Due this week:

Tuesday - College Portfolio (all classes)

Wednesday - 2nd essay draft (CPEL only)

Friday - CPEL research paper

Assignment: Study with the practice final

(This will be the last entry for the year)

College Preparatory Portfolio

 

Your College Preparatory Portfolio will represent all your research for the preparation of attending a college during the course of this semester.  The six major domains of the College Preparatory Evaluations (CPE) are divided below.  Additionally each of the fifteen assignments given will serve as subsections of these major domains.

 

Cover page (this looks like an MLA cover page for your term papers)

Table of contents

Introduction (1 paragraph that tells the reader the purpose of this project)

A. Life beyond high school

1. Your Plan (Jan 15)
2. Brag Sheet (Jan 15)
3. Letter requesting letters of recommendation (Jan 15)
   
4. Evaluations (Self/ Friend / Parent)  (Jan 22)
   

 

B. College Evaluations  (Mar 5)

1. UC  Universities
2. CSU
3. Private Colleges
4. Out of State Colleges
5. Professional colleges
   
6. College observation
7. College interview
   

 

C. Application Process

1. College Essays  (Feb 5)
   
2. Filling out forms – UC Application  (May 7)
   
3. Filling out forms – CSU application   (May 7)
   
4. Filling out forms – Common Application (recomended)
   

 

D. Money Management  (April 23)

1. How much will college cost? Tuition, books, housing, etc.
2. Scholarship research
3. Estimated calculations

 

E. Developing as a student and a person  (May 17)

1. Study abroad
2. Serve in the military: active or reserve
3. See the world
   
   

Appendix  (May 17)

1. Vocabulary
2. Printed Handouts
   
3. Final reflection (now that you are done with this project, how do you view your goals towards furthering your education? How has this project helped?)

ALL CLASSES

Orwell 1984 exam on Tuesday; bring your worksheets (remember they are worth at least 40 pts

Practice tests #1     #2

Practice Registration at SJSU
(I only use SJSU because I am very familiar with their setup.  You can use any college of your choice, but I will be limited in assiting you. I support the CSU system, but I will not force you to attend it)

Step 1: Design a schedule chart from 7am-9pm  Monday-Sun using Word or Excel

Step 2: Go to the University course catalog to learn what Degrees they offer. Visit the department site and select the major and check on the classes you will need for the specific degree.
(Remember that at SJSU you need GE units, but you are eligible for an class with single or double digits)

Step 3: Check out, what are the Core GE classes.

Step 4: Visit the FALL 2010 schedule and select classes that you would be interested in. Place those classes in the Schedule Chart.

Step 5: Keep in mind that you want to organize your schedule so you can eat, get a job, have rest time, social time, and time to actually do the homework.

Here are the 1984 questions - great for preparing for the test next week.

Additionally, here are the answers.

I have also added a few political cartoon images. The most interesting one is the link below from Herman Goering.

COLLEGE PREP STUDENTS

Problem:  need to find author for "The wrath of Deng" article.

Solution: Use the BAHS Media Center webpage and click RESEARCH, then go to the GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY and place the title or author, you should get the full article and the author for all your sources.

Result: Chua-Eoan, Howard G. "The wrath of Deng." Time 19 June 1989: 18+. Student Edition. Web. 13 May 2010.

HONORS ONLY: Hollywood have been getting literate! Bookish pedigrees are a sure way to get Academy members' attention, so studios have turned to acclaimed novels for their cellulose fodder. But there's a risk involved. Ask any reader who has seen the movie version of a favorite novel, and the answer will usually be, "The book was better." That's because readers of a novel have already made their own perfect movie version. They have visualized it, fleshed out the locations and set the pace as they either zipped through the book or scrupulously savored every word. Often they have even cast it.
     Carefully but critically, for it's simply not an option to be totally faithful to a fat novel. Almost any novel's plot must be compressed into a black hole of incident and image. Then there's the challenge any movie faces of putting thoughts into words, emotions into gestures, descriptions into actions. And always the adapters must worry not just about satisfying those persnickety readers but also about pleasing the audience ignorant of the book.
     Whether it is by movie or by book, it is the medium when people experience a story first. Debates will always rage over the merits of each version. So, we're here to add kindling to that fire. Which ones win? I'll present the data, but you'll decide.

