Vocabulary Test Lists 11 and 12 Today

Don't forget to make your 3rd six weeks independent reading book selection this week.  Check yesterday's post for links to the books on Amazon if you'd like to read reviews or read the first few pages so that you can make an informed decision.

Have a safe Halloween.  Don't do anything foolhardy!  :)

Group 2 Presentations Today.

Distribution of calendar, Semester Exam Vocabulary List, and 3rd Six Weeks Independent Reading Selections.
Choose one of the following three books to read for the 3^rd six weeks.   Selections are first come, first serve.  You may begin reading as soon as you get the book.  Your semester exam will include questions about the book.

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara –Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction           
(Class set check out only)

“In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Shattered futures, forgotten innocence, and crippled beauty were also the casualties of war. The Killer Angels is unique, sweeping, unforgettable—a dramatic re-creation of the battleground for America's destiny.”  -Goodreads

The Kitchen God’s Wife by Amy Tan – New York Times Bestseller              
 (Class set check out only)

“Winnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secrets for more than fifty years. Now, because she believes she is dying, Helen wants to expose everything.  Winnie angrily determines that she must be the one to tell her daughter, Pearl, about the past—including the terrible truth even Helen does not know. And so begins Winnie's story of her life on a small island outside Shanghai in the 1920s, and other places in China during World War II, and traces the happy and desperate events that led to Winnie's coming to America in 1949.” –Amazon

Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns –New York Times Bestseller                
(Library check out only)

“On July 5, 1906, scandal breaks in the small town of Cold Sassy, Georgia, when the proprietor of the general store, E. Rucker Blakeslee, elopes with Miss Love Simpson. He is barely three weeks a widower, and she is only half his age and a Yankee to boot. As their marriage inspires a whirlwind of local gossip, fourteen-year-old Will Tweedy suddenly finds himself eyewitness to a family scandal, and that’s where his adventures begin.” –Goodreads

Vocabulary List 12 Quiz Today.

Group 1 Presentations.

We continued with notes and discussion of the language of Act One.

Group 2 Presentations tomorrow.

Vocabulary Lists 11 and 12 Test Thursday.  Here are the combined flashcards.

Researched Handouts due today.

We continued to analyze Miller's language choices throughout the opening pages of Act One.  Review the following terms for discussion:

emotional appeal
imagery
juxtaposition
personification
syntax

Vocabulary List 12 Quiz tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Here are the combined flashcards for Thursday's test.

Today we reviewed Miller's language choices in the opening pages of Act One of The Crucible.  You are expected to take notes to use as a study guide.

Don't forget that your researched handouts are due on Monday.  Go to Monday's post for the direct links to the websites for your group research.  Get to work!

Next Tuesday is the Vocabulary List 12 Quiz and Thursday is the Combined Lists 11 and 12 Test.  Study!

Vocabulary List 11 Quiz today.

10 minute Group Conference.  Researched Handouts are due on Monday for all groups.  Monday's post has the direct links to the websites I provided for you.  Be sure to use EasyBib for your Works Cited page.  Get to work!

The Crucible Act 1

Review the following terms for discussion and application to the play:

Allusion
Ambiguity
Symbolism
Logical Fallacy
Extended Metaphor
Motif
Paradox

Today we analyzed Miller's language choices in the opening pages of The Crucible and discussed the effect of his choices on characterization, mood, and theme.

Be sure to review the following literary/rhetorical terms for discussion and application to the play:

alliteration
hyperbole
euphemism
irony (verbal, situational, dramatic)
polysyndeton
repetition
metonymy


Vocabulary Quiz List 11 tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

You should be working on your group project.  Be sure to make arrangements with each other to plan and to work on this assignment.  Get to work!  Go to Monday's post for the direct links to the websites.

Vocabulary Lists 9 & 10 Test today.  If you missed it, it is your responsibility to make it up.  Yesterday was the make up day for the Aronson test.  Today was the make up day for Quiz 10.  All other make ups will need to be taken after school.  Also, the last day to retest today's vocabulary will be after school on Tuesday the 29th.  If you are in need of a retest, it is your responsibility to make arrangements to take one.

Vocabulary Lists 11 and 12 were distributed today.  If you didn't pick them up, be sure to do so tomorrow.  Thursday is the scheduled quiz for List 11.

Projects are up and running.  You should have already made arrangements with your group to divvy up responsibilities and to work on the researched handout.  Don't forget that it's due for all groups on Monday.

Check yesterday's post for the links to the websites assigned to each group.  Get to work!

Don't forget about tomorrow's scheduled Vocabulary Lists 9 & 10 Test.  Here are the flashcards.

Today I assigned groups and distributed the instruction sheets for The Crucible Group Project.  Be mindful of all due dates. This project is in two parts.  The researched handout is due on Monday, October 28th for all groups.  Presentations vary depending on your group assignment.  Here are the Internet links to the various websites I have provided for you. Get to work!

