Mr. Culver- English 9

Welcome to Mr. Culver's English 9 Moodle page.  I will be posting the daily class activities here throughout the year.  If a student is absent from class, they need to check this site in order to find out what they missed in class.

MONDAY-
Journal #41: Recap of winter vacation
Return remaining 1st semester papers

TUESDAY-
Journal #42: Personal goals for 2nd semester
To Book Depository to check out Animal Farm
Animal Farm introduction NOTES

WEDNESDAY-
Received Vocab 16 study guide
Received Animal Farm reading log instructions and Chapter 1-4 work
Read Chapter 1

THURSDAY-
Stamp and Correct Vocab 16 sg
Chapter 1 Discussion/Notes/ Reading Log
Read Chapters 2

FRIDAY-
Chapter 2 Log/Notes
Read Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Log
Homework: Read Chapter 4, complete Log
Answer Reading Check questions a,b,c,d,e,f from Making Meanings handout. Due Tuesday.  Quiz over Chapter 1-4 will be given Tuesday.

MONDAY- NO SCHOOL MLK Jr DAY

TUESDAY-
Animal Farm: Chapter 1-4 Quiz
Chapter 4 Discussion/Notes
Check Logs/Notes Chapter 1-4
Complete Making Meanings:  First Thoughts, Shaping Interpretations, Connecting with the Text and Exteding the Text.  And Reading Strategies: Characterization (Chapter 1-4 handout)

WEDNESDAY-
Turn-in Vocab 16 study guide/ Vocab 16 Test
Receive Vocab 17 study guide

THURSDAY-
Journal 43: If you could have any job in the future, what would you like to do?
Stamp & Correct Vocab 17 sg
Review Animal Farm Chaps 1-4 Questions
Complete Characterization chart

FRIDAY-
Animal Farm Chapter 5 & 6

MONDAY
Journal 44: Do you think adults are generally happy or unhappy with their jobs? Why?
Animal Farm:
Read Chapter 6 and complete log
Read Chapter 7 and complete log
Receive Chapters 5-7 handout
Complete Reading Check Questions a-g (due tomorrow)

TUESDAY
Animal Farms Chapters 5-7 Quiz
Complete First Thoughts, Shaping Interpretations, Connecting with the Text, and Extending the Text from handout.

WEDNESDAY
Turn-in Vocab 17 sg/Take Test
Receive Vocab 18 sg

THURSDAY
Stamp & Correct Vocab 18 sg
Discussion Chapters 5-7 Questions; Complete Conflict Chart

FRIDAY (Sub- Assembly Day)
Animal Farm Silent Reading Chapters 8, 9 & 10/ Reading Logs

MONDAY
Counselor visit for 2010-2011 Class Registration.  Form handed out, requirements discussed.  They will return on Monday, February 8 to collect completed forms and register for next year's classes.

TUESDAY
Collected Journals 41-46
Watched beginning of Animal Farm movie.

WEDNESDAY
Vocab Test 18 and sg due
Receive Vocab 19 sg

THURSDAY
Finish Animal Farm movie
Stamp & Correct Vocab 19 sg.

FRIDAY
Animal Farm final assignments, discuss final test for next week.

MONDAY
Assign Animal Farm final essay assignment
Counselors collected 2010-2011 registration forms
Collected Chapters 8-10 Questions and Vocabulary

TUESDAY
Review Chapters 8-10 assignments
Collected all Animal Farm logs
Journal #47: "Will you be my Valentine?"  Who would you like to say this to?

WEDNESDAY
Vocab Test 19; turn-in study guide
Receive Vocab 20 study guide
Animal Farm video will be shown after school from 12:30-2:00 for any student who was absent last week or who wants to watch again.

THURSDAY
Stamp & Correct Vocab 20 study guide
Library computer time to type Animal Farm essay
Journal 48: Candy or Jewelry?

FRIDAY
Animal Farm final test

MONDAY
NO SCHOOL- PRESIDENT'S DAY

TUESDAY
Journal 49: Free Topic
Review Vocab 20 s.g.
Intro Poetry Unit
Collected Animal Farm Essays
DOL 2/16-
1. Well in her time at home at school or hanging out with her friends she met this one boy that she like alot Edward Cullen.
2. Bella had to stop her self from doing something that will make her bleed because it put her self in danger. To vampires Bella smells like sweet cookies to them.
3. When Crystal and Chuy go to the park one day.

WEDNESDAY
Turn-in Vocab 20study guide
Vocab 20Test
Receive Vocab 21
Journal 50: Have you ever burped at an inappropriate time? Do you ever remember it happening to someone else? Explain the situation(s).

THURSDAY
Stamp and correct Vocab 21study guide
Journal #50: Have you ever burped at an inappropriate time? Explain the situation.
In Lit Book, read "A Blessing" intro, poem & meet the writer pgs. 404-406
Read "Woman Work" & "Daily" intro, poems & meet the writer pgs. 408-411
Read "in Just" intro, poem & meet the writer pgs. 413-414
DOL 2/18-
4. Wills other role is a spy needs the sneaky skills when he needs to sneak behind enemy lines he will have the skills needed to that.
5. Kristiana is the perfct daughter she is a high school student junior, quiet, never in any trouble.

