Last Day of School.  Have a great and relaxing summer!

Journal

Would you rather your child be less attractive and extremely intelligent or extremely attractive and less intelligent?

 

Vocabulary

None

 

Literature

Hamlet  Film

Journal

Would you rather be a worried genius or a joyful simpleton?

 

Vocabulary

Week 37 quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Hamlet  Film

Journal

What is your definition of madness or insanity? In your opinion, what characteristics must someone exhibit in order to be classified as insane?

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 36; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. adroit (adj) skillful, adept, clever, deft, dexterous, ingenious
2. broach (v) to open up for the first time
3. commission (v) to authorize or order; to send on a mission; to give authorization
4. cupidity (n) greed; avarice
5. disjunction (n) the act of breaking a connection
6. dynamic (adj) producing an effect of energetic movement or progression; forceful; energetic
7. ensconce (v) to settle comfortably
8. facsimile (n) a reproduction or exact copy
9. fulsome (adj) excess to the point of disgust; extreme lavishness
10. germinal (adj) being in the earliest stage of development
11. impoundment (n) the act of being seized and held in the custody of the law; confinement
12. insufferable (adj) not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable

 

Literature
~ Discussion on Act III
~ Read Act IV for Wednesday– Complete RG Questions

Journal

How common do you believe acts of revenge are in everyday life? Discuss specific incidents, including any you have witnessed and/or been involved in.

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 35; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. lampoon (n) a light and mocking satire; writing that ridicules in a malicious way
2. masochist (n) one who derives satisfaction from suffering pain imposed on the self
3. palisade (n) a fence made out of stakes
4. phlegmatic (adj) not easily excited to action or to emotion; apathetic; sluggish; stoical; torpid
5. preface (n) an introductory statement or part; something preliminary; preamble; prologue
6. quake (v) to shake from shock or instability
7. reputable (adj) having a good reputation; honorable; respectable
8. retraction (n) the act of taking back or disavowing; abjure; recant; renounce
9. seasoned (adj) experienced
10. stagnant (adj) not flowing; foul from not moving; inactive; sluggish
11. synthetic (adj) artificial
12. vicissitude (n) a passing from one thing to another, change of luck; change; mutation
13. wispy (adj) small in amount, fragile or slight

 

Literature

~ Introduction to Hamlet
~ Read Act I and complete study guide questions for Wednesday
~ Discussion will be held; be prepared to ask questions and to discuss with classmates

Journal

Read the poem “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein. What message about the power of imagination is Silverstein giving us, the readers? In what lines of the poem do you see this message? What do you think the “sidewalk” represents? What is its ending a symbol of?

 

Vocabulary

Week 34 quiz

 

Literature

Poetry Research

Journal

Read the "Beep! Beep" poem by Nikki Giovanni. What images does the poet use? How do the images relate to one another? Do these images form a unified pattern (a motif) throughout the poem?

 

Vocabulary

Week 34 quiz Friday

 

Literature

Poetry Research

Journal

Read the poem "To Flee from Memory" by Emily Dickinson and watch the video at https://vimeo.com/67044934. What is the poet saying about Memory? Are there any memories that you wish to flee? Do you think that the video portrays the poem in an artistically sound way?

 

Vocabulary

Week 34 quiz Friday

 

Literature

Poetry Research

Journal

Read the poem “The Aliens” by Charles Bukowski. Write a paragraph in which you briefly summarize the poem. What does the title “The Aliens” mean? Who are the aliens – the speaker or the “people?”

 

Vocabulary

Week 34 sentences due; quiz Friday

 

Literature

Poetry Research

Journal

Free Write

 

Vocabulary

Week 34 Introduction; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. adage (n) a wise saying; proverb, maxim, motto
2. bovine (adj) dull or sluggish like an ox or cow; relating to an ox or cow; indolent, slothful
3. cognate (adj) having a common ancestor, related in origin
4. corporeal (adj) relating to a physical, material body; tangible and palpable; bodily, substantial
5. cumbersome (adj) difficult to handle, unwieldy, ponderous
6. deterrent (n) something that discourages or keeps something from happening
7. disinterment (n) removal from a grave or tomb
8. fluid (adj) smooth and effortless
9. import (n) relative importance; significance
10. inimical (adj) having the disposition or temper of an enemy; hostile, unfriendly, adverse
11. insentient (adj) without sensation; lacking animation
12. integral (adj) essential for completeness, existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

Literature

Poetry Research

Journal

Read the poem “At a Window” by Carl Sandburg.  Tell me about the poem.  Give specific lines that show the details of what the poet is discussing?  What is the major outcome of the poem, the contrast in the second stanza as compared to the first stanza?

Vocabulary

Week 33 Quiz 

 

Literature

Poetry Research Discussion

Journal

Read the poem "When Love Arrives" by Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye.  The poem discusses the subject of Love.  What, specifically, is the poem saying about Love?  Use lines from the poem to illustrate your understanding.  What do you think of this poem's subject and the writers' analysis about it?

Vocabulary

Week 33 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

Poetry Research Presentations continue

Journal

Read the poem "The Art of Drowning." Billy Collins asks the question why life flashes before your eyes when you are approaching an impending death. How does Collins’ deliberate this question? What is his advice as he deliberates this question?

 

Vocabulary

Week 33 Introduction; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. nimble (adj) quick in movement or resourcefulness; agile; spry
2. palette (n) board on which a painter mixes paints
3. philology (n) study of literature, especially language in literature
4. precognition (n) knowing something before it happens
5. quaint (adj) unusual in character or appearance
6. refrain (n) a recurring phrase or verse
7. resurge (v) to rise again
8. searing (adj) causing to wither or to dry up or to become scorched
9. splice (v) to join
10. syncopation (n) the accenting of musical beats not normally accented
11. trenchant (adj) incisive or keen; caustic, cutting; sharp, biting, acute
12. vestiges (n) remnants, traces, remains
13. winsome (adj) winning, engaging, or charming

Literature

Poetry Research Presentations Begin

No School - Spring Break

Journal

Read the poem “Birthday” by Andrea Gibson. Are there conflicts in the poem? If so, what are they? What did you think about the poet’s reading of this poem as shown in the video?

 

Vocabulary

Week 32 Quiz

 

Literature
~ Research Presentations Due on Monday; April 22
~ AP Information

Journal

Read the poem “There but for the Grace” by Wislawa Szymborska. Discuss the sound devices in the poem, the theme and the imagery of the poem. What did you think/feel as you read the poem?

 

Vocabulary

Week 32 quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

~ Research Presentations Due on Monday; April 22

~ AP Information

Journal

Read the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. What is the advice that the narrator gives his reader? What is the ultimate outcome that will occur if the reader uses the narrator's advice? What are your thoughts on this poem?

 

Vocabulary

Week 32 sentences due; quiz on Thursday

 

Literature

~ AP Exam Discussion

Journal

Read the poem “The Long Street” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. What is the “long street?” What sound devices does the poet use to convey his images? What do you think is the author’s purpose in writing this poem? That is, what universal truth does he want to share with his readers (theme)?

 

Vocabulary

Week 32 Introduction; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Thursday

1. abject (adj) utterly hopeless, humiliating or wretched; contemptible
2. aperture (n) a hole or an opening
3. array (n) a large grouping of things; regular order or arrangement; to clothe; to adorn
4. bolt (v) to move suddenly
5. codicil (n) a supplement or an amendment (usually to a will)
6. crescendo (n) a gradual increase in volume and intensity
7. endow (v) to provide with income or property, to supply with a talent or quality
8. flower (v) to develop fully
9. genial (adj)cordial; pleasantly warm; agreeable
10.germane (adj)important to the issue at hand; pertinent
11.laggard (adj)slow; sluggish
12.martial (adj)relating to war or a warrior; warlike

 

Literature

~poet research
~ Poems
~ Search for poems by your poet that catch your attention
~ Apply the Literary Terms Packet to the poems

Journal

Read the poem “I am the People, the Mob” by Carl Sandburg. The poet is personifying “the People, the Mob.” Why do you think he uses this a literary device? What is he trying to express in the poem?

 

Vocabulary

None

 

Literature

~ AP Practice Exam

Journal

Read the poem “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. What is the “one art” that she discusses? What lines are repeated in the poem? Why do you think these lines are repeated? Do they emphasize the theme? What is the theme?

 

Vocabulary

Week 31 quiz

 

Literature
~ Discussion on MLA Works Cited and Parenthetical Notation

Journal

Read the poem “Resumé” by Dorothy Parker. What is the poem discussing? What is the tone? What is the major theme?

 

Vocabulary

Week 31 quiz on Thursday

 

Literature

Research

Journal Read the poem "OCD" by Neil Hilborn.  Discuss the sound devices used and point out lines in which you observe repetition, alliteration, etc.  What do you think these sound devices accomplish?  How do they relate to the title of the poem?

