Peyten Dobbs

Agenda:
1. Journal
2. DGP day 5
3. Vocabulary Quiz 2
4. Review TSL ch. 19-20. Quotes assigned to families and they must make a non verbal illustration of the meaning and importance of the quote. Click here for the quotes:Download file
5. Discuss TSL so far

Homework:
1. Scarlet Letter Reading- finish the book for Tuesday 9/2
2. Socratic Seminar on Tuesday in class on the book- please bring 3 questions.
3. Rough Draft of TSL Essay - 9/9 in class
4. Final Draft of TSL Essay - 9/11 in class
5. Vocabulary Quiz 3- F9/5
6.Open Notes Open Book Test on Puritans and TSL - M 9/8

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So that I don't clog up this blog, please access the powerpoints on the WIKI!
Access them at: http://hhshonorsamericandobbs.wikispaces.com/

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Scarlet Letter Essay Handout: Download file

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Agenda:
1. Journal
2. DGP day 4 week 1
3. Vocabulary Review Game ch. 2
4. Puritan Presentation and work on Shields

Homework:
1. Scarlet Letter Reeading- Continuous
2. TSL Rough Draft of Essay- T 9/9 in class
3. TSL Final Draft of Essay- TR 9/11 in class
4. Vocabulary Quiz 2- F 8/29
5. Open Notes/ Open Book Test on Puritans and TSL - M 9/8

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Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary words 11-20 ch. 2
3. DGP days 2 and 3
4. TSL review of Monday's discussion (see my notes: Download file
)
Start to compare and contrast Chillingworth, Hester, and Dimmesdale with regard to their sins, their punishments for those sins, and their redemptions (if applicable).
5. TSL ch 16-18 Review

Homework:
1. Scarlet Letter readings- continue to follow on the blog
2. Vocabulary Quiz 2 -- F 8/29
3. Puritan Museum Project Group presents- TR 8/28
4. RD TSL Essay - 9/9 in class
5. FD TSL Essay - 9/11 in class (Don't forget TurnItIn.com!)

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Agenda:
1. "Test" on The Crucible and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Required Reading)
*When you finish, you may work on reading TSL, writing your TSL paper, or studying for vocabulary

Homework (due on or before!)
1. Continue with your Scarlet Letter readings
2. Vocabulary Quiz 2- F 8/29
3. Puritan Museum Project Presents on TR 8/28
4. RD of TSL essay due 9/9 in class
5. FD of TSL essay due 9/11 in class

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11th Grade Advisement will take place Setember 16, 18, 22, and 24. You will have an opportunity to schedule an appointment during Open House, Thursday, August 28th.

We encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to discuss your student's academic future with teh faculty and staff of Harrison High School. Our goal is to have 100% participation in our conferences this year. We wook forward to working with you and your student.

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Monday, August 25, 2008
Agenda:
1. Journal for MOOD (how the reader feels)
2. DGP Week 1 Day 1
3. Review Vocabulary words 1-10 ch. 2
4. Socratic Seminar on The Scarlet Letter ch. 10-15

Homework:
1. Scarlet Letter Readings (continue with what was posted on the blog)
2. Test on Frederick Douglass and The Crucible - T 8/26
3. Vocabulary Quiz 2 - F 8/29
4. Puritan group will present powerpoint on TR 8/28
5. RD of Scarlet Letter Essay due 9/9 IN CLASS
6. FD of Scarlet Letter Essay due 9/11 IN CLASS!

OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEK!!!! Please have your parents come for a visit on Tuesday or Thursday night (depending on your grade level)

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A helpful link for Persuasive Writing!

This website rocks! The GHSGWT (Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test), which everyone must take, posts last year's prompt and then several example papers. You can see some really bad ones, some pretty good ones, and some really good ones so that you get an idea of what/how you need to write in order to pass the test!

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Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary Quiz 1
3. Scarlet Letter Stations to review ch. 9
click here to see the stations activities: Download file

Homework:
1. Continue with TSL readings. There is a pretty big chunk due Monday!
2. Monday we will have a socratic seminar discussion about chapters 10-15 in TSL. Please bring at least 3 higher order thinking skills (evaluation, creation, analysis, or application) questions to ask the class. Be sure to directly reference the text in your questions.
Click here for examples of the verbs used in higher order thinking skills questions: Download file

3. Test on The Crucible and Frederick Douglass - T 8/26
4. Vocabulary Quiz 2- F 8/29
5. Museum Project due in class - M 8/25

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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary Review Game
3. The Scarlet Letter ch 6, 7, and 8
4. Introduce DGP

Homework:
1. Keep up with Scarlet Letter Readings (ch. 9 due tomorrow)
2. Test on Frederick Douglas and the Crucible - T 8/26
3. Vocabulary Quiz 1- Tomorrow
4. Bring an object that represents the thing/ character you pulled from the jar- due Tomorrow
5. Museum Project due IN CLASS on Monday 8/25
5.

