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Home Van Buren   Search                                                                   Mr. Van Buren's Web Page Monday, March 8th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Periods 2 and 4 complete Act V. We watched the video. We completed the Study Guides. In Period 5, Group 3 presents Act IV and V. We still need to do Theme Lines. Save your Sonnet Break material. If We Must Die Poem and Vocab.  for Chapters 1-8 will be collected tomorrow.            Homework:         This week is the last week of Quarter 3. Study for the Romeo and Juliet Unit Exam of 350 points this Thursday. It is part of this quarter. Study your Study Guides. Tuesday, March 9th, 2010   Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Handout the Shakespeare Plot Pyramid, Character Identification, and Event Sequence Sheet.  Complete everything. If you were absent, ask Mr. Van Buren for some sheets to help you do this packet. Study all these sheets for the test. You must label every event with its correct name letters. Exposition is EX. C=Climax, Catastrophe=Ca, etc. 2. Shakespeare Food Celebration. Foods from Shakespeareís time. 3. Review the Review Sheet. It is on the back of the Romeo and Juliet Evaluation Sheet. You must know these elements like iambic pentameter and blank verse. 4. Finish all study guide material in all periods. Period 5 received help on Acts III, IV, and V. The Act III Quiz will be on the Unit Test day for Period 5. Period 5 will turn in the Acts III, IV, and V Study Guides on exam day Thursday. Periods 2 and 4 will turn in Acts IV and V Study Guides on exam day Thursday. All periods will turn in the Shakespeare Plot Pyramid and Character Pamphlet completed on Thursday.   Homework: Study the Romeo and Juliet Study Guides. Study the Romeo and Juliet Review Sheet. Big Romeo and Juliet Unit Test on Thursday. Bring your A Lesson Before Dying book and work on Thursday. Some people will finish the test before others. You might be able to do your homework as we wait for people to finish. Wednesday, March 10th, 2010   Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Do Sonnet Break material. Everyone will have one complete Sonnet paraphrased with four questions and four answers. Everyone will have one Sonnet where they took notes on the paraphrase and took notes on four answers. Staple these tow sonnet papers together and turn them in. Check the Shakespeare Pamphlet Character Identification. 2. Shakespeare Food Celebration. Foods from Shakespeareís time. Period 5: The Act III Quiz will be on the Unit Test day for Period 5. Period 5 will turn in the Acts III, IV, and V Study Guides on exam day Thursday. Periods 2 and 4 will turn in Acts IV and V Study Guides on exam day Thursday. All periods will turn in the Shakespeare Plot Pyramid and Character Pamphlet completed on Thursday.   Homework: Study the Romeo and Juliet Study Guides. Study the Romeo and Juliet Review Sheet. Big Romeo and Juliet Unit Test on Thursday. Bring your A Lesson Before Dying book and work on Thursday. Some people will finish the test before others. You might be able to do your homework as we wait for people to finish. Thursday, March 11th, 2010   Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Periods 2 and 4: Collect the Act IV and Act V Study Guides for Romeo and Juliet. Collect the Shakespeare Pamphlet. Period 5: Collect the Act III, Act IV and Act V Study Guides for Romeo and Juliet. Collect the Shakespeare Pamphlet. 2. Shakespeare Food Celebration. 3. Romeo and Juliet Unit Test. 350 points. Period 5: Take the Act III Quiz. 22 points. Homework: In A Lesson Before Dying, read pages 178-194, Chapters 23-24. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 6. In the Vocab. Workshop Review for Lessons 13, 14, and 15, do page 171-172, Vocab. Comprehension, 1-12 write the letter and the sentence. Page 173, Grammar in Context, 1-6, and Two Word Completion, page 174. Friday, March 12th, 2010   Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Handout Sheet on Romeo and Juliet Writing Preparation Write  page for each question on the front side of the sheet. Discussion Pair and Class wide. 2.  Script Sections work. Do the first two pages, the first on Tybalt and the    second on the Prince. Discussion Pair and Class wide. Homework: In A Lesson Before Dying, read pages 195-210, Chapters 25-26. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 5. In the Vocab. Workshop Review for Lessons 13, 14, and 15, do pages 175-176, Right Meaning, 1-6, and Antonym 1-16. Previous work is listed below: Monday, March 1st, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Chapter 1-8 Quiz on A Lesson Before Dying. Possible 22 points. Return work. Check the back bin. Check your grade in Infiniti Campus. In Period 5, review and collect 6-4 Similes and 6-12 Oxymorons. In Periods 2 and 4. Finish Group 4ís presentation to page 1079. In Periods 2 and 4, review Study Guide Act 3 for Romeo and Juliet and part of Act 4 as well In Period 5, review Study Guide for Act 3. In Periods 2 and 4, Group 5 be ready to rehearse on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. In Period 5, Group 3 be ready to rehearse on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. Save your Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 86 to 109, Chapters 12 to 14 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 6. