10/31/2011

*Bring tan books tomorrow through the rest of the week.
For those of you who missed taking Song of Roland background notes with us on Thursday and Friday of last week, click on this link for the notes: Roland Notes
*The above notes are important as many of the information will appear on your Middle Ages Literature Test.
*Epic Hero Paragraph Rewrites due today!
*No homework for tomorrow!

Mrs. Johnson

10/25/2011

*You DO NOT need tan books tomorrow!
Here is the Power Point on the Epic Hero feedback from today:
Epic Hero Paragraph Feedback

No homework for English tonight.

See you tomorrow,

Mrs. Johnson

10/23/2011

• Epic Hero Paragraphs will no longer be accepted as we will begin the Middle Ages Unit this week.
• Please DO NOT send me epic hero paragraphs via email. Due to print budget constraints, I cannot print them out, and your paragraph is too late to be accepted at this point anyway. For those who sent them via email early on, I will grade them on my computer, and put a grade in the gradebook for you.
• The Odyssey exam has closed and will now become a zero. The warnings have been out there for weeks.
• You will NOT need your tan books tomorrow.
• Bring a number two pencil

Study up and see you tomorrow!

Mrs. Johnson

10/21/2011

Roman Literature Review Questions Power Point
Roman Literature Review Answers Power Point

Study Tip Suggestion:

• I would suggest that you make flashcards of the author and their works and:
• flashcards of the literary terms and definitions.

*If you know these, you'll be in excellent shape!

Study up and see you Monday!

Mrs. Johnson

10/19/2011

The Roman Study Guide is located under "Study Guides" on the top tab of my Webpage. I will now post all Study Guides there.
Here is the Connections Chart from today as promised: Rome Quiz Connections Chart

10/19/2011

For those who were not here for Gladiator Diet Power Point and Assignment, Here is the Power Point for that and you'll need to get an article from me:

For help with apostrophes, click on link below:
Gladiator Diet Assignment
Apostrophes

10/17/2011

Today in class, we took notes on a new poet, Catullus. See Power Point below to get the assignment if you were absent.

*You do not need your tan book tomorrow!
Bring your pink Gladiator Diet article and your "Big Ideas" statements from the article (you were to write down at least 5 big idea or essential details from the article, which you will share in a group tomorrow).

Catullus Assignment

10/13/2011

Epic Hero Final Draft due Monday, Oct. 17th
*Bring Tan Book Monday

Enjoy your extended weekend!

Mrs. Johnson

10/11/2011

Today we read Tacitus The Burning of Rome in your tan book.
Here is the Power Point with questions for your notes, which will help you prepare for the Rome Test. I am not collecting the notes, so take them in any fashion you want. AND DON'T forget YOUR ROUGH DRAFT! NOT A FUN DAY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T.
Tacitus and The Burning of Rome Power Point

10/11/2011

Don't forget Epic Hero Paragraph rough draft due tomorrow!!!
*You don't need tan book tomorrow, YAH!!!!

10/10/2011

You can find the Epic Hero Assignment in yesterday's blog post, but the complete rough draft is due this Wednesday, the 12th. Draft needs to be typed in MLA format. Clear it with me if you can't type it. On Wednesday, you will spend the period in a peer edit session, which you will receive points for, so it's an important day not to miss.
*Homework for me today and tomorrow is to work on the paragraph assignment.
*Bring tan book tomorrow as we will read an in-class assignment in it tomorrow.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Johnson

10/09/2011

Epic Hero Rough Draft Paragraph in DBQ outline format due Wednesday!
Click link for assignment directions.
You MUST come with a COMPLETE ROUGH DRAFT this Wednesday Oct. 12th to get 5 out of 5 possible points.
Epic Hero Paragraph Assignment

P.S. On the assignment, I mention that you can refer to your Oregon State Scoring Guide--I will send you all with one on Wednesday as you will work on your final draft over the extended break.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Johnson

10/07/2011

Today in class:
Groups presented Sappho poetry analysis
Take notes on following Power Point--Be sure to get homework assignment from the last slide:
Roman Spectacle/Theatre Power Point

Bring Tan Book Monday!

10/05/2011

Homework:
*Bring tan book to class tomorrow!

Tonight in your TAN World Lit Book, read pages 279-282 and answer questions 1-4 on page 283.

You will now start bringing your TAN book to class and leave your GREEN book in your locker. DO NOT TURN YOUR GREEN BOOK BACK INTO THE LIBRARY AS WE WILL USE THAT FOR Romeo and Juliet and Great Expectations.

Mrs. Johnson

10/04/2011

If you were absent today:

1. We took The Odyssey test!
2. I collected: The blue Epic Chart, the green character/terms chart, and the Part II Odyssey Reader's Response Journals
3. I gave the following Homework Assignment:

• Read the article: The Gods Return to Olympus by Matthew Brunwasser
• Write a summary of the article (there are specific guidelines for the summary, which I handed out, and can attach to the webpage, but not at the moment). I do not have the article scanned, so I cannot attach that either. If you were absent, then just get both items from me when you return.

Mrs. Johnson

10/03/2011

Below is the Power Point from the review session for TOMORROW'S test:

Due tomorrow:

1. Green Character/Terms Sheet (see earlier post on this site for the characters you don't need to worry about)
2. Blue Epic Hero Character Chart
3. Responses to the Writing Prompts over The Odyssey Part II Power Point (also an earlier post/link you can access on this site)
4. Bring your TAN World Lit book tomorrow
5. Bring a NUMBER 2 Pencil

Odyssey Trivia Power Point

Good luck studying!

Mrs. Johnson