C.R. Riders of C 105

Quick-start Guide to This Page:

1. Entries are in order from most recent to oldest
2. Lesson events are in black
3. My (the teacher) commentary is in blue
4. Homework assignments are in red
5. Entry dates will be italicized when there is a test, quiz, or other MAJOR due date

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Fri., 31 Oct. 2008

• Quarterly Exams Pds. 4 & 6. If all students finish early during the testing period, and in the classes that meet today, we will watch Animal Farm to enrich our former unit and to discuss similarities and differences between the book and movie.

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Thurs., 30 Oct. 2008

• Quarterly Exams Pds. 3 & 5. If all students finish early during the testing period, and in the classes that meet today, we will watch Animal Farm to enrich our former unit and to discuss similarities and differences between the book and movie.

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Wed., 29 Oct. 2008

• Quarterly Exams Pds. 1 & 2. If all students finish early during the testing period, and in the classes that meet today, we will watch Animal Farm to enrich our former unit and to discuss similarities and differences between the book and movie.

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Tues., 28 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Quarterly exam study guides discussed/practiced

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Mon., 27 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Poetry tests returned
• Shostak # 3 Terms Distributed Click here to download the focal study terms.
• “The Odyssey” and discussion of epics/heroic epics
• Quarterly exam study guides distributed Click here to download the study guide. If you’d like to practice your vocabulary terms from units 1-3 online via a show/hide chart, hangman, etc., click here.
  

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Fri., 24 Oct. 2008

• Poetry Assessment Today is our 40-point poetry assessment. It is OPEN BOOK, but you may not use any notes on the test. Make sure that you can apply all of the poetry terms discussed in class to any of the poems read in class. Refer back to your test blueprint if needbe to prepare for this assessment. Good luck! =)
  

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Thurs., 23 Oct. 2008

• Essay Portion of the Quarterly As part of the department’s effort to assess your knowledge of our units in the first marking period, you will spend the duration of the class period responding to a single essay prompt. The prompt will cover either fiction, Animal Farm, or poetry.

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Weds., 22 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Test Review–Poetry Test Using your test blueprint, we will take a practice test. We will also go over sample target answers for the test.
  
• Quarterly Essay Review–Writing prep to review the elements of an essay.
  

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Tues., 21 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• “Boast Not, Proud English” pg. 103 We will read this poem to focus on the aim of couplets.

• “Song” pg. 114 As we did with “The Bells,” we will focus on literary elements with a graphic organizer, including the aim of simile and personification.

• “The Creation” pg. 117 We will again discuss the aim of a simile. In addition, we will discuss the aim of a narrative poem.

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Mon., 20 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Caught’Yas & Vocab. Assessments Returned

• “The Song of the Wandering Aengus” – pg. 87 We will discuss the aim of allegory and practice identifying rhyme scheme. A PowerPoint will recap these main points for us. Click here to view the PowerPoint.

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Fri., 17 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya Assessment
• Vocab. Assessment–Shostak Unit # 2

Thurs., 16 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Vocab. Term Review
• “The Bells” (listen here) First, we will implement prereading strategies to prepare to read the poem. Pay attention–we’ll use these same strategies with every poem we read. Next, we will use a four-square graphic organizer to analyze the bell type, mood, and literary devices in each of the four parts of the poem. Make sure that you can explain onomatopoeia, repetition, and aim for “The Bells.”

Wed., 15 Oct. 2008

• PSATs Report to homeroom, where you will take your test. Testing lasts until 11:00 A.M. Attend homeroom at 11:10; after homeroom, report to period 4. The remaining schedule includes periods 1, 5, and 6.
• Poetry Term Graphic Organizer Completion Pds. 4, 1, 5, and 6. Click here to download the graphic organizer to practice with it at home.
• Test Blueprints Distributed Click here to view the goals, information, and sample test questions.

Tues., 14 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Elements of Poetry PowerPoint, Part II Click here to download part II of your poetry elements.
• Review Shostak Unit # 2, words 6-10 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-155330

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Mon., 13 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Animal Farm Assessments Returned/Self-Assessments
• Poetry Elements PowerPoint–Part I Click here to download the notes.
• Review Shostak Unit # 2, words 1-5 http://www.studystack.com/studytable-155330

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Fri., 10 Oct. 2008

• No School for You =)
• School for Me =(

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Thurs., 9 Oct. 2008

• Animal Farm Assessment (56 points) Remember, the test blueprint (format + study questions) were distributed in class at the end of September when we started the novel. Make sure you practice the questions to prepare you for the assessment!)

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Weds., 8 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Closing Comments/Book Discussion
• Animal Farm Review Game
• Study for your Animal Farm test!

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Tues., 7 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Discussion of Chapters Seven & Eight
• Chapters Nine & Ten These chapters are homework if not completed in class.
• Study your vocabulary! http://www.studystack.com/studytable-155330
  

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Mon., 6 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya/H.W. Check (Study Guide: Chapters 1-4)
• Distribution of Shostak Unit # 2 (to be uploaded soon)
• Propaganda Four-Square Activity
• Discussion of chapters five and six
• Chapters seven and eight These chapters are homework if not completed in class.
• Study for your vocabulary assessment!

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Fri., 3 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya Assessment
• Name-typing & Propaganda PowerPoint
• Chapter Five and Six Chapters five and six are homework if not completed in class. By Monday, chapters one through four should be read and the study guide completed.

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Thurs., 2 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Discuss Chapters One & Two (3-2-1 Activity)
• Chapter Three & Four Chapters three & four are homework if not completed in class.

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Wed., 1 Oct. 2008

• Caught’Ya
• Preface & Introduction
• Chapters One & Two Anything from chapters one or two not finished in class should be read for homework tonight.

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