Quarter 2

 

1.15.10 (Friday): Quiz (Open Book) on Letters pgs. 3-21. Read Ch. 9 of Narrative. Did a "character wheel" on Master Auld. See presentation for instructions. Read Ch. 10 (Part I) of Narrative. Disregard the "open mind" activity. HW: Read Letters, pg. 22-41. 

 

1.13.10 (Wednesday): Read Ch. 8 of Narrative. HW: Read Letters, pg. 3-21. Study for Quiz on Letters on Friday. 

 

1.12.10 (Tuesday): Hampton was out sick. Students wrote a 1-page compare/contrast essay outlining the major differences between My Bondage My Freedom in the textbook with Chapter 6/7 of Narrative. HW: Finish 1-page essay. 

 

1.11.10 (Monday): Hampton was out sick. Students wrote a 5 paragraph essay on the following topic: Write to your principal to explain why you should or should not have gone to school when the power was out. 

 

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1.8.2010 (Friday): Quiz (Open Note). Read Ch. 6 and 7 of Narrative in groups of four (4).

 

1.6.2010 (Wednesday): Discussion of "spirituals" by reading "Go Down, Moses" on pg. 533 of the textbook--see this clip for a copy of the song. Read Ch. 5 of Narrative. HW: Read Mary Chesnut's Civil War OR An Episode of War. Write a 1-2 page paper (handwritten) comparing or contrasting any element from one these civil war stories to Occurance at Owl Creek.

 

1.5.2010 (Tuesday): Quiz (Open Book). Read Ch. 3 and 4 of Narrative. HW: Read Occurance at Owl Creek on pgs. 481-489. Q's 1-5 on pg. 489.

 

1.4.2010 (Monday): Welcome back from break! Reviewed policies and produres. Notes and practice on context clues. HW: Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Frederick Douglass. See presentation for what to focus on when reading. Also, bring your Narrative of Frederick Douglass book.

 

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12.15.2009 (Tuesday): Midterm Exam for periods 6.

 

12.14.2009 (Monday): Nature Journal Project Due. Notes on Slave Narratives and Frederick Douglass. Read Chapter 1 of Narratives of Frederick Douglass. Discussed author's purpose in selected details. See presentation for details and notes. HW: Study for midterm exam.

 

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12.11.2009 (Friday):  Due to bad weather, students stayed inside today. Students did a Wiki Scavenger Hunt for Mr. Hampton's website. Click here for the questions. HW: Finish Nature Journal Project. This is due on Monday.

 

12.9.2009 (Wednesday): Students headed outside to work on Entry 3 for the Nature Journal Project. See 12.4 for rubric.

 

12.8.2009 (Tuesday): Students headed outside to work on Entry 2 for the Nature Journal Project. See 12.4 for rubric.

 

12.7.2009 (Monday): Students headed outside to work on Entry 1 for the Nature Journal Project. See 12.4 for rubric.

 

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12.4.2009 (Friday): Nature Journal Project was explained and a rubric was passed out. See this handout for details. Students headed outside (weather permitting) and read Whitman's "Song of Myself" on pgs. 428-431 and "When I heard the learn'd astronomer." Students then practiced "yawping" (see #52). Remaining time was spent working on the Nature Journal Project. 

 

12.2.2009 (Wednesday): Due to bad weather, students took notes on Whitman and stayed inside and read Thoreau's "Walden" on pgs. 381. HW: Read "Civil Disobedience" on pgs. 388-389. Do 5 dual entry journals on reading. See previous day for instructions.

 

12.1.2009 (Tuesday): Review of Romanticism. Read Emerson's "Nature" on pgs. 367-368. HW: Read "Self-Reliance" on pgs. 369-370. Do 7 dual journal entries on reading. See presentation for instructions on dual entry journals.

 

11.30.2009 (Monday):  Demand Writing #2. See presentation for topic.

 

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HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING BREAK!

 

11.24.2009 (Tuesday): SPECIAL SCHEDULE. Food Drive Movie 9:30-12:00. Fire Drill at 1:35 pm. Student/Faculty volleyball game during 6th period. All other students who are not going to these activities...work is to do the 12 Powerful Words Review Activity. See presentation for details.

 

11.23.2009 (Monday): Notes on MLA guidelines when writing papers and common mistakes made during the last essay.

 

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11.20.2009 (Friday): Notes on "Professor Know-It-All." Performed PKIA on Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown." See presentation for details. 

 

11.18.2009 (Wednesday): Notes on "found" poetry. Read Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." Did a "Found" poem on the story. See presentation for details. HW: Read "The Minister's Black Veil" on pgs. 272-284. How is this story "romantic"? Support your answer with details from the text.

 

11.17.2009 (Tuesday): Notes on American Romanticism. Read Poe's "The Raven" and watched the Simpsons version of "The Raven" to contrast. See presentation for details. HW: Read "Fall of the House of Usher" on pgs. 292-310. How is this story "romantic"? Support your answer with details from the text.

 

11.16.2009 (Monday): The first 20 minutes of class were devoted to makeups for the "Giving an Address" project. (Ryan, Patrick, Rachel D., and Celina). The reminder of class was spent reading the #1 The Crucible Act IV Re-Write project by Lauren Cole and Taylour Halvorson.

 

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11.13.2009 (Friday): "Giving an Address" Project. 

 

11.11.2009 (Wednesday): Students continued to work on their addresses in class. A sign up sheet with presentation times was passed out. Click here for address times. HW: Finish address, print out 1 copy for yourself and 1 copy for Mr. Hampton.

 

11.10.2009 (Tuesday): Mr. Hampton modeled an address in class as an example of an "A" in every category on the rubric. Click here for the model address. Students continued to work on their addresses in class. HW: Read "Poor Richard's Almanack" on pg. 149-150. Question 7 only...1/2 page minimum.

 

11.9.2009 (Monday): Rubric passed out for Address Project. Click here for rubric. Students worked on their addresses in class. HW: Read "The Autobiography of Ben Franklin" on pg. 141-146. Write a 1-page summary of the passage.

 

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11.6.2009 (Friday): Students read "The Declaration of Independance" and "The Crisis" on pgs. 112-119, focusing on types of appeals and rhetorical devices. A graphic organizer on types of persuasion was filled out while reading. HW: Think of one thing about school policy that you would like to see changed. Think of reasons why you would want to change this policy. Explain your answer. Due Monday.

 

11.4.2009 (Wednesday): Early Release Day. Notes: Subjects and Predicates. HW: Grammar 23/24.

 

11.3.2009 (Tuesday): Read "Speech at the Virginia Convention." Students completed a graphic organizer on types of rheorical devices. HW: Read "Speech in the Convention" on pgs. 104-107. Complete questions 2/3 on pg. 108.

 

11.2.2009 (Monday): Introduction to expectations in Quarter 2. Changes to make up work policy. Crucible Essays are still due. Crucible/Scarlet Letter books were collected. Notes on speeches and pesuasive appeals. Students practiced recognizing different types of persuasion in video clips: logical, emotional, and ethical. See presentation for details.