 

Vocabulary

Week 30 sentences due; quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Continue with research

Journal

Read "The Perfect Panic Attack."  Discuss imagery of the poem.  What sensory details can you remember?

 

Vocabulary

Week 31 Introduction; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. marshal (v) to arrange in proper order; to usher or to lead; convoke
2. perishable (adj) likely to decay or to spoil
3. précis (n) an abstract or summary; digest; condensation
4. pyromania (n) uncontrollable impulse to ignite fires
5. query (n) an inquiry; a question
6. requite (v) to make repayment or to return
7. scythe (n) an instrument for cutting or mowing
8. sphinx (n) a mysterious person or thing given to enigmatic questions or answers
9. synchronize (v) to make simultaneous; to operate at the same time
10. travesty (n) any grotesque or debased likeness or imitation
11. trek (n) a journey (usually slow and difficult), to migrate
12. verve (n) energy, enthusiasm
13. winnow (v) to separate or to distinguish (valuable from worthless parts)

 

Literature

~ Information on poet biography

~ Information on poetry analysis

Journal -
Read "The Laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski. What does beating “death in life” look like, and why should we strive for this in favor of a complacent and comfortable life?

video at:      https://vimeo.com/39606915

Vocabulary
Week 30 quiz

Literature
~poet research
~ Biographical Background
~ Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
~ Focus on your poet's life and her/his time period of writing

Journal

Read the poem "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou. Find two images in stanzas two, five or seven that show the poet as positive and confident. Explain your choices.

 

Vocabulary

Week 30 quiz tomorrow

 

Literature
~poet research
~ Biographical Background
~ Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
~ Focus on your poet's life and her/his time period of writing

Journal
Read the poem “Litany” by Billy Collins. What images are most prominent in your mind from the poem? What literary element is most used in this poem? What is a litany and how does it apply to this poem?

Vocabulary
Week 30 quiz on Friday

Literature
~poet research
~ Biographical Background
~ Who, What, When, Where, Why and How
~ Focus on your poet's life and her/his time period of writing

Journal
Read the poem “In the Desert” by Stephen Crane. One of the major themes of this poem is the existence of a creature within us all. How does the creature serve as a metaphor of this theme? Explain.

Vocabulary
Week 30 sentences due; Quiz Friday

Literature
Symbolic Recipe Due by tomorrow.

Journal
Read the poem “Somewhere in America.” Watch a reading of the poem at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OadZpUJv8Eg
Discuss the sound devices in the poem, the theme and the imagery of the poem. What did you think/feel as you read the poem?

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 30; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday
1. acerbic (adj) sour or bitter in mood or tone
2. arboreal (adj) relating to a tree or the inhabiting of a tree
3. articulate (v/adj) to speak distinctly; expressing oneself clearly
4. befuddled (adj) confused
5. blunderbuss (n) a clumsy and careless person; an obsolete firearm with a bell muzzle
6. chortle (v) to chuckle or to laugh from extreme happiness
7. coddle (v) to pamper, to treat with extreme care
8. credible (adj) reliable and believable
9. encumber (v) to impede or to hinder; to hamper; to retard; to oppress; to overload
10. enthralling (adj) captivating, spellbinding
11. flaccid (adj) lacking vigor or force; yielding to pressure for want of firmness; flabby
12. influx (n) a flowing in or coming in

Literature
~ Introduction to poetry research project.
~ Symbolic Recipe Poetry Assignment - Write a symbolic recipe for yourself. This means your ingredients are not blood, muscle, bone, and brown hair, but abstract qualities and personality traits (like patience, friendliness, humor). What is necessary to create you? First, brainstorm a list of qualities that describe your personality and who you are. Then, following a standard recipe format*, use this list to create a list of ingredients and exact measurements. How much patience do you have in you? How much humor? After your “Ingredient List” is complete, write a paragraph of instructions, advice about the proper sequence of steps, and any tips or warnings. This is a creative assignment, and it should reflect as much originality and creativity as you could generate.  Final copy due via Google Classroom by Wednesday.

Journal

Free Write

 

Vocabulary

None

 

Literature

In Class Writing Assignment due by 4 pm on Sunday in Google Classroom

Journal

“Love is like a wind stirring the grass beneath trees on a black night…You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life. If you try to be definite and sure about it and live beneath the trees, where soft night winds blow, the long hot day of disappointment comes swiftly and the gritty dust from passing wagons gathers upon lips inflamed and make tender by kisses.”  Agree or disagree and why.

 

Vocabulary

Week 29 Quiz

 

Literature

In Class Writing Assignment

Journal

According to Sherwood Anderson, “Everyone in the world is Christ and they are all crucified.” What could he mean by this statement? Apply it to his novel.

 

Vocabulary

Week 29 Sentences due; quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

In Class Writing Assignment

Journal

Which character best exhibits the characteristics of the grotesque? Why? Explain with textual evidence from the novel.

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 29; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Thursday

1. mottled (adj) marked with spots of different color; blotched
2. noisome (adj) unwholesome, having a bad smell; malodorous
3. ostensible (adj) apparent or avowed
4. pensive (adj) deeply thoughtful; meditative, reflective
5. petty (adj) small and insignificant; trifle
6. purveyors (n) one who provides or procures
7. resourceful (adj) acting effectively (usually in difficult situations)
8. scuttle (v) to sink (usually a ship)
9. solvent (adj) able to pay debts
10. spangle (n) a small circular piece of glittering material used for decorating garments
11. transmutation (n) a change into something different; metamorphosis
12. versatile (adj) capable of doing many things; having many uses
13. whelp (n) a young offspring of a mammal

 

Literature

In Class Writing Assignment

Journal

Of all the characters in the novel, which one is most admirable and why?

 

Vocabulary

Week 28 Quiz

 

Literature

Review for Winesburg Ohio Exam

Journal

How do you feel about your hometown? Without using a name, describe a grotesque in your area. Be sure to adhere to the definition.

 

Vocabulary

Week 28 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

In class writing assignment - Read and respond to The Onion article attached in Google Classroom.

Journal

Why is George content in leaving his hometown?

 

Vocabulary

Week 28 quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Annotations for “Drink,” “Death,” “Sophistication,” and “Departure” due

~ Google Classroom Assignment #6 due by the end of the period

Journal

Why is it so important for Elmer to be like other people? What do you think about “fitting in?”

 

Vocabulary

Week 28  sentences due; quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Read “Drink,” “Death,” “Sophistication,” and “Departure” for Wednesday

Journal

Are grotesques a product of small town life? Expand and explain.

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 28; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. accrue (v) to accumulate, to gather, or to grow as interest on money
2. bilk (v) to cheat
3. coda (n) a concluding portion of a musical or dramatic work
4. coven (n) an assembly of witches
5. dotard (n) a senile person
6. emotive (adj) characterized by or relating to emotion
7. fission (n) splitting into parts
8. floe (n) a large sheet of floating ice
9. garnish (v) to decorate, to adorn, to deck, to embellish
10. imbibe (v) to absorb or to drink in
11. incarcerate (v) to put into prison
12. malodorous (adj) foul-smelling; highly improper; fetid, fusty, musty, putrid, rancid, rank

 

Literature

~ Annotations due

~ Google Classrooms Writing Assignment

~ Read “Drink,” “Death,” “Sophistication,” and “Departure” for Wednesday

Journal

What did Ed Handby do when he discovered George Willard and Belle Carpenter?

 

Vocabulary

Week 27 quiz

 

Literature

Read "An Awakening" “’Queer,’” and “The Untold Lie ” for Monday and complete annotations.

Journal

What story from your reading was your favorite? Why? Elaborate and extend.

 

Vocabulary

Week 27 quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

Read "The Teacher," "Loneliness," and "An Awakening" for Friday.

Journal

What is Tandy? Expand with text supported evidence and personalize.

 

Vocabulary

Week 27 quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Writing assignment on "The Thinker," "Tandy" or "Strength of God." Due by the end of the period.

Read "The Teacher," "Loneliness," and "An Awakening" for Friday.

Journal

Do you sympathize with Alice? Elaborate.

 

Vocabulary

Week 27 sentences due; quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Google classroom discussion. Read “The Thinker,” “Tandy” and “The Strength of God” for tomorrow and complete annotations.

Journal

In the story “A Man of Ideas,” elaborate on Joe’s talent in speaking.

