Sonnet Assignment
Pick one of the following choices:
1. Write your own sonnet. Create either a Petrarchan Sonnet or Shakespearean Sonnet using the proper structure from page 303
2. Memorize and recite a sonnet to the class. You can pick a sonnet from the book or online.
3. Select one Petrarchan Sonnet and one Shakespearean Sonnet and break down its structure. Show the rhyming pattern, the stanzas and basic meaning.
Due Tuesday, December 4 (Periods 2,4,6) and Wednesday, December 5 (Periods 1,3,5)
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Word of the Day Assignment
In class you should have picked a number from 1-32.
You will go to www.gladiatorwordoftheday.blogspot.com and find the picture of the word on the right hand side that goes with your number. For example, number one is alloy.
You will click on the picture and it will take you to an article.
After reading the article you will do the following:
1. Write a summary (make sure you include the main events)
2. Write 3 interesting facts or ideas you learned from the article
3. Write how the article applies to your word
You do not have to type up the assignment.
It is due on November 28 (Periods 2,4,6) and November 29 (Periods 1,3,5)
You will go to www.gladiatorwordoftheday.blogspot.com and find the picture of the word on the right hand side that goes with your number. For example, number one is alloy.
You will click on the picture and it will take you to an article.
After reading the article you will do the following:
1. Write a summary (make sure you include the main events)
2. Write 3 interesting facts or ideas you learned from the article
3. Write how the article applies to your word
You do not have to type up the assignment.
It is due on November 28 (Periods 2,4,6) and November 29 (Periods 1,3,5)
Compare/Contrast Essays
Just an announcement to everyone:
After Wednesday I will not be accepting Compare/Contrast essays. You need to make sure you have turned in your rough draft, peer edit questions and outline form. If you were absent then you need to email your essay to me before Thursday, November 22.
If you do not turn it in you are getting a "0" and there will be no make-up.
**Progress Reports will come out the first week of December.
Many of you are failing already because you are not completing the basic assignments such as SAT/ACT Questions, Reading Plus (2 per week) and the Gladiator Word of the day.
I am going to make it very clear that I will not be allowing make-up of these assignments at the end of the nine weeks (unless you were absent and show me an excused admit).
After Wednesday I will not be accepting Compare/Contrast essays. You need to make sure you have turned in your rough draft, peer edit questions and outline form. If you were absent then you need to email your essay to me before Thursday, November 22.
If you do not turn it in you are getting a "0" and there will be no make-up.
**Progress Reports will come out the first week of December.
Many of you are failing already because you are not completing the basic assignments such as SAT/ACT Questions, Reading Plus (2 per week) and the Gladiator Word of the day.
I am going to make it very clear that I will not be allowing make-up of these assignments at the end of the nine weeks (unless you were absent and show me an excused admit).
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Peer Edit Questions
Peer Edit for Compare/Contrast Essay
1. Do they use an attention grabber? What is it?
2. Does the essay have a clear thesis (main idea sentence in the introduction paragraph)? What is it?
3. What two things are being compared?
4. What areas are being compared?
5. Do they have at least 3 quotes to support their ideas?
6. Are transitional words used to identify points of comparison and contrast? What are they?
7. Does the conclusion paragraph connect to their introduction paragraph? How?
8. Could the writer add or take anything out of their essay? Explain.
*Make sure that someone completes the following questions based on your rough draft.
1. Do they use an attention grabber? What is it?
2. Does the essay have a clear thesis (main idea sentence in the introduction paragraph)? What is it?
3. What two things are being compared?
4. What areas are being compared?
5. Do they have at least 3 quotes to support their ideas?
6. Are transitional words used to identify points of comparison and contrast? What are they?
7. Does the conclusion paragraph connect to their introduction paragraph? How?
8. Could the writer add or take anything out of their essay? Explain.
*Make sure that someone completes the following questions based on your rough draft.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Compare/Contrast Essay Tips
We have shared your introduction paragraphs in class and are working on body paragraphs now. Here are some general tips to help you with these paragraphs:
1. Do not start off your body paragraphs with a quote. You should have quotes to back up your points in your body paragraphs, but the quotes should be within the paragraph not used as a topic sentence.
2. Follow one type of format. Either focus on one subject in your first two body paragraphs and then move onto your second subject in paragraphs three and four or go from subject one to subject two then back to subject one and subject two again.
