December, 14, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

More insight on the poem "The First Men On Mercury"
how can we connect this to The Martian Chronicles?
+ course question this poem
what is the purpose of this poem?

course question "The Desensitization Of The 20th Century Man"

New poem: "So We'll Go No More A Roving"
Write down- Stanza type : quatrain (4 line stanza)
Questions on poem
    1. Rhyme Scheme?
    2. Example of parallelism
    3. Shift -> where?
    4. Motifs? (2)
    5. Whats it about?

Throwback to "Song To Celia" and "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud"
Where is the shift in these poems?

December, 9th, 2015

TODAYS LESSON
Block 1

Root quiz 4 handout + initial responses

2 class heads up for orthography quiz (on the last day of class before break)

Block 2

New story: The Desensitization of the 20th Century Man + initial responses and relations

New poem: The First Men on Mercury + initial responses
                    What makes this a poem?

Dec, 2nd, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

Root quiz 3 is today! If you missed the test, see Mr.Hanlon at lunch or after school to take it

continuation on adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs on the concrete and abstract nouns sheet
"ADJECTIVES MODIFY NOUNS"

November, 30th, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

BLOCK 1

Concrete & abstract nouns sheets done with adverbs and adjectives / review

What is a verb? Demonstratives?

New story: The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

BLOCK 2

continuing reading The Veldt / response

questions on The Veldt (due in 2 classes)

November, 27th, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

Continuation of work on "April 200:The Third Expedition" (Paragraph outline)
- (Topic sentence, P1, E1, E2, P2, E1, E2, E2, Title)

2 CLASS HEADS UP ON ROOT QUIZ 3!!

Adding "modifiers" to grammar notes (adjectives, adverbs)

Note the adjectives and adverbs on the noun sheet we've continuously worked on

November, 24th, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

Continuation on the 3C-PIST on Ray Bradbury's "April 2000:The Third Expedition"

Course question "April 2000:The Third Expidition"

What is the definition of Epiphany? Juxtaposition? How can you relate those terms to "April 2000:The Third Expedition"?

Start a topic sentence for "April 2000:The Third Expedition"

November 18th, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

Continuation on Ray Bradbury's "April 2000: The Third Expedition" and worksheet
What is the significance and meanings of the names of the characters?
+Note taking in your Martian Chronicles notes (What is perspective? Point of view? Epilogue?)

beginning on a 3C-PIST for "April 2000: The Third Expedition"

November 16th, 2015

TODAYS LESSON

Continuation on good readers worksheet

Reading of the story "April 2000: The Third Expedition" from The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Paragraph summaries
What are the motifs?

Continued to review and conversation on the story

November, 9, 2015

Todays Lesson

Copy down the following terms into your literary term notes
   - Informal Essay (
   - Epigraph (1st sentence)
   -Allusion (1st and 2nd sentences)
   -Rhetorical question (1st sentence)
   -Persuasive technique (all)

More focus on the article on "I wandered lonely as a cloud"
   -looking at the literary terms above and finding them within the article

The root quiz 3 sheet was handed out today as well. If you were unable to get it, talk to Mr.Hanlon to get one.

November, 6th, 2015

Todays Lesson

-Marks back for root quiz #2
-Continued analysis of "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud"
    - (recap) What is a motif? Parallelism?
    -Course question this poem!
-What is hyperbole? repetition? Where are they in the poem?

-News Article on "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"/Affects of Technology vs. Finding Themselves
    -Initial responses
    - Course question this article!
   

November, 2, 2015

Root quiz #2 is today
-If you missed the test, see Mr.Hanlon to schedule a time to take the test at lunch or after school:)
- Remember, if you are not satisfied with your results, you may still retake the test at lunch or after school BEFORE marks cutoff

Todays Lesson (double block)

BLOCK 1
Articles - (The, A, An)
Pronouns - (He, She, They, etc...)

BLOCK 2
More focus/conversing on "The October Game" (short story)
*New Poem "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud" by William Wordsworth
-Initial responses
-Initial dissection of poem (analysis)