FRIDAY
Lit Books: Poetry Q's
"A Blessing" pg. 407 # 5, 7, 8, 9
"Woman Work"/"Daily" pg. 412 # 1, 2, 4, 7
"in Just" pg. 416 # 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Journal #51: Free Topic Friday
DOL 2/19-
6. In the book the dead zone by Stephen king John Smith finds that he has an unusual power.
7. When he was six years olds he was ice scating and hit his head his parents herb and Vera won’t too worded about it.
8. Although Chanel had no children, and also never married. Chapel was her true love.

MONDAY
Journal #52: Quickwrite pg. 418
Read "in Just" pg. 414; Answer Q's p. 416 #2,3,4,5,6
Read "Haiku" pg. 418-420; Answer Q's p. 421 #1-4
Read "Once By the Pacific" p. 422-423; Answer Q's p. 427 #1,2,3,4,5,6,8.9.

TUESDAY
Journal #53: How much money do you feel makes a person wealthy?
DOL:
9. Some of her struggles was that the girl friend of Buddy found out that the two were seeing each other and killed her self.
10. Eventually the couple got divorced and the kids learn how to cope with her parent’s separation and divorce.
Check Questions from Friday/Monday
Review Questions & Poems

• Japanese Haiku
– 17 syllables: 5 in line 1 & 3; 7 in line 2
– Images of nature and everyday life, Usually contrasting
– Often contains seasonal word or symbol (kigo)
– Presents a moment of discovery or enlightenment (satori)

• Sonnet
– 14 lines
– Regular rhyme pattern
– Iambic pentameter: 10 syllables (5 stressed & 5 unstressed)
– Two types
-Italian (Patrarchan)
First 8 lines (octave) pose a problem
Last 6 lines (sestet) respond to problem
-English (Shakespearean)
Three 4-line units followed by a couplet

WEDNESDAY
Vocab Test 21 and turn-in study guide
Receive new study guide (22)
Collect Journals 47-53

THURSDAY
Stamp and correct Vocab 22 s.g.
Poetry Notes:
• Define the following:
– Image (pg. 402)
– Imagery (p. 404)
– Five senses (404)
– Catalog Poem (408)
– Fresh Images (413)
Journal 54: Can a person be happy without a lot of money? Can you?
Review "Once By the Pacific" p. 427
Haiku Writing assignment pg. 421; poem must follow 5-7-5 format

FRIDAY
DOL:

Journal 55: Free Topic Friday
Write and illustrate Haiku on provided blank paper

MONDAY
DOL:

14. As Armstrong took his first step on the moon Armstrong spoke the words “that’s one small step for man and one large step for mankind” neil spent more than two hours on h moon collecting trocks and moon dust

15. They sang songs about there Neighborhood, Goverment, Equal right, Predigest, and Freedom.
Journal:What do you think you'll be doing 20 years from now?
Poetry Notes:
• Japanese Haiku
– 17 syllables: 5 in line 1 & 3; 7 in line 2
– Images of nature and everyday life, Usually contrasting
– Often contains seasonal word or symbol (kigo)
– Presents a moment of discovery or enlightenment (satori)
• Sonnet
– 14 lines
– Regular rhyme pattern
– Iambic pentameter: 10 syllables (5 stressed & 5 unstressed)
– Two types
-Italian (Patrarchan)
First 8 lines (octave) pose a problem
Last 6 lines (sestet) respond to problem
-English (Shakespearean)
Three 4-line units followed by a couplet

Read "Country Scene" pgs. 424-425
"Country Scene" #1, 2, 3, 4 and Comparison Chart

TUESDAY
Journal: Who is the funniest person you know?
Read "Figures of Speech" Essay pgs. 428-429
Add to Poetry Notes: Lyric Poem, Figure of speech, simile, metaphor, direct metaphor, indirect metaphor, personification

Read in Lit book: "Tiburon" p. 430, "Folding Won Tons In" p. 433, and "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" p. 435

DOL 16-18:

WEDNESDAY
Vocab Test 22 (and turn-in study guide)
Receive Vocab 23 study guide (Stamp & Correct on Monday)
Collect DOL #1-18
Assign Poetry Group Assignment

THURSDAY (Sub Day)
Work on Poetry Group Assignment

FRIDAY (Sub Day) FLEX DAY
Work on Poetry Group Assignment

MONDAY
Stamp & Correct Vocab study guide 23
Final preparations of Poetry group project

TUESDAY
Poetry Group Presentations

WEDNESDAY
Vocab Test 23/ Collect study guide
Receive Vocab 24 study guide

THURSDAY
Poetry Group Presentations

FRIDAY
3rd Quarter Benchmark Exam

MONDAY
3rd Quarter Benchmark Essay

TUESDAY
Poetry Group Presentations

WEDNESDAY
Poetry Group Presentations

THURSDAY
Poetry Group Presentations

FRIDAY
1st Period: Benchmark Essay Grading
3rd Period: Poetry Standards Review pgs. 409-413

MONDAY
Journal 59: Spring Break...
1st Period: Poetry Standards Review pgs. 409-413 and correct
3rd Period: Correct Poetry Standards Review; begin Benchmark Writing Grading

TUESDAY
Poetry Final Exam

WEDNESDAY
1st Period: Review Poetry Final
3rd Period: complete Benchmark Writing Grading

THURSDAY
Romeo & Juliet Introduction
Journal 60: Best April Fool's joke every played on you or you ever played on someone.

