Wed., Oct. 7

Finalize sentence on Etherpad.

Comma test today!

Ready for the quiz over the Native American origin myths? They were assigned on Monday...

Assignments:

1. Read Touching Spirit Bear.
2. Plan your group's totem pole project. Click here for more information.

Monday, October 5 ~ 1 A

Good morning! You may read today's announcements here.

Today's Menu:

1. Proofread your Etherpad.
2. Ducks Galore paragraphs are due now!
3. Review commas: punctuate the "Alma Mater." Test on Wednesday! Know three great comman sites and their urls...here are two! See last Thursday's post for more information.

Homework:

1. Read excerpts from The Walum Olum and The Navajo Origin Legend: Text of myths.doc.
2. Study vocab.
3. Post your book reviews.
4. Comma test on Wednesday.

Fri., Oct. 2 ~ 1B English 11

Duck paragraphs are due at 8:20!

Through the month of October, we will Focus on Poe...the poet Edgar Allen Poe. Please go here and listen (yes, you need your earphones!) to the production of "The Raven." Please add the terms to your Reader's Notebook.

Comma Test on Tuesday!

1. In your lit circle group, punctuate the "Alma Mater" as a review of the endmark and comma rules.
2. Three parts to Tuesday's Comma TEST: 1) multiple choice, 2) passage with little punctuation, and 3) three URL's to awesome comma sites...these three sites are to be bookmarked in Delicious with this tag...Comma_Rules. I have provided two sites here!

Thursday, Oct 1 ~ 1 A English 11

Good morning!

Please read today's announcements.

Today's Quiz:

• Definition of Theme: the lesson the author wants you learn having read his/her literary work.
  
• What is one possible theme for your novel? Include at least three details to support this theme.
  
• Goal: to prove your read all the novel!
  

Your Historical Novel: In your lit circle, prepare a statement using Etherpad about whether your novel fits into the theme A Pioneer Never Quits.


Today's Other Topics:

1. Ducks Galore: Must complete part 4. Due today: your two introductions - 1) to the teacher and 2) your Voice Thread script to your classmates. These two intros and your comment on the Voice Thread is a test grade! Today, we record your comments to the Voice Thread...get that tone ready! Two-by-two, you may go out in the hall to record your comment.
   
   
2. Book Reviews: You now have two due! One over your out-of-class read (which was tohave been read at mid-term!) and now your historical fiction novel. These are to be posted to your blog and Good Reads by Monday. Please refer to the rubric when composing your book reviews. Click here to see the rubric:
   http://mrsginfo.pbworks.com/f/Book+Review+Rubric+from+Lisa+Huff+modified+by+TG.doc
   
   
3. WE DID NOT GET TO THIS! WILL START HERE ON MONDAY. Commas: In your lit circle group, punctuate the "Alma Mater" as a review of the endmark and comma rules.
   
   Three parts to Monday's Comma TEST: 1) multiple choice, 2) passage with little punctuation, and 3) three URL's to awesome comma sites...these three sites are to be bookmarked in Delicious with this tag...Comma_Rules.
   

Homework:

• Complete 1, and 2! Let's get these items checked off our list!

Caught up and want to get a jump start on next week's project? Click here for an overview of the totem pole project. I do have a few extra copies of Touching Spirit Bear if you would like to read it some this weekend.

Wed., Sept. 30

Good morning!

Please read today's announcements.

Today's Quiz:

"Is everything always in a circle?" Cole had asked Garvey.

"Why not?" Garvey said. "Life is a circle."

Support or disprove Garvey's claim with evidence from the novel. You should have completed this novel, so I expect to find evidence from throughout the novel.


Today's Other Topics:

• Ducks Galore: Must complete part 4 by Friday! Due Friday: two introductions.
  
• Commas: Three parts to Friday's Comma TEST: 1) multiple choice, 2) passage with little punctuation, and 3) three URL's to awesome comma sites...then bookmark these three in Delicious with this tag...Comma_Rules.
  
• Book Reviews: You now have two due!
  

Monday, Sept. 28

SSR Time...

Today's announcements.

Writer's Notebook: Place this definition of plagiarism in your WN.
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means

* to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
* to use (another's production) without crediting the source
* to commit literary theft
* to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.

In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.

Now give your thoughts on why one might plagiarize? Now make the commitment to not plagiarize in this class!


Quiz! Remember tone is the author's attitude towards his/her subject. What is Ben Mikaelsen's attitude toward his subjects...including main character, culture, setting, conflict...other topics? Sorry...not an open-book quiz.

Ducks Galore: Due Friday!

• # 4 is due on Friday at 8:00 AM
  

Book Review 1

* Post to your blog and GoodReads.


Lit. Circle

1. Voice Thread Time! Time to record your introduction. Please hand in a copy of your text when your recording is completed...have your proofread it? Check for no-no's! Now, let's produce an awesome document!

• Vocabulary: Study the words!

• Complete novel for Wednesday!

Grammar Time!

• For the test on Friday, you will need to know three awesome sites to go to for assistance with comma rules. I have provided two here (hint!).
• Before the test on Friday, you will tag these three sites in your Delicious account...Comma_Rules.
  

Sept. 25: Cafe Gillmore Menu

Good morning!

Read today's announcements here.

Shhhh...we are reading for fifteen minutes! SSR Time!

Book Review 1

• Post to your blog and GoodReads.
  

Lit. Circle Time!

• Voice Thread Time!
• Vocabulary Project
  
• Complete novel for Tuesday!
  

Grammar Time!

• Comma Review
• Test next Thursday!