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Please use this citation for your big lit textbook.

be sure to include the page or page numbers at the end!

Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: The American Experience. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2004. page numbers.

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Agenda:
1. Meet in the computer lab to work on the powerpoint History Museum Project.
(We are establishing historical context for the literature we read with this project. ELAALRL3)

2. Turn in Persuasive Paper final drafts

Homework:
1. Run your persuasive paper through TurnItIn
2. Sign up for the wiki!
3. EMAIL ME if you have not already. Also, please encourage your parents to email me back as well!
4. Scarlet Letter reading (chapter 7 and 8 due tomorrow, chapter 9 due Friday)
5. Museum Project due Monday
6. Bring in your writing portfolio if you have not done so yet
7. Vocabulary quiz 1 Friday
8. Summer Reading Test on FD and Crucible next Tuesday 8/26

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The GPS (Georgia Performance Standards) comprise the curriculum for this class. If students or parents want to know what we do, or why we are doing it, click on the links below to find out the answer!

Standards are labeled with a number, so often students will see things like ELAALRL1 posted around the room, and sometimes on the blog! This just means that the activity we are doing meets that standard.

The great thing about English, however, is that every day, we work towards almost all of the standards. We will work to analyze and interpret literature and theme (ELAALRL1 and ELAALRL2), we will establish historical context (ELAALRL3), we will write everyday (ELA11W1 and ELAA11W2), and we will interact and discuss with each other (ELA11LSV2). This doesn't even include our vocabulary or grammar study, not to mention when we do research.

American Literature Standards:

More Standards

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On the first page, in the top left corner please list: Your Name, The Date, Your teacher's last name, and the assignment.
Skip one line and then center the Title
Skip one line, indent, and begin writing your first parpagraph.
All paragraphs should be indented by hitting the TAB button once.

Please use double space, times new roman, 12 point font.

On the second and each subsequent page, you should list your last name and the page number in the top right hand corner. Check out the sample paper on the research guide for further help.

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FOR CITATIONS: Citation Generator

You can also use Citation Machine, another helpful website for things like this. Just make sure that you use MLA format!

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Agenda:
1. Meet in the Media center with big lit books to work on research for the museum project. This is the LAST day to research.
2. The last 30 minutes we will go over vocabulary words 11-20 from chapter 1, and I will introduce the wiki and turnitin.com (directions on two prior posts).

Homework (due on or before date listed)
1. Scarlet Letter Reading- remember NEW schedule listed below
2. Required Reading- Frederick Douglass and The Crucible Test on Tuesday August 26
3. Museum Projects due Monday August 25
4. Persuasive Paper FINAL DRAFT due Wednesday August 20
5. Vocabulary Quiz Friday August 22
6. Please make sure both YOU and Your parent/guardian emails me sometime this week. I have not yet checked off everyone.

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Directions to log on to the wiki:
*Note, if you did not get my email, sign in as a new user, and then search for our class page (HHSHonorsAmericanDobbs) you can ask to become a member of the page.
Download file

Directions for editing text without using visual editor:
Download file

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Turnitin.com

You will be running your papers through Turnitin.com, a plagiarism prevention website. This is not a "gotcha," but rather a learning experience to help you be able to understand what needs citing and how to avoid plagiarism.

Please download the document below and follow the instructions for signing up for turnitin.com.
Download file
Once you have done this, you must run your first persuasive paper through the site and print out your origninality report. Because you only have a few days until Wednesday, you may turn in your originality report (on the same paper you turn in on Wednesday) by Friday.

Note: the paper is still due to me in class on Wednesday, but the report can be handed in later if necessary. This will be the only time you may hand in a report "late." For all other papers in this class, you will run them through TurnItIn.

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How to access the Cobb Virtual library:

Cobb Virtual Library is available off-campus! Print these passwords, and you will be able to access all * of the CVL resources from home, from the public library, or from your favorite wireless hotspot.

Cobb Virtual Library URL: http://cvl.cobbk12.org

CVL User name: Cobbhs

CVL Password: three

Galileo Password: trainband (valid 5/15/08 to 8/31/08) fallback (valid 8/31/08 to 12/12/08)

*Note: in order to access Nettrekker from home, you must create an individual account while at school.

