Stanton+English+1-+9th+graders

Kids in the class are:

9/6/12 Write a 2 paragraph piece about a moment of your first day of school on Wednesday. It is due Outside Reading Book (ORB)project is due Monday. Information was sent over the summer. Blue sheet. Needs to have pink expectations paper signed. Read over the weekend pages 3-14 of Speak.

Monday, June 4
 * Need 3rd draft with all drafts and pink sheet. Last day to give her is Tuesday 3rd draft
 * Next Monday - Romeo and Juliet memorization is due-in packet- 7 lines from line 10 of yellow packet
 * skip act 3 vocab. Do act 4 vocab- on Tuesday June 5

Tuesday, May 29 Wednesday May 23
 * due next meeting- do the art project in yellow packet page 8- take one line from Queen Mab and create art project.
 * read to end of act 1
 * 3rd draft due next Monday
 * Vocab. 11
 * test on Friday over Shakespeare Speech page 4
 * Book projects due Friday
 * Rachael and Dan did not do vocab in packet. They need to do it.

Monday, May 21


 * Book project due 5/25
 * Parent signature due Tuesday
 * continue working on Wild Child paper
 * Do first 10 vocab words in R & J packet

Thursday, 5/17 Monday 5/14
 * rough draft - need to look at rubic- pink paper


 * due Wednesday voc word activity
 * GL 14 quiz on Friday
 * Draft 2 due Friday
 * ORB to class on Wednesday

Friday, 5/11
 * Today we watched the “Oxsana Malaya” video and read “Monkey Boy”. We answered questions that went with the story.
 * students are getting ready to write a synthesis paper. The prompt is:
 * What do stories about wild children tell us: About the children? About ourselves?
 * http://jstanton.blogs.rsu1.org/index.php/myths/ this link will get you to the packet and links to the videos.
 * Vocab 14 due Monday
 * Read in ORB (project due 5/25)
 * rough draft pre theater #2 due
 * Monkey boy questions (graded in class for those in class, those on field trip need to do) Matt, Rachael,

Wednesday, 5/9
 * took quiz on F451
 * Voc 14 due Monday
 * Read ORB
 * Read The wild

Friday, 5/4
 * test next Wednesday 5/9 on F451
 * wild child pre theater prompts due Wednesday
 * blue reading sheet due for Outside reading book response

Tuedsay, 5/2 Friday, 4/27
 * 5 themes of F451 do that paper for homework
 * If didn't finish reading complete book
 * Test next Wednesday
 * Next Wednesday quiz on vocab 13
 * Dan did not turn in vocab 13 or rough draft of F451 writing prompt.
 * Rachael did not turn in vocab 13
 * read to 144 and do a QCQ

Wednesday, 4/ 25 Friday, 4/13
 * due Friday- Greek and Latin Vocab 13 due
 * Read 120-128 Wednesday and read 129-136 do a QCQ for one of those readings due Thursdayt
 * rough draft of writing prompt due Friday
 * Part two quiz Monday. study guide handed out.
 * New outside reading book to class
 * read 7 days at time- 2-4 each day pages 71-110
 * [[file:f451 study guide.pdf]]

Monday 4/9
 * QCQ for pages 41-50 in F 451 due next class
 * 51-60 due Thursday
 * google your word circled on blue paper. Look it up; write the definition or who it is, description THEN guess why it is an allusion in the book F451.

Thursday 4/5 Wednesday
 * Allusion: book that refers to another book or an important literacy character, quote, etc
 * They were given blue sheet with their person assigned to look up.
 * Dan Gulliver's travels
 * Garrett- John Donne "who are little wise, the best fools be."
 * Rachel- Albert Einstein
 * Children's book project due April 6
 * April 4 outside reading book project due
 * This Friday-Outside reading book project is declared during test on Little Prince. This is 5th book project

Monday 3/26 > Evan and Alec, Emily and Matt, Rachael and Micala, Bri and Wes Friday, 3/23 Wednesday 3/21
 * test on Friday on Little Prince
 * 2nd draft of Little Prince response was due today. Still need to see it from: Rachel, Tyler, Dan, Wes, Abby, DJ
 * Story book project see purple sheet
 * Groups are: working alone- Leslie,
 * groups are Dan Saxby, DJ, and Tyler.
 * Finish reading Little Prince
 * Present LP project Monday
 * Final draft of LP paper
 * REad chapters XXI to XXIII no qcq
 * Greek and Latin 12 due Friday
 * bring missing planet props Friday, Missing planet project due Monday.

