6th period: 7 October 2008

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary Quiz
2. “Identifying and Providing Supporting Details” (handout) Complete and turn in.
3. Comma uses and errors (handout, binder)
4. “Echo and Narcissus” – individual or group. In-class read.
5. Test Review. Test is next class. Review can be found here: http://woodliffenglish10.blogspot.com/2008/10/test-review.html
6. Extra Credit and Due Dates

"Identifying and Providing Supporting Details"
•Complete and turn in.
•Read paragraph together.
•Give details for the 2 topic sentences at the bottom.
•The first sentence: fill in the blanks with 2 adjectives that describe your friend’s personality.

5 Common Uses for Commas
#1: before a coordinating conjunction linking independent clauses.

• An independent clause is one that can stand alone. ¨For example: The boy ran fast.
• A dependent clause DEPENDS on an independent clause for it to make sense.¨For example: The clause “Because I woke up late” doesn’t make sense on its own. It relies on an independent clause. “Because I woke up late, I was late for work” makes sense.
• Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses. They include:
  For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)
• Example sentences using each conjunction.
• F: You can’t reason with him, for he is hard headed.
• A: My father helps me with my homework, and he also listens when I need someone to talk to.
• N: That is not what I meant to say, nor should you interpret my statement as an admission of guilt.
• B: She wanted to get into UVA, but her grade point average wasn’t high enough.
• O: You will do your work, or you will fail this class.
• Y: John is an awesome basketball player, yet his favorite sport is baseball.
• S: I wanted to buy a new car, so I saved money.

"Echo and Narcissus"
•Read alone or with a partner.
•Identify and look up words you aren’t familiar with.
•Identify character traits of both Echo and Narcissus.
•What is the function of this myth?
•What question or questions does this myth try to answer?
•Draft vanity plate for both Echo and Narcissus. Then choose the best and create a neat, colorful plate.

The test on Thursday will be in 2 parts: Vocabulary is closed-book/note. Literature is open-book/note.

Extra Credit & Due Dates:
•Wordle extra credit: due October 9
•Everything assigned in the lab except the last (internet research) should be completed by October 9. (this is next class!)
•The Internet Research should be finished Monday, October 13.

2nd period: 7 October 2008

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary Quiz
2. MLA & Bibliography/Works Cited notes
3. "Echo and Narcissus"
4. Test Review. See separate entry http://woodliffenglish10.blogspot.com/2008/10/test-review.html

• MLA Notes:
  What’s the difference between a bibliography and a works cited page?
  A works cited includes sources cited in your paper. A bibliography includes sources used while doing your research. Not all will be sited in your paper.
• The entry you wrote in class would be considered a bibliographic entry. Until you ahve written a paper and cited sources, you will not have a works cited page.
• Students checked their entry typed in the computer lab last week with a correct entry presented in class.

"Echo and Narcissus" - handout, copy of myth.
You are responsible for reading this before the test.
There will be questions on the test about this myth.
You can use this copy on the test.

Due Dates:

• Wordle: due October 9 (next class)
• Everything assigned in the lab (except the internet research) should be completed by October 13. (This due date has been revised. I told you last class it was due October 10, but we don't have class October 10.)
• The Internet Research should be finished Friday, October 17 (you will not be in this class on October 15; you will be taking the PSAT)
  
  

Test Review

English 10 Test #1 Review

Myths and Folktales. (handout)
Types of folktales
What is an archetype. Examples of archetypes
The word myth
Functions of myths
Differences between myths and folktales
Questions origin myths attempt to answer

“Theseus” (packet and text)
How do gods and humans interact?
Why isn’t Theseus told who his real father is?
Theseus’ treatment of Sinis and Procrustes
Who is Ariadne, the Minotaur, and Dionysus. What is their role in the story?
How does Theseus escape from Crete?
What happens when he returns to Athens?
Characterize Theseus
Theseus’ downfall
What is the theme of “Theseus”? What can we learn from reading this story?
add HUBRIS to the review

“Osiris and Isis” (packet and text)
Who are: Nephthys, Osiris, Re, Horus, Isis, Seth, Thout, Nuu
What is life like during Osiris’ reign?
What does Osiris give humans?
Seth: jealousy, trickery
Isis and the queen’s child
Death introduced to the land
Osiris’ body

“Narcissus and Echo” (new handout)
Read the story. You will have to answer questions about myths and characterization. Bring the copy of the story with you to the test.

