Thursday, February 6, 2014JR #20

• Please give me an update on your project status…how many hours have you done? If you have not completed any, why not? How can I help you get started?

• Give me an update on your current grades…– Grading period ends next Friday

• Are you missing any assignments in this class? If so, do you plan to make them up?

The time is now class of 2014! You are almost to the finish line

FRIDAY, February 7, 2014Journal #21

FREEWRITE…. Favorite food, best friends, your valentine, your sleep schedule, your weekend, plans on Monday?• Finished??? Study for vocabulary

quiz- Taming of the Shrew- set 2

Tuesday, February 11, 2014JR #22

• Do you know of a relationship between two people that you admire and hope to have of your own someday? Who are they and why do you admire their relationship?

• What kinds of problems in life can affect relationships?

• How can these problems be handled without hurting relationships?

• Does the media portray relationships differently than they really are in reality? How?

Thursday, February 13, 2014JR #23

• Write your definition of what love means….

• Love is…..– Being able to forgive???– Loving unconditionally?– Compromising?– Giving in?– Putting others before yourself?

• What is your favorite romantic movie? (guys…you must pick one!)

Tuesday, February 11, 2014JR #22

The Chinese New Year just happened bringing in a new animal in the Chinese zodiac. What is your favorite animal? What type of characteristics do you like most about this animal? Do you want to adopt animals when you have your own home?

Thursday, January 24, 2013JR #5

• With which character from the play do you most identify or find most in common? Why? In what ways?

• If you were offered a significant amount of money to marry someone you were not in love with, would you do it in order to never again have to worry about money? Why or why not?

Thursday, February 7, 2013JR #12

• Is there anyway we can help save animals who are being abused?

• Are there ways that we can alleviate animal shelters?

• Do you see many stray dogs on the street? If you do, how does it make you feel?

• When you have your own home someday, would you be willing to adopt animals? How many?

Tuesday, February 18, 2014JR #24

• How was your weekend? Did you enjoy Monday off???

• Did you miss English class???• Time Flies!!! Only two more grading

periods and you are outta here – Are you happy about that? Are you ready

to start your life outside of high school?– What kinds of things are you worried

about? What kinds of things are you excited about?

Thursday, February 20, 2014

JR #25

• So…it’s ten years down the road…you are married. What is your role in this marriage? Are you the cook and cleaner? Are you the lawn maintenance? Are you the person that takes out the trash and does the laundry?

• If you and your spouse are both working, how would you split these roles?

• If you decide to have kids, you would be the primary care-giver? Would someone stay home to care for babies, or would you pay for day care?

Thursday, February 27JR #29

• What do you think are the two greatest inventions of all time? Discuss your reasons for your choices.

Monday, March 3 , 2014JR #31

• Can you believe it is March??? You graduate in just under three months.

• Prom is just around the corner too. Have you thought about whether or not you would like to go?

• Even if you do not plan to go (even though I encourage you to do so), what do you think is a clever and original way to ask someone to prom?

• If you could imagine being asked to prom, how would you liked to be asked??

• Who would you like to ask to prom?

Tuesday, March 4, 2014JR #32

• Are you excited to be graduating from high school?

• What are some things that you are looking forward to doing after graduation?

• What do you think you will be feeling as you walk across the stage and you are handed your high school diploma?

• Who do you think will be most proud of you in the audience?

Add to Notes

1.Ode- page 6132.Elegy- page 6133.Antithesis- page 615Lit Analysis- page 619

#s 1-4, 6, 7, 9, and 11

Friday, March 7, 2014

JR #34

• How is March going so far? How are your grades?

• Name three with whom you hope to keep in contact after graduating…why them? What makes them special?

• Please feel free to free write about anything of your choice.

• Finished early??? Study for A Modest Proposal Quiz and vocabulary (page 580).

Monday, March 10, 2014JR #35

• Imagine you could become invisible for a short amount of time and in only one place. What place would you choose to be invisible?

