Tuesday 30 September 2014 for Periods 2, 5 and 6 and Wednesday 1 October 2014 for Period 7
Students graded a classmates vocabulary homework at the beginning of class.
Mr. Stone read through examples of first-person, third-person limited, third-person omniscient and second-person narration, noting the differences.
Students took additional notes on "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" and new notes on "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth."
Homework: Read "The Scarlet Ibis" (554+).
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Point of View in Rumer Godden's "You Need to Go Upstairs"
Student had ten minutes to review Arthur C. Clarke's "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth" before they had a quiz.
Journal Entry: "Blind"
After reading a little introductory material about Rumer Godden's life and the physical and cultural geography of England, Mr. Stone read Rumer Godden's "You Need to Go Upstairs" to the class while they listened with their head's down on their desk, allowing them to experience the story's emphasis on placing the reader as a character in the story through its second person point of view.
Students also received a handout with illustrations of major types of point of view and two vocabulary worksheets. (Period two received two single-sided sheets for the vocabulary and Periods Five, Six, and Seven received one double-sided sheet.)
Homework: Complete the two vocabulary pages (and the journal entry if not completed during class time).
Journal Entry: "Blind"
After reading a little introductory material about Rumer Godden's life and the physical and cultural geography of England, Mr. Stone read Rumer Godden's "You Need to Go Upstairs" to the class while they listened with their head's down on their desk, allowing them to experience the story's emphasis on placing the reader as a character in the story through its second person point of view.
Students also received a handout with illustrations of major types of point of view and two vocabulary worksheets. (Period two received two single-sided sheets for the vocabulary and Periods Five, Six, and Seven received one double-sided sheet.)
Homework: Complete the two vocabulary pages (and the journal entry if not completed during class time).
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Mark Twain's "The Invalid's Story"
Periods 5 & 6 Thursday 25 September 2014 and Friday 26 September 2014
In class students discussed character, plot, setting, and humor in Mark Twain's "The Invalid's Story."
Homework: Read Arthur C. Clarke's "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth . . . ."
In class students discussed character, plot, setting, and humor in Mark Twain's "The Invalid's Story."
Homework: Read Arthur C. Clarke's "If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth . . . ."
Plot and Character Test
Periods 5 & 6 on Wednesday 24 September 2014 and Periods 2 & 7 on Thursday September 2014
Students took the plot and character test.
Homework: Read Mark Twain's "The Invalid's Story" (596-602).
Students took the plot and character test.
Homework: Read Mark Twain's "The Invalid's Story" (596-602).
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Setting in Leslie Marmon Silko's "The Man to Send Rain Clouds"
Mr. Stone announced the Character and Plot test was postponed a day.
Students took notes on setting and its function in stories. The following terms were defined/explained:
geographical location
historical period
time of day
weather
cultural milieu
mood
symbol
Mr. Stone read Leslie Marmon Silko's "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" out loud to the students (590-595) and had them take notes on its setting and characters.
Homework: Continue to study for the Character and Plot test.
Students took notes on setting and its function in stories. The following terms were defined/explained:
geographical location
historical period
time of day
weather
cultural milieu
mood
symbol
Mr. Stone read Leslie Marmon Silko's "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" out loud to the students (590-595) and had them take notes on its setting and characters.
Homework: Continue to study for the Character and Plot test.
Plot and Character Test Postponed
Since the periods on Tuesday, September 23rd were shorter, Mr. Stone decided to postpone the Plot and Character Test one day.
Periods 5 & 6 will take the test on Wednesday, September 24th and Periods 2 & 7 will take the test on Thursday September, 25th.
Periods 5 & 6 will take the test on Wednesday, September 24th and Periods 2 & 7 will take the test on Thursday September, 25th.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Thursday Reading Time
Students will have all of their fifty-minute class period on Thursday to read a portion of the novel they have selected for their first quarter book report.
They should bring their signed parent approval form to class.
They should also be sure they have their three-ring binder with their English notes chronologically organized.
Mr. Stone will be checking notebooks while students read.
They should bring their signed parent approval form to class.
They should also be sure they have their three-ring binder with their English notes chronologically organized.
Mr. Stone will be checking notebooks while students read.
Test Review: Plot and Character
Mr. Stone distributed a review sheet for the Plot and Character Test and explained how the test would be formatted.
