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Welcome to ENGLISH 12: LITERATURE, COMPOSITION, AND SPEECH

MAY 22: Speeches end today. MAY 21: Speeches start. MAY 20: Described the final speech assignment,worked on speech, and handed in books. Speakers 1-6 are scheduled for tomorrow and numbers 7-18 will give their speech on Friday. MAY 19: Took Poetry test. MAY 18: Discussion on poetry terms and test for tomorrow. MAY 15: Discussion of Symbols in poems - especially as it applies to "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening ". MAY 14: Discussion of Symbols in poems - especially as it applies to "The Road Not Taken". MAY 13: quiz on poetry, corrections made and discussed. MAY 12: Students discussed poetry- "CASEY at the Bat". MAY 11: Students discussed poetry- "Big Bad John" and "Dulce et Decorum est". MAY 7: Poetry concepts discussed: simile, metaphor, personification, rhythm, rhyme scheme, ballad as the poem "A Ballad of Birmingham" was read and discussed. MAY 6: Discussed the term "lyric" vs "ballad" as well as literal meaning and Overall meaning of a poem "The Eagle". Poetry concepts discussed: rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm.Click on this document for a study guide of terms for poetry. MAY 5 : QUIZ was given on story, and poetry notes and test were discussed. The class discussed the term "lyric" and read the poem "The Eagle", and were supposed to write out the literal meaning for each line. MAY 4: Literary Analyses were passed back and corrrections were discussed. All revisions will be turned in by Thursday, May 7 and must have the follwing handed in- the original (graded by Mr. Kocon) literary analysis, the scoresheet, the new draft with any changes in BOLD font. A story " A Piece of String" was assigned to be read with a quiz tomorrow. MAY 1: Took quiz on the story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". (See Mr. Kocon for the test) APRIL 30: FISNISHED reading the story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band". Quiz tomorrow. APRIL 29: Final drafts of the students' literary analyses were collected. A culminating story, "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", was started in class. APRIL 28: STUDENTS worked on drafts, final draft is due tomorrow. APRIL 27: Students had drafts checked in, discussed "Cardinal Rules" of the literary analysis, and worked on typing in their draft. APRIL 24: Students WERE SHOWN the components of a good introductory paragraph and then worked on their drafts. A typed draft of the introductory paragraph and all the body paragraphs is due on MONDAY, APRIL 27. APRIL 22-23: Students continued to develop their ideas, gathering examples and quotations from their stories. Students used computers to type out their body paragraphs of their Literary Analyses. APRIL 21: Students checked in their work from part 2 and began writing part 3 in class. APRIL 20: Started literary analysis assignment. Click here for copy of assignment. Students completed part one in class and were to do part two for homework.

APRIL 16: Finished trial, discussed themes, setting, and elements of story in groups. no homework. APRIL 15: Students took quiz on story. Then class put on a Mock trial of Mr. Baumer. Did Mr. Baumer murder Freighter Slade? APRIL 14: Read the story "Bargain" and were told to write notes about the plot for tomorrow's quiz. APRIL 9: In groups, took quiz on "The Lesson". No homework over break. APRIL 8: Read the story "The Lesson" in class aloud clarifying terms as the class read. APRIL 7: Discussed Thin, thick and deep questions about the story "Red Convertible".Wrote response to Deep Questions in notebook. APRIL 6: Students discussed Post Tramautic Stress Disorder, began reading the Louise Erdich story "A Red Convertible". Those students who will not be in class tomorrow should click on the file and complete at least two of The Deep questions. Each answer should be at least one paragraph in length. APRIL 3: Discussed sensory images and figurative language in the story - "A Sound of Thunder". The students then were assigned to write one paragraph about how Bradbury used figurative language to reveal the danger or excitement or reality of hunting a dinosaur. Please click on the file to see the assignment. APRIL 2: Discussed questions about the story - "A Sound of Thunder" and figurative language used in story. APRIL 1: Students took vocabulary quiz, read the story "A Sound of Thunder". Reading quiz on the story tomorrow. MARCH 31: Discussed the questions and symbolism of the story "The Lottery". Students were to study their vocabulary words for the quiz tomorrow. MARCH 30: The class read "The Lottery" in class. Students were to answer the "Thick" questions for homework. MARCH 27: Assigned students to write a paragraph using the examples and quoting words, phrases and sentences from the story to support the topic sentence. see the handout for specific directions. MARCH 26: Read story "A Man Who Had No Eyes" and did reflection questions. Students were to answer questions 16,17,18 for tomorrow in their notebooks. Study the 15 vocabulary words for tomorrow. MARCH 25: Were given 5 new vocabulary words, and collected assignment, and were to study the vocabulary words. MARCH 24: Took quiz, were given 5 new vocabulary words and an exercise to understand vocabulary words. MARCH 23: Student speeches were completed, students took down vocabulary words, and studied words for quiz tomorrow. MARCH 12-13: STUDENTS are giving speeches these dates. MARCH 11: The criteria for their book talk -speeches was discussed, and the use of conjunctive adverbs in a compound sentences was shown. Speeches start tomorrow, the order of speeches was selected in class today. Students may use manuscript, notes, or free form. The speech must be 2 minutes long. MARCH 10: Student continued to prepare speech. IN class they read an article called "Why I love Superman" and then they wrote about their childhood heroes. Papers were handed in by the end of class. MARCH 9: Students talked about compound sentences with conjunctions in them. Students are to start preparing for their book talk speech on Thursday or Friday of this week. MARCH 6: Mini speeches were given by students about their pictures for a second day. MARCH 5: Mini speeches were given by students about their pictures. MARCH 4: Students wrote their bibliography for their book and wrote a story about a chosen picture. Those who did not finish their story in class did it for homework. MARCH 3: STUDENTS worked on typing up their papers about their books. Their typed final draft is due Wednesday. Students must have 2 copies for Wednesday, March 4. MARCH 2: STUDENTS worked on typing up their papers about their books. Their typed final draft is due Wednesday. Students must have 2 copies for Wednesday. FEBRUARY 27: STUDENTS handed outline, the introductory paragraph was discussed, and students began writing their paper about their novels. The final copy of the paper is due on Tuesday. FEBRUARY 26: STUDENTS handed in their worksheet for their book, in class started on making an outline format for their paper.Outlines are due tomorrow, and paper will be due on Tuesday. Students should bring 2 copies to class on Tuesday. FEBRUARY 25: STUDENTS are to complete the worksheet portion of their reading project and bring that in tomorrow. Click here to download the entire Independent Book Project. FEBRUARY 24: STUDENTS ARE TO HAVE finished their independent reading project by tomorrow. Many students have started on their worksheet which is due on Thursday. FEBRUARY 23: FIVE STUDENTS HAVE finished their independent reading project and many are almost finished. Students must finish their book by the start of class on Wednesday. FEBRUARY 18-20: Students are to independently read their books and note the important elements in the book. The reading of the book si to be finished by Wednesday, February 25. FEBRUARY 17: Students selected books and began reading and charting their book.

