Monday, February 28, 2011

2 & 5 - finish vocab words and defs and Romeo and Juliet review worksheet.
3 & 7 - first practice set, part 3 unit 1 - Word Wealth
6 - "completing the sentence" unit 9 vocab

HAVE A GREAT VACATION!!!!!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

‎3 & 7 - annotate pages 5 & 8 of your poetry packet and answer the questions at the bottom. You have a poetry quiz TOMORROW

2 & 5 - Vocab Unit 9, 11-20 quiz tomorrow - Create flashcards for 5 bonus points

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

‎2 & 5 - Glogsters are due tomorrow! Comment with THREE sentences on one of your classmates glogs!
3 - annotate pages 5 & 8 of your poetry packet and answer the questions at the bottom. You have a poetry quiz friday
6 - Glogster due tomorrow. Comment to THREE classmates with THREE sentences each. These should be construct...ive, detailed comments.
7 - annotate page 5 of your poetry packet.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Periods 2 & 5 - work on Glogsters! They will be due with TWO comments to classmates by Thursday!

Period 3 - complete pages 5 & 8 in the Poetry Packet. You should annotate both poems. You have a Poetry quiz on Friday - study!

Period 6 - work on Glogsters! They will be due with THREE comments to classmates by Thursday!

Period 7 - no homework tonight

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day!‎


2 & 5 - work on Glogster!

3 & 7 - complete music survey, group worksheet, bring in lyrics to your song

6 - make sure you have 5 quotes about love or hate

Friday, February 11, 2011

‎3 & 7 - if you have not turned in your letter to me, do it by the end of the day! Each day it is late, you will lose 10 points! Complete the poetry worksheet.
2 & 5 - complete words and definitions for unit 9, 11-20
6 - complete posts if you do not finish them in class. Study for Acts IV and V quiz MONDAY

Periods 2 & 5 - Friday, February 10, 2011

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AeXjMG8-IHKHZGRmNG1nNjhfMWd3ODluMzJr&hl=en&authkey=CIz8toID

Use this link to access the pictures for Vocabulary Unit 9, 11-20

PERIOD 6 - Friday, February 10, 2011

Use the following links to edit the Google Document. Answer TWO of the four questions with at least a five sentence response. Label this PRIMARY response. Please write your name at the end. Then you should respond to at least ONE of your classmates. Your responses should be thoughtful, detailed, thought-provoking discussion starters. Bring up interesting points, connect Romeo and Juliet to real life if you can!

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nBMCoophOIHvJ6E7JX2gCk56wK1Jv869l0iap-7IFvg/edit?hl=en&authkey=CIqT8u4F

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F0drHu16k77EqNJGcS5hL637SoZLea8JncbXMVj9WG8/edit?hl=en&authkey=CLfHqOUO

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t-CCbWeI0gh2tjApvNk1SCjjviJQepamUDNapcmzW28/edit?hl=en&authkey=CLifuKcM

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_KtPIN4HXt7fePMigXwzg4FfmssEzHggibVmQkKrUIM/edit?hl=en&authkey=CMXbv8MO

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Good morning!

Today we have Poetry Out Loud and will be cheering on our classmates who have made it to the semi-finals!

Congratulations to:

Jon Garcia
Rebecca Scott
Onaje Baxley
Katrina Gilstrap
Irfan Margoob
Amber Wilson
Kaitlyn Clarke
Valentina Lopez
Adam Dellemonico
Whitney Sharpe

You all did a fantastic job! Good luck today!!

Periods 3 & 7 - complete all assignments posted from earlier in the week by class time on Friday. You will have not have an opportunity to work on it in class Friday. Keep in mind that the letter is a writing assignment. It is worth 35% of your grade. Take your time on it, be creative. Share it with me on Google docs at ms.stuartbhs@gmail.com

Periods 2 & 5 -study for Vocab Unit 9, 1-10 for tomorrow

Period 6 - be sure you have completed the Romeo and Juliet sheet for Friday.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Periods 3 & 7 - By the end of the period you should have...

                - completed SIX posts on the blog (three primary and three secondary)
                - emailed me the feedback questions - ms.stuartbhs@gmail.com
                - completed the multiple choice quiz (link on previous post)
                - completed the letter writing assignment (for a writing grade, take your time)
                - shared the letter with me on Google Docs

2/8/2011 - PERIODS 3 & 7 LESSON PLAN

I. Log into your Google Account via the settings app on IPAD.

II. Complete quiz - https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFBrcU9NTDQ0S056RGVoZTdQcmxUYWc6MQ

III. Complete assignment from yesterday
          A. Complete 3 PRIMARY posts - 5 sentences (choose three questions)
          B. Complete 3 SECONDARY posts - 3 sentences (comment back to three classmates)
          C. Email me responses to the following questions for a HW assignment ms.stuartbhs@gmail.com
                          a. Did you find using the IPAD simple?

                          b. Were the directions clear and the website user-friendly?

                          c. Did you find the discussions meaningful?

                          d. Would you prefer to have a socratic seminar out loud?

IV. Writing assignment - due by the end of class Wednesday 

          A. In class we watched a movie that showed us REAL letters from Vietnam to family, friends, and girlfriends. Your assignment is to write a letter of your own using the following prompt.

