12/19/2013

No homework! Happy Holidays!

Ms. Johnson

12/18/2013

• Be prepared for Act II Romeo and Juliet Quiz tomorrow

12/17/2013

• Read to page 363 Act 2, scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet
• Finish Act II Wednesday night as HW

12/12/2013

Finish Act I: Act I Quiz tomorrow:)

Review Shakespeare Notes: 

• Know the following:
• The year of Shakespeaere's birth
• The year of Shakespeare's death
• The theatre Shakespeare wrote for.

12/11/2013

Song of Deeds wonderful, short, creative, heroic stories due December 17th!!!

ACT I Romeo and Juliet Quiz Friday!

12/09/2013

SONG OF DEEDS ROUGH DRAFTS DUE TOMORROW!!!

****If you were absent Friday, then read Act I through scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet.

12/02/2013

Important Creative Story Information:

· Song of Deeds Rough Draft is due Tuesday, December 10^th

· Peer Edit Sesssion will earn you 10 points!!!

· Rough Draft Check Off will earn you 10 points as well.

***Final Draft is due December 17^thJ

***See me for a Song of Deeds Checklist as I do not have an electronic copy for some reason.

Today in Class:

Take notes on sonnets; you need to know the English/Shakespearean and Italian/Petrarchan form throughout high school. Also, you will need to know this information as you will choose one of these forms to write your own personal sonnet. See Power Point for details about that assignment.

Sonnet Power Point

Happy Monday!

Ms. Johnson

11/25/2013

Semester I Final Study Guide

Middle Ages Lit Test Study Info

STUDY!!! Good luck!

Here is a link to the answers from today's review:
Medieval Lit Review Answers

11/13/2013

1. Today in class, we finished Canto V of Dante's Inferno. The class started on review questions at the end of the canto.

The following major assessments can strongly impact students' grades in either positive or negative ways:

• Song of Deeds Creative Story
• DRAG paper--grade for paper issued in both classes
• Middle Ages Exam-next Thurdsay, 20th
• Romeo and Juliet quizzes
• Final "Big Ideas" exam over major themes addressed over each unit of the semester

Ms. Johnson

11/12/2013

"Chevrefoil" storyboard due by Thursday.
Middle Ages Test next Thursday, November 20th--you have the study guide for it; it's the bright yellow Middle Ages packet I gave you. I would recommend studying now as it's a hard test.

Ms. Johnson

11/06/2013

We read "Chevrefoil" today in class. I you were absent today do not read the story online as I want you to read the version in your book. See me about borrowing a book.

See attachment of the link to "Chevrefoil" Comic Strip assignment--due Friday or Tuesday if you need an extension.

Chevrefoil Comic Strip Assignment

***If you haven't finished the state reading assessment, see me about finishing it ASAP
***If you haven't picked up a Middle Ages Study Guide packet for the exam, see me ASAP

Ms. Johnson

11/04/2013

***If you were absent, see me to get your "Middle Ages" lecture notes packet; it will help a lot in preparation for the Middle Ages Exam.

Today we finished "The Holy Grail" and answered questions in class.

Ms. Johnson

***If you have not finished your reading assessment, then you need to finish with me by Thursday!

Today in Class . . .

10/25/2013:

Today students did the following in Honors English:

•  took the Roman Literature Quiz. 
• examined an "A" Odyssey essay to determine how to improve for next time

Here is a link to my word doc regarding the scoring of the Odyssey essays, the primary focus on students' analysis skills. In a previous Power Point, the requirements for the essay were addressed specifically;  students may go back to the older post to locate that Power Point for questions that may not be answered through today's information or by looking at the information provided on the link below.
Odyssey Essay Exam Feedback

***On Monday, we begin the Middle Ages unit!!!

***Note to Parents: Students will eventually (not this Monday) be given a 100 point Song of Deeds creative story that they will write during this unit.

10/21/2013

Updates:

• Roman Literature Quiz will take place on Thursday.Roman Lit Quiz Study Guide

Ms. Johnson

***Too late to turn in Odyssey test retakes. I need to return old tests to students, so we can move on. 

10/18/2013

No homework but you could make flashcards of Roman Literature Devices to jump ahead in preparation for the Roman Lit quiz!

