Jauary 31,2007

Class Assignments

1.) Complete one NiceNet discussion and post to your blog.

2.) Continue reading Oedipus Rex pages 269-283. Complete Pause & Reflect questions and Thinking Through questions to those you already have. Make certain that your reading is complete and you understand the plot- possible quiz tomorrow.

3.) The reminder of class time can be spent working on incomplete assignments.



Announcements: Grades for progress reports will be posted Friday, February 1. Grades for this class will be posted on the bulletin board Thursday for reconciliation.
FCAT Writes will be February 6!



Sc- Jessica Smith

Tuesday, January 30,2007

January 30, 2007
Assignments

1. Timed Essays Writing: Using the printed FCAT Writing prompt, plan and write an essay. You have 45 minutes to write this essay. Please place completed essays in the basket.

2. The remainder of class time can be spent working on incomplete assignments from yesterday.

Announcements: Grades for progress reports will be posted Friday, Febraury 1. Grades for this class will be posted on the bullentin board Thursday for reconciliation.
FCAT Writes will be Febraury 6!

Class Scribe: James Wiggs

January 29, 2007 [Assignments]

1. Wordskills Vocabulary workbook pages 23-26

2. Grammer and Writing workbook pages 7-8 (pronouns)

3. Read: Greek Drama and the beginning of Oedipus Rex in the textbook pages 256-269 (stop at line 165)

4. Answer all the Pause & Reflect questions in the play. Answers will be place on your blog once we have completed the reading (by Friday)

Announcements: Grades for progress reports will be posted Friday, February 1. Grades for this class will be posted on the bulletin board Thursday for reconciliation.

FCAT writes will be February 6!

Friday, January 26, 2007

Class Assignments.

1. Complete Writing Options number 2. Add the response to your blog and title the post: Analysis of Women's Role.

2. Complete the Vocabulary in Action on page 224, and place it in the basket at the end of class.

3. Complete the Connect to Today on page 245 and answer the discussion questions at the bottom of the page. Add the discussion questions at the bottom of the page. Add the Discussion questions to your blog. Title the post: Mandela and Pericles.


sc- Kristin Demijohn

Thursday Jan/25/2007

1.)Read Poems By Sappho Pages 226-230 Of All The Literature TextBooks.You Are Advised To Read These Aloud In Selected Reading Groups.

2.)Complete Questions 1,3,4 And 6 Of The Thinking Through Literature Add These Responses To Your Blog.Title The Post: Poems By Sappho.

3.)HomeWork:Read Pericles' Funeral Oration Pages 232-242 In The TextBook.Possible Reading Quiz Tomorrow.

4.)Make Certain To Update Your Blog And Complete Any Entries You've Missed Over The Last Few Days.


Kenisha Hawthorne.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

1. Read two essays, score them using the FCAT writing rubric Highlight the topic sentence and all transition words or phrases; circle "fresh" vocabulary words.

2. Nicenet Entry- copy post to your blog.

3. Complete yesterday's assignments below:

4. Complete Thinking Through on page 126 numbers 1-7 (omit #2) Add responses to your blog: Title post: Think Through Mahabarata.

5.Complete Writing Options number 2 on page 127 of the textbook, your response will be placed on your blog. Title the post. Writing Option 2

SC: Karina Marquez

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

We wrote an essay in preparation for the Fcat coming in Feburary. The prompt was to persuade an editor of a local newspaper why or why not you want homework to be allowed in school. We also updated our blogs, we put the work we had to do yesturday in the Literature Books.

sc-Jean-Paul Monde

Monday, January 22, 2007

1. Students should complete pages 20-22 of their Wordskills workbooks (the light blue workbooks on the back counter).
2. Students will then complete pages 5-6 of their Writing and Grammar workbooks.
3. Students will read pages 120-125.
4. After reading students should complete page 126 questions 1-7 (omitting question number 2).
5. Ask students to complete Writing Options number 2 on page 127. Students should write at least three paragraphs and have the writing ready to be placed on their blogs tomorrow.
**Any assignments not complete in class should be finished as homework.

sc-Substitute

Friday, January 19, 2007

1. Find some similarities and differences between the cultures of the Mesopotamian era (page 16-25) Record these in your notebook: Title: ancient literature and people.

2. Read literature of Ancient India (pages 102-113). Make sure you remember any principal points made.

3. Complete Writing and Grammar workbook pages 3-4


I will check notebooks this evening; make certain that your blog is linked to the class blog to prevent receiving a zero on your notebook.

sc-Evan Glantz

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Read Pages 168-169 about Greek culture and answer the following questions. Post answers on blog title post:Greek Culture.


