Sunday, September 16, 2012

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Free SAT And ACT Prep


Week 6 Am. Lit 2012-13


Week 6 Class Work and Homework

Day
Class Work
Homework
Monday
The Project:

Complete Character Tables for all characters

Analyze Using STEAL
·      What a character says
·      What a character thinks
·      Effects on others
·      Actions
·      Looks
Character Development
How does a character change over time?

Turn in Cornell Notes Scene Summary for Act II (Partial Credit)
Turn in updated Character Tables for Act II (Partial Credit)
Trace Character Development

Purple Crucible Packets with extended responses completed through Pp. 70

Study for exam on Act II and Vocabulary for Act III
Turn in Cornell Notes Scene Summary for Act II (Partial Credit)
Turn in updated Character Tables for Act II (Partial Credit) Trace Character development

Purple Crucible Packets with extended responses completed through Pp. 70



Study for exam on Act II and Vocabulary for Act III
Tuesday
Exam



Complete Cornell Notes on Act III (~ 5 pages)


Wednesday
The Crucible Act III
Scene Summary Cornell Notes Act IV (~5 pages)

Thursday
The Crucible Act III and IV
Do Study Guide , Act IV, P 74 and Vocabulary PP 75

Do Understanding Theme in Purple Packet p73

Friday
Read Act IV
Key Passages



Do Vocabulary Test Act IV
P. 78
Read “A Fungus in the Rye”  Pp.136 and A climate of fear pp. 137-141 and do P 81

Study Vocabulary Act IV
Exam On Monday.


Saturday, September 8, 2012

Week 5 2012-13 American Literature


Week 5 Class Work and Homework

Day
Class Work
Homework
Monday
The Project:

Complete Character Tables for all characters

Analyze Using STEAL
·      What a character says
·      What a character thinks
·      Effects on others
·      Actions
·      Looks
Character Development
How does a character change over time?

Slide Show III
and Reading Play



ACT II Continue your character analysis tables using STEAL. Pay attention to character development (how a character changes over time).  PBL Composition Book collected on Thursday (No Late work accepted).

Continue with your Cornell Note for ACT II style scene summaries
(5 pages due on Thursday- No late work accepted.)

Do Study Guide PP. 58 Purple Packet

Tuesday
The Crucible Act II


Do Vocabulary PP. 59   in your Purple Crucible (Don’t forget to complete WRITING CONNECTION. Type and Staple your dialog to packet. Label carefully with title, date, and Period).
And do Vocabulary Test pp. 62 in packet
Wednesday
The Crucible Act II
Scene Summary Cornell Notes (5 pages)
Act I I and
Character Table Act II
Collected on Thursday at beginning of class.
Thursday
The Crucible Act II
Read Act III

Do Understanding Theme in Purple Packet p65
Do extended Activity, Type, and staple to packet.
Friday
Read Act III
Key Passages



Complete Study Guide for Act III pp.66 and Do Vocabulary pp. 67 and 70
Do writing connection on Pp. 67, Type and staple to packet. Label clearly with title, date, and period.
Crucible Packets due on Monday at beginning of class. Pages 49-70 will be graded (No late work accepted).


Sunday, September 2, 2012

Dramatic Reading Rubric for Crucible



Dramatic Reading Rubric



Communication Criteria
A-B
B-C
C-D
F
Delivery
Well rehearsed (evidence of having read the assigned material), loud clear voice, good tone, volume, pacing, and intonation

Volume (Voice is clearly audible and plays to the room), pacing, and expression are of a high degree of effectiveness
-Character portrayal is highly effective
- Volume (voice is clear and audible), pacing, and expression are of considerable effectiveness
- Character portrayal is effective
- Volume (voice is somewhat clear and mostly audible), pacing, and expression are of some effectiveness
- Character portrayal is somewhat effective
-Volume (voice is unclear or inaudible), pacing, and expression are of limited effectiveness
- Character portrayal is rarely effective
Non-verbal Cues
Eye contact with audience and other performers.
Use of gestures and facial expressions
-Eye contact is made with others consistently throughout the presentation
10
-Ongoing use of gestures and facial expressions provides character believability

-Attempts at making eye contact with others is evident
-Uses gesture and facial expressions with considerable effectiveness
-Makes some attempt at making eye contact with others
-Uses gestures and facial expressions with some effectiveness
-Makes very few attempts at making eye contact with others
-Uses gestures and facial expressions with limited effectiveness

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Week 4 American Lit 2012-13


Week 4 Class Work and Homework

Day
Class Work
Homework
Monday
The Project:

Complete Character Tables for all characters

Analyze Using STEAL
·      What a character says
·      What a character thinks
·      Effects on others
·      Actions
·      Looks
Character Development
How does a character change over time?

Read Act 1 with emotion.

Slide Show II



Continue your character analysis tables using STEAL. Pay attention to character development ( how a character changes over time).

Continue with your Cornell Note style scene summaries
Tuesday
The Crucible Act I


Complete Act 1 Vocabulary Test in you Crucible Packet pp. 84
And do Vocabulary Study pp. 87 in Textbook
Wednesday
The Crucible Act I
Scene Summary Cornell Notes
Act I
Character Table
Thursday
The Crucible Act I
Begin Act II
Friday
Exam on Act I

Begin Act II
Complete Scene Summary and Character Tables for Act II

Do Activities pp. 58 and 59 in Crucible Packet