ASSIGNMENT: Read the summaries of the books, then view the Youtube clips to determine 1) what changes were made  2) why were the changes made  3) were they appropriate of did they lose quality?

DUE: Tuesday May 11

Tarzan Summaries watch Johnny Weismuller  |  Disney

Alice in Wonderland watch 1903 version | Disney | 1980s | Johnny Depp

Lord of the Rings watch  cartoon intro | Peter Jackson intro

Lion, Witch & the Wardrobe  Disney | BBC version  Cartoon

Sherlock Holmes watch  Jeremy Brett | Robert Downey JR.

Daily Agenda (Fri 5/7): College Portfolio project: College applications to UC and CSU

Honors HW
Complete the UC, CSU & Common Application forms  DUE 5/28
Complete the questions for the Beyond College assignment.  DUE 5/28

 CPEL HW
Thesis, bibliography with at least 15 sources, and 20 min writing draft DUE 5/12

Complete the UC, CSU & Common Application forms  DUE 5/28
Complete the questions for the Beyond College assignment.  DUE 5/28

Daily Agenda (Tues4/27): All students should be done with the novel 1984. Students will work on a packet, which will be distributed on Block Day. The packet will be collected for points.

Honors HW

AP tutoring is still available during the block days after school.

CPEL HW

Time to start that research paper! Click here.

Musical Theater Review - Extra Credit

When writing a review of a musical event, always remember that this is a subjective, personal opinion which may be agreed with or not by the reader. Your opinion of what happened is the most important aspect of the review. As a part of the review, however, you need to keep in mind that your readers may not have been at the show. Because of this you will need to mention certain basic information as a part of the review. The review can focus on a single idea from an essay, or it can deal with an entire essay, focusing on its most conspicuous features. It can also focus on a play, looking at the overall impact, or a theme one finds. Just be sure to tell your reader, in a thesis statement, what it is you are going to do, and then support the thesis with specific examples, details, and quotes. This is a 2-3 page MLA typed document, make sure to read the tips.

Make sure to staple YOUR TICKET to the REVIEW

1. Who plays -- Mention the performers by name. If they have a main character role be sure to include this name as well. Most reviews also include a mention of the date, time, and place of the performance. If there is a large group playing such as an orchestra, don't forget to mention them and the conductor.

Always comment on the overall quality of the performance including specific examples of what you heard.

2. What was performed -- List at least 2-3 key pieces performed and discuss it from the standpoint of both the quality of the piece itself and the quality of the performance. Include all of the vital information needed to identify exactly what piece was performed.

Usually the manner in which it is listed in the program will suffice. DO NOT, however, list the entire program as the opening of your review. List each work and discuss it immediately. Be sure to list any changes to the program or encores played.

3. Tell the reader whether or not you liked the show. This is the single most important aspect of a review. Was the program worth watching? Did you like the music used, the drama and dance performance, the character interaction? Please explain as specifically as possible what you did or did not like about the performance. This is the most subjective area of the review and should be the bulk of what you say. You may be critical, but try not to get personal. DO NOT use the word "boring."

4. Refer to performers by full name the first time, and thereafter by last name only. Do not personalize your relationship by referring to any of the actors by any nicknames they may have, even if you know them quite well.

You may keep mental notes during the performance, or write your impressions on the program. It is not appropriate to discuss what you are observing with anyone during the concert. You may discuss your impressions with your friends afterward, but write your own review. Also, do not enter or leave the auditorium at any time during a performance except in cases of emergency. In all cases you should try to enter or leave during a silence between movements or at the end of a piece. Most of all, have fun and enjoy the concert.

