Happy Halloween!

Students will finish their Edgar Allan Poe Presentations!

HW: "Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper" and Questions

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, October 30th

Students will present their Edgar Allan Poe Projects!

Wednesday, October 29th

• Students will perform a close reading activity where they make inferences about character based on the symbol of the wallpaper
• Each group will be assigned a page where they quote explicit references to the wallpaper, one per student
• Students will place their sticky notes on the wall in order of page number
• Students will then select a sticky note, with a quote, from another group and make an inference about the character based on the quote
• Students will place the quotes back in order on the timeline with their inferences
• The class will come together to discuss

Tuesday, October 28th

Today in English 9:

• Warm Up: Review irony
• Questions/Discussion of "The Yellow Wallpaper"
• Specifically theme, irony, and symbolism 

HW: Work on your projects! Read your IR book!

Period 4- Watching TED TALKS To Learn Irony

Period 3-Hard at Work!

Monday, October 27th

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Today we will continue working with "The Yellow Wallpaper" and identify three types of irony.
Today in English 9:

• Independent Reading/Questions on "The Yellow Wallpaper"
• Lesson on Irony
• Types
• Definition
• Examples
• Students will watch three TED TALKS explaining irony and complete a graphic organizer
• When you complete the graphic organizer please complete the following:
• List an example of situational irony, verbal irony, and dramatic irony in "The Yellow Wallpaper"

HW: Edgar Allan Poe Project is due Thursday! IR books are due Friday!

What is verbal irony? - Christopher Warner

In on a secret? That's dramatic irony

Situational irony: The opposite of what you think

Wednesday, October 22nd

Today in English 9:

• Independent Reading
• Begin Reading, "The Yellow Wallpaper," by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

HW: Vocabulary quiz tomorrow! Complete Vocabulary Blog Writing Assignment.

Tuesday, October 21st

Today in English 9:

• The final two vocabulary words of this unit: Obstinate and Vacuous
• Continue working with groups to analyze your short story choice

HW: Quizlet unit 2, please complete three practice activities.
Finish your short story analysis and the plot diagram for tomorrow!


PS: I have sent each of my students a request to contribute to a new blog for a vocabulary assignment we will be doing tomorrow. Please join when you receive the request! Thank you. :)

Monday, October 20th

Today in English 9:

• Vocabulary: Discreet and Lucid
• Begin reading your selected story for the Edgar Allan Poe Project
• Complete literary element analysis and plot diagram

Happy Friday!

Today in English 9:

• Vocabulary: Entreat and Chastise
• Introduce Edgar Allan Poe Project
• Watch two films from previous years
• Choose your story, project, and partners (if you'd like to collaborate)

HW: Come to class Monday with a game plan for your project! We will begin reading and analyzing your selected story. Bring your IR book home and read.

Reminders: IR books are due 10/31, Edgar Allan Poe Projects will be due 10/30. Plan ahead.

Have a fabulous weekend! :)

We Need Your Help!

Ms. Crowley and Mrs. Duggan are looking for a name for our class! Interested students must submit a name by Monday. The winners will be presented with a gift certificate and we will adopt their choice for a name.

Identity Final Draft

Final Draft Notes-

Heading-

Name

English/Global

Identity Final Draft

16 October 2014

Share With-

jduggan@lakeplacidcsd.net

mcrowleylphs@gmail.com

Vocabulary Requirement-

• Two English Vocabulary words from our past two lists
• Three changes using a thesaurus to make your phrasing more sophisticated
• Underline those five words

Thursday, October 17th

Today is our last day blocking this week. We will meet in the Library Media Center periods 3 and 4, periods 8 and 9 will meet  in Mrs. Duggan's room.

• Vocabulary: Entreat and Chastise
• Students will peer edit
• Type final draft
• Work on your blog post

HW: Final Drafts are due tomorrow! Blog assignment #2 is also due.

Wednesday, October 15th

We are blocking again; English will meet in Mrs. Duggan's classroom today.
Today in English 9:

• Two new words: Covet and Entreat
• Continue working on the rough draft of your Ethnicity and Identity papers
• Rough Drafts must be complete by Thursday's block!
• Peer Editing will begin Thursday

HW: Finish your rough draft if it is not finished. Blog Assignment #2! See me if you need help.

Tuesday, October 14

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful three day weekend. We will come back to Edgar Allan Poe and his works in a few days.

Today in English 9:

• We will be blocking with Global
• Classes will meet in Mrs. Duggan's room
• New Vocabulary Word: Complacent
• Hand back blogging rubrics
• Complete a graphic organizer
• write thesis statement
• three pieces of evidence that support your thesis

HW: Blog Assignment #2 Due Friday!

Friday, October 10th

Today in English 9:

• QUIZ on "The Raven"
• Discuss theme and apply it to "The Raven" and "The Black Cat"
• Begin double entry journal

Thursday, October 9

Quiz Tomorrow!

Today in English 9:

• Independent Reading
• Plot Diagram for "The Black Cat"
• Closing: Is the narrator of "The Black Cat" reliable or unreliable? Why or why not? Give two examples.

Wednesday, October 8th

Students will continue reading "The Black Cat" and finding quotes for each literary element.

HW: Finish for tomorrow!

Reminder: Quiz on Friday on "The Raven"

Tuesday, October 7th

There will be a quiz on "The Raven" on Friday. Review the poem, the green packet from class, and your graphic organizer comparing it to "The Scream."
Today in English 9:

• Independent Reading
• Begin "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allan Poe
• Identify literary elements and use quotes for each

Monday, October 6th

Today in English 9:

• Read 10 Minutes
• Students will view Edvard Munch's "The Scream"
• Answer how artists create a narrative through visuals
• Compare it to "The Raven"
• Choose one of the following poetic elements: mood, metaphor, or symbol. Compose a response in which you compare how the author and painter develop that element in each work. Cite at least three specific pieces of evidence for each work.

Period 4 Homework: Complete the graphic organizer listing three examples for the poem and painting.

Friday! : )

Today in English 9:

• Vocabulary Quiz
• Finish discussing "The Raven"
• Dicuss Rachel's Challenge Assembly

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, October 2nd

Vocab Quiz tomorrow! Study, study, study! :)

Today in English 9:

• Students will read in their IR books for 10 minutes or finish their analysis of "The Raven"
• Class discussion on the meaning of the work and the literary analysis

Homework: Quizlet- Flashcards, Test, Space Race

Wednesday, October 1st

Blog posts are due by the end of 10th period today. Also, make sure before you leave today you are able to sign into Quizlet and you are a part of our class. To join our class search MsMCrowley or Lake Placid High School.

Today in English 9:

• Independent Reading 
• Last word of the unit: amiable
• Vocab Review Game
• Finish "The Raven"

Homework: Quizlet- Flashcards, Learn, and Scatter