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 27; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. infidel (n) a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever; atheist
2. malinger (v) to pretend or to feign illness to avoid work or duty
3. motley (adj) exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous
4. ossify (v) to change or to harden into bone; to be rigidly conventional
5. pestilence (n) a deadly epidemic disease; something considered harmful or evil
6. preciosity (adj) meticulousness, extreme fastidiousness
7. scurry (v) to hurry about, to scamper
8. sophomoric (adj) immature and poorly informed
9. surly (adj) churlishly rude or bad-tempered; unfriendly, hostile
10. transgression (n) violation of a law or command; sin; contravention; disobedience; trespass
11. vent (v) to give utterance to
12. verify (v) to prove the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate
13. wheedle (v) to try to convince by flattery, to coax, to cajole

 

Literature

Turn in “A Man of Ideas,” “Adventure” and “Respectability” annotations.  Classroom discussion. Read “The Thinker,” “Tandy” and “The Strength of God” for Wednesday and complete annotations.

Journal

Give a character sketch of Jesse. Why do you think religiousness was such an important aspect for Jesse?

 

Vocabulary

Week 26 Quiz

 

Literature

Google Classroom Discussion on Chunks 1 and 2 of Winesburg, Ohio. Read “A Man of Ideas,” “Adventure” and “Respectability” for Monday and complete annotations.

Career Fair in Waynesburg

Scheduling in Computer Lab 210

Journal

At this point in your reading, which story is your favorite and why?

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 26 Vocabulary List; original sentences due tomorrow; quiz Thursday
1. appreciate (v) to increase in value
2. bigot (n) one who is utterly intolerant of any creed or belief differing from his/her own
3. chaff (n) material separated from the seed after threshing, worthless matter
4. cliche (n) an overworked expression, a trite statement; platitude
5. couple (v) to join or link together
6. discretion (n) ability to act on one's own power of individual decision
7. emollient (n) something that soothes or softens
8. fatalistic (adj) belief that events are predetermined and cannot be altered
9. gamely (adj) in a positive and spirited approach to a task, with unyielding spirit
10. idiosyncrasy (n) a characteristic habit or mannerism that is peculiar to an individual; peculiarity; quirk
11. ignominy (n) disgraceful or dishonorable conduct; disgrace; disrepute; infamy
12. indices (n) plural of index; guides

 

Literature

~ Read all parts of “Godliness” for Thursday and complete annotations

Journal

How has Dr. Parcival been tainted by his past?

 

Vocabulary

Week 25 quiz

 

Literature

~ Discussion of:

“Hands,” “Paper Pills,” “Mother,” “The Philosopher,” and “Nobody Knows” 

~ Read all parts of “Godliness” for Wednesday

Journal

What do the “grotesque” symbolize?

 

Vocabulary

Week 25 quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Read “Hands,” “Paper Pills,” “Mother,” “The Philosopher,” and “Nobody Knows” for tomorrow

Journal

What would you do if you were bedridden and had to watch the world unfold outside of your window?

 

Vocabulary

Week 25 quiz on Friday

 

Literature
~ Submit the  "The Book of the Grotesque" assignment

~ Read “Hands,” “Paper Pills,” “Mother,” “The Philosopher,” and “Nobody Knows” for Friday and do a complete annotation on each story

Journal
What are the pros and cons of living in a small town?

Vocabulary
Week 25 sentences due

Literature

~ Annotation Discussion

~ Distribute Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg Ohio.  Read "The Book of the Grotesque" by tomorrow with annotations and complete assignment

Scheduling with Mrs. Herold in classroom 203.

Journal

Woody Allen once said, "It's better to be the leaver than the leavee."  Do you agree?  Would you rather dump someone than get dumped yourself?  Which do you think is more painful?

 

Vocabulary

Week 25 Introduction and sentences assignment; sentences due on Tuesday, February 26; Quiz Friday

1. mote (n) a particle or speck of dust
2. optimum (adj) most favorable, best or greatest degree attainable
3. personification (n) attribution of personal qualities
4. pertinacity (adj) stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yield on an opinion or belief
5. prate (v) to talk idly or foolishly at great length
6. precept (n) a rule guiding conduct or imposing a standard
7. repulse (v) to repel or to rebuff (usually with rudeness)
8. scribe (n) a journalist, a public secretary or clerk
9. sophistry (n) practice of intentionally misleading arguments that seem to be plausible
10. supplication (n) begging, humbly asking for a favor
11. traducer (n) one who slanders or speaks falsely about someone
12. venturesome (adj) being bold and taking risks
13. waylay (v) to ambush or to attack unexpectedly

 

Literature

~ Advertisement Analyses due via Google Classroom

~ Dear Abby Letter Responses due by Monday

Journal

According to Storm Jameson, "Great advertising is the expression of deep, emotional sincerity." What does this mean? Tell me about an ad that you have seen that shows the expression of deep, emotional sincerity.

 

Vocabulary

Week 24 Quiz

 

Literature

Review the following advertisements and analyze them.  Final copy due on Friday via Google Classroom.

Journal

 

Vocabulary

Week 24 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

Review the following advertisements and analyze them. Final copy due on Friday via Google Classroom.

Journal

According to Walt Disney, “People spend money when and where they feel good.” Do you agree with Walt Disney? Or do you have a different opinion on when and where people spend money?

 

Vocabulary

Week 24 Quiz on Thursday

 

Literature

Review the following advertisements and analyze them.  Final copy due on Friday via Google Classroom.

Journal
Several countries do not allow advertising on children’s programs. Many limit the amount of time that advertising can be shown on children’s programs. The United States ranks as the country that allows the most amount of time advertising can be shown on children’s programs. Do you think that advertising should be allowed on children’s programs? Why or why not? Why would a country decide to not allow advertising on children’s programs?

Vocabulary
Introduction to Week 24; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday
1. abrasive harsh, causing irritation, rough
2. appease to pacify, to be conciliatory in a manner that sacrifices principles; mollify; placate
3. bewail to deplore, to express deep sorrow, to lament
4. cleft a space or opening made by cleavage, a split; rift, chasm
5. countermand to revoke, to cancel or to reverse
6. defraud to deal with deceptively
7. disavowal denial
8. eclipse to cast a shadow upon; to darken; to make dim or obscure by comparison
9. ellipsis omission of words necessary for complete construction
10. fussbudget one who fusses
11. idolatry worship of idols, excessive devotion
12. malicious motivated by hate or deliberate intent to harm

Literature
Fill in the following response sheet as labeled—the Personal Response is for each commercial, the Elemental Response is for one of the commercials.

Personal Response for each commercial
Did the commercial work for you? Answer the following questions:
1. What product is the commercial advertising? When do you find this out?
2. What do you like about the commercial and why?
3. What do you not like about the commercial and why?
4. Did the commercial sway you to the product? Why/why not?

Elemental Response for one commercial
How did the commercial try to sway you? Even if the commercial didn’t sway you, the creators and producers have tried. Explain where you find elements of persuasion in the commercial. Use the list below—not all of the elements below will be in the commercials and the list is not exhaustive of the elements used in the commercials. Give a little description of where in the commercial you find the element and how it’s portrayed (a sentence or two—for example, for Pathos—to which emotion is that moment appealing and how).
1. Pathos – emotional appeal
2. Ethos – ethical / expert appeal
3. Logos – logical appeal
4. Bandwagon: join the cool people
5. Loaded language: using emotionally charged words, phrases, images
6. Repetition: repeat key “theme” words or images
7. Repetition: emphasize phrases or images by repeating at the beginning of sentences or after a new image is shown
8. Contrasts: Give the negative and then the positive to show that the positive is the "cure" or solution for the negative.

Journal

According to Buddha, "The secret of happiness lies in the mind's release from worldly ties." What does this mean to you? And have you found happiness?

 

Vocabulary

Week 23 Quiz

 

Literature

Journal

James Cash Penney stated, “Courteous treatment will make a customer a walking advertisement.” Do you find this statement to be true? If you are treated with courtesy, do you feel compelled to advertise the product?

 

Vocabulary

Week 23 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

AP Practice exam discussion

Journal
none

Vocabulary
Week 23 quiz on Friday

Literature
MLK/Malcolm X exam

Journal

According to Malcolm X, “There is nothing better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” What does he mean by this quote? Do you agree or disagree?

 

Vocabulary

Week 23 Sentences due; Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Discussion on MLK/Malcolm X

~ Exam tomorrow

Journal

According to Malcolm X “The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Agree or disagree? Why? How?

 

Vocabulary
Introduction to Week 23; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday
1. implicit (adj) understood but not directly expressed
2. iniquity (n) gross injustice; wickedness; wicked act
3. intrinsic (adj) belonging to or pertaining to the essential nature of a thing
4. kinetic (adj) pertaining to motion; characterized by movement
5. moratorium (n) a suspension of activity
6. opprobrium (n) disgrace and reproach as a result of bad conduct
7. puerile (adj) childish, immature
8. pulchritude (n) beauty, comeliness
9. reprise (n) a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action
10. scathing (adj) bitterly severe; harmful, injurious
11. supplant (v) to take the place of; displace; supersede
12. topicality (n) subject of current interest
13. waver (v) to show indecision or to vacillate

 

Literature

~ AP Exam Practice review

~ Discussion on MLK and Malcolm X speeches/interview
~ MLK/Malcolm X Exam on Wednesday

Journal

“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people” – William Butler Yeats  What does this quote by Yeats mean? Do you see this way of communicating done in advertising or not?

