Thursday: the end is near!

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Write a RRL entry. Critique the novel. Did you enjoy the genre (mystery)? Did you find the characters believable or likeable? Would you recommend this novel to a friend, why or why not?
Did you find any problems with the story line?
You may address any, all or none of the above writing prompts?


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Sonnets due Tomorrow!


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Read Chapter 16 up to page 399 and answer all of the questions except number 1.

Hump Day

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Read chapters 12 and 13 for class discussion on Thursday. We will finish the novel in class and watch the movie on Thursday.

Newspapers DUE.

Class notes of Types of Character: Foil, Flat, Stock, Round.


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We will continue to analyze sonnets in anticipation for your own memorized sonnets due Friday.
Today we examined the religious sonnets
Batter my Heart, Three-Personed God
On his Darkness
by John Done and John Milton respectively.

We also reviewed the definitions of poetic devices.
Try to use as many poetic devices as you can in your sonnets.


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Test Thursday
/35
Multiple Choice (17)
Vocab (8)
A figure reference question (10)

Good luck...almost there guys.

Terrific Tuesdays

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Earn 20 Locobucks!
Watch Invictus write a one page report on how the movie displays Segregation, whether it was overcome, and the overall merit of the movie in relation to what we discussed in our In the Heat of the Night unit.
Due the day of your final exam.

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Sonnet due date this Friday.

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We have completed chapter 15. Test on Thursday--review Wednesday and Thursday.

Last Week of Classes Before Review Week

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For Thursday:
Newspaper Due
If you need large paper see me by Tuesday after school.

For Tuesday:
Heads up--Pop Quiz soon
Answer questions 2, 3 for Chap. 9
Read Chap. 10


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For Friday:
Memorized Sonnets due
Sonnets must include--poetic devices, 10 syllables per line, and the topic must come from room 105

Bonus opportunity: Due January 27th (day of your Provincial)
Choose one of the following types:

Villanelle (worth 20 Locobucks= 1% increase on final mark)
19 lines
5 stanzas, each of three lines, with a final one of four lines
The first line of the first stanza is repeated as the last line of the second and fourth stanzas
The third line of hte first stanza is repeated as the last line of hte third and fifth stanzas.
These two refrain lines follow each other to become the second-to-last and last lines of the poem.
The rhyme scheme is aba. The rhymes are repeated according to the refrains.

See example p. 889 of Perrine's Literature "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"

Sestina (worth 40 Locobucks= 2% increase on final mark)

6 sestets and 1 concluding tercet for a total of 39 lines

see:http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5792

and me for clarification. This one is tricky to understand at first.

Please bring you Bible's with you to Tuesday's class.


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Those of you who were not here Friday, make sure you are caught up to date in the homework (we are reviewing tomorrow). See prior post.

Tonight's reading includes p 382, 384, 388 #1a,b

Welcome to the Weekend!

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See previous post for list of questions for chapter 8 In the Heat of the Night.
Remember that your Newpaper is due Thursday January 14th.

Journal Entry for the weekend:

1. Describe your immediate reactions to the images, facts and/or song that was presented to you on Wednesday's Civil Rights Movement Powerpoint.

2. Discuss your response to what you have discovered in the novel so far. Respond to the thoughts and actions of any one character; who you believe the murderer of Mantoli is, or John Ball's ability to captivate the reader so far. You may respond to all or none of these topics.

This weekend's entries in your RRL will give you a total of three entries this unit.


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No Homework
Monday's class is yours to prepare for your Lit presentations. Be ready!

Remember to work on your Sonnet and Lit Circle presentations.


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Test info: /35
Paragraph out of 7 relating to material discussed in Counterpoints section of chapter
Multiple choice out of 13
Graph out of 10--construct a graph based on the info provided and answer the questions that follow.
Vocab out of 5

Today in class we began chapter 15 (Urbanization) we read up to 375 and defined the vocab words up to locational advantage.

Activities to be completed for Monday--
p 375 1, 2, 3
p 379 1, 2

Have an superb weekend!

Heeere we go!!

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Chapter 7 to be read for next Monday as we won't be discussing it during our library sessions.

Over the weekend continue reading In the Heat of the Night, chapter 8. Answer questions: 4, 7, 8.



1960s newspaper assignment is due January 14th. This gives you one week to complete the assignment. Continue to work diligently on this project.





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Glosa due tomorrow. Remember to avoid Rhetorical, Didactic, and Sentimental writing.

A memorized Sonnet is the final poem you will have to constructfor this class. See first post for criteria.





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Onward, Christian Soldiers (Carver Students)

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Chapters 5 and 6 need to be completed for Thursday, January 7th.
Questions 1-4a,b; 5, 8, 9.

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Read "Evaluating Poetry 1" Chapter 15 p. 903
answer both questions that follow.

Remember your Glosa due this Friday.

Remember to bring your Lit Cirlce materials for next Monday,
that assignment is due next Thursday.


**Familiarize yourself with the poetice devices we have learned so far,
I feel the need to quiz you soon.**

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Im pushing for testing you this Friday for chapter 13 but as it stands now,
the test for that chapter remains to be completed next Monday.

HW: Read the Case Study on China's One Child Policy (#2 3 5); complete handout on factors that contribute to population density.