Literature Links!!!

1. Thomas Paine's "The Crisis" (These are the times that try mens' souls" - questions 2,3 and 5
2. Wheatley's "An Hymn to the Evening" - find rhyme scheme and SOAPSTONE analysis/write personal poem about morning
3. Henry's "Speech to the Virginia Convention" (Give me liberty or give me death! - find rhetorical devices in speech and for advanced option, compare with Benjamin Franklin"Speech to the Convention", which you should find honest and amusing.

Busy Last Week

For those that are missing some things from this week, the run-down is as follows:
Monday - Word List 1-11 "M" and the grammar skills of personal pronoun omission; Thomas Paine and his essay "The Crisis", along with questions 2,3 and 5
Tuesday - Phillis Wheatley and her poem "An Hymn to the Morning", SOAPSTONE analysis and find the rhyme scheme in order to write your own poem with the same frame.
Wednesday - Complete your personal ode to the morning using Wheatley's frame
Thursday - Patrick Henry and rhetorical devices in his "Speech to the Virginia Convention"
Friday - Word List 1-11 quiz and Colonial Broadsides activity

I will link up the literature for you and place assignments into the menu to the right. Mrs. C

Assignments for final week before holiday

We have a few things to do before the break. Make sure you have taken the word list 1-10, j,k,l and written your essay over the three parts of the Declaration of Independence. Which part is the most important? Use logic and reasoning, along with the three E's of evidence, elaboration, and examples. The personal declaration of yours is an optional assignment that will be due at the end of this week. Notes taken this week can be used on Friday's quiz.

Missed Presentations

Welcome Back folks!  The presentations that were due before Thanksgiving break, Monday and Tuesday, November 20, and 21, were lackluster or non-existent. If a group was not presenting, then your group was to take the sub-section of that group and make ten questions from the information, along with answers. The most a true and false set could be per section was 20%.
I have loaded the pre-read sections in the Assignments, and please finish those questions for tomorrow's activity. This will take the place of your presentations.

Jeopardy Review

Jeopardy Quiz Game - is up and running!. Look for past blog posts to cover material. Essay portion is on Friday, and it is open-book. Tuesday will be a closed-book second part. Study!!

Slave Narrative

Chapter II - Olaudah Equiano - Here is the link to the slave narrative. Questions are posted in the assignments category.

Puritan Writers and Witches

This week, we took on a law case concerning Martha Carrier, who was on trial in Salem in the late 1600s. We are cross-examining the witnesses called to trial and deciding whether or not to represent her in court. The trial is located in the assignments section. Also, research Cotton Mather, who recorded the trial in his work, Wonders of the Invisible World. You may also want to take a look at this video on the occurrence in Salem.

Puritan Plain Style

We explore the major contributions that the Puritans have given to early American literature. This week, we will see the famous sermon of Jon Edwards, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God". Please note the diction and usage of the plain style. Locate the three phases of the Puritan sermon, as discussed in class. Conferences next week!

Explorer Week

This week, we are reading John Smith's account of Jamestown. General Histories of Virginia. We read Christopher Columbus' account from The Journal of Columbus. Discuss the presence of bias in both texts and the point of view. Finally, read William Bradford's account of Of Plymouth Plantation. Which would make a better president?

Word List C

Under Junior Vocabulary, the "C" list is up and running. Complete the list. Dogmen video guide is due today, and we will explore the First Nation a little deeper tomorrow.

Navajo Creation Legend

Navajo Creation Legend is found here. Use it to compare to the Modoc tribe and people. For a challenge, also add the Lakota tribe.
Lakota Creation Legend

When the Grizzlies Walked Upright

The assignment for "Grizzlies" is to find (deductive reasoning) 15-20 statements about the Modoc people that are derived from the myth. The format should look like this:  TRUTH: (PG #): "QUOTE FROM STORY" SOCRATIC EXPLANATION... example: The Modoc people were polythestic. (19) "The Chief of the Sky Spirits"...Because the Chief in the Sky is described as chief of sky SPIRITS, it is plural, therefore suggests more than one sky spirit. Also, the daughter referenced the Wind spirit also.

To find the story, click here.

Vocabulary List Up

For those absent on Monday, you can now find the vocabulary list to the right of the post, under "Junior Vocabulary".

Happy Summer!