 

Vocabulary

Week 22 Quiz

 

Journal

According to David Ogilvy, “The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” What is the funniest ad that you have viewed? Does the fact that the ad is funny compel you to buy or desire the product?

 

Vocabulary

Week 22 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Letter Assignment Response due on Monday

According to Marshall McLuhan, “Ads are the cave art of the 20th Century.” What does this mean? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

 

Week 22 quiz Friday

 

AP Practice Test #3

Journal
According to Will Rogers, "Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need."  Do you agree with Rogers?  Why or why not?  Explain with supportive details.

Vocabulary
Week 22 sentences due; quiz on Friday

Literature
AP Practice Test #2.

Journal
According to Mark Twain, “Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.” What small thing have you seen advertised and noticed that it has been made large? What do you think is the “right” kind of advertising?

Vocabulary
Introduction to Week 22 vocabulary; original sentences assigned; quiz on Friday

1. apogee (n) the highest or most distant point; the climax
2. betoken (v) to give a sign of
3. cite (v) to quote an authority
4. communal (adj) pertaining to a group or community
5. coterie (n) a small group that shares interests
6. decelerate (v) to slow down
7. despairing (adj) hopeless, despondent, discouraged
8. disapprobation (n) disapproval, condemnation
9. extemporaneous (adj) made with little or not preparation, not planned
10. extrinsic (adj) not inherent, external, alien, foreign
11. fallible (adj) capable of making an error
12. gentility (n) state of refinement, member of the upper class or gentry

Literature
Personal Declaration due

School closed due to inclement weather.

 

Journal

Agree or disagree: The only people who care about advertising are the people working in advertising.” Expand with thoughts of your own for support.

 

Vocabulary

Week 21 Quiz will be on Monday

 

Literature

~ Personal Declaration due on Monday

School closed due to freezing temperatures.

School closed due to freezing temperatures.

Journal

If these writers were alive today, would they be satisfied with gender and race equality in the US? Explain.

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 21; Sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. irreverent - adj - showing a lack of respect
2. malfeasant -n - one who is guilty of misbehavior or wrongdoing
3. malign - v- to utter harmful misleading reports about
4. maverick - n - an independent individual who does not go along with the group
5. plunderer - n- one who robs or loots or otherwise takes things by force
6. predator - n - one that preys, plunders, or destroys
7. revelry - n - loud and boisterous partying or merrymaking
8. sanguine - adj - very confident
9. taut - n - tightly drawn, having no slack
10. thwart - v- to effectively oppose or to stop
11. timorous - adj - apprehensive, worried or fearful
12. vitriolic - adj - very caustic and sarcastic
13. vulnerable - adj- susceptible to injury or attack

 

Literature

~ Review from The Iroquois Constitution, Letter to John Adams, from Declaration of Sentiments and Franklin's information for tomorrow's exam.

~ Personal Declaration Assignment due Monday, February 4 via Google Classroom

Journal

How does Franklin's drive to change his life and better himself compare with that of most people you know? Is Franklin a good role model? Why or why not?

 

Vocabulary

Week 20 Quiz

 

Literature

~ Begin discussing pages 163 - 172 with a focus on autobiography, aphorism, inferences, irony, collocation, and author's purpose

~ HW: - Aphorisms assignment; due on Monday thru Google Classroom.

Journal

Think of a time when you or someone you know envisioned a more fair and equitable way of doing something, such as dividing up chores or changing a school rule.  How did you go about suggesting a change? How did others react to the suggestion? Discuss the situation and its outcome.

 

Vocabulary

Week 20 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

~ Discuss pages 152 – 160 (symbols, personal symbols vs public symbols, author's purpose, loaded language, emotional and logical appeals, parallelism)

~ Read pages 164 – 172 in your text books, take notes and complete questions 1 – 11 on page 173 for tomorrow

Journal

None

 

Vocabulary

Week 20 Quiz Friday

 

Literature

~ Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson Exam

~ Read pages 152 – 160 (symbols, personal symbols vs public symbols, author's purpose, loaded language, emotional and logical appeals, parallelism)

~ Complete questions 1 - 12 and the Writing Focus due tomorrow

Journal

What can be gained and lost from hiding your beliefs?

 

Vocabulary

Sentences Due for Week 20; Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Exam Wednesday on SVC (Patrick Henry), Thomas Paine, and Jefferson as well as various terms relating to persuasive rhetoric and the Age of Rationalism

Journal

What issues do you feel strongly about? Why? Expand and support.

 

Vocabulary

Week 20 Introduction; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. abnegate (v) to surrender or to relinquish (a right, belief or idea)
2. chronic (adj) marked by long duration or by frequent recurrence over a long period
3. forsake (v) to quit or to leave entirely; to depart or to withdraw from
4. frugal (adj) avoiding spending money unnecessarily
5. gravitate (v) to move toward something
6. guise (n) costume or outward appearance
7. illicit (adj) illegal
8. impregnable (adj) incapable of being taken by assault, or being broken into or escaped from
9. incensed (adj) enraged, infuriated, angered
10. indigent (adj) very poor, impoverished, destitute
11. insuperable (adj) incapable of being surmounted; incapable of being vanquished; impassable
12. intuitive (adj) known without rational thought; instinctive

 

Literature.
~ Discussion on persuasive rhetoric (rhetorical questions, parallelism, emotional and logical appeals)
~ Exam Wednesday on SVC (Patrick Henry), Thomas Paine, and Jefferson as well as various terms relating to persuasive rhetoric and the Age of Rationalism

Journal

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson said that all people have the right to the pursuit of happiness. What do you think that means? How have you pursued happiness and why?

 

Vocabulary

Week 19 Quiz

 

Literature.
~ Discussion on persuasive rhetoric (rhetorical questions, parallelism, emotional and logical appeals)
~ Exam Tuesday on SVC (Patrick Henry), Thomas Paine, and Jefferson as well as various terms relating to persuasive rhetoric and the Age of Rationalism

Journal

Paine quotes, "These are the times that try men's souls."  Tell me about a time in your life in which your soul was "tried."  Does this quote apply to anything in today's society?

 

Vocabulary

Week 19 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

~ Due questions 1 – 11 and Writing Focus on page 127; questions 1 – 16 on page 136; and questions 1 – 11 on page 149.

~ Discussion on persuasive rhetoric (rhetorical questions, parallelism, emotional and logical appeals)

Journal

An argument appeals to both reason and emotion to convince someone to think or act a certain way. Based on your reactions to these texts, is an appeal to reason more effective than an appeal to emotion? Support your answer with textual evidence.

 

Vocabulary

Week 19 Vocabulary Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

read pp 120 – 151 in textbooks; complete questions 1 – 11 and Writing Focus on page 127; complete questions 1 – 16 on page 136; complete questions 1 – 11 on page 149 due tomorrow.

Journal

Think about what patriotism means to you. Then list at least 3 reasons a patriot might give for fighting in a war. Circle the reason that seems most compelling to you

 

Vocabulary

Week 19 sentences due; Quiz Friday

 

Literature

read pp 120 – 151 in textbooks; complete questions 1 – 11 and Writing Focus on page 127; complete questions 1 – 16 on page 136; complete questions 1 – 11 on page 149 due tomorrow.

Journal

How does inequality motivate people? why are negative situations often the driving force behind social progress?

 

Vocabulary
Introduce Week 19; Sentences due; quiz on Friday
1. overt open to view
2. pinnacle the peak or highest point
3. preeminence superiority to all others
4. prurient arousing an unwholesome desire or interest (usually related to sex)
5. puritanical marked by severe or rigid morality
6. scale to climb up or over
7. staid reserved and upright in manner or behavior, sedate
8. subjective coming from an individual's mind
9. summary condensed and concise
10. tenure the period of holding something
11. unfathomable not capable of being understood
12. valid well-grounded, justifiable
13. wily cunning or crafty

 

Literature

Introduction to Persuasive Rhetoric

Read Patrick Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention"  for Wednesday. 

Journal

What school subjects that you study in high school will be most helpful in the career path of your choice?  Explain and expand.

 

Vocabulary

Week 18 Quiz

 

Literature

Career Cruising - Worksheet 2: Using School Subjects in the Workplace

Journal

What do you like to do on snow days?