          B. Click this link http://vietvet.org./SHletter.htm and read the letter from Stanley Homiski.
          C. After reading the letter, read the prompt https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E0dAOfJ3K-tNU1Dk56uul1zrNZHcYBNfQ8uNlc8cEBc/edit?hl=en&authkey=CIT6kNEJ
          D. Write your letter in your own Google Doc.
                        a. This will be your 15 points, in class work for the day
                        b. This will also be graded as a SEPARATE WRITING assignment
          E. To turn this assignment in to me, SHARE it with me (top right corner) ms.stuartbhs@gmail.com

Question 1

Since this is a work of fiction, it is unclear as to what actually happened to O'Brien and what he fabricated for the stories. How does this affect your thoughts on the text? Does knowing that it is fiction change your opinion or feeling about any of the work? 

Question 2

How does shame fit into O'Brien's portrayal of the war experience? Should soldiers ever feel ashamed?

Question 3

Mary Anne Bell is a typical American seventeen year old. She is in love with her boyfriend, comes for a visit, and ends up staying forever. What happens to Mary Anne Bell in "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong?" What causes the transformation in her? What does this say about the Vietnam experience? Why would a girl like her want to be there?

Question 4

In "Speaking of Courage," the narrator says, "Sometimes the bravest thing on earth was to sit through the night and feel the cold in your bones. Courage was not always a matter of yes or no." How does the narrator define courage? How do you define it?

Question 5

In the title story, how do the things the men carry help define them as individuals? What are some of the more interesting items? Which "things" were unexpected? What would you carry if you went to war? Why?

Questions 6

In war, soldiers are often morally compromised to the point that they can't tell the difference between right and wrong anymore. Give specific examples of "right" (moral) and "wrong" (amoral) behavior that you can see evidence of in the stories you have read.

Question 7

"I was a coward. I went to war." O'Brien states in "On the Rainy River." "Draft dodgers," as they were called, used a variety of means to escape being sent into war. How else did people avoid the draft other than running away to Canada? What would YOU have done under the circumstances? What is your personal opinion of draft dodgers?

Periods 3 & 7 - The Things They Carried WIKI Assignment

The Things They Carried WIKI

Periods 3 & 7 - Day 1 Lesson A. Create a google account and email me at ms.stuartbhs@gmail.com B. Click the link below and take The Things They Carried quiz https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AuXjMG8-IHKHdFBrcU9NTDQ0S056RGVoZTdQcmxUYWc&hl=en&authkey=CPGJzPgN C. We will be having a mini-seminar on The Things They Carried.           1. Your task is to choose THREE of the above questions and comment on each question with a thoughtful, interesting, discussion provoking response of at LEAST FIVE SENTENCES. You are to pretend that this is a true seminar. Please be respectful of others' comments and really dig deep. A seminar is meant to provoke discussion and deeper thinking. I want you all to really contemplate each question.                  a. respond to THREE questions with AT LEAST FIVE sentences - please be sure to label these posts as PRIMARY POST and include your full name                  b. COMMENT back to THREE of your classmates in AT LEAST THREE sentences - label these as SECONDARY POSTS                  c. After you have completed the initial assignment (a & b) you should scroll through the responses and see if anyone began a conversation with you. Respond back to them, ask questions. Find out more.       2. When there are about five minutes left, you should finish up your thoughts, and email me the following responses from your GOOGLE email account. ms.stuartbhs@gmail.com THIS WILL BE A HOMEWORK GRADE. I WILL MARK YOU OFF FOR COMPLETING A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.                 a. Did you find using the IPAD simple?                 b. Were the directions clear and the website user-friendly?                 c. Did you find the discussions meaningful?                 d. Would you prefer to have a socratic seminar out loud?

IPAD WEEK - GRADING POLICY

Grading Policy

I. Daily Grading Policy Outline (100 points/week - 25 points/day)

    A.) 15 points for completing ALL daily assignments
                 1.) ex. due monday get GMAIL account and email me at ms.stuartbhs@gmail.com

    B.) 10 points per day for classroom behavior and effort to complete each lesson

                1.) examples of poor behavior or attitude includes but is not limited to: complaining about assignment, disrupting other students
                2.) if a student is caught off task, points will be deducted from the 10 behavior points at Ms. Stuart's discretion
          Behaviors include:
                          a.) student is on website or application not required by the lesson
                          b.) student will get two warnings and the third time they are caught off task, their IPAD
                               will be taken away and they will be required to complete an alternate assignment.
                          c.) if IPAD is taken away, student will receive a ZERO for the day
   C.) Total points/ day = 25
         Total points for 4 days = 100 (TEST GRADE)

Thursday, February 3, 2011

2 & 5 - study for vocab Unit 8 - 11-20
3 & 7 - read "Notes" and "In the Field" for MONDAY February, 7th. These are our last two stories for The Things They Carried. You should also create a Google Account if you do not already have one.
6 - practice poems if you did not go today and work on Romeo and Juliet scene presentations

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Period 6: We WILL recite your poems tomorrow if we have school. If we do not have school, they will be on Thursday. The presentation will be pushed back a day.