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. Bring your Study Guide for A Lesson Before Dying to class daily. In Vocab. Workshop Lesson 15, read pages 164-166. Do Synonyms and Antonyms on page 168, 1-20 and Right Word page 169, 1-20. Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Correct Chapter 1-8 Quiz on A Lesson Before Dying. Possible 22 point In Periods 2 and 4, review Study Guide Act 3 for Romeo and Juliet and part of Act 4 as well. In Period 5, review Study Guide for Act 3. It is not finished yet. In Periods 2 and 4, Group 5 is ready to rehearse on Wednesday of this week and perform on Thursday.  In Period 5, Group 3 is ready to rehearse on Wednesday of this week and perform on Thursday. Save your Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 110 to 134, Chapters 15 to 17 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 6. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. In Vocab. Workshop Lesson 15, do Vocab. in Context, page 170, 1-6 and page 167-168, Sentence Completion, 1-20. Stamp check on Vocab. 15 and Chapters 9 to 17 in A Lesson Before Dying tomorrow. Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Stamp check A Lesson Before Dying Chapters 9-11, 1-5, Chapters 12-14, 1-6, Chapters 15-17, 1-6. Stamp check the Vocab. 15, all four exercises. Pair share across the row. The Synonym and Antonym Exercises.  Watch the modern version of Romeo and Juliet up to the potion scene. Review Synonyms and Antonyms on page 168, 120. In Periods 2 and 4, Group 5 is ready to rehearse on Thursday of this week and perform on Friday.  In Period 5, Group 3 is ready to rehearse on Thursday of this week and perform on Friday. Save your Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 135 to 151, Chapters 18 to 19 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 6. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. The Vocab. Workshop Lesson 15 Test is on Friday. In Periods 2 and 4, the Act III Quiz on Romeo and Juliet is tomorrow. Thursday, March 4th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Periods 2 and 4, take the Act III Quiz. Collect the Act III Study Guide. Review the Sentence Completion, page 167, 1-20. In Periods 2 and 4, Group 5 rehearses on Thursday of this week and performs on Friday.  In Period 5, Group 3 rehearses on Thursday of this week and performs on Friday.  Group 1 presents their Sonnet Break material. In Periods 2 and 4, Group 3 has Sonnet 128. In Period 5, Group 2 has Sonnet 138.           Homework: The Vocab. Workshop Lesson 15 Test is on Friday. Study for the test.   Friday, March 5th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Vocab. 15 Test . Collect the Vocab. 15 exercises. In Periods 2 and 4, Group 5 performs  Friday.  In Period 5, Group 3 performs Friday.  Save the Sonnet Break material.           Homework: Read pages 152 to 177, Chapters 20 to 22 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 8. Take care of the multiple parts of each question.   Handout the last study guide for  A Lesson Before Dying Chapters 23 to 31. h  This study guide will start on Monday. Previous work is listed below: Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Group 3 finishes presentation in Periods 2 and 4. Watch the video. Group 3 presents the remainder of the Act II Study Guide and the Act 3 Study Guide. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Save Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 16 to 32 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 5. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. Study Guide answer check on this Thursday, Feb. 25th.   Bring your Study Guide for A Lesson Before Dying to class daily. Begin Vocab. Workshop 14, read pages 157-159, on page 161, do the Synonyms and Antonyms, 1-20, and page 162, Right Word, 1-20. Group 4 rehearses on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 (AIMS Testing Day) Classes are 33 minutes. Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Group 3 finishes Act III Study Guide in Periods 2 and 4. In Vocab. 14, do page 161, Synonyms and Antonyms, 1-20. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Work on your Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 33 to 50 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 3. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. Study Guide answer check on this Thursday, Feb. 25th.   Bring your Study Guide for A Lesson Before Dying to class daily. Begin Vocab. Workshop 14,  page 163, Vocab in Context, 1-6. Romeo and Juliet Act II Quiz on Thursday. Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 (AIMS Testing Day) Classes are 33 minutes. Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Group 4 rehearses. Group 4 performs tomorrow in Periods 2 and 4. Group 2 continues tomorrow in Period 5. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Work on your Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 51 to 66 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 3. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. Study Guide answer check on this Thursday, Feb. 25th.   