Organizing a review essay:



Introduction

• Introduce the play, the director, and any other pertinent information. The reader needs to know immediately what you are critiquing.
• Give a brief summary, 2 or 3 sentences, of the play. A quote may or may not be useful here.
• Introduce your thesis.

Main body

• Fill the body of your paper with an analysis of the play, covering the points stated in the play. What you do not want is a summary of the play that simply restates what the play is about.
• Make sure you have firm topic statements that remind reader what you are critiquing.
• Check, particularly if you are covering several different aspects of a play, that you have smooth transitions that join dissimilar ideas and smooth transitions that link paragraphs.
• Make sure you have adequate support for each main point you make (1 main point per paragraph).

Conclusion

Closure: return to your thesis in some way. Sum up your ideas. A conclusion with this type of paper can be done usually in a sentence or two, probably attached to your last paragraph. A more formal closure can be used as well. Leave the reader with a powerful thought.

If you are in the play, the above instruction are appropriate for your review as well. Although you do not watch the show, I would like your input on the play from a performer's perspective. You've worked on this musical for several months now, has there been much change? what did it take to get here? Are there any people who are worthy of receiving your recognition for improving throughout the rehearsals? etc

Daily Agenda (Friday 4/23): Introduction to Collegiate financial planning - you should speak with your parents, counselors and a financial planner

Honors HW & CPEL HW
1984 quiz on Tuesday; by now all of you should have read up to the end of Part 2

DUE Friday next week - Collegiate Financial Report

SO WHAT’S YOUR HOMEWORK?

( I will not collect this information.  It will stay in your binder, but will be checked in class for completeness.)

1.  Choose 3 colleges, which spark your interest for attending in the fall of 2009, and find out the tuition cost, the average cost of books & supplies, as well as on-campus housing costs. 

2. Do some simple math by using the formula above (Cost of Attendance - Family Contribution = Financial Aid).

3. Now use the College Cost Calculator on our class website to see how much college will cost by the time you enroll. Use your particular college/s to project actual costs.

4. Now use the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator to Estimate how much your family will be expected to pay.

5. Now determine if you are on track with enough saved for college by using the College Savings Calculator.

6. (optional) If you and your family will need a loan, use the Loan calculators to assist you in calculating the amount you will need and the monthly repayment.

Loans
Student Loan Calculator	Calculate your monthly payments and compare them to your expected starting salary.
Parent Debt Calculator	Find out your capacity to take on additional debt.
Parent Loan Repayment Calculator	Calculate your expected monthly loan repayments.

 

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Now try the Financial Aid Planner and the Calculator from CollegeBoard.com

Use calculators to figure out how to pay for college. Any information you enter is secure and completely confidential.

College Costs
Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator	Estimate how much your family will be expected to pay.
College Cost Calculator	How much will college cost you?

Savings
College Savings Calculator	Are you on track to save enough for college?

Loans
Student Loan Calculator	Calculate your monthly payments and compare them to your expected starting salary.
Parent Debt Calculator	Find out your capacity to take on additional debt.
Parent Loan Repayment Calculator	Calculate your expected monthly loan repayments.

 

Tip: Don't forget to check out your own selected colleges and their financial aid website pages.

Links

U.S. Department of Education: Student Financial Assistance  

Details programs, application processes, and more.

 

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) 

Official site for the Department of Education Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Includes an online submission form with necessary documents, deadlines, eligibility, and general student aid information for college students.

 

CollegeBoard: Pay for College 

Offers financial aid services advice, articles, and links for students and parents.

 

FastWEB 

Free, searchable database of schools, scholarships, fellowships, loans, and grants.

 

eStudentLoan.com  

Offers comparisons of alternative student loans, scholarship search, financial aid information, and more.

 

College is Possible  

American Council on Education's K-16 youth development program that motivates middle and high school students from underserved communities to seek a college education.