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Please see Ms. Dobbs for the Entry form for this contest:

What is the Voice of Democracy Program?
Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has eben the Vererans of Forein Wars' (VFW's) premier scholarship program. Each year, more than 100,000 high school students compete for mroe than $2.5 million in scholarships and incentives. Students compete by writing and recoding a broadcast script on an annual patriotic theme. This year's theme is Service and Sacrifice by America's Veterans Benefit Today's Youth by......

Why Should I enter?
Prizes and scholarships are awarded at the local, district, state, and national level. Department (State) winnders receive and all0expense paid trip to Washington DC in April to tour the city, meet our nation's leaders, be honored by the VFW and its Ladies Auziliary and receive their portion of $148,000 in national awards, the top scholarship being $30,000.

The Rules:
Open to students in grades 9-12 in public, private, or parochial high school or home study program in the US.

What do I need to enter?
Record your original 3-5 minute (+ or - 5 seconds) essay on a standard cassette tape or DC on this year's theme. Label your cassette or CD and neately typed essay with your name and complete teh entry form (see Ms. D for that). Provide these three items to your school. All recordings must be in your own voice, without music, speical effects or background songs. Songs and poetry are not acceptable. You may not provide anything in the essay or recording that will identify you in any way. You may enter only one competition per year.

What is the deadline:
NOV 1, 2008 to the VFW.

Judging Criteria:
Treatment of the theme should show imagination and human interest.

Content: 35 points.

Delivery : 35 points

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Monday, August 18, 2008
Agenda:
1. Meet in the library, bring your big lit book.
2. Go over vocabulary words ch. 1 words 1-10
3. Discuss and try using and CITING : Cobb Virtual Library
4. Discuss and try using and CITING: google images
5. Discuss and try using FOR CITATIONS: Citation Generator
6. Bibliography format
7. Research for your Museum Project
* At the end: New Reading Schedule for TSL!!! (new as of this morning!)

Homework:
1. Scarlet Letter Reading- remember NEW schedule listed below
2. Required Reading- Frederick Douglass and The Crucible Test on Tuesday August 26
3. Museum Projects due Monday August 25
4. Persuasive Paper FINAL DRAFT due Wednesday August 20
5. Vocabulary Quiz Friday August 22

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Mornings:
7 a.m. to 7:45
Monday: Peyten Dobbs, room 114
Tuesday: Johnny Jackson, room 109
Wednesday and Thursday: Jasenda Thompson, room 110

Afternoons:
3:45-4:45
Monday and Tuesday: Peyten Dobbs, room 114Wednesday: Darcy Cearley, room 111
Thursday: Lyn Wooten, room 106

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Friday, August 15, 2008
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Collect Vocabulary Money/ review HW
3. Writing mini lesson (the writing process, methods of support)
4. Work on revising Persuasive Papers
5. The Scarlet Letter
- review ch. 5
- discuss new reading schedule and start reading ch. 6

Homework:
1. Persuasive Paper final draft- W 8/20
2. Scarlet Letter Reading -follow new schedule: attached here:
3. Email me by Monday so I have your email address!
4. We will start the museum project on Monday in the library!

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Good readers get their knowledge base (plot, characters ,etc) first, and then move up into analysis of symbols, themes, diction, etc.

In order to help you find your knowledge base with a book like this with such tough vocabulary, use guides to help you with (not replace!) the book!

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/scarlet/

You can also join our wiki page by signing up for the wiki: (See direcitons under the Wiki section of Honors American Lit). There are GREAT study questions her to help you guide your reading.

http://hhshonorsamericandobbs.wikispaces.com/

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

***NOTE: There has been a change in the reading for tonight's homework. PLEASE ONLY READ CHAPTER 5! Save yourself the stress and headache.

Agenda:
1. Journal/share
2. Buy vocabulary books/ write museum choices
3. Make sure I've got your and parents' emails
4. Vocabulary Balderdash type exercise from The Scarlet Letter.
Check out the vocabulary words yall picked out:
Download file
5. Discuss T.S.L. chapters 2,3, and 4
6. Begin reading chpater 5

Homework:
1. Syllabus and signature and vocabulary book- Friday 8/15
2. Rough draft of persuasive paper- Friday 8/15
3. Final draft of persuasive paper- Wednesday 8/20
4. Read Chapter 5 ONLY of TSL for tomorrow. Come with some more vocab words!

Note: I will give you a new reading schedule tomorrow. This old one was too fast!!!!

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In case you forgot who is in your family!

