Mrs. Minich’s Blog

Week: January 8-11

Tuesday, January 8th
WHAT WE DID:
– introductions, name tents
– discussed syllabus, spiral notebook, summer reading
HANDOUTS:
– syllabus (SPNB 1)
– summer reading lists
HOMEWORK:
– summer reading (due 1-25)

Wednesday, January 9th
WHAT WE DID:
– bio poem
– explain blog site/ assign blog posting homework
– review timed writing strategies
– begin timed writing # 1
HANDOUTS:
– blog posting assignment
– timed writing assignment
HOMEWORK:
– blog posting
– summer reading (due 1-25)

Thursday, January 10th
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Word: adulterate
– Finish timed writing
– PPT notes on Setting (SPNB 2)
– Begin reading “A Sound of Thunder”
HANDOUTS:
– copy Setting notes from my notebook if absent
HOMEWORK:
– Blog posting (due 1-11 at midnight)
– Summer reading (due 1-25)

Friday, January 11th:
WHAT WE DID:
– Sell Vocab Books
– Vocab Word: Insidious
– Finish reading “A Sound of Thunder”
– Setting activity (SPNB 3)
HANDOUTS:
– Setting activity (SPNB 3)
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading

Week: January 14-18

Monday, January 14th
WHAT WE DID:
– Sell vocab books
– Vocab Word: Ambidextrous
– Informal discussion: note-taking, pronoun/antecedent agreement
– PPT notes on Plot, Symbolism, and Allegory (SPNB 4)
– Discussion: Edgar Allan Poe, Background for “The Masque of the Red Death”
– Began reading “The Masque of the Red Death” p. 82
HANDOUTS:
– copy PPT notes from my notebook if absent
HOMEWORK:
– Summer reading

Tuesday, January 15th
WHAT WE DID:
– Sell vocab books
– Vocab Word: Tentative
– Finish “The Masque of the Red Death”
– Class discussion
– Questions/ Plot diagram for “Masque” (SPNB 5)
– Class discussion
HANDOUTS:
– Questions/ Plot diagram for “Masque” (SPNB 5)
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading

Wednesday, January 16th
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Word: Verbatim
– PPT notes on Conflict
– Listen to “Through the Tunnel” p. 242
HANDOUTS:
– copy Conflict notes from my notebook if absent
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading

Thursday, January 17th
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Word: Reiterate
– In 3/4 a page, describe a time when you physically challenged yourself (focus on description)
– Volunteers read papers
– Conflict 1-Pager (aligned to “Through the Tunnel”) – SPNB 7
HANDOUTS:
– Conflict 1-Pager sheet (SPNB 7)
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading

Friday, January 18th
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Word: Fortitude
– PPT Notes – Character/ Characterization (SPNB
– Read “A Visit to Grandmother” p. 182
HANDOUTS:
– Get copy of notes from my notebook
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading

Week of 1/22-1/25

Tuesday, January 22
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Word: Intimation
– Discuss/ refresh “A Visit to Grandmother”
– Individual Characterization Sheet (SPNB 9)
– Characterization chart for “A Visit to Grandmother” (SPNB 10)
– Listen to “Shed A Little Light” by James Taylor/ analyze lyrics
HANDOUTS:
– Individual Characterization sheet (SPNB 9)
– Characterization Chart (SPNB 10)
– “Shed a Little Light” lyrics/ questions (turn in for a grade)
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading – DUE THIS FRIDAY
– Vocab quiz this FRIDAY

Wednesday, January 23
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Augment
– Finish “Shed a Little Light” song sheet
– Finish Characterization Chart
– PPT Notes (POV and Theme) (SPNB 11)
HANDOUTS:
– Copy PPT notes from my notebook
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading due Friday

Thursday, January 24
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Word: Guise
– Read “The Monkey’s Paw” p. 50
– Spiral Notebook Check
– Questions for “The Monkey’s Paw” (SPNB 12)
– Watched “The Monkey’s Paw” video
HANDOUTS:
– “The Monkey’s Paw” questions sheet
HOMEWORK:
– Summer Reading – due Tomorrow

Friday, January 25
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Unit 1 Quiz
– Summer Reading Project Presentations
– Spiral Notebook Check
HANDOUTS:
– None
HOMEWORK:
– Makeup Vocab quiz if you were absent

Week: January 28-February 1

Monday, January 28
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Word (Unit 2): Cursory
– Finish Summer Reading Presentations
– Guidelines for Original Short Story (Due Feb 8th)
– Work on story draft sheets
– 3-week progress check
– Pass back graded papers
HANDOUTS:
– Short Story Guidelines
– graded papers
HOMEWORK:
– Short Story Major Quiz (40 pts) Thursday, 1-31
– Work on Original Short Story (Feb 8th)

Tuesday, January 29
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Duplicity
– Hand out review for Short Story Quiz
– Work on S.S. draft sheets
– Make up timed writing (certain students)
HANDOUTS:
– Short Story Review Guide (SPNB 13)
HOMEWORK:
– Study for SS Quiz (Thursday)

