IF YOU ARE ABSENT FROM CLASS IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK THE BLOG AND COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SHAKESPEARE
Welcome to the Elizabethan World Stage
We will begin our study of Shakespeare with THE MERCHANT OF VENICE bring book on Thursday to class
Buy or check out the play from a library. You must have the text by Monday January 9th.
Shakespeare is the most famous author in the English language and his work is still adapted more than that of any other writer nearly four centuries after his death. This course introduces students to Shakespeare's canon and his world, exploring the variety of literary modes and styles in which he experimented. It features a selection of Shakespeare's most celebrated dramatic and non-dramatic works, written at different stages of his career. Most texts are studied over two weeks, allowing students time to read deeply, and with consideration for the significant historical, political, religious and aesthetic contexts in which Shakespeare wrote. Ultimately, the course asks the question "Why is Shakespeare's work still relevant and important to our own age?"
The Globe Theater--Podcast lecture *handoutLecture/discussion-Play going in 1600 *handout ANSWER QUESTIONS ON HANDOUT due 1/11/2011
Drama of the Middle Ages: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Wd6PfM4BdtjrJTdtTk2QCMe7BdUeYWZx-Ve1Zm1kzA4/edit?hl=en_US
SETTINGS IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS: Why the Italian connection? Two of Shakespeare's tragedies are set in Venice. Why is this? Documentary film on the origin and the rise of Venice. Why the merchant of Venice? Why not the merchant of Naples?
***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY WE ARE VIEWING IN CLASS, YOU WILL FIND IT ON YOU TUBE UNDER "FRANCESCO'S VENICE"
*** Link to quizlet characters and their quotes (test 1/23/2012)
http://quizlet.com/8422341/merchant-of-venice-character-quotes-flash-cards/
ENGLISH 9
How much fun are we having????? You will begin the second semester by creating the narrative for a graphic novel (characterization, setting, plot). You will work with a graphic designer in the art department to create an a visual representation of your narrative. Finally you will work with Mrs. Jones multi-media class to create your online graphic novel.
Here is a link to a youtube video demonstrating the process of creating a graphic novel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83H0nQvIbeA&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
Introduction to the elements of the short story: An in class reading of Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" to discern the elements of the short story that will be included in the graphic novel.
Handout: Script writing with terminology
BRING YOUR TEXT BOOKS TO CLASS. !!!!!!!!!!!!
We will begin working in the area of TECHNICAL WRITING
Chapter 12 CREATING COMPUTER GAMES (Informational and Workplace Documents)
- reading consumer documents
- following technical directions
- citing Internet sources
- analyzing functional workplace documents
- evaluating the logic of functional documents
- writing business letters
- writing the minutes of a meeting
- shareware agreements
- logical sequencing
- editing for logic and clarity
AP LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION
Prepare for the MOCK EXAM on Saturday, January 7th, 2012
- Debriefing the Mock exam
- Developing the Argument Unit
- elements of the argument
This is an excellent ppt with voice over ELEMENTS OF ARGUMENT. I will show this in class, but I have put the link up so you can review this. You must know these elements to write a strong argumentative essay:
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Beckelhimer-499766-elements-of-argument/
This is the link to the handout on Five Essential Parts of Argument that I gave out in class:
http://cnx.org/content/m17224/latest/
This link=tips for writing the AP argumentative essay:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urV2IOJP-5c&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY ON PROMPT HANDED OUT IN CLASS DUE
TUESDAY 1/17**
ENGLISH 11
UNIT--TECHNICAL WRITING
WHAT IS TECHNICAL WRITING
ABSTRACT- how to write an abstract
students read a scientific peer reviewed journal article and construct an abstract for the article.
Technical Writing Objectives Exercises--replacing vague and imprecise sentences with specific information.
Reading instructions/writing instructions
These are exercises that were assigned in class on January 12, 2012
1. Assignment due January 19, 2012
In your textbook read pages 1345-1350
On page 50 complete the exercise "PRACTICE AND APPLY"
This exercise asks you to take the information in your reading and apply this knowledge in creating a resume. THIS MUST BE TYPED AND PRINTED
THIS WILL COUNT AS A TEST GRADE, WHICH IS 50% OF YOUR GRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2. Sentence Structure of Technical Writing (view this powerpoint presentation)
http://web.mit.edu/me-ugoffice/communication/technical-writing.pdf
3. TECHNICAL WRITING EXERCISES- CLASSWORK THURSDAY 1/12/12
DUE THURSDAY 1/19 *CLICK ON LINK https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_OecWStRoITXykbICS6vk_rkb9rAr2zTfMpxDiSRoU/edit?hl=en_US
French 1/2
Oral production practice
ir, re verbs
Unit 5
the verb faire, aller
Les sports et les passe-temps
assigned homework --p152 154 exercises 2,3,6,7
weather expressions
seasons, months
idiomatique expressions with faire and aller
sentence construction using VERB + INFINITIVE
Idiomatique expressions with faire and jouer
Homework pp 156-157 exercises 11 and 13 due Tuesday*
Vocabulaire 1 chp 5: http://quizlet.com/3561772/bien-dit-1-ch-51-flash-cards/
