questions.<br><br>HW: finish review questions; read pages 3-22 of Night<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:08:54 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we finished discussing the sonnets; students took the quiz on renaissance poetry; and Night books were checked out for those students who don't have their own copies.<br><br>HW: read the introduction to Night (separate packet) and highlight or underline main ideas.<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:33:30 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we discussed the field trip; went over the review; shared out some pastoral poems; students got their Gawain essays back and their pastoral poems; we discussed the first Shakespearian sonnet.<br><br>HW: quiz tomorrow; sonnet due tomorrow<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:50:34 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class students had SSR; they had time to work on their sonnets; and they reviewed for the quiz Friday.<br><br>HW: sonnet due Friday; study for Renaissance Poetry quiz Friday<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:48:52 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we finished up the clauses packet; we discussed the Petrarch and Spenser sonnets; students then worked on a sheet of review questions for Friday's quiz; a study guide was also passed out, as well as instructions for the sonnet writing assignment.<br><br>HW: finish review questions; sonnet is due Friday; quiz on Renaissance Poetry on Friday<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:16:41 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class the tp-castts were collected; we had SSR day 5; and grammar mondays, finishing up the packet on clauses.<br><br>HW: field trip forms if you are planning to go and have not yet turned them in. <br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:29:40 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we discussed the pastoral poems, went over the pastoral poem writing assignment; shared some pastoral poems; notes on sonnets were given as well as a little background on Petrarch and Shakespeare; and students started working on the Petrarch/Spenser sonnets. <br><br>HW: answer the Questions to Ask about a Poem for one of the Petrarch sonnets and one of the Spenser sonnets; pastoral poem is due tomorrow<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:23:36 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we finished discussing the courtly love poems; we went over the Wyatt vs. Tudor Venn diagram; and there was a one-page journal on courtly love (slide 2 in ppt. attached); we started going over the pastoral poems.<br><br>HW: original pastoral poem due Friday<br>  <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:39:00 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; there was SSR day 3 and a book check; then we had grammar fundays, looking at adjective and adverb clauses.<br><br>HW: Venn diagram comparing the poems "My Lute, Awake" and "On Monsieur's Departure"<br> <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:36:11 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class students turned in their Gawain essays; took notes on pastoral poetry; and did the mini-TW on Canterbury Tales.<br><br>HW: read the two pastoral poems and do the same analysis we did for the courtly love poems<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:09:31 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class students took notes on meter; did new clock partners; and worked on the analyses for both courtly love poems; we started to go over the analyses.<br><br>HW: Sir Gawain essay rewrite due tomorrow; mini timed writing on CT tomorrow<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:01:49 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class there was a journal on love songs (slide 1 in ppt. attached); notes were taken on renaissance poetry; lyric poetry; and the courtly love tradition; we read "My Lute, Awake."<br><br>HW: Sir Gawain essay rewrite due Friday--hard copy to class and electronic copy on turnitin.com; mini-timed writing on Canterbury Tales Friday<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:33:09 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class the peer edited essays were collected; we reviewed quickly; students took the quiz; there was a journal (see slide 5 in attached PowerPoint); and we discussed the Nun's Priest Tale.<br><br>HW: finish journal if not done in class; essay due Friday to class and to turnitin.com<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:43:54 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; we had SSR day 2; we had grammar fundays, starting a new unit on clauses; and the essays were collected and redistributed for the peer edit. <br><br>HW: finish peer edit; quiz on prologue tomorrow; Sir Gawain essay rewrite due Friday in class and on turnitin.com<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:21 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class the homework was collected; we had SSR day 1 and books were checked; we discussed the Pardoner's Tale.<br><br>HW: read The Nun's Priest's Tale and answer the questions (use the packet given for the Miller's Tale) as a guide; type up Sir Gawain essays in MLA format and proofread (bring copy monday); prologue quiz on Tuesday<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:27 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class we watch Sejal, Shaylyn, and Alicia's song performance; the illustrations were turned in; we went over the Miller's Tale questions; and read the Pardoner's Tale.<br><br>HW: SSR book; Pardoner's Tale questions<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:50:56 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class the questions were divvied up on tone and irony in the prologue and we went over them; a powerpoint was shown on satire and irony; and the characterization illustration assignment was explained. <br><br>HW: finish CI by Thurs.; have new SSR book by Fri. <br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:01:03 PST</pubDate>
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									Today in class students got their scantron tests back, as well as their Beowulf boasts and timed writings; these were added to the portfolio; students got new reading lists and we went to the library to browse books for outside reading this quarter; students got new grammar teams; and two groups showed their videos from the final day presentations; Beowulf books were turned in and we started to work on Canterbury Tales questions.<br><br>HW: new SSR book by Friday<br>
								
								
								
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						<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:52:36 PST</pubDate>
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