Vocabulary and Root Words
Dilettante
Specious
Precocious
Retrograde
Degradation
Philosophy
Educate
Injustice, just
Prejudice
Abyss
Resplendent
Oratory
Lamentation
Divinity
bene
graph
cred
path
phon

3rd period. October 6.

Agenda:

1.Vocabulary Quiz. Take 5 minutes to study “Osiris and Isis” words and “Theseus” root words
2.Comma uses and errors
3.Test & Vocabulary Review
4.Extra credit & Due Dates

5 Common Uses for Commas
#1: before a coordinating conjunction linking independent clauses.

• Do you know what an independent clause is?
• An independent clause is one that can stand alone.
  ¨For example: The boy ran fast.
• A dependent clause DEPENDS on an independent clause for it to make sense.
  ¨For example: The clause “Because I woke up late” doesn’t make sense on its own. It relies on an independent clause. “Because I woke up late, I was late for work” makes sense.
• Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses. They include:
• For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS)
• Example sentences using each conjunction.
• F: You can’t reason with him, for he is hard headed.
• A: My father helps me with my homework, and he also listens when I need someone to talk to.
• N: That is not what I meant to say, nor should you interpret my statement as an admission of guilt.
• B: She wanted to get into UVA, but her grade point average wasn’t high enough.
• O: You will do your work, or you will fail this class.
• Y: John is an awesome basketball player, yet his favorite sport is baseball.
• S: I wanted to buy a new car, so I saved money.

Extra Credit and Due Dates:

Wordle: due October 10
Everything assigned in the lab except the last (internet research) should be completed by October 8.
The Internet Research should be finished Tuesday, October 14
You are responsible for completing this on your own time. We will not be returning to the computer lab!

See individual entry for Test Review.

2nd period. October 3, 2008 (no 6th today)

Agenda:
No Journal
Identify RENNS Supporting Details
Provide RENNS for topic sentences
Comma uses and errors
Extra credit
Due dates


Handout: “Identifying and Providing Supporting Details”

• Identify RENNS in paragraph
• Provide RENNS for 2 assigned topic sentences.
• Due end of class.

5 Common Uses for Commas.
1st use: before a coordinating conjunction linking independent clauses.
What is an independent clause?

• An independent clause is one that can stand alone.
  ¨For example: The boy ran fast.
• A dependent clause DEPENDS on an independent clause for it to make sense.
  ¨For example: The clause “Because I woke up late” doesn’t make sense on its own. It relies on an independent clause. “Because I woke up late, I was late for work” makes sense.

Coordinating conjunctions used when linking independent clauses:

FANBOYS:

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So. Examples for each:

• F: You can’t reason with him, for he is hard headed.
• A: My father helps me with my homework, and he also listens when I need someone to talk to.
• N: That is not what I meant to say, nor should you interpret my statement as an admission of guilt.
• B: She wanted to get into UVA, but her grade point average wasn’t high enough.
• O: You will do your work, or you will fail this class.
• Y: John is an awesome basketball player, yet his favorite sport is baseball.
• S: I wanted to buy a new car, so I saved money.
  

Hero paragraphs were returned and corrected for comma use #1. Put your hero paragraph in the "writing" section of your binder. Put the comma use handout in the "grammar/mechanics" section of your binder.

Extra credit and due dates:

• Wordle: due October 9
• Everything assigned in the lab except the last (internet research) should be completed by October 9
• The Internet Research should be finished Wednesday, October 15.

Attention students: a word about interims and grade reports

I do not sugarcoat your interim grades. If you have a 91, it remains a 91 and will not be rounded to an A. The grade that is on your interim will most likely not be your grade on the day the reports are issued to you. I continuously add and revise grades throughout the week.

If you want a grade report printed for you, please let me know ahead of time, and I can have one ready. I will not use instructional time to print these on an individual basis. Any questions concerning grade reports should be addressed to me in private, after school, by phone, or by e-mail. You have a better chance of getting something revised if you speak to me one-on-one rather than in class when everyone is clamoring to get grades changed.

