Tuesday, September 29, 2009

9/29 and 9/30

Prayer
Attendance
Materials Check
New Vocab
Chapter 13 Notes
Schedule Alterations
Reading

Homework:

Vocabulary Packet #6

Starting on page 438 of Elements of Language, do exercises 1,2,5,7,12,14, and 15.

Monday, September 21, 2009

9/21 and Treasure Island Bonus

Prayer
Attendance
Materials Check
New Vocab
Chapter 12 Test
Treasure Island Review


Treasure Island Bonus-For each test question, you must find the page in your book on which you can find the answer. On your bonus work, please write a proper MLA bibliographic entry for the version of the novel that you are using. For each number, write the page number on which you found the answer, and then write, WORD FOR WORD, the whole sentence that gives you the answer.

Name
English Pd. #
Treasure Island Bonus
Date


Stevenson, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. New York: Penguin Putnam, 1998.

1. Page 65. "Billy was the man for that," said Israel. "'Dead men don't bite,' says he."
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12. Page 27. "And just then the same whistle that had alamred my mother and myself over the dead captain's money was once more clearly audible through the night, but this time twice repeated.. . .'There's Dirk again,' said one."
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50.

Friday, September 18, 2009

HONORS ESSAY

The fieldworking essay has been a source of confusion for several students. Do not worry about making your rough draft the single most impressive piece of literature you have ever written. Given the difficulty of the subject matter, I don't expect that.

For next Wednesday, you should simply focus on taking GREAT notes that are full of detail. The more details you have, the better you'll be able to come up with ideas for your essay.

As for the rough draft, it will be improved. I have reserved class time for one on one conferences so I can direct your writing, and we will be able to hone your thesis together.

Your rough draft is still due Wednesday during IMPACT WEEK. Please submit it to Mrs. O'Connor on Wednesday morning when you arrive on campus and before you leave for your IMPACT WEEK activity.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

9/17 and 9/18

Prayer
Attendace
Materials Check (i hope you're learning to bring your things by now)
Collect HW
grammar practice test
literature questions (some young bucks forgot to write out the questions=partial credit)
Cumulative Vocab Test
Lit Review
Grammar Review

Homework:

Grammar Test Next Class

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

9/15 and 9/16

After the prayer and attendance, we did yet another materials check. By this point, I hope you are realizing that you cannot afford to miss these easy points based on whether or not you bring REQUIRED course materials to class.

We reviewed the vocab in class, and then we took a difficult quiz.

After I collected the homework, we reviewed in class for the Treasure Island test.

You had time after the test to work on a grammar practice test in class, but you should finish it for homework.

Homework:

Cumulative vocab TEST next class. Archaic to Survey.

Grammar Practice Test worksheet due next class

On page 31 of Adventures in Reading, please read "The Lady or the Tiger?"
Please write out all READING CHECK questions from page 37 and answer them. This may be typed or handwritten.

More study material for Treasure Island

26. Billy Bones pays Jim to watch out for...

27. Jim and his mother search the sea chest in order to...

28. The "Benbow" had been repaired by...

29. Jim and Redruth take the coach to...

30. The inn where Jim finds Silver is called...

31. At the inn, Jim sees...

32. A form of punishment at sea is...

33. Silver is to be the...

34. The captain doesn't like the...

35. Mr. Arrow is ...

36. The new mate used to be the...

37. Israel hands is...

38. Silver's parrot is named...

39. The parrot is how old?

40. The Hispaniola is bought and outfitted by...

41. The honest men aboard the ship were how many?

42. The first seaman killed on the island is?

43. Part IV of the book is told by...

44. On the island, the doctor finds a...

45. When the pirates first land on the island, Jim sees...

46. Abraham Gray decides to desert Silver and join the captain's side because he...

47. When Tom Redruth is fatally wounded, the squire...

48. Silver saves Jim's lie from the other pirates for what reasons?

49. Silver first realizes all is lost when...

50. When Jim and his friends set sail, they leave behind...

Monday, September 14, 2009

Academic Decathlon

The following letter is designed to bring awareness to Crespi's Academic Decathlon team.