For those of you that want to get ahead, your turnitin class is ready for registering! Click on the link and with your email address, enter in your class id number, which is 5211426 and your password: panthers14

*Don't change the password unless you are sure you will remember it! Have a great break and looking forward to next academic year. -Mrs. C

Here is the HALL OF FAME PowerPoint for you to peruse. Remember, from fifteen points, I deduct one point for grammatical and layout infractions. Keep the rule of "5" to a slide, no more than five bullets per slide. There is no limit to your creativity and size of the show, just make sure that it ENHANCES your speech, not IS your speech! Good Luck!

Well done in the research turn in department! Those on time will receive a chance to rewrite ONCE. The rewrite will be due by finals day, either the 14th for FIRST PERIOD or the 18th for SIXTH PERIOD.  All papers turned in today, Tuesday, will not warrant a rewrite, and receive 90% of the grade. A 10% deduction will incur for each successive day.

Speech order is posted to the right. Some helpful tips will also follow. SPEECHES START on THURSDAY, June 7th. Good luck!

The new deadline for the COMPLETE PAPER (title page, six typed pages, and works cited page) is MONDAY, JUNE 4th!!!
Because of the hectic week with Senior panels, we will push it over the weekend. I have posted a self-editing PowerPoint that you may open and use to double-check your work. It is located in the Student Resources section. -Good Luck! Mrs. C

Paper Help

If there is anyone needing help on the paper writing, brainstorming, research...ANYTHING! I will be available after school until at least 12:30 or so. Usually any questions you may have or problems that come about can be solved in a matter of minutes. Come on in! -Mrs. C

Wednesday, May 23

Today, you are looking at examples of backboards for speeches. You and a partner should find sogood ideas for your presentations. Remember with the paper, double-spaced, correct font, and headers on every page. To set up headers, go into Word's page set up menu select the box that says 'different first page'. Go to 'insert' menu for headers and right-justify your first and last name for a header. For example, my first page header would read Heather Carver. For every other page, your header will be your last name only and the page number, which should be inserted by finding the page number button that looks like #. Enter in current position behind your name, and in plain style. Use some advanced citation technique with name drops in the sentences!

Due Dates and First Draft

For those that want to get started early, I posted a sample introduction sheet in the Student Resources section of the blog. Notecards will be checked off today and tomorrow. Outline is due on MONDAY!!!! Wednesday is the day for pages one and two (or the whole draft). DOUBLE SPACE/ONE INCH MARGINS/TNR 12 or CALIBRI 11 FONT

Wednesday - Reading Activity & Notecards

For Wednesday, you will need: a pack of 3x5 notecards, your major book, other articles, and a writing utensil. We will go over notecard structure and check off the first 25 notecards of your project totals.

Junior Project Deadlines

It's that time of year again, the final research paper and speech for Famous American project. By this time, you should have on file your approval form and also your first book about your famous American. We will be gathering research this week, and we will start the paper creation next week. Remember! You cannot be successful at writing if you've nothing to write about! Get those books, sources, library cards, and highlighters ready! -Mrs. C

Junior Project Start Up

Folks,
Today you will have received the initial approval form for Junior Project. Remember, the criteria states that your subject must have a positive impact on America! You will be asked to provide: name, occupation, birthplace, and references for your subject. First to complete their form locks in their choice for the year. No subject can be duplicated in a class period. I.E. We cannot have two Marilyn Monroes in first period, but we can have one in first and one in sixth.

Final Results....at11:39 pm!

So...I made it to the east side of the state with exams in tow. The final grades are posted and a couple of congratulations are in order for the Junior class.  First period earned thirteen extra music points, while sixth period showed massive endurance and stayed after the bell to grab sixteen extra points in the bonus round. Overall, the top two test scores belong to Josh H. in first period and Amber H. in sixth. Congratulations and don't be suprised to see these two in the overall top ten, either.

What did we learn?  KEEP YOUR STUFF. STUDY. DON'T LEAVE ANY MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWERS BLANK (Yes, there are some of you that did!) and of course, it is worth the time and effort to make some extra credit attempts.

JUNIOR ENGLISH - TOP TEN
1. Josh H.  - 97.21
2. Alicia C. - 93.60
3. Rachel W. - 93.44
4.Nicholas H. - 91.06
5. Michaela G. - 89.94
6. Joseph H. - 89.54
7. Yulong L. - 89.23
8. Amber H. - 88.98
9. Nina P. - 88.22
10. Alicia G. - 87.50

Congratulations and good luck for next term. Mrs. C

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