Click here: Download file

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The Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most useful resources when we delve into language. It is almost as important to know where a word came from as it does what it means. Please take time to delve into symbolism by looking up important words in the OED online! ;)

http://www.few.vu.nl/~bvhoute/english/

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Want to help? Got some extra cash?

Kiva.org is an online organization that lends money to hopeful entrepreneuers in Third World Countries. These people start up companies and then pay the loans back. So, if you donate 25 dollars, eventually, you'll get that 25 dollars back either to keep for yourself or to reinvest in another person.

Invest in LIFE!!!!

www.kiva.org

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Agenda:
1. Journal (Legality of guns or drugs, Technology, If I were a celebrity, Things I hope my parents never find out, your choice)
2. Go over vocabulary words (finish from yesterday: primary source, secondary source, manuscript form, paraphrase and summarize, )
3. 3rd period only: collect pre-tests
4. Introduce first paperDownload file
5. Pick up The Scarlet Letter and discuss reading assignments Download file
6. Tea party--predicting exercise
7. Read ch. 1-2 of The Scarlet Letter

Homework:
1. Sign syllabus and buy vocabulary book - F 8/15
2. Rough Draft of first paper - F 8/15
3. Final Draft of first paper- W 8/20
4. TSL reading assignments (keep up with them!)

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Extra Credit Opp:

Ok, so if you check the blog, you are at a bit of an advantage here. I am sure that you all have been reading my posts with avid interest and have already added this website to your RSS feed! Ha.

If some of you are interested in earning 5 points on your dialectical journal, please check out the English Department Required reading blog! (I will attache the directions for posting below on Wednesday morning). If you post your thoughts on one of our books, you can receive 5 extra credit points on your Dialectical Journal!

Instructions: Download file

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Check out our wiki at :

http://hhshonorsamericandobbs.wikispaces.com/

We will be using this website as a collaborative spot, for questions, answers, videos, pictures, and fun!

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Agenda:
1. Journal #2 Topics: The olympics, First impressions, how to save __________, "it was a dark and stormy night" and other cliches, Your choice
2. Collect paperwork, dialectical journals, vocabulary money
*Dialectical Journals will be graded using this rubric: Download file

3. Multiple intelligences answers
4. Get into Families!!!
5. Explain the Wiki
6. Word Wall words: primary source, secondary source, paraphrase, summarize, manuscript form, anecdote, point of view
7. Museum Project: Download file
* Pick up Textbooks today?

Homework:
1. 3rd period only: please take pretest. Do not write on it. Bring it back tomorrow 8/13
2. Read and sign syllabus/procedures - F 8/15
3. Buy vocabulary book- F 8/15
4. In your spare time, check out the wiki!

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This is the link to the Cobb County Research Guide ONLINE!

http://www.cobbk12.org/~schoolimprovement/curriculum/langarts/ResearchGuide/docguides.html

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Student passwords are preset to happy. Once you log in, you will be prompted to change your password. Write this password down somewhere. Once you have set your password, the media ladies have no way to look it up. You will need this password when we go to the computer labs and media center to work on research.

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August 11, 2008

Welcome to Honors American Literature!

Schedule:
1. Seats and paperwork
Click here for the syllabuls: Download file
Click here for the procedures: Download file

Click here for the multiple intelligences sheet: Download file
Click here for the information sheet: Download file

*If you were a "perfectionist" during our Learning Styles game, please click here to take a short test: Download file

2. Sell Vocabulary Books (remember, you must buy one-$8- by Friday)
3. Learning Styles Test- are you visual, kinesthetic, or auditory?
4. Go over Syllabus, procedures, tardy policy (which is different from the one listed on the syllabus), etc.
5. Pretest (Third period will do this tomorrow)
6. Creative Writing prompt (Journal #1).

Homework:
*Note: ALL HOMEWORK IS DUE ON OR BEFORE DUE DATE LISTED. No late work will be accepted in this class.
1. Parents read syllabus and procedures sheets and sign F 8/15
2. Finish multiple intelligences test - T 8/12
3. Bring $8 for Vocabulary Book- F 8/15
4. Bring a bandana tomorrow for class if you have one- T 8/12
5. Dialectical Journal due in class tomorrow- T 8/12

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Welcome back Juniors!!!

I hope that you had a wonderful and restful summer. I was able to take advantage of some time off and travel to Thailand! If you're ever headed over to the far east, let me know.

Today in homeroom, we received schedules, book forms, hbooks and other important paperwork. If you were absent today, be SURE to come see me in our new room (114)! Horray.

Hope you all have a wonderful first week!

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