Room 7 Edublog

M: This Little Light of Mine
T: Man of Constant Sorrow
W: She Rocks in the Treetops
Th: Splish Splash
F: Drag Me Down

BELLRINGERS
Review

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop
To analyze and build on grammar and writing techniques

AGENDA
M-W: Macbeth
Th-F: Macbeth movie
T: Grammar Test

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guides on The Invisible Man

M: Your Man
T: Stand by Me
W: Imagine
Th: Piano w/ a Twist
F: Irish Presentation School Choir

BELLRINGERS
Verbals & Review

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop
To analyze and build on grammar and writing techniques

AGENDA
M-T: Macbeth
W-Th: AP Tests
F: Macbeth

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guide on The Invisible Man

M: Living in the Sunlight
T: The Impossible Dream
W: What a Wonderful World
Th: The Confrontation
F: My Guitar Weeps

BELLRINGERS
Interjections & Verbals

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop
To analyze and build on grammar and writing techniques

AGENDA
M: S-V Review
T: S-V test; Macbeth
W-F: Macbeth

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guides on The Invisible Man
Study for Tuesday’s test

M: Defying Gravity
T: Chuck Berry’s Johnny B Goode
W: The Impossible Dream
Th: Willis Family Irish Dance
F: Here Comes the Sun

BELLRINGERS
Interjections & Verbals

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop
To analyze and build on grammar and writing techniques

AGENDA
M: P-R literary devices review
T: P-R Test; S-V Pretest
W: Thesis Review
Th: Timed Write
F: S-V Review? Or Macbeth

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guides on The Invisible Man
Study for literary device test

M: Whip It!
T: Cups
W: All American Girl
Th: Clocks
F: Dancing in the Street

BELLRINGERS
Prepositions & Conjunctions

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop
To analyze and build on grammar

AGENDA
M: Timed Write
T-W: Macbeth
Th: Review for Literary Device Test
F: Literary Device Test; Pretest; Macbeth

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guides on The Invisible Man
Study for Friday’s test

Take a Chance on Me
Opera to Punk
I Want It That Way
Staying Alive
I’m Blue

BELLRINGERS
M-W: Adjectives
Th-F: Adverbs

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop
To analyze and build on grammar

AGENDA
M: Timed Write
T-W: Macbeth
Th: Review for J-O Literary Device Test
F: Literary Device Test; Pretest; Macbeth

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guides on The Invisible Man
Study for Friday’s test

Never Gonna Give You Up
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
You’re the One that I Want
Love Runs Out
Sweet Home Alabama

BELLRINGERS
M: Types of Nouns: Proper, Common, Concrete, Abstract, Plural, Possessive
T: Pronouns: (Personal) Nominative, Objective, Possessive
W: Pronouns: Compound, Relative
Th: Pronouns: Interrogative, Demonstrative
F: Pronouns: Indefinite

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop
To analyze and build on grammar

AGENDA
M: Finish British Timeline; Macbeth background
T-F: Literary Devices review; Macbeth

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guides on The Invisible Man

This is the Army
Inka Gold Music
Piece by Piece
I Won’t Let You Down
Coming Home

BELLRINGERS
M: Overview of quarter; plan it out with the students; grammar pretest
T: What are the 8 parts of speech? Define as many as you can.
W-Th: Noun Jobs

OBJECTIVES
To analyze poetry form and structure
To analyze/explain an author’s word choice and literary devices
To portray how characters, ideas, or events interact & develop

AGENDA
M-W: AP essay calibration and grading
Th-F: British Timeline Worksheet w/ Prezi: http://prezi.com/3qay71_6pncm/timeline-of-british-literature/

HOMEWORK
Read & complete study guides on The Invisible Man

Jailhouse Rock
It’s Oh so Quiet
Good Country Song
Who Put the Bop

BELLRINGERS
M: Should high school have recess?
T: Should it be mandated that every high school student spend 1 school year abroad?
Th: Should college athletes be paid for playing?

OBJECTIVES
To grasp the issues of the time and how these are mirrored in our own time
To analyze the function of satire
To evaluate the target of satire

AGENDA
Analyze Gulliver’s Travels
Compare/contrast to Candide
Complete a timed essay on an AP prompt

HOMEWORK
Read & analyze Wuthering Heights, filling out study guide

M: Man in the Mirror
T: Gone, Gone, Gone
W: Made in the USA
Th: Eminem
F: My Way

BELLRINGERS
M: What classes should the school make mandatory (that they don’t now) to prepare students for life?
T: If there was 20K in the budget for the address to graduates, whom would you persuade the school board to request for this year’s commencement address?
W: The month of April has no school breaks yet is full of testing. What is your opinion: is this wise or unwise?
Th: School cafeteria food: is it delicious yet nutritious? Is there room for improvement?
F: Should college be “free” like public school?

OBJECTIVES
To grasp the issues of the time and how these are mirrored in our own time
To analyze the function of satire
To evaluate the target of satire

AGENDA
Analyze Gulliver’s Travels
Compare/contrast to Candide

HOMEWORK
Read & analyze Wuthering Heights, filling out study guide