October 27, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete a response to the following journal topic: How much
knowledge should a person or society have? When, if ever, should
our pursuit of knowledge be limited? Explain. ½ page.
- Complete Wordskills Unit 3 Packet
- HW: complete Wordskills Unit 3 Packet
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Continue working on “Setting Up Your Document” in InDesign
- HW: prepare a piece for writer’s workshop on Tuesday, October 28
expanding on your Occasion piece or basing it on another selection from
your Memorable Place list; must include seven sensory details (at least
one of each type), three specific concrete details (names of people, places,
things, products, etc.), two metaphors/similes, and two lines of dialogue
(may be placed anywhere in the piece); three paragraphs (paragraph
being a minimum of five sentences); include five typed, double spaced
copies
October 28, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Read “Choices About Narrator,” pg. 282, and “By the Waters of
Babylon,” pg. 288 in MLL
- Complete Brainstorm Web with QFIREs, Intro Paragraph with
Hook/Good Lead In, and one body paragraph based on “all expenses
paid trip” prompt
- HW: complete reading “By the Waters of Babylon”; PP definitions and
examples for allusion, foreshadowing, narrator, and point of view in
MLL
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Complete working on “Setting Up Your Document” in InDesign
- Writer’s Workshop: Occasion Piece
- HW: n/a
October 29, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Read “Choices About Narrator,” pg. 282, and “By the Waters of
Babylon,” pg. 288 in MLL
- Complete Brainstorm Web with QFIREs, Intro Paragraph with
Hook/Good Lead In, and one body paragraph based on “all expenses
paid trip” prompt
- HW: complete reading “By the Waters of Babylon”; PP definitions and
examples for allusion, foreshadowing, narrator, and point of view in
MLL
October 30, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete “By the Waters of Babylon” Quiz
- Answer Lit ?’s 8, 9, and 10 on pg. 302 of MLL
- HW: complete Lit ?’s
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Review and write definition of memoir in writer’s notebooks: a
form of autobiographical writing in which a person recalls significant
events and people in his or her life. Most memoirs share the following
characteristics: (1) they usually are structured as narratives told by the
writers themselves, using the first-person point of view; (2) although
some names may be changed to protect privacy, memoirs are true
accounts of actual events; (3) although basically personal, memoirs may
deal with newsworthy events having a significance beyond the confines of
the writer’s life; (4) unlike strictly historical accounts, memoirs often
include the writer’s feelings and opinions about historical events, giving
the reader insight into the impact of history on people’s lives
- Read “Writing an Oral History,” pg. 115 in CWD
- HW: Oral History Chart: Sort your life into six sections of any topic; for
example, “childhood events,” “biggest struggle,” “biggest success,”
“holiday tradition I like best,” “what it was like to move,” etc. Then create
three questions to ask yourself about the topics and one question to ask
your family or friends about them and answer them; due on Monday
October 31, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: DQ the following grammar notes: Adjectives: pg. 412, line 1- 26
and chart; pg. 413, lines 1-5; pg. 414, lines 1-12; pg. 415, lines 716
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: Complete Oral History Chart
November 3, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete EOLang, pg. 413, ex. 4, “ID Adjectives and the Words
They Modify,” and pg. 414, ex. 5, “ID Words as Adjectives or Pronouns”
- Review Adjective Phrases, pg. 468, EOLang
- HW: Wordskills Unit 3 Sentences
Creative Writing
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DO NOW! Review Elements of Style Rule of Usage #10: use the proper
case of pronoun and complete EOLang pg. 569, Revs. A and B, “Using
Pronouns Correctly in Sentences”
HW: n/a
November 5, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Log on to fsassessments.org, select “Training Test,” select
“Take the Training Test,” sign in (no login information is required), select
10th Grade level and click yes, select “Start Grades 9-11 FSA ELA
Reading” test, select type of test you would like to take, click “Yes, start
my test,” check the sound icon, review “Test Instructions and Help” and
click “Begin Test Now,” and complete the Reading Test
- Review “What is a Phrase?” on pg. 467 in EOLang., complete the Phrases
WS and DQ the following grammar notes: The Adjective Phrase: pg. 468,
lines 5-24
- HW: bring a book for SSR
November 6, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Log on to fsassessments.org, select “Training Test,” select
“Take the Training Test,” sign in (no login information is required), select
10th Grade level and click yes, select “Start Grades 9-11 FSA ELA
Reading” test, select type of test you would like to take, click “Yes, start
my test,” check the sound icon, review “Test Instructions and Help” and
click “Begin Test Now,” and complete the Reading Test