The class discussed direct and indirect characterization using the students analysis of Kamila Shamsie's "Your Dead, Our Dead."
Students turned in their highlighted copies of Shamsie's story and their list of examples of characterization for their assigned character.
They also turned in vocabulary worksheets for "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" and "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts."
Homework: Select your book to read for the first quarter book report and get the parent approval form signed for Thursday. Begin studying for the Plot and Character test.
The class discussed direct and indirect characterization using the students analysis of Kamila Shamsie's "Your Dead, Our Dead."
Students turned in their highlighted copies of Shamsie's story and their list of examples of characterization for their assigned character.
They also turned in vocabulary worksheets for "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" and "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts."
Homework: Select your book to read for the first quarter book report and get the parent approval form signed for Thursday. Begin studying for the Plot and Character test.
Monday, September 15, 2014
One Ordinatry Day, With Peanuts
Monday 15 September for Periods 5, 6, & 7 and Tuesday 16 September for Period 2
Journal Entry: "Mind Games"
Describe a time you "played with someone else's mind. How did it make you feel? And/or describe a time someone "played" with your mind. How did it make you feel. If you can not think of a personal experience like either of these, then write about how the protagonist in "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" plays with people. Write a minimum of twelve lines.
Quiz: "One Ordinary Day with Peanuts"
Handouts: Build Vocabulary worksheets for "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" and "One Ordinary Day, With Peantus." Students also received a parent approval form for their selection of a book for the first quarter book report.
Mr. Stone went over the spelling strategies and discussed the prefix "dis-" and how to use related words to determine the meaning of some unfamiliar words.
Homework: Finish the parts of the vocabulary worksheets not completed in class and select a book for the first quarter book report. Students will be given fifty minutes of reading time on Thursday.
Journal Entry: "Mind Games"
Describe a time you "played with someone else's mind. How did it make you feel? And/or describe a time someone "played" with your mind. How did it make you feel. If you can not think of a personal experience like either of these, then write about how the protagonist in "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" plays with people. Write a minimum of twelve lines.
Quiz: "One Ordinary Day with Peanuts"
Handouts: Build Vocabulary worksheets for "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" and "One Ordinary Day, With Peantus." Students also received a parent approval form for their selection of a book for the first quarter book report.
Mr. Stone went over the spelling strategies and discussed the prefix "dis-" and how to use related words to determine the meaning of some unfamiliar words.
Homework: Finish the parts of the vocabulary worksheets not completed in class and select a book for the first quarter book report. Students will be given fifty minutes of reading time on Thursday.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Characterization in "Our Dead, Your Dead"
Thursday, 11 September 2014 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 12 September 2013 for Periods 2 & 7
After prayer, students took a quiz over Kamila Shamsie's "Our Dead, Your Dead."
Students then took a notes over characterization and discussed the conflicts in Shamsie's story.
Students were divided in to six groups and analyzed Shamsie's use of direct and indirect characterization in her story.
Homework: Read Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day with Peanuts" (420-430). Finish the characterization analysis if not completed during class.
After prayer, students took a quiz over Kamila Shamsie's "Our Dead, Your Dead."
Students then took a notes over characterization and discussed the conflicts in Shamsie's story.
Students were divided in to six groups and analyzed Shamsie's use of direct and indirect characterization in her story.
Homework: Read Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day with Peanuts" (420-430). Finish the characterization analysis if not completed during class.
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Remembering 9/11
Journal Entry: What does 9/11 mean to you? Explain. Write a minimum of twelve sentences.
Mr. Stone asked the class about how their lives had been affected by 9/11 and shared some of his own experiences from that day.
The class began discussing Kamila Shamsie's "Your Dead, Our Dead."
The students returned to the groups they formed last class period and continued working on the tables they started yesterday analyzing the characters from either "The Red-headed League" or "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird."
Homework: Re-read/review "Your Dead, Our Dead."
Mr. Stone asked the class about how their lives had been affected by 9/11 and shared some of his own experiences from that day.
The class began discussing Kamila Shamsie's "Your Dead, Our Dead."
The students returned to the groups they formed last class period and continued working on the tables they started yesterday analyzing the characters from either "The Red-headed League" or "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird."
Homework: Re-read/review "Your Dead, Our Dead."
