For Monday, December 17

Work on your Romeo and Juliet essay.

• Remember to follow your handout closely.  
• Remember to follow each step of your handout closely.
• Remember to proofread your paper.
• You may email an outline or draft to me for approval.  



You can do this.  Think of the great things you have accomplished this semester.

• Yes, you need a work's cited page.

Memorize your sonnets.

Study for mid-term.

For Thursday, December 13

Finish reading ACT IV.

Begin looking for quotes for your R & J essay.

We will have an exam review tomorrow.

For Tuesday, December 11

Finish reading ACT 3.

Write answers to the following in the margin of your script.  You do not need to use complete sentences or paragraphs.  Just answer the question concisely.  This will help you annotate and find "events" quickly as we work through our text.  I will check your annotations for a minor grade on Tuesday.


12. 12. What is Romeo’s punishment for killing Tybalt?

Act 3 Scene 2
1. 1. Why is Juliet so impatient for the nurse to return?
2. 2. Describe Juliet’s rapidly changing attitudes toward Romeo in this scene.
3. 3. What piece of news has upset Juliet the most?
4. 4. What does the nurse promise to do?

Act 3 Scene 3
1. 1. Explain Romeo’s reaction to the news of his banishment.
2. 2. Romeo tells Friar Laurence that the priest cannot know or understand how Romeo feels. Why?
3. 3. What argument does Friar Laurence use to prevent Romeo from killing himself?
4. 4. What does the nurse give to Romeo?

Act 3 Scene 4
1. 1. What does Capulet tell his wife to say to Juliet?
Act 3 Scene 5
1. 1. As Romeo is preparing to leave Juliet, what argument does she use to convince him to stay?
2. 2. What is it that Juliet hears a bit later that Romeo should leave?
3. 3. Just as Romeo is about to descend the rope ladder and leave Juliet, what does Juliet say about the way Romeo looks?
4. 4. Why does Lady Capulet think Juliet is crying?
5. 5. When Lady Capulet threatens to send someone to Mantua to poison Romeo, what does Juliet say?
6. 6. After Lady Capulet breaks the news about Paris, what is Juliet’s response?
7. 7. If Juliet’s mother does not arrange to delay the marriage, what will Juliet do?
8. 8. What is Capulet’s reaction to Juliet’s threats?
9. 9. What is the nurse’s advice to Juliet?
10. 10. How does Juliet’s attitude toward the nurse change?
11. 11. What “scheme” does Juliet devise to get rid of the nurse and to get out of the house?

For Friday, December 7

Finish ACT II.

Keep a brief outline. One or two sentences per scene. Basic plotline.

No quiz.

We will read the highlights in full on Friday.

DON'T FORGET your Friday journal entry.

You guys are doing great!

For Wednesday, December 5

Finish reading Act I.  Do not worry about reading/interpreting Mercutio's Queen Mab speech; we will do that together on Wednesday.

For your midterm, you will need to know two Shakespeare sonnets from memory.

One will come from Romeo and Juliet; boys will use a Romeo speech; girls will use a Juliet speech.  (your choice)

I have a favorite sonnet that my Bible class memorized last year, but I haven't made a final decision on the second required sonnet...I will have a plan by Wednesday.

For Monday, December 3

FIRST AND FOREMOST:  Prepare for your vocabulary/writing test using the review sheet we started in class.  For vocabulary words, I may ask for an example; I may ask you to define; I may ask you to use the word in a sentence.

For writing portion, I will ask you to define these terms and will ask for you to give an example.


Bring in one typed journal entry (see Journal handout for Romeo and Juliet)

Read Romeo and Juliet through Scene 3 of Act I.

So...Benvolio hatches a plan.
And...we meet Julia's family (specifically her mom, her nurse, and Juliet)

Come to class Monday with a very short character description of each.  I would rather you get this wrong than look at spark note's character descriptions.  What can you tell about the nurse by reading Scene 3?  What can you tell about Juliet?  What can you tell about Juliet's relationship with her mother?

Romeo arrives at the Capulet mansion.

Could you pick a puppy breed for these three women?  What might you pick?

For Thursday, November 29

Please work on your vocabulary list.  We will have some time on Thursday to complete it.

Look over the journal list and pick an interesting topic.

Romeo and Juliet Eggs

MOST IMPORTANTLY:  Complete your parent/student perfect mate surveys.  Make sure you allow time for discussion and prayer.

For Tuesday, November 27

Type up your T.V. Girl Poem.