Bring your Study Guide for A Lesson Before Dying to class daily. Finish Vocab. Workshop 14,  page 161, Sentence Completion, 1-20. Romeo and Juliet Act II Quiz on Thursday. Vocab. 14 Test on Friday. Thursday, February 25th, 2010   Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Stamp check A Lesson Before Dying Study Guide answers,             Ch. 1-2, 1-6, Ch. 3-4, 1-5, Ch. 5-6, 1-3, Ch. 7-8, Romeo and Juliet Act II Quiz. Collect the Romeo and Juliet Act II Study Guide. Group 4 performs. Group 4 has more to complete.  In Period 5, Group 2 finishes their performance. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Homework: Vocab. 14 Test on Friday.  Please study.   Friday, February 26th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 How do Engineering and Mathematics affect our lives? Show the Youtube video of Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse. Collect the Vocab. 14. All exercises. Take the Vocab. 14 Test. Fill in the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Handout Questions 1-5. Correct vocabulary test. Discuss the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Handout Questions 1-5. Collect this handout worth 10 points. Correct Act II Quiz Discuss and collect Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Save your Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 67 to 85, Chapters 9 to 11 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 5. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. Bring your Study Guide for A Lesson Before Dying to class daily. Chapter 1-8 Quiz on A Lesson Before Dying on Monday. Previous work is listed below: Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Stamp check Vocab. Workshop 13 Exercises, all four. Review Synonym and Antonym page 154. Collect the signed Independent Reading Project Letter for Parents.  It is now2 points. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Watch the video up to the end of Group 2ís section in Periods 2 and 4. Watch the video up to the end of Group 1ís section in Period 5. Group 2 presents their Study Guide sections in Periods 2 and 4. They reached up to Nurse, Mercutio, and Romeo. Group 1 presents their Study Guide sections in Period 5. They reached up to the Balcony Scene. Group 1 continues in Period 5. They finished the Balcony Scene. Watch the video. Homework: Study for the Act I Quiz tomorrow.  In Periods 2 and 4, Group 3 rehearses on Wednesday and presents Thursday.  They must have posters, themes, poetic devices, props, and music. In Period 5, Group 2 rehearses on Wednesday and presents Thursday. They must have posters, themes, poetic devices, props, and music. The Vocab. Workshop 13 is complete. It will be stamp checked on Tuesday. The Vocab. 13 Test is this week. Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect the signed Independent Reading Project Letter for Parents.  It is now2 points. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Act I Quiz 24 points possible Group 2 presents their Study Guide sections in Periods 2 and 4. Group 3 rehearses in Periods 2 and 4. Group 2 rehearses in Period 5. Sonnet Break Handout a Sonnet Break instruction sheet Handout a sheet of all the sonnets. Group 1 Jacques Speech Group 2 Sonnet 73 Group   4 Sonnet 128   Period 5 Group 3ís sonnet Group 5 Sonnet 138 Homework: Study for Vocab. 13 Test on Friday.    In Periods 2 and 4, Group 3 rehearses on Wednesday and presents Thursday.  They must have posters, themes, poetic devices, props, and music. In Period 5, Group 2 rehearses on Wednesday and presents Thursday. They must have posters, themes, poetic devices, props, and music. Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect the signed Independent Reading Project Letter for Parents.  It is now2 points. Review Sentence Completion page 153, 1-20. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Group 3 presents in Periods 2 and 4. Group 2 presents in Period 5. Finish the Performance list: Attention Getting Opener 3 music pieces 4 difficult words per scene Be involved in your performance. Be loud. Be energetic. 4 Theme lines 4 Character Analysis Talks Each person presents a different poetic device. Save Sonnet Break Homework: Study for Vocab. 13 Test on Friday.   Friday, February 19th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect Vocab.  Workshop 13 Exercises Take the Vocab.  Workshop 13 Test. Save Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Group 3 will continue on Monday.   Group 2 will continue on Monday. Handout If We Must Die. Fill in the whole space after the poem. Save it. Pickup the book, A Lesson Before Dying. Read pages 3 to 6 in class. Handout A Lesson Before Dying Study Guide. Save Sonnet Break Homework: Read pages 3 to 15 in A Lesson Before Dying. Write full sentence answers to questions 1 to 6. Take care of the multiple parts of each question. Bring your Study Guide for A Lesson Before Dying to class daily.     