Thursday, March 25, 2010

3/25 and 3/26 and ASSIGNMENTS OVER BREAK

attendance
prayer
Romeo and Juliet Act II Read-a-long
War of the Worlds check
Reading discussion
Pop Quiz(?)
Essay Writing/Organization

Homework:

Read chapters 1 through 13 of The War of the Worlds

Attempt to answer as many questions as possible on your study guides for Romeo and Juliet and The War of the Worlds

On April 14 (15 for even classes) you must submit an essay on one topic from the thesis worksheet. For honors class, you must choose a different topic!
typed
double spaced
12 pt. font
times or times new roman
MLA format
Keyhole-diagram
follow the seven commandments


Think about answers to the essay prompts for The War of the Worlds as you read.

You received the following handouts in class:

The War of the Worlds reading guide

Romeo and Juliet study guide

The War of the Worlds essay prompts





Tuesday, March 23, 2010

3/22 and 3/23

Attendance
Prayer
Vocab Test
IOWA TESTING INFORMATION
Paragraphs
Reading Check Questions

Homework:

Do your best on the IOWA test.
Period Classroom
1 22
2 20
3 26
6 28
7 27

Preread Act II of Romeo and Juliet in Adventures in Reading.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Thesis Revision Help

Think of the following ways to approach your thesis. That is, if you don't really have a point, see which of the following techniques will help you establish a unique idea:

Cause-Effect

"If allowed to continue in the tradition of recent history, pollution will create a cultural rift between human beings because certain genetic predispositions make some people resistant to the physical damage caused by pollution, and class struggles will be replaced with a new and more complex prejudice."
Chronological Narrative

"The history of Crespi Carmelite High School provides a road map that a new school could follow because Crespi has reached the pinnacle of education by developing a strong educational foundation, actively engaging the surrounding the community, and boldly venturing into the future of teaching methodolgy."
Comparison-Contrast

"Although static stretches persist throughout the world of amateur and professional sports because of their perceived efficacy, dyanmic stretching provides more health benefits because it mimics the function of connective tissue and increases an athlete's heart rate."


Problem-Solution

"In cultures around the world from Latvia to Korea, boys have fallen behind girls in academic success indicators like standardized test scores and college enrollment primarily because boys, moreso than girls, have devoted too much of their time to the Call of Duty franchise, and the only way boys will begin to rival the success of girls is to dedicate more time to reading because reading frequenlty enhances a student's potential for comprehension, imagination, and composition."


Pros-Cons

"Although the internet provides a world full of information at lightning speeds, the potential for miscommunication is extreme, and people who are addicted to technology lose up to ten IQ points per year; therefore, internet usage should be carefully regulated by the government."

Thinking of your topics in such terms gives your thesis context and purpose.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

3/18 and 3/19

Attendance
Prayer
Chapter 23 Test
In Class Reading
Shakespeare Notes

Homework:

reread 478-505 in Adventures in Reading

Reading check questions on page 505 of AinR (Honors is exempt)

Cumulative vocab test next class (see words below)

bring The War of the Worlds next class

Revise/Rewrite introduction paragraph from your thesis workshop (Honors is exempt)

Vocab Words 16-25
1. adept
2. aptitude
3. astute
4. dexterity
5. finesse
6. inspiration
7. precocious
8. prodigy
9. resourceful
10. virtuoso
11. arrogant
12. diffident
13. egocentric
14. esteem
15. gloat
16. humility
17. modest
18. pompous
19. swagger
20. vaunt
21. appraisal
22. base
23. candid
24. criterion
25. legitimate
26. mediocre
27. meritorious
28. subtle
29. truism
30. validate
31. circumlocution
32. discourse
33. euphemism
34. falter
35. literate
36. prattle
37. raconteur
38. reiterate
39. utterance
40. verbose
41. ascribe
42. circumscribe
43. inscribe
44. nondescript
45. prescribe
46. proscribe
47. scripture
48. subscribe
49. subscript
50. transcribe

