Reading and courage and all that jazz

We are currently reading three stories from The Things They Carried together as they center on one event. Here is a link to the assignment we will hopefully finish on Thursday/Friday this week:
Speaking of Courage One-pager
ALSO! This week we kick off our reading to make our November Reading Goals-- grab your book and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy as you read, read, read!
Mrs. Eddy

Rainy River

Please finish readin, "On the Rainy River" BEFORE class on Monday, October 9th.
Here is a link to an online copy of the text: The Things They Carried.pdf
Here is a link to the writing assignment: Rainy Paragraphs, which we will complete in class on Monday.
Have a great weekend!

What we have been up to!

Last Week:
We turned in the essay, so please make sure that I have your final copy as well as any drafts and other pre-writing--evaluation by peers, too. It is too late to get a good grade for turning it in on time and complete-- but you can still score well on the content and conventions grades-- take care of this ASAP if you haven't done so already.
The Things They Carried: (This link takes you to an electronic copy of the text.)
We finished reading the first story, listened to an interview with the author and discussed three different questions about this text.
THIS WEEK
Tuesday/Wednesday in-class assignment: Write an analysis paragraph that answers one of the discussion questions.
REMINDER: Analysis Writing Standards
Book Talk/Book trailers
Get one ready (your choice: talk or trailer) to present in class after you get back from the four-day weekend next week. Attached is the Schedule for Presentations

Here's the Week in Pre-view/Review!

Monday, September 19th: finished brainstorming the essay we are writing as part of the Essay Reading/Writing Pre-Test
Tuesday/Wednesday, September 20/21:
 Read for 15 minutes RECORD PAGES READ-- VERY IMPORTANT
Journal Write about the book we are reading
FINISH first draft of essay (handwritten): do this outside of class if you didn't finish in class.
Thursday/Friday, September 22nd/23rd: 
Type up your second draft on the Chromebooks-- use revisions you made on your handwritten draft-- then type it up, further revise and EDIT for spelling, capitalization, grammar, punctuation, etc. as you perfect it after revision.
DUE MONDAY, September 26th: A printed our version is DUE MONDAY WITHOUT FAIL. to print here at school, you will have to log onto your google stuff on a school networked computer (I have six in the classroom, the library has more) and print. OR, If you can print at home over the weekend-- perfect!
PEER REVIEW: Monday, September 26th you will have two students of your choice review your essay and you will review theirs, following a form you will get in class (a copy is attached here). If you need to revise after peer review, you may do so. FINAL essay, with all drafts and brainstorming attached to the back, is due on Tuesday or Wednesday (whichever day you have this class on) next week. NO LATE PAPERS THIS TIME (unless you have a documented emergency). If you are sick-- send it to me as an email attachment-- thanks!
Mrs. Eddy
Peer Review Form

sorry this post is late!

Here is what we did last week:
Essay read/write pre-test: We finished analyzing the essays assigned in class and began pre-writing/brainstorming our own essay based on one of the prompts. I fyou were absent, ask Mrs. Eddy for a copy of the essays. we also began reading our "choice" books and we spent a little time finding  about about how many words/pages we read (how fast) in order to think about how long it would take to read the book we are currently reading.
Essay evaluation sheet
September 12 Lesson
September 13/14 Lesson
September 15/16 Lesson
The Writing Process

New Stuff Coming!

I will post everything from this week later tonight-- Friday.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. E

Starting Reading Program and Essay Pre-test!

Here are the agendas from Monday and Tuesday/Wednesday of this week

September 12th
September 13/14
Essay Pre-test (we will wok on this through this and next week )
Do You Read Enough to be Successful?

Explore and analyze: English Skills

Here is what we did the first full day of class-- please come to me if you were absent and have more questions--thanks!
Mrs. E
September 8/9 lesson
OPTIC method for analyzing visuals

WELCOME BACK!

I hope you are excited to get started on your amazing Junior Year of high school. This is the place to come to figure out what you missed or get a copy of assignments for this class.  Please remember to switch to "internet view" or whatever you need to see the whole page if you are checking in on your phone/mobile device. Here is a clink to a copy of the syllabus for starters. Please print it you and tuck it into that place where you keep English stuff. Thanks!
Mrs. Eddy
2016-17 Syllabus

READ Posters!

Click the link to get your READ poster. 

Please do not post these images on social media or share ANY photo without the express permission of the person in the photo. Permission is required to use your fellow students' pictures for any purpose at all.

You are welcome to download YOUR poster and make a fun print for your own use. thank you for a great year of READing!

Mrs. Eddy

READ 

Literary Scrapbook quizzes and stuff

We have been working in class to get these pieces done so that your scrapbook will be spectacular!
Here are some of the daily doings in class in case you have been missing
May 31/June 1 quiz
June 2 and 3 quiz
Last week:
Quiz

Bring it to class!

