Tuesday, November 25, 2008

All classes will have Stacy Dumont of Hesser College as a guest speaker. Ms. Dumont will be presenting information about college, why college should be considered by EVERY student, the importance of establishing and maintaining good credit, and cultural and geographic awareness.

Period 1:
Brief discussion of Persepolis graphics
College presentation

Period 2:
Brief discussion of Chapter 24 in The Kite Runner
A brief video about the Taliban:

When the Taliban Ruled Afghanistan. Discovery Channel School. 2004.
Discovery Education. 2 December 2008


Community Art project check-in
College presentation

Period 6:
Brief discussion of Doctor Faustus/Share the Seven Deadly Sins
College presentation

Thought for the day....
Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them.
Richard Bach

Monday, November 24, 2008

Period 1:
Finish Persepolis Worksheet
Discuss graphics & review story
Understanding the culture

Period 2:
Finish Frost Place poet presentations
Discuss Kite Runner
Work on place art

Period 6:
Final Kindness Presentation
Kindness in the World...


Bullying...



Relationships without boundaries...



Video games and violence



Violence in the World



Discuss/read Doctor Faustus
Depicting the Seven Deadly Sins
Lesson with Ms. LaBella

Thought for the day...
Ernest Hemingway - "Never mistake motion for action."

Friday, November 21, 2008

Period 1:
Vocabulary 13 quiz
Discussed Iranian history and Islam

Period 2:
Vocabulary 13 quiz
Quick discussion on The Kite Runner
Presented Frost Place poets

Period 6:
Vocabulary quiz
Share Faustus' contract
Continue reading Dr. Faustus

Thought for the day...
Stretching out to catch stars, he forgets the flowers at his feet.
— Jeremy Bentham

Thursday, November 20, 2008

There is a Financial Aid meeting tonight in the Library!!! It is recommended that ALL seniors attend.

Period 1:
Presented current events
Discussed memoir vs. autobiography
Discussed Persepolis and graphics
Worked on Persepolis background worksheet
Wondering what Persepolis is? Check out the below video...


Period 2:
Presented current events
Discussed The Kite Runner and importance of blood relationships
Worked on poet project
What is Kite Running?


Period 6:
Present current events
The last kindness presentation
Working with Faustus

Thought for the day...
By words the mind is winged.
— Aristophanes

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Period 1:
How to read a graphic novel & take notes on graphics
Reviewed vocabulary
Worked on Persepolis worksheet

Period 2:
Reviewed vocabulary
Discussed passages from The Kite Runner
Researched Frost Place poets

Period 6:
Finish Kindness Presentations
Work on Doctor Faustus

Thought for the day...
Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill.
— Jacob M. Braude

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Period 1:
A Step from Heaven test

Period 2:
The Kite Runner quiz & review
Discuss Frost Place poet assignment
Defining a community

Period 6:
Kindness Presentations
Discussing/Acting Doctor Faustus

Thought for the day...
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
— Henry Ward Beecher

Friday, November 14, 2008

Period 1:
Vocabulary Quiz
Discuss A Step from Heaven
Share cultural scrapbooks

Period 2:
Vocabulary Quiz
Discuss The Kite Runner
Share poem analysis

Period 6:
Vocabulary Quiz
Present Current Events
Work on Kindness Presentations

Thought for the day....
An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.
- Niels Bohr

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Period 1:
Present Current Events
Discuss A Step from Heaven
Work on Cultural Scrapbooks

Period 2:
Present Current Events
Discuss the moral conflicts of The Kite Runner
Work on poem analysis

Period 6:
Work on Kindness Projects
*behave for Mrs. Beaudin*

Thought for the day...
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.
— Jawaharlal Nehru

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Period 1:
Reviewed vocabulary
Reviewed A Step from Heaven
Worked on cultural scrapbooks

Period 2:
Reviewed vocabulary
Individual check-in with Mrs. Tyler
Quiz on The Kite Runner
Worked on Frost poems

Period 6:
Review vocabulary
Discuss Three Cups of Tea & if education = peace
Work on Kindness Project

Thought for the day...
A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.
- H. Mathews

Monday, November 10, 2008

Period 1:
Note check on A Step from Heaven
Discussion on traditional gender roles and how they are handled in the text
Finished brainstorming for cultural scrapbook

Period 2:
Vocabulary quiz
Final soliloquies
Discussion on The Kite Runner
Establishment of the power differences in Amir and Hassan's relationship
Analysis of "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Discussion of Phase Two of the Community Project

Period 6:
Reading quiz and discussion
Work on kindness projects

Thought for the day...
Everywhere I go I find a poet has been there before me.
- Sigmund Freud

Extra Credit Opportunities!!

For the record, I do not offer a lot of extra credit opportunities. For this semester, I have two - one for each quarter.

The Catamount Arts is showing two films this semester that I will allow extra credit for. You will need to attend the film, write a brief review (one page typed) AND if your class has read the book, compare the film adaptation to the book. You will need to include your ticket stub as proof of attendance.

Visit: http://www.catamountarts.com/ for more information.

Showtimes are:
Friday 7:00pm
Saturday 7:00pm & 9:00pm
Sunday Matinee 1:30pm
Sunday - Thursday 7:00pm

These opportunities are ONLY available to English 12 students:

FEBRUARY 22 - 28
THE KITE RUNNER (I do want to caution that this is rated PG-13 for a reason)

THE KITE RUNNER (2007, Canada/Australia) 122 min. (PG-13)
AWARDS: 2007 Satellite Awards nominations BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY & BEST ORIGINAL SCORE.

The second opportunity is:

April 11 – 17 PERSEPOLIS (Animated)(I do want to caution that this is rated PG-13 for a reason)
Rated PG-13

(info from imdb.com)