51. aficionado
52. bonanza
53. bravado
54. embargo
55. flotilla
56. hacienda
57. junta
58. peccadillo
59. peon
60. renegade
61. assert
62. dauntless
63. ferocity
64. flout
65. headstrong
66. incisive
67. outspoken
68. temerity
69. vehement
70. vibrant
71. arbitrary
72. coincidental
73. contrive
74. deliberation
75. fortuitous
76. haphazard
77. intent
78. premeditated
79. spontaneous
80. unwitting
81. affectation
82. beneficiary
83. defect
84. efficacy
85. faction
86. factor
87. officiate
88. officious
89. prolific
90. suffice
91. accolade
92. adulation
93. anathema
94. commend
95. eulogy
96. extol
97. homage
98. laudable
99. reproach
100. reverence

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

3/16 and 3/17

Attendance
Prayer
Review Vocab
Vocab Quiz
No New Vocab
Grammar Homework Review
In-class reading of Act I, Scenes 1 and 2 in Romeo and Juliet.

Homework:

Reread 478-505 in Adventures in Reading
Chapter 23 Test next class: Bring your rules!
Cumulative Vocab test on 3-22 or 3-23
Bring The War of the Worlds. Book check on 3-22 or 3-23.
I will be using ISBN: 0-812-50515-8 (You may bring any version so long as it is "unabridged")
Drama Crossword

Ch 23 Quiz and Test Study help

Below you'll find the quiz you took on Chapter 23. In green you'll find the answers that have NO ERRORS in the use of colons or semi-colons. To prepare for your exam on Chapter 23, you should evaluate where the other sentences need punctuation, and figure out which rule requires the addition of a colon or a semi-colon.

1. A I’m going to watch a documentary about Carl Lewis, the Olympic track star; I will also read a book about him.
B Roses usually grow best in rich, loamy soil, however, hybrid roses will tolerate sandy or gravelly soils.
C Yes, you can make diamonds: but they are very expensive to produce, and as gems they would cost more than natural diamonds.
D On Wednesday, Mr. Jones described how waves are formed; and I will never look at the sea the same way again.

2. A Tyrone has seen sand dunes not only at the beach but also in the desert, however, he has never been in a sandstorm.
B Volcanoes exist all over our planet’s surface, in fact, they even appear on the ocean floor.
C I am looking forward to baby-sitting for the Smiths Friday night; moreover, I hope to baby-sit all day Saturday.
D Grandfather has already seen the aurora borealis, or northern lights, in person, he probably won’t be interested in that television program.

3. A Not all dinosaurs grew enormously large; one kind was only about the size of a chicken.
B Eye color depends on the parents’ genes, for example; the gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
C To our amazement, the redwood tree towered dozens; indeed, hundreds of feet above the forest floor.
D Plants come in many sizes and shapes consider; for example, single-celled algae and huge oak trees.

4. A Mara carefully examined the plastic model of the human body and; moreover, identified the location of kidneys for the first time.
B “Combining ammonia and bleach creates toxic fumes,” said our chemistry teacher; and he warned us to be careful when using household cleaners.
C Sea horses have long, strong tails; as a result, these fish are able to cling to seaweed that moves a great deal.
D The shape of an animal’s teeth reveals much about its diet, for instance, herbivores, or plant eaters, have molars designed to grind plants.

5. A Javier went to the Cinco de Mayo celebration with Pete, Brad, and me; Sue went with Paulina, Eduardo, and Annie.
B Please be prepared for a quiz on Monday, April 5, Wednesday, April 24, and Tuesday, May 1.
C His sister is an expert in foundations, cement, and tiles, and her father is knowledgeable about plaster, roofs, and wood floors.
D The runner from the strawberry plant has; therefore, made several new plants.


6. A Jennifer is interested in: the temples in India, the pyramids in Egypt, and the statues on Easter Island.
B Pecking with its beak, the chick cracked the shell open, instantly, the hen focused on her new offspring.
C In Los Angeles, California, we visited several excellent museums: the Getty Center, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
D While on vacation, my family has stayed in: hotels, motels, tents, and trailers.

