Monday, October 31, 2011

Today, we read more of A Thousand Clowns. We finished off on page 78 (about halfway down). We are still in Act One, but near the end.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Today, we discussed the proper use of the words "that" and "which".
We then began to read A Thousand Clowns. We got halfway through page 63.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Today, we finished reading the summary of the Acts for the play A Thousand Clowns. There were also a number of words defined (conventions, stuffy, ambiguous), as well as others reinforced (positive/negative connotations).

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Today, we discussed how to answer multiple choice questions so the person marking them can be sure they are marking the choice the student wants them to. We then discussed the play A Thousand Clowns. We only got as far as Act One in the summary, so we will continue with this tomorrow.

Monday, October 25, 2011

Today, you filled in a survey for the administrators which cut into our time a bit. I then handed out the text On Stage One (If you were not here, I have it at my desk), which you are to bring to class tomorrow. In addition to this, you were placed in groups to discuss/debate your answers to the excerpt Monkeyshines. These were to be handed in.

Friday, October 20, 2011

· Give students 30 minutes to work in their groups to finish up their questions for Monkeyshines
· Hand out the short answer (multiple choice questions) on Monkeyshines for them to complete ON THEIR OWN (spread them out to accomplish this). They are to think about their answers using process of elimination to arrive at the best choice
· When finished, they are to hand these in and read their novels (they all have novels to read)

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Today, we discussed Drama. I then read to you an excerpt from the play Monkeyshines. If you weren't here, this is in your portfolio). You were then put into groups of three and given questions to answer (you will get about 20 minutes to complete this tomorrow).

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

· Students are to save their novel reading until the end of class today.
· Handout the paper entitled “Drama”
· Handout the questions entitled “Introduction to Drama: Questions to Accompany the “Drama” Worksheet (should say “reading” but…..)
· Instruct students to read the reading and then follow the instructions on the questions sheet (read them out)
· Stress that they are to do this work on their own.
· It is due at the end of class
· If they finish early, they are to hand it in and read their novels

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Today, we marked the Poetry Unit exam.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Today, you wrote your poetry unit exam. Tomorrow, we will start the modern drama unit.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Today, we discussed Monday's poetry unit exam. I explained that it was reading comprehension (3 poetry readings and multiple choice questions). I also explained that you need to study all terminology, as it can appear in the answers. In addition, you will have to specifically explain the steps to reading poetry (they also appear earlier in my Blogger) as well as the sentences I expect in an introductory paragraph of an essay (I have pasted these below). I am doing this


Introductory Paragraph for a Five Paragraph Critical/Analytical Essay

Sentence One: Attention grabber about the topic (which is NEVER going to be the book/story you read). The purpose is to introduce the topic and get the reader interested.

Sentence Two: Explains sentence one or shows a cause/effect relationship which ties the two closer to the topic.

Sentence Three: Introduce the “Text” (title, author, genre, overview).

Sentence Four, Five and Six: Summary of the “text” (sequential) as needed to support your main points.

Sentence Seven: Thesis (an arguable opinion about the topic). You can then include the main points (3) you will use to prove your thesis.

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Today, we discussed poetry analysis going over the poem "At Seventeen". Your homework tonight is to answer 10 questions about the poem. I have pasted the questions below. These need to be answered fully (flipping the question into the answer).
RESPONDING CRITICALLY TO POETRY
“SEVENTEEN” (Value: 21)

1. Who is the speaker in the poem? (value: 1)

2. How does the speaker feel about the subject of the poem? How is this communicated? (value: 4)

3. What are the dominant images? How do the images support the poet's theme? (value: 4)
4.
5. Does the poet use symbolism to represent anything? How do the symbols develop the poem’s meaning? (value: 2)

6. How would you describe the tone of this poem? What develops this tone? Is it suitable to the content of the poem? (value: 3)

7. Why would the poet choose this form? (value: 1)

8. How are the lines in the poem arranged on the page? How is this arrangement significant? (value: 2)

9. Does the poet's style suit the content of the poem? (value: 1)


10. Does the writer use any figurative language? What? (value: 3)

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Today, we marked the answers to the questions on the poem "Jamie". My focus was on proper layout and answering questions fully (flipping the question into a statement as part of the answer). You also were to have handed in the 20 sentences in which you were to define figurative devices (assigned on Monday). Please have this in for tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Today, you worked in pairs to complete a literary terms activity involving 20 sentences. These were due by the end of class today.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Today, you were given the poem “At Seventeen”. You were to actively analyze this (you already have the eight steps and have practiced this skill). You are to hand this in once it is completed. If there is time left over, you are to read their novel (independent). Hopefully, this will mean no homework!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Today, I handed out the questions you are to answer about the poem you analyzed yesterday ("Jamie"). These are due today and can be completed in pairs.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Today, I worked one on one with students to help them with some errors they are still having with typesetting their assignments. They also actively read the poem "Jamie". This was due for the end of class.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Today, we reviewed how to properly complete assignments on the computer. I have posted these below. I also handed back your answers to "Did I Miss Anything?" so you can correct them and then added two more questions for you to complete:
11. Does the poet’s style suit the content of the poem?
12. Write a rebuttal to this poem from the perspective of a student.

This work, in its entirety, is to be handed in by the end of class today.

English 10-1: “Did I Miss Anything?”Layout Problems

1. Is your work in 12 point?

2. Is your work in Times New Roman?

3. Did you put both your first and last names in the header?

4. Did you put the class name in the header?

5. Did you put the date in the header?

6. Is your header aligned right?

7. Did you insert the page number on the bottom right of the page (NOT FOOTER!!!!)

8. Did you centre your title?

9. Did your title tell me what the work following is about? “Did I Miss Anything?” Answers

10. Did you bold the title?

11. Did you properly attribute the poem by putting the title of it in quotation marks?

12. Did you leave ONE space between the title and the questions?

13. Did you leave ONE space between each answer?

14. Did you properly insert numbers for the questions?

15. Did you answer the question by flipping it into the statement first?

Friday, September 30, 2011

Today, you were given questions for the poem "Did I Miss Anything?" to complete in pairs. These were due by the end of class.