Thursday

Today we are reading Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” if you are absent, be sure to read it and complete the accompanying activities: active reading chart, reading questions.

Exam/Essay Prep Info!

Here is the link to the work we did in class today! Remember we will continue to review tomorrow!

English 12 B: Tuesday

Today we took a quiz on the first 24 pages of Speak. We ran into some trouble with people not reading, so remember that one bombed quiz might not be the end of the world but eventually they will add up and your grade will suffer.

While you read, you need to be answering the questions on the study guide.

Your homework is to finish the first marking period, and answer questions 1-3. Expect another quiz tomorrow!

NOTICE!!

This is the new place for all English 12 A and English 12 B posts. All posts from the beginning of the school year were included as-is which means they have both English 12 and College English posts mixed together. Starting today, what we do in class for both 12 A and 12 B can be found here in one super awesome social justice spot! Carry on!

Tuesday 1-7-2015

Snow Day!

Enjoy your unexpected day off! Remember, English 12 A, this means we lose our only computer lab day, so think about what that means for your story!

Tuesday 1/6/2015

College English

1. We discussed the first 20 pages of The Road, read to page 30 and tonight you will read to page 58, ending at the phrase “yes, she is.”
2. We introduced our journals and completed the first section for pages 1-20. The journals have several components and each time you read for homework you need to complete each section. The sections are:
   • Reflections
   • Vocabulary
   • Symbols, Motifs and Imagery
   • Thought-Sparking Questions
   • Questions of Your Own
3. For each reading you MUST complete a reflection, a vocab section, and add three questions of your own that you have about the text. As things come up you will add to your symbols, motifs and imagery section and as we go along I will give you specific questions to answer for the thought-sparking (TSQ) questions section.

Tonight for homework:

1. Read to page 58 and stop at “yes, she is.”
2. Complete another reflection, a vocab section, and add three questions of your own that you have about the text.
3. Answer TSQ #3

English 12 A

Today we introduced the Children’s Book Project and your story boards are due tomorrow. A story board is a way to plan what each page of your story will look like. We will be in the computer lab tomorrow and it is the ONLY day we will spend in the lab.

English 12 B

We introduced Feminist theory (again, credit to Mrs. Moon for the PowerPoint!) and read a poem called “Listen” by Laurie Halse Anderson to prepare us to start her novel, Speak, tomorrow.

Monday 1/5/2015

Welcome back after a wonderful winter break! We are jumping right back into things here, so be prepared!

College English A

We began reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy today. In preparation we discussed our perspective on many different situations that come up in this book, from whether or not we think it is important to use complete sentences to whether we could see ourselves eating people. That assignment is here.

We also discussed the criteria for a post-apocalyptic story-line and listed movies/books/television shows  that matched up (The Book of Eli, I am Legend, World-War Z, etc…).

For homework you need to read to page 20.

English 12 A

We started the morning off with SSR and then began a writing assessment that helps me to monitor your writing improvements throughout the trimester. If you were absent please note that it is imperative for you to complete this essay so be sure to do it and turn it into me. The guidelines are here.

English 12 B

We started the morning off with a writing assessment that helps me to monitor your writing improvements throughout the trimester. If you were absent please note that it is imperative for you to complete this essay so be sure to do it and turn it into me. The guidelines are here.

After this was complete, we reviewed Critical Race Theory and Social Class Theory using a text called “You Act White” by Savanna Odem. This text is not available online so be sure to see me about it if you were absent.

Thursday: 12/18/2014

Genre List

A genre is a type of writing. A short story, novel, poem, a journal and a cartoon are examples of different types of genres. The list that follows is not exhaustive, and many of the options are highly customizable. You may also come up with a genre that is not listed. Your options are virtually limitless.

CAVEAT: AT LEAST THREE OUT OF YOUR SIX GENRES MUST BE WRITING-BASED

 

Journal Entries Personal Letter Schedule/Things to Do List Screenplay Inner Monologue Representing Internal Conflicts Classified or Personal Ads Personal Essay or Philosophical Questions Top Ten List/Glossary or Dictionary Poetry Song Lyrics Autobiographical Essay Contest Entry Application Business Letter or Correspondence/Persuasive or Advocacy Letter Biographical Summary Speech or Debate Historical Times Context Essay Textbook Article Science Article or Report/Business Article or Report Short Scene from a Play with Notes for Stage Directions Short Scene from a Movie with Notes for Camera Shots Dialogue of a Conversation among Two or More People

Local News Report Pop-Up book Review and Poster for a Movie, Book, or TV Program Comic Strip or Graphic Novel excerpt Informational Video Web Site Future News Story Letter to the Editor Newspaper or Magazine Feature/Human Interest Story Obituary, Eulogy or Tribute News Program Story or Announcement Tabloid Article Talk Show Interview or Panel Recipe and Description Classroom Discussion Character Analysis or Case Study Comedy Routine or Parody Chart or Diagram with Explanation and Analysis Brochure or Newsletter Time Line or Chain of Events Map with Explanation and Analysis Magazine or TV Advertisement or Infomercial Restaurant Description and Menu Wedding, Graduation or Special Event Invitation How-To or Directions Booklet Myth, tall-tale or fairy tale

Monday: 12/15/2014

College English

We spent the day in the lab working on our essays (draft one is due tomorrow) and reading “In the Field”.

English 12 A

Today we talked about institutional racism and read a fantastic and informative article on the topic. It does a great job of breaking down the ways in which an institution can display racism.

English 12 B

We finished talking about Yummy and re-wrote a scene in the book from Yummy’s perspective. It needs to be one page, front and back, skipping lines. We also continued talking about annotated bibliographies.

Thursday and Friday: 12/11-12/12

College English

We went to the library to get a recreational book on Thursday. On Friday you had a substitute and you read:

• “The Man I Killed”
• “Ambush”
• “Speaking of Courage”
• “Notes”

Then you needed to answer these questions.

English 12 A

We went to the library to get a recreational book on Thursday and then we talked about the three kinds of racism. We watched Joy DeGruy’s telling of her experience with white privilege.

On Friday you read and annotated “White Privilege on the Streets of Ferguson”

English 12 B

On Thursday we learned about http://mel.org/ and how to use databases to research our topics. On Friday you had a chance to create an annotated bibliography from that information. Don’t forget that using http://www.easybib.com/ is a great way to create citations.