“Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories.”
Hello Lorin Griset! This will be the first blog post of the new school year. Please feel free to comment with any questions.
Monday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #1: What does freedom mean to you? / What is most important to you and why?
Reading: Speech to Virginia (page 80) / Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (page 564)
Circle Map on Reading
Homework: Recommended notebook.
English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #1 What makes a hero? / What would you change in your community or in the world if you could? Why?
Tree Map on Heroic Tales / A Modest Proposal (page 430) and Circle Map
Homework: Recommended notebook.
Tuesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #2 What are your goals? Who or what do you want to be? / Where in the world would you travel to if you could?
Logical Fallacies
English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #2 What is your favorite holiday? / If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?
Literary Terms / Senior Portfolio
Wednesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #3 Where do you see yourself in five years?
Logical Fallacies
English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #3 Where do you see yourself in five years?
Literary Terms / Senior Portfolio
Thursday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #4 Write about anything!
Logical Fallacies
English 12
Journal #4 Write about anything!
Read about Anglo-Saxons (pg. 6-10) and do a Circle Map / Catch up on Literary Terms
Friday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #5 If a movie was made about your life, what would it be like? / Describe your favorite musical artist and why you like them.
Logical Fallacies review.
Argument Prep: Write down three reasons why school uniforms should or should not be used.
Homework: Logical Fallacies test on Tuesday! Bring clean song lyrics to analyze on Wednesday.
English 12
Journal #5 If a movie was made about your life, what would it be like? / Describe your favorite musical artist and why you like them.
Read about Anglo-Saxons (pg.12-15) and do a Circle Map / Read Beowulf (pg. 21-25) and do a Circle Map
Homework: Bring clean song lyrics to analyze on Wednesday.
Monday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #1: What does freedom mean to you? / What is most important to you and why?
Reading: Speech to Virginia (page 80) / Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (page 564)
Circle Map on Reading
Homework: Recommended notebook.
English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #1 What makes a hero? / What would you change in your community or in the world if you could? Why?
Tree Map on Heroic Tales / A Modest Proposal (page 430) and Circle Map
Homework: Recommended notebook.
Tuesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #2 What are your goals? Who or what do you want to be? / Where in the world would you travel to if you could?
Logical Fallacies
English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #2 What is your favorite holiday? / If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?
Literary Terms / Senior Portfolio
Wednesday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #3 Where do you see yourself in five years?
Logical Fallacies
English 12 Fall/Spring
Journal #3 Where do you see yourself in five years?
Literary Terms / Senior Portfolio
Thursday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #4 Write about anything!
Logical Fallacies
English 12
Journal #4 Write about anything!
Read about Anglo-Saxons (pg. 6-10) and do a Circle Map / Catch up on Literary Terms
Friday
English 11 Fall/Spring
Journal #5 If a movie was made about your life, what would it be like? / Describe your favorite musical artist and why you like them.
Logical Fallacies review.
Argument Prep: Write down three reasons why school uniforms should or should not be used.
Homework: Logical Fallacies test on Tuesday! Bring clean song lyrics to analyze on Wednesday.
English 12
Journal #5 If a movie was made about your life, what would it be like? / Describe your favorite musical artist and why you like them.
Read about Anglo-Saxons (pg.12-15) and do a Circle Map / Read Beowulf (pg. 21-25) and do a Circle Map
Homework: Bring clean song lyrics to analyze on Wednesday.
List of Sources - This website lays out exactly how to cite any type of source (movie, book, etc.)
MLA at Purdue Owl - Excellent resource that breaks down every aspect of MLA.
In-Text Citation Guide - This is helpful for specific parenthetical citations.
MLA at Purdue Owl - Excellent resource that breaks down every aspect of MLA.
In-Text Citation Guide - This is helpful for specific parenthetical citations.
If you are struggling with the Shakespearean language in Hamlet, the links below might be able to help you out.
No Fear Shakespeare -- A modern translation side-by-side with the original play. You can also use this to read the entire play online... use this to catch up on reading you may have missed or use it to review for quizzes and tests!
SparkNotes Hamlet -- Read summaries of the acts, take practice quizzes, read character biographies, and more.
CliffNotes Hamlet Quiz -- Test your knowledge of the play! The rest of the site also contains more information similar to SparkNotes.
Shakespearean Insulter -- Just for fun! A Shakespearean insult generator.
No Fear Shakespeare -- A modern translation side-by-side with the original play. You can also use this to read the entire play online... use this to catch up on reading you may have missed or use it to review for quizzes and tests!
SparkNotes Hamlet -- Read summaries of the acts, take practice quizzes, read character biographies, and more.
CliffNotes Hamlet Quiz -- Test your knowledge of the play! The rest of the site also contains more information similar to SparkNotes.
Shakespearean Insulter -- Just for fun! A Shakespearean insult generator.
"A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation." -Mark Twain