Wednesday

• Semester Exam

• Written responses in notebook graded

• Winter Break Reading Assignment ☃️

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

Live stream study session

Watch the study session for the semester exam from Mon. 12/17/18: 

CLICK HERE

Monday

• Semester Exam is Wed. 12/19/18
• Study guide 
• Semester Exam Schedule

• Don't forget about your Winter Break Reading! ☃️Books are ready at the desk in the library if you plan to check it out there.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I have developing collecting donations to send girls in developing nations to school for a year. It is $58 for each student, so let's see how many we can support throughout the year! 
• Info on worldwide education for girls:
• Fact list- ABC News
• 264 Million Children Don't Go To School
• 10 Toughest Places for Girls to Go To School
• 5 Ridiculous Reasons Girls are Denied an Education (video)
• Meet Girls Who Are Fighting for Their Right to an Education (video)
• The organization I support: International Rescue Committee rescue.org

Thursday

• Root Words
• Here is a playlist of videos for 8 of the 10 roots we have studied this semester. 
• I made a Kahoot! game you can play to practice our root words.

• Semester Exam is Wed. 12/19/18
• Study guide 
• Semester Exam Schedule

• Short Fiction
• Discussion of "The Archetypal Myth of the Quest in Joyce's 'Araby'" by Mahmood Azizi
• Other examples of critical literary perspectives to read: 
• "Feminist Gothic in 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Sarah L. Crowder
• "Fairy Tales and Freud: Psychoanalysis in Children's Stories" by Mari Ellis Dunning
• "New Historicism of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Todd Lowery 
• "Mental Nepantalism in Sandra Cisneros' 'Eleven'" by H. E. Eanes

• Don't forget about your Winter Break Reading! ☃️Books are ready at the desk in the library if you plan to check it out there.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I have developing collecting donations to send girls in developing nations to school for a year. It is $58 for each student, so let's see how many we can support throughout the year! 
• Info on worldwide education for girls:
• Fact list- ABC News
• 264 Million Children Don't Go To School
• 10 Toughest Places for Girls to Go To School
• 5 Ridiculous Reasons Girls are Denied an Education (video)
• Meet Girls Who Are Fighting for Their Right to an Education (video)
• The organization I support: International Rescue Committee rescue.org

Tuesday

• Root of the Week: OMNI- (all, everything)
• Here is a playlist of videos for 8 of the 10 roots we have studied this semester.
• Here is a Kahoot! game you can play to practice our root words.

• Grammar:  Commas in introductory elements
• Commas in introductory elements
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice
• Additional online comma practices:
• Easy quiz
• Quiz 1 
• Quiz 2

• Semester Exam 
• Our exam date is Wed. 12/19/18. 
• Study Guide
• Semester Exam Schedule

• Short Fiction

• Continued work on the group assignment: Application of 5 Critical Literary Perspectives to "Araby" (find doc to complete in Google Classroom). 

• HW due Thurs. 12/13/18: Read "The Archetypal Myth of the Quest in Joyce's 'Araby'" by Mahmood Azizi. I created a vocab prep for this article at vocabulary.com in case it  you learn the words. This is an article that showcases the archetypal and reader-response perspectives. 

                    After you read, mark and make textual notes for:

• thesis statement
• the main point of each paragraph (highlight & note or summarize in margin)
• elements of reader-response perspective
• elements of archetypal perspective
• references to light/dark imagery

• Don't forget about your Winter Break Reading! ☃️Books are ready at the desk in the library if you plan to check it out there.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

Friday

HERE IS THE HORSE CLONING THING I MENTIONED IN CLASS TODAY! 🐴

• Root of the Week: GRAPH (writing, recording)

• Grammar Practice: Commas with appositives
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice

• Overview of Winter Break Reading Assignment

• Short Fiction Study
• "Araby" by James Joyce
• Discussion of homework: Close Reading: "Araby"
• Group Assignment: Application of 5 Critical Literary Perspectives to "Araby" (find doc to complete in Google Classroom). We will finish this in class on Tuesday.
• HW due Mon. 12/10/18: Complete to turn in:
• Close Reading: "Araby" 

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I will follow the Semester Exam Schedule
• 2B Exam: Mon 12/17/18

Wednesday

• Root of the Week: GRAPH (writing, recording)

• Grammar Practice: Commas in a series
• Class notes
• Video tutorial
• Online practice

• Short Fiction Study
• "Araby" by James Joyce
• QUIZ-- see me for make up ASAP
• Review plot of story & compare annotations
• HW due Fri. 12/7/18: Assignment: Close Reading: "Araby"

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I will follow the Semester Exam Schedule

Monday

• Short Fiction Study
• Presentations for Critical Literary Perspectives for notes
• Today's student presentations will be available on Google Classroom this afternoon for further study / students who were absent.
• Scoring Guide for Presentation
• Get good notes on all 5 perspectives-- soon we will take the semester exam and you will be expected to write analysis using these perspectives. Here are the original slideshows I gave the groups to learn about the perspectives:
• Archetypal Perspective
• Feminist Perspective
• New Historicism Perspective
• Psychoanalytic Perspective
• Reader-Response Perspective

• Assignment: Complete the Group Teamwork Feedback form for your presentation.

• Short Fiction Study
• HW due Wed. 11/5/18: Read and annotate "Araby" by James Joyce. Be sure to look up unfamiliar words / concepts / references.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• Semester Exam Schedule