Monday, 3/19
 * For Friday do Greek and Latin packet 12
 * For Thursday read chapters XVI to XX (16-20) and do a QCQ

Thursday 3/15
 * Read chapters VII- XV (7-15
 * Do a qcq for those chapters
 * rough draft of prompt for Little Prince (see prompt below)

Monday 2/27 Thursday 2/16
 * finish Speak, prepare for discussion quiz Tuesday
 * calendars were handed out for March
 * Homework over vacation is:
 * finish reading book do one QCQ that is interesting
 * Symbol #6 (anything you haven't done before)
 * don't loose rough draft blue sheet used to make final draft, bring to class on Monday both blue sheet and rough draft
 * quiz on whole book (Speak) when they get back. Open book

Monday 2/1`3
 * Speak 102-116
 * Voc 10 quiz Tuesday, use quizlet to study
 * Speak prompt, bring laptop

Thursday, 2/9
 * read 73-102 and QCQ due Monday
 * Metaphor #4 for word due Monday
 * Create a prompt (question, quotation, compare and contrast) for : Mr. Neck's xenophobia, Job Day, Thanksgiving, The Martha's, IT
 * Vocab 10 due Tuesday

Tuesday, 2/7
 * Read 57-72 share symbol for the 3rd time- make something-art, collage, painting, clay, HAS TO BE ART YOU'VE MADE
 * Do the yellow sheet Speak vocab words- your 10 that were assigned

Monday, 1/30
 * Writing assignment due Thursday-typed SEE YELLOW PAPER WITH RUBRIC
 * Prompt: Did George do the right thing?
 * paper is 400-600 words
 * come prepared with art supplies to make an art project for your word you picked today.

Monday, 1/23
 * book project due Monday, 1/30
 * Vocab 9 due Monday. 1/30
 * done with M & Men Monday Chapter 6 1/30
 * QCQ on chapter 6 due Monday

Monday 1/9 >
 * link for midterm study guide http://quizlet.com/8963807/greek-latin-mid-term-study-guide-flash-cards/

Friday 1/6
 * went over QCQ's and collected them
 * worked on blue vocab sheet where they had to cut out words- place in sentences to make a story. Due next class.
 * Read chapters 2 & 3 in Of Mice and Men.

Wednesday 1/4
 * Handed out new book Of Mice and Men
 * Vocab 8 Greek and Latin packet due Friday
 * Given yellow sheet: Context Clues
 * Given a QCQ to do on on Chapter 1 due Friday

Tuesday, 1/3
 * due tomorrow QCQ on final chapters of Chinese Cinderella- must share on Tuesday for performance grade
 * Must have Outside reading book to Mrs. Stanton or Mrs. Mace (project due 1/26/12)
 * Greek and Latin Vocab 8 packet due Friday

Wednesday, 12/21
 * took a quiz on chapters 1-16
 * given homework for over break or can turn in tomorrow. It is a yellow sheet with 3 questions on it about Chinese Cinderella.
 * finish reading Chinese Cinderella over break
 * Do a QCQ for last 4 chapters.

12/19 Monday
 * Read Chinese Cinderella- chapters 15 & 16
 * QCQ #2 due Wednesday
 * CC quiz on chapters 1-16 on Wednesday

12/16 Friday All for Monday:
 * Read Chapters 10-14 Chinese Cinderella (two chapters a night
 * Vocab quiz on Greek/ Latin 7 words
 * Do a QCQ for your reading.

12/14 Wednesday
 * homework- Read chapter 4-9 in Chinese Cinderella due FRIDAY
 * do QCQ for book due FRIDAY
 * work on home poster project at home
 * Greek and Latin 7 due FRIDAY

12/12 Monday
 * Read Chinese Cinderall- authors note, preface and chapters 1 & 2 & 3 for tomorrow.
 * packet 7 Greek and Latin vocab. handed out.

Friday, 12/ 9
 * took Greek and Latin quiz. Many may want to retake. Grades are in the gradebook
 * They should be working on their i-movie project due Monday
 * homework-bring in 10 pictures that remind them of home-places that make them feel safe.