FEBRUARY 13: Students completed missing work, and those finished started on their outside reading project by selecting a book. FEBRUARY 12: Students completed a writing exercise about their family, and handed in their list of ideas, their outline, and their paragraphs. Those students who did not complete it were to finish the paragraph for homework and bring in their list of ideas, their outline, and their paragraphs tomorrow. Click here for instructions and a sample of assignment. FEBRUARY 11: Students completed writing exercise by writing paragraph about the personality trait. FEBRUARY 10: Students did a writing activity in class. 1. wrote down 3 adjectives about themselves (none of the adjectives could be physical traits like tall, blonde, pretty, skinny- they should be personality traits like intellectual, athletic, artistic, persevering,etc. 2. Select one of the adjectives you liked the best and write out 15 things that relate to that adjective (these would be examples of details of how you are like this, or give examples of when you have shown this trait, then give details about those examples of when you have shown this trait. 3. Then organize all those ideas from #2 in to an outline form (follow the guide lines found on page 355 in your textbook) You may look at Mr.Kocon's sample by clicking on this. FEBRUARY 9: Students worked with creating topic sentences that hold the controlling idea. Notes on details and generalizations. Drafts were handed in with Checklist. FEBRUARY 6: Class discussed how topic sentences for each body paragraph must refer back to the thesis and direct the reader to the information that will be in the paragraph. **Students were instructed to type out their draft of their movie review for Monday.** Assignment expectations: double spaced, typed in 12 pt. font, 2 pages in length, draft has an introductory technique and thesis in the opening, many clear examples from the movie and details that support the thesis of the paper. The outline must be handed in on Monday, also.

FEBRUARY 5: Discussed how outline and writing of the draft work hand in hand. Gave them a sample of what an introductory paragraph would look like and asked them to create that part of the outline for tomorrow. FEBRUARY 4: Discussed the movie review with students, and reviewed the proper outline form to use for tomorrow's assignment, which is to write out three main headings that support why their movie is superb, and under each main heading there should be one to two subheadings, and under each subheading there should be 2-6 subpoints to make about the subheading. See diagram on pages 354-355 in textbook. FEBRUARY 3: Discussed a "Review". Students organized ideas about favorite movies. FEBRUARY 2: Students read a review of the opera "Faust" and answered some questions about it. For homework, write two paragraphs about a favorite movie or book. JANUARY 30: finished speeches and took a short quiz on "how to deliver a good speech". No homework. JANUARY 29: Students gave a short speech about their newspaper article they had summarized. Students critiqued classmates as speeches were given. JANUARY 27: No School- Mr. Dick Paul's funeral. JANUARY 26: Students discussed proper speaking techniques, created a notecard to speak from, and gave a short speech about their newspaper article they had summarized the day before. Students critiqued classmates as speeches were given.

JANUARY 25: Students cut out newspaper articles, wrote summaries for homework.

JANUARY 23: Students rewrote their summaries from the "Forgotten Hero" article. Students should bring their article and notes from Jan 22 to class on Monday.

JANUARY 22: Students found a newspaper article of interest, printed it, highlighted or took notes from it, and wrote a summary about its contents for tomorrow.

JANUARY 21: Students received books and letter and discussed course, students were told to write a one paragraph summary of a given article.