Embedded Files
Click HERE for "Power Players in MACBETH" handout
Click HERE for "Power Players in MACBETH" handout
Thursday 5/30 (B) + Friday 5/31 (A)
Thursday 5/30 (B) + Friday 5/31 (A)
- Read graphic novel of act 3
- Watch film version of act 3
- Go to Google Classroom to analyze key quotations
Click HERE for today's slide deck.
Tuesday 5/28 (B) + Wednesday 5/29 (A)
Tuesday 5/28 (B) + Wednesday 5/29 (A)
- Graphic novel: Act 2
- Update Plot MAP
- The Dagger Scene: power images
Click HERE for today's slide deck.
Wednesday 5/22 (A) + Thursday 5/23 (B)
Wednesday 5/22 (A) + Thursday 5/23 (B)
- Write NOW
- Plot MAP
- Image quotation
- View or Read aloud: Macbeth gives his allegiance to King Duncan/Lady Macbeth’s plan (1.4-7)
Click HERE for today's slide deck.
Monday 5/20 (A) + Tuesday 5/21 (B)
Monday 5/20 (A) + Tuesday 5/21 (B)
1) Submit essays
1) Submit essays
2) Character Googling
2) Character Googling
3) View Macbeth act 1, scenes 1-2
3) View Macbeth act 1, scenes 1-2
4) Read aloud and perform act 1, scene 3
4) Read aloud and perform act 1, scene 3
Click HERE for today's slide deck.
Wednesday 5/15 (B)
Wednesday 5/15 (B)
1) Work on your KINDRED essay 2nd drafts, due on Monday/Tuesday of next week (400 point AAA grade) ... 1st drafts have all been returned unless you didn't complete (in this case work on draft 1!) - 30 minutes
1) Work on your KINDRED essay 2nd drafts, due on Monday/Tuesday of next week (400 point AAA grade) ... 1st drafts have all been returned unless you didn't complete (in this case work on draft 1!) - 30 minutes
2) In class today, please watch the video below - 50 minutes
2) In class today, please watch the video below - 50 minutes
Tuesday 5/14 (A)
Tuesday 5/14 (A)
1) Write NOW
1) Write NOW
2) Quotations and Concepts
2) Quotations and Concepts
3) Character claims to fame
3) Character claims to fame
HW: Finish draft 2 of your KINDRED essay. AAA due: 5/20+21
Click HERE for today's slide deck.
Friday 5/10 (A) + Monday 5/13 (B)
Friday 5/10 (A) + Monday 5/13 (B)
Agenda:
Agenda:
1) Write NOW: Shakespeare style: In MACBETH, Lady Macbeth says to her husband, Macbeth: “Yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness." In 1983, Billy Bragg recorded a song titled, "The Milkman of Human Kindness."
1) Write NOW: Shakespeare style: In MACBETH, Lady Macbeth says to her husband, Macbeth: “Yet do I fear thy nature, It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness." In 1983, Billy Bragg recorded a song titled, "The Milkman of Human Kindness."
2) Review scales and study essay exemplar:
2) Review scales and study essay exemplar:
- Read paragraph one: underline claim
- Read paragraph two: underline words in LEAD that connect to the claim
- Read paragraph three: underline context for quotation
- Finish reading
3) Work on draft 2/then scrabble using words from Shakespeare
3) Work on draft 2/then scrabble using words from Shakespeare
Thursday 5/2 (A) + Friday 5/3 (B)
Thursday 5/2 (A) + Friday 5/3 (B)
- Finish "The State of Mississippi" lyric by Phil Ochs. Go to minute 36 of the video to the right. View to min 51.
- Complete NOTES: A Soundtrack for a Revolution (click HERE for notes handout) SUBMIT TO IN-BOX BEFORE THE END OF CLASS.