Ms. Johnson

10/17/2013

Turn in test retakes by tomorrow!

No homework!

Ms. Johnson

10/17/2013

Here is the Rome Lit Notes PP in case you've been absent that last few days. We ended on the slide about "Tone" today.

Due today: "Gladiator Diet" paragraph
Due by Friday: rewritten test questions for anyone who scored below 49 on The Odyssey exam.

Rome Literature Power Point


See you tomorrow! Thank you for your awesome audience etiquette during the professor's lecture today!

Mrs. Johnson

Odyssey Essay Exam Guidelines

Want an "A" Click Me!


The link is also under the "Power Points by Lecture" tab

STUDY FOR The Odyssey EXAM

Odyssey Study Guide

Click Here Odyssey Study Guide

10/01/2013

Read "Argus" and "The Suitors" and be prepared to discuss them tomorrow in class.

10/01/2013 "Odyssey Exam Study Guide"

Update Epic Hero Charts--otherwise no homework!

HW: Read "The Land of the Dead" pages 698-703 and fill out blue chart.

09/20/2013

WHUM students:

Today in class, we:

• Turned in the Cornell Notes/Summary of The Odyssey/Iliad and Hero's Journey Notes
• Created Group names, norms, and discussed the "Lotus Eaters" section of The Odyssey.

Homework: Read the entire "Cyclops" section of The Odyssey. Come prepared to ask questions in your groups/discuss it as a whole class. Also, you may work on your chart for that section (optional), but I will give you time in groups to work on it as well.

Have a spectacular weekend!

Ms. Johnson

09/19/2013

Rubric for Odyssey Cornell Summary Due tomorrow:

***Please staple notes to the back of summary and turn into the pink/red WHUM box at the beginning of the period tomorrow. 

***Read "Lotus Eaters" page 685 and come prepared to discuss it

• You should have a title and author
• Introduce topics: Iliad, Odyssey, and “Hero’s Journey”
• Only the key elements of notes, things like: key terms from the two epics, and the stages of the Hero’s Journey
• A concluding sentence that states something meaningful—such as why we read these two works.

Thank you,

Mrs. Johnson--if you need PowerPoints, click below
The Iliad and Odyssey
Hero's Journey

09/18/2013

Bring green literature books tomorrow!

Homework

None for English, yet:) We begin The Odyssey next week so expect a steady pattern of nightly homework, but not heavy on the reading.

Mrs. Johnson

Fun presentations today!!!

09/06/2013

Welcome World Humanities Students!

I am enjoying getting to know you all this week--all sixty one of you--such a bright, energetic, fun bunch!
No homework this weekend for English, but make sure to write your geography paragraph for Mr. Curry!

Mrs. Johnson

If you were absent, please take down these notes for English:

Myth Assignment Requirements

To receive an “A” or 10/10 points, you must include the following:

1.            Introduce the title of your myth and author.

2.          Introduce the central topic/theme of your myth: (Ask yourself what the myth’s central focus is)

3.          Numbered sentences (at least 7-10). Do not go under or over this amount; unless you feel that you’ve sufficiently covered the key aspects of your myth. In which case, chat with me—have me look at your sentences.

4.          A concluding sentence that includes the moral/lesson of the myth—what can readers learn from this story?

5.          Preferably type this assignment; please don’t email it to me, unless it’s an emergency situation.

More Specific Study Guide Link Below!

***What a wonderful class period today; you all are intelligent, kind, funny students, and I will miss teaching you! I hope to get you back in the fall:)

Johnson

Here ya go!

Or in case you can't access it, it's below as well:

“Big Idea” Study Guide

Know who authored the following works:

• Odyssey
• Romeo and Juliet
• Great Expectations
• “In Flanders Fields”
• “Dulce Et Decorum Est”
• To Kill A Mockingbird
• Animal Farm

Specific details about each work:

1. What type of poem is The Odyssey?
2. Define epic poetry:
3. What are characteristics of an epic hero?
4. What is personification?
5. How is personification used in The Odyssey?
6. What is an allusion?
7. What is an epithet?
8. How are simile, epithets, and allusions used in The Odyssey?
9. How do we characterize tragedies?
10. What are traits of a tragic hero?
11. What is the definition of a tragic flaw/A.K.A. hamartia
12. What is the definition of a soliloquy?
13. What are examples of soliloquys from Romeo and Juliet?
14. What is foreshadowing?
15. How is foreshadowing used in Romeo and Juliet?
16. What is the defintion of blank verse?
17. What is the definition of iambic pentemeter?

