Monday, September 28

WHEN THE BELL GOES OFF YOU ARE TO BEGIN WRITING ON THE FOLLOWING 
JOURNAL PROMPT:

Huck and Jim head off on an amazing adventure down the Mississippi river. Write 1 page telling me the story of an adventure you have been on at some point in your life.  Be sure to pick something that was meaningful and/or taught you something. Remember, camping trips count, and even hanging out with friends is sometimes like an adventure if you go some place. 20 minutes.

VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet deck. CLICK HERE ON THIS HUCK FINN DECK! --->Huck Finn deck<-----CLICK HERE          "pious" to "addled"
Words for this week (quiz Friday)

HOMEWORK: Read chapters 15 AND 16 of Huck Finn (only 12 pages total).

Mark Twain himself went on some pretty amazing adventures. Here's a biography relating some of those stories


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AUDIO version of Huck Finn
Review:
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SIMILAR TO THOSE FACED BY HUCK

• Discrimination based on sexual orientation
• Human trafficking 
• Hunger in Salem and America in general
• Poverty and/or Homelessness
• Ineffectiveness of our outmoded (old-fashioned) approach to education
• Substance abuse and its negative affect on families
• Gun control or violence in America
• Self-harm, eating disorders

HOMEWORK:
1. Pick an issue

2. Find an article on the Internet (go to the library before class tomorrow if you don't have Internet at home). 

3. Read at least 1 page of the article

4. Go to the class blog

5. Paste or type in a three sentence summary of the article or at least share an interesting point that is made there.

6. Copy and paste the web address or create a link, if you know how to do that

6th Period Google Doc: Google Doc for Contemporary Issues--6th

7th Period Google Doc: Google Doc for Contemporary Issues--7th

MOST articles will fall into one of the following categories, I'm guessing:

Discrimination based on sexual orientation

Human trafficking 

Hunger in Salem and America in general

Poverty and/or Homelessness

Ineffectiveness of our outmoded (old-fashioned) approach to education

Substance abuse and its negative affect on families

Gun control or violence in America

Lying

Hypocrisy

Other

otebook:

For  this class I would like you to hand in each 6 weeks. The first time you submit it will be October 17th. You may either use a spiral, a small 3-ring, or simply staple together pages from a bigger notebook. The notebook is to be divided into the following sections, which need to be separated by post it notes, tabs, or something else that will be clearly visible to me. The bottom line here is that the journal entries need to all be together, the notes together, the grammar exercises, etc.

Divide your notebook into the following sections:

1. Journal entries

2. Notes

3. Assignments, including grammar

4. Poetry, etc.

Due October 17, 30 points

September 26

Quiz: using the words below, fill in the blanks

outlandish, infernal, pensive, benefactor, rapscallion, aristocracy, mesmerize, muse, contrive,

1. Fido was in a __________mood after Mimi broke up with him, and he reflected on all of the good times they had spent together at Ace Obedience School._
___
2.The photos are stunning enough to __________ everyone who views them.___
_____________
3. Huck and Tom __________ a complicated scheme to free the squirrel from the trap._
____________________________________________________
4."I probably shouldn't have done that," Jimmy __________, after carefully and deeply thinking over his senior prank that landed him in jail._
_______________________________________________________
5. Mrs. Moore is the university's largest __________, and its school of underwater basket weaving is named for her.


HOMEWORK: Read chapter 12 over the weekend
Watch the movie

September 25

GET OUT A SHEET OF PAPER, NUMBER IT 

1-6 AND 


   WHEN


       THE

           BELL GOES OFF, WE WILL START OUR READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ OVER 8-10












1.What two things does Huck put on the axe blade?

2.Why is Jim scared when he first sees Huck on the island?

3.Why was Jim on the island?

4.Why does Jim say he's rich?

5.What scary thing does Jim see in the floating house?

6.Jim gets bitten by a rattle snake. Why was that snake in his 
sleeping bag?