• If you could use this time to play tricks on people, what kinds of things would you do?

• If one other person could also be invisible, who would that be?

Tuesday, March 11, 2014JR #36

• Project Update……• How many hours have you completed?• How many hours do you plan to

complete?• Don’t forget, hours must be finished

by the end of the month.• Anything you are confused about?

Struggling in any area?

Thursday, March 13, 2014JR #37

• If you were ruler of the world, what things would you banish absolutely for all time (rain on weekends, eggplant, and so forth)? Use your imagination. Why did you choose those three?

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

JR #40• FREEWRITE•

Thursday, March 20, 2014JR #41

• Spring has begun!!! Do you have any plans for Spring Break?

• What kinds of things will you do to get ahead on your Senior Project? (your portfolio is due April 11)

• Grading period 5 ends March 28- that is about a week away. What can you do to improve your grade in this class? (Last day to turn in any work for late credit is March 25- next Tuesday)

Friday, March 21, 2014JR #42

• How do you feel about public speaking?

• Does it make you nervous, or are you pretty confident speaking publicly?

• What can I do to help you become better at public speaking?

• When you think of a great public speaker…what names come to mind?

Monday, March 24, 2014JR #43

• For years you've dreamed about this day and now it's finally come. Buckle in and hold on tight, your life has just begun…

• You may FREEWRITE!!!

WednesdayApril 30, 2014

• Check to make sure you have complete journals!!!

• If not, make them up now!!!

Tuesday, April 29, 2014JR #53

• Spring Break REPORT…GO– Best part– Worst part– Places you went– Did you sleep in?

• Senior Boards- May 15– Have you started your speech?– ***Computer Lab 413 on

Thursday

Friday, April 18, 2014JR #52

• Happy Spring Break…I will not see you for a week ….oops….I mean .

• When you return, you have about three weeks of school left as seniors. Are you currently passing all of your classes?

• Is there anything you can do to raise your grades?

• Please BE SAFE and use discretion this week.

Friday, May 9, 2014JR #57

• Mother’s Day is around the corner. Do you have a close relationship with your mother?

• Do you plan on doing anything special for her?

• Do you feel that you can share things with your mother, or do you not feel comfortable?

• What kind of mother or father do you want to be to your future children?

Monday, May 12, 2014JR #58

• Prom Report…– How did it go? – Did you dance?– What did you have for dinner?– Did you have fun?

• Did not go to prom?– What did you do instead?– Do you regret not going?

Friday, May 2, 2014JR #54

•FREEWRITE• Journal Check- Tues. 36-55

Intro Unit IV- The Romantic Period

• Groups of 5 students-– Title + Main Ideas– Brief Summary– Comprehension Check or “Ask Yourself”– Present to Class (Take notes during presentation)

• Group 1- Revolution Spreads (705)• Group 2- Conservative Clamp Down (706)• Group 3- Industrialization Finds a Foothold (708)• Group 4- Themes of Romantic Poetry (717)• Group 5- Forms of Romantic Poetry (809)

Friday, March 8, 2013JR #24

• Everyone has things he or she may regret doing, or decisions that were made that were not best for him or her…I know I do! That is how we learn, and these things shape who we become.

• Write a letter to your former self as a freshman. What kinds of advice would you give yourself? What decisions would you want to change?

• What advice would you give about high school?• What advice would you give about relationships? Grades?• My letter would encourage confidence in myself and to stay

away from particular friends that do not care about my best interests. What would yours say?

Tuesday, April 23, 2013JR #32

• For years you've dreamed about this day and now it's finally come. Buckle in and hold on tight, your life has just begun…

• You may FREEWRITE!!!

EXPERT GROUPS• Summarize assigned chapter:

– Important things from each page.– Divide up chapter to group members.– Two Gothic elements per chapter.

• Present/teach to class• Act out- extra credit• Take notes on each presentation.