***Be able to recognize iambic pentameter or blank verse in examples

18. What is point of view in a story?
19. What is theme?
20. What are some major themes in Great Expectations?
21. What is motif?
22. What are motifs in Great Expectations?
23. What are the elements of fiction: narrative hook, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution/denouement
24. What elements are included in the setting of a story?
25. What is the difference between irony and dramatic irony?
26. ***Review “In Flanders Fields and know the following elements within the poem: what the poppies, larks, and torch all symbolize.
27. What kind of poem is “In Flanders Fields?”
28. Who are the speakers in the above titled poem?
29. What was the central purpose of “In Flanders Fields?”
30. In regards to “Dulce et Decorum Est” know the translation of the phrase: Pro patria mori
31. Know all themes and motifs in To Kill A Mockingbird
32. Know all themes in Animal Farm . . .

06/04/2013

Semester Two Final Study Guide:

Who wrote The Odyssey?
What form was The Odyssey written in?
Definition of an epic:
Epic Hero?
Definition of Personification:
What object is often personified in The Odyssey?
What is an allusion?
Homeric Simile?
Foreshadowing?
Epithet?
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
Tragic Hero Characteristics:
Tragic Flaw:
Soliloquy:
Blank Verse:
Iambic Pentameter:
Free Verse:
Who wrote Great Expectations?
Definition of motif?
Tragic Flaw/Hamartia?
Iambic Pentameter?
Setting?
Narrative Hook?
William Shakespeare?
Personification?
Tragedy?
Exposition?
Rising Action?
Climax?
Blank Verse?
Simile?
Scapegoat?
Old Major
Moses
Boxer
Snowball
Windmill
Benjamin
Napoleon
George Orwell
Theme
Mr. Jones
Dogs
Major's Skull
Frederick
Tehran Conference
Squealer
Irony
What type of government does Animal Farm represent?
fable
Sugarcandy Mountain
Mollie
Allegory
Satire

05/30/2013

Last minute details:

Last section of Study Questions chapters 27-31 due tomorrow
No late work for TKAM accepted after Monday.
Motifs/Themes/Key Quotes/Character Chart Due Wednesday with Essay
The TKAM essay WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE. Essay is due Wednesday.

Other than the "Big Ideas" final exam, you will not be responsible for any work over Animal Farm--just reading and maybe reading quizzes.

Yah!!! You are almost done:)

Johnson

HW:

Following TKAM reading calendar
Study for TKAM exam Thursday
Study the following:

Key characters
Key quotes
Key plot events

Johnson

05/22/2013

Here is the "Boo Radley" poem assignment.

Boo Radley Poem Assignment

By May 25th or this Friday:

• Study Questions up through chapter 24
• Quiz over chapters 14-21
• Chalkboard #3

Mrs. Johnson

05/16/2013

Please check the "Deadlines" chart in the older post and make sure you have all your weekly work in by tomorrow, including the quiz for chapters 7-13 done; I will be available at lunch to give quizzes.


Here is the link to the "Motifs and Themes" assignment. You do not need to turn it in until your paper is due, and I haven't assigned a due date for that yet.
Motifs and Themes Assignment

                                                                                                          

Happy almost Friday!

Best quote from today's awesome discussion: "I like how Miss Maudie was pretty chill about her house burning down" (Brett Herb).

Johnson

Week of 05/13/2013-05/17/2013 Deadlines:

05/17: Chapters 7-13 Quiz

05/15: Study Questions up through Chapter 16

05/17: Chalkboard #2 Question due no later than this Friday

 Chalkboard #2

According to the novel, what happens in the process of growing up? What factors determine what kind of adult a child will become?