- Review “What is a Phrase?” on pg. 467 in EOLang., complete the Phrases
WS and DQ the following grammar notes: The Adjective Phrase: pg. 468,
lines 5-24
- HW: bring a book for SSR
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Read “Writing Historical Events in Memoir,” pg. 116, in CWD
- Begin “Working with Frames” in InDesign
- HW: in Writer’s Notebook, make a list of six historical events that have
taken place during your lifetime (things we all know about, events that
were reported in the newspaper and on television); then pick one and
answer the following questions about it: 1) How old were you? (2) Where
did you live? 3) What were you doing when you heard the news? 4) How
did you feel about that day? 5) How do you feel about the event today?;
write one paragraph in your notebook, due Monday; bring a book for SSR
November 7, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! SSR
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HW: Wordskills Unit 3 Two Column Notes; study for spelling and
definition test
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: complete “Historical Event in Memoir” exercise
November 10, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete Wordskills Unit 3 Spelling and Definition Test
- HW: read “Greek Tragedy,” pgs. 958-959, and “Classical Greek Drama,”
pgs. 964-965, in MLL
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Review Elements of Style Elementary Rules of Usage #11: A
participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the
grammatical subject
- Complete EOLang, pg. 629, ex. 7, #’s 1-10 “Revising Sentences by
Correcting Misplaced One-Word and Phrase Modifiers”
- HW: n/a
November 12, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete a response to the following journal topic: Do you
feel more loyal to your family or your friends? To yourself or your
country? Which of these gets your greatest loyalty? Explain. ½
page.
- Complete Adjectives/Adjective Phrases Quiz
- Read Antigone, Prologue, Scenes 1 & 2, pgs. 968-987, in MLL
- HW: PP definitions and examples for the following literary terms in the
MLL glossary: chorus, irony, tragedy
November 13, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete a response to the following journal topic: Do you
feel more loyal to your family or your friends? To yourself or your
country? Which of these gets your greatest loyalty? Explain. ½
page.
- Complete Adjectives/Adjective Phrases Quiz
- Read Antigone, Prologue, Scenes 1 & 2, pgs. 968-987, in MLL
- HW: PP definitions and examples for the following literary terms in the
MLL glossary: chorus, irony, tragedy
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Continue “Working with Frames” in InDesign
- HW: bring a book for SSR
November 14, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: DQ the following grammar notes: The Verb: pg. 417, lines 1-21
and chart
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: n/a
November 17, 2014:
English 2
- Classroom in use for interim testing
- HW: Wordskills Unit 5 Packet
Creative Writing
- Classroom in use for interim testing
- HW: n/a
November 18, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Use Cluster Diagram WS to answer questions about moral
obligation
- Read Antigone, pg. 968-1006 and, on a separate sheet of paper, copy the
following questions (leaving space for the answers): 1. What role does
the character have in the play? 2. What problems or concerns does
the character have? 3. What options does the character have to
solve the problem? 4. What are the pros and cons of each option?
5. What decision does the character make? 6. What character
traits influence the character’s decision? 7. What new problem is
created by that decision? Answer the questions by analyzing the
character of Antigone or Creon (student’s choice)
- HW: “Vocabulary in Context,” pg. 1008 in MLL
Creative Writing
- Classroom in use for interim testing
- HW: n/a
November 19, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Use Cluster Diagram WS to answer questions about moral
obligation
- Read Antigone, pg. 968-1006 and, on a separate sheet of paper, copy the
following questions (leaving space for the answers): 1. What role does
the character have in the play? 2. What problems or concerns does
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the character have? 3. What options does the character have to
solve the problem? 4. What are the pros and cons of each option?
5. What decision does the character make? 6. What character
traits influence the character’s decision? 7. What new problem is
created by that decision? Answer the questions by analyzing the
character of Antigone or Creon (student’s choice)
HW: “Vocabulary in Context,” pg. 1008 in MLL
November 20, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete reading Antigone, pg. 968-1006 and, on a separate
sheet of paper, copy the following questions (leaving space for the
answers): 1. What role does the character have in the play? 2. What
problems or concerns does the character have? 3. What options
does the character have to solve the problem? 4. What are the pros
and cons of each option? 5. What decision does the character
make? 6. What character traits influence the character’s decision?