 

Student Guide to Financial Aid 

Updated yearly from the U.S. Department of Education.

 

FinAid

A collection of useful information about financial aid for undergraduate and graduate education.

Honors: Bring your essay to class.

Honors & CPEL:
Here are the lecture notes. remember to print them before class.

Here is the link to the student and parent versions for the Principal survey.  Mr. Ferry has asked that the English classes assist him in getting students and parents to fill out this survey.  Please complete both the student and parent surveys by the end of next week.  Thank you so much!

Here is a link to the Alemany News page that contains links to both student and parent surveys:

http://alemany.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=135073&id=0&rn=593390

Easter Break Agenda (4/2 - 4/11):  Begin reading 1984 Part 1: Chapters 1-8

Honors HW
Write:    1. answer the questions that relate to Part 1

2. You should complete your term paper during this break so that we can do an easy cleanup and outline lesson when you return. There is an example of what your paper will look like below.

CPEL HW

Write:  answer the questions that relate to Part 1

Daily Agenda (Friday 3/26): Collegiate research

Honors HW & CPEL HW DUE MONDAY
Honors are assigned to read ALL the poems in this PDF & answer all related questions.

CPEL classes need to read & respond to the questions for:

• Byron's She walks in Beauty
• P Shelley's Ozymandias
• Keats' Ode to a Grecian Urn

Can't read the PDF? (get Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 here)

College Portfolio Reminder:
1. Complete the the College research.
2. Do the College Visit
3. Conduct your collegiate interview

Daily Agenda (Mon 3/22): Conclusion to  Frankenstein

Honors HW & CPEL HW
Study for a vocabulary test 21 questions - 3 points each


Voacabulary Response Bank
pole            undermate        fortnight        capacious
fosterage        suppliant        abode         chamois
galvanism        filial        campagne        vehement
palpable            countenance        arduous        languor
hovel            lassitude        ambulatory        antipathy
sympathy            ignominy        precipice        epoch
omnipotent        pinacle        precipitous        condemnation
gesticulation        epithet        ennui

Honors Class Only:  Term paper assignment

DUE DATES:

March 16 - Working Thesis
March 19 - Research/ Sources and 20 min First Draft free write
March 24/25 - Outline and Initial writing draft (peer review)
March 31/ April 4 - Secondary Writing draft (peer review)
April 14 - Final paper due

1. MS WORD Frankenstein term paper 2010
2. PDF Frankenstein term paper 2010
3. Text file Frankenstein term paper 2010

Daily Agenda (Fri 3/5): Open the PDF below for the College research.

First: Do the survey

Second: Get a college list

Third: Fill in the form for each college

Fourth: Check out your Naviance and see if the data Matches.

See? easy.  See ya on Monday.  If you go to the game on Friday, I will throw in 5 extra points on the next quiz for extra credit. GO WARRIORS!

• Community college list
• UC list
• Cal State list

A few other resources: Study in California / US list of universities

Daily Agenda (Tues 3/2): Frankenstein Trackstar in the library

I shall be gone at Kairos for the rest of the week.  The substitute will not be showing you a video! You will have group work on the block day which must be turned in by Friday.  The Friday assignment will be related to your collegiate portfolio & you shall all meet in the library.

Daily Agenda (Mon 3/1):  Introductory lecture to Frankenstein

Honors HW & CPEL HW
Read & Write:  Frankenstein Chapters 9-16 by Fridayand do the questions that relate to Chapters 9-16.

Daily Agenda (Fri 1/26): College Portfolio: Essays by Ms. Navaro

Honors HW & CPEL HW
Read & Write:  Frankenstein Chapters 1-8 by Tuesday and do the questions that relate to Chapters 1-8.

Daily Agenda (Tues2/23): Rime of the Ancient Mariner parts 1-3

Honors & CPEL 

Quiz on block day.