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 18 words; Complex and original sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on Friday

1. amulet (n) a charm or ornament worn to protect against evil
2. aviary (n) a place for keeping birds
3. burnish (v) to make shiny or to polish by rubbing
4. circumvent (v) to get around something, to outwit, to frustrate, to avoid
5. epitome (n) a summary or brief representation of something
6. evanescent (adj) fleeting; impermanent
7. fester (v) to cause increased poisoning; to inflame or to corrupt
8. itinerant (adj) traveling from place to place
9. knoll (n) a small or round hill
10. magnate (n) a person of power and influence
11. mural (n) a painting on a wall or ceiling
12. omnipotent (adj) having unlimited power

 

Literature

Career Cruising

Journal

Free Write

 

Vocabulary

Week 17 Sentences due; Quiz on Monday

 

Literature

Synectics Assignment due

Journal

If you were able to time travel to any part of your life, past or future, where would you go and why?

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 17; sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on Monday

1. infernal (adj) relating to hell
2. jaunty (adj) stylish and lively in manner or appearance
3. malefactor (n) a criminal
4. matriarchy (n) a family or state headed or ruled by a female
5. multifarious (adj) great in variety, diverse
6. musty (adj) smelling of damp or decay, malodorous
7. obstreperous (adj) marked by aggressive noisiness; stubbornly defiant
8. precipice (n) a very steep cliff or mass of rock, the brink of something dangerous
9. precipitous (adj) marked by great rapidity, haste, or lack of caution
10. progeny (n) children, descendants, offspring
11. replicate (v) to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate
12. ruminate (v) to consider for a long time at a slow pace, to ponder
13. unobtrusive (adj) not readily noticeable, inconspicuous

 

Literature

Synectics Assignment - Check email for attached assignment.

Winter Break - Enjoy!

 

Winter Celebration Activity Day

Journal

Explain what you would do if you got a gift that you did not really like.

 

Vocabulary

Week 16 Quiz

 

Literature

Finish "Twas the Night before Christmas" presentations

Journal
The year is almost over. What are some things that you would love to do before the year ends?

Vocabulary
Week 16 Quiz tomorrow

Literature
Presentations of parodies continue

Journal
Think about all the things that you have in your house. If you could give away one thing to someone in need, what would it be and why would you give that item?

Vocabulary
Week 16 Sentences due

Literature
Continue with presentations

Journal

What does it mean to have the "holiday spirit"?  How do you choose to show your holiday spirit?

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 16; Sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on Thursday

1. append (v) - to add in a supplementary manner
2. apprise (v) - to inform or to give notice
3. ardent (adj) - expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous
4. cloister (v) - to seclude or to confine
5. constrict (v) - to tighten or to make narrow
6. disentangle (v) - to unravel, extricate
7. fanaticism (n) – enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively irrational
8. feint (n) - a false appearance, a fake punch to occupy defenses allowing a real blow
9. ferment (n) - state of agitation, commotion
10. forestalled (v) - prevented or delayed beforehand
11. gnarl (v) - to twist extensively
12. hoary (adj) - white with age

 

Literature

~ TNBC presentations begin

~ Introduction to independent reading assignment

Journal

What is the best Christmas present you have received? Explain with details.

 

Vocabulary

Week 15 Quiz

Journal

It is almost a new year.  Imagine if the calendar skipped ahead 100 years instead of one year.  Write about what you think life will be like 100 years from now.

 

Vocabulary

Week 15 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Teacher-Student Conference on TNBC Rewrites; Final copy due tomorrow

The Scarlet Letter Exam

Journal

Has the Holiday season become too commercialized?  Explain your position with sound reasoning.

 

Vocabulary

Week 15 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Teacher-Student Conference on TNBC Rewrites; Final copy due Friday

Journal

How is the theme of redemption developed by Hester, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth?

 

Vocabulary
Week 15 Introduction; Sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday
1. gratis - free
2. hues - colors
3. impromptu - without prior preparation
4. kudos - awards or honors
5. lachrymose - tearful
6. legerdemain - sleight of hand, deception or trickery resulting from use of the hands
7. lurid - sensational, gruesome and causing shock or horror
8. muse - to ponder
9. Philistine - a narrow-minded person who opposes or is indifferent to cultural values
10. rectitude - state of moral integrity
11. rend - to tear violently, to split
12. schism - a division of a group into two discordant groups
13. uproarious - making great noise (not necessarily negative)

 

Literature

~ Discussion on exam for The Scarlet Letter; exam is tomorrow!

~ Essay due via GC

Journal

A dynamic character changes in some important way as a result of the story’s action. In a paragraph, trace the transformation of one dynamic character from the time the character is introduced through the conclusion of the novel.

 

Vocabulary

Week 14 Quiz

 

Literature

~ Submit Reading Guide Questions if I have given you any

~ Discussion on Chs 20-24

~ Essay Assignment

~ Exam on Tuesday of next week

Journal

Hawthorne paints a pessimistic picture of women in Puritan society. Does he strike you as an advocate of women’s rights? In your opinion, have enough changes occurred so that today women are “allowed to assume what seems a fair and suitable position”?

 

Vocabulary

Week 14 quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

“TNBC” Introduction & Assignment; In class reading time Chapters 20 - end due tomorrow!; GC questions due via GC submission

Journal

The townspeople present at the minister’s revelation do not agree on exactly what they saw on the scaffold nor on its significance. When have you interpreted an event differently from others? How can you account for differing views in your personal experience? How can you account for them in the novel?

 

Vocabulary

Week 14 quiz Friday

 

Literature

Discussion on Chs 13-19 - Irony - Symbol of maze, the forest,
town, shadow and sunlight - personification &  foreshadowing

HW: SL Chs 20 – 24 due 12/7

Journal

“[Men who have unconfessed sins] shrink from the displaying themselves black and filthy in the view of men; because, thenceforward, no good can be achieved by them; no evil of the past be redeemed by better service.” Is Dimmesdale right? Can individuals who are known to have committed a crime or moral wrong contribute good to society? Explain and expand with examples.

 

Vocabulary

Week 14 Sentences Due; Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

- Text pp104-112
- p104-105 Intro to John Edwards
- “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
- p112 Reading Focus ?s

HW: SL Chs 13-19 due tomorrow; GC questions due via GC submission

Journal

“Mindful, however, of her own errors and misfortunes, she early sought to impose a tender but strict control over the infant immortality that was committed to her charge. But the task was beyond her skill…Hester was ultimately compelled to stand aside, and permit the child to be swayed by her own impulses.” Why has Hester not strongly disciplined Pearl? What effect has it had on Pearl’s behavior? How, as a son or daughter yourself, do you evaluate Hester’s approach to parenting?

 

Vocabulary
~ Introduction to Week 14 words; create original sentences due tomorrow; quiz Friday
1. air (v) to make a public utterance
2. augury (n) an omen or prophecy
3. beguile (v) to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm
4. connoisseur (n) a person who is able to be a judge in matters of art or taste
5. debauchery (n) moral corruption
6. declivity (n) downward slope
7. diatribe (n) bitter denunciation or criticism, anathema
8. disencumber (v) to free from burdens, to extricate
9. ebullient (adj) overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm
10. fly-by-night (n) one who is temporary and usually unreliable
11. foliage (n) leaves of a plant, leafage
12. germinate (v) to sprout, to begin to grow, to evolve

 

Literature

Discussion on Chs 9-12 of The Scarlet Letter
(Theme of hypocrisy, human frailty; dramatic irony; symbol of A; characterization; allusions)

HW: SL Chs 13-19 due 12/5

Journal

In what situations do you think that it is acceptable for court systems to remove children from their parents’ custody? Would Hester be at risk of losing Pearl today?

 

Vocabulary

~ Week 13 quiz

 

Literature

Discussion on Chs 5 - 8 of The Scarlet Letter
of novel structure, theme (alienation, knowledge, redemption), symbols, irony, & characterization

HW: SL Chs 9-12 due 12/3 with GC Questions submitted via GC

Journal

Hawthorne makes quite sure he describes the rosebush outside the prison (it's
pretty heavy symbolism--hint!!). What does the rosebush symbolize and how do
you know? Keep in mind its location when you're writing your journal.

 

Vocabulary
Week 13 Sentences Due; Quiz tomorrow

Literature
- Textbook pp94-98
- Intro to Anne Bradstreet
- “Here Follow Some Versus upon the Burning of Our House” pp 96-97
- p 98 Reading Focus ?s

 

HW: SL Chs 5-8 due tomorrow 11/30

Journal

To what degree are moral transgressions judged in a public forum today? Are they evaluated as harshly as in the Puritan era? How do public judgments of moral issues shape society and the individual?