***I also assigned this today, but it isn't due until the day of the TKAM exam.

Characters	Key Quotes	Descriptions (Physical and Personality)

Thank you,

Mrs. Johnson

Weekly Deadlines

Week of 05/13/2013-05/17/2013 Deadlines:

05/17: Chapters 7-13 Quiz

05/15: Study Questions up through Chapter 16

05/17: Chalkboard #2 Question due no later than this Friday 

***And of course stay current on your reading

Thank you,

Mrs. Johnson

Deadline Announcements

•

5/1: Harlem Renaissance notes deadline

5/2: Courage journal deadline

5/8: Chalkboard #1 Question deadline

5/9: Boo Radley Contest deadline

5/10: chapters 1-6 deadline quiz

Follow the reading calendar

Johnson

05/02/2013

Today is the last day to turn in the "Courage Journal"
Yesterday was the last day to turn in the "Harlem Renaissance" Cornell Notes.

***No one may turn these in late.

Follow reading calendar and study questions for TKAM over the weekend, but you should be read through chapter 6 on Monday.
Boo Radley Portrait due Tuesday.

***Boo Radley Portrait will not be accepted after Friday and will not be eligible for the contest if turned in after Tuesday; this also means that it will not receive any extra credit.

***I am not collecting the Historical Context notes for TKAM.


Have a great extended weekend,

Mrs. Johnson

04/25/2013

Harlem Renaissance


Here it is for Cornell Notes!

04/25/2013

Dr. Yehnert's Visit Notes Today:

• AP Scorers read 1,000 essays in 4 days
• They read these in less than 2 minutes.
• The Ration of High School to College Prof Scorers is 60/40.
• By the end of the first paragraph, the scorers can tell whether the essay is what they refer to as a lower (6-7) or upper essay (8-9).
• The thesis statement is the most important part of the entire essay.
• Western Oregon University requires a score of at least a 4 on the AP exam for college credit.
• Dr. Yehnert recommends that on a 40-min timed prompt, you spend 20 minutes reading and re-reading the excerpt and organizing your thesis and 20 minutes writing.
• State why the entire argument matters in the conclusion rather than simply summarizing POA points.

Homework: Finish Portrait and journal over the weekend. Journal is due Tuesday. We will discuss the whole novel Monday, so please be ready for that.

Also, on Tuesday, be ready to discuss your inner talent--if necessary, bring items to enhance your presentation. We will start with the bottom of the alphabet and work backwards, so those with last names closest to Z be ready first thing Tuesday morning!

Johnson

P.S. Tomorrow we will write a practice intro on the prose passage from the ivory AP Practice Exam that I just gave out. It is the same packet as the one we used for Tuesday's review session.

04/16/2013

We finished student presentation on WWI.
I handed out "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen and asked students to find the following in the poem:

1. Identify 3 examples of alliteration
2. Identify 2 examples of simile
3. Identify 3 examples of lines of powerful imagery
4. Explain the theme and include the Latin phrase: "Dulce et decorum est: Pro patria mori" in your response.

You can find the poem online or pick up one from me tomorrow if you were absent.

Study for WWI quiz Thursday--study guide on an older post.

Mrs. Johnson

04/15/2013

Today in class:

We watched a student presentation on WWI.
If you join us to finish their presentation tomorrow, you can write a reflection on it.

No homework, except of course to study for the WWI assessment, which is now moved to Thursday.

Johnson

04/11/2013

Deadlines for WWI Unit Assignments:

"In Flanders Fields" article notes and responses to questions on the poem due tomorrow-Friday, the 12th
"Cordite Makers" paragraph summary of handout due Monday

Today in Class:
Wrote a paragraph comparing and contrasting literary elements in a poetry assessment. Must complete the assessment with me if you were absent.