- Type draft 2 of essay/scrabble time for B day classes
Tuesday 4/30 (A) + Wednesday 5/1 (B)
Tuesday 4/30 (A) + Wednesday 5/1 (B)
- Review and study "The State of Mississippi" lyric by Phil Ochs
- View and make notes: A Soundtrack for a Revolution (click HERE for notes handout)
Thursday 4/11 (A)
Thursday 4/11 (A)
1. Write the essay OUTLINE for KINDRED. Click HERE for the outline handout.
2. Begin to hand write your essay, after you've completed your outline.
Tuesday 4/9 (A) + Friday 4/12 (B)
Tuesday 4/9 (A) + Friday 4/12 (B)
- Questions and Claims (click HERE for handout).
- Revise claims and begin gathering evidence.
HW: Essay mapping
Monday 4/1 (A) + Tuesday 4/2 (B)
Monday 4/1 (A) + Tuesday 4/2 (B)
See the agenda to the right for daily class activities.
HW: Finish the book for next class
Click HERE for the audio text.
Monday 3/18 (B) + Tuesday 3/19 (A)
Monday 3/18 (B) + Tuesday 3/19 (A)
See the agenda to the right for daily class activities.
HW: Read pages 108-143 by the END of next class.
Click HERE for the audio for the reading due next class.
Wednesday 3/13 (B) + Thursday 3/14 (A)
Wednesday 3/13 (B) + Thursday 3/14 (A)
See the agenda to the left for daily class activities.
HW: Read pages 52-107 by the end of next class.
Click HERE for the audio for the reading due next class.
Monday 3/11 (B) + Tuesday 3/12 (A)
Monday 3/11 (B) + Tuesday 3/12 (A)
See the agenda to the right for daily class activities.
HW: Read pages 9-51
Click HERE for the audio for today's reading.
Wednesday 2/20 (A) + Thursday 2/21 (B)
Wednesday 2/20 (A) + Thursday 2/21 (B)
Monday 02/18/19 (A) + Tuesday 02/19/19 (B)
Monday 02/18/19 (A) + Tuesday 02/19/19 (B)
1.
1.
Remember the norms:
Remember the norms:
Cooperate. Put in the effort. Be kind. Laugh. Help one another. Be friendly. Don’t judge. Listen to each other.
Cooperate. Put in the effort. Be kind. Laugh. Help one another. Be friendly. Don’t judge. Listen to each other.
2. Print your draft and staple to practices pages for: character, plot, and dialogue.
2. Print your draft and staple to practices pages for: character, plot, and dialogue.
Peer Conferencing//Directions:
Peer Conferencing//Directions:
- Before we begin, make a note on the top of your own paper about 2 things: what you think you did well on AND what you want a reader to look for to give you feedback about.
- Meet with your conference group.
- Read one another's stories and use the conference slip to make notes about each story you read.
- Read at least 3 stories.
3.
3.
Teacher conferences
Teacher conferences
HW: Revise! Final draft is due for class reading on Wednesday/Thursday!
HW: Revise! Final draft is due for class reading on Wednesday/Thursday!
Thursday 02/14/19 (A) + Friday 02/15/19 (A)
Thursday 02/14/19 (A) + Friday 02/15/19 (A)
1.
1.
Register for 12th grade courses (school-year 2019-2020)
Register for 12th grade courses (school-year 2019-2020)
2.
2.
Work day for your fiction story//draft 1 is due, hard copy, next week (Monday/Tuesday), along with 6 practice assignments we've done along the way
Work day for your fiction story//draft 1 is due, hard copy, next week (Monday/Tuesday), along with 6 practice assignments we've done along the way
HW: Finish draft 1 and practice assignments
HW: Finish draft 1 and practice assignments
Monday 2/11 (B) + Tuesday 2/12 (A)
Monday 2/11 (B) + Tuesday 2/12 (A)
See agenda and HW to the right.
See agenda and HW to the right.
Click HERE for today's practice page.
Monday 2/04 (A) + Tuesday 2/05 (B)
Monday 2/04 (A) + Tuesday 2/05 (B)
See agenda and HW to the right.
See agenda and HW to the right.
1. Writing prompt: What is your character's PROUDEST moment? How can you tell? Write for about 10 minutes, making up all of the details you can about your character.
2. As a class, listen to Judy Budnitz's short story, "Guilt," read by actor Matt Malloy. Warning: it's not realistic and it's strange! Click HERE for the story audio.