 

Vocabulary
Week 13 Introduction and Sentences Assignment; Quiz on Friday

1. knotty (adj) so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots
2. libertarian (n) one who favors absolute liberty and free will
3. mired (v) stuck or entangled
4. noxious (adj) harmful, unwholesome
5. palatable (adj) acceptable to the taste or mind
6. palliate (v) to ease pain, guilt or intensity
7. pallor (adj) extreme paleness usually relating to the face
8. pernicious (adj) very destructive or harmful, deadly
9. skulk (v) to move in a sneaky, furtive or stealthy manner
10. tarry (v) to delay in coming or going, to linger
11. tawdry (adj) cheap and gaudy in appearance
12. temerity (n) boldness that is foolhardy
13. Utopian (adj) having the characteristics of an ideally perfect place

Literature
Discussion on Chs 1 – 4 The Scarlet Letter
of theme (human frailty & sin, hypocrisy),symbols(weeds/flowers, shade/light, scaffold), plot, foreshadowing, characterization

HW: SL Chs 5-8 due 11/30

Inservice Day - No classes for students.

 

 

 

Journal

Free Write

 

Vocabulary

Week 12 Quiz

 

Literature

Introduction to The Scarlet Letter
- Historical Context
- Author Information
- Unit Expectations

HW: SL Chs 1-4 due 11/28 along with Google Classroom Discussion Questions

Journal

None

 

Vocabulary
Week 12 sentences due; Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

Finish Mock AP Exam for Native American Unit

Journal

None

 

Vocabulary
Distribute Week 12 list;Sentences Assigned and due tomorrow;Quiz Wednesday
1. abrogate (v) to abolish, to do away with
2. adamant (adj) inflexible, immovable, obstinate
3. barbarism (n) the incorrect usage of words or forms of language
4. colloquial (adj) informal (speech)
5. compatriot (n) a fellow countryman
6. defuse (v) to remove or to lessen danger or hostility
7. effrontery (n) extreme boldness, audacity
8. egregious (adj) shocking; conspicuously bad
9. gambol (v) to playfully skip or leap
10. hemophilia (n) a hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding
11. immunity (n) resistance
12. impale (v) to pierce, to fix on a pointed instrument

 

Literature

~ TWTRM Copycat Memoir due

Mock AP Exam for Native American Unit

Journal
Is this book just about Indians or Native Americans . . . or do you think it’s about other people in American society?

Vocabulary
Week 11 Quiz

Literature
Article Analysis

Journal

Which character provides the most inspiration and support for Arnold Spirit, and how?

 

Vocabulary

Week 11 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Finish Fishbowl Discussion on The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

~ Google Classroom Topics pre-selected for students; you should be prepared for class 

~ TWTRM Copycat Memoir due on Monday

Journal

Junior states,“I realized that, sure, I was a Spokane Indian. I belonged to that tribe. But I also belonged to the tribe of American immigrants. And to the tribe of basketball players. And to the tribe of bookworms.” What tribes do you belong to and why? How important are they to you and your well-being?

 

 

Vocabulary

Week 11 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Fishbowl Discussion on The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

~ Google Classroom Topics pre-selected for students; you should be prepared for class 

~ TWTRM Copycat Memoir due on Monday

Journal

How do we, as humans, overcome adversity? What tactics do we use to get through the hard times, difficult situations, and general injustice?

 

Vocabulary

Week 11 Sentences due; Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Memoir Copycat Writing Assignment for TWTRM (due on Monday)

Veteran's Day. No School.

Journal

Some people think we can be as happy as we decide to be. Others believe that events and circumstances beyond our control determine how happy we will be. Still other think that there are happy people who effortlessly maintain their sunny outlook no matter what happens, and unhappy people who usually feel depressed no matter what happens. What do you think? Is happiness something you can work at, or is it beyond your control?

 

Vocabulary

Week 11 Introduction; Sentences due on Tuesday, November 13; quiz on Friday.

1. intercede (v) to intervene and to act as a mediator
2. lugubrious (adj) excessively mournful
3. mutinous (adj) rebellious, unruly
4. paragon (n) a model of excellence or perfection
5. perennial (adj) lasting for many years
6. potent (adj) powerful, having a strong effect
7. pucker (v) to gather into wrinkles or irregular folds
8. retrograde (adj) moving backward
9. skewed (adj) not straight, crooked, slanting
10. supersede (v) to replace, to cause to be displaced or set aside
11. translucence (n) the quality of allowing passage of light but not a clear view
12. verdant (adj) fresh and green
13. zany (adj) comical and outlandish

 

Literature

~ Assign independent reading assignment of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (Read for Tuesday & be prepared for class discussion).

Momaday links the survival of the Kiowa people to their ability to remember, preserve and pass on stories. Taking the idea one step further, Momaday models necessary personal involvement in the stories through the use of imagination. That is, to make sense of and find a place in the contemporary world, one must connect on a personal level with the stories of one’s past. Do you agree or disagree that one must connect on a personal level with the stories of one’s past?

 

Week 10 Quiz

 

~ Finish presentations

~ Assign independent reading assignment of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian (Read for Tuesday & be prepared for class discussion).

Journal

What are the underlying themes that you noticed while reading TWTRM? Choose one and expand on it.

 

Vocabulary

Week 10 Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

TWTRM Group Presentations due by 7:30 am today.  Presentations will begin.

Journal
What role does the natural environment play in the worldview of the Kiowa? How does the worldview change from the beginning to the end of the book?

Vocabulary
Week 10 Sentences Due; Quiz Thursday

Literature
Last day to work on group presentations for TWTRM ; Due by 7:30 am on Wednesday

Journal
Write about a dream you’ve recently had. What do you think it symbolized?

Vocabulary
Introduction to Week 10 words; Create original and complex sentences for tomorrow; quiz Thursday
1. assimilate (v) to take in and incorporate as one's own, to absorb
2. begrudge (v) to give reluctantly, to envy a possession or one's enjoyment
3. bulwark (n) a strong defense or something that defends
4. commodious (adj)affording ample space and room; adapted to or suitable for use
5. conglomerate (n) a mixture of many things
6. dissolution (n) disintegration, decomposition and dispersion
7. dither (n) a state of trembling excitement or fear
8. evocative (adj) calling forth, calling to mind
9. frenetic (adj) frenzied, frantic
10. grisly (adj) ghastly, inspiring fear
11. ignoble (adj) of lowly origin, without honor
12. impel (v) to urge or to drive forward (usually with moral pressure)

Literature
~ Teacher Modeling of Presentations

~ Continue with group presentations for TWTRM being sure to share Google Slide with me and your group-mates; due by 7:30 am on Wednesday

 

Journal
What part of TWTRM do you like the most and why? Is this section mythological, historical or personal?

Vocabulary
Week 9 Quiz

Literature

~ Presentations to classmates
~ Writing Assignment for TWTRM

Journal

Write a description of a setting that holds emotional significance for you. Like Momaday, use vivid images to capture your perspective and to make the setting appeal to readers’ senses.

 

Vocabulary

Week 9 Quiz Friday

 

Literature

~ TWTRM annotation questions due
~ Break up into groups and discuss the various sections; be prepared to present them to your classmates tomorrow

~ Health and Fitness Day

~ End of the 1st Nine Weeks - 2 hour early dismissal

Most of this memoir is told from the narrator’s memory and his knowledge of Kiowa history. How would the story change if it were told from the perspectives of different characters across history – for example, a Kiowa warrior, a nineteenth century U.S. cavalry soldier, or the narrator’s grandmother?

 

~ Week 9 Sentences Due; Quiz Friday

 

~ Discussion of “The Going On”
~ Read “The Closing In,” “Epilogue,” and “The Rainy Mountain Cemetery” for Thursday pages 65 – 89

How does the narrator’s journey to Rainy Mountain change him? What significant event or experience in your life changed your outlook or influenced your behavior?

 

Vocabulary:
Introduction to Week 9 words. Create original and complex sentences for tomorrow. Quiz on Friday. Be sure to know parts of speech, spelling and definition.

Week 9 Vocabulary List
1. mosaic (n) a picture made by using various small pieces of multicolored material
2. pedestrian (adj) ordinary, unimaginative
3. polarization (n) division into two opposite positions
4. reciprocal (adj) mutual, interacting
5. rejoinder (n) an answer to a reply
6. restive (adj) unwilling to yield or to adjust
7. revile (v) to subject to verbal abuse
8. revulsion (n) a strong feeling of disgust or repugnance
9. sever (v) to cut or to separate
10. surplus (n) an amount that is more than what is needed
11. topple (v) to overturn
12. vanquished (v) conquered, overpowered
13. whim (n) a sudden and impulsive action

 

Literature:
~ Read "The Going On" pages 43 - 63 for tomorrow and answer questions. Focus on the differences in tone, topic, language, imagery, point of view, form, etc. for tomorrow

Journal
The Way to Rainy Mountain is Momaday’s memoir that preserves his heritage. Is your heritage/culture important to you? Why or why not?