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
"Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" and More on Characters
Devotional Thought: Jabari Asim's "The Talk"
Quiz: Toni Cade Bambara's "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird"
Notes: Students continued to take notes on literary terms relating to character:
dynamic character
static character
hero/heroine
main character
major character
minor character
The class discussed the course's essential question(What is it?) and genus differentia definitions.
Group Activity: Working in groups of 3-5, students chose to either analyze the characters in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League" or Toni Cade Bambara's "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird." They were to make a chart including the following columns:
character names
description
traits
flat/round
static/dynamic
major/minor
Homework: Read Kamila Shamsie's "Our Dead, Your Dead"
Quiz: Toni Cade Bambara's "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird"
Notes: Students continued to take notes on literary terms relating to character:
dynamic character
static character
hero/heroine
main character
major character
minor character
The class discussed the course's essential question(What is it?) and genus differentia definitions.
Group Activity: Working in groups of 3-5, students chose to either analyze the characters in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League" or Toni Cade Bambara's "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird." They were to make a chart including the following columns:
character names
description
traits
flat/round
static/dynamic
major/minor
Homework: Read Kamila Shamsie's "Our Dead, Your Dead"
Monday, September 8, 2014
The Red-headed League: Character & Vocabulary
Sentence Work #5
Devotional Thought: Jason McCall's "Roll Call For Michael Brown"
Mr. Stone prayed for he and his students to see others as Christ sees them.
Writer Reading: Mr. Stone shared his latest column from the Press Enterprise: "Poetry Called Present."
Note Taking: Students took more short story notes. The notes today included the following terms related to character:
narrative
narrator
character
protagonist
antagonist
character trait
round character
flat character
Vocabulary: The class discussed spelling with prefixes, the root -spect-, and completed a worksheet with words connected to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League." Students who did not complete the worksheet during class time should submit it at the beginning of the next class.
Homework: Read Toni Cade Bambara's "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" (570-576).
Devotional Thought: Jason McCall's "Roll Call For Michael Brown"
Mr. Stone prayed for he and his students to see others as Christ sees them.
Writer Reading: Mr. Stone shared his latest column from the Press Enterprise: "Poetry Called Present."
Note Taking: Students took more short story notes. The notes today included the following terms related to character:
narrative
narrator
character
protagonist
antagonist
character trait
round character
flat character
Vocabulary: The class discussed spelling with prefixes, the root -spect-, and completed a worksheet with words connected to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League." Students who did not complete the worksheet during class time should submit it at the beginning of the next class.
Homework: Read Toni Cade Bambara's "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" (570-576).
Friday, September 5, 2014
Grading Update
Mr. Stone and/or his student workers have graded the summer reading test for Periods 7 and 6. Those scores have been entered into PowerSchool. Mr. Stone has taken the tests for Periods 2 and 5 home with him over the weekend. Their scores will be posted by Monday. Period 7 got to see their graded tests on Friday, September 5. Periods 2, 5 and 6 will get to see their graded tests on Monday, September 8th.
Period 7 Study Hall
Due to the Labor Day Holiday on Monday, Period 7 had one more period than the other English I periods this week. They had a study hall on Friday. Their quiz over "The Red-head League" will be on Tuesday. (All other periods have their quiz on Monday.)
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Summer Reading Test
Thursday 4 September 2014 for Periods 7, 5 & 6 and Friday 4 September 2014 for Period 2
After prayer, students took the summer reading test (matching and multiple-choice questions).
Reading: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League" (96-116)
Homework: Finish Reading "The Red-headed League." There will be a quiz over the reading.
After prayer, students took the summer reading test (matching and multiple-choice questions).
Reading: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Red-headed League" (96-116)
Homework: Finish Reading "The Red-headed League." There will be a quiz over the reading.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Study Time for Summer Reading Test
Wednesday 3 September 2014 for Periods 5, 6 & 7 and Thursday 4 September 2014 for Period 2
Mr. Stone introduced students to Quizlet.com. Students appeared to enjoy studying the characters, setting, and symbols through the flashcards and multiple game and test options on the Quizlet site. This material will be tested through matching sections on the actual test.
Students should look for the following sets on Quizlet:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Characters
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Setting
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Symbols
The sets should say created by EnglishStone.