Crespi will be participating in the 2009 Southern California Private Schools Academic Decathlon. This event is one of the regional competitions of the United States Academic Decathlon, and it is known as the Super Bowl of academic competitions. In the Academic Decathlon, students take seven objective tests, and they complete three subjectively assessed challenges such as an essay, an interview, and a speech.

An Academic Decathlon team is made up of nine members: three members from three different grade point average divisions. So, Crespi needs competitors with all levels of achievement in school. A Celt may participate in practices and meetings until a final team is assembled based on commitment, performance, and grade point average, and while not everyone may participate in the actual competition, every team member is important in helping the team succeed.

For Crespi’s Academic Decathlon, a Celt must be available on the following three dates: November 21 for a scrimmage match, January 30 for the subjective events, and February 6 for the other tests and awards ceremony. Other meetings such as photo opportunities and practices will be open for students to participate whenever they are available, but I will be scheduling practice tests throughout the fall that may be helpful in preparing for the competition. Please mark the above dates on your calendar.

Parents can play an important part for the scrimmage and the competition by helping with food and drink. For each event, I like to make sure the boys have plenty of snacks and beverages, and help from parents goes a long way. Furthermore, the January and February events require a number of volunteers from essay readers to test proctors. Your help with those duties is crucial because in order for Crespi to participate, we must provide a certain number of volunteers. If you can be available, please contact the event coordinator JoAnn Schnelldorfer at JoAnnSCAD@aol.com.

Thank you for supporting Crespi’s participation in this challenging extra-curricular activity, and I look forward to a strong season. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email.
Warm Regards,
Mr. Swaney

Friday, September 11, 2009

Treasure Island True/False Study guide

True-False
11. A one legged man comes to the inn to find Bones.

12. The man who whistles is called Dirk.

13. The coins are called Georges because of the image stamped on.

14. Squire Trelawney is a vain man who is easily flattered.

15. Captain Smollett realizes that Silver is planning a mutiny long before the cruise begins.

16. A lugger is a two-masted vessel.

17. The “Benbow” is left in excellent condition by the ruffians.

18. Mr. Dance gives Jima ride on his horse to Dr. Livesey’s.

19. The Squire is a short, withered, senile old man.

20. Blackbeard’s name was Edward Teach.

21. Captain Flint is said to be worse than Blackbeard.

22. Jim accidentally cuts the Hispaniola adrift.

23. Captian Smollett’s men survive the first attack on the stockade without a single death or injury.

24. Jim’s presence in the stockade is betrayed to the mutineers by Silver’s parrot.

25. The treasure had been discovered and dug up by Ben Gunn.

Treasure Island Study Guide part 1

Treasure Island Study Guide
Characters to know
Jim Hawkins
Dr. Livesey
Captain Smollett
Ben Gunn
Mrs. Hawkins
Long John Silver
Squire Trelawney
Israel Hands
Billy Bones
Black Dog

Quotes to know
1. “Dead men don’t bite.”
2. “I’ll have my dues, and not a farthing over.”
3. “Silver trusted me; I passed my word, and back I go.”
4. “Everyone in Bristol slaved in my interest as soon as they got wind of the port we sailed for—treasure, I mean.”
5. “Now, if I can’t get away nohow, and they tip me the black spot, mind you, it’s my old sea chest they’re after…”
6. “There was some that was feared of Pew, and some that was feared of Flint; but Flint his own self was feared of me.”
7. “…I am responsible for the ship’s safety and the life of every man Jack aboard of her.”
8. “…three years have I been here, says you, and not a bite of Christian diet…”
9. “Ah, Bil, Bill, we have seen a sight of times, us two, since I lost them two talons.”
10. “…if I were sure they were raving…I should leave this camp, and, at whatever risk to my own carcass, take them the assistance of my skill.”

9/11 and 9/14

Prayer
Attendance
Materials Checks
Organizing Time
Vocab

6. impressionistic adjective a. Of or pertaining to a highly personalized response to art or experience as opposed to a response based on reason or fact. b. Reflecting a style of painting of the late nineteenth century that is marked by concentration on the impression created by the subject.
7. insight noun a. The ability to see and understand the true nature of something. b. An idea of the true nature of something.
8. myopia noun a. Shortsightedness or lack of good judgment in thinking or planning. b. Nearsightedness.
9. perceptive adjective a. Having the ability to be keenly aware of things and situations; knowing. b. Marked by understanding.
10. survey trans. verb a. To examine or look at broadly. b. To inspecit carefully; scrutinize. c. To determine the measures, boundaries, or elevation of land or features of earth’s surface. intrans. verb to make a survey of land. noun a. A broad view. b. A detailed inspection or investigation. c. The act or process of surveying land.