 

Vocabulary
Week 8 Quiz

 

Literature
~ Discussion on “The Setting Out” - With the help of your notes, study the section and find one example for each of the generalizations of Native American Literature.
~ Read "The Going On" pages 43 - 63 for tomorrow and answer question. Focus on the differences in tone, topic, language, imagery, point of view, form, etc. for tomorrow

Journal

Setting has the potential to create conflict, establish atmosphere or help to develop our character. Describe a setting that does these things for you and offer the details.

 

Vocabulary

~ Week 8 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

~ Discussion on “The Setting Out” - With the help of your notes, study the section and find one example for each of the generalizations of Native American Literature.

~ Read "The Going On" pages 43 - 63 for tomorrow and answer question.  Focus on the differences in tone, topic, language, imagery, point of view, form, etc. for tomorrow

Journal Prompt

Using sensory details, provide a memory about one of your grandparents or an elder who you know.

 

Vocabulary

Week 8 Quiz Friday

 

Literature

~ Apply the three generalizations of NA literature to the Prologue and Introduction of TWTRM

~ Read "The Setting Out" for Thursday pages 15 - 41 with a focus on the common thread between each specific group of three paragraphs.  Questions should be answered during reading.

 

Journal:

Sherman Alexie says, "Don't live up to your stereotypes."  What does he mean by this statement?  Tell me about a time when you did not or did live up to your stereotypes.

Vocabulary:

Sentences Due. Quiz on Friday, October 20.  Be sure to know parts of speech, spelling and definition.

 

Week 8 Vocabulary List
1. abandon (n) act of unrestrained behavior disregarding consequences
2. bemuse (v) to confuse or to bewilder
3. collage (n) an assembly of diverse things to make an artistic composition
4. decorousness (n) proper behavior
5. equilibrium (n) a state of balance between opposing forces
6. ethos (n) the distinguishing character or values of a specific people or culture
7. explicate (v) to explain, to clarify the meaning
8. fold (n) a group bound together by common beliefs
9. impudent (adj) disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
10. intensify (v) to strengthen
11. interred (v) buried
12. lionize (v) to treat one with importance or as a celebrity

 

Literature:

~ TWTRM discussion of structure (legend/myth, historical/cultural, personal/memory); language, imagery and setting on pages 1 - 14

~ Read "The Setting Out" pages 15 - 41 for Thursday and complete questions

~ Research current articles on Native American experiences, print out article and bring to class for discussion tomorrow

According to Momaday, “A word has power in and of itself” (33). Do you agree that words have power? Why or why not? If so, describe a time when words had power for you or somebody you know.

 

Week 8 Introduction

1. abandon (n) act of unrestrained behavior disregarding consequences
2. bemuse (v) to confuse or to bewilder
3. collage (n) an assembly of diverse things to make an artistic composition
4. decorousness (n) proper behavior
5. equilibrium (n) a state of balance between opposing forces
6. ethos (n) the distinguishing character or values of a specific people or culture
7. explicate (v) to explain, to clarify the meaning
8. fold (n) a group bound together by common beliefs
9. impudent (adj) disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior
10. intensify (v) to strengthen
11. interred (v) buried
12. lionize (v) to treat one with importance or as a celebrity

 

~ Distribute The Way to Rainy Mountain novels

~ Front Material (pages 1-14) Due on Tuesday
1. First, note first the structure of the book, starting with the acknowledgments; then the Table of Contents; the poem "Headwaters"; the Prologue and Introduction; use of pictures and captions; sections and divisions of those sections; the placement of paragraphs on page, fonts used, use of white space, types of reporting; the Epilogue; the picture; the poem "Rocky Mountain Cemetery"; back of book–design, what others have said.

 

2. Now, to the front poem: what is the topic? what about language? imagery? speaker? form? meaning(s)?

3. Whose voice is "speaking" the Prologue? What information are we given? What kind of journey(s) are included? What is the connection between the "imagination" and "memory"? Note the language–and the quotation–on 2nd page.

4. What does the Introduction provide in the way of information, "type(s)" of history, images, places, tradition; note–always!–Momaday's language; and, what do the silhouettes accomplish for the reader of TWRM?

Journal Prompt:
Why do you matter?

Vocabulary:
Week 7 Quiz

Literature:
The Way to Rainy Mountain
~ WebQuest
~ recognize the significance of the oral tradition of NA cultures as a means of
preserving the stories of their people
~ identify the devices, functions, characteristics, figures, and themes of NA literature
~ synthesize and reflect the 3 modes of the story
~ utilize elements of story telling (repetition, enumeration, ritual beginnings and
endings, nature) to create story
~ make a relationship between literature and "life"

None

 

~ Week 7 Sentences Due

~ Quiz on Friday

 

~ 4 myths exam

All things share the same breath – the beast, the tree, the man, the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. Do you believe that all things share the same “breath” as this Native American quote suggests? Why or why not? Explain your thoughts.

 

~ Week 7 sentences due

~ Week 7 quiz Friday

 

Journal

Tell me about some rhetorical conversation that you had or that you overheard over the weekend. What kind of appeals to logos, pathos and/or ethos did you notice?

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 7; Sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on Friday

1. intrepid (adj) fearless
2. levitate (v) to rise or float in the air in seeming defiance of gravity
3. moribund (adj) close to death
4. pluralism (n) condition when many cultures coexist in one society
5. portly (adj) heavy or rotund in a stately manner, stout
6. resplendent (adj) brilliant, shining
7. retrogress (v) to move backward, to denegrate
8. snippet (n) a small amount, morsel
9. subvert (v) to destroy or to impair by insidious undermining
10. sybarite (n) a person devoted to luxury
11. toady (n) a flatterer; an obsequious sycophant
12. upbraid (v) to scold harshly, to reproach
13. willful (adj) unruly, self-willed in an obstinate manner

 

Literature

Winston Churchill Activity - Describe the tone of the speech by using two adjectives or an adjective and an adverb; then explain why you chose those words, making specific reference to the text.

Journal

Analyze this political cartoon. What is the cartoonist trying to accomplish? What do you think of the cartoon? How does it make you feel?  (See attachment for the cartoon)

 

Vocabulary

Week 6 Quiz

 

Literature

Chapter 1 Quiz 

Journal

Analyze this political cartoon. Use SOAPS in your analysis. Be sure to discuss ethos, logos and pathos if you notice these appeals.

 

 

 

Vocabulary

Week 6 quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

Chapter One Terminology quiz

PSAT testing

Journal

What appeal works best on you: logical, ethical or emotional appeals? Write about a time in your life when this appeal worked on you. Be specific.

 

Vocabulary

Week 6 Sentences due; Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

Read the article “Best in Class” by Margaret Talbot. Students should read the article and answer the questions at the end. They should annotate as they read and may write on the packet.

Journal
Label the Rhetorical Triangle.  Use it in a speech that you have seen in the past or recently and explain if this speech was successful or not.

Vocabulary
Introduction to Week 6 Vocabulary; Sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on Friday
1. addendum (n) something added, usually to a book
2. anthology (n) an assortment or collection of selected pieces of literature or art
3. bellicose (adj) inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile
4. bizarre (adj) out of the ordinary, odd
5. cognizant (adj) aware, having knowledge
6. declaim (v) to harangue, to speak bombastically or vehemently
7. equanimity (n) a calm temper, an even disposition
8. eschew (v) to avoid or to shun
9. exigent (adj) urgent, requiring immediate attention
10. hone (v) to sharpen, to make more intense, to make more effective
11. imbue (v) to impregnate or to inspire with feelings or opinions
12. intemperance (n) lack of moderation (usually relating to drinking alcohol)

Literature
Students will be completing the pre-administration for the PSAT exam, which will be given on October 10 to all students in eleventh grade.

Journal

Look up "The Bomber" cover on Rolling Stone magazine and respond to the prompt: Clearly, Rolling Stone took a huge rhetorical risk with this cover. Was that risk – in this case, portraying Dzhokar Tsarnaev as an attractive young man rather than as a monster – an effective means to a worthwhile end? In other words, does the cover direct the audience’s attention to the article and the issues it addresses, or does it distract from them? Does it prompt us to reflect on our own assumptions about terrorism? Or is this image simply too sympathetic to Tsarnaev to be anything but downright insensitive?

 

Vocabulary

Week 5 Quiz

 

Literature

Discussion on last night's reading.

Journal

According to Momaday, “A word has power in and of itself” (33). Do you agree that words have power? Why or why not? If so, describe a time when words had power for you or somebody you know.

 

Vocabulary

Week 5 sentences due; quiz on Thursday

 

Literature

AP Practice Quiz 1 - be sure to explain your answers in complete sentences.

