Sunday, April 8, 2012

Week 10 Second Semester 10 B April 15-20

Week 10 April 15-20
Class work
Homework
Monday
(Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit).

Objectives:
·      Interpret Literary Elements used in the play
·      Understand the theme of an Elizabethan period Play: ambition or Honor?
·      Plan, draft, revise, proof and publish an evaluation
·      Review sentence structure/syntax through diagramming
·      Build your vocabulary

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Vocabulary


Exposition
Puns
Iambic pentameter
Hyperbole
Character
Foreshadowing
Historical
 Connections
Protagonist
Making inferences
Hypothesizing

The Rhetorical Devices
Allusion
Alliteration
Diction
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Personification
Repetition
Rhetorical question
Parallelism
Syntax
Synecdoche



Warm-up –review Diagramming

 Julius Caesar Acts III and IV Quiz £

Draft Ideas for Culminating Assignment £
Continue Reading £




Diagramming £


Vocabulary Unit 11 Definitions £

Keep your character Tables updated £

Culminating Assignment:
Support or refute this statement: The conspiracy led by Brutus and Cassius was a force for good.  Review what you know from the play so far, and note all evidence you find that can support your point of view.  See pages 891-897 Writer’s workshop. £





Tuesday
Vocabulary Test £
Answer Act IV Questions 1-10 p.860 £


·      Diagramming £
·      Vocabulary Unit 11
Completing the Sentence £


Wednesday
Diagramming

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar

·      Diagramming £
·      Vocabulary Unit 11
Synonyms and antonyms £


Thursday
Diagramming

Answer Act IV Questions 1-10 p.860 £

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar

·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 11
·      Choosing the Right Words


Friday
Diagramming
Answering Questions p. 880 1-10 £

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar
£


·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 11
Vocabulary in Context

·      Update your Character Tables to be checked on Monday £
Vocabulary Exam Unit 11 Tuesday £





Week 9 Second Semester English 10B


Week 9 April 8-13
Class work
Homework
Monday
(Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit).

Objectives:
·      Interpret Literary Elements used in the play
·      Understand the theme of an Elizabethan period Play: ambition or Honor?
·      Plan, draft, revise, proof and publish an evaluation
·      Review sentence structure/syntax through diagramming
·      Build your vocabulary

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Make your own flashcards using flashcardmachine.com of new vocabulary words for 300 extra credit points. Make them for your use only, not shared to insure your privacy.

Vocabulary


Exposition
Puns
Iambic pentameter
Hyperbole
Character
Foreshadowing
Historical
 Connections
Protagonist
Making inferences
Hypothesizing

The Rhetorical Devices
Allusion
Alliteration
Diction
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Personification
Repetition
Rhetorical question
Parallelism
Syntax
Synecdoche



Warm-up –review Diagramming

Show dedicated organized section of binder or separate binder. £

 Julius Caesar Acts I and II Quiz

Identify Persuasive techniques used in Act I£

Critique Brutus’s soliloquy in ACT II for logical fallacies (Use your handout from the debates) £

Continue Reading



Diagramming £


Vocabulary Unit 10 Definitions £


Tuesday
AR Tests £


·      Diagramming £
·      Vocabulary Unit 10
Completing the Sentence £


Wednesday
Diagramming

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar

·      Diagramming £
·      Vocabulary Unit 10
Synonyms and antonyms £


Thursday
Diagramming

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar
Answer Questions 843 1-8

·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 10
·      Choosing the Right Words


Friday
Diagramming
Finish Answering  Questions 843 1-8 £

Read and Interpret Julius Caesar
Identify Emotional Appeals used in Act III £


·      Diagramming
·      Vocabulary Unit 10
Vocabulary in Context

·      Character Tables to be checked on Monday £
Vocabulary Exam Tuesday £





Saturday, March 24, 2012

Week 8 Second Semester 10 B


Week 8
Class work
Homework
Monday
(Print out syllabus and turn in by Tuesday at beginning of class for 100 points extra credit).

Objectives:
·      To synthesize information from more than 1 source and develop your own ideas on the topic
·      Use clear research questions and suitable research methods (e.g., library, electronic media, personal interview) to elicit and present evidence from primary and secondary sources.
·      Evaluate the credibility of an author’s argument or defense of a claim.
·      Recognize and use elements of classical speech forms (e.g., introduction, first and second transitions, body, conclusion) in formulating rational arguments and applying the art of persuasion and debate.

Vocabulary Words:

Academic Language
Arguments
Rhetorical devices
Argument by causation
Analogy
Appeal to authority
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to logic
Coherent
Deductive pattern
Inductive pattern
Inductively
Aphorism

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The Rhetorical Devices
Allusion
Alliteration
Diction
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Personification
Repetition
Rhetorical question
Parallelism
Syntax
Synecdoche



Semi-Formal Debate on Internet privacy

Resolved: People have the right to control their information on the internet.


Complete Peer Evaluations

Moving on to Literary Analysis Unit

Diagramming

Julius Cesar Pp. 762-772


Quick write questions P 774
Answer questions 1-5
Tuesday
·      Explore how power can corrupt even the seemingly incorruptible.

·      Read Act 1
Vocabulary

Exposition
Puns
Iambic pentameter
Hyperbole
Character
Foreshadowing
Historical
 Connections
Protagonist
Making inferences
Hypothesizing
·      Answer first Thought’s question pp. 796
5 paragraphs back your claim up with evidence.
Cite your sources.
Wednesday
Puns- a word or phrase that means two different things at the same time.
Homophones- words that sound alike but that have different meanings.

Answer in groups: Shaping Interpretations 1-7
Answer the following questions in preparation for class discussion:


Ambition or Honor?

Discuss how Cassius veils his ambition?

Do Cesar’s actions strike you as those of an ambitious persons or those of an honorable person?


Thursday
Develop a Character Table in your reader’s writer’s notebooks to track how Shakespeare’s characterization of Cesar changes.
Read Act II Pp. 799-
Answer questions 1-8 pp. 818

1st AR Exam on Tuesday, April 10th.
Friday
Vacation
Read Act II Pp. 799-
Answer questions 1-8 pp. 818

1st AR Exam on Tuesday, April 10th.
Vacation
Read Act II Pp. 799-
Answer questions 1-8 pp. 818

1st AR Exam on Tuesday, April 10th.