Character Analysis

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Happy Halloween!

*Please get your assigned netbook when you arrive to class.

*Article of the Week #8 due

*Character Analysis Assignment:  Yesterday you created a new document and you named it Period __ Character Analysis.  You also shared it with me (abaltrushes@gmail.com).  Today you will complete the assignment.  (You had Wednesday night, yesterday, last night, and today to complete this writing assignment  -- sufficient time).

Homework:  Independent reading -- your book review is due on November 17th.

Character Analysis

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*Please get your assigned netbook when you arrive to class.

*Character Analysis Assignment:  Yesterday I gave you the writing prompt for this assignment and asked you to make a selection of one of the prompts and to begin composing your response for homework.  Today and tomorrow you will complete this assignment.  Please create a new document and name it exactly as follows:

              Period __ Character Analysis.  THEN share it with me
              (abaltrushes@gmail.com).

NOTE: Refer to the writing prompt to be sure you are following
             the requirements of the prompt. 

HOMEWORK: 1. Article of the Week #8  2. Character Analysis Assignment

 

The Crucible

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*Please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*The Crucible -- we will finish the movie and then you will take the test.  I will pass out the writing prompt to you while you are taking the test so if you finish before others you can begin.  Begin composing your response on paper.  Tomorrow you will use your netbook.  Remember to refer to your character chart for some help.  I will collect that when you are done with your essay. 

HOMEWORK:  Character analysis assignment.  Begin composing a draft that will be fully completed by Friday. 

The Crucible

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*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

 

*The Crucible -- I hope that as you watch the movie you are deciding what character you will write about.  As soon as we finish the movie, there will be the test.  If you paid attention to the reading of the play, you should perform well on the test.  We will begin the writing assignment also once we are done watching the movie.

 

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #8 due Friday -- annotation and written response.  

The Crucible

Good Morning!

I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

*Please quietly read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

*Article of the week #8 -- annotation and written response due Friday.

 

*The Crucible -- We will continue watching the movie today and will finish tomorrow.  The test will be on Wednesday followed with the writing assignment.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #8

The Crucible

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*Please have your article of the week #7 ready for me to collect and the questions for Act IV of The Crucible.

*The Crucible -- the movie.  Next week immediately after we finish the movie there will be an objective test on the play which includes matching quoted lines to characters.  You also will be assigned a writing assignment which will be due at the end of next week.

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading  

The Crucible, Act IV

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*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

*The Crucible, Act IV -- You have been thinking about a character that you will write about.  This assignment will be given after we watch the movie so you will have a much better idea of the characters.  I feel that the movie will inspire a lot of thinking about the events and characters in this play. TODAY we finish reading the play!

*Act IV questions -- you will complete these on your own.  You should be able to answer these questions correctly. 

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #7 -- annotation and written response

The Crucible, Act IV

Good Morning!

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

*The Crucible, Act IV -- You have been thinking about a character that you will write about.  This assignment will be given after we watch the movie so you will have a much better idea of the characters.  I feel that the movie will inspire a lot of thinking about the events and characters in this play.  QUESTION: If you were to audition for a role in The Crucible, which character do you think you would be most successful in playing?

HOMEWORK:  1. Independent reading   2. Article of the Week #7

The Crucible, Act IV

Good Morning!

*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

*The Crucible, Act IV -- You have been thinking about a character that you will write about.  This assignment will be given after we watch the movie so you will have a much better idea of the characters.  I feel that the movie will inspire a lot of thinking about the events and characters in this play.

HOMEWORK:  1. Independent reading   2. Article of the Week #7

The Crucible, Act IV

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*Please read your independent reading book until we are ready to begin.

*Article of the Week #7 -- annotation and written response is due on Friday  (Handout)

*The Crucible, Act IV (Handout) -- Question:  This play is about the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy era.  Why is there continued interest in reading this play? Are there other themes which contribute to the universality of this play?  What makes this such a successful drama?  In a group of three, discuss this question and write out your response.

HOMEWORK:  1. Independent reading   2. Article of the Week #7

The Crucible, Character Chart

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*Please get your netbooks when you arrive and read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*Article # 6 is due -- annotation and written response

*I have been asked to give you the following survey.  Please go to my blog and click on the following link: WASC Student Survey

*The Crucible, Act III -- please complete the questions and turn in

*Character Chart -- please record on your chart notes from the side board and anything else you can add.  You will be writing about one of the characters when we finish the play. 

*NOTE: There will also be an objective test on The Crucible when we finish reading the play.

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading

The Crucible, Act III

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*Please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*The Crucible,  Act III -- this is a complicated act.  There's many details to keep track of.  Be attentive to what the characters say because what they say contributes to their character. You will be writing about one of the characters, so if you have already decided what character that is, make note of what they say.  

*Character Chart --Please fill out characteristics for each character.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #6-- annotation and written response

The Crucible, Act III

Good Morning!