7. A At 2 00 P.M. on Saturday, my stepmother’s investment club will meet at our house.
B My grandmother reads Psalm 23: 1–4 when she feels discouraged.
C We will have these speakers in class on Tuesday; Mayor Lin, Father Baird, and Professor Watson.
D Plunging its beak into the feeder; the hummingbird withdrew a drop of the bright red sugar water.

8. A At the botanical gardens, we examined carnivorous plants such as; Venus flytraps and pitcher plants.
B Her brother’s wheelchair is equipped with: a laptop computer, a book bag, and a cellular telephone.
C If you learn these Spanish vocabulary words: you will be ready for the quiz.
D Guadalupe and her friends have been assigned the following tasks for the sophomore dance: decorating the gym, setting up tables, and making punch.

9. A Oak trees have a wide range of habitat and can be found in Iowa City, Iowa; Rochester, New York; and Boston, Massachusetts.
B To make the salsa, Raoul chopped the tomatoes, cilantro, and onions, and I pressed the garlic, squeezed the lemons, and minced the peppers.
C Proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, some also contain iron, phosphorus, and sulfur.
D The woodpecker; however, uses its tail as a brace.

10. A Every day at 12 00 noon, the bells in the church tower play “Nearer My God to Thee.”
B At the amusement park we rode on: the carousel, the roller coaster, and the bumper cars.
C Animals defend themselves in these ways: stinging, pinching, fleeing, disguising, and biting.
D “Some physicists,” he said, “are trying to invent a theory that will; moreover, explain everything in the universe.”

Monday, March 15, 2010

Chapter 23 Chapter Review Answers

Chapter 23 Chapter Review Answers
1. Europeans;
2. 3:15, afternoon;
3. time:
4. verse; 14:27
5. dog;
6. poems: Cullen; Eliot;
7. needy;
8. C
9. stories;
10. Sea;
11. statement:
12. sophomore; senior;
13. meeting;
14. lost;
15. machines:
16. Inc;
17. Laughter:
18. Arizona; Texas; Louisiana;
19. game;
20. ships;
21. 6:52
22. say:
23. C
24. war:
25. attraction:
26. directions:
27. reasons:
28. 20:3, quote:
29. all:
30. leaders:
31. 14:27, 39:1-6
32. fog;
33. gift:
34. C
35. 2:15:
36. signs:
37. us;
38. Kris;
39. store:
40. down;
41. Northeast;
42. C
43. introduction:
44. film:
45. 6:30, 7:15
46. locations:
47. C
48. clarinet;
49. book;
50. follows: two; five; three; five; four;

Friday, March 12, 2010

3/12 and 3/15

Attendance
Prayer
Drama Quiz #2 for periods 1 and 3
Return Materials
New Vocab and Worksheets
Thesis Workshop homework review and discussion
Grammar Homework review

Homework:

Choose one thesis from the thesis workshop: perfect it and write a 4 to 6 sentence introduction that starts with a general statement, or grabber, and narrows to your thesis.
This should be typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, Times or Times New Roman,
with 1" margins, a heading, a title, and your last name and page number
in the upper right hand corner of the page as per MLA format


Vocab worksheets and Quiz next class

Label the rules, as you would on a grammar test, for #1-50 in the Chapter 23 Chapter Review in Elements of Language

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

3/10 and 3/11

Attendance
Prayer
Drama Quiz #1 for periods 1 and 3. Drama Quiz #2 for all others.
Discuss/take brief notes on A Marriage Proposal
Review Vocab
Vocab Quiz
New Vocab
Grammar HW-Answers
Thesis Workshop

Homework:
Periods 1 and 3: Drama Quiz #2 next class
Chapter 23 chapter review #1-50 on page 733 in EofL.
Thesis Worksheet 3-34
Honors: Write an essay for one of the thesis statements you drafted in class.