3. Go to Google Classroom to complete the following assignment (it's posted there for you), or do it by hand! Mr. Cole will check it next class:
Either begin writing your story rough draft and make margin notes (or Google comments) to indicate the following: Setting, character desire and major dramatic question, rising action (obstacles and victories in the search for the desire), the climax that answers the major dramatic question, and the new normal.
-OR-
Map out a design of the story you plan to write that includes a brief description of: Setting, character desire and major dramatic question, rising action (obstacles and victories in the search for the desire), the climax that answers the major dramatic question, and the new normal.
Exam Schedule:
Exam Schedule:
A/1 THEE: Tuesday 1/15 8:00 am
A/1 THEE: Tuesday 1/15 8:00 am
A/3 THEE: Tuesday 1/15 10:30 am
A/3 THEE: Tuesday 1/15 10:30 am
B/4 THEE: Friday 1/18 8:00 am
B/4 THEE: Friday 1/18 8:00 am
B/5 THEE: Friday 1/18 10:30 am
B/5 THEE: Friday 1/18 10:30 am
Wednesday 12/19 (A) + Thursday 12/20 (B)
Wednesday 12/19 (A) + Thursday 12/20 (B)
1.
Choose a story from the PACKET & read it. Choose WISELY. Stories are organized into categories you helped me brainstorm last class! Take some time to look through the entire packet before you choose one. If you don't like the one you chose, look some more and choose again.
2.
Complete story notes for the story you chose. Notes are on the back of the story assignment page.
3.
Go to Google Classroom and complete the slide deck to SHARE the gist of the story with others.
4.
Share the story AND RETURN THE PACKET TO THE FRONT TABLE! THEY ARE NOT YOURS TO KEEP!
Monday 12/17 (A) + Tuesday 12/18 (B)
Monday 12/17 (A) + Tuesday 12/18 (B)
- Write NOW
- “A Jury of Her Peers” reading and note making
- Level III idea brainstorm
- Character Profiles exam info
Click HERE for the day's presentation.
Wednesday 12/12 (B) + Thursday 12/13 (A)
Wednesday 12/12 (B) + Thursday 12/13 (A)
1)
1)
AAA Part III (click HERE for a copy if you'd like an electronic version) ... USE YOUR BOOKS!
AAA Part III (click HERE for a copy if you'd like an electronic version) ... USE YOUR BOOKS!
By the end of class today, submit BOTH AAA Part II and III (part II was HW, due today). If any "parts" are unfinished, and you have time, work on them and turn them into the in-box at the end of class!
By the end of class today, submit BOTH AAA Part II and III (part II was HW, due today). If any "parts" are unfinished, and you have time, work on them and turn them into the in-box at the end of class!
2)
2)
Silent reading - free choice book assessment is due January 10/11 (click HERE for the assessment assignment)
Silent reading - free choice book assessment is due January 10/11 (click HERE for the assessment assignment)
Friday, November 30 (B)
Friday, November 30 (B)
- Free Choice Reading Assignment
- Silent Reading/Honors quick meeting
- Scrabble
Homework:
Homework:
Read pages 119-147 of Every Day
Write ID insight Notes on Google Classroom.
Be ready for daily quizzes!
Click HERE for audio.
Monday 11/5 (B) + Tuesday 11/6 (A)
Monday 11/5 (B) + Tuesday 11/6 (A)
- Write NOW
- Reading time - NO QUIZ
- Padlet Quotations & Questions
- Advice Column
Click HERE for the day's presentation.
Homework:
Homework:
Read pages 76-118 of Every Day
Write ID insight Notes on Google Classroom.
Be ready for daily quizzes!
Click HERE for audio.
Thursday, November 1 (B) + Friday, November 2 (A)
Thursday, November 1 (B) + Friday, November 2 (A)
- Write NOW
- Reading time
- Venn Diagram
Click HERE for the day's presentation.
Homework:
Homework:
Read pages 29-75 of Every Day
Write ID insight Notes on Google Classroom for first reading.
Be ready for daily quizzes!
