September 30, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Journal #24
2. Submit Vocab 006
3. Enjoy Short Story Presentations
4. HW: Study for Vocab #6 quiz

September 29, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Journal #23
2. Work on final drafts and presentations for Short Story Project--see slides below for helpful hints/ideas.
3. HW:  Vocab 006 (sentences) 9/30; Short Story Project Presentations 9/30; Vocab #6 quiz 10/2

SHORT STORY PROJECT RUBRIC

September 28, 2015 Early Out

Photo taken by former student and RHS Valedictorian, Sivani Babu

Today in class, we will:

1. Journal #22
2. Distribute Vocab #6
3. Work on Short Story Project.
4. Each group will need to pick up the handout for the final draft character sketch
5. Each group needs to check in with Ms. Petty
6. HW:  Vocab #6 sentences 9/30; Vocab #6 quiz 10/2; Short Story Project 9/30

CLICK HERE FOR HELPFUL HINTS FOR PROJECT

CLICK HERE FOR SHORT STORY PROJECT RUBRIC

September 25, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete Vocab#5 quiz
2. Answer Question of the Day
3. Make up Vocab #4 if necessary
4. Blog Post #4 (see below)
5. Turn in journals 19-21
6. Work with your group on the short story project
7. HW:  Short story project 9/30


QUESTION OF THE DAY

VOCAB #5 QUIZ

MAKE UP VOCAB #4 QUIZ

Blog Post #4

1. Review your journals from this week
2. Choose one that you feel confident and comfortable sharing.
3. Title your blog post "September 25, 2015"
4. Type your journal as your blog post. However, make sure you expand it and revise it so that it is grammatically correct, spelling is correct and there are no errors.
5. Make sure you publish it.
**Double check with Ms. Petty if she can access your blog. If she can't, you will need to resubmit your information using the Blog Survey Link:

CLICK HERE FOR BLOG SURVEY LINK


SHORT STORY PROJECT:

1. Groups need to pick up a copy of the character sketch.  The handout is for the rough draft of the character sketch.  New handouts will be distributed Monday.

2. Students need to determine which members are responsible for the following items: Presentation slides; Plot Chart; Character Sketch; CLQs; Finding Literary terms and examples in story.

3. To aid your group work, below find a list of which stories can be found online.

September 23, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in Vocab 005 to tray
2. Complete Journal #21
3. Introduce the Short Story Project
4. Work time to complete Steps 1 and 2 of project
5. Study for exam
6. HW:  Unit exam TOMORROW 9/24; Vocab #5 quiz 9/25; Short Story Project 9/30

September 22, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Journal #20
2. Distribute graded work
3. Discuss unit exam
4. Distribute Study Guide
5. Work time for study guide and vocab 005
6. HW:  Study for exam 9/24; Vocab #5 quiz 9/25

CLICK HERE FOR STUDY GUIDE

September 21, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Distribute vocab #5 list
2. Complete Journal 19
3. Work with a partner to complete Comparison Matrix #1 (due at end of class)
4. HW:  Vocab005 (sentences) 9/23; Unit Exam has been moved to Thursday 9/24

September 18, 2015

** PLEASE NOTE THAT NO ELECTRONICS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE COMPUTER LAB.  STUDENTS MUST USE THE DESKTOP COMPUTERS PROVIDED IN THE LAB

**PLEASE NOTE that students who choose to submit work digitally must use the Homework Turn In Form (on the class blog) and need to use the "shareable link" option after they select the blue "share" button. Any assignments that are submitted any other way will not be graded.

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in last night's homework for "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket"
2. Complete Vocab #4 quiz
3. Complete any missing vocab quizzes (IF YOU ARE PRESENT AND MISSING A QUIZ AND CHOOSE NOT TO MAKE IT UP, THEN IT GOES AS A ZERO GRADE IN THE GRADEBOOK)
4. Complete Blog Post #3
5. Turn in Journals 15-18
6. HW....no homework (as long as you have read all eight stories)


****Complete the Blog Survey  (If you haven't yet. The correct blog url must be submitted so I can grade your blog!!!!!)  
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR BLOG URL

VOCAB #4 QUIZ

MAKE UP VOCAB #1 QUIZ

MAKE UP VOCAB #2 QUIZ

MAKE UP VOCAB #3 QUIZ

BLOG POST #3
1. Review your journals from this week.
2. Choose one that you feel comfortable and confident sharing
3. The title is today's date--September 18, 2015
4. Type your journal as your post. Make sure you add to it and double check spelling, grammar, sentence structure, etc.
5. After your journal/blog post is perfect, select "publish"

IMPORTANT ...PLEASE READ:

-Students have had three full weeks to establish/create their blogs.  If they haven't done so, they are way behind.  Blogs and blog posts will be a weekly assignment. Students need to have a blog for this class.

