04-19-2017
- Bell-Ringer Journal
- Length: 6-8 complete thoughts/sentences/independent clauses
- Prompt: Senior project presentations are coming up soon. In this, you will be required to professionally present the collective information from your English 12 Senior Projects. What, in your opinion, are some things that need to exist in a professional presentation? This may include what should be included in a visual component, what should be done by the speaker, etc.
- Bell-Ringer Journal Discussion
- What makes a presentation “professional”?
- What is the difference between a “professional presentation” as opposed to other presentations that you have delivered in high school?
- What are some potential pitfalls/faults that we need to watch for in delivering these presentations?
- What makes a presentation “professional”?
- Distribution of Senior Project Presentation Prompts
- Time Allotment to Work on Senior Project Presentations
04-17-2017
- Bell-Ringer Journal
- Length: 6-8 complete thoughts/sentences/independent clauses
- Prompt: Write about the best advice you’ve received over the past four years. What made it the “best”? Did you follow it? If not, do you wish you had? What advice would you give to incoming freshmen, if you could give them just one sentence of advice?
- "Power really DOES go to your head: Giving people a taste of authority can corrupt even honest members of a group" by Ellie Zolfagharifard
- Directions: After reading the article, complete the guided reading questions on your own sheet of paper. Be sure that your answers are in complete sentences. Additionally, be sure that (when the question calls for it) your answer utilizes textual evidence for support.
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Test
- We will be using the results of this assessment next class period, but I would like for you to go ahead and take this assessment during this class period so that we have more time to complete next class's activities.
- The link to the test can be found below.
- We will be using the results of this assessment next class period, but I would like for you to go ahead and take this assessment during this class period so that we have more time to complete next class's activities.
04-12-2017
04-10-2017
04-06-2017
- Starting/Continuing Work on Senior Project Portfolios (Job-Shadowing or Career-Related Project)
- You may either begin/continue work on the artifacts that need to be included in your senior project portfolio.
- Below, you will find a link to the rubric that will be used to score the senior project portfolios. If you have any questions about the portfolio or how it will be graded, simply ask Mr. Anthony, and he can provide further clarification.
- You may either begin/continue work on the artifacts that need to be included in your senior project portfolio.
- Completion of Any and All Missing Assignments
- Alternatively, you may spend this time completing any and all missing assignments for this class (English 12A) for grading period 04.
04-04-2017
- Time Allotment for Last-Minute Studying for Common Summative Assessment 07
- I will be allowing the class a full 20 minutes to do some last-minute studying of Macbeth Acts 4-5 before we take the Common Summative Assessment 07.
- I will be allowing the class a full 20 minutes to do some last-minute studying of Macbeth Acts 4-5 before we take the Common Summative Assessment 07.
- Completion of Common Summative Assessment 07
- The common summative assessment 07 will take (most of the remainder of the class period).
- This assessment is "open-book" for Macbeth (Acts IV - V).
- Once you complete this assessment, your task is to either work on your senior project portfolio or any missing assignments that are listed in RDS.
03-24-2017
- Writing: Macbeth Thesis Defense (Bell-Ringer)
- Select one of the below-listed prompts and complete the writing assignment as a warm-up/bell-ringer activity in class.
- Select one of the below-listed prompts and complete the writing assignment as a warm-up/bell-ringer activity in class.
- Discussion Activity: Macbeth Thesis Defense
- If you were not in class this day, be sure to speak to Mr. Anthony or e-mail him.
- Watching Macbeth (2010) (dir. Rupert Goold)
- We will be watching Act 04, Scene 02 to Act 05, Scene 08 today (this section of the film begins at 1:45:00).
- As we are watching this version of Macbeth, your writing assignment will be as follows:
- You will be looking for not only differences between the text version of the play that we have read in class, but you will also be making an argument as to why you personally believe that the film version is not a well-done adaptation of the play.
- Your writing will need to be at least 6 sentences in length.
- Refrain from commentary on: "bad acting", "poor camera-work", and "incorrect time period."
- Focus instead on the content of the film versus the content of the play - what is being emphasized that shouldn't have been? What is not being emphasized that should have been? - and the like.
03-22-2017
- Discussion: Senior Projects
- There have been some issues with students getting an absence approved to leave school to complete their job shadowing.
- Many of these students have not been following procedure.
- The following procedure is the only way in which you can guarantee your absence from school to be approved in order to complete your job shadowing experience.
- First, you must obtain the "field trip permission" form from Mr. Anthony
- Second, you need to fill out the form's required information.
- Third, you need to obtain a parent signature on that form.
- Fourth, you need to obtain the initials of all of the teachers' classes that you will be missing on the day of your job shadow.
- Fifth, you need to return the completed form to Mr. Anthony.