Previous work is listed below: Monday, February 8th, 2009 Honors Freshman English, Periods 4 and 5 Give students 25 points credit for having a typed 5 Paragraph Essay. Save the 1-9 and 1-10 Shakespeareís Words and Phrases. Do you have a 3-part thesis? Does is it link the heroic trait to an incident. It should look like     ..Perseus demonstrates his wit when he outsmarts the Gray Sisters, his determination when he., and his courage when he ..... Does the above thesis come at the end of the Introductory Paragraph? Fix both these above issues if they are a problem. Peer Edit a partnerís paper. Apply the peer-editing pamphlet to your own paper. Homework On Wednesday, Feb. 10th,  the Final Draft of the 5 paragraph Perseus Essay and all its parts are due. It will be worth 250 points.   Parent Teacher Conferences are Thursday, Feb. 11th from 6pm to 8:30pm. If your parents meet with me for a conference, you receive 5 pts. Extra Credit. Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 (Inservice Day) Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Group 1 finishes. Watch video. Perseus Advice: Use This shows That = generate insights.                                Use So what?=explain what is important. What is the connection? Perseus Advice continues:       Metaphor: Are you driving the car? (Thinking as     youíre writing) Metaphor: Are you the lawyer making sure that you prove that Perseus is a Greek   Heroic figure and explaining why it is important that children in Greek society read his story and imitate the important qualities that he possesses? Save the 1-9 and 1-10 Shakespeareís Words and Phrases. Homework: Tomorrow, the Final Draft of the 5 paragraph Perseus Essay and all its parts are due. It will be worth 250 points. Due tomorrow:                                   Perseus Essay(on top) Peer Edit Copy 25/25 Intro. and Body 1 Stamp check Body 2 and Body 3 Stamp check Peer Editing Pamphlet Filled Out (You must do the filling out if your pair partner did not.) Thesis, Incidents, Quote Handout Stamped Intro. Grabber Sheet Handout Stamped 6 Incidents in Heroís Journey Stamped                                                            Handwritten Perseus Heroís Journey Stamped                                                      Handwritten List of Hero's Journey Stamped                                               Shaping Sheet TS, CD, CM, CM, HJCM, CM+, CS Stamped Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect                                                Perseus Essay(on top) Peer Edit Copy 25/25 Intro. and Body 1 Stamp check Body 2 and Body 3 Stamp check Peer Editing Pamphlet Filled Out (You must do the filling out if your pair partner did not.) Thesis, Incidents, Quote Handout Stamped Intro. Grabber Sheet Handout Stamped 6 Incidents in Heroís Journey Stamped                                                            Handwritten Perseus Heroís Journey Stamped                                                      Handwritten List of Heroís Journey Stamped                                               Shaping Sheet TS, CD, CM, CM, HJCM, CM+, CS Stamped                                               Any other copies of your paper. Group 1 presents the Act I Study Guide . If you are absent, ask for help on the information.   Introduce the Independent Reading Project. Handout. AR Reading Log Fiction List of possible AR works. Save the 1-9 and 1-10 Shakespeareís Words and Phrases. Homework: In Periods 2 and 4 Group 2 presents tomorrow.  They must have posters, themes, poetic devices, props, and music. In the Vocab. Workshop 13, read pages 150-153. Do Synonym and Antonym on page 154, 1-20, and Right Word, page 155, 1-20. The Vocab. 13 Test will be next week. Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Handout the Independent Reading Project Letter for Parents. Get it signed by tomorrow. It is a required 5 points. Handout Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. It is now assigned. Review and Collect  1-9 and 1-10 Shakespeareís Words and Phrases in Periods 2 and 4. Period 5 will save this sheet until tomorrow. Group 2 presents their section in Periods 2 and 4. They reached up to Friar Laurence and Romeo. Group 1 continues in Period 5. They began the Party Scene. Group 1 presents part of the study guide for Act I.  One Flew Over the Cuckooís Nest and Like Water for Chocolate are on the Fiction List.   Homework: In Periods 2 and 4 Group 2 presents tomorrow.  They must have posters, themes, poetic devices, props, and music. In the Vocab. Workshop 13, read pages 150-153. Do Sentence Completion on page 153, 1-20, and Vocab. in Context, page 156, 1-5. The Vocab. 13 Test will be next week. Friday, February 12th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect the signed Independent Reading Project Letter for Parents.  It is a required 5 points. Handout Biography and Autobiography AR Lists for the Independent Reading. Discuss Similes 6-4 and Oxymorons 6-12. Review and Collect  1-9 and 1-10 Shakespeareís Words and Phrases in Period 5. Group 2 presents their section in Periods 2 and 4. They reached up to Nurse, Mercutio, and Romeo. Watch the video. Group 1 continues in Period 5. They finished the Balcony Scene. Watch the video. Homework: In Periods 2 and 4, Group 3 rehearses on Tuesday and presents Wednesday.  They must have posters, themes, poetic devices, props, and music. The Vocab. Workshop 13 is complete. It will be stamp checked on Tuesday. The Vocab. 