African American influence on standard spoken English
Story of English Episode--Black on White

VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet Huck Finn deck
Words for this week (quiz Friday)

Notebook:
For  this class I would like you to hand in each 6 weeks. The first time you submit it will be October 17th. You may either use a spiral, a small 3-ring, or simply staple together pages from a bigger notebook. The notebook is to be divided into the following sections, which need to be separated by post it notes, tabs, or something else that will be clearly visible to me. The bottom line here is that the journal entries need to all be together, the notes together, the grammar exercises, etc.
Divide your notebook into the following sections:
1. Journal entries
2. Notes
3. Assignments, including grammar
4. Poetry, etc.
Due October 17, 30 points

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AUDIO version of Huck Finn
HOMEWORK FOR TONIGHT:
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SIMILAR TO THOSE FACED BY HUCK

• Discrimination based on sexual orientation
• Human trafficking 
• Hunger in Salem and America in general
• Poverty and/or Homelessness
• Ineffectiveness of our outmoded (old-fashioned) approach to education
• Substance abuse and its negative affect on families
• Gun control or violence in America
• Self-harm, eating disorders

HOMEWORK:
1. Pick an issue

2. Find an article on the Internet (go to the library before class tomorrow if you don't have Internet at home). 

3. Read at least 1 page of the article

4. Go to the class blog

5. Paste or type in a three sentence summary of the article or at least share an interesting point that is made there.

6. Copy and paste the web address or create a link, if you know how to do that

6th Period Google Doc: Google Doc for Contemporary Issues--6th

7th Period Google Doc: Google Doc for Contemporary Issues--7th

MOST articles will fall into one of the following categories, I'm guessing:

Discrimination based on sexual orientation

Human trafficking 

Hunger in Salem and America in general

Poverty and/or Homelessness

Ineffectiveness of our outmoded (old-fashioned) approach to education

Substance abuse and its negative affect on families

Gun control or violence in America

Lying

Hypocrisy

Other

September 23--It's Fall!

WHEN THE BELL GOES OFF YOU ARE TO BE QUIET AND BUSY BEGINNING THE FOLLOWING WRITING ASSIGNMENT:   THANKS!

Sit in your new seat
Take out  your notebook and copy down the following sentences. Leave a space so that you can write your own sentence using the word.

1. Fido was in a pensive mood after Mimi broke up with him, and he reflected on all of the good times they had spent together at Ace Obedience School.
(write your own sentence)_________________________________________________________
2.The photos are stunning enough to mesmerize everyone who views them.
(write your own sentence)_________________________________________________________
3. Huck and Tom contrived a complicated scheme to free the squirrel from the trap.
(write your own sentence)_________________________________________________________
4."I probably shouldn't have done that," Jimmy mused, after carefully and deeply thinking over his senior prank that landed him in jail.
(write your own sentence)_________________________________________________________
5. Mrs. Moore is the university's largest benefactor, and its school of underwater basket weaving is named for her.
(write your own sentence)_________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK: Read chapters 8 and 9. Quiz tomorrow on the book up to the end of chapter 9.

VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet Huck Finn deck
Quiz on last week's words
Words for this week (quiz Friday)

Notebook:
For  this class I would like you to hand in each 6 weeks. The first time you submit it will be October 17th. You may either use a spiral, a small 3-ring, or simply staple together pages from a bigger notebook. The notebook is to be divided into the following sections, which need to be separated by post it notes, tabs, or something else that will be clearly visible to me. The bottom line here is that the journal entries need to all be together, the notes together, the grammar exercises, etc.
Divide your notebook into the following sections:
1. Journal entries
2. Notes
3. Grammar
4. Poetry, etc.
Due October 17, 30 points

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AUDIO version of Huck Finn

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SIMILAR TO THOSE FACED BY HUCK

• Discrimination based on sexual orientation
• Human trafficking 
• Hunger in Salem and America in general
• Poverty and/or Homelessness
• Ineffectiveness of our outmoded (old-fashioned) approach to education
• Substance abuse and its negative affect on families
• Gun control or violence in America
• Self-harm, eating disorders
• 
  

HOMEWORK:
1. Pick an issue

2. Find an article on the Internet (go to the library before class tomorrow if you don't have Internet at home). 

3. Read at least 1 page of the article

4. Go to the class blog

5. Paste or type in a three sentence summary of the article or at least share an interesting point that is made there.

6. Copy and paste the web address or create a link, if you know how to do that

6th Period Google Doc: Google Doc for Contemporary Issues--6th

7th Period Google Doc: Google Doc for Contemporary Issues--7th

WHEN THE BELL GOES OFF YOU ARE TO BE QUIET AND BUSY BEGINNING THE FOLLOWING WRITING ASSIGNMENT:   THANKS!

