Please remember to study your vocabulary words. Vocabulary Enrichment-"The High and Mighty" words relating to feeling superior. Look at the vocabulary words and their meanings and write a sentence of your own to show your understanding of the meaning. Words Meaning Word used in a sentence My own sentence 1. Arrogant Overbearing; proud; haughty His arrogant attitude made it hard for others to warm up to him. 2. Braggart One who boasts a lot Even if you are a champion baseball player, avoid sounding like a braggart on your college application essay 3. Complacent Self satisfied; smug Danny could easily get an A in English, but he is too complacent to work for it. 4. … [Read more...]
AIM: Why is being an Active Reader important to comprehension?
Today we will be copying some notes that will be important to our understanding of the article “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen. TOPIC: BECOMING AN ACTIVE READER. Being an ACTIVE reader means being a CRITICAL reader. Being critical in this context does not mean criticizing for the sake of being argumentative. It means understanding how ideas have been arrived at, and evaluating their strengths and weaknesses. Here are some of the main features of critical reading. Recognizing the writer’s purpose. Recognizing the writer’s assumptions and underlying values (social, cultural and historical influences). Recognizing patterns of argument. Linking ideas in the text to other ideas and … [Read more...]
Only 6 School Days Left In Marking Period #1
Hello, please make sure that you finish the first marking period in a strong manner! Feel free to ask me for any assistance during class or my office hours. … [Read more...]
HISPANIC HERITAGE PROJECTS DUE TOMORROW!!
Guys, your Hispanic Heritage posters are due tomorrow. By now you should have: -The Hispanic person you are doing it on -Their information in English -Most of the information translated to Spanish -A picture of the person You will finish designing your mini-posters in class tomorrow. Projects handed in late will lose 10 points for each day late so DON'T BE LATE!! … [Read more...]
03 October 2013 – Aim and Assignments
"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” - Galileo Aim: How do we respond to and analyze document based questions on Absolutism and the Scientific Revolution? Scientific Revolution handout due Friday, 10/04 Quiz Friday, 10/04 Unit Exam, Tuesday 10/08 – Start studying now to prepare for the exam. If you have any questions or you have completed your homework online, please feel free to e-mail me at lesinski@whsad.org [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/10.01.WRITINGScientificRevolutionII.pdf"] [gview … [Read more...]
Class notes 10/3
Aim: How to tell the difference between the verbs saber and conocer? Objective: SWBAT conjugate saber and conocer in the present tense and use the conjugations in sentences. CONJUGATIONS: yo conozco nosotros conocemos sé nosotras sabemos tú conoces sabes él conoce ellos conocen ella sabe ellas saben usted ustedes … [Read more...]
Tarea 10/2
Aim: What is an indirect object pronoun? Objective: SWBAT list and write sentences using indirect object pronouns. Due: 10/3 Handout on chapter two vocabulary, and the indirect object pronoun. *If absent get the handout from me. Indirect object pronouns: Me me Nos us Te you Le you, him, her Les you, them … [Read more...]
Office Hours – 8th Period
Hello, please stop by Room 229 tomorrow during 8th period, if you have any questions about what you need to do or continue to do, in order to achieve an exemplary Marking Period #1 Grade. Thank you. … [Read more...]
02 October 2013 – Aim and Assignments
“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” - Voltaire Aim: How do we revise and correct our Thematic Essay on Absolutism? Scientific Revolution handout due Friday, 10/04 Quiz Friday, 10/04 Unit Exam, Tuesday 10/08 – Start studying now to prepare for the exam. If you have any questions or you have completed your homework online, please feel free to e-mail me at lesinski@whsad.org [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/10.01.WRITINGScientificRevolutionII.pdf"] [gview file="https://www.whsad.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/10.01.WRITINGScientificRevolutionIII.pdf"] [gview … [Read more...]
AIM & Homework
Aim: What are the important literary elements of "Two Friends," by Guy de Maupassant? Homework: Complete the Bloom's taxonomy of questions worksheet for the story "Two Friends." Use the literary elements assigned to each level of questioning, and provide text-based evidence for the answer. Independent reading/ 20 minutes & written log. … [Read more...]