-I can't grade a student's blog unless he/she adds me as a reader (instructions were given) AND he/she completes the blog survey correctly.

-The first blog post was from 8/28 although students were given until 9/4 to complete it (so 8/28 and 9/4 together were the first blog post) EVEN IF YOU SENT ME YOUR FIRST BLOG POST VIA GOOGLE DOCS, YOU STILL NEED TO HAVE IT POSTED ON YOUR BLOG IN ORDER FOR IT TO RECEIVE A GRADE.

-The second blog post was from 9/11.

-It is OKAY if students have four blog posts---one from each of the Fridays 8/28; 9/4; 9/11; 9/18.

**THE FIRST TWO BLOG POSTS ARE EXPLAINED ON PREVIOUS CLASS BLOG POSTS (CHECK THE FRIDAYS...8/28; 9/4; 9/11).

September 17, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete Journal #18
2. Compare Paw Plot Chart with group of 4; turn in
3. Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets"
4. Answer CLQs #3, 4, 6, 7, 9
5. HW:  Study for Vocab #4 quiz; Meet in Lab 622; Finish in class work; Finish/complete any necessary journals from this week

September 16, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete Journal #17
2. Review Vocab004 requirements:  underline vocab word, number sentences, sentences are grammatically correct, at least 6 words in length. AND THEN TURN IN VOCAB004
3. Discuss "The Open Window" CLQs (Open Window)
4. Read/Listen to "The Monkey's Paw"
5. Complete a detailed plot chart for the story Monkey's Paw (Paw Plot Chart)
6. HW:  Finish in class work 9/17; Vocab #4 quiz 9/18

September 15, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete Journal #16
2. Discuss "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"
3. Turn in CLQs
4. Read "The Open Window"
5. Answer CLQs #1, 3, 7, 8, 9
6. HW: Finish in-class work 9/16; Vocab004 due 9/16; Vocab #4 quiz 9/18

September 14, 2015

THANK YOU TO OUR FIREFIGHTERS.......

Photo Courtesy of: U. S. Forest Service--Los Padres National Forest FB page:
The Los Prietos Hotshot Crew at their best....Kings River on the Rough Fire.

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete Journal #15
2. Distribute Vocab #4 lists
3. Shirley Jackson quiz and then discussion
4. Read "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"
5. Answer CLQs #1,5,7,8, 9
6. HW:  Finish in class work 9/15; Vocab004 9/16; Vocab #4 Quiz 9/18

September 11, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in Vocab003 if you haven't already
2. Take Vocab #3 quiz
3. Take make up quizzes if necessary
4. Complete the blog activity---if you don't have your blog created, you are behind and need to get it done asap.
5. Complete the blog survey (even if you completed it last week)
6. Research Shirley Jackson:  Her life, the public response to "The Lottery", historical events when the story was published, possible influences on her writings, critical analysis of  "The Lottery"...DEFINITELY know the basics about her.  It would be a good idea to create a google doc to take your notes and include the url of where you found your information (don't just site "I googled it")
7.  Turn in Journals 12-14
8. HW:  Shirley Jackson research

Blog Activity:

1. Choose one of your journal responses from this week.
2. Post it to your blog.
3. Use today's date as the title
4. Make sure the journal response is at least 10 sentences long, correct grammatically and mechanically.
5. Make sure you publish it when you are done.
6,  Next go to your settings (it's the drop down arrow next to the paper icon)
7. Change the title of your blog....the title needs to be appropriate for school and must include either your first name or nicknane (as long as it's school appropriate).  The title CANNOT include your last name.  It can be as simple as "X's Blog" to as creative as  you can think.