2nd, 6th / 3rd: 1 / 2 October 2008

We were in the computer lab today.
Agenda:

1. Type hero paragraph written in class on Monday.
2. Create a profile at turnitin.com and submit your hero paragraph
3. Create a “wordle” of your hero paragraph This assignment is now for extra credit since the computers in the lab won't accommodate the wordle application. You'll have to find a computer that will work! Due: 3rd period October 9, 2nd and 6th period October 10.
4. Type the Works Cited entry for “Sharing Philosophy with Children” in MLA format.
5. Use the Internet to answer questions about One Thousand and One Nights.
6. Use the Internet to narrow a research topic and find information about it.
7. Grade reports were issued to students at the end of class. Any questions concerning these reports should be asked after school, not during instructional time.

1. Hero Paragraph:
•Open a word document.
•Double-space your paper.
•Type your heading and paragraph.
•Save it. Print it. Turn it in.

2. Create a profile at turnitin.com. Then submit your hero paragraph.
•Instructions for creating a profile and submitting a document can be found here:
•http://www.yorkcountyschools.org/ths/English/cook/AdvEnglish/Turnitin.pdfdvEnglish/Turnitin.pdf

–Class ID for 2nd period: 2441941
–Class ID for 3rd period: 2383085
–Class ID for 6th period: 2441943
–Enrollment password: woodliff

•After you create a profile, you will submit your hero paragraph. The submission title will be "hero paragraph"

3. Wordle. Students weren't able to generate a wordle from the school's computers. You can do this from home for an extra 10 quiz points. Due: 3rd period October 9, 2nd and 6th period October 10.

4. Type Works Cited Entry for the article “Sharing Philosophy with Children.”
•Open a Word document
•Double-space it
•Type your heading on the left as follows:
–First and Last name
–Mrs. Woodliff
–English 10 – class period
–1 October 2008
•Title: Bibliography/Works Cited Practice
•Return/Enter after the title
•Go to “format” – “paragraph” – “indentation” “special” “hanging indent”•Now type your entry.
•Now type your entry. Then insert a header: tab to the right hand corner. Type your last name and insert page number.
•Save, print, and turn it in.

5. Use the Internet to find answers to the following questions about One Thousand and One Nights
1.Who is Scheherazade ? (also spelled Shahrazad)
2.Who is Sinbad the Sailor?
3.What is the 3rd voyage of Sinbad about?
4.Who is Polyphemus? What piece of literature tells of Polyphemus?
•Copy and paste the url of the website/webpage where you found each of the answers.
•You may copy and paste these questions into a Word document. Then print everything when you are finished and turn it in.

6. Internet Research
•For homework, you were to choose a broad topic you wanted to research. These included:
–Philosophy/philosopher
–College/university
–Profession
–Mythological figure
•Now you will narrow your topic using Wikipedia.

A word about Wikipedia:
•Wikipedia is not a scholarly source. Encyclopedias are not scholarly sources.
•You WILL NOT use Wikipedia as a source in any project or paper.
•You can, however, use Wikipedia as a tool. Go there to find information that you will later research using scholarly sources.

After you have narrowed your topic, find an 2 articles or webpages about that topic from an academic source.
•You may search http://finditva.com/
–Go to York Co Public Library in the pull-down menu.
–Password is 23146443123693 (or you can use your library card # if you have one)
•You may try ask.com
•You may try a google news search
•You will find 2 scholarly articles/webpages with information about your topic. Type or write down the citation information you would need for a Works Cited page (that info is on the next slide). Then print the article/webpage. Make sure your source isn’t too long. You will be responsible for reading all of it!

The following is information you will need to create a Works Cited page. (If you can't find some of this information, you will just leave it out)
•Author:
•Article or webpage title:
•Publicatin or website title:
•Date published:
•Date last updated:
•Date accessed:
•url:
•Any editors, volume or issue numbers?

#1, 2, 4, & 5 (above) should be completed by Tuesday, October 7 for 2nd and 6th period and Wednesday, October 8 for 3rd period.

#6 should be completed by Monday, October 13 for 2nd and 6th and Tuesday, October 14 for 3rd.. You are responsible for completing this on your own time. We will not be returning to the computer lab!

#3 is now extra credit and is due October 9 for 3rd period and October 10 for 2nd and 6th.