May 2008
3 posts
INFORMATIVE/PERSUASIVE SPEECH MODELS-
Friesz-Informative Model Kids On The Block Student Stats
I. INTRODUCTION.
A. Attention Device: The Greeks originated the term “stigma” to refer to bodily signs designed to expose something unusual and bad about the moral status of the person.
B. Credentials: Later in christian times, two layers of metaphors were added to the term.
1. A blemish or birthmark became a bodily...
SPEECH ASSIGNMENT G2/G3 - FINAL OUTLINE WITH WORKS...
TASK: Students will read a foundation text of choice, research their speech topic using five (5) specified sources, prepare a1st RD Outline with works cited - peer-edit; 2nd RD with works cited - peer-edit; and final formal speech outline with a works cited with at least five specified sources -then using speech skills - present their speech on the chosen date. All speeches must have a works...
The Romantic Period (1798-1832)- Text - Pages...
OVERALL ROMANTIC PERIOD (1798-1832) STUDY TIME: MARCH 28 - JUNE 3, 2008
TEST: THE ROMANTIC POETS: JUNE 3, 2008
TASK: GROUP PROJECT: STUDENTS (2-3) WILL CHOOSE POEMS - DATES
INDIVIDUAL POEMS: STUDENTS WILL WRITE EIGHT (8) POEMS -AS DIRECTED - WITH VISUALS, AND IN A POCKET (THREE PRONG POCKET FOLDER) - ORGANIZE THEIR POETRY BOOKLET WITH A TITLE PAGE, TABLE OF CONTENTS, SIX POEMS - TYPED...
April 2008
1 post
THE COUNT OF MONTE Cristo - Dumas - G2/G3 - TEST...
DISCLOSURE: THIS TEXT MUST BE BROUGHT TO CLASS DAILY FOR READING TIME.
REVENGE: (VT) REVENGED; REVENGING [ME FR. MF FR. OF RE-VENGIER TO AVENGE - MORE AT VENGEANCE FR OF - RE + VENGIER - MORE AT VENGENCE] (14C). 1. TO AVENGE (AS ONESELF) USUALLY BY RETALIATING IN KIND OR DEGREE. 2. TO INFLICT INJURY IN RETURN FOR (AN INSULT) - REVENGER (N).
REVENGE: (NOUN) [MF revenge, revenche, fr....
March 2008
2 posts
ENGLISH 12-3 HONORS G2/3 - THE ROAD -...
READING DATES: BOOK CRITIQUE - POETRY ASSIGNMENT POEM DUE:
3/17/08 - PAGES 1-70
3/19/08 - PAGES 70-140
3/21/08 - PAGES 140-185
3/26/08 - PAGES 185-287
POEM DUE: RD: 3/26/08
PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE
FINAL TYPED FOOT (3) LT’S
WITH (3) VISUALS: 3/28/08
TEST: 3/28/08
PULITZER PRIZE - 2007 FICTION: For distinguished fiction by an American...
Outside Shakespearean Play - Power Point: Due Mar...
ASSIGNMENT: CREATE A POWER FOLLOWING THE RUBRIC (10-12 SLIDES).
ASSIGNMENT: CREATE A CINQUAIN (FORMAT - TITLE (FIVE LINES) + NAME (DATE), TO INCLUDE A CITE FROM THE TEXT, BASED ON A CHARACTER FROM THE PLAY. TYPE THE CINQUAIN - AND CREATE A VISUAL (COMPUTER, DRAW, COLLAGE) THAT IS EQUAL TO THE MOMENT CAPTURED IN THE CINQUAIN FROM THE PLAY.
TITLE
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February 2008
9 posts
Macbeth - English 12-H G2/G3
TASK: To read, comprehend, and critical analyze William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth by applying the Machiavelli’s political theory “the end justifies the means” to the protagonist Macbeth OR Lady Macbeth - (choose 1).
MIN-RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC: Apply the Machiavelli’s political theory “the end justifies the means” to the protagonist of Macbeth. Using...
Sonnet Essay Model/Assignment - Read Pages 224-230...
Assignment: Model Annatotion Provided: Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer’s Day?” - Handout. Students will choose groups for Sonnet 29, Sonnet 73, 116, and Sonnet 130. Students are to type the sonnet chosen and annotate the sonnet for frame (three quatrains, couplet), meter (iambic pentameter), rhyme (abab/cdcd/efef/gg), literary terms (devices - such as metaphors, similes,...
12 Honors - Owl - Verb Tense →
This site provides a window to grammar charts, clarification of tenses, and helpful tips for writing.
Writing Workshop - REDO Paragraph - 1st Essay...
Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect! ~Owens Lee Pomeroy
Literature is alive - Use present tense to analyze! Use the owl-verb tense website to assist you.
Writing Workshops - G2/G3 - Wednesday, January 30, 2008, Friday, February 1, 2008, and Tuesday, February 5,2008. Essay errors will be reviewed and content/grammar error corrections...
Renaissance - The Elizabethan World →
This site provides historial information, links to the cultural lifestyles, literature, art, scientific inventions, and the politics of the period.
La Renaissance →
This site provides historical background for the European Renaissance with examples are writers, poets, artist, and scientific thinkers.
Basic Sonnet Forms →
This site explains the different Sonnet frames (Italian, Spenserian, and English also known as Shakespearian or Elizabethan), and provides examples of each with clear explanations.
Sonnets →
This site provides analysis insight into the technical literary devices, “writer’s purpose”/theme, and format, Mr. Shakespeare uses to create his English Sonnets
Folgers Library - Shakespeare →
The Folger is known for its wide array of scholarly and public programs. These include plays, concerts, literary readings, family activities, and exhibitions, as well as numerous K-12 and college programs for students and teachers. Advanced scholars participate in a variety of Folger Institute seminars and colloquia. The Folger’s major publications include award-winning exhibition catalogs, the...