7. What new problem is created by that decision? Answer the
questions by analyzing the character of Antigone or Creon (student’s
choice)
- HW: EOLang., pg. 418, ex. 6, “Identifying Verbs and Verb Phrases”; bring
a book for SSR
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Review Principles of Composition #’s 12: Choose a suitable
design and hold to it and 13: Make the paragraph the unit of
composition
- HW: Think of a place you can describe in detail and, in the writer’s
notebook, write a description of 250-350 words (about two pages); bring
a book for SSR
November 24, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Begin Reading Interim Assessment
- Complete reading Antigone, Scenes 4 and 5, pgs. 994-1006 in MLL, and
complete answering the analysis questions
- HW: complete reading Antigone, Scenes 4 and 5, and complete answering
the analysis questions
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Read “Practice Building Scenes,” pg. 24 in CWD
- HW: In writer’s notebook, create a list of five conflicts that can take place
in your setting; then choose a character and a conflict and rewrite the
scene dropping them in
November 25, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete Reading Interim Assessment
- Find text evidence in the play Antigone to support your answers for the
seven analysis questions; write the evidence on a separate sheet of paper
with the numbers corresponding with the questions; must include three
Direct Quotations, three ParaPhrases, one summary, and the section
name (for example, “Prologue,” “Scene 1,” “Ode 1,” etc.) and line number
location of the evidence
- HW: complete recording the text evidence
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Read written scenes in class
- Review Elements of Style, Principles of Composition #14: Use the active
voice and #15: Put statements in positive form
- Complete EOLang., pg. 605, ex. 16, “Using the Passive Voice”
- HW: n/a
November 26, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete Reading Interim Assessment
- Find text evidence in the play Antigone to support your answers for the
seven analysis questions; write the evidence on a separate sheet of paper
with the numbers corresponding with the questions; must include three
Direct Quotations, three ParaPhrases, one summary, and the section
name (for example, “Prologue,” “Scene 1,” “Ode 1,” etc.) and line number
location of the evidence
- HW: complete recording the text evidence
December 2, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! In his tragedy Antigone, Sophocles portrays a variety of
characters who are convinced they are living their lives the best way they
can in the world as they see it. Virtually every character reaches a point
where his or her sense of morality conflicts with that of another
character. Write a paragraph that describes Antigone’s or Creon’s moral
conflict, possible courses of action, and motivations. Include quotations
and other details from the play to support your statements. Remember
to cite your information.
- Complete Verb Phrases Quiz
- Complete vocabulary sentences for Wordskills Unit 5 Packet and
Antigone vocabulary (30 words)
- HW: Wordskills Unit 5 and Antigone Two Column Notes; study for
spelling and definition test
Creative Writing
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DO NOW! Review Elements of Style, Principles of Composition #14: Use
the active voice and #15: Put statements in positive form
Complete EOLang., pg. 605, ex. 16, “Using the Passive Voice”
In writer’s notebook, copy definition of allusion: a figure of speech
that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that
happened; this can be real or imaginary and may refer to
anything, including paintings, opera, folk lore, mythical figures, or
religious manuscripts; the reference can be direct or may be
inferred, and can broaden the reader’s understanding.
Annotate the poem “Ozymandias”
Read “What is Poetry?” pg. 61 in CWD
HW: n/a
December 3, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! In his tragedy Antigone, Sophocles portrays a variety of
characters who are convinced they are living their lives the best way they
can in the world as they see it. Virtually every character reaches a point
where his or her sense of morality conflicts with that of another
character. Write a paragraph that describes Antigone’s or Creon’s moral
conflict, possible courses of action, and motivations. Include quotations
and other details from the play to support your statements. Remember
to cite your information.