13 Test will be next week. Previous work is listed below: Monday, February 1st, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Stamp check: Guiding Question Sheet with 3 quotes on the back. Stamp check: Introduction Sheet: Grabbing the Readerís Attention. Find the best three-part thesis statement for Perseus Essay. Groups present their best thesis statement and one quote on either Perseus' wit, determination, or courage. These are the recommended three parts of the thesis. Link each trait with an event in the story. For example, Perseus demonstrates his wit when he pressures the Gray Sisters to divulge the information he needs. Homework: Fill in all three Chunk Plus Shaping Sheets. The first is on wit, the second is on determination, and the third is on courage. Fill in the Hero's Journey Sheet handout items 1-6 and all letters in each item to help you define Perseus' steps in the Heroís Journey. We are gathering information to help you with your writing. Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 4 and 5 Stamp check: Three Pages of the Shaping Sheet. Stamp check: The Perseus 6 Incident Handout Sheet. Read the Character Analysis Sheet Description for the Perseus paper. Follow the directions that it provides. Present and discuss the Perseus Introductory Paragraph Development Sheet. Overview: Wednesday is the last day of rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet Act Groups. Read the R and J Evaluation Sheet Check list: Study Guide complete 3 music pieces 4 difficult words per scene 4 Theme lines 4 Character Analysis Talks Each person presents a different poetic device. Attention Getting Opener: music, flags, props, and words.  Group 1 performs Thursday. Homework: Type and input your Introductory Paragraph and your 1st Body Paragraph. There is a stamp check tomorrow. Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 4 and 5 Stamp check: the Introduction and the Body 1 Paragraph. Discuss Attention Grabbing Introduction Sheet and a Funnel Introduction Today is the last rehearsal day for Group 1. Check list: Study Guide complete 3 music pieces 4 difficult words per scene 4 Theme lines 4 Character Analysis Talks Each person presents a different poetic device. Attention Getting Opener: music, flags, props, and words. Group 1 performs tomorrow. Homework: Type, input, and print out your 2nd Body Paragraph and your 3rd Body Paragraph. There is a stamp check tomorrow. Group 1 performs tomorrow. Posters, Music, and Study Guides. Friday, February 5th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Discuss fully the Perseus Hero's Journey Sheet items 1 to 6, a,b,c Save the 1-9 and 1-10 Shakespeareís Words and Phrases. Discuss 1-9 Group 1 continues their performance. Finish the Performance list: Attention Getting Opener 3 music pieces 4 difficult words per scene Be involved in your performance. Be loud. Be energetic. 4 Theme lines 4 Character Analysis Talks Each person presents a different poetic device. Homework: On Monday, everyone must have a 5 paragraph Perseus Essay copy for peer editing. It will be worth 25 points. This must be a new copy. It needs to be typed and double-spaced. Romeo and Juliet will continue on Tuesday.    Previous work is listed below: Monday, January 25th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Unit Test Heroes, Gods, and Monsters 350-points possible. Do not mark on the test. You will lose points. Vocab. Workshop 12 Test. Collect the Heroes, Gods, and Monsters Study Guide 1 and 2. Stapled together. Collect the Vocab. 12 Exercises Homework: Work on posters, find music, and gather costumes and props for your Romeo and Juliet scene. In the Vocab. 10-12 review, do Voc. Comprehension, pgs. 138-139, Grammar in Context, pg.140, and Two Word Completion, pg. 141. Read the Heroís Journey Pamphlet. Write the number of each step of the journey, the name of the step, and the definition of the step on a sheet of paper. The first step is the Call. The eighth step is the Return. Stamp check tomorrow. Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Stamp check the Heroís Journey 8-steps of the journey starting with The Call with at least one sentence describing each step. Review the Call through the Return. Save this sheet. Rehearse in your Act Groups. Work on pronunciations and interpretations. Act Groups are given their study guides. Finish your study guide sections this hour. Work on your four difficult words per scene, performance of your scene, followed by the theme lines, poetic devices, the character analysis, and the posters. Homework: The Vocab. 10, 11, and 12 review test is this Friday. Study and prepare. Do the Vocab. 10-12 Review, do Right Meaning, page 142, Antonyms 1-16, pages 142-143 and do page 144, Word Association, 1-20. Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 We have props.  We have costumes. We have music. Display these items. Work on your study guides today and get them filled out. Stamp check  on each groupís study guides will take place next Wednesday. Every group needs an attention-getting device to start their act group. Play music samples and pass out music lists. Overview: Next Wednesday is the last day of rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet Act Groups.  