Wednesday, January 30
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Impetus
– Hand back timed writings/ writing folders
– Hand out notes sheet for writing errors (SPNB 14)
– Choose 1 paragraph from your timed writing to re-write, check with me, staple to original, and put in folder
HANDOUTS:
– General Writing Review notes (SPNB 14)
HOMEWORK:
– Study for S.S. Quiz

Thursday, January 31
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Feasible
– Short Story Quiz
– Go to writing lab, start typing/ drafting short stories
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– Work on Short Story (due Feb. 8th)

Friday, February 1
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Jeopardy
– Watch movie “A Sound of Thunder”
– Complete movie chart (SPNB 15)
HANDOUTS:
– movie chart (SPNB 15)
HOMEWORK:
– Work on Short Story

Week: 2/4-2/8

Monday, February 4
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Meticulous
– Finish “A Sound of Thunder” movie/ chart
– Start Greek Drama PPT (notes SPNB 16)
– Book talks – parallel reading books
HANDOUTS:
– get Greek drama PPT notes from a classmate (SPNB 16)
HOMEWORK:
– Work on Short Story

Tuesday, February 5
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Scrutinize
– Finish Greek Drama PPT
– Antigone Anticipation (groups)
– Oedipus Family Tree (SPNB 17)
HANDOUTS:
– Oedipus Family Tree (SPNB 17)
HOMEWORK:
– Work on Short Story

Wednesday, February 6
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Benevolent
– Choose books for parallel reading books
– go to writing lab – type short stories
HANDOUTS:
– None (early release day)
HOMEWORK:
– Short Stories due Friday

Thursday, February 7
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Averse
– Start reading Antigone – read thru page 777-780
– SOAPSTONE – method for analyzing nonfiction
– use above acronym to analyze Creon’s Speech (p. 777)
HANDOUTS:
– none (get SOAPSTONE notes from classmate)
HOMEWORK:
– Short Stories due Tomorrow for +5, Monday for full credit.

Friday, February 8
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Nostalgia
– Read Antigone
– Hand out Lit Circle Information sheets
– Turn in Short Stories for extra credit
– Go to MC – check out books
HANDOUTS:
– Lit Circle Information
HOMEWORK:
– Vocab Quiz 2 Monday

Week: 2/11-2/15

Monday, 2-11
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: No Word
– Turn in short stories/ volunteers read to the class
– Antigone questions on Act 1: p. 787 #1-7, and p. 789, # 1-5 (grammar lesson)
– The above assignment is SPNB 19
HANDOUTS:
– none – do assignment in lit book
HOMEWORK:
– finish SPNB 19

Tuesday, 2-12
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Quiz 2
– Antigone – talk about tragic flaw/ tragic hero
– Read thru p. 802, line 95
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– Make up vocab quiz if you were absent

Wednesday, 2-13
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Culinary
– Finish reading play as a class
– Antigone questions on scenes 3-5 (will be quizzed on these later)
HANDOUTS:
– Antigone questions
HOMEWORK:
– Finish questions, turn in for a grade Thursday

Thursday, 2-14
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Precedent
– Antigone movie
– turn in questions for a grade
– V-Day celebration
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– none

Friday, 2-15
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Alienate
– Discuss Antigone product options
– Hand out and work on Socratic Seminar Questions
– Soc. Sem guidlines (notes)
– Schedule reading group roles
HANDOUTS:
– Socratic Sem. Questions
– Antigone Product options sheet
HOMEWORK:
– Antigone Product option due 2-22
– Lit Circle – role sheets due Wed. 2-20

Week: 2/18-2/22

Monday: No School
Tuesday: No School

Wednesday, 2-20
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Punitive
– Lit Circle 1 – turn in role sheets
– Antigone Quiz
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– Antigone product options

Thursday, 2-21
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Muse
– Assign In-school Lang. observation
– Finish Sem. questions
– Antigone Soc. Seminar
HANDOUTS:
– In-school lang. observation
HOMEWORK:
– Antigone product option
– in-school lang. observation – due 2-28

Friday, 2-22
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Negligible
– Antigone Product options due
– Introduce Poetry/ language unit with poetry definitions activity (spnb 22)
– likert Scale activity (SPNB 23)
HANDOUTS:
– definitions of poetry
– likert scale
HOMEWORK:
– in-school language observation

Week: 2/25-2/29

Monday, 2-25
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Alienate
– Read short stories – volunteers
– “Words to Know and Understand” handout
– TPFASTT handout
– Read “Richard Cory” – poem
HANDOUTS:
– Words to know and understand (spnb 24)
– TPFASTT sheet (spnb 25a)
– Richard Cory poem (spnb 25b)
HOMEWORK:
– in-school language observation
– SPNB check tomorrow

