Tuesday, September 29

Reminder: Act 3 vocabulary quiz on Friday!

Introduced a three step process for writing a reflective essay or the Common App essay.
Continued reading Act 2 of The Importance of Being Earnest.  (Now on page 49.)

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.
FRIDAY,  October 4: Act 3 Vocabulary quiz.

Monday, September 28

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Shared and analyzed another Common App essay, and discussed some of its strengths.
Reviewed Common App essay prompts and expectations for in-class writing.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.
FRIDAY,  September 25: Act 2 Vocabulary quiz.

Friday, September 25

Act 2 Vocabulary quiz.
Choice of vocabulary practice or silent reading.

Introduced Common App essay prompts.
Shared a sample essay and discussed some of its strengths.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.
FRIDAY,  September 25: Act 2 Vocabulary quiz.

Thursday, September 24

Choice of vocabulary practice or silent reading.
Continued reading Act 2.  NOW ON PAGE 43.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.
FRIDAY,  September 25: Act 2 Vocabulary quiz.

Wednesday, September 23

Choice of vocabulary practice or silent reading.
Finished watching Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Quiz on Act 1.
Began reading Act 2.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.
FRIDAY,  September 25: Act 2 Vocabulary quiz.

Tuesday, September 22

REMINDER: there will be a quiz on Act 1 tomorrow; a vocabulary quiz on Act 2 words on Friday.

Choice of vocabulary practice or silent reading.
Continued watching Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, September 21

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Introduced vocabulary for Act 2 of The Importance of Being Earnest.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Friday, September 18

Short silent reading.

Finished reading Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest.
began watching Act 1 in the film version of The Importance of Being Earnest.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Thursday, September 17

Finished the movie Nicholas Nickleby.
Continued reading Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Wednesday, September 16

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Watched the movie Nicholas Nickleby.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Tuesday, September 15

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Watched the movie Nicholas Nickleby.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS: Reading logs are due.

Monday, September 14

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Returned and discussed DEJs on lies and the confusion of the serious and the trivial in The Importance of Being Earnest.
Continued reading Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest, pages 23--25.

DUE DATES

MONDAYS, Weekly reading logs are due.

REMINDER: Check this blog for work to catch up on after absences, and remember to hand in journaling to make up lost class participation points.

Friday, September 11

Fifteen minutes of silent independent reading--may be added to reading logs due on Monday.

Reviewed yesterday's Double-entry Journal forms (DEJs), including yesterday's example of characters who lie, and the requirement to record page numbers and to use full sentences.

Continued reading Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest, pages 20--23.
Wrote down one example of a character confusing important and trivial things in the DEJ.

COLLECTED DEJs for a grade.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, September 14: First reading log due.

Thursday September 10

Ten minutes of silent independent reading--may be added to reading logs due on Monday.

Handed out Double-entry Journal forms (DEJs) and wrote what we're looking for in The Importance of Being Earnest: examples of characters who lie or examples of serious things being treated as if unimportant, or unimportant things being treated seriously.

Continued reading Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest, pages 16--20.
Wrote down one example of a lie; will record an example of something unimportant being treated seriously tomorrow.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, September 14: First reading log due.

Wednesday, September 9

Guidance visit to discuss post-secondary planning: two year and four year college application process, military recruiting and trade school admissions.

(We will begin work on a reflective essay suitable for a college application essay soon.)

15 minutes of silent independent reading--may be added to reading logs due on Monday.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, September 4: Syllabus and movie permission forms are due.

MONDAY, September 14: First reading logs due.

Tuesday, September 8

COLLECTED syllabus forms.

Returned quizzes on Act 1 vocabulary from The Importance of Being Earnest.
Reviewed directions for filling out Reading Log: due Monday, September 14.
Visited library to read or browse for materials.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, September 4: Syllabus and movie permission forms are due.

MONDAY, September 14: First reading logs due.

Friday, September 4

COLLECTED syllabus forms.

Quick Quizlet vocabulary study session.
Vocabulary Quiz on Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest vocabulary unit.
Ten minutes of silent reading.

Modeled filling out Reading Log for today's in-class time.
Began reading Act 1 of The Importance of Being Earnest. (Now on page 16.)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, September 4: Syllabus and movie permission forms are due.

MONDAY, September 14: First reading logs due.

Thursday, September 3

COLLECTED syllabus forms.
Reminder, vocabulary quiz on Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest on FRIDAY!

Choice: silent reading or Quizlet vocabulary study.
Finished PowerPoint notes on The Importance of Being Earnest.
Discussion of key concepts to understand about the Victorian culture: attitudes towards work among the upper classes, lack of inheritance for younger sons, debt and debtors' prisons.

Signed out texts.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, September 4: Syllabus and movie permission forms are due.
Quiz on vocabulary for Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest.

MONDAY, September 14: First reading logs due.

Wednesday, September 2

COLLECTED syllabus forms.
Reminder, vocabulary quiz on Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest on FRIDAY!

Choice: silent reading or Quizlet vocabulary study.
Discussed the results of the self-quiz on human nature; discussion of how idealistic or cynical each group or student is, based on the results.

Began PowerPoint notes on The Importance of Being Earnest.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, September 4: Syllabus and movie permission forms are due.
Quiz on vocabulary for Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest.

MONDAY, September 14: First reading logs due.

Tuesday, September 1

COLLECTED syllabus forms.
Introduced the class blog and links to Quizlet.
Students finished creating Quizlet accounts and joining the class for vocabulary contests.
Using Quizlet, students studied vocabulary words for Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Distributed self-quiz on human nature; students shared their answers in small groups and reached a consensus regarding the last question.
Appointed spokesmen to share their answers and reasons with the class.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, September 4: Syllabus and movie permission forms are due.
Quiz on vocabulary for Act 1, The Importance of Being Earnest.

MONDAY, September 14: First reading logs due.