Poem #1-Write a sonnet about your hopes and dreams. #2-Write a free verse poem with a waterfall or river as a symbol. #3-Write 3 Haiku in the Zen style: contemplation of nature. #4-Write a poem, in a form of your choice, about food & culture, with sensory description and images. … [Read more...]
Economics – Journal #3
Journal #3 What elements will you consider in the future when it comes to payroll deductions? Would you consider contributing to a 401(k), FSA or direct-deposit savings when you earn a paycheck? Why or why not? … [Read more...]
STUDY FOR QUIZ TOMORROW!!!
Here is the Review sheet we did in class. If you took it home to study, don't forget to bring it back! House quiz review sheet doc House_quiz_review_sheet pdf For Games and Flashcards--> Click Here! … [Read more...]
Poetry Discussion and written assessment
On Friday, we read and discussed "Sympathy," by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and "Caged Bird," by Maya Angelou. Students took home a 10 question assessment to write, based on their study of the two poems. Monday, continuing our poetry unit, we studied two poems by Claude Mckay; "The Tropics in New York," and a sonnet, "If We Must Die." … [Read more...]
10 February 2014 – Aim and Assignments
“The political problem of mankind is to combine three things: economic efficiency, social justice and individual liberty.” - John Maynard Keynes Aim: How did the Great Depression impact European Nations? Homework: - Totalitarian Handout, due Friday Feb. 14th - Quiz, Friday February 14th. Additional Credit: go to this think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6peo16naLok - Watch the Animal Farm cartoon (or find a copy of the book and read it, even better!) - read some of the character analysis at this website: http://www.shmoop.com/animal-farm/napoleon-pig.html - Write a 3 paragraph (6-8 sentences per paragraph) summary of the story - Describe the plot - draw comparisons between the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm. What are … [Read more...]
Senior ELA Notes and Aims: Week of 9/7
If you've missed class, we've restarted our journey through Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Here are the Aims from Thursday and Friday: Thursday: How did Henry Ford change the world and how is it related to Brave New World? See me for a worksheet and handout that went with Thursday's lesson. Friday: How do the World Controllers view Community, Identity, and Stability? Use your notes on the setting of the novel to predict possible answers. Monday we will be finding textual evidence to see if we can support our ideas. See you Monday. … [Read more...]
Discover Costa Rica / Daily Routine
Aim: What is your daily routine? Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to (SWBAT): Write sentences about their daily routines using new vocabulary and reflexive verbs in the present tense. Give basic information about Costa Rica, such as its location, climate, flora, fauna, etc. Video: Discover Costa Rica Click on this link (or copy and paste): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvXNWz6qhfM Activity: While watching the video, answer questions 1-6 (attached word document), then after the video answer question 7. [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Discover-Costa-Rica.docx"] My Daily Routine: Mi rutina diaria Activity: Write about your … [Read more...]
2-6-14 Aim, Do Now, and Class Notes
Reminder: Homework 1 Due Tomorrow! Aim: How do we talk about the location of objects? Do Now: Answer in your notebooks: Remember the verb estar? What does it mean? When have we used it before? How do you conjugate it? Estar means to be. We have used it before to say how we are doing - Yo estoy bien. (NOTE: Don't get Ser and Estar confused. They both mean to be but have different uses) ESTAR yo- estoy - I am tú- estas - you are Use ESTAR to talk about: el- esta - he is Fleelings nos- estamos - we are Location ellos- estan - they are Ing verbs Preposiciones - We use prepositions with ESTAR to talk about the location of … [Read more...]
06 February 2014 – Aim and Assignments
“The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.” ― Leon Trotsky Aim: How did Russia transition from a Constitutional Monarchy to Communism? Homework: - Write a 4 paragraph thematic essay on the Armenian Genocide as a Human Rights violation. Transcribe what you wrote in your template to a sheet of looseleaf, or type it and email it to me. DUE February 7th. - Russian Revolution and Post-W.W. I packet due February 10th. Additional Credit: go to this think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6peo16naLok - Watch the Animal Farm cartoon (or find a copy of the book and read it, even better!) - read some of the character analysis at this website: http://www.shmoop.com/animal-farm/napoleon-pig.html - … [Read more...]
Poetry
Today in class we studied the poetic form of a villanelle; using the great poem, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," by Dylan Thomas. Students' task, after analyzing the poem was to write a paragraph about a movie scene in which this poem would be spoken. As part of their final manuscript, students may write a villanelle as their poem of choice. … [Read more...]