About Me
Current Class Schedule:
Classroom 114
2nd Period- American Literature Honors
3rd Period- American Literature Honors
4th Period- American LIterature Honors
For more info about Ms. D, click below!
Current Class Schedule:
Classroom 114
2nd Period- American Literature Honors
3rd Period- American Literature Honors
4th Period- American LIterature Honors
For more info about Ms. D, click below!
Agenda:
1. How can I connect poetry to my life through writing? ELAALRL1, ELA11W4
2. How can I demonstrate understanding of grammar and conventions? ELA11C1
3. How can I use and acquire new vocabulary? ELAaLRL5
4. EOCT Review
5. How can identifying and analyzing a poet's use of sound aid in my understanding of a poem? ELAALRL1
*We introduced the poetry final assessment today--
Download file
Download file
Homework:
1. Style and Conventions Gatsby Paper due in class with Turnitin.com report- Friday 11/21 (If you turn it in early, I'll grade it early!)
2. Poetry Final Assessment- due on or before class on Monday, December 1 (The day after Thanksgiving Break!)
Agenda:
1. How can I connect poetry to my life through journaling? ELA11W4
2. How can I practice using grammar and conventions correctly? ELA11C1
3. How can I use and acquire new vocabulary? ELAALRL5
4. How can I revise my writing for style and proofread my writing for conventions? ELA11W1,2,4
5. (If Time) How does a poet's choice of form (Whitman and Bryant) reveal a deeper meaning of the poem? How can form and function connect?
Homework:
1. Final Draft of Great Gatbsy Paper WITH TURN IT IN.Com report!- F 11/21 (if you turn it in early, I will grade it early)
2. Vocabulary Quiz 10 - F 11/21
Agemda:
1. How can I improve my writing by journaling about poetry? ELAALRL4
2. How can I improve my grammar by working on DGP?
3. How can I acquire and use new vocabulary? ELAALRL5
4. How can I enhance my meaning of a poem by identifying literary elements? ELAALRL1
Homework:
1. Style and Conventions paper Rough Draft due in class- T 11/18
2. Style and Conventions paper Final Draft due in class- F 11/21 (if you turn it in early, I'll grade it that night)
3. Poetry Assessment due in class- the Monday after Thanksgiving Break!
Gatsby Reading Schedule: Download file
Agenda:
1. How can journaling about "Annabell Lee" help me improve my writing and my abilitiy to make thematic connections to my life? ELAALRL3, ELA11W4
2. EOCT Practice: How can I pass the EOCT? ;)
2. How can I use my knowledge of historical context to aid in my understanding of particular poems? ELAALRL3
3. How can I craft a poem that demonstrates a connection to a particular historical context? ELAALRL3, ELA11W4
Homework
1. Final Draft of Research Paper and turnitin.com report (and other materials) due F 11/14 (TOMORROW) in class!
2. RD of Style and Conventions Paper due in class on Tuesday Nov 18
3. FD of Style and Conventions Paper due in class on Friday, Nov 21
Agenda:
1. How can I relate "A Psalm of Life" to my life through journaling? ELA11W4
2. Answer research questions. ELA11W3
3. How can I improve my understanding of Gatsby through discussion? ELA11LSV1
4. How can I demonstrate my understanding of the THEMES of Gatsby? ELAALRL2
*I forgot to check your gatsby character sheets yesterday, but I will have checked them today!
Homework:
1. Research Paper Final Draft and turnitin.com report due on or before- F 11/14 (If you turn it in early, I'll grade it early!)
2. Gatsby Style/Conventions Paper RD due in class Tues. 11/18
3. Gatsby Style/Conventions Paper FD due in class F 11/21 (If you turn it in early, I'll grade it early!)