Daily Agenda (Mon 2/22): Review of Blake, Wordsworth and the Romantics

Honors & CPEL 

Have the 40 questions ready for tomorrow's discussion on Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Daily Agenda (Fri 1/19): Finish Wordsworth

Honors HW & CPEL HW
Read:  Samuel Taylor Coleridge's  Rime of the Ancient Mariner & If you haven't read Frankenstein yet...I suggest you get a move on.

• Frankenstein for your iPod
• Gustave Dore Illustrations for Rime of the Ancient Mariner
• Rime of the Ancient Mariner AUDIO is located below
  

Write:  Do the 40 questions on the PDF

Daily Agenda (Tues 2/16): William Blake & his artwork.

NOTICE: college portfolio updated link

Honors HW
Read:  Start on page p 1491; William Wordsworth's

• Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey 
  
• I wandered lonely as a Cloud
  
• London 1802
  
• The World is too Much with Us
  

Write:  After reading Tintern Abbey & I wandered Lonely as a Cloud by Wordsworth; respond to Thomas Wolfe's claim that the true Romantic feeling is "not the desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you." What does this mean for you in relation to Wordsworth's poetry. (1-2 paragraphs).

After reading The World is too much with us & London 1802 respond to: How are these poems similar in describing the realities of human failures? (1-2 paragraphs).

CPEL HW
Read:   William Wordsworth p614-620 & p624-625

Write:
p620 CYC1-3 & CT 1-3
p625 CYC 1-2 & CT 1-3

COFFEE HOUSE Extra Credit.

Bring me back a ticket and a review of what happened. Make sure to include specifics on the artist and what was good and bad about the evening or the performance.

Write: 1.5-2 pages types double spaced MLA format

Daily Agenda (Fri 2/12):   William Blake introduction

Honors HW & CPEL HW  Class examples can be viewed here

Choose a poem by William Blake to illustrate, capturing the meaning and symbolism of the poetry.

    •  Use a stiff BLACK matte board 14”x22”
    •  The title should be approximately 2.5”
    •  The artwork must be 13”-14” in height & 11” wide
    •  The bottom is a statement indicating the poem’s
        message and it’s personal meaning for you.

Do not simply copy Blake's artwork, but rather come up with your own concept of what message is being presented. Remember that Blake's work is simple, yet it has a religious as well as a sociological connotation.

• Art from William Blake's Songs of Innocence
  
• Art from William Blake's Songs of Experience
• Full texts of Blake's poetry
  

Daily Agenda (Block 2/10-11): Modified lesson plan due to Wed absence.

Honors HW & CPEL HW

Read William Blake's Poetry & doe the HW assigned on 2/9/2010

Bring your college essay to class. The first assignment requires that you do both A & B thus constituting a 400 word essay.

Daily Agenda (Tues 2/9): Romantics lecture

Honors HW  * Keep working on your college essays
Read:  William Blake's Poetry (all)

Write: Take the time to write about as many as you feel you are connected with (minimum 4), independently noting your personal observations about each poem as well as its meter/rhyme, organization, symbolic structure, tone, etc. 

Complete the worksheet based on the lecture.

CPEL HW  * Keep working on your college essays
Read:  pp  596-601 

Write:  make sure to label these separately in your assignment sheet

p 598  CYC 2

p 599 CYC 1-2; CT 1

p 601 CYC 1-4;  CT 1 & 2

Complete the worksheet based on the lecture.

Daily Agenda (Mon 2/8): Enlightenment Exam

Daily Agenda (Fri 2/5): college portfolio evaluations/ essays

Honors HW & CPEL HW

Begin College Portfolio Essays
Essay 1 due on Feb 12
Essays 2 & 3 due on Feb 19
Essays 4 & 5 due on Feb 26

Daily Agenda (Block 2/3-4): 30 question quiz on Enlightenment

Honors HW

•   College portfolio evaluations due: FRIDAY
• Enlightenment Exam on MONDAY

CPEL HW

•   College portfolio evaluations due: FRIDAY
• Enlightenment Exam on MONDAY

Daily Agenda (Tues 2/2): Study guide for the Enlightenment / 10 page worksheet packet 

• 30 question QUIZ on BLOCK DAY
  
• EXAM on MONDAY
  

Honors HW & CPEL HW

None

Daily Agenda (Mon 2/1): Declaration of Independence & Essay on Man

Honors & CPEL  I will not be there tomorrow.