VOCAB #3 QUIZ

VOCAB #2 QUIZ MAKE UP

VOCAB #1 QUIZ MAKE UP

BLOG SURVEY

September 10, 2015

Today in class, we will

1. Journal #14
2. Turn in Vocab003 (due date was changed and announced yesterday in class)
3. Work with a partner or group of three to complete Matrix #2..everyone needs his/her own matrix
4. Turn in completed matrix to tray
5. Research the author of "The Lottery"....take notes on her life. What events could have shaped her life view?
5.  Class discussion of Jackson's background and its influence will happen Monday (instead of today --as planned)
6. HW:  Study for Vocab#3 quiz; Make sure journals 12-14 are complete 9/11

CLICK HERE FOR COMPARISON MATRIX #2

September 9, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Complete Journal #13--open topic
2. Distribute class set of the short story "The Lottery" by S. Jackson
3. Read the short story
4. Answer the questions listed after the story (#4,5,7,9)
5. Students are then to compare the two ...the film and the written story using a Venn diagram
6. Work is due at the end of class.
7. The class set of stories need to be collected at the end of each period.

LINK TO "THE LOTTERY" pdf

September 8, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Respond to Journal #12
2. Distribute Vocab #3
3. Watch "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson
4. Answer CLQs 1, 2, 4, 9
5. HW:  Finish in - class work

September 4, 2015

Today in class,we will:
1.  Turn in Vocab002 (vocab sentences)
2.  Take Vocab #2 Quiz
3.  Take Vocab#1 Make Up Quiz (if necessary)
4.  Complete the Blog Survey
5.  Turn in Journals 8-11
6.  Post to your blog (If you didn't on 8/28/15)---If you were able to post last Friday, just double check it and make sure your post is the best it can be (no spelling errors, lengthy, grammatically correct)
7. HW:  Enjoy the weather

DIRECTIONS FOR THOSE WHO CREATED THEIR BLOGS AFTER LAST FRIDAY:

1. Log into your gmail/google
2  Open a tab and select your drive
3. Open another tab and select Blogger
4. Make sure you keep both tabs open (makes it easier)
5. In your drive tab, select your blog post entry doc and open it.
6. In your blogger, select "new post"
7. Title your new post "August 28, 2015"
8. In your new post, make sure your cursor is in the body area (the composing area)
9. Click back into your 'blog post doc"and highlight/select the paragraph/s that you have and select (either right click for copy or use CTRL -C)
10. Then go back to your Blogger and new post
11. Use right click to paste or use CTRL-V to paste
12. After you check grammar, spelling, etc. Then choose to "publish"
13. Then, choose "view blog"


CLICK THIS TO TAKE VOCAB#1 MAKE UP QUIZ

CLICK THIS TO TAKE VOCAB #2 QUIZ

CLICK THIS TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED BLOG SURVEY

Make Up Work Links

In Class Essay Prompt...spend no more than 50 minutes responding to the prompt in an essay. 4-5 paragraphs required.





Link to Syllabus:  CLICK HERE FOR SYLLABUS


Link to Fall Literary Terms:CLICK HERE FOR LIST OF FALL LITERARY TERMS


Letter of Introduction Information/Requirements:

September 3, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Journal #11
2. Distribute graded assignments
3. Discuss grades, printouts, what is acceptable to turn in late (by Tuesday) for late credit
4. Work time on Vocab002, extending journals 8-11, late work
5. HW:  Vocab002 9/4; Vocab #2 quiz 9/4; Blog needs to be set up 9/4; Rm 622 9/4

September 2, 2015

Today in class, we will:

**At beginning of class, pick up your notes from yesterday (on the stool)
1. Finish Journal #9
2. Complete Journal #10
3. Distribute Renaissance Applications
4. Discuss Characterization...complete a Character Sketch..graphic organizer distributed in class--due at end of class
5. Complete Vocab #2 sentences (Vocab002)
6. HW:  Vocab #2 sentences (vocab002) 9/4; Vocab#2 quiz 9/4

September 1, 2015

Today in class, we will:

1. Turn in last night's homework to tray asap

2. Journal #9

3. Characterization focus....analyze a character...take notes (TRIPLE THREAT)

4. Characterization notes due at end of class...exit ticket

5. HW:  Vocab Sentences (vocab002) due 9/4; Vocab Quiz #2 9/4; room 622 9/4; Back To School Night 9/3