Journal

If you could be any villain, which villain would you be and why? What would you do with your villainous ways?

 

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 5 words; original and complex sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Thursday

1. morbidity (n) unwholesomeness and gloominess, gruesomeness
2. ostracize (v) to exclude by general consent from society or privileges; exile; disenfranchise; excommunicate
3. patronizing (adj) having a condescending attitude
4. plenitude (n) a full supply; abundance
5. raconteur (n) one who is skillful at telling stories or anecdotes
6. resonant (adj) echoing; continuing to sound
7. sentinel (n) one who keeps guard as a sentry
8. sequester (v) to seclude
9. slag (n) the residue or mass of metal left after smelting; worthless matter
10. sumptuous (adj) lavish; luxurious
11. tinge (v) (n) to add a bit of color; to affect slightly; a slight coloration
12. unpalatable (adj) distasteful; unpleasant; disagreeable
13. workaday(adj) ordinary; commonplace

 

Literature

Finish BBW presentations

Journal

What did you learn from the banned book assignment? Expand.

 

Vocabulary

Week 4 Quiz today

 

Literature

BBW finish presentations

Journal

According to Grace Anne A. DeCandidio, “If librarianship is the connecting of people to ideas…it is crucial to remember that we must keep and make available, not just good ideas and noble ideas, but bad ideas, silly ideas, and yes, even dangerous or wicked ideas.” What does she mean? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

 

Vocabulary

Week 4 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

BBW presentations continue

 

Journal

What are the implications of book banning? What role do librarians and libraries play – even in the digital age –- in protecting intellectual freedom?

 

Vocabulary

Week 4 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

BBW Presentations continue.

Journal

How does overly-restrictive filtering affect student learning? Are banned Web sites a growing censorship problem?

 

Vocabulary

Week 4 sentences due; quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ BBW Projects due today; Presentations begin. You must email them to me BEFORE class, provide a printed out copy that YOU are responsible for printing out BEFORE class, and attach your rubric. The printed out copy of your PowerPoint should be done by putting 6 slides per page, so as not to waste ink or paper.

Journal

Why do you think so many banned books have gone on to become curriculum-required reading?

 

Vocabulary

Week 4 Introduction; Original and complex sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on Friday

1. anchor (v) to secure firmly
2. antediluvian (adj) a very old (or old fashioned) person
3. denigrate (v) to belittle, to run down, to deny the importance of something; defame; slander; vilify
4. doleful (adj) having great sorrow; melancholy; lugubrious; mournful; plaintive
5. epilogue (n) a short addition to a literary work, a short speech given at the end of a play
6. epitaph (n) an inscription in memory of a dead person (usually on a tombstone)
7. foible (n) slight fault; minor weakness of character; fragility; vice
8. garish (adj) crudely or tastelessly colorful or showy; excessively ornate or elaborate; tawdry; gaudy
9. homage (n) a reverential regard; respect shown by external action; deference
10. importune (v) to beg in earnest; implore; supplicate; adjure; entreat
11. intangibles (n) things that cannot be realized or defined
12. lecher (n) one who indulges excessively in sexual activity or in lasciviousness

Journal
How is censorship about fear. How does knowledge and reading eliminate fear? 

 

Vocabulary
Week 3 Quiz today

 

Literature
~ OMM Debates finished (be sure to anticipate the perspective of your opposition so that you can have a strong rebuttal for any possible arguments that they use)
~ BBW synopses due on Monday, September 24; Presentations begin on Tuesday, September 25

Journal

 

Vocabulary
Week 3 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature
~ OMM Debates continue (be sure to anticipate the perspective of your opposition so that you can have a strong rebuttal for any possible arguments that they use)
~ BBW synopses due on Monday, September 24; Presentations begin on Tuesday, September 25

Journal
Thinking about your favorite book or a book you’ve recently read, what are some things about the novel or in the writing that could be cause for banning that book from schools and public libraries? How would you defend the book in the public eye?

 

Vocabulary
Week 3 Quiz on Friday

 

Literature
~ OMM Debates continue (be sure to anticipate the perspective of your opposition so that you can have a strong rebuttal for any possible arguments that they use)
~ BBW synopses due on Monday, September 24; Presentations begin on Tuesday, September 25

Journal

Reflect for a few minutes on your own beliefs about censorship. Do you think it’s ever acceptable for libraries or schools to limit or remove content that might be offensive or inappropriate to some audiences? Should there be different rules for what children and teenagers can read, or is that a decision for the parents? If you are a parent, what are your rules for what your children can read?

 

Vocabulary

Week 3 sentences due; Quiz on Friday

 

Literature

~ Submit OMM projects

~ OMM Debates begin (be sure to anticipate the perspective of your opposition so that you can have a strong rebuttal for any possible arguments that they use)

~ BBW synopses due on Monday, September 24; Presentations begin on Tuesday, September 25

Journal

According to John Steinbeck: “In every bit of honest writing in the world, there is a base theme. Try to understand men, if you understand each other you will be kind to each other. KNOWING A MAN WELL NEVER LEADS TO HATE and nearly always leads to love. There are shorter means, many of them. There is writing promoting social change, writing punishing injustice, writing in celebration of heroism, but always that base theme. TRY TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER!” Do you agree or disagree with Steinbeck? Why?

 

Vocabulary

Week 3 Introduction; Original and complex sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. hilarity (n) boisterous merriment, mirth; glee; jollity
2. indict (v) to charge or to accuse; incriminate; impeach
3. latent (adj) not visible, dormant; quiescent
4. monumental (adj) massive, very important
5. myriad (n) indefinite number; a very large
6. oscillating (adj) moving back and forth; swinging; varying
7. pithy (adj) concise and meaningful; terse; compendious; succinct
8. premeditated (adj) thought out beforehand
9. presage (n) something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future; omen; foreboding
10. quixotic (adj) idealistic but impractical; chimera; visionary; fanciful
11. reserve (n) self-restraint; reticence
12. stasis (n) motionlessness, stagnation
13. warranted (adj) justified

 

Literature

Banned Book Proposals due

Silent Sustained Reading

Journal

At what point in the novella could the outcome of the plot have turned out differently? Explain with direct support from the novella.

 

Vocabulary

Week 2 Quiz

 

Literature

OMM Debates continue

Banned Book Proposal due on Monday

Journal

Of Mice and Men opens and closes in a natural setting. The chapters in between take place in various man-made settings - the bunk house, the barn, Crooks' room. Why does Steinbeck organize the novel in this way? In general, what does he propose about the relationship between man and nature?

 

Vocabulary

Week 2 Quiz tomorrow

 

Literature

Presentations for OMM Debate begin

Banned Book Proposal due by Monday

Journal

Can murder ever be justified? What’s the difference between murder and mercy-killing? Who decides?

 

Vocabulary

Week 2 Sentences due; quiz on Friday

 

Literature

OMM Debate Research - due tomorrow

Introduction to Banned Book Assignment

Journal

What does hope mean to you? Now, choose a character from OMM. Does this character have hope? Why or why not?

 

Vocabulary

Week 2 Introduction; Original and complex sentences due tomorrow; Quiz on Friday

1. amenity (n) agreeable ways or manners; the quality of being agreeable or pleasant
2. anathema (n) a vigorous denunciation; one who is intensely disliked
3. atypical (adj) unusual or abnormal; odd
4. balky (adj) refusing to proceed in an expected direction; contrary; perverse
5. bourgeois (n) a person with the traits or viewpoints of the middleclass
6. concert (n) agreement in purpose or feeling; consensus
7. confluence (n) a coming together
8. corpulence (n) state of being very fat
9. dirge (n) funeral hymn; lament
10. disconcerting (adj) upsetting; frustrating
11. endemic (adj) peculiar to or a trait of a group or area; indigenous
12. focus (v) to concentrate

 

Literature

~ OMM Project Assigned - Due Tuesday, September 18

~ OMM Debate Research

 

 

Journal Prompt:

What does hope mean to you? Now, choose a character from OMM. Does this character have hope? Why or why not?

 

Vocabulary:

Week 1 Quiz

 

Literature:

Literary Analysis Worksheet due by the end of the period.

Would you break the law to save a loved one?

Week 1 Quiz on Friday

 

* You should have read Of Mice and Men in its entirety by Friday.

* In class assignment.

What is the most important relationship in your life? What makes this relationship important to you?

 

Week 1 Quiz Friday 

 

* Read OMM for Friday and complete reading guide if distributed by teacher

* In class work on dialogue

What is worse than death?

 

~ Sentences due

~ Week 1 Quiz Friday  Be sure to be able to spell the words correctly, state the proper part of speech and define the word correctly.

 

~ Blurb due by the beginning of the period.

~ Introduction to OMM novella. Read the novella by Friday.