Each time we meet during this novel reading and literary scrapbook time, you will be asked to contribute something to the group discussion and to offer an artifact suitable for use in the project.
Here is the list of things you need to bring:

May 19th/20th: a piece of text-- anything from a blog post to and article to a poem to--whatever-- that connects with your initial pages form your novel.

May 23rd: a song or poem that connects, according to you, to the book you are reading or any character or ideas that spring from your study of this book.

May 24th/25th: An artifact that is suitable for the "extensions" section of your literary scrapbook project ( I gave examples in class of a visit/webpage to the Oregon Museum of Mental Health for Cuckoo's Nest and an advertisement that makes use of the human interruption of the life-cycle of the salmon in order to promote their product for Ricochet River).

http://oshmuseum.org/visit/

Natural Cycle: Bear catching salmon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83lo0b-AciM

New cycle:  who catches salmon?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJkwsiEpfIw&feature=related

May 26th/27th: A "fan-fiction" poem based on a major theme that is developing in your novel.  This would be suitable for inclusion in you "fan fiction" two-page spread in the Literary Scrapbook Project. SEE BELOW IF YOU WERE ABSENT

Example poem about the theme of "True Love" and how it is blind and powerful and devastating and elevating all at the same time: "True Love" by Robert Penn Warren

Poem Emulation Assignment: Write a poem on a theme from your book

May 31st/June 1st: Bring in at least two of your two-page spreads-- as far as they are finished. 

Good Book Time!

Below is what we did on our first official book group day-- Tuesday, May 17th or Wednesday, May 18th. There is also a copy of the Literary Scrapbook project (final exam component) for this unit and a copy of the famous poem, "The Raven" and the questions we completed about it in class.
Lesson from Tuesday/Wednesdsay
Final Project
The Raven (full text)
The Raven Questions

Survival Story: Poetry explicated and tone discovered-- fruitcake, too.

Poetry is like fruitcake and ogres are like onions and tone is the way you say it which is just as important as what you say-- may more so.

Thurday/Friday assignment: Read and analyze a poem for craft in a very particular way (see handout)

DO THE ANALYSIS ALL FIRST-- WRITE THE SENTENCES (ON OTHER SIDE OF PAPER) LAST. CHOOSE ONE OF THESE POEMS:

1- MY Papa's Waltz
2- since feeling is first
3- Design

Tone analysis Handout

Tone in Music Wrap up!

We wrote about tone and began to explore other tools of the writer's CRAFT in class. Here are the various assignments and pieces that go with them:

Lesson that includes the analysis paragraph you must write about tone in music and how musicians achieve it.
Lesson instructions about what to do with Sonny's Blues excerpt.

May 10th: A longish lesson on revision: revise both the analysis paragraphs on tone and the Sonny's Blues narrative piece: DUE THURSDAY/FRIDAY.

We chose one of the books introduced in class to "test drive" for a choice of last required novel to read for this year. IF YOU MISSED CLASS TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY YOU NEED TO COME IN AND SEE MRS. EDDY ASAP.

Tone and Style and Teaching and Reading and Writing!

Here is what we are up to this week:
Groups are TEACHING about tone and style in music by comparing two covers of the same song: 10 minutes lesson happening Thursday (A day classes) and Monday (B day classes).

Be sure to follow the directions on this AGENDA to do the in-class assignment from Tuesday/Wednesday and to complete the homework. Below is the piece you need to read and mark up/ Please write your own story, by hand, on the back of this sheet. Sonny's Blues (excerpt).
Thanks!
Mrs. Eddy

SABAC Done! Time to think about READing and STYLE

This week we finished that crazy test-- back to reading a lot! Get ready to have your picture taken with your favorite BOOK!
READ Posters: a joint assignment with the digital photography classes
Tuesday/Wednesday, April 26/27: Bring your book to have your picture taken with it!
BEFORE THAT: Decide what kind of background you want in the picture (beach, desert, stadium, swimming pool, forest) to match the theme/setting of your favorite book from this semester-- one of the books that YOU chose to read.
NOTE: IF YOU WANT A PARTICULAR IMAGE-- IT MUST BE IN .JPG FORMAT AND OF HIGH RESOLUTION (1500 AND ABOVE IS BEST) AND IT MUST GET EMAILED TO MRS. EDDY BEFORE PICTURE DAY.

We also started talking about tone and style-- more next week.
Style Lessons: April 21 - 26
Images for Style Lesson

Lay on Macduff! Done with Macbeth!

Here is the final day of Macbeth agenda-
April 7/8 Lesson Plan
Memorize a Passage: handout
Book list for 2015-16

Done with Act III, almost done with Macbeth!