Worksheets
Treasure Island Report
-worksheets, study guides
Grammar Quiz
"The Most Dangerous Game"

Homework:

Vocab worksheets will be collected for a grade next class

Vocab quiz next class

Type 1 sentence for each of the fifty (50) vocab words.
type them in order

Treasure Island test next class

Thursday, September 10, 2009

9/9 and 9/10

Prayer and Attendance followed by a dictionary check and a round of "Stump Mr. Swaney from the Dictionary."

Vocab Quiz

New Vocab

Homework Review

Homework:

Grammar Quiz next class

Reread "The Most Dangerous Game"

TI report due next class

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

9/4 and 9/8

prayer

attendance

new vocab

grammar review

different hats

Homework:

Chapter 12 Chapter Review. # 1-40

Vocab Quiz Next Class

Read "The Most Dangerous Game" in Adventures in Reading.

HONORS:

Literacy Narrative due next class.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Honors Literacy Narrative

For the Honors class, we are currently working on an essay called The Literacy Narrative. As our first "essay," it may prove difficult to grasp because it is both an essay and a personal narrative about an important event or moment in your own life.

The "Ideal Jeopardy Categories" activity was designed to get you to think about things on which you are an expert. It was a prewriting activity. From that, you composed a document called a "Process Paper" in which you outlined the steps of how to do one thing. This was another prewriting activity.

The literacy narrative is supposed to recount a moment or experience in which you realized you had developed a specific knowledge on a topic or a skill. The essay is not just a story about acquiring that knowledge. In fact, the essay is supposed to illustrate how that knowledge has influenced you and your success in other aspects of your life or in later endeavors related to that initial literacy moment.

To help you, I distributed an example paper entitled "Hydrophobia vs. Hydrophilia." Please use it as a guide or a model.

I expect the essay to include a thesis. As we discussed in class today, your thesis should make your point and serve as a brief outline of what you will talk about in your essay.

The thesis should be the last sentence of your introduction. The introduction allows you to have some freedom. You could introduce by explaining how literacy is not just about words and letters, but in fact, sports and other skills require a specific literacy. Your introduction could be a narrative paragraph that tells the story of your "Literacy Moment." There are many strategies for introducing an essay.

Futhermore, your essay may require different rhetorical strategies. You may write in chronological order, but you may also consider cause/effect, effect/cause, or problem solution as viable options for your rhetorical strategy.

A great essay will include reflective analysis of how you learned your literacy and details on how you've adapted this literacy in other aspects of your life.

Also, you should have a conclusion paragraph that ties everything together. Do not stop just because you told your story to its end. Restate your thesis in new words and sum up the lessons explicated in your essay.

This essay should end up being 3 or 4 pages long in MLA format like the first book report.

The draft workshop we started in class should give you some ideas for how to improve the draft you brought today. Please use it to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your document.

HEADINGS

It's been difficult for me to locate names on homework assignments, so we must start using a standard heading. Please submit all work with the following heading or risk earning zero credit for the work:

Name (first and last)
English, Pd. #
Title of assignment
Due Date

9/2 and 9/3

Blogger kept me locked out of this website for a couple days, so I was unable to post the recent agendas. I'm sorry for that.

For the Honors class that missed the vocab, here you go:

1. devious adjective a. Done in an underhanded manner; tricky; shifty. b. Straying from a straight or direct course. c. Departing from the correct or proper way; erring.
2. duplicity noun Deliberate deception or trickery by speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter.
3. fictitious adjective a. Adopted or assumed in order to deceive; false. b. Of fiction; imaginary; unreal.
4. guileless adjective Free of slyness or craftiness; simple and innocent.
5. gullible adjective Easily deceived or fooled.

Homework for all classes:

Exercises 11 through 17 in Chapter 12 Elements of Language.

HONORS:

Rough draft of the Literacy Narrative which is a revised edition of your process paper.