  Bring the 10 page worksheet packet that you were given to you last week to class

Daily Agenda (Fri 1/29): College Portfolio check up. Honors will turn in Milton essay.

Honors HW
Read:   Essay on Man Epistle 2; Study for Exam on Block Day

Write:  

CPEL HW
Read:   Essay on Man Epistle 2; Study for Exam on Block Day

Write:

Daily Agenda (Wed 1/27): Alexander Pope's "An essay on Man" and the "Declaration of Independence" by Thomas Jefferson

Honors HW & CPEL HW

Do the college portfolio sections:

• My Plan
• Brag Sheet
• Letter requesting a letter of recommendation

HONORS - Finish the Milton Essay and turn it in on Friday.

Daily Agenda (Tues1/26): The  works of Jonathan Swift & the purpose of satire.

Honors HW
Read:  

Write:  

CPEL HW
Read:  

Write:

Daily Agenda (Mon 1/25): Complete worksheets on Enlightenment authors

Daily Agenda (Fri 1/22): Head start on assignments for the weekend.  All students MUST bring their books to class.

College Portfolio: Receive 3 Evaluation handout instructions DUE: February 5

Honors HW
Read: Swift ( Modest Proposal 1113); ONLY review Paradise Lost Critical essay instructions

Write:  

1. What is Swift's attitude toward the beggars he describes in the opening paragraph?

2. Where do the speaker's allegiances lie in this essay? With what social groups does he identify himself?

3. What sort of persona does Swift create for the "author" of A Modest Proposal?

4. Where do you detect differences between the "proposer" and Swift himself?

5. If Swift does not actually think the Irish people should eat their children, what does he think they should do?

6. Who is the audience of this work?

7. Who will be the beneficiaries of this "Modest Proposal"?

8. When did it first become apparent to you that Swift's proposal was not serious? What was your response?

9. What relevance does A Modest Proposal have for contemporary social and political issues? Can you think of a current or historical situation that pose similar problems about ends and means?

CPEL HW

Read:   pp 474-483     Define: satire  Complete CYC 1-5 and CT 1-2

Write:  p443 Write a 2 page type MLA formatted essay on the Response to Criticism.

Douglas Bush writes of Paradise Lost, "It's characterization of Satan is one of the supreme achievements of world literature." Support or refute this view in your essay only using citations from the excerpt in your text. DUE: Monday

Daily Agenda (Block 1/20-21): Analysis of Paradise Lost

Daily Agenda (Tues 1/19): Milton quiz & Milton introduction

Daily Agenda (Fri 1/14): Intro to the college portfolio

Students need to complete My Plan, Brag Sheet and Letter Requesting a Letter of Recommendation - all are DUE 1/29.

Honors HW
Read: Milton's Paradise Lost (lines 1-270)

Write: Define the following terms: epic poetry; illumine, semblance, transgress, guile, obdurate, tempestuous, transcendent, suppliant, ignominy 

1. If Milton intended for Lucifer to resemble Cromwell and God to represent Charles I; how does this epic war in heaven mirror the events that had occurred in England?
2. Epic poems express the cultural values and universal themes, such as good vs. evil. In the conflict between God and Satan explain what causes Satan's greatest anguish.
3. Explore what Satan meant by saying " The mind.../ Can make a Heaven of Hell and a Hell of Heaven"; how does this remark reflect his own inner conflict within the tale? 
4. Explain your opinion on how well has Milton "justified the ways of God to men"?
5. By the end, do you feel any pity for the character of Satan?

