April 6, 2nd Hour

Articles:

Read your article. As your read or after you read do the following on a 1/2 sheet of paper:

Three things I learnned from my article:


Two emotionas I felt as I read:


One question I have about the reading:


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April 6

Am. Lit Hours 1 & 2: Instructions for Tuesday, April 9th
Part 1: In the Lab
Go to computer lab and, upon arrival, show Mrs. B the article you printed out for News Tues.
Log in to a computer, and set up a GMAIL account. If you have another email account that is great, but for our upcoming NING Role Play, you will need a GMAIL account.
Be sure to write out your username and password.
When you have done this, visit Mrs. B at her computer, and type in your email address correctly where she shows you.
Part 2: Article
Sit down and begin reading your article (the suicide or the Obama letters). If you did not print it out at home, you can print it out now. Go to the class blog to get it: http://foundationsofamericanliterature.blogspot.com/
When fished, complete the following 3-2-1 activity.

3-2-1: Article I read (headline):
While reading this article I learned these three things:




While reading I felt these two emotions:



After reading this article I have this question:

Monday, April 5th

4th quarter! We have made it!

Our schedule:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (four weeks with a persuasive paper)
The Glass Castle (three weeks with an analytical essay)
Choice novels (no paper except final exam!)

We will still do Writing Wednesdays and Reading Fridays.

This quarter, if you bring in a recent magazine that is of high interest (something you would actually want to read yourself) you can earn three extra credit points. If you bring in a high interest novel to donate, you can earn five. You can earn a maximum of 15 points this way. You do the math.

Monday:
1. News Tues: Each Tuesdaywe will read an article from a "trustworthy" news source about an issue of relevance. Why do this?
This week: School bullying to the extremes? OR Ten Letters a Day. Print out the article of your choice for points, and bring it to class on Tuesday!
2. Huck Finn K-W-L
3. Begin Born to Trouble

March 25

HW: Study vocab
Test Friday

Today:
Finish reading
Vocab Catch Phrase
Movie
Cookies

March 23

Today
Homework: Print out writing rubric from Edline (5 pts)
Practice reading.
Today:
Check vocab from yesterday, quiz on Friday!
Rubric
Break into four groups and read piece.
Read your piece again in two groups.

Vocab

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Vocab #2
Copy this into your notebook and write two more synonyms for each word.

Hogshead, N (11)- large wood cask/container for liquid

Snuff, N (12)- powdered tobacco

Reckon, V (13)- think

Bewitch, V (16)- cast a spell on

Skiff , N (17)- small boat

Oath, N (17)- promise

Carcass, N (17)- dead body

Bullyragged, V (31)- mistreated

Wallow, V (39)- roll in something (like a rug or mud) OR indulge in something

Quicksilver, N (48)- mercury, liquid metallic element

Haggle, V (49)- bargain, negotiate

Brash, Adj (50)- hasty, rash

Cavern, N (58)- cave

Fury, N (59)- anger, rage

Buckskin, N (61)- deerskin or soft leather

Currycomb, N (62)- comb used to groom horses

Laid up, V (64)- sick, ill

Britches, N (65)- pants

March 22

Homework:
Copy the vocab words, parts of speech, and definitions into your notebook.
Next to each word, write out two more synonyms (words that generally have a similar meaning).
Vocab quiz on Friday!

Today:
Content and ideas: What unnecessary details or ideas do you include that you can eliminate?
Word choices: what words are trite or overused? What words can I eliminate that distract from my important details?
Conference with Mrs. B
Finish typing final, revised drafts in the lab.
Be sure your piece:
Has a title
Includes your name
Is formatted in MLA format:


Ann Smart

Mrs. Barniskis

American Literature Foundations

March 22, 2010

Puzzle Piece