Tuesday, 2-26
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Inclement
– Read short stories – volunteers
– Analyze “Richard Cory” using TPFASTT
– SPNB Check
– “We Real Cool” poem
– Poetry vs. Prose notes (SPNB 26)
HANDOUTS:
– We Real Cool poem (SPNB 27)
– poetry vs. prose notes – get from classmate (SPNB 26)
HOMEWORK:
– In-school lang. observation
– Lit circle 2 tomorrow – turn in role sheet

Wednesday, 2-27
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Coerce
– Lit Circle 2 – turn in role sheet
– SPNB Check
– Analyze “We Real Cool” with TPFASTT
– Illegal Words
HANDOUTS:
– Illegal Words
HOMEWORK:
– In-school lang. observation due tomorrow

Thursday, 2-28:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Perpetuate
– In-school lang. seminar
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– Vocab quiz Monday

Friday, 2-29:
– Drug Awareness Day – no classes

Week: 3/3-3/7:

Monday, 3-3
WHAT WE DID:
– Vocab Quiz 3
– Connotation, etc. worksheet (SPNB 29)
– Hand back graded papers, discuss grades
HANDOUTS:
– Connotation worksheet (SPNB 29)
– graded papers
HOMEWORK:
– Make up voc. quiz if absent
– Lit Circle 3 Wednesday

Tuesday, 3-4 – Early Release
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Affiliated
– Finish Connotation, etc. worksheet (SPNB 29)
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– Lit Circle Tomorrow!

Wednesday, 3-5
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Converge
– Lit Circle 3 – turn in role sheets
– Read alliteration and assonance poems
– Evoluation of Eng. PPT
HANDOUTS:
– Evolution of Eng. PPT notes
HOMEWORK:
– none

Thursday, 3-6:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Scrupulous
– Evolution of Eng. PPT questions
– Poetry Terms (SPNB)
– Metaphor Writing (turn in – handout)
HANDOUTS:
– Poetry Terms
– Metaphor Writing
HOMEWORK:
– Read for next Lit Circle
– Poetry Terms Quiz – next Thursday

Friday, 3-7
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Ascertain
– Read “Sun” poem and analyze with TPFASTT – turn in
– Hippo creative writing prompt or “Breaking the Law” prompt
HANDOUTS:
– “Sun” poem
– Writing prompt
HOMEWORK:
– Be reading for next Lit Circle
– Poetry Terms Quiz next Thurs

Monday, 3-10
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Disperse
– Hand back “Sun” analysis, go over
– Read “Foul Shot” poem and analyze with TPFASTT (SPNB)
– Poetry Types – fill in the blank notes (SPNB)
HANDOUTS:
– “Foul Shot” poem
– Poetry Types notes/ start practice poems
HOMEWORK:
– read for next Lit Circle
– Poetry Terms Quiz Thurs.

Tuesday, 3-11
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Expunge
– Finish practice poems
– Read “Mother to Son” and “Jazzonia” (SPNB)
– Fill out comparison chart (SPNB)
HANDOUTS:
– poems – “Mother to Son” and “Jazzonia”
– comparison chart
HOMEWORK:
– Be ready for Lit Circle tomorrow – fill out role sheet
– Study for Poetry Terms quiz on Thursday

Wednesday, 3-12
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: None
– Lit Circle 4
– Turn in role sheets
– Langston Hughes Bio video – take 25 notes
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– Study for poetry terms quiz TOMORROW!

Thursday, 3-13:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Finite
– Poetry Terms Quiz
– Use LH Bio Facts to write 7-10 sentence
– Watch part of “Across the Universe”
HANDOUTS:
– None
HOMEWORK:
– None

Friday, 3-14:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Nonchalant
– Finish “Across the Universe”
HANDOUTS:
– none
HOMEWORK:
– none

Week: 3/17-3-21

Monday, 3-17:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Nonchalant
– Tone Words Packet (SPNB 37)
– “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou (SPNB 36)
– Pass back graded papers
HANDOUTS:
– Still I Rise
– Tone Words Packet
– Graded Papers
HOMEWORK:
– Voc. 4 Quiz Thursday

Tuesday, 3-18:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Panacea
– Listen to Pink Floyd song “Time”, analyze lyrics, answer questions
– Choose 3 tone words, from packet, to describe “Still I Rise” – write one sentence for each word/ cite a phrase from the poem in each sentence
HANDOUTS:
– Pink Floyd Lyrics
HOMEWORK:
– Study for Voc. 4 quiz THurs

Wednesday, 3-19:
WHAT WE DID:
-VW: Uncanny
- Lit Circle 5
- Go over Webpage information – hand out directions
- Work on sections of Webpages
HANDOUTS:
- None
HOMEWORK:
– Study for Voc 4 Quiz
– Spiral Notebook Check tomorrow

Thursday, 3-20:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: Vocab Quiz 4
– Dickinson poems
– Dickinson 1-pager on personification
- SPNB check 3
HANDOUTS:
– Dickinson poems and 1-pager
HOMEWORK:
– None

Friday, 3-21:
WHAT WE DID:
– VW: None
– Watch Dickinson Bio Video (30 min)
– Writing Lab – work on webpage projects
HANDOUTS:
– None
HOMEWORK:
– None