Come ready to dive into Romeo and Juliet.

For Friday, November 16

Complete your "favorite book" project!

You did a beautiful job with your Reader's Theatre today!

For Wednesday, November 14

You need to work on your "favorite book" project. 

We will continue to work on the Ecclesiastes Reader's Theatre assignment on Wednesday.  We will hold performances at the end of class.  As an individual, you might think of quotes you want to add or ideas to bring to class on Wed.

For Monday, November 12

Finish our novel.

Get started on your "favorite book" project...due Friday, the 16th.

For Thursday, November 8

Read "Burning Bright" through page 134 (in my book).  The last paragraph you will read:

"He watched the scene, fascinated, not wanting to move.  It seemed so remote and no part of him; it was a play apart and separate, wondrous to watch, not without its strange pleasure.  That's all for me, he thought, that's all taking place just for me, by God."


Make sure to check out all of these images.  You will be writing a poem on Thursday about an accidental enounter with one of these people.

My favorite!  

For Tuesday, November 6

Find a comfy reading spot!

Finish section 2, "The Sand and the Sieve."  We will have a quiz and then detailed discussion about this section on Tuesday.  If you did not get your paragraph to me Friday, remember to email me at shannonfox.english@gmail.com.  You can look back at previous post to get assignment.

Pay special attention to Faber's three things that "are needed"  He mentions "quality", "leisure", and "rights."  Be prepared to outline Faber's message for us.

Pay attention to the juxtaposition of "lillies" and "Denham's Dentifrice."  Why might Bradbury have chosen this particular Biblical passage for Montag to "memorize"?

See you Tuesday!  Blessings!

For Friday, November 2

Read to the top of Page 93; "The moon rose in the sky as Montag walked, his lips moving just a trifle".

Reread page 78.  Why do you think this section of the novel is entitled "The Sieve and the Sand"?  Bring in a paragraph on Friday in which you discuss your answer.  If you plan to be out because of the volleyball game, make sure to email me your paragraph.  Your paragraph will be considered late if I do not have it in by 12:00 noon on Friday.

For Wednesday, October 31

1.  Read Fahrenheit 451 through page 80...find the white space.

last paragraph:

"The train door whistled open.  Montag stood.  The door gasped, started shut.  Only then did he leap past the other passengers, screaming in his mind, plunge through the slicing door only in time.  He ran on the white tiles up through the tunnels, ignoring the escalators, because he wanted to feel his feet move, arms swing, lungs clench, u nclench, feel his throat go raw with air.  A voice drifted after him, "Denham's Denham's Denham's," the train hissed like a snake.  The train vanished in its hole."

2.  Rogue Technology Story.
Campout Wednesday: bring pillow, sleeping bag.

For Monday, October 29

Finish reading section 1 of Fahrenheit 451, The Hearth and the Salamander. 

You can also start your Rogue Technology short story.  Story's due date:  October 31

We will also have a "Stories Around the Campfire" party on October 31.

For Thursday, October 25

1. Read F-451 through page 40. The last paragraph you need to read is:

"Stoneman braked the truck.
"'Damn!" said Beatty.  'You've gone right by the corner where we turn for the firehouse."

 ***

2. Bring in the quote (from these first 40 pages) that you think best fits each of these illustrations. You will turn in 3 quotes on Thursday.

 

3.  Keep brainstorming for your "Rogue Technology" short story.

For Wednesday and Friday, October 19

Work on your research paper, annotated bibliography, and works cited page at home.  Bring a "mostly complete" rough draft to class on Friday.  You will meet with me one-on-one that day.  With ten of you in class, that will give us about 8 minutes per student.  So.....

Let your research paper change our world!

If you send me a rough draft for comment via my email (shannonfox.english@gmail.com), you will get extra help.  This would be a great idea!

I look forward to seeing "Team Scott's" performance on Friday.

Good luck with the PSAT on Wednesday.  You are a group of great thinkers!

For Monday, October 15

GO SOPHOMORES!  YOU GOT THIS!

Make sure to email me or bring me your creative writing assignment.  DON'T BE LATE.

Group Performances must take place on Monday, the 15th.  You will have about 45 minutes to make final adjustments.

From now until October 23, your English homework time will be consumed with your research paper. You may send me drafts for proofreading.

Remember, you will have a Works Cited Page and an Annotated Bibliography.

You must have four sources, but you need not quote from all of them.

