Homework: Critically read "Personal Narrative." Finish your peer reviews at turnitin.com. By 11:59 PM Sunday night, you should have reviewed four papers. If you were absent, you must complete your reviews by this time...this can't be made up and will be a participation grade. Log in to American Studies 3 , click on PR, review the two papers that have been assigned to you plus two of your choice (click on the little yellow pencil to do those two.) Don't forget to click submit after typing each answer, or your work won't be saved.
VOCABULARY
Your first vocabulary lesson of the year needs to be printed off Mrs. Heldt's website. Go to Classroom Webs on the SHS website, and click on Alvey's Vocab. Print off the lesson and start reading and studying it. We will go through it in class on Thursday or Friday, and your test will be Friday September 30th.
Friday, September 16, 2005
Thursday, September 15, 2005
European Lit.: September 15
TURNITIN.COM
It is your responsibility to complete 4 peer reviews on our "First Paragraph" assignment. You have until Sunday night (11:59 PM) to do this. Login and go to your class portfolio...click on PR. Two paragraphs have been assigned to you, and you may select two to review. If you have trouble, try the help menu. All the instructions you will need are available.
Be sure to click submit after answering each question...otherwise you will have to type your answers again!!
As of 12:00 AM Monday morning, you may read the reviews of your paragraph. Then you need to revise your paragraph. You may submit your revision to the "Revision" assignment any time after Tuesday at 2:30...it is due on Thursday by midnight!
What's Next
We will be studying Chaucer's Canterbury Tales...stay tuned for more details.
It is your responsibility to complete 4 peer reviews on our "First Paragraph" assignment. You have until Sunday night (11:59 PM) to do this. Login and go to your class portfolio...click on PR. Two paragraphs have been assigned to you, and you may select two to review. If you have trouble, try the help menu. All the instructions you will need are available.
Be sure to click submit after answering each question...otherwise you will have to type your answers again!!
As of 12:00 AM Monday morning, you may read the reviews of your paragraph. Then you need to revise your paragraph. You may submit your revision to the "Revision" assignment any time after Tuesday at 2:30...it is due on Thursday by midnight!
What's Next
We will be studying Chaucer's Canterbury Tales...stay tuned for more details.
American Studies: Sept. 15-19
Critical Reading of "Personal Narrative," keeping in mind the questions listed on the board in class, is due Monday and will be discussed then.
Turnitin.com Peer Reviews
Tomorrow in the lab you will review 4 pieces of writing from the "Phyllis Wheatley" paragraph at turnitin.com. If you log in and go to "PR" under the "Phyllis Wheatley" assignment, you should have four pieces ready to evaluate...two are assigned to you and you get to choose two. Follow the rubric. You will be graded on your feedback. Make sure to click "submit" whenever you write comments -- after each one -- or you'll lose the comment and have to retype.
If not completed in class, reviews must be completed by 11:59 Sunday night...the reviews on your paragraph will be available for you to read on Monday. Go over them and then revise your original paragraph and submit it to the "Revision" assignment by Thursday, Sept. 22.
Turnitin.com Peer Reviews
Tomorrow in the lab you will review 4 pieces of writing from the "Phyllis Wheatley" paragraph at turnitin.com. If you log in and go to "PR" under the "Phyllis Wheatley" assignment, you should have four pieces ready to evaluate...two are assigned to you and you get to choose two. Follow the rubric. You will be graded on your feedback. Make sure to click "submit" whenever you write comments -- after each one -- or you'll lose the comment and have to retype.
If not completed in class, reviews must be completed by 11:59 Sunday night...the reviews on your paragraph will be available for you to read on Monday. Go over them and then revise your original paragraph and submit it to the "Revision" assignment by Thursday, Sept. 22.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Book Sales!
Please return your book sales form signed by a parent tomorrow if you wish to purchase your own copies of the novels we will read this year. I highly recommend that you purchase your own copies. This allows you to read critically and to annotate, which in turn makes it much easier for you to write essays and study for tests.
European Studies: Heraldry
Paragraphs are due to turnitin.com. If you have not yet submitted yours, please submit it tonight!