Group 1

SalemWitches; WordsAbout Witches; WitchesToday

HistoryChannel

BriefHistory

StanfordHistorian

WitchHunt History

Group 2

WitchHunts in the Living room

ThePsychology of a Witch Hunt

SalemWitchcraft Hysteria

TheReal World Behind the Hysteria: 

Group 3

TheSalem Witchcraft Trials

1692Witch Trials

LestTerror Be Forgotten

Salem Archives

Group 4

ColdWar

SenatorMcCarthy

SpartacusEducation

Enemies from Within

HUAC

Group 5

ArthurMiller Society

TheNew York Time Drama Review

NewYork Times articles about Arthur Miller

WhyI Wrote the Crucible

Group 6

WitchHunt in Africa

HistoryCorner

Rightof Passage or Violation of Rights?

HIV/AIDS

PatriotAct

Aronson Book Test Today.  If you missed it, it is your responsibility to take a make-up test upon your return to class.

Vocabulary Lists 9& 10 Test Tuesday.  Here are the flashcards.

Vocabulary List 10 Quiz Today.

We started reading The Crucible today.  If you missed it, be sure to borrow notes.

UPDATE:

Aronson book test is still scheduled for tomorrow.

Afternoon classes (6th, 8th, & 9th) will take Vocabulary List 10 Quiz on Monday.  Flashcards.

All classes will take the Vocabulary Lists 9 & 10 Test on Tuesday. Flashcards.

PSAT Today.  Good luck!

Vocabulary List 10 Quiz tomorrow.  Flashcards.

Aronson book test Friday.

PSAT Writing Review

Tomorrow you will be taking the PSAT. Good luck!

Don't forget about Vocabulary List 10 Quiz on Thursday and the Aronson book test on Friday.

Here are the flashcards for List 10.

Practice Set 2 Review

Here's a useful website for help with commonly confused words:  Grammar Monster

Here's the College Board's Website for the PSAT/NMSQT.  You will be testing on Wednesday.  When you signed up for it, you should have received a study packet.

Vocabulary List 9 Quiz tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

PSAT Practice Set 2

Set 1 Review:

The following questions were the 4 most missed questions from  Practice Set 1

The reason the tent fell over was that we did not anchor the center pole.

(A)     that we did not anchor the center pole              CORRECT ANSWER

(B)     because we did not anchor the center pole

 (C)     we did not anchor the center pole

(D)     for our not anchoring the center pole

(E)     because of our not anchoring the center pole

 Many visitors were impressed by the monument’s sheer size, but for others it was its solemn gravity.

(A)    size, but for others it was

(B)     size; but others thought it was

(C)     size, others were impressed by

(D)     size and not, like for others,

(E)     size; others by           CORRECT ANSWER

I sometimes prefer making a selection based on  the  advice  of  a  friend  over  my  own analysis.

(A)    making a selection based on the advice of a friend over

(B) to base a selection on the advice of a friend rather than on     CORRECT ANSWER

(C) basing a selection on the advice of a friend more than

(D)making a selection based rather on the advice of a friend instead of

(E) to make a selection based on what a friend says rather than

Unable to meet all of its costs with such meager revenue, bankruptcy could not be avoided by the small company.

(A)     bankruptcy could not be avoided by the small company

(B)     the small company’s bankruptcy could not be avoided

(C)     the small company could not avoid bankruptcy            CORRECT ANSWER

 (D)     it was not possible for the small company to avoid bankruptcy

(E)     the bankruptcy of the small company could not be avoided 

Vocabulary Test Lists 7 & 8 Today

Pep Rally Schedule

Reading Check Quiz today.

PSAT 15 minute Practice Set 1

Vocabulary Test Lists 7 & 8 tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Vocabulary Quiz 8 Today.  If you missed it,you need to be sure to make it up.

Don't forget to finish reading your Nonfiction selection.  You will have a reading check quiz tomorrow.

Today we read excerpts from Jonathan Edwards' sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and completed a SOAPS-Tone notes page.  Also, we hunted for emotional appeals.

Vocabulary Quiz List 8 tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Today we watched a video about the Puritans and took notes.  If you missed it, you will need to find a partner willing to share his/her notes with you.

Here are some of the names and terms you need to be sure you include in your notes:

"Utopian Promise" video

Puritans
Quakers
John Winthrop
William Penn
Mary Rowlandson
jeremiad
typology
apocalyptic imagery
plain style
"City on a Hill" image

Don't forget to read your Nonfiction selection.  Reading check quiz on Wednesday.

Timed Writing today.  If you are absent, you are still responsible for completing this assignment.

Don't forget to keep reading your Nonfiction selection.  You need to be finished by next Wednesday.

Vocabulary List 7 Quiz today.  Also, be sure to pick up List 8 for next week's quiz and test.

We finished the logical appeals of the Declaration and looked for emotional appeals, particularly those embedded within the inductive argument.

Be sure to finish annotating/highlighting.  You can also begin shaping your precis for tomorrow's timed writing.

Reading Check Quiz today.  If you missed it, be sure to make it up when you return to class.

Today we reviewed (and highlighted) the logical appeals of the Declaration.  The following are terms you need to be familiar with:

Induction  (Inductive Reasoning)
Deduction  (Deductive Reasoning)
Syllogism
Major Premise
Minor Premise
Inevitable Conclusion

Vocabulary List 7 Quiz tomorrow.  Here are the flashcards.

Vocabulary Lists 5 & 6 Test Today

We finished highlighting the ethical appeals of the opening paragraphs of the Declaration.

Tomorrow you will have a reading check quiz on the first 101 pages of your Nonfiction selection.  Read!