Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Good morning everyone! I am so sorry I did not update yesterday! I completely forgot! Oops!
I will not be in school tomorrow as I have to attend a memorial service in New York. There is no homework over vacation except to get some rest and have a safe and happy holiday!

Take some time for yourself and read a book for pleasure! :)

Monday, December 20, 2010

periods 2 & 5 - finish Act I, scene v study guide and the review sheet for Tuesday - TEST ACT I on WEDNESDAY

Thursday, December 16, 2010

periods 2 & 5 - Study for Vocab quiz - Unit 7, 1-10. You have an essay due on Monday. Keep workin on it in google docs.

periods 3 & 7 - Vocab quiz tomorrow on Part 2, Unit 8. You should have also read "The Things They Carried" for tomorrow and have a quiz on Monday.

Period 6 - Study for Vocab Unit 7!

Thursday, December 15, 2010

Periods 2 & 5 - work on essays, period 5 - fill in PIE
Periods 3 & 7 - work on projects, study vocab unit 8 (Quiz Friday) and read pages 1-26 in The Things They Carried for Friday
Period 6 - study guide - Act III, Scene i

VIETNAM WAR RESOURCES

Vietnam War Resources

Web site to accompany the PBS series

http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/

Events leading up to the war and some wonderful links:

http://americanhistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vietnampix.com%2Fintro2.htm

Causes of the Vietnam war

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/vietnam/causes.htm

Protests

http://www.essortment.com/all/vietnamwarprot_rlcz.htm

The soldier’s experience in battle

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1558328,00.html

A Country Study: Vietnam, from the Library of Congress
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/vntoc.html

Battlefield: Vietnam
http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/

Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/stories/ex-war-home.html

Frontline World—Vietnam: Looking For Home
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/vietnam/

Interviews with people who were in Vietnam
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/vietinterview.htm

Kent State University shootings
http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/4may70/

P.O.V.: Stories Since the War
http://www.pbs.org/pov/stories/

Personal Legacy: The Healing of a Nation
http://photo2.si.edu/legacy/legacy.html

Pete Peterson—Assignment Hanoi
http://www.pbs.org/hanoi/

Precious Cargo—Adoption of Vietnamese orphans after the war
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/preciouscargo/

Recalling the Vietnam War (youtube videos)
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/PubEd/research/vietnam.html

The Psychedelic ‘60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change/Protests
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/sixties/index.html

The Vietnam Center: Internet Resources
http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/teachers/internetresources.htm

The Vietnam War in Photographs
http://www.vietnampix.com/index.html

The Virtual Wall – The Vietnam Memorial
http://www.virtualwall.org/

The War in Vietnam—A Story in Photographs
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/vietnam-photos/

The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945 to 1975
http://vietnam.vassar.edu/

Vietnam Era Anti War Music
http://www.jwsrockgarden.com/jw02vvaw.htm

Vietnam Veterans Memorial
http://www.nps.gov/vive/

What’s Going On? An Incomplete List of Songs About Vietnam
http://www.ksu.edu/english/nelp/vietnam_music.html

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

I hope everyone had a fantastic day. The assignments for the evening are below. If you are in my period 3 or period 7 class, you should click the links below to sign up for your group project. Please be a part of a group by the beginning of class tomorrow.

Periods 2 & 5 - fill in Romeo and Juliet study guide for Act I scenes iii and iv. We will go to the computer lab tomorrow to work on your essays.

Periods 3 & 7 - sign up for your groups on the google docs below. Do NOT erase anyone's name. If the spots are taken, you need to sign up somewhere else. Read the first story "The Things They Carried" in your book by Friday. Period 3 (1-27) Period 7 (1-25).