FRIDAY

MONDAY
Journal #61: Do you believe in love at first sight?
DOL 4/5
Romeo & Juliet Prologue activity

TUESDAY
Journal #62: If you could change three people into animals, who and what animals would they be?
DOL 4/6
Romeo & Juliet Prologue activity cont.

WEDNESDAY
Collect Vocab 25 s.g.
Vocab 25 Test
Receive Vocab 26 s.g.

THURSDAY
Journal #63: A memorable party experience
Romeo & Juliet introductory notes
Read R&J Act I, scene 1
 
FRIDAY
Journal #64: Free Topic Friday
Re-read the Prince's Monologue pgs. 790-791 and rewrite/paraphrase his speech in own words in modern day English. 
Read "How to Read Shakespeare" pgs. 781-782 Add information to notes

MONDAY
Collect Journals 54-64
Read R&J Act I, scenes 1-4

TUESDAY
Correct Vocab 26 sg
Read R&J Act I, scene 5
Begin Scene Headlines for Act I

WEDNESDAY
Collect Vocab 26 sg/ Take Test
Receive Vocab 27 sg

THURSDAY
Act I Questions pg. 816 #1-5, 7-9, 11
Stamp & Correct Vocab 27 and stamp & correct R&J Q's

FRIDAY
Read R&J Act II: Scene 1 & 3 in Lit Book; Scene 2 in workbook, with margin questions.
Act 1 Test on Monday!

MONDAY
Romeo & Juliet Act 1 Test
Complete workbook pgs. 324-326; due at end of period

TUESDAY- STAR TESTING SCHEDULE
I will not see you today

WEDNESDAY- STAR TESTING SCHEDULE
I will not see you today

THURSDAY- STAR TESTING SCHEDULE
I will not see you today

FRIDAY
Romeo & Juliet Act 2, scenes 4, 5, 6

MONDAY:
Discuss R&J Act II Q's
Read Act III, scenes 1 & 2 and complete scene headlines
Journal 64: What are some reasons you might have to defend a friend no matter what?  How far would you go to defend a friend?

TUESDAY:
Act II Quiz & Correct
Read Act III, scenes 3 & 4 and complete scene headlines
Journal 65: Was Romeo justified in killing Tybalt?  Why/not?

WEDNESDAY:
Vocab 27 Test & turn-in study guide
Receive Vocab 28 study guide
Journal 66: Describe the worst fight you've ever been in or witnessed.

THURSDAY:
Finish reading Act III, scene 5 and complete scene headlines
Act III Q's

FRIDAY:
Act III Quiz
Journal 67: Free Topic

MONDAY
Romeo & Juliet video

TUESDAY
Romeo & Juliet video

WEDNESDAY
Rome & Juliet video
Journal 68: Favorite Trip

THURSDAY
Intro Epic & Myth (notes) and Mini-Books
Journal 69: Quickwrite pg. 649

FRIDAY
Read Odyssey Part 1: Calypso & I Am Laertes' Son
Turn-in Scene Headlines from Romeo & Juliet
Journal 70: Free Topic

MONDAY
Read: Lotus Eaters and Cyclops

TUESDAY
Work on mini-books (first four stories)
Journal 71: Free Topic

WEDNESDAY
Read Circe & Land of the Dead
Journal 72: Free Topic

THURSDAY (Sub)
Read Sirens, Scylla and Charybdis & Cattle of the Sun God
Add to mini-books
Collect Journals 64-72

FRIDAY
Odyssey Part 1 Questions, pg. 687 #1-7 and review

MONDAY
Odyssey Part 1 Quiz
Read Part 2: Meeting of Father and Son, Beggar and the Dog, and Test of the Bow

TUESDAY
Read Death at the Palace & Odysseus and Penelope

WEDNESDAY
Odyssey Part 2 Questions, pg. 713 #1-13, 15

THURSDAY
Review Questions
Odyssey Jeopardy

FRIDAY
Odyssey Final Test

MONDAY
Odyssey video

TUESDAY
Odyssey Video

WEDNESDAY- PERIOD 1 FINAL (SUB)
Last day of class for 1st period
Odyssey Video

THURSDAY- PERIOD 3 FINAL (SUB)
Last day of class for 3rd period
Odyssey Video

FRIDAY-
I will not see you today.