5/18/15

Monday, May 18th

*Fiction HW
---Review
*Course Evaluation
*6th Hour:  Exam Tomorrow
*5th & 7th Hours:  Exam Thursday

5/15/15

Friday, May 15th

*ACT-style Editing HW
---Review
*Fiction Review
---Due Monday.

*OBJECTIVE: Prepare for the exam by reviewing the skills and concepts of English IV.

5/14/15

Thursday, May 14th

*Check Personal Essay/Nonfiction HW
---Review
*ACT-style Editing Review
---Due TOMORROW.

*OBJECTIVE: Prepare for the exam by reviewing the skills and concepts of English IV.

5/12/15

Wednesday, May 13th

*Collect Inferno Projects
*Exam Blueprint
*Review:  Personal Essay & Nonfiction

*OBJECTIVE:  Prepare for the exam by reviewing the skills and concepts of English IV.

5/11/15

Tuesday, May 12th

*Review Scoring Guide
*Inferno Project
---Work Day #3 of 3
---Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze how the structure of a text contributes to its overall meaning.

Monday, May 11th

*Review Scoring Guide
*Inferno Project
---Work Day #2 of 3
---Due Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze how the structure of a text contributes to its overall meaning.

5/8/15

Friday, May 8th

*Define Groups
*Inferno Project
---Work Day #1 of 3
---Due Wednesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze how the structure of a text contributes to its overall meaning.

5/7/15

Thursday, May 7th

*Check Canto XXXII-XXXIV Notes
*Discuss Same
---one-day discussion grade
------(attentive) bump-on-a-log, 3/5
------1 contribution, 4 or 5
*Info.: Inferno Project
---3 in-class work-days
---Due Wednesday, 5/13
---Group-up (optional) and brainstorm.

*OBJECTIVE:  Analyze an author's choices in poetry.

5/6/15

Wednesday, May 6th

*Check Canto V Notes
*Discuss Canto V
---one-day discussion grade
------(attentive) bump-on-a-log, 3/5
------1 contribution, 4 or 5
*Summary:  Circles 3-8
*HW:  Read Cantos XXXII-XXXIV (32-34)
---double-column notes:  9-entries
---DUE TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Analyze an author's choices in poetry.

5/5/15

Tuesday, May 5th

*Info.: Written Exam (Day 2 of 2)
---Yes: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Music (quietly)
*End of period:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack w/ prompt on top.
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).
*HW:  Read Canto V, two-column notes (5 entries)
---Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE: Illustrate your knowledge of literary concepts in an expository essay.

5/4/15

Monday, May 4th

*Info.: Written Exam (Day 1 of 2)
---Yes: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Music (quietly)
*End of period:
---no staple
---Name on everything
---Stack w/ prompt on top.
---WHEN BELL RINGS, drop stack off in appropriate pile (finished/not finished).

*OBJECTIVE: Illustrate your knowledge of literary concepts in an expository essay.