Journal prompt: Find three examples from the book of dialect. By this, I mean find three examples of things that people in the story tell that we wouldn't say in our 2014 world of Salem, OR. For example, Jim says 'gwyne for "a going to" which is another way of saying "I'm going to."
First write the three words or phrases.
1.
2.
3.
Then tell me how those words and phrases improve the book.
1 paragraph


VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet Huck Finn deck
Quiz on last week's words
Words for this week (quiz Friday)



Notebook:
1. Journal entries
2. Notes
3. Grammar
4. Poetry, etc.

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AUDIO version of Huck Finn

Thursday

Review vocabulary for Friday
Journal: Describe your favorite character--1/2 page minimum
Review names
Homework: Read chapters 5,6, and 7
Write four quiz questions--2 for chapter 6 and 2 for chapter 7
      From now on, you will write two questions for each chapter that is assigned to you. Keep these     questions in your notebook.
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Tuesday

Review vocabulary for Friday
Review names
Discuss chapter 3,4
Homework: Read chapters 5,6
Write four quiz questions. From now on, you will write two questions for each chapter that is assigned to you. Keep these questions in your notebook.
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AUDIO version of Huck Finn

Monday, September 15

Huck Vocab
Quiz chapters 1,2
Discuss book
Review chapters 1,2
HOMEWORK: Read chapters 3,4 for TOMORROW
VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet Huck Finn deck
Reading time

September 10

Today:

1. Finish memorizing "I Saw a Man"

Hand in your paragraph and I'll hand it back at the end of the period

2. Review names of all classmembers

3. Quiz over names and poem

4. Check out Huckleberry Finn.

HOMEWORK: Read chapters 1 and 2!!!!!!  Note: Students who don't read get low grades

4. Continue with reading pre-assessment if you haven't finished question 23.


I saw a man 
     by Stephen  Crane

I saw a man pursuing the horizon; 
Round and round they sped. 
I was disturbed at this; 
I accosted the man.    [accost=to approach with intent to talk]
"It is futile," I said,       [futile=impossible to do]
"You can never -- " 

"You lie," he cried, 
And ran on. 

Your assignment is to write one long paragraph telling me the message of the poem.

When you have finished, exchange with your neighbor. The neighbor must then find a specific example from the poem that is referred to and then underline the sentence(s) that explains the significance

September 9

You work in the personel department of a garbage company and that you are writing a letter to your boss recommending that the boss hire one of two candidates. You will read through their resumes and then do a lot of thinking before you decide which candidate the boss should hire. Keep in mind what kinds of things a boss would be concerned with, because you will want to focus your ideas there. This is all about persuasion. Be clear, logical, and convincing.

Garbage Man Persuasive Essay
Your Assignment can be found at the following link: Garbage Man Essay

Essay due today at the first of the period.
Class debate. Divide into teams and prepare to debate according to the following format:
2 minutes to read a paper that makes a strong case for your candidate
4 minutes to ask the other side questions that will trip them up and make their candidate appear to be an inferior choice
1 minute to sum up

Welcome to American Literature!

Welcome to this class! My hope is that years from now, when you look back on your time spent in this room, that you will be able to see that you learned some skills that really help you in your life. I'd say that reading is the single most important skill a person can learn, and writing is a close second. Critical thinking is third, and your skills in all three of these areas will be sharpened this year.

To start the year, I'm going to have you pretend that you work in the personel department of a garbage company and that you are writing a letter to your boss recommending that the boss hire one of two candidates. You will read through their resumes and then do a lot of thinking before you decide which candidate the boss should hire. Keep in mind what kinds of things a boss would be concerned with, because you will want to focus your ideas there. This is all about persuasion. Be clear, logical, and convincing.

Garbage Man Persuasive Essay
Your Assignment can be found at the following link: Garbage Man Essay