Click HERE for audio.
Homework:
Homework:
Read pages 1-28 of Every Day
Write ID insight Notes on Google Classroom for first reading.
Be ready for daily quizzes!
Click HERE for audio.
Friday 10/26 (B) + Monday 10/29 (A)
Friday 10/26 (B) + Monday 10/29 (A)
Write NOW
Write NOW
Silent Reading/AAA completion
Silent Reading/AAA completion
Story reading for new unit: Stories That Tell You Who You Are
Story reading for new unit: Stories That Tell You Who You Are
Word play
Word play
Homework:
Homework:
Click below for story options:
"Happy Endings" by Margaret Atwood
"The Man in the Woods" by Shirley Jackson
"The Happiness Machine" by Ray Bradbury
"Popular Mechanics" by Raymond Carver
"Got Spirit" by Judy Budnitz
Monday 10/22 (B) + Tuesday 10/23 (A)
Monday 10/22 (B) + Tuesday 10/23 (A)
- Submit AAA Fever Chart.
- View Smoke Signals, a film by Sherman Alexie
- Work on the film notes, which count as quarter one's FINAL AAA
Homework:
Homework:
Add to your film notes ... this is your final AAA for quarter one!
Add to your film notes ... this is your final AAA for quarter one!
Homework due Monday 10/22 (B) + Tuesday 10/23 (A):
Homework due Monday 10/22 (B) + Tuesday 10/23 (A):
Fever Chart: What does each "story" of the story tell Michael about his own self? His own identity? His own life?
Fever Chart: What does each "story" of the story tell Michael about his own self? His own identity? His own life?
Click HERE for directions.
Click HERE for directions.
Monday 10/15 (A) + Tuesday 10/16 (B)
Monday 10/15 (A) + Tuesday 10/16 (B)
- Write Now: Poem
- Fever Chart AAA introduction
- Discussion prep
- Socratic Discussion
- Final questions
Click HERE for today's presentation.
Homework:
Homework:
Fever Chart: What does each "story" of the story tell Michael about his own self? His own identity? His own life?
Fever Chart: What does each "story" of the story tell Michael about his own self? His own identity? His own life?
Click HERE for directions.
Click HERE for directions.
Friday, October 12, 2018
Friday, October 12, 2018
1. Silent reading your free choice book (60 min)/Honors & Extension meeting
1. Silent reading your free choice book (60 min)/Honors & Extension meeting
2. Learning habits self-reflection/journal prompt
2. Learning habits self-reflection/journal prompt
3. Partner interview
3. Partner interview
4. Scrabble time
4. Scrabble time
Homework:
Homework:
Finish the book!
Finish the book!
Monday 10/08 (B) + Tuesday 10/09 (A)
Monday 10/08 (B) + Tuesday 10/09 (A)
Write Now: Poem
Write Now: Poem
Reading time
Reading time
Choose a scene to observe and explore (notes page)
Choose a scene to observe and explore (notes page)
Share and discuss
Share and discuss
Interpret: respond to a level II question of your choice
Interpret: respond to a level II question of your choice
Click HERE for today's presentation!
Click HERE for today's presentation!
Homework:
Homework:
Read pages 107-130 of Flight. Click HERE for AUDIO.
AND...
Collect 4-5 important quotations from pages 19-130. Make notes about why they are powerful. Consider the author’s use of imagery and metaphor. Be ready to use these quotations on the mini AAA next class.
Monday 10/1/18 (A) + Tuesday 10/2/18 (B)
Monday 10/1/18 (A) + Tuesday 10/2/18 (B)
- Poem: Write Now
- Reading time
- Story map: character & setting
- Quiz
- Question the text brainstorm & practice
Click HERE for daily presentation.
Click HERE for daily presentation.
HOMEWORK:
HOMEWORK:
-Finish reading page 36-58
-Finish reading page 36-58
-Come to next class with 6 level 2 questions about the most recent reading
-Come to next class with 6 level 2 questions about the most recent reading
Homework:
Homework:
Create or choose a question about American Indian history and/or culture.
Find 3 sources that address your question.