Monday, 12/5
 * worked on a crossword puzzle for Samir the student teacher
 * met in groups to discuss their final project for Odyssey

Wednesday, 11/30
 * Friday test on Odyssey- it is open note. I will provide power point for 20 &21 printout
 * In binder have: chapters 12,13,14,15, no 17, 18 packet, 19 gold, 20 & 21 keynote,22 packet
 * Also due on Friday are greek & latin vocab 6
 * Book project due if have not done it yet in class. (Dan, Conner, Danny, Rachael have not done)
 * watch these sparknotes if they need to figure out the story of The Odyssey:
 * http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/odyssey-part-1
 * http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/odyssey-part-2
 * http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/odyssey-part-3
 * http://www.sparknotes.com/sparknotes/video/odyssey-part-3

Monday, 11/28
 * Due Friday Greek and Latin vocab 6
 * Outside reading project due Wednesday
 * Bring charged laptop to class on Wednesday to write about chapter 20 & 21 rough draft
 * Need to do make up writing piece that was not done over Thanksgiving - blue sheet 200 words for each response. Must use the sentences on blue sheet to predict what will happen in Chapters 20 and 21

Friday 11/22
 * Read in class today book 19 of Odyssey and filled out gold sheet
 * Handed out blue sheet which has assignment on it for holiday homework-write 200-400 words. Must have it printed before class on Monday. they need to respond to the two quotes.
 * they have the outside reading book project due either Monday or Tuesday when they get back
 * handed in chapter 18 questions

11/18, Friday
 * Finish chapter 18- hightlight and do questions.
 * write a paragraph about what your book project is.
 * what they read this weekend, write about what you read.

Wednesday, 11/16
 * G/L quiz 5 moved to 11/21- Can study on quizlet: http://quizlet.com/7834375/greek-and-latin-vocab-5-flash-cards/
 * Outside reading book project due 11/29, some still don't have a book picked
 * Eulogy projects due Thursday 11/16

Thursday, 11/10
 * Students were handed out the yellow sheet with the Eulogy project on it. This project will be due next week sometime
 * homework was collected from yesterday
 * They were given G/L vocab 5 it is due Monday

Tuesday 11/8

Monday, 11/7
 * took test on chapters 6-12
 * Define Eulogy
 * homework finish chapter 12
 * Highlight notes
 * answer questions from blog
 * organize binder add a notes section
 * played Jeopardy
 * reviewed for test tomorrow
 * use the blog Odyssey quizlet link to study http://quizlet.com/7747963/odyssey-test-study-guide-november-4-flash-cards/

Tuesday,11/1
 * Odyssey test on Tuesday (11/8) for books 6-12
 * Vocab 4 quiz on Thursday (11/3)
 * Due 11/3 answers to book 10 from blog
 * Due 11/3 draw a picture of the underworld from chapter 11 and also draw 1 side story for chapter 11

Monday, Oct. 31
 * rough draft due Tuesday of Hospitality paper
 * Books 6-12 test on Nov. 8
 * Vocab. test on Thursday, Nov. 3
 * bring in outside reading books.

Thursday, Oct.27 >
 * started writing paper on Greek Hospitality (reason for, examples, your reaction), Modern Hospitality (reason for, examples, your reaction), Compare
 * Due Tuesday- paper on Hospitality
 * Read book 10 of Odyssey over weekend
 * Greek and latin #4 due

Tuesday, 10/25


 * bring laptop to class to write with.
 * Homework- find 5 examples of modern day hospitality written down for next class.
 * class took vocab 3 test.
 * continue to read book 9 of Odyssey.
 * vocab test next Tuesday 10/25
 * encourage Quizlet on blog to practice vocab
 * given All or nothing vocab graphic organizer- must fill out with 3 words that will stump you

10/18 Tuesday 10/13 Thursday
 * took quiz on books 1-5 Odyssey
 * Many kids did not finish:
 * collected Vocab 3- still due from:
 * Homework: take paragraph that was circled on paper, rewrite it and illustrate with a border. I have the strips they need to do this. It is not to be done on 8 by 10 paper but strips of poser board. Examples on chalk board of Mrs. Stanton's room.
 * Read book 5 and filled out yellow paper that had questions about the story (this can be used on quizzes)
 * Homework- due Tuesday 10/25 Vocab 3 packet

10/11 Tuesday
 * homework- bring in permission slip for field trip. It is worth 100 points.
 * started reading book 5 of Odyssey

