Bellwork
Bellwork
3 sentence minimum!
-Describe your
favorite memory
from this summer.
Recap
Collect
homework
Bathroom passes
3
per quarter
Checking
out books
Extra Credit Copper Sun
Agenda
Bellwork- 7/31/14
If
you could have
any super power,
what would it be?
Why?
Bellwork 8/1/14
Would
you rather
live in Antarctica or
in the Amazon Rain
Forest? Why?
Bellwork 8/4/14
If
you were an
animal, what do you
think you would be?
Why?
Order of Tabs
1.
Vocabulary
a)
2.
Literature
a)
b)
c)
3.
DOL
Writing
a)
5.
Notes on the Hunger Games
Books I Read This Semester
Genres in Literature
Grammar
a)
4.
SAT Packet
None yet
Other Important Papers
a)
Front page of blue Letter to Parents
Bellwork 8/5/14
Bellwork 8/6/14
Recap:
Do you
think Queenie is
innocent or guilty?
Why?
Bellwork 8/6/14
Over
80% of you said
that you wanted this
class to be less chatty in
your Classroom Goals.
How do you think you
can make accomplish
that this year?
Bellwork 8/7/14
Write
a story that
includes three of our
SAT words (lethargic,
unanimous, vilify,
usurp, bumptious, or
eccentric).
Bellwork 8/8/14
What’s
your favorite
thing to do on the
weekends? Why?
Bellwork 8/11/14
Freewrite
Good Afternoon!
SSR
Time!
Bellwork 8/12
Describe
what happened
in “The Lottery” yesterday.
Bellwork 8/12 Honors
Describe
3 elements
of a short story.
Bellwork 8/13
What
is one thing
you couldn’t live
without? Why?
Good Afternoon!
Time
for SSR!
Bellwork
Describe
the best
movie you’ve ever
seen. Why is it your
favorite?
Good Afternoon!
Please
take out your bellwork.
We are going to do SSR at the
end of the hour today.
Did
you study for your
quizzes today? For
how long? Why or why
not?
Quizzes
After
you are done with
your quizzes, please bring
them up to me.
You should SSR once you
are finished.
Bellwork 8/18
Freewrite
Bellwork 8/19/14
Do
you agree or disagree,
all schools should make
students wear uniforms.
Why?
Bellwork 8/20/14
Describe
“The Hero’s
Journey”. Why do you
think it’s used in so
many stories?
No Bellwork!
Please
pass up JUST your three
paragraphs from the POV
homework.
Next, take out your character
bag instructions.
Good Morning
We
have SRI for 1st
period. Please take your
seat and we will go
down together after I
have taken attendance.
Bellwork
In
your opinion, what’s
the best day you could
ever have? Why?
Bellwork 8/22
Use
all three SAT words in
ONE sentence (pretentious,
morose, and conundrum).
Bellwork 8/25
Recap
what we read in
“A Rose for Emily” on
Friday.
Bellwork 8/26
Write
an alternative
ending for “A Rose for
Emily”.
Bellwork 8/26
In
your opinion, are these
new developments in
technology we started
talking about yesterday
good or bad? Why?
Bellwork 8/27
Describe
how it feels
to be hungry. How
does it affect the way
you act?
Bellwork 8/27
What
might Miss. Emily
symbolize? What
evidence do you have of
that- in other words,
how?
No Bellwork 8/28/14
Please
split a half piece of
paper with your partner. Put
your name, date, and hour
on top for your reading quiz
on chapter 3.
¾ Block
In
one to two sentences,
explain what the
following phrase means
in chapter 3 to Katniss.
The
Train.
½ Block
In
one to two sentences,
explain what the
following word means in
chapter 3 to Katniss.
Madge.
Bellwork 8/28/14
In
your opinion, what does
Emily’s house symbolize
(think about the description
given of it in the second
paragraph- reread this if
you need to)?
Bellwork 8/29/14
What
character do
you like or dislike so
far in The Hunger
Games? Why?
After your quiz…
Please
bring your DOL
quiz up to the front and
then you may SSR.
Bellwork 8/28/14
In
the end, do you
feel bad for Miss.
Emily? Why or why
not?
Bellwork 9/2
Freewrite
Bellwork 9/3
Do
you think Prim
would have been able
to survive the Hunger
Games? Why or why
not?
Bellwork 9/3
How
were the 1950s
different than today?
Give three
examples.
Bellwork 9/4
How
would you
describe Katniss? Do
you like her? Why or
why not?
Bellwork 9/4
What
is different about
the Happylife House in
“The Veldt” from our
houses today?
Bellwork 9/5
Would
you rather,
live in District 12 or
the Capitol? Why?
Bellwork 9/5
Would
you rather be
Emily from “A Rose for
Emily” or the Father from
“The Veldt”? Why?
Bellwork 9/9
What
does each letter
stand for in AECTECC?
What should you include
in each letter?
Bellwork 9/9
How
is the family
distorted or different
from a normal family in
“The Veldt”?
Bellwork 9/10
Would
you rather
have Katniss for a
friend or Peeta?