*Please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*The Crucible,  Act III -- this is a complicated act.  There's many details to keep track of.  Be attentive to what the characters say because what they say contributes to their character. You will be writing about one of the characters, so if you have already decided what character that is, make note of what they say.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #6

The Crucible, Act III

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*Independent Reading  -- please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*The Crucible, Act III -- review questions.  Before we begin complete questions 1-8 on your own.  Work with a partner for help in arriving at the correct answer.  

HOMEWORK:  Article of the Week #6

The Crucible, Act III

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I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

*Independent Reading -- Today is the first day of the second grading period.  Hard to believe that the first six weeks went so swiftly!  Today begins independent reading each day.  Please have your book daily and begin reading at the bell.

*NOTE: Please turn in your assignments when they are due. Once they are recorded on Powerschool they will not be accepted. If you are absent, promptly make up the work and turn it in.

*Article of the Week #6  -- annotation and response due on Friday

(Handout)

*The Crucible, Act III   (Handout)

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading

Character Response (The Crucible)

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Please get your ASSIGNED netbook when you arrive to class.  Open your ENGLISH JOURNAL in your Google drive. Please provide some space between assignments but too much!  Make sure your name is in the upper left corner at the very top.

NOTE: Independent reading resumes on Monday for the second grading period.  Please be ready with your new selection.  Check a book out from the library today.  

*Article of the Week #5 is due -- annotation and written response.

*ASSIGNMENT:  Before we go on to Act III of The Crucible, you will write today about one of the characters.  We have been introduced to almost all of the major characters.  Select one of them to write about by doing the following:

                      Character Discussion (The Crucible)

                     

                       1.  Identify who they and their role (discuss some

                            of the plot details that involve them)

                       2.  Describe what you know about their character

                       3.  Refer to lines in the play that they speak that

                            are significant.

                       4.  Explain what you find intriguing about the 

                            character.

HOMEWORK:  Independent reading book

                          

 

 

 

The Crucible, Act II

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*NOTE: Independent reading resumes next week

* The Crucible, Act II  --   Please be attentive to the details and what I explain as we go along. You will be writing about this play at the end of our reading. You will be selecting a character to analyze. 

*Independent reading book -- we will start independent reading next week at the beginning of class.  Make your selection of your next book by then for the second grading period.  Consider taking care of the required book from the recommended list instead of waiting until the end of the semester.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the week #5 is due tomorrow -- annotation and written response.

The Crucible, Act II

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* The Crucible, Act II  -- Handout is completed in class and due upon completion of each act.  Please be attentive to the details and what I explain as we go along. You will be writing about this play at the end of our reading. You will be selecting a character to analyze. 

*Independent reading book -- we will start independent reading next week at the beginning of class.  Make your selection of your next book by then for the second grading period.  Consider taking care of the required book from the recommended list instead of waiting until the end of the semester.

HOMEWORK:  Article of the week #5 is due on Friday -- annotation and written response.

The Crucible, Act II

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*Textbook assignment -- "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God," p. 152-156  (handout) 

*The Crucible, Act II -- Questions 1-5 on handout

HOMEWORK:  1. Article of the Week #5  2.  Independent reading book for second six weeks (start looking for your next selection).

The Crucible, Act II

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I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

*NOTE: The Goodreads book reviews must have a time stamp of no later than Oct 6.  You have until midnight tonight!

The grading period ends this Friday, Oct 10

*Article of the Week #5 -- annotation and written response is due on Friday.

*The Crucible, Act II (Handout)

HOMEWORK:  Textbook assignment, "Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God," p. 152-156  (handout)

Book Review

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Please get your assigned netbook when you arrive.

*Article of the Week #4 is due -- annotation and written response

 

*Goodreads Book Review -- you have a copy of the book review rubric.  Your mission today is to complete the review on Goodreads and to send me the link to your published page by filling out the Book Review Form for URL under "Important Links" on my blog (Baltrushes.blogspot.com).  PLEASE skip some space between each paragraph and indent your three paragraphs.

 

*NOTE: the end of the grading period is next Friday, Oct 10

 

HOMEWORK: Book review on Goodreads is due on Monday.

The Crucible, Act I

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*Please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*Book reviews are due on Monday, Oct 6th.  If you are unsure on how to write your review on Goodreads, please ask for my help.  Please follow the book review rubric. I will give you time tomorrow to work on your review.  

NOTE: Assignments 1-10 (listed on side board) will not be accepted as late work.  Late assignments turned in have been reviewed and recorded. 

*Article of the Week #4 is due tomorrow -- annotation and written response.

HOMEWORK: Independent reading book review is due by Monday

The Crucible, Act I

Good Morning!

*Please read quietly until we are ready to begin.

*Book reviews are due on Monday, Oct 6th.  If you are unsure on how to write your review on Goodreads, please ask for my help.  Please follow the book review rubric. I will give you time on Friday to work on your review.  

NOTE: Assignments 1-10 (listed on side board) will not be accepted as late work.  Late assignments turned in have been reviewed and recorded.

*The Crucible, Act I 

Homework: Independent reading book review