Post 43

learn to live

English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Welcome Guest Instructor

End of Course Exam in Math - 8-11 am (some students from period 1 English will be taking this test)

Approximately ½ hour more daylight today than on December 21, 2012

Lunch count -

Wednesday January 16th, 2013

Approximately 7 class periods until the end of the semester
District Writing Assessment - grade 12 only - January 23 and 24
EOC Exams - Math Wednesday 16 January, Science Thursday 17 January

Notebook Check
period 1 = Sabrina
period 2 = Alex
period 3 = Sarah


DOL 62

“Please tell Romeo where I am,” she beseeched. “We can face our parents’ wrath together.”

Moved by Juliet’s supplications, the Rev. Laurence sends a proper note to Romeo.

DOL 63
while juliets family was going nuts juliet was truely languishing in the tomb from the dearth of food
she felt giddy and lightheaded and she finaly dropped off into a deep dreamless sleep

Analogy
GLUTTON : MODERATION
braggart : humility
professor : knowledge
sage : wisdom
lawyer : prudence
caretaker : affection

Period 1 - High School English
Stephen King - On Writing
Location 1573 -”Toolbox” part 4 - paragraph (read aloud with class)
(Kindle ebook software open in window behind this one - use for Stephen King On Writing, both historical novels for 2nd period and Cannery Row chapter 24 for period 3 - this last can be read aloud live or use iTunes (also open and cued in window) audio)

Individual conferences on phase autobio first draft (and other stuff).
Eden, Jake, Christoph, Erika, Sarah, Chris, Sabrina, AJ, Jessica

Adventure of English (option)
Take notes and write a short and sweet summary of the main ideas from this episode/segment
label = disk 8 - 8th bit
period 1 = disk 8 = start

Phase Autobio part 2 - first draft of a 5 paragraph non-fiction essay on a time in your life that was significant.
Use 12 point Georgia font in Google Docs (school account)
double space
tab for paragraphs
Use the same file as part 1
Create a title
1 Introduction paragraph
3 Body paragraphs - each telling/showing a specific event or detail of the phase. Use at least 3 pieces of dialog or quotations. Use all 5 senses to take the reader to the time and place you are describing.
1 Concluding paragraph - sum-up the phase and restate the significance of same



Period 3 - as in period 1 except...
Cannery Row - chapter 24 - the cat lady

Quick study questions for chapt 24 -
1. What does Mary Talbot love more than anything else?
2. How does Mary act when her husband Tom gets depressed?
3. How does “Mrs. Cassini” make Mary Talbot cry?
4. What do you think of Mary Talbot? Is she pathetic? Uplifting cheerful? Naive? Will she make a good mother?

Phase Autobio part 2 - see above

Period 2  Middle School English/Language Arts and Social Studies
DOL 63 (as above)
Give Me Liberty by L.M. Elliott - continue close reading aloud to the end of chapter 7 in which pigeon pie is enjoyed and we get a quick review of the political situation in the American colonies just before Independence, aye!
Witch of Blackbird Pond - inside Chapter 2 - start on page 17

Finish review quiz online - Unit 1 chapter 3
Review colonial period - America History of Our Nation (AHOON)

www.pearsonsuccessnet.com = textbook
login = alabadens
pw = per2lass

schoology.com = quiz = Colonies Take Root - Unit 1 chapter 3
login = alabadens
pw = swaper2

Period 4 -
Semester Retrospective (look back)
One harsh critizism of a book or story is to say, “It was just one damn thing after another.”
Humans seek the meaning of things.
Create a document with your memories and take-aways from the first semester at SWA - September to December 2012.
School stuff, non-school stuff, good, bad or in-between.
Take pictures, draw some, chart your math test scores, scan your best history writing, your favorite quotes from English, your friends, teachers, parents, street corner, art projects.
Try to focus on 3 to 5 items and give each a few slides, pictures, words.
Make a title slide and a conclusion slide and 20 or so in-between.
Chart some growth or a fall back
Make it beautiful
Publish - or at least make sure I get a copy on a flash drive because this will determine whether you get credit for this elective class.