Why?
Bellwork!
Who
is your least
favorite character in
“The Veldt”? Why?
Bellwork 9/11
Why
is appearance so
important in the Hunger
Games?
Bellwork 9/11
Which
story had a
creepier mood? A
Rose for Emily or The
Veldt?
Bellwork 9/15
Freewrite
Bellwork 9/16
Do
you think Cinna
designed a good
opening ceremony
costume for Katniss?
Why?
Bellwork 9/16
Make a prediction about
what you think our last
short story, “Split Cherry
Tree”, will be about.
Bellwork 9/17
List
two character
traits for Peeta and
give examples from
the book to support
your ideas.
Bellwork
Who
is an old fashioned
character in “Split Cherry
Tree”? Give an example
how he is old fashioned.
Bellwork 9/18
What
piece of
technology do you
find interesting in The
Hunger Games? Why?
Bellwork 9/18
List
two character traits
for Pa or Dave and give
evidence to support.
Bellwork 9/19
Summarize
what we
have read so far from
The Hunger Games in
three sentences.
Bellwork 9/19
What
lesson does Pa learn
at the end of “Split Cherry
Tree”?
Bellwork 9/22
Freewrite
Bellwork 9/23
Write
a short story about
your day at school
yesterday with at least 6
prepositions. Underline
the prepositions.
Bellwork 9/23
Write
a short story
about your day today
using at least three,
out of the 27, SAT
vocab words.
Bellwork 9/24
Write
a short story
about your favorite
food using three SAT
words.
Bellwork 9/24
Using
the topic of your
friends, write three
examples of similes or
metaphors.
No Bellwork9/25
Please
take out half a piece of
paper for your reading quiz.
I will read a phrase and you
must explain what is important
about it in 1 to 2 sentences.
Instructions 9/25
On
your desk, you have a copy
of “The Last Fight”. You have
the ENTIRE 90 minutes to read,
annotate, and make as many
notes as possible.
You may NOT put any
definitions on your story. You
are going to be turning in your
story with your test tomorrow.
To Do:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Read and annotate “The Last
Fight”
Complete Literary Terms
Assessment
SAT Review (if time)
SSR (if time)
Bellwork 9/26
Describe
how the Capitol
people react to the Hunger
Games. Why is this strange?
Bellwork 9/29
How
do you think Peeta
feels about being thrown
into the Hunger Games?
Good Afternoon
 Please
take a seat in your seat and wait
for instructions.
Bellwork 9/29
List
three things you like
or dislike about poetry.
Bellwork 10/1
What
was your first
impression of the
actual Hunger
Games? Why?
Bellwork 10/1
Write
an opening to a
poem about a bird that
has a dark and scary
mood.
Bellwork 10/2
Do
you think Peeta has
been lying to Katniss the
whole time and planning to
go along with the Careers?
Bellwork 10/2
What
is the mood in “The
Raven”? How do you know?
Bellwork 10/3
What’s
your favorite part
of the Hunger Games so
far?
Bellwork 10/3
What’s
happening in
your SSR book?
Bellwork 10/6
What
are your plans for
Fall Break?
Bellwork 10/9
Why
do you think Rue
would want to help
Katniss?
Bellwork 10/9
What
was your
first impression of
“Ozymandias”?
Bellwork 10/10
In
the terms of grammar,
what is a “part of
speech”?
Bellwork 10/10
In
your own words, what
is a preposition?
Bellwork 10/27
How
was your break? What
did you do?
Bellwork 10/28
What
was the most
important thing that
happened in chapter 15 of
The Hunger Games? Why?
Bellwork 10/28
List
three things you learned
about WWII or the
Holocaust yesterday.
Bellwork 10/29
Name
and describe
three types of
conflict.
Bellwork 10/29
List
two things you
thought were interesting
in your stations
yesterday.
Bellwork 10/30
How
do you feel when
you read The Hunger
Games? Why?
Bellwork 10/30
Diagram the following
sentence.
We went to Hawaii and
Australia in the fall.
Bellwork 10/30
Do
you want to learn more
about the Holocaust? Why
or why not?
3/4
Please
take out your books
and turn to page 212.
Bellwork 10/31
Freewrite
(if you can’t think of
anything- what are your
Halloween plans?)
Bellwork 11/3
Please
give a quick
book talk and explain
what is happening in
your SSR book.
Homeroom
Please
check the seating chart
on the board.
Bellwork 11/4
What
is the purpose of an
introduction in an essay?
Bellwork 11/4
List
three interesting facts
you learned about WWII or
the Holocaust in your
stations.
Quiet Day
In
order to prepare for reading
“Anne Frank” we are going to
have a quiet day.
If
you talk or make noise, you
will lose your 10 participation
points for the day.
Bellwork 11/6
In your own words,
describe what a
symbol is.
Bellwork 11/11
Describe
your first
impression of
Memories of Anne
Frank?
Bellwork 11/11
Give
an example of
a character trait,
evidence, and
symbol for Cinna.
Good Morning
SSR