We finished Act III and took the quiz-- next week we finish the play!
Final for Macbeth: You must turn in a complete study guide and you will have an amazing opportunity to memorize and recite one of the great speeches form the amazing play: Macbeth.
 We also looked over our essays for the work sample in class this week and wrote a feedback paper that we handed in. If you were absent, here are the feedback questions, but you will not be able to write until you re-read your essay, which I have. Please come see me to make this up.
Feedback questions:

1-   Review the essays you wrote that were scored for state writing samples.

a.   Re-read your essay

b.   Look at your scores

c.    Write Feedback and hand in: ON a separate paper, answer these two questions in paragraph form:

                                                            i.      Compare/contrast: What you like the best about your essay and which aspect got the highest score. Same—different—why?

                                                         ii.      If you could change two things about this essay to REALLY polish it up for a college application, what would they be? (Be very specific—reorganize, okay, but how? Rewrite the opening, okay, but to include or exclude what, exactly?)

Please come in and make up any quizzes OR the essay, if you have not done so already.

QUIZ COMING!

We will have a quiz on Thursday/Friday over ACT III
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS FOR ACT III BEFORE THE QUIZ
Acts I - III Study guide

We will then move on through the play-- if you want a head start---
Act IV-V Study guide

Sleep no more?

Macbeth may have murdered sleep-- but we are going on break and can get our fill. Have a great time, and READ!
We will have a writing assignment on your reading when you return
If you were absent this short week:
Come in and make up the Macbeth Act 2 quiz.
Read the lesson materials here-- Lesson from March 15 and 16
Analyze the paragraphs in the following document to identify three things ( no matter where they are located in the paragraphs):
1- main idea
2-specific evidence
3- sufficient explanation of how the idea and evidence connect
Great theme paragraph examples

Macbeth does the DEED!

Performances were this week, and we are moving on through Act II
Here is the study guide through Act III, which we will do next week BEFORE Spring Break
Macbeth Study Guide Acts I - III: 

Macbeth!

Study Guide Questions: Act I
Group Performance
PERFORM Thursday- Friday-- March 10-11

Lots of Stuff this Week!

Working up to reading the Shakespeare play: Macbeth!

Feb 25/26

Feb 23/24
Look at this stuff :
Elizabethan Universe
Scotland looks like this
Oxymoron and Paradox Exercise

Read Act One, scene 1
Next Week: Study guide questions

Recitations and Reading are Due

We did our recitations!  Soooooo amazing, you were! If you did not turn in the analysis work you did on your poem, you have and INC grade-- please get that to me ASAP.

Reading: Your grade this week is for keeping track of and reporting exactly how many pages you read-- you are NOT being graded on how many pages you read, but on your ability and willingness to keep track of and report on how many pages you read. If you missed the chance to do some part of that, you have and INC grade.  Please come in and complete the task--thanks!

Keep reading! Keep track of how many pages you read over the weekend! Thanks!
Mrs. Eddy

Get Ready-- Recite!

Here is what we did on Tuesday/Wednesday-- RECITATIONS ARE ON THURSDAY/FRIDAY
Nervous?

Poetry analysis and preparation for Recitation!

We will recite on Feb 18th and 19th-- next Thursday and Friday!
HOMEWORK: Memorize your poem this weekend and we will practice in class next week. Take some time to look up the author of your poem for some background that will help you understand their work a little better.

Here is the week in a nutshell:
Analyze and write analysis paragraphs about your particular poem on the same paper as the poem itself (use the back).:
Monday and Tuesday/Wednesday
Thursday/Friday Please make arrangements to make this up with Mrs. Eddy if you were absent-- must be done in class--thanks!

SEMESTER TWO: START YOUR ENGINES!

We are getting into poetry-- going to memorize and recite it!
Here is what we've been up to this week:
Lesson in class
Article to read
Poetry Out Loud Internet Exploration

ALSO: Reading!
Bring your book to class-- we will keep track of pages read per week this semester--thanks!
Mrs. E

More analysis work and ideas for book trailer!

Here are links to the documents we worked on this week (January 13,14,15)
Pictorial metaphor for literary analysis
Book Trailer links: EXAMPLES FROM LAST YEAR
Analysis paragraph example: KEEP THIS AS REFERENCE FOR THE FINAL EXAM
Quiz #2 : character analysis: Of Mice and Men

Analysis! Levels of thinking and questioning!

Here is the lesson plan from Tuesday/Wednesday plus supplementary stuff-- lots of group work!
Lesson plan
Poem you need and analysis
analysis handout and pictures to question

Book Talks and Book Trailers!

Book talk Research link:

Listen to the “How to” stuff and watch some—find what you should include and what you liked best about the good ones. Feel free to surf for other examples on the www ocean!

Basic requirements:

1-      Read a short (very short) passage from the text

2-      Bring a copy of the book with you

3-      2 minutes-- MINIMUM to three minutes-- MAXIMUM

http://www.schooltube.com/channel/scholastic_booktalks/

24 hours AFTER the snow day...

Here is the work from January 5th:
Lesson for the Day
Five Important Things about Writing Analysis