Friday, September 30

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Writers Groups met to discuss drafts. (Will conclude on Monday.)

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.

FRIDAY, October 7: Rough drafts due to Ms. Bishop for a grade.

Thursday, September 29

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Students continued brainstorming and drafting their Common App essays.
All students responsible to have shared their work with their writers' groups by the time class begins tomorrow!

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.

FRIDAY, October 7: Rough drafts due to Ms. Bishop for a grade.

Wednesday, September 28

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short class due to Club Day schedule.

Small groups exchanged email addresses.
Reviewed the convention for titles before sharing with me next week: Save as Lastname CommonApp (or something similar).
Reminder: Use MLA formatting (double space, your name in the upper right corner of the page, and a plain 12 point font) and post word counts before sharing the completed rough draft with me next Friday.

Students continued brainstorming and drafting their Common App essays.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.

FRIDAY, October 7: Rough drafts due to Ms. Bishop for a grade.

Tuesday, September 27

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Students continued brainstorming and drafting their Common App essays.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.

FRIDAY, October 7: Rough drafts due to Ms. Bishop for a grade.

Monday, September 26

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Students continued brainstorming and drafting their Common App essays.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.

FRIDAY, October 7: Rough drafts due to Ms. Bishop for a grade.

Friday, September 23

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Briefly examined another sample essay for effective use of sensory detail.
Reviewed a 1-2-3 "formula" for writing a personal memoir.
Students continued brainstorming and drafting their Common App essays.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.

Thursday, September 22

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Shared lists of elements of a successful college application essay.
Groups read Johns Hopkins' Admissions Offices responses to the sample essays.
Read and discussed the Common App prompts.
Discussed a 1-2-3 "formula" for writing a personal memoir.
Students began brainstorming and drafting their Common App essays.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY, September 29: Share rough drafts with small group members via Google Docs by the end of the block today.

Wednesday, September 21

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Wrapped up discussion of the successful Johns Hopkins college application essay "Temper."
Began a list of elements of a successful college application essay.
Groups read, annotated, and discussed the essays "How to Be an Adult: and "Community Service Isn't for Me."
HOMEWORK: If your group has not completed a list of elements of a successful application essay already, do your own list in preparation for tomorrow's class.

Tuesday, September 20

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Short class due to early release day schedule + picture day.
This class taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.

Class watched Manor House on Victorian mores.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY September 16: Quiz on Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.

Monday, September 19

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Read, annotated, began to discuss the successful Johns Hopkins college application essay "Temper."

DUE DATES

FRIDAY September 16: Quiz on Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.

Friday, September 16

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Anglo-Saxon Vocabulary Quiz.
Finished reading Caedmon's story; students added two observations to their DEJs.
Shared, discussed, COLLECTED DEJs.
Watched short clip of Professor Sam Newton, performing Caedmon's hymn and explaining its significance in Old English poetry.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY September 16: Quiz on Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.

Thursday, September 15

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Guidance visit; college planning and the introduction to the Common App and the Common App essay.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY September 16: Quiz on Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.

Wednesday, September 14

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Finished the notes set, "The Lowly Raised Up," on motifs in Anglo-Saxon literature that reflect the rise of Christianity.
HOMEWORK: Read page 83 in the textbook; keep the focus question in mind as we go through the rest of the unit.

Introduced the Caedmon/Anglo Saxon Poetry Double Entry Journal forms (DEJs).
Began reading the story of Caedmon on page 84 of the textbook.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY September 16: Quiz on Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.

Tuesday, September 13

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reading quiz on Part 2 of Beowulf.
Introduced Anglo-Saxon vocabulary unit on Quizlet. Quiz Friday!
Discussion of what Beowulf reflects in Anglo-Saxon cultural values; introduced the idea that Christianity will change those values.
Began notes set, "The Lowly Raised Up," on motifs in Anglo-Saxon literature that reflect the rise of Christianity.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY September 16: Quiz on Anglo-Saxon vocabulary.

Monday, September 12

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Homework check (Beowulf illustrations).
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Small groups shared pictures.
COLLECTED illustrations.
Began reading Part 2 of Beowulf.  Students should finish for homework: be prepared for a reading quiz! (Now on page 46.)

DUE DATES

Reading Quiz on Part 2 of Beowulf on Tuesday, September 13.

Friday, September 9

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Vocabulary quiz.
Finished reading Part 1 of Beowulf.
Assigned an illustration with a caption from Part 1 of Beowulf in our text; to be completed as homework.

Thursday, September 8

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

10 minutes for independent reading or vocabulary review.

Reviewed and discussed the Double Entry Journal (DEJ) passages on Old English life and poetry in Beowulf entered by individuals yesterday.
COLLECTED DEJs for a grade.

Continued reading the poem.  Now on page 33, line 448.

DUE DATES

First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Wednesday, September 7

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reviewed and discussed the Double Entry Journal (DEJ) passages on Old English life and poetry in Beowulf entered by pairs yesterday.
Continued reading the poem; students individually found two more DEJ entries.  (Due tomorrow at the start of class.)
Now on page 27, line 261.

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Tuesday, September 6

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

20 minutes silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Reviewed the Double Entry Journal (DEJ) forms for what elements of Old English life and poetry in Beowulf we are tracking.
Continued reading the poem; pairs worked to find a second DEJ entry.
Now on page 24, line 125.

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Friday, September 2

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Reading quiz on pages 9--17 in Holt.

Watched introduction to In Search of Beowulf, commenting on aspects of Old English life it reflected.
Introduced Double Entry Journal (DEJ) forms for tracking elements of Old English life and poetry in Beowulf.
Began reading the poem; modeled first DEJ entry, checked in around comprehension.
Now on page 22, line 70.

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Thursday, September 1

ENGLISH 4, HONORS

Wrapped up notes, on the Introduction to Old English and Old English Life and Poetry.
Reminder about homework, reading logs and reading materials for Tuesday.

DUE DATES

HOMEWORK for Friday, September 2: Read pages 9--17 in your textbook.  Be prepared for a reading quiz.

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.