Group 1 performs next Thursday. Work on your four difficult words per scene, performance of your scene, followed by the theme lines, poetic devices, the character analyses, and the posters. Homework: The Vocab. 10, 11, and 12 review test is this Friday. Study and prepare. Do the Vocab. 10-12 Review, page 145, Classical Words, 1-8,1-8,1-8. Read the Perseus story again on pages 109-133. Write down and name the eight steps of Perseus' Hero's Journey. For example, the Call is when Perseus _____________.  2. Perseus goes over the Threshold when he----------- Perseus is in the Abyss when he approaches Medusa in her lair and chops off her head. Extra Credit Poetry is due on this Friday. It must be typed, spell checked and proofread. It needs to have your name and grade level on it. Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 4 and 5 Stamp check Perseus' Hero's Journey  Eight Steps Described. Discuss. Stamp check: All of Vocab. 10, 11, and 12 in Period 2 only. Review for the Vocab. 10, 11, and 12 Test tomorrow. Use the computer Quia website. Homework: The Vocab. 10, 11, and 12 review test tomorrow. Study and prepare. Friday, January 29th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Present the Guiding Question Sheet: Students are required to generate a three-part Thesis on Perseus and find three quotes in the story to support that thesis. Present the Attention Grabbing Introductory Paragraph Sheet for Perseus. Answer the questions on the sheet. Both of the sheets described must be completed by Monday. Collect the Vocab. 10, 11, and 12, Exercises. Take the Vocab. 10, 11, and 12 Test. Homework: Complete the Guiding Question Sheet: Students are required to generate a three-part Thesis on Perseus and find three quotes in the story to support that thesis. Complete the Attention Grabbing Introductory Paragraph Sheet for Perseus. Answer the questions on the sheet. Both of the sheets described must be completed by Monday. Previous work is listed below: Tuesday, January 20th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2,4, and 5 Stamp check the 10-line poem on a topic of your choice. Begin the Vocab. 12 homework below. Discuss the Poetry Term sentences. Twenty sentences are due with your name and your partners name on the paper.  See Romeo and Juliet, opening scene and the balcony scene. Hate contrasted against Love. Homework: Read pages 191-204 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 36 to 52. Some questions are word fill in or listing in Stamp check on the Study Guide could happen anytime. Bring your Study Guide daily. In the Vocab. Workshop 12, read pages 131-133, do page 135, Synonym and Antonym 1-20, and do page 136, Right Word, 1-20. Bring your Blue Registration card and half page instruction sheet tomorrow. We will spend at least 30 minutes on computers getting students registered. Period 2 students, your Blue Registration card and a print out of your program are due to Mr. Van Buren by Thursday. It is 5 points credit. Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods2, 4, and 5 Stamp check the Vocab.  12, Syn, and Ant. and the Right Word Exercises. Stamp check Heroes, Gods, and Monsters question 29 to 52 in Study Guide 2. Freshman Registration 45 minutes in class. Registration cards are due tomorrow.   Review page 135 on the Vocab. 12, Syn, and Ant. Homework: The Heroes, Gods, and Monsters Test and the Vocab. 12 Test are next Monday. In the Vocab. Workshop 12, do page 134, Sentence Completion, 1-20, and do page 137, Voc. in Context. Bring the book and study guide for Heroes, Gods, and Monsters daily. Period 2 students, your Blue Registration card and a print out of your program are due to Mr. Van Buren by Thursday. It is 5 points credit. Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect Registration cards. It is a required 5 points in Period 2. Stamp check Vocab. 12, Sentence Completion and Voc. in Context. Shakespeare Act Groups. Using the character signs and scripts, rehearse your scenes. Your contribution points to this 55-point project began yesterday.   Do a read through. It will take time for you to understand what youíre saying. Write down your theme lines, your poetic device lines, and your character analysis. You must have 4 to 5 difficult words per scene to explain to your audience Homework: Work on posters, find music, and gather costumes and props for your Romeo and Juliet scene. The Heroes, Gods, and Monsters Big Unit Test is on Monday. The Vocab. 12 Test is on Monday. Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect Registration cards. It is a required in Period 2. Review Vocab. 12, Sentence Completion on page 134. Read page 1109, Homonyms and Choosing among Word Meanings. Read and explain each speech section. Go to page 849, for examples of Homonym examples. You are learning how to read the lines in your speeches and trying to make the meaning clear. It will take time to achieve this goal. Shakespeare and his audience enjoyed word play and wit. His plays were presented in the afternoon in daylight. Shakespeareís words needed to be highly descriptive.  Look for Shakespeareís word play in your speeches.   