Poetry Assessment must be made up by Thursday of next week: April 18th

WWI Assessment: Will take place Wednesday the 17th


WWI Study Guide:

• Be able to identify figurative language in WWI poetry
• Be able to identify sound devices in WWI poetry
• Be able to identify imagery in WWI poetry
• Understand the use of irony in prose and WWI poetry
• Be able to identify and explain the main idea of a piece of prose or WWI poetry

***The assessment will cover new material, but you may use your WWI assignments to study from.

***Flashcards either on quizlet or your own are another great study tool for terminology

***Study groups as well work nicely

Mrs. Johnson 

04/08/2013

Today in class:

We discussed "The Battle of Ypres" article--come see me to get a copy; I do not have a digital one. You can also find it online.
Assignment for article:
Circle words you do not know and write the correct definition above them.
Underline Key Phrases
Write questions in the margins

Homework for TODAY'S LESSON:

• Read "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae and answer the following questions:

“In Flanders Fields” Homework:

1.                       Identify and explain two symbols in the poem.

2.                       Identify lines of imagery and explain how they affect the reader.

3.                       In complete sentences, explain the theme of the poem.

*Staple your article and poem together and turn it all in tomorrow please.

Thank you,

Mrs. Johnson

04/03/2013

Progressivism and Imperialism Study Guide: Click here

Homework: Study for Friday's Quiz

03/21/2013

This week:

Monday: Free Write If you were absent, then make up any topic and write on it for 3/4 of a page and then have your parents respond to it by adding on to it, saying what they enjoyed about your writing, writing questions they have etc.
Tuesday: "Charge of the Light Brigade" (see me for handout)
Wednesday: "Two Friends" (see me for handout)
Thursday: Assessment: "Influence of Sea Power" (see me for handout)
HW: Brush up on the short story plot structure: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Know words like narrative hook and conflict as well
Friday: "Dinner Party" (see me for handout)

***No homework over break***
***Will post "Imperialism" study guide soon; stay tuned!

Mrs. Johnson

03/11/2013

Today in class:

• Day two of District State Reading Test; you will have one more day in class to complete the test. After tomorrow, you must complete the test on your own time and before Thursday afternoon. Times to complete the test are as follows: lunch, during a study hall or another class where you have received permission to do other work, or after school. Assessments will be scored as is by Friday morning.
• Today is the last day to turn in any Great Expectations unit work. You have been given ample amount of time to show me any work that was not entered when the sub was here. Additionally, you have had more than enough time for make up work; therefore, the cut off on that is today unless there are extenuating circumstances to consider.
• Finally, TOMORROW is the LAST DAY TO TURN IN YOUR MOTIF ASSIGNMENT. 

***You DO NOT NEED GREEN BOOKS TOMORROW; we will read a handout in class.

Thank you,

Johnson

03/11/2013

Today in class:

***MOTIF ASSIGNMENT DUE TODAY***
***I WILL NOT ACCEPT IT AFTER WEDNESDAY***
***NO GREAT EXPECTATIONS WORK--We will begin a new unit of study and 

• We started the District Reading Assessment. You will have until Wednesday to finish it in class; it must be completed by Thursday, March 14th after school in order to receive credit--this counts as a proficiency/quiz grade, so please take it seriously. 
• No homework tonight.

Mrs. Johnson

Today: 03/08/2013

Today in class:

Great Expectations Exam
Motif Assignment due Monday
***Bring green book Monday

Johnson

03/06/2013

GE Study Guide:

Test Format: 100 Questions

Multiple Choice

Character Matching

Plot Questions

Order of Major Events

Know the following characters:

Abel Magwitch, Arthur, Bentley Drummle, Biddy, Clara Barley, Clarriker, Compeyson, Estella, Herbert Pocket, Joe Gargery, Matthew Pocket, John Wemmick, Miss Havisham, Miss Skiffins, Molly, Mr. Jaggers, Mr. Pumblechook, Mr. Trabb, Mr. Wopsle, Mrs. Joe Gargery, Orlick, Pip, Startop, The Aged P.

Review the order of major events in the story.

Review Key Plot events from the story.

***TEST FRIDAY!

***MOTIF ASSIGNMENT DUE MONDAY

Updates

Motif Assignment Example Below!
Today in Class: Worked in groups on a prompt--come get one if you were absent.
Homework: Work on Motif Assignment***Due Date Moved to Monday!!!
Great Expectations Test moved to Friday!!!


Motif Assignment: Find two examples and cite them for the following eleven motifs. Format for paper should be:

List 2 quotes with page number
Analysis

List 2 quotes with page number
Analysis

And so on . . .