Students should not study through quizlet alone. They need to study the short answer questions from the review sheet. These questions will be multiple choice questions on the actual test.
Homework: Study for Summer Reading Test
Note: Period Two's summer reading test was moved to Friday to give the students from that section equal class study time.
Period Seven has an extra English period this week and will have a study hall on Friday.
Mr. Stone introduced students to Quizlet.com. Students appeared to enjoy studying the characters, setting, and symbols through the flashcards and multiple game and test options on the Quizlet site. This material will be tested through matching sections on the actual test.
Students should look for the following sets on Quizlet:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Characters
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Setting
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Symbols
The sets should say created by EnglishStone.
Students should not study through quizlet alone. They need to study the short answer questions from the review sheet. These questions will be multiple choice questions on the actual test.
Homework: Study for Summer Reading Test
Note: Period Two's summer reading test was moved to Friday to give the students from that section equal class study time.
Period Seven has an extra English period this week and will have a study hall on Friday.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Summer Reading Review
Journal Entry: Hotel Ending
Jamie Ford leaves several questions for the reader at the end of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. State at least one (e.g. Will Henry and Keiko get married?) and provide an answer/description/sequel scene. You need to write a minimum of twelve sentences.
Sentence Work:
Mr. Stone went over the correct answers for the review sheet for the test over Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Students would benefit from using Quizlet to study for the test. Mr. Stone has made to flash card sets:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Characters
and
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Setting
Homework: Study for the summer reading test over Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Jamie Ford leaves several questions for the reader at the end of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. State at least one (e.g. Will Henry and Keiko get married?) and provide an answer/description/sequel scene. You need to write a minimum of twelve sentences.
Sentence Work:
Mr. Stone went over the correct answers for the review sheet for the test over Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Students would benefit from using Quizlet to study for the test. Mr. Stone has made to flash card sets:
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Characters
and
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet Setting
Homework: Study for the summer reading test over Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.
Multiple Plots in The Interlopers
Thursday 28 August 2014 for Periods 5 & 6 and Friday 29 August 2014 for Periods 2 & 7
Devotional Text: Proverbs 3:5 & 6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Sentence Work #3: Questions (Interrogatives)
Homework Collected:
Mr. Stone used nearly thirty manipulative plot sheets on the front board to discuss the multiple plots in Saki's "The Interlopers."
No additional homework assigned over the holiday weekend.
Students who have not finished reading Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet should finish the book this weekend. The test will be next Thursday. Mr. Stone will go over the review sheet on Tuesday.
Devotional Text: Proverbs 3:5 & 6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Sentence Work #3: Questions (Interrogatives)
Homework Collected:
Mr. Stone used nearly thirty manipulative plot sheets on the front board to discuss the multiple plots in Saki's "The Interlopers."
No additional homework assigned over the holiday weekend.
Students who have not finished reading Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet should finish the book this weekend. The test will be next Thursday. Mr. Stone will go over the review sheet on Tuesday.
Analyzing Sequence in a Story & Vocabulary
Wednesday 27 August 2014 for Periods 5 & 6 and Thursday 28 August 2014 for Periods 2 & 7
Sentence Work #2: Subject Understood
Devotional Text & Prayer:
"A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger."
Proverbs 15:1
Quiz: "The Interlopers"
Students identified the three major types of conflict in Saki's "The Interlopers" and the one major type of conflict in Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game."
They worked in groups to determine the order of ten events from "The Most Dangerous Game" and then on a separate sheet of paper, drew a plot line with the six major parts of a plot line labeled.
Mr. Stone over-viewed the format of vocabulary worksheets for the class and discussed the spelling strategies, prefixes, roots, suffixes, and infixes.
Homework: Complete vocabulary worksheets for “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Interlopers.
Sentence Work #2: Subject Understood
Devotional Text & Prayer:
"A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger."
Proverbs 15:1
Quiz: "The Interlopers"
Students identified the three major types of conflict in Saki's "The Interlopers" and the one major type of conflict in Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game."
They worked in groups to determine the order of ten events from "The Most Dangerous Game" and then on a separate sheet of paper, drew a plot line with the six major parts of a plot line labeled.
Mr. Stone over-viewed the format of vocabulary worksheets for the class and discussed the spelling strategies, prefixes, roots, suffixes, and infixes.
Homework: Complete vocabulary worksheets for “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Interlopers.
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