Vocab. list number one was distributed. It has the vocab. words for the first four weeks. Your first quiz is next Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Heraldry: We discussed the importance of symbols in the middle ages; students took notes on heraldry, and were assigned to create their own coat of arms based on the rules of heraldry. If you missed class today, pick up a handout tomorrow. Your coat of arms is due Monday, Sept. 19.
Vocab. list number one was distributed. It has the vocab. words for the first four weeks. Your first quiz is next Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Heraldry: We discussed the importance of symbols in the middle ages; students took notes on heraldry, and were assigned to create their own coat of arms based on the rules of heraldry. If you missed class today, pick up a handout tomorrow. Your coat of arms is due Monday, Sept. 19.
American Studies: Puritans
Block: Today students picked up a lit. book and a Writer's Inc. from the cage. Lit. books are currently in the room, but will be taken home Friday to be covered.
We finished reading Equiano and discussed the connections between him and Wheatley. Then we began discussing the Puritans, another of the "founding identities" in American history. Students took notes on Calvinist doctrine (the philosophy underlying Puritanism). Homework: Puritan poetry, due tomorrow.
Split-block: Today students picked up a lit. book and a Writer's Inc. from the cage. Students are required to take their Lit. books home, cover them, and return them by Friday to be kept in the classroom for the time. We finished reading Equiano and discussed the connections between him and Wheatley. Then we began discussing the Puritans, another of the "founding identities" in American history. Students began taking notes on Calvinist doctrine (the philosophy underlying Puritanism.) These notes will be completed tomorrow.
We finished reading Equiano and discussed the connections between him and Wheatley. Then we began discussing the Puritans, another of the "founding identities" in American history. Students took notes on Calvinist doctrine (the philosophy underlying Puritanism). Homework: Puritan poetry, due tomorrow.
Split-block: Today students picked up a lit. book and a Writer's Inc. from the cage. Students are required to take their Lit. books home, cover them, and return them by Friday to be kept in the classroom for the time. We finished reading Equiano and discussed the connections between him and Wheatley. Then we began discussing the Puritans, another of the "founding identities" in American history. Students began taking notes on Calvinist doctrine (the philosophy underlying Puritanism.) These notes will be completed tomorrow.
Monday, September 12, 2005
European Studies: Courtly Love
Today I stamped the work you did in your journal over the weekend and had you add line references, citing evidence from Chevrefoil for each "rule of courtly love" you found evidence for. We collected the rules on the whiteboard, and you did a good job of defining courtly love based on the story of Tristan and Iseult.
We reviewed the structure of the expository paragraph (thesis, evidence or support, analysis (explaining the connection between the support and the thesis) and concluding sentence. We agreed that for a strong paragraph, you would need at least two pieces of evidence.
Your assignment: Write an expository paragraph taking a stand on the following issue: Is our modern view of romance influenced by the medieval tradition of courtly love, yes or no?
Write your paragraph and submit it to turnitin.com....we will be doing a peer review assignment on Thursday in the lab, but your paragraph must be submitted by tomorrow.
We reviewed the structure of the expository paragraph (thesis, evidence or support, analysis (explaining the connection between the support and the thesis) and concluding sentence. We agreed that for a strong paragraph, you would need at least two pieces of evidence.
Your assignment: Write an expository paragraph taking a stand on the following issue: Is our modern view of romance influenced by the medieval tradition of courtly love, yes or no?
Write your paragraph and submit it to turnitin.com....we will be doing a peer review assignment on Thursday in the lab, but your paragraph must be submitted by tomorrow.
American Studies: Equiano
Today we discussed Phyllis Wheatley's poem. Your paragraphs should be submitted on turnitin.com...we will be doing a peer review assignment with them on Thursday, and you will then revise them.
Today we read most of the textbook section of Olaudah Equiano's "Interesting Narrative..." (page 57 and on) You will check out your textbooks tomorrow, so please bring an ASB card.
Today we read most of the textbook section of Olaudah Equiano's "Interesting Narrative..." (page 57 and on) You will check out your textbooks tomorrow, so please bring an ASB card.
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