¨1. Doubles such as: two convicts on the marsh, two invalids, two young women who interest Pip, two secret benefactors, and two adults who mold children after their own purposes.

¨2. Comparison of Characters to Inanimate Objects: Pumblechook=fish, Mrs. Joe’s face=nutmeg grater, Wemmick=letter box

3. Gothic Setting: Havisham's house

4. The Mists: on the marshes/when Pip leaves for London/when the convicts are around

5. Drummle or A.K.A "Spider:" a recurring annoyance for Pip.

6. Creep Crawlers: the spider community at Havisham's, beetles by the fire, mice behind the walls, etc.

7. Miss Havisham's Garden: symbolic of death, rotting things, hmm?

8. Locks and Keys: secrets/opportunities/control

9. Statues: Estella's cheek

10. Gloomy weather: EVERYWHERE! What does it symbolize?

11. Shadows: Orlick, Estella, mystery, etc.

¨Mist Motif Example

¨“We changed again, and yet again, and it was now too late and too far to go back, and I went on. And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me” (822).

¨Pretend there is another Quote Here

¨In the above excerpt from Great Expectations, the “mist motif” recurs yet again as Pip confronts a new beginning in his life. Ironically, it is the life he has fervently yearned for up to this point, yet Dickens astutely reminds the reader that, while Pip has dreampt of this moment—his opportunity to become a gentleman, he feels conflicted about leaving behind a place he can never forget is his true home.¨

Dickens ingeniously ties in the “mist motif” to symbolize the marsh country fading behind Pip, and his soon-to-be new life as a gentleman in London laying before him as evidenced in the following phrase: “the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me.” 

¨

Ironically, while it seems as though Pip has nothing but clarity and success in his new path as the “mists have risen” so-to-speak, Dickens fogs readers’ minds yet again as Pip embarks on another disappointing journey, filled with convoluted mind games and heartache.  

Homework

Follow reading calendar
People Posters due Monday: absolute deadline/Friday last in-class day to work on them.

02/22/2013

Below is the Motif Assignment Power Point from today's lesson. You only need to copy down the 11 motifs and then of course the requirements of the assignment. The assignment is due March 6th.
***Please bring materials to start your PEOPLE POSTERS on Monday:)!!!


Motif Assignment Power Point


Mrs. Johnson

01/17/2013

Here is the Final Exam Study Guide!

***I sent this to print, so I will have a hard copy for you:)

I will also have a hard copy study guide for the grammar portion of the final:)

Honors English 9  Final exam study guide

Test Sections:      

· author matching	·     major characters/objects matching	·     literary terms matching
· title/plot description matching	·     historical background multiple choice	·     literary terms application

                                               

Authors:               

·     Shakespeare	·     Horace	·     Homer	·     Catullus	·     Chrétien de Troyes
·     Tacitus	·     Chaucer	·     Marie de France	·     Anonymous	·     Dante

Titles:    

·     "Carpe Diem”	·     “I Hate and I Love”	·     "Inferno"	·     The Burning of Rome
·     "Chevrefoil"	·     Odyssey	·     The Divine Comedy	·     The Canterbury Tales
·     "Wretched Catullus, Leave off Playing the Fool”	·     "Lesbia Says She'd Rather Marry Me”	·     "If Ever Anyone Anywhere”	·     "The Wife of Bath’s Tale"
·     Perceval	·     Song of Roland	·     “The Golden Mean”	·     Romeo and Juliet
·     Odyssey

Literary Terms:

· allegory	· dynamic character	· hyperbole	· ode	· stage direction
· allusion	· epic	· iambic pentameter	· paradox	· static character
· blank verse	· epic hero	· imagery	· personification	· symbol
· canto	· epithet	· irony	· Plot	· theme
· characterization	· extended metaphor	· lai	· prologue	· tone
· conflict	· foreshadow	· lyric poetry	· setting	· tragedy
· dialogue	· frame story	· metaphor	· simile	· tragic hero
· dramatic foil	· Homeric Simile	· monologue	· soliloquy	· vernacular
· dramatic irony

Grammar:

• coordinate/subordinate conjunctions
• finding subjects and verbs
• independent/dependent clauses
• semicolon usage
• colon usage