- Complete Verb Phrases Quiz
- Complete vocabulary sentences for Wordskills Unit 5 Packet and
Antigone vocabulary (30 words)
- HW: Wordskills Unit 5 and Antigone Two Column Notes; study for
spelling and definition test
December 8, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete Verb Phrases Quiz
- HW: Wordskills Unit 5 Packet and Antigone vocabulary sentences (32
words)
Creative Writing
- Room used for computer based testing
- HW: n/a
December 9, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete Antigone Quiz
- HW: n/a
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Complete “Working With Frames” in InDesign
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Read “What is Poetry?” pg. 61 in CWD
HW: n/a
December 10, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! In his tragedy Antigone, Sophocles portrays a variety of
characters who are convinced they are living their lives the best way they
can in the world as they see it. Virtually every character reaches a point
where his or her sense of morality conflicts with that of another
character. Write a paragraph that describes Antigone’s or Creon’s moral
conflict, possible courses of action, and motivations. Include quotations
and other details from the play to support your statements. Remember
to cite your information.
- Complete Antigone Quiz
- HW: n/a
December 11, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete a response to the following journal topic: Many
people resolve to make improvements in their lives when a new
year begins. What are three resolutions you can make to improve
your life this year? Explain. ½ page.
- HW: bring a book for SSR
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Review Elements of Style, Principles of Composition #16: Use
definite, specific, concrete language
- Read “List Ordinary Objects to Find Poems,” pg. 71 in CWD
- HW: Choose a list from pg. 72 (for example, 7 or more jobs you think
you’d like, and in detail what you would wear to each of them; 7 or more
things that are in your refrigerator and why they are there; 7 or more
gifts you have been given, when, and by whom; 7 or more lies you have
told, to whom, and when; 7 or more compliments you have given, to
whom, and when; 7 or more ways you would curse someone who has
angered you; 7 people you think of right now and why you are thinking of
them; 7 or more songs you know and what they make you think of in
your life – people, places, events) or create your own topic and complete
using sensory details, concrete details, etc.; your list must include
explanations as well as identifications
December 12, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: Wordskills Unit 5 and Antigone Two Column Notes; study for
spelling and definition test
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: In writer’s notebook, list of ordinary objects to find poems
December 15, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete Wordskills Unit 5 & Antigone Spelling & Definition
Test
- HW: DQ the following grammar notes: Action Verbs and Linking Verbs:
pg. 418, lines 30-35; pg. 419, lines 1-22 and chart
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Read “Onomatopoeia,” pg. 36 in CWD and write a paragraph
describing a noisy place you routinely encounter
- HW: In writer’s notebook, write four sentences ascribing sound to other
senses; for example, Sunlight crackled through the window; Her
perfume sashayed through the room before she did; etc.
December 16, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete a response to the following journal topic: What
causes people to feel fear? Think about what scares you: a
deserted alley, a snarling dog, a shadowy stranger, etc. Maybe it’s
an idea like being lost or losing everything you have. List four
causes of fear and explain why people feel that way. ½ page.
- Complete EOLang., pg. 420, ex. 7, “Identifying Verbs as Action Verbs or
Linking Verbs”
- Read “The Pit and the Pendulum,” pg. 770 in MLL
- HW: complete Wordskills Unit 6 Packet
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Begin working on “Importing and Editing Text” in InDesign
- HW: n/a
December 17, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete a response to the following journal topic: What
causes people to feel fear? Think about what scares you: a
deserted alley, a snarling dog, a shadowy stranger, etc. Maybe it’s
an idea like being lost or losing everything you have. List four
causes of fear and explain why people feel that way. ½ page.
- Complete EOLang., pg. 420, ex. 7, “Identifying Verbs as Action Verbs or
Linking Verbs”
- Read “The Pit and the Pendulum,” pg. 770 in MLL
- HW: complete Wordskills Unit 6 Packet
December 18, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! Complete Action & Linking Verbs Quiz
- HW: read “The Lake” by Edgar Allan Poe, pg. 788 in MLL; bring a book
for SSR
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Continue working on “Importing and Editing Text” in InDesign
- HW: bring a book for SSR
December 19, 2014:
English 2
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: Reading Plus
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! SSR
- HW: n/a
January 5, 2015:
English 2
- DO NOW! Review Notebook Check First Quarter Review WS
- HW: Notebooks are due Tuesday, Jan. 13 for Period 3/ Wednesday, Jan.
14 for Periods 246
Creative Writing
- DO NOW! Continue working on “Importing and Editing Text” in InDesign
- HW: n/a
January 6, 2015:
English 2