CPEL HW
Read:   p 434-441

Write: p 441; do the Reader's Response, Thematic focus, and CYC 1-5

Daily Agenda (Tues 1/12): Finish Metaphysical & Cavalier Poets 

Honors HW
Write - Short Essay: During the period of the Restoration a myriad of poets constructed an epoch submerged in metaphysical literature, in which a number of significant events both socio-political, entwined with a systematic religious metamorphism  of the sixteenth and seventeenth century led to a time of unrest and discovery.  Choose a 1-2 works from any of the assigned Restoration period authors and answer the following in a 2 page typed MLA formatted response:

• The words of a literary work do not always represent the thoughts of an author directly.  At times the speaker in the poem is the special voice of the author, who has motives  that give color to what the author wishes to say. Ask yourself about the speaker's motives for speaking and identify the situation that gives rise to is speech.

• Now, as you read, identify who the speaker is and what the situation could be.  Test this theory as you read further.

• It's always poems that cause us to draw inferences, especially since the writer does not tell everything directly.  Fortunately they do provide details from which you can 'read between the line' to uncover the ideas not spelled out.

• A series of inferences can lead to a fortified conclusion supported by the text.  What conclusions can you draw that helps you understand the work as a whole and recognize its purpose?

• Don't forget to explain your findings and the significance of what the author's perspective on the subject matter.. or on life itself.

CPEL HW
Read:   Genesis 1-4 & p 430 in Literature book (Milton)

Write: n/a

Daily Agenda (Mon 1/11): Complete John Donne & begin Ben Jonson.

Honors HW
Read:   n/a

Write:  

CPEL HW
Read:   n/a

Write:

Daily Agenda (Fri 1/8): complete John Donne poems & turn in all assigned works

Honors HW
Read:   Amelia Lanier's Eve's apology in Defense of women; Robert Herrick's To the Virgins to Make Much of Time; Andrew Marvell's To His Coy Mistress

Write:  1. Is Lanier's argument convincing? 2. The term "Carpe Diem" means to seize the day; and such a concept has permeated throughout English Literature. How do Herrick & Marvell's playful imperatives display this concept that asks the reader to realize that "Time is fleeting, so enjoy life"?

CPEL HW
Read:    404-407 &  412-416

Write: Do the CYC on p 407, 408, 415 & 417

Daily Agenda (BLOCK 1/6-7): John Donne poem and metaphysics

Honors HW
Review: Complete yesterday's homework, and be ready to discuss on Friday.  

CPEL HW

Review: Look at the Donne poems again & come up with better responses for your reader responses and CYC answers.

Daily Agenda (Tues 1/5): Restoration Period Lecture

Honors HW
Read:   John Donne's Song; Air & Angels; A Valediction of Weeping; A Valediction forbidding Mourning; Holy Sonnets 1, 7, 9, 10, 18; Meditation 17

Ben Jonson's On my first daughter, On my first son, song to celia, still to be neat

Write:  Define: metaphysics, paradox, conceits, epigram, epitaph, as well as words in the readings you may not understand.

Respond: when reading metaphysical authors you are asked to identify the speaker & situation, then draw inferences on what is being said (read between the lines), and finally draw a general statement about the work that is supported by the text - a conclusion. Your task is to write down your conclusions of each of the works you have been assigned. Simply put: In one to two sentences, define the theme (purpose) of the work, whom is it addressing, who is speaking and what is the message.

CPEL HW
Read:   John Donne poetry: Meditation 17, Valediction Forbidding Mourning, Song & Holy Sonnet 10

Write: Please write a response to each of the Reader's Response prompts provided in the Guide for Responding.  Also Do all the CYC on pp 395, 397,& 401

Daily Agenda (Mon 12/14):  quiz on  Shakespeare's Life and Times video; rehearsal

Honors HW

Prepare for an Othello quiz.  Try these quick quizzes to see what you know.