Difficult words are explained the margins of the play in the book. Go to page 1023 and paraphrase lines 1-25 in Romeoís Speech. Collect 1/3 page on how to cope with a disaster and the four questions on the Romeo and Juliet Group Presentation packet, and the paraphrase of lines 1-25 of Romeoís speech on page 1023. Shakespeare Act Groups. Using the character signs and scripts, rehearse your scenes. Your contribution points to this 55-point project began yesterday.   Do a read through. It will take time for you to understand what youíre saying. Write down your theme lines, your poetic device lines, and your character analysis. You must have 4 to 5 difficult words per scene to explain to your audience Homework: Work on posters, find music, and gather costumes and props for your Romeo and Juliet scene. The Heroes, Gods, and Monsters Big Unit Test is on Monday. The Vocab. 12 Test is on Monday. Next Friday, will be the test on Vocab. 10, 11, and 12. Study this weekend. Previous work is listed below: Monday, January 11th, 2008 Honors Freshman English, Periods 4 and 5 Return work. Check your grade. Look in the bins at the back of the room. Stamp check a 10-line poem on what hate and distrust cause in society. Share your poem with two people. Share some poems class wide. Review Shakespeare in London. Take notes as you go. There will be a test on the video. We will test on this material tomorrow, Tuesday. Timed Writing Reflection on Things Fall Apart and Okonkwo as a Tragic Hero. Write 1/3 page on what you did well. Write 1/3 page on what you could improve. Homework: Read pages 84-105 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 1 to 11. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer. Read the Vocab. 11 work on pages 124-126. Do Synonym and Antonym on page 128 and Choosing the Right Word on page 129. Stamp check on the Study Guide could happen on any day. Shakespeare in London Test tomorrow. 36pts. Possible. Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 (Inservice Day) Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Stamp check the Vocab. 11, Syn./Ant. and Right Word Exercise. Stamp check Heroes, Gods, and Monsters Study Guide 1, 29 to 50, and Study Guide 2 , 1 to 11. Collect the Shakespeare in London video review sheet.  Shakespeare in London Test (Possible 36 points) Discuss Vocab. 11, Syn. / Ant. page 128. Homework: Read pages 109-133 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 12 to 18. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer. Write a 10 line poem on what makes people fall in love. It is due tomorrow. Stamp check on the Study Guide could happen on any day. Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2,4, and 5 Stamp check a 10-line poem on what makes people fall in love. Share your poem with at least two other people. Read some poems class wide. Up Front Activity: How do you think someone should act in a natural disaster like Katrina or the earthquake in Haiti? What are you highest priorities during a disaster do you think? Write 1/3 page. Periods 2 and 5. Period 4 Write 2/3 of a page on what you did well on the Tragic Hero Timed Writing and what you could improve in your timed writing. Period 4. Write the note: I did a 2/3 page reflection. on Up Front Activity  Read Mr. Van Burenís Essential Information Sheet. Read over Cell Phone policy and Ipod policy. Start the Poetry Term Sheet Exercise. Create two sample sentences for the first 11 terms on the sheet from alliteration to apostrophe.  Skip the term mood. Homework: Read pages 134-155 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 19 to 27. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer. Do the Vocab. Workshop 11, Vocab. in Context, pg. 130, 1-6, and page 127, Sentence Completion 1-20. Study for the Vocab. 11 Test on Friday. Stamp check on the Study Guide could happen on any day. Thursday, January 14th, 2010 (Assembly Day Registration) Honors Freshman English, Periods 4 and 5 Read the Romeo and Juliet Pamphlet. Create four questions on the pamphlet. Write these questions on your Up Front Activities paper. Stamp check the Vocab. 11, Sentence Completion and Vocab. in Context. Stamp check Study Guide 2 for Heroes, Gods, and Monsters questions 11-28. Discuss the questions on the Romeo and Juliet pamphlet. Discuss the Vocab. 11, Sentence Completion on page 127. Save the Poetry Term sentences work for tomorrow. See just a small start to R and J. Save: Up Front Activity. Homework: Read pages 155-171 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 28 to 30. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer. Study for the Vocab. 11 Test on Friday. Friday, January 15th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2,4, and 5 Collect the Vocab. 11, Exercises Take the Vocab. 