Monday, February 13 Chapter 6, 7 quiz and discussion (period 2 chapter 4, 5), history of  language

Homework: (period 2 chapter 6,7)

Tuesday, February 14  OPTIC visual annotations and argument

Homework: read chapter 8

Block day: writing lessons

Homework: Begin part two- read chapters 1 and 2

Friday, February 16th no school, happy four day weekend! See you Tuesday

Monday, February 6th: Investigating forms of government, previewing Part 1 of 1984

Homework: Chapter one of 1984

Tuesday, February 7th: Ch. one quiz and discussion

Homework: Chapter two and three

Block day: First writing lesson, ch. two and three quiz and discussion

Homework: Chapter four and five

Friday, February 10th: Vocabulary quiz (words 1-13)

Homework: Chapter six and seven (ch. 8 for Monday night and part 1 exam/essay on Tuesday)

Work on lesson plans. Next two groups go on block day)

Homework: get a copy of 1984, go to MBC for first assignment of the semester.

Two parts, one in schoolwork, one on the discussion page.

Wednesday, February 1^st Teacher collaboration day, no students

Block day, January 31st/February 2^nd Writing lesson third quarter project

Friday, February 3^rd Student collaboration day: writing project

Homework: Visit MBC for an important document. Review and prepare to discuss on Monday. Have a discussion with your family about the issues of privacy.

And get a copy of 1984, begin lesson planning. 

Be sure to sign up for step classes...new offerings available

Tuesday: progress reports and portfolio work

Homework: Porfolios due Monday, study for the final

Wednesday: studying the art of the sentence

Thursday: Writing groups and study groups

Friday: Essays returned, writing conferences

Homework:  Porfolios due Monday, study for the final

Homework: Begin gathering evidence on concept of power in your worlds. Complete first two pages of the power packet.

Tuesday,  January 10^th  Gathering evidence/ Defining power(essay prep), portfolio revision project assigned

Choose two essays to revise and type. Bring copies to class.

Wednesday/Thursday: Small group writing lessons (transitions, evidence), essay prep,

Friday, January 13^th :  In-class essay on Antigone and Oedipus

Continue studying for the final exam

World Literature First Semester Study Guide v.1

(final draft coming soon)

Be able to define, identify, and/or create examples of the following terms:

Allegory

Allusion

Alliteration

Imagery

Symbolism

Epic

Tragedy

Thesis

Active vs. passive voice

Religion

Myth

Arete

Phrase vs. clause

            Appositive phrase

            Gerund phrase

            Infinitive phrase

Subject/predicate

Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, article,

Apostrophe

Be able to correctly use the following words:

Affect/effect

Lose/loose

Breathe/breath

Conscious/conscience

You’re, your

It’s/its

Know the major plot points, characters, conflict, themes, and resolution of the following selections:

The Iliad

Gilgamesh

Hammurabi’s Code

“The Hunger Artist”

Oedipus Rex

Antigone

Be able to distinguish between the five major religions (see grid distributed in class)

Homework: Work on essay revisions, see mybigcampus for vocabulary assignment

Tuesday: Reading Oedipus Rex

Homework: Work on essay revisions. Submit to turnitin.com, study for vocabulary quiz

Wednesday/Thursday: Reading Oedipus Rex, vocabulary quiz

Homework: Read and annotate Antigone. Quiz and essay for week 17. Quiz on Monday, essay prep Tuesday, writing on block day. Study guide for final will be posted over break (Not until Christmas).

Homework: gather any evidence needed to support arguments (quotes, data, statistics, context, history), bring sources in the form of websites if needed.

Tuesday: In-class essay on technology and communication

Homework: Complete current event

Wednesday/Thursday: Block day writing boot camp: style analysis, beginning Oedipus

Homework: Reading TBA

Friday: Oedipus reading and discussion

Homework: Reading TBA

Monday: Invention Stage (respond the prompt "What impact has technology had on communication?") 

Homework: 1. Critiquing the rubric....first look at the writing standards for 9/10 grade...these are the expectations. Now read the updated rubric....write questions, make note of where clarification is needed, and see if you can clearly know how to rate your own work....

2. Writing practice: Reflect on the days without power…choose a moment of frustration or a moment of freedom and tell that story…bring a typed copy to school tomorrow (if power is still out can handwrite)

Tuesday: Planning Stage "Universal themes" 

Homework: write one page single-spaced without care or concern for grammar or organization on this question: "Why would society have a shift from focus on community to focus on the individual? What might some catalysts be? What effects would this shift have on society? Are these positive and/or negative? Why?"

****Current event will be due next week. Work ahead if you'd like****

Wednesday/Thursday: Drafting stage (looking at three writing samples and organizing a formal essay, reviewing the rubric and expectations of sophomore writers compared to college freshman.

Homework: Look at your three writing samples (sorry I have a few of yours) and make a list of the concepts that are present (use the blue papers as sources of ideas or add your own). Look over the papers and find snippets that you are really happy with. That may be an image, an anecdote, or a few sentences where you are proud of your diction. Tomorrow in class you will be organizing an essay based on the expansion of the concepts of technology and communication. You will craft an argument based on our work this week. So, for tomorrow, bring your writing samples and rubrics and be prepared to put together a working thesis and outline for an essay. 

Friday: The outlining and thesis statements

Homework: Happy Friday. We begin Oedipus on block day. Have a copy.