For upcoming Greek and Latin words to be given out Thursday. http://quizlet.com/7146943/greek-and-latin-vocab-3-flash-cards/

Thursday, Oct. 6 Tuesday, Oct. 4 Homework
 * class took vocab #2 quiz (Dan Saxby did not because he did not do homework and said he didn't study)
 * The following students should retake the quiz: Abby Martin, Evan Millett, Rachael Glick,Garrett Robson, DJ Anderson,Tyler Lamb, Dan Saxby
 * Homework for weekend: read 60 minutes of reading ORB, Written- Why you chose your book?
 * read book 1 of Odyssey and took notes on purple sheet
 * Homework for tonight- read for 3o minutes- written- where you read and why you chose to read there. How do you maintain silence there? Write a paragraph about what you read. Give title and author on paper. How many pages have you read total in book?

Friday, Sept. 30 Homework
 * complete the Greek and Latin vocab 2 packet
 * Read outside reading book at least 15 minutes and write about it
 * work on timeline of the 19 points that Odysseus stopped at (Due Tuesday)
 * 1) must have name of 19 points from handout
 * 2) must have some color
 * 3) must have a symbol or icon with the location
 * 4) leave room for notes.

9/27 Tuesday Due Friday Yellow reader response #2 sheet was handed out. By Friday they need to read 45 minutes, can break out in 15 minute increments if they want. Friday they will be doing some silent reading and hand in the yellow sheet.

Vocab. homework due Thursday (9/29) of packet 2 of Greek and Latin vocab words.

They need to:


 * 1) highlight Greek and Latin words
 * 2) copy the 6 words 5 times each
 * 3) Use 11 words in sentence to demonstrate they understand the word.

Notes on Odyssey: Make sure they have these notes in handout.Epic is a long adventurous narrative 1.) story and 2.) PoemEpics usually have An epithet is a
 * 1) hero of legendary significance
 * 2) covers huse amounts of countries, oceans, time etc
 * 3) supernatural forces (Gods)

The word Odyssey means personal journey. We can't be more specific because This story was first told in the 8th or 9th century BC. We can't be more specific because:
 * 1) There is no reliable historical documents to verify it.
 * 2) Then someone did write it down and put it in a library in Rome that burned down.

Homer was a bard (storyteller) Tradition says that he was blind but that is only because the sculptures don't have eyes.

Greek epic poetry was tradionally composed i a meter known as dactylic hexamiter. A kind of rhythm _ _

The story leading up to the Odyssey is called //The Iliad//. It is about the Trojan war

The main character in this story are: see back of handout.

The thing makes Odysseus the first hero to seem real to people is that her makes mistakes. He is always not a great guy. He also might practice cheating on his wife Penelope. Some say the goddess made him do it.

[|Link to Quizlet for G/L lesson 2] for next week. http://quizlet.com/6743282/greek-latin-vocab-words-2-flash-cards/

9/23 Took quiz on Greek and Latin words Started in class but will finish as homework: write a 300 word piece on who is your hero or heroine in your life. No more than two pages. They should probably hand write since they can not take laptops home or have a plan as to how they are going to print it at home.

9/23 Greek and Latin packet completed
 * need to have highlighting done
 * need to have section A and C done
 * write the Greek and Latin roots written 5x
 * draw 5 pictures
 * 5 challenge words defined

Quiz Changed to Monday 9/26 over Greek and Latin words because class was not seen since Monday due to Wednesday's NWEA testing. Link to Quizlet to help study for quiz

9/22 Kids need to study for Greek and Latin vocab quiz which will be on 9/23. If they learn what is on flashcards they will ace the test.

**How to complete Greek & Latin Vocabulary**

1. A} Using a highlighter, highlight all Greek and Latin roots in ONE color. B} Using a SECOND (different color) highlighter, highlight ALL NUMBERED key words (your choice as to whether you highlight definitions) __16 points.__

2. Copy EVERY Greek/Latin root, the definition, and whether it is Greek or Latin 5X on lined paper. __32 points.__

3. Write a pithy sentence for EVERY key word [and underline/highlight that word in your sentence]. __48 points.__

4. Complete Exercises A & C. Do not complete B. __64 points.__

5. Choose FIVE key words and illustrate each. Stick figures are fine.  __80 points.__

6. Choose FIVE challenge words and define each. Define all challenge words for four extra points. __96 points__

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