THESIS WORKSHOP and ESSAY STIPULATION:

I do not expect you to be an expert on the topics listed on the sheet, and I do not expect you to fully research the topic. For the HONORS guys, your essays can be creative and humorous like "How to Name a Dog" by James Thurber.

For the othe classes, you thesis statements may be funny. Since I expect you to include some details about how you will support your thesis, you can be creative and make them up. For instance, for a thesis statement on the topic of the Summer Olympics you might say the following:

The United States government should require all Americans to watch at least three hours of Olympic competition every day because studies show that such viewership enhances patriotism, and in times of great patrtiotism, the country experiences increased productivity, reduced crime, and fewer hospital visits.

Clearly, I have not proof of the above statements, but you can use your imagination to craft your points.

New Vocab #25

1. accolade noun An expression of strong approval or praise.
2. adulation noun Enthusiastic or even excessive praise; fawning admiration.
3. anathema noun a. A strong denunciation b. A formal religious condemnation c. Anything or anyone condemned.
4. commend trans. verb To mention approvingly; praise.
5. eulogy noun A speech or written tribute of praise, most often one delivered at a memorial service in honor of the deceased.

Answers to Chapter 23 Exercise 3, Reviews B and C

Exercise 3
1. The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain
2. 7:15, 8:00
3. logo: a poster,
4. courage: “Coward die many times before their deaths,/The valiant taste death but once.”
5. C
6. I think the story…Exodus 2:5-10.
7. follows: Cover with plastic wrap,…
8. reasons: I don’t have to pay…
9. C
10. We should buy a house: Our taxes would be lower, and we’d have more space.
Review B
1. needed:
2. finished; however,
3. brown;
4. Evangeline; Ann, who read from The Bridge; Garrett, who read from The Waste Land.
5. cracked; therefore,
6. 3:45
7. “Mary Had a Little Lamb: The Social and Personal Benefits of Pet Ownership.”
8. as follows: Takara, Lani, and Nick; Jessica, Vince, and Tyrone; and Peter, Dolores, and Ruben.
9. folder: “Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.”
10. handle; on the other hand,
Review C
Dear Sir or Madam:
The media coordinator at Central High School suggested that I write to you; she explained that Hampton has an extensive collection of materials on African American history. For my history class I am preparing an oral report on the March on Washington of August 28, 1963; and if possible, I would like to display pictures of the march.
I am particularly interested in pictures of the following speakers: Floyd McKissick, John Lewis, Roy Wilkins, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I would also like pictures showing the size and diversity of the crowed; for example, a shot of the marchers filling the area around the Reflecting Pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument would be especially effective. Either prints or slides would be useful; however, I would prefer slides if they are available.
My grandfather, who took part in the march, vividly remembers these words of Dr. King: “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.” Grandfather took several rolls of film himself that day; unfortunately, the pictures were lost in a fire a few years ago.
Please send me information on ordering copies of suitable pictures; a stamped, self-addressed envelope is enclosed. Thank you for your help; I appreciate your attention to my request.
Sincerely,
Jesse Fletcher

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Clarifying Grammar Homework

Reviews B and C in Elements of Language are individual exercises on pages 731 and 732.

Drama and Grammar Study Help

Chapter 23 Exercises 1 and 2 answers
Exercise 1
1. Valley; in fact,
2. years; only recently, however,
3. carving; meanwhile,
4. life; for example,
5. in the valley; their ties
6. Art in Mexico is varied and distinctive,
7. craftsmanship;
8. Cholula;
9. peoples;
10. conquest,
Exercise 2
1. Anna Maria Chen, fundraising; Ben Cohen, volunteer services; and Donna Massad, event planning.
2. correct
3. correct
4. Thursday, March 25; Friday, March 26; or Saturday, March 27.
5. Boston, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California; or Seattle, Washington?
6. Tony Fernandez, trumpet and trombone; Donna Lee Bryant, clarinet and saxophone; and Danica Ward, drums and steel guitar.
7. tennis racket; but, unfortunately,
8. fountains; and then
9. correct
10. Prague, Czech Republic; Budapest, Hungary; Bucharest, Romania; and Krakow, Poland.

