Friday, April 28, 2017

Friday, April 28

Homework check: "translations" of excerpted heroic couplets (597--600).
Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study, or work on Pope.

Discussed translations, corrected misunderstandings of couplets.
COLLECTED "translated" couplets.

Read and discussed introduction, notes, and excerpt from "An Essay on Man" by Alexander Pope (601).

DUE DATES 

TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz 

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Thursday, April 27

HOMEWORK: Read intro material on Pope, as well as excerpted heroic couplets (597--600). "Translate" each of the ten excerpted couplets into modern English.

Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study, or work on Swift or Pope (if absent and catching up, or caught up and ahead).

Groups shared their notes on "A Modest Proposal" (582--589).
Groups completed DEJs with 2 quotes each to illustrate "logical" appeals, emotional appeals using animal imagery, and "ethical" appeals where the author attempts to frame himself as "virtuous."

Groups reported to the class.
COLLECTED one DEJ per group for a grade.
DUE DATES 

TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz 

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Wednesday, April 26

HOMEWORK: Read intro material on Jonathan Swift (579--581). Finish reading "A Modest Proposal," marking with Post-it notes examples of "logical" appeals, comparisons of children or the Irish with animals, and places the author portrays himself as virtuous/ethical.
Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study.

Introduced Jonathan Swift and upcoming group Double entry journal assignment.
Began reading "A Modest Proposal" (582--589).

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft Macbeth analysis due by midnight.

TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz 

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Tuesday, April 25

Short class today due to early release schedule. 
HOMEWORK: Read intro material on Jonathan Swift (579--581).
Reading quiz on the introduction to The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century unit (559--578).

Choice of silent reading, vocabulary study, or work on final revisions for Macbeth literary analysis essay. 

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft Macbeth analysis due by midnight.

TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz 

Monday, April 24, 2017

Monday, April 24

HOMEWORK: Read introduction to The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century unit (559--578).  Be prepared for a reading quiz!
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Students took notes on PowerPoint introduction to Restoration/18th Century literature.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft Macbeth analysis due by midnight.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Thursday, April 13

This class short due to special assembly schedule.
Students continued revising drafts to final draft form.Individual students requested 1:1 writing help from Ms. Bishop.
DUE DATES

TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft Macbeth analysis due by midnight.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Wednesday, April 12

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
Writers' groups wrapped up discussing rough draft essays on Macbeth.
Students began revising drafts to final draft form.
Individual students requested 1:1 writing help from Ms. Bishop.
DUE DATES

MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due.
TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft Macbeth analysis due by midnight.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Tuesday, April 11

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
This class short due to fire drill. 
Writers' groups began discussing rough draft essays on Macbeth.
DUE DATES

MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due.
TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft Macbeth analysis due by midnight.

Monday, April 10

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
This class taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Students continued work on MLA literary analysis essays on Macbeth.
DUE DATES

MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due.

THURSDAY, April 13: Final draft Macbeth analysis due (tentatively).

Friday, April 7, 2017

Friday, April 7

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
Students confirmed they could see shared rough drafts through Google Docs.

Continued work on literary analysis essays on Macbeth.
Writers' groups postponed until Monday; rough drafts are due on that day.
Students shared current drafts with Ms. Bishop.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due.

THURSDAY, April 13: Final draft Macbeth analysis due (tentatively).

Thursday, April 6, 2017

Thursday, April 6

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
Students shared rough emails, and rough drafts through Google Docs, with writing groups.

Continued work on literary analysis essays on Macbeth.
Writers' groups postponed until Monday; rough drafts are due on that day.
Students shared current drafts with Ms. Bishop.

DUE DATES

MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due.

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Wednesday, April 5

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
Students sat with assigned writing groups today.
Choice of reading or essay work to open class.

Continued work on literary analysis essays on Macbeth.
(Individual conferences on the rough drafts as requested.)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, April 7: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due (tentatively).

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Tuesday, April 4

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
Choice of reading or essay work to open class.

Continued work on literary analysis essays on Macbeth.
(Individual conferences on the rough drafts as requested.)

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, April 7: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due (tentatively).

Monday, April 3, 2017

Monday, April 3

ENGLISH 4, HONORS
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Continued work on literary analysis essays on Macbeth.
(Individual conferences on the rough drafts as requested.)

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, April 6: Rough draft Macbeth analysis due.