- Sixth, you must receive an e-mail confirmation from Mr. Anthony (there will be others included in the e-mail as well [your teachers whose classes you will be missing that day, the attendance clerk at Central High School, and your parent/guardian]).
- Only after you complete all of these steps will your absence be cleared to leave school (excused) to complete job shadowing for your senior project.
- Time Allotment to Finish Reading Act V of Macbeth (Day 2 of 2)
- You will be given the entirety of the class period to finish Macbeth and the guided reading questions that go with it.
- If you have any questions or require special assistance with any portion of the project, please reach out to Mr. Anthony for assistance.
03-20-2017
- Bell-Ringer Journal
- Length: 6-8 complete thoughts/sentences/independent clauses
- Prompt: Discuss one of the following topics:
- If you have already completed your job shadow/career-related project...
- How has this experience been beneficial for you in determining your further pursuit of this career field?
- If you have already made arrangements to complete your job shadow/career-related project...
- What are some aspects of this experience that you are looking most forward to?
- If you have not made arrangements to complete your job shadow/career-related project...
- What further steps do you need to take in order to satisfy this requirement? Is there any help that Mr. Anthony can provide in order for you to do this?
- If you have already completed your job shadow/career-related project...
- Bell-Ringer Journal Discussion
- A Word About Senior Projects and Job Shadowing
- Reading Macbeth Act V
- As you are reading Act V or Macbeth, be sure that you are completing the guided reading questions (listed below).
- As you are reading Act V or Macbeth, be sure that you are completing the guided reading questions (listed below).
03-16-2017
- A Note from Mr. Anthony:
- I am in the building today, but I will be in a meeting from 8:00a.m. - 11:30a.m. If you need anything relating your senior project, simply send me an e-mail, and I will answer your question as quickly as I can. I have asked the substitute to not issue any hall passes, so be sure that you have everything you need before coming into class today. On top of the work that I will be asking you to complete today, you will also need to ensure that you are finishing the work from last class period (see below) and turning that into the tray.
- There is a chance that I will be in and out of the classroom, so be sure that you are doing what you are supposed to be doing during this class period.
- Work for Today
- Below, you will find a link to a worksheet that you need to complete in regards to some poetry that we need to take a look at. Complete this work on your own sheet of MLA headed paper and submit it to the tray when you are finished.
03-14-2017
- Bell-Ringer Journal
- Length: 6-8 complete thoughts/sentences/independent clauses
- Prompt: "Think back to any novel/larger work (fiction) that you have read in high school so far and compare/contrast a character in Macbeth to one of the characters from one of those stories (i.e., Odysseus (The Odyssey), Romeo Montague (Romeo and Juliet), George Milton (Of Mice and Men), John Proctor (The Crucible), Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby), Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men), etc.)."
- Length: 6-8 complete thoughts/sentences/independent clauses
- Bell-Ringer Journal Discussion
- Distribution of Senior Projects (Part 02 - Job Shadowing/Career-Centered Projects)
- Reading Macbeth (Act IV, Scene III)
- Guided Reading Questions for Macbeth (Act IV, Scene III)
- Select two of the following questions in regard to Act IV, Scene III and answer them in PERFECT R.A.C.E. form:
- What is the purpose of Malcolm's questioning Macduff? How does this advance the plot of the play?
- What news does Ross bring to Macduff? How did Macduff react?
- What revenge can Macduff NOT take on Macbeth? Why not?
- If you were to select a theme for this scene, what would it be? Why?
- Select two of the following questions in regard to Act IV, Scene III and answer them in PERFECT R.A.C.E. form:
03-10-2017
- A Note from Mr. Anthony
- Obviously, I am not here today. Please do what you are supposed to be doing in class today - this includes staying off of cell phones and keeping side conversations to a minimum. I would prefer if you did not ask for a pass outside of class, but if you do end up asking the substitute teacher for a pass, please simply leave that pass with the substitute teacher. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to e-mail me, and I will get back to you when I can.
- Bell-Ringer Journal
- Length: 6-8 complete thoughts/sentences/independent clauses
- Prompt: "Discuss what a 'self-fulfilling-prophecy' is. In what ways is Macbeth the story involving this concept."
- Reading Act IV (Scenes I-II)
- Below, you will find a link that will download guided reading questions for Act IV, Scenes I-II that you will need to complete before the end of the class period.
- You will need to complete these questions on your own sheet of lined paper with an MLA heading.
- If you are having difficulty understanding the text, I have included three different links that will provide you with proper assistance in understanding what is happening in the play.
- When completing the guided reading questions, be sure to use complete sentences and text evidence when necessary.
- Below, you will find a link that will download guided reading questions for Act IV, Scenes I-II that you will need to complete before the end of the class period.
- Guided Reading Questions
- Supplemental Resources