Period 6 - Twenty original sentences for Unit 7

GOOGLE DOCS FOR GROUP SIGN UPS

PERIOD 3 - Only sign up where there is a number available. If you have problems, email me at mstuart@burlington.mec.edu
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av4mtiHE3jwxdHlxdWcxMnk0VlN2Y1Fyb08xSUV3N1E&hl=en&authkey=CJf3_ZAC

PERIOD 7 - Only sign up where there is a number available. If you have problems, email me at mstuart@burlington.mec.edu

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Av4mtiHE3jwxdGgzODlXUGZkejdzaGxDSVFDVXJ0U2c&authkey=CLCZx8YN&hl=en#gid=0

Monday, December 13, 2010

This is the last full week of school before vacation! I cannot believe it!

2 & 5 - Please fill out the study guide for Act I, Scenes i & ii. Many of you have poor homework grades this quarter. Be sure you are keeping up with your homework.

3 & 7 - Please fill out the anticipation guide for The Things They Carried and complete Word Wealth worksheet Part 2, Unit 8. Last Vocab quiz of 2010 on Friday!!

6 - none. Bring vocab book tomorrow!

Friday, December 10, 2010

Happy Friday!

Periods 2 & 5 - fill in the words and definitions for Vocab Unit 7, 1-10 and complete p. 75 in Vocab book
Periods 3 & 7 - bring Word Wealth on Monday and your Death of a Salesman book to turn in.
Period 6 - Complete p. 78 & 82( two word completions) in Vocab book

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

This week flew by!

To all of my sophomore students: Fantastic job today on the seminar! I am so impressed by all that was contributed. For the most part, everyone contributed something original and meaningful to the conversation and more than once! It was very impressive and a lot of fun to listen to. I am so interested in what you all have to say and I do not always get to hear from all of you, so it was really quite entertaining for me. I hope you all enjoyed (or did not hate) the experience as well. It is definitely a different way to end a unit, but I think it was very worthwhile and informative. I hope you did too!

For Friday:

Periods 3 & 7 - wonderful job today! Vocab quiz 2.7 tomorrow! Bring flashcards and your Death of a Salesman books (to turn in) for tomorrow!

Periods 2 & 5 - vocab quiz unit 6, 11-20 tomorrow - flashcards

Period 6 - bring in any materials you may need for your character collage

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Hi all,

2 & 5 - bring in any materials you will want to use on your literary term poster project. You have a vocab quiz on Friday - Unit 6, 11-20

3 & 7 - prepare for seminar! vocab quiz part 2, unit 7 on Friday

6 - study for Romeo and Juliet quiz on Act 2

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

I hope you all had a nice long weekend. We have a short week, but a lot to do!

Periods 2 & 5 - You have a vocab quiz on Unit 6, words 11-20 on Friday. Tonight you should do the Completing the Sentence exercise on pages 68-69 in your Vocab book.

Periods 3 & 7 - complete the Word Wealth Part 2, Unit 7 worksheet. Begin thinking about the questions for the seminar on Thursday.

Period 6 - fill in the "character quotes" worksheet using your character. You will need to use this later, so do a thorough job. You have a quiz on Act II on Thursday.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Hi all,

Happy Friday!! You all have Monday off, lucky!

2 & 5 - make sure your definitions and words are filled in for your Vocab photowalk. Your quiz will be next Friday. Have a great weekend!

Everyone else, have a great weekend! No homework!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Is everyone else getting a cold? I can't seem to shake this one! Anyway, every class has a vocab quiz tomorow. Please study and don't forget that flashcards are five extra points! EVERYONE could use this extra credit!

Periods 2 & 5 - study and flashcards - Vocab Unit 6, 1-10
Periods 3 & 7 - study and flashcards - Vocab Part 2 Unit 6 and write a one paragraph reaction to the ending of Death of a Salesman. Your paragraph should be six to eight sentences.
Period 6  - study for vocab unit 6 and make flashcards.

Please keep in mind that when you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to make up the work and show me the missed homework. I will not chase you down for it and you will receive a zero.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Welcome to December! Holy cow, I cannot believe it is already here! Time flies!

Periods 2 & 5 & 6 - no homework
Periods 3 & 7 - complete the Death of a Salesman questions