1.How is the religion of the ancient Greeks different from that of the Jews,Christians,and Muslims?
2.How are the Olympian gods like human beings and how are they different?
3.What are some features of the Athenian democracy?
4.Who are the three greatest thinkers of ancient Greece?
5.What were some of the events included in the Olympic Games?
6.What made the Greek language easy to use?

sc-Devon Bailey

Wednesday, January 17,2007

1. Read the three poems on page 54-58(Adoration of the Disk, I'm Going Downstream, and Whenever I leave you).

2. Complete the Think Through on page 59-Numbers 2,3,4,6,7, and 8). Post the answers on your blog. Title the post Egyptian Literature.

3. International Classroom post- post a discussion response to Nicenet, and copy the post to your blog. Title the post the name of the discusssion topic chosen.

REMEMBER OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY, JANUARY 18 @ 6:00PM!

SC-CURNEISHA

Tuseday, January 16

Hello all you chum and chumettes!

Today was our first day back from a long weekend, as you all know. First day back, and also writing day. Yipee! (not) We had 45 minutes to write a 5 paragraph essay, (or not 5 paragraphs, it doesn't really matter, there's no limit) done FCAT style. We all enjoyed the writing bit and our writing cramps so much. haha, you know I'm joking.
Ah, yes, and of course the prompt:
'Write an essay describing a show you feel has a positive impact on today's teenagers and explain how the show could be helpful.'
A television show, that is.

Homework consists of more FCAT! I don't know about you, but I'm sure getting tired of FCAT. Ms. Postell passed out a 'Writing+ Sample Test Book' and we have to complete it for homework. Not too terrible, all multiple choice, answer key in the back of the book, you know the drill; I'm sure it's engraved into your brain since elementary level.
And, I suppose that's just about it, pretty exciting day here in English II.
Stay classy Sarasota.
+AP

P.S- I know deep in your hearts, you all really do love FCAT.
P.P.S- You can't hide it, it always finds it way out to the world.
P.P.P.S- You know, I'm being totally facetious.
P.P.P.P.S- Okay, I swear, I'm really done now!

Friday, January 12, 2007

Today students reviewed pages in the Writing and Grammar workbooks and the Wordskills workbooks. Students then completed entries to their blogs. Students will begin functioning in the classroom as class scribe, Tuesday. Have a wonderful weekend and get ready for an exciting week.

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Students completed the Thinking Through the Literature on page 47 of the literature textbook. Written responses to the questions were placed on students' blogs - the post was titled Think Through Gilgamesh.

Students should currently have three posts on their blogs:

1. Nicenet discussion - a student selected topic on the international classroom link.
2. Quest Story - a discussion of modern movies which contain the characteristics of a quest story.
3. Think Through Gilgamesh - responses to discussion questions on page 47 of the literature book.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Students will respond to a discussion on the International Classroom. This post should be copied and placed on your blog. Title the post on your blog the title of the NiceNet discussion topic. Make certain that your blog address is given to Ms. Postell so your notebook can be added to the class blog.

Homework: Read Gilgamesh on pages 32-46 in the Literature Textbook.

Weekly Pacing Guide

Monday - Literary Circles, Wordskills

Tuesday - Writing Porcesses

Wednesday - International Classroom, Poetry Analysis

Thursday - Literary Circles, Wordskills

Friday - Online Class Assignments , story analysis

**Grammar & Writing is done on a daily basis

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Students reviewed the format of quest stories. Students then selected a modern day movie and analyzed through the model of a quest story. Students wrote three or more paragraphs explaining how their story or movie fit the format of a quest sdtory. Students completed their blogs and NiceNet registrations.

Monday, January 8, 2007

Students completed the following activities in class:

Wordskills Workbooks pages 13-18

Writing & Grammar Workbooks pages 1-2

Students then read Ancient Literature in the textbook pages 16-25.

Friday, January 5, 2007

Students completed their blogs and added one NiceNet post to the interantional classroom.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Literature textbooks and Wordskills workbooks are needed Monday.

Thursday, January 4, 2007

Today students were given workbooks for the class: Wordskills Vocabulary workbooks and Writing & Grammar workbooks. Students were then given a pacing guide for the class which lists the daily focus for class (specifically the types of activities and the focus of the lesson for each day).
Students were then paired and began creating accounts for the International Classroom which they will use weekly. Students began creating their blogs which will be their class notebooks linked to this page under their individual names.
Click on the highlighted link to see the countries and teachers participating in the International Classroom.

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Students received the course syllabus for English II which lists information on classroom procedures, materials needed, and contact information. Students were give a short response writing:

How does language and literature create identity?
Explain how the song "Don't Let Me Get Me"by Pink relates to literature and identity.

Students were allowed to go to the media center to check-out literature textbooks.