Compare/Contrast Essay Buzz words
Comparison:
In comparison like
In the same way likewise
Just as . . . so similarly
Contrast:
Although
nevertheless
But
nonetheless
Conversely
on the contrary
Despite on the one hand . . . on the other hand
Even though
still
However
unlike
In contrast
whereas
Instead
yet
This next week we will continue working on body paragraphs and the conclusion paragraph. You will also be doing peer editing so it is very important that you have a rough draft to exchange with a classmate.
You should be prepared to type up your Final Draft by November 19th (Periods 1,3,5) or November 20th (periods 2,4,6).
This essay will be a major grade so do not slack off!
1. Do not start off your body paragraphs with a quote. You should have quotes to back up your points in your body paragraphs, but the quotes should be within the paragraph not used as a topic sentence.
2. Follow one type of format. Either focus on one subject in your first two body paragraphs and then move onto your second subject in paragraphs three and four or go from subject one to subject two then back to subject one and subject two again.
Compare/Contrast Essay Buzz words
Comparison:
In comparison like
In the same way likewise
Just as . . . so similarly
Contrast:
Although
nevertheless
But
nonetheless
Conversely
on the contrary
Despite on the one hand . . . on the other hand
Even though
still
However
unlike
In contrast
whereas
Instead
yet
This next week we will continue working on body paragraphs and the conclusion paragraph. You will also be doing peer editing so it is very important that you have a rough draft to exchange with a classmate.
You should be prepared to type up your Final Draft by November 19th (Periods 1,3,5) or November 20th (periods 2,4,6).
This essay will be a major grade so do not slack off!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Compare/Contrast Essay Introduction
Over the next couple of weeks you will be working on creating a Compare/Contrast essay.
We will be taking the process step-by-step.
Here is a website that you can use as a guide to help you at home or give you more explanation if you need it:
http://www.apsu.edu/sites/apsu.edu/files/academic-support-center/Compare_and_contrast_essay.pdf
Reminders:
*SAT/ACT Questions of the Day are due every Friday!
*Reading Plus (two sessions per week) need to be completed by Sunday!
*Outline of pages 287-297 needs to be complete by November 5th. Outline quiz will be that week.
**No school November 6th (Teacher Work Day)
**No school November 12th (Veteran's Day)
**No school November 22-23 (Thanksgiving Holiday)
We will be taking the process step-by-step.
Here is a website that you can use as a guide to help you at home or give you more explanation if you need it:
http://www.apsu.edu/sites/apsu.edu/files/academic-support-center/Compare_and_contrast_essay.pdf
Reminders:
*SAT/ACT Questions of the Day are due every Friday!
*Reading Plus (two sessions per week) need to be completed by Sunday!
*Outline of pages 287-297 needs to be complete by November 5th. Outline quiz will be that week.
**No school November 6th (Teacher Work Day)
**No school November 12th (Veteran's Day)
**No school November 22-23 (Thanksgiving Holiday)
Friday, October 19, 2012
End of the First Nine Weeks
Students,
The end of the nine weeks is October 25th, which happens to be an early release day.
I am in the process of closing my gradebook. If you were absent within the last two weeks you need to bring me your excused admit and make up your assignments before Thursday.
I will not be in school on October 26th for the teacher workday so whatever grade you have by Thursday afternoon is your grade for the nine weeks.
The last grades I will be putting in are the Reading Plus sessions for this week and your Gladiator Words for this week.
Some of you are accomplishing your goal of getting good grades like you stated at the beginning of the school year and others do not seem to want to graduate. I will remind those students again that this is a required class for graduation and if you do not have your 10 points by the end of the year you will not receive your diploma.
Looking forward to Homecoming Week! Enjoy the weekend.
The end of the nine weeks is October 25th, which happens to be an early release day.
I am in the process of closing my gradebook. If you were absent within the last two weeks you need to bring me your excused admit and make up your assignments before Thursday.
I will not be in school on October 26th for the teacher workday so whatever grade you have by Thursday afternoon is your grade for the nine weeks.
The last grades I will be putting in are the Reading Plus sessions for this week and your Gladiator Words for this week.
Some of you are accomplishing your goal of getting good grades like you stated at the beginning of the school year and others do not seem to want to graduate. I will remind those students again that this is a required class for graduation and if you do not have your 10 points by the end of the year you will not receive your diploma.
Looking forward to Homecoming Week! Enjoy the weekend.
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