Drama Quiz #1
1. Greek dramatists include Aeschylus, Sophocles, and _______________________.
2. Script----->__________________ ----->Audience
3. “Tragedy” comes from a Greek word that means___________________________.
4. ____________________comes from a Greek word that roughly means “singer of revels.”
5. Aristotle outlined the Six Essential Elements of Drama in his work named _____________________.
6. __________________are pairs of characters who are opposites.
7. A long speech spoken for other characters to hear is a _______________________.
8. A short comment made to the audience but not intended for other characters is an_____________________.
9. An Open Stage is also known as a _________________________ _________stage.
10. A Picture Frame stage is also known as a _____________________________stage.

Monday, March 8, 2010

3/8 and 3/9

Attendance
Prayer
Drama Quiz
AMARRIAGEPROPOSAL
Grammar Homework review
In-Class Writing-(Though we ran out of time for this workshop, please peruse the Thesis Workshop below to prepare for next class)

Homework:

Vocab Worksheets
Vocab Quiz
Drama Quiz #2(For periods 1 and 3, this will actually be Drama Quiz #1, and it will be based on the notes we took in class)
Exercise3 and Review A and Review B from Elements of Language Chapter 23.

Thesis Workshop
A good thesis should do three things:
1. Make your point.
2. Provide a sense of the logic behind your argument.
3. Act as a brief summary of your essay.
Examples
1a. Wolves should be protected.
1b. Many people fear and despise wolves because of myths and fairy tales, but encounters between humans and wolves are rare and seldom violent; in addition, because wolves play a vital role in the balance of the ecosystem, the existing wolf population in Yellowstone National Park should be protected.
2a. Despite billboard success by bands such as Five and The Backstreet Boys, N-Sync still claims the title of world’s greatest boy band because of their melodious harmonies, intricate choreography, and unfaltering devotion to world peace.
2b. N-Sync rules.
3a. I like soccer.
3b. Though I had been succeeding in soccer for most of my life, the day my high school team lost the state championship proved to me that soccer had been providing me a literacy of how to work hard and accept adversity, and that literacy has translated into my life as a student to help me in my college and career goals.
Exercise: If the following sentences are topic sentences from five paragraphs of an essay, can you consolidate the ideas into a clear and concise thesis?
I. Schools often incorporate field trips as part of the curriculum.
II. Some students benefit from the interactive nature of field trips.
III. Field trips interrupt the flow of typical school schedules.
IV. Many students do not take field trips as education opportunities.
V. Field trips off the chance for students to behave irresponsibly and evade important supervision.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

3/4 and 3/5 Drama Lecture Notes

Agenda:

Attendance
Prayer
Vocab Quiz
New Vocab
H2NaD Quiz
Drama Notes

Homework:

Chapter 23 Elements of Language exercises 1 and 2

Reread A Marriage Proposal on page 413 of Adventures in Reading

Review Drama Notes (below): Quiz next class

Drama, a performance art and a genre of literature.
At the same time, you can study drama by
watching performances, or you can study drama by
reading the material.
It is like poetry in the above sense, and like poetry,
drama developed long before the novel and the short story.
Greek dramatists, like Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripedes,
were writing 2500 years ago.
Drama, more so than other genres, attempts to be an imitation
of life, and though some plays incorporate fantastic ideas and
surreal action, the characters tend to act as guided by logic and necessity.
Drama is a fictional text composed to be presented by one or
more performers to an audience.
Distinct from movies or television, however, drama
is presented at the exact moment that it is perceived or received
.
Drama is composed of a tripartite relationship:
Script->Actor->Audience

Two major forms of DRAMA:
Tragedy- comes from a Greek word that means “goat song.”
Early drama had some connection to religious rituals.
Perhaps goats were sacrificed as part of the performance.
comedy-comes from a Greek word that roughly means
“singer of revels.” Comedy was associated with a joyous festival.