After you complete your team performances for Anthem next week, we will have one workshop day for your research paper. For World Lit B, that day will be Friday, October 19. Come to class with your laptop and/or a draft of your paper. If you do not have a laptop, bring your paper on a flashdrive.

NOTICE: Friday, October 19, is NOT the day to START your research paper. By Oct. 19, you should be WELL ON YOUR WAY to a final draft!

You can always email me a rough draft to shannonfox.english@gmail.com.

For Thursday, October 11

NEWS FLASH!!!!!

Complete your creative writing assignment for Anthem.


From now until October 23, your English homework time will be consumed with your research paper.  You may send me drafts for proofreading. 

Remember, you will have a Works Cited Page and an Annotated Bibliography. 

You must have four sources, but you need not quote from all of them.

After you complete your team performances for Anthem next week, we will have one workshop day for your research paper.  For World Lit B, that day will be Friday, October 19.  Come to class with your laptop and/or a draft of your paper.  If you do not have a laptop, bring your paper on a flashdrive. 

NOTICE:  Wednesday, October 19, is NOT the day to START your research paper.  By Oct. 19, you should be WELL ON YOUR WAY to a final draft!

You can always email me a rough draft to shannonfox.english@gmail.com.

For Tuesday, October 9

You have the weekend to work on creative writing for Anthem and your research paper.
Remember that your creative writing will be due Oct. 15
Research paper due Oct. 19 (include works cited and annotated bibliography)

For Wednesday, October 3

Finish the final draft of your "Invictus" and Anthem comparison essay.  Make sure to use your essay checklist.  You guys are doing great!

For Monday, October 1

This weekend you have time to play catch up. 

Spend a couple of hours on English homework if possible.

You can:
Begin or even complete your creative writing assignment for Anthem.  (I am willing to read a draft).
Work on your research paper-build notes at evernote.com or with traditional notecards.

For Thursday, September 27

Write a 2 page essay comparing the speaker in the poem "Invictus" with Equality, the narrator of Anthem. 

You can use the following as a template or as your thesis statement:

The speaker in Henley's poem "Invictus" and the narrator of Rand's Anthem overcome the obstacles of life to become heroic conquerors.

(If you do not want to use this exact thesis, replace the vivid verbs, adjectives, or nouns to better fit your analysis.)

This is a draft.  I know we are working to gain the skills of literary analysis.  Try to use embedded quotes-remember quotation sandwiches:  provide context, quote your material, offer interpretation.  Make sure each body paragraph has a topic sentence.  Include an introduction and conclusion.  I will grade this draft and return it to you for corrections.  This will be a working document. 

Try to stay within a 500 word limit.  That is about 2 or 2 1/2 pages.  You should expect to spend about an hour or, maybe, an hour and a half on this draft. 

For Tuesday, September 25

Finish the novel Anthem.  Annotate per your bookmark.  We will work on your character descriptions next week.  Have an awesome weekend.

For Friday, September 21

1.   Read Anthem Chapters 4,5,6, and 7. Annotate as per your bookmark. We will not have a quiz on Friday, but we will have extensive discussion. I will expect you to be able to dialogue about these chapters in a meaningful and analytical way.

 

2.   Select one of the images below as your favorite representation of chapters 4,5, 6, or 7.  Write a paragraph describing why you made your selection.  Give evidence from the novel to support your reasoning.

 

 

Blessings,  Mrs. Fox

For Wednesday, September 19

We will spend half of class on Wednesday in the computer lab working on your research papers.  Make sure you have either web sites or print materials to work from.  At this point, you need to begin synthesizing your research materials.  Make sure to evaluate the validity of your source.  You will be preparing an annotated bibliography, so you need to be familiar with two sources that you can work with during class.

Additionally, read Chapter 3 in Anthem.  Read for detail and understanding.  Good job in class today.

For Monday, September 17

Read Anthem through Chapter 2.  Come with your novel annotated as per your bookmark.  You did a great job today imagining the "discussion in the World Council boardroom."  Continue to imagine Equality's world.  Mentally respond to the question:  How would this make me feel? 

On Monday, you will write a description of Equality's world, practicing our usage of "embedded quotations" or "quotation sandwiches."  Please make sure you have highlighted and marked sentences/paragraphs that describe Equality's society. 

RESEARCH REMINDER:
Continue to look for sources.  We will have a 1/2 day next Wednesday devoted to research papers.  The more sources you have on that day, the better you will be able to work on your outline/paper. I will be available for questions.