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10th grade 5/14 80 DAYS

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:47:16 -0700

We had our 80 DAY PARTY!

It was delighful!

I did also collect the homework from the night before.

Speech 5/3

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:43:30 -0700

Devo = Davis

We almost finished with John Donne. We have a couple more next week, and then we will begin the 2nd recitation at the end of class on Monday.

Speech 4/11

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:14:14 -0700

Devo = GP

Students worked in groups to finish chapter 3 of PWWG.

We will begin taking notes on recitations tomorrow.

Speech 4/10

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:30:38 -0700

Devo = Ryan

We continued discussing PWWG. We will finish this up tomorrow with the “5 hopes.”

Speech 2/7

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:09:11 -0800

GP: Self Love

Finished our Persuasive speech notes.

Looked at multiple controversial topics.

Students spent the last 15 minutes getting their topics approved for their speech.

Tomorrow is a work day. Please make sure to bring something to work on.

Honors 2/11

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:25:12 -0800

Honors 2/11
DOL 51
Took a quiz on chapters 26-29 of CBC.
**Reminder, since we have no school on Friday, your Friday quiz will be on Thursday.
For the rest of class, we acted/read up to the very top of page 31.
HOMEWORK: Thesis due on TurnItIn on Wednesday (2/13). 3 different comments on 3 different theses is due the following Tuesday (2/19). These comments should be KIND, SPECIFIC, & HELPFUL.
TurnItIn info: www.turnitin.com
Class ID: 6120704
Enrollment Password: donotforget
You must enter your own username and personal password. You only need the class password to enter our class.

Honors 2/11

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:41:29 -0800

DOL 51

Took a quiz on chapters 26-29 of CBC.

**Reminder, since we have no school on Friday, your Friday quiz will be on Thursday.

For the rest of class, we acted/read up to the very top of page 31.

HOMEWORK: Thesis due on TurnItIn on Wednesday (2/13). 3 different comments on 3 different theses is due the following Tuesday (2/19). These comments should be KIND, SPECIFIC, & HELPFUL.

TurnItIn info: www.turnitin.com

Class ID: 6120704

Enrollment Password: donotforget

You must enter your own username and personal password. You only need the class password to enter our class.

10th grade 2/11

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:35:05 -0800

DOL 51

Continued with our wedding, and acted/read up to the middle of page 83.

No homework this evening.

apLang 2/11

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:25:00 -0800

Gospel Primer = Resting in Christ’s Righteous Standing

Worked through words from our review sheet —

sensory details, juxtaposition, voice, oxymoron, concession, anecdote, allusion, bandwagon appeal, analogy, metaphor, meiosis, metonymy, rhetorical question, simile, figure of speech (trope), hyperbole, synecdoche, litotes, and apostrophe.

We started to discuss de Toqueville, but needed more time.

HOMEWORK: Please reread de Toqueville tonight, so you’re ready for discussion tomorrow.

WORK day on Wednesday of this week.

Tumblr down yesterday

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:31:46 -0800

Sorry, I couldn’t post yesterday. Tumblr was down.

Honors 11/28

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:48:32 -0800

Journal: popular is…

Watched an intro to a documentary on the existence of the city of Troy.

Took notes on the beginning of The Iliad.

We will begin reading Book XXII tomorrow.

HOMEWORK: Next draft due tomorrow.

10th grade 11/28

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:45:52 -0800

We didn’t have class today due to a “disaster/earthquake drill.”

No homework this evening.

apLang 11/28

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:28:39 -0800

Read some Christmas blessings! :)

Worked with a partner on “Reading the World” and an essay on page 391.

Students read it silently and took notes. Then, they shared their approach with their partner.

Students then came up with a claim and 4 supporting statements.

Speech 11/28

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:27:00 -0800

devo = Conner H.

Spent time talking about final speeches. I gave out the schedule. I will be emailing this to your parents, administration, and alumni.

Took notes and discussed “The Art/Power of a Story.”

We will be in the library tomorrow to find some children’s story books.

Honors 11/27

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:23:14 -0800

Journal: What is worth fighting for?

Went over the last bit of the “Conclusion Worksheet.”

Spoke briefly about the “MLA” quotation and format worksheets.

Took notes on Greek Literature & Homer.

Took notes on the background story of The Iliad.

There was a masterpiece on the board of the city of Troy and of Greece. They will be up for sale at a later date.

10th grade 11/27

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:59:07 -0800

Journal: What’s worth fighting for?

Read some Christmas blessings!

Took a 1 question quiz on Chapter 10.

Acted out Chapter 11, half of it. We will finish reading/acting out the rest of this chapter tomorrow and then Chapter 12 on Thursday.

No homework tonight. :)

apLang 11/27

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:36:22 -0800

Round Robin teaching today!! :)

Worked on sentence patterns 10, 10a, & 11.

It was delightfully fun: the best class yet.

Speech 11/27

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:20:24 -0800

No Devo, no journal.

Went to the computer lab and wrote an in-class essay. Students had only the class period to finish this essay. Students then turned it in to TurnItIn.com.

HOMEWORK: Rough draft is due tomorrow.

Honors 11/26

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:11:36 -0800

DOL 32

Read some Christmas Blessings!!

Passed back the Indian Lit tests and discussed them at length.

Passed back DOL Test 1.

Passed back the rough drafts of Chinese & Japanese lit essays.

Started discussing most of our “Conclusion Worksheet” as a class. We will finish this worksheet tomorrow, as well as discuss our “Quotations worksheet.”

HOMEWORK: Next draft of essay is due on Thursday (11/29).

10th grade 11/26

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:23:55 -0800

DOL 32

Passed back some work

Read some Christmas blessings! :)

Discussed the ramifications of Simon’s death, the sanctity of life, and the societal “game” that many people play.

Started reading Chapter 10 of LotF, to the bottom of 164.

HOMEWORK: Students need to finish reading Chapter 10 for tomorrow and be ready for a quiz.

OTHER HOMEWORK: Students’ TWITTER PROJECTS are due next Wednesday (12/5).