11 Test. Read Shakespeare Goes to the Dogs. Do a story telling exercise with the material that students fill in the information. Save the Up Front Activities. What would you do in a disaster? and four questions on the R and J Group Pamphlet. Work on the two original sentences that examples of the Poetry Terms from Alliteration to Apostrophe. Save it. Homework: Read pages 172-188 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 31 to 35. Some questions are word fill in or listing in Stamp check on the Study Guide could happen anytime. Bring your Study Guide daily. Write a 10 line poem on something important to you. Get your Blue registration card filled out and register through Family Connection. Period 2ís registration cards and a print out are due next Thursday. It is a required 5 points. Previous weeks are listed below: Monday, January 4th, 2010 Honors Freshman English Periods 2, 4, and 5 Welcome back! Greetings. Freshman Honors English: Shakespeareís Romeo and Juliet and some Sonnets, Mythology: The Heroís Journey. The Odyssey with Odysseus. The Epic       Gods and Goddesses.       Poetry and the Research Process. Writing: AIMS Preparation.      Discuss important issues in life. Student Information Sheet handout. Fill it out. Collect it. The People Hunt handout. Fill in the section for yourself only. Save it. Shakespearian Insults.  Start a new Up Front Activity. Write three sentences of Shakespearian Insults. Save it. Students practice Shakespearian insults to prepare of doing Romeo and Juliet. Homework: In your Freshman textbook, read pages 1106-1107, Romeo and Juliet are Palestinian and Jewish. Write one sentence for each of the following items: Who, What, Where, How. and Why did this theatre company create this production? In the Vocab. Workshop (orange book), read pages 117-119 for Vocab. 10. On a separate sheet of paper write the answers for page 121, Synonyms and Antonyms, 1-20 and do page 122, Choosing the Right Word, 1-20. Write the correct word. Stamp check tomorrow. Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Honors Freshman English Periods 2, 4, and 5 Pick up the book, Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of Greek Mythology from the bookstore. Stamp check: Vocab. 10. Page 121, Synonym and Antonym, page 122, Right Word. Stamp check R and J are Palestinian and Jewish: Who, What, Where, How, and Why. Up Front Activity: What makes a person of the opposite sex attractive to you? Describe your ideal mate. Write  page. Take the English Guidelines Open Pamphlet Quiz (10 points). Save the opposite side of the People Hunt handout.   Discuss Vocab. 10, Synonyms and Antonyms on page 121. Homework: Read pages 3-21 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 1 to 15. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer.    In the Vocab. Workshop (orange book), for Vocab. 10. On a separate sheet of paper, write the answers for page 123, Voc. In Context, 1-6. Write the correct letter and answer on a separate sheet. Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Honors Freshman English Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect the Film and Book Permission from Periods 4 and 5 only. Discuss Romeo and Juliet are Palestinian and Jewish. Use the wall map and the detail map of Israel on the back of the handout. Read the Israeli and Palestinian information next and then relate it to pages 1106-1107 in the Freshman text. Discuss the Who, What, Where, How, and Why. Save this work. People Hunt Sheet. Discuss the opposite side and then collect it. Finish Synonym and Antonym on page 121 in the Vocab. Workshop. Discuss and collect the backside of the People Hunt sheet. Correct and discuss the English Guidelines Quiz. Do the Shakespearian Insult Sheet. Do two additional pairs. Emphasize using volume when you perform. Watch a short amount of Shakespeare in London. Take notes on the handout sheet. You will be quizzed on the information. Ask for help if you were absent.   Save: Up Front Activity Homework: Read pages 22-42 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 16 to 28. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer. In the Vocab. Workshop (orange book), for Vocab. 10. On a separate sheet of paper, write the answers for page 120-121, Sentence Completion. There is a Vocabulary 10 Test on Friday. In Period 2, handout the Film and Permission Slip. It needs to come back tomorrow with a parent signature. Thursday, January 7th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2, 4, and 5 Collect the signed Film and Book Permission in Period 2 for the first day. Save: Up Front Activity: Stamp check the Heroes, Gods, and Monsters Study Guide up to question 28. Stamp check the Vocab. 10, final two exercises. Watch Shakespeare in London. Take notes as you go. There will be a test on the video. Homework: Read pages 43-62 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 29 to 40. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer. There is a Vocabulary 10 Test on Friday. Friday, January 8th, 2010 Honors Freshman English, Periods 2 and 5 Collect the Vocab. 10 Exercises. Take the Vocab. 10 Test. Collect the Up Front Activities in this order: Three Shakespearian Insults One half page on your ideal mate Romeo and Juliet are Palestinian and Jewish: Who, What, Where, How, and Why. Watch Shakespeare in London. Take notes as you go. There will be a test on the video. Homework: Read pages 63-83 in Heroes, Gods, and Monsters.  Write full sentence answer to questions 41 to 50. Some questions are word fill in or listing in which case only fill in or list your answer. Shakespeare in London Test on Tuesday. Write a ten-line poem on what do hate and distrust cause in society? Your poem may be longer than ten lines. Top of Page