Room 7 Edublog

OBJECTIVES
Review vocabulary
To understand how England’s history affected her literature

BELLRINGER
Genre: tragicomedy
Person: a psychic, pizza-delivery woman
Problem: there’s a funeral, but the casket is empty

Somewhere in your paragraph, use the following words:
Jigger (informal verb): rearrange or tamper with.
Elegy (noun): A mournful poem, especially a funeral song

AGENDA
Review Vocabulary
Continue PP of British history & literature

HOMEWORK
Signed syllabus and media sheet due Wednesday, 8/27
5 Hero paragraph essay due Wednesday, 8/27
Reading log

OBJECTIVES
To learn the Hebrew stories that influenced and informed Western literature
To explore story elements through the stories
To practice first or third person narrative writing
To show understanding of literary devices by incorporating 2

BELLRINGER
Genre: tragicomedy
Person: a psychic, pizza-delivery woman
Problem: there’s a funeral, but the casket is empty

Somewhere in your paragraph, use the following words:
Jigger (informal verb): rearrange or tamper with.
Elegy (noun): A mournful poem, especially a funeral song

AGENDA
Students will work on researching and writing their narratives

HOMEWORK
Signed syllabus and media sheet due Wednesday, 8/27
AP summer coursework due Friday, 8/29
14 Bible allusions due 8/29
Reading log

OBJECTIVES
To create grammar placemats
To fashion grammar resources

BELLRINGER
Quickwrite:
My favorite summer memory

AGENDA
Students will continue working on grammar placemats
Begin cutting out the Speech Family

HOMEWORK
Reading Response Journals

OBJECTIVES
To learn the Hebrew stories that influenced and informed Western literature
To explore story elements through the stories
To practice first or third person narrative writing
To show understanding of literary devices by incorporating 2

BELLRINGER
Genre: tragicomedy
Person: a psychic, pizza-delivery woman
Problem: there’s a funeral, but the casket is empty

Opening Line:
Every morning I wake up in the armpit of this alien world.

AGENDA
World-renown class speaker addresses class
Students sign up for a story
Hebrews – Telling a Story
Write a 1-2 page story explaining:
Social, historical, and/or cultural significance of the chosen individual or event
Point of View – Will you narrate the story in first or third person? Why?
Which 2 literary terms did you select? How will you incorporate them into your writing?

HOMEWORK
Signed syllabus and media sheet due Wednesday, 8/27
AP summer coursework due Friday, 8/29
14 Bible allusions due 8/29
Reading log

OBJECTIVES
To learn vocabulary
To understand how England’s history affected her literature

BELLRINGER
Genre: tragicomedy
Person: a psychic, pizza-delivery woman
Problem: there’s a funeral, but the casket is empty

Opening Line:
Every morning I wake up in the armpit of this alien world.

AGENDA
Fill in vocab worksheets
Anglo-Saxon PP with worksheet

HOMEWORK
Signed syllabus and media sheet due Wednesday, 8/27
5 Hero paragraph essay due Wednesday, 8/27
Reading log

OBJECTIVES:
To create grammar placemats
To exercise vocabulary skills
To build library skills

BELLRINGER:
Describe your favorite gift and why it was your favorite.

AGENDA:
Introduce book report requirements, reading log, and sign-up sheet
If needed, library time to sign out books will be granted
Spend some time working on reading log with teacher assistance
Continue grammar placemat and family

HOMEWORK:
Reading Log
Syllabus Signed
UGO form signed

OBJECTIVES:
To discuss college readiness
To prepare expectations for the AP Literature and Composition test & course

BELLRINGER:
How many multiple choice questions are on the test?
Discuss:
55 Questions, 1 hour, 45% of score

AGENDA:
Mr. Brown gives college intro
Provide multiple-choice answering strategies
Students will complete the multiple-choice section of a practice test.

HOMEWORK:
Summer Reading: due Friday 8/29
Syllabus Signed: due Wednesday 8/27
Biblical Allusions: 14 due Friday 8/29

OBJECTIVES
Discuss college
Discuss book reports
Choose books

BELLRINGER:
Describe your favorite gift and why it was your favorite.

AGENDA
Mr. Brown presents college intro
Book report handouts and discussion
Library time

HOMEWORK
Media Form & signed syllabus due 8/27
5 paragraphs on “Hero” due 8/27/14
Mark Twain claimed, “We find not much in ourselves to admire; we are always privately wanting to be like somebody else. If everybody was satisfied with himself there would be no heroes.”
Respond with a narrative: Do you agree? Whom do you consider a hero? Why? Provide examples.

OBJECTIVES:
To prepare expectations for the AP test & course
To write an essay from a 2013 AP test prompt

BELLRINGER:
Write in your journals:
May 6, 2015
What is significant about this date?

AGENDA:
Students will understand May 6, 2015 is the day of the AP Literature and Composition test.
We will begin the school year by taking a sample test.
Discuss: 3 essay questions, 2 hours, 40 minutes each, 55% of score.

AGENDA:
Sample essay question: 40 minute timing

HOMEWORK:
Summer Reading: due Friday 8/29
Syllabus Signed: due Wednesday 8/27

OBJECTIVES:
To create grammar placemats

BELLRINGER:
What is “victory”?
Journal prompt: “Victory is not when your circumstances change; victory is when you purpose in your heart to never give up.”

AGENDA:
Work on grammar placemats

HOMEWORK:
Syllabus Signed
UGO form signed
Finish cutting out grammar sheets