Six Essential Elements of Drama:
As described in Aristotle’s Poetics, these are the six
components of drama:
Action or Plot
Character
Thought
Language
Song and Dance
Spectacle or Visual Excess

Action or Plot
Fratek’s Pyramid-Exposition, Climax, Denoument.

Character
Unlike novels or short stories, which can employ passages
of description, playwrights shows us the nature of their
characters through action and language.
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foils - Pairs of characters who are opposites.
When they are on stage together, the qualities of one
highlight the qualities of the other.
Stock characters – Predictable characters that fulfill
customary roles, stock characters often provide the
comic relief for a drama. Characters like witty servants
and town drunks serve as examples that are very common.
Thought
Aristotle believed in a unity of action. That is, all the
action in the play must be the result of necessity or action.
This is related to thought because the characters in a drama
do not act randomly. The thought behind the drama
demands that each action be connected to the circumstances
surrounding it. Each character must be conceivably able and
inclined to act in the way he or she does.
Language
Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside

Spectacle
In addition to appealing to the ear, drama appeals to the eye.
Mise-en-scene is everything on the stage that adds meaning
to a play. Costumes and props are part the
mise-en-scene, and the location of props on the stage is
known as proxemics. Depending on what is on the
stage and how it is arranged, characters can employ a
variety of gestures and movements to add to the
effect of the action and language of the plot.

Open Stage (Peninsula Stage)

Proscenium Stage (Picture-Frame Stage)

Song and Dance
Not every drama includes song and dance, but some specialized forms do incorporate song and dance.


1. affectation noun Artificial behavior adopted to impress others; pretense; a pose.
2. beneficiary noun a. A person who receives funds from an insurance policy or will upon another’s death. b. Anyone who receives help or advantage from something.
3. defect noun a. A flaw or imperfection. b. A deficiency. intrans. verb To depart one’s country or party in order to adopt or join another.
4. efficacy noun The power or capacity to produce the desired effect; effectiveness.
5. faction noun A group of persons forming a united but sometimes discontented and troublesome minority within a larger group.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

H2NaD

James Thurber's informal essay entitled "How to Name a Dog" is the author's attempt to address the hundreds of requests he had received asking for help with naming a dog.

Somehow, people interpreted his cartoon drawings of a dog to mean that he was an expert on dog names, but he often failed to answer such letters because they had a way of disappearing behind his rolltop desk.

The essay is characterized by humorous anecdotes along with a conversational style. Furthermore, Thurber goes off on long digressions...in many ways, he is reminiscent of Walter Mitty, the star of one of Thurber's most famous short stories.

Although Thurber mentions over 70 names for dogs in the course of his essay, he regards most of them with distaste, and he dislikes the longest and most ridonkulous of them. For his own dogs, it seems, Thurber chooses short, simple names.

Thurber goes on to discuss three major groups of dog names: Cryptic, Coy, and Cynical. The cryptic, he says, are designed to make you wonder why the dog's name is as it is, and the coy, as the largest group of dog names, are simply intended to make you regard the cuteness of the name. Cynical names, like Tojo, Mussolini, and Adolf, reflect the pessimistic, negative side of dog owners in World War II-era America.

To justify the name of the essay, Thurber suggests one dog's name for all of his readers, and that name is Stong. You could say that Thurber got the last laugh because now thousands of dog owners have probably named their dogs Stong on Thurber's advice, and that is hilarious revenge because Phil Stong, a writer, named his own dog Thurber.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

3/2 and 3/3

Attendance
Prayer
New Vocab
Vocab Worksheets
Chapter 22 Test Review
Animal Farm Test Review
H2NaD

Homework:

Reread "How to Name a Dog" for a quiz next class

Vocab worksheets and quiz next class

Read A Marriage Proposal in page 413 Adventures in Reading.

Period 3: Write or type all rules in Chapter 23 of Elements of Language 23a to 23g(4) starting on page 724