Make notes and cite each source.
Answer the question in your own words (after you’ve completed your research).
Thursday 9/20 (B) + Friday 9/21 (A)
Thursday 9/20 (B) + Friday 9/21 (A)
-Poem/Write NOW
-Poem/Write NOW
-“Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood - close reading
-“Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood - close reading
-“Siren Song” 4-Way Thinking
-“Siren Song” 4-Way Thinking
-Socratic discussion
-Socratic discussion
Click HERE for today's presentation.
Homework:
Homework:
Read "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie ... a short story about a young American Indian boy's odyssey through the U.S. education system.
Read "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie ... a short story about a young American Indian boy's odyssey through the U.S. education system.
Click HERE for a digital copy.
Wednesday 9/12 (B) + Thursday 9/13 (A)
Wednesday 9/12 (B) + Thursday 9/13 (A)
-Class norms
-Class norms
-ODYSSEY reading
-ODYSSEY reading
-ODYSSEY mapping
-ODYSSEY mapping
Click HERE for today's presentation.
HOMEWORK:
HOMEWORK:
Map Odysseus' journey:
Make a list of the places and events that are critical to Odysseus’ journey.Map Odysseus' journey:
Use either a map of the region or a timeline to plot these critical aspects of Odysseus’ quest.
Include a rough sketch or Google image of each point and a brief explanation. Be ready to share and explain with others. Be creative!
Also, see Google Classroom for these directions and a map that you may use.
Monday 9/10 (B) + Tuesday 9/11 (A)
Monday 9/10 (B) + Tuesday 9/11 (A)
-Classroom norms
-Classroom norms
-Odyssey video background
-Odyssey video background
-Odyssey reading, aloud!
-Odyssey reading, aloud!
Click HERE for today's presentation.
Homework:
1. Parent/Guardian signature on syllabus.2. Complete one option below, due next class (also, see Google classroom to complete and submit this assignment):Homework:
Option 1:Bullet the key points of the reading from today’s class (scenes 1-5 of THE ODYSSEY). Sum up your summary with one sentence explaining what the most important bullet point is and why.
Option 2:Begin with what you think the most important part of today’s reading was (scenes 1-5 of THE ODYSSEY). In 2-3 paragraphs, explain this event/action and why it’s so crucial. Refer to specifics in the story to help explain your thinking.
Thursday 9/6 (B) + Friday 9/7 (A)
Thursday 9/6 (B) + Friday 9/7 (A)
Click HERE for today's presentation.
-Stories people tell about TEENAGERS
-Stories people tell about TEENAGERS
-Picture day
-Picture day
-Meet Odysseus and others ... Mix & Mingle //Click on the links below to help you research your assigned character in class//
-Meet Odysseus and others ... Mix & Mingle //Click on the links below to help you research your assigned character in class//
- "Main characters, names, and places in Homer's The Odyssey"
- "The Odyssey ~ Characters"
- Google search, click HERE
Homework:
Homework:
1. Join Google classroom.
1. Join Google classroom.
2. Use Classroom to complete the Google form about reading The Odyssey in class.
2. Use Classroom to complete the Google form about reading The Odyssey in class.
3. Sign the THEE syllabus/opening letter and return it to Mr. Cole!
3. Sign the THEE syllabus/opening letter and return it to Mr. Cole!
Wednesday 8/29 (A) + Thursday 8/30 (B)
Wednesday 8/29 (A) + Thursday 8/30 (B)
Know Thyself & One Another
Know Thyself & One Another
Storytelling definition and examples
Storytelling definition and examples
TIB homework
TIB homework
Entrance card
Entrance card
Click HERE for the daily presentation
Click HERE for the daily presentation
HOMEWORK:
HOMEWORK:
Make sure your summer assignment is in tip-top shape … print it out, and bring it to the next class!
Make sure your summer assignment is in tip-top shape … print it out, and bring it to the next class!
Find and bring a favorite children’s story to class. DUE FIRST CLASS AFTER LABOR DAY!
Find and bring a favorite children’s story to class. DUE FIRST CLASS AFTER LABOR DAY!
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