Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Today, we finished watching The Wall. Tomorrow, we will discuss it and find some direction for you in preparation for your essay on Thursday.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Today, we started watching The Wall. We will finish watching it tomorrow.

Friday, May 27, 2010

Today, you were given a poem to analyze. This was to be completed and then shown to me. I then gave you questions to answer. Everything from the poetry unit which is outstanding also needs to be to me for Monday.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Today, we analyzed the last two songs for this unit "Outside the Wall", and "Isn't this Where we Came In?" These were due at the end of class.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Today, we marked all of the poems we have done up to this point and handed in.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Today, was a catch-up day for the poems due after the weekend. In addition, you read the poem "The Trial" which had to be analyzed and summarized fully for the end of class.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Today, we discussed the poems "Comfortably Numb" and "The Show Must Go One". These were handed in for marks.
I then gave you the following poems to analyze for Tuesday as well as class time to do so:
"In the Flesh", "Waiting for the Worms", and "Stop".

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Today, you were given the poems "Comfortably Numb" and "The Show Must go On" to read and analyze. These will be taken in for marks at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Today, we analyzed the poem "Nobody Home" and listened to it. For tonight, you are to analyze "Vera", and "Bring the Boys Back Home". These are to be handed in at the beginning of class tomorrow.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Today, I gave you the poems "Another Brick in the Wall Part 3", "Goodbye Cruel World", "Hey You", and "Is there Anybody out There?". You analyzed each one which we then discussed. We still need to analyze "Is There Anybody Out There?" and listen to "Hey You".

Friday, May 13, 2011

Today, we analyzed and listened to “One of My Turns” and “Don’t Leave Me Now”. There’s no homework this weekend.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Today, we read, analyzed and watched clips on the following poems: "What Shall We do Now", and "Young Lust". You can find these on line. I then handed out the poems "One of My Turns", and "Don't Leave Me Now". These are to be analyzed for tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 11, 2011

Today, I finished introducing the play Hamlet. I gave an overview of the play on the board. If you were not here, please photocopy this from another student and get an explanation.

Tuesday, May 10. 2011

Today, we analyzed the poems "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2", "Mother", and "When the Tigers Broke Free Part 2". I didn't analyze the last one with you. This is now homework for tomorrow.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Today, we analyzed and listened to the following poems: "The Happiest Days of Our Lives", and "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2". You were then given the poem "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2" to analyze for homework. We will discuss this one tomorrow.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Today, we discussed the poem “When the Tigers Broke Free part 1”
It is important to make sure you have an understanding of the context of this narrative now so the rest of the lyrics makes sense.
We then listened to (and watched) “When the Tigers Broke Free part 1”
We then discussed and listened to “In the Flesh?”
I then handed out the poem “The Thin Ice” to analyze
We then discussed it as a class and then listened to “The Thin Ice”

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Today, I hand out envelopes with figurative language examples inside (representing similes, metaphors, onomatopoeias, double-negatives, and irony). You then formed pairs and worked through these, putting them in piles (I then checked them for accuracy).
Using “Jamie” as a guide on the overhead, we then analyzed “When the Tigers Broke Free” as a class (if you weren't here, use the "how to read poetry book you received yesterday).
I then handed out the poem “In the Flesh?” for the students to analyze on their own. We will discuss this one tomorrow.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Today I
· Introduced the purpose of poetry (appeal to the senses)
· Handed out the sheet “English 20-2 Poetic terminology”
· Discussed the terms
· Handed out the sheet “How to read a poem”
· Discussed, indicating that they will learn more about this tomorrow
· Handed out the sheet “An Introduction to The Wall”
· Discussed

Monday, May 2, 2011

Today, you wrote your comprehension exam for the novel unit.

Friday, April 29, 2011

Today, class was cancelled due to an assembly.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Today, you wrote your in class critical/analytical essay on the novel Of Mice and Men.

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Today, you wrote your Of Mice and Men exam. Keep in mind that your essay exam is going to happen in class tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Today, you were to work on "post reading activities" on the novel Of Mice and Men. These are to be typed on the computer in preparation for the exams they are having (novel and vocabulary exam on Wednesday; novel essay exam on Thursday, and a Comprehension reading exam on Monday).