1. Practice quiz 1
2. Practice quiz 2

Animated Othello video:  Part 1     Part 2     Part 3

Last scene of our Othello movie

CPEL HW

Bring your textbook for class to do an in class review.  

Write:  

Extra Credit (Winter Play) Check out the winter play - A Christmas Carol and do the write up assignment

DUE: 14 of December

Daily Agenda (Friday 12/11): 

Daily Agenda (Friday 12/3):  Act 1-3 review for CPEL; Act 4 for Honors

ALL Rough Draft Essays are DUE IN CLASS today

Here is the essay/ paragraph structure again:

Introductory Paragraph:
Hook: makes the reader of the paper want to continue reading. Can be a definition, phrase or quote from a recognizable source, 1-3 sentence story, etc.

Thesis: the "back bone" of the paper. States a position on a topic that can be proved in the paper. Make sure the topic is narrow enough to be upheld with facts in the following paragraphs.

Body Paragraphs (3):
     Topic Sentence: States the subject that will be discussed in the paragraph. A more detailed, narrower statement like the thesis.
     Concrete Detail 1: Fact quoted or paraphrased from the piece on which you are writing. Cite the source if directly quoted.
                   Commentary 1: Comments on the importance of the concrete detail.  commentary=opinion - How does this quote prove your Topic Sentence?
                   Commentary 2: Comments on the statement in commentary 1. commentary=opinion - How does this quote prove your Topic Sentence?
     Concrete Detail 1: Fact quoted or paraphrased from the piece on which you are writing. Cite the source if directly quoted.
                   Commentary 1: Comments on the importance of the concrete detail.commentary=opinion - How does this quote prove your Topic Sentence?
                   Commentary 2: Comments on the statement in commentary 1. commentary=opinion - How does this quote prove your Topic Sentence?
     Concrete Detail 1: Fact quoted or paraphrased from the piece on which you are writing. Cite the source if directly quoted.
                   Commentary 1: Comments on the importance of the concrete detail.commentary=opinion - How does this quote prove your Topic Sentence?
                   Commentary 2: Comments on the statement in commentary 1.commentary=opinion - How does this quote prove your Topic Sentence?
Closing - This paragraph has 2 Chunks. A chunk is a grouping of a concrete detail, or fact, and 2 commentaries, your opinion or ideas on how that backs up or supports your topic sentence. A paragraph may have as many chunks as needed.

Conclusion: (3 things)
1. Thesis (Subject and opinion) \Restated in a new way with a T.A.G. (title, author, and genre)
2. Summation of the key ideas in the body paragraphs
3. Final Thought (Your final insight on the topic, which provides the reader with a feeling that your argument is valid)

PROMPT:  " King Arthur was an iconic figure of Medieval England whose adherence to the chivalric code inspired others to follow in his stead.

Does the story of King Arthur still apply today as it did in myth and in history?"

Due dates: Thesis =11/20;  Cover page and Works Cited page= 11/30;  Draft 12/4;  Final 12/11

Daily Agenda (Week 11/30 - 12/4):  This is it folks! This whole week you will be presenting what you have been preparing for during the past 2 weeks.  Act 1-4 will be done this week and Act 5 will be for Monday next week.

Schedule: Each group will present for approximately 30-40 minutes.  Your group will then use the remainder of the period to "TEACH" the class the importance of the Act you have just presented.  You will have your trifold poster wich will include a list of THEMES (subject matter for the Act), MOTIFS (reoccuring themes we will see in the play), CHARACTER LIST (for your Act), and IMPORTANT QUOTES (found in your Act). 

The people who present the lesson should be the ones with the least amount of lines in the play. Below is your rubric:

Write: Don't forget your cover page and the works cited page for your research paper.
To help you, I have format examples of the assignment for the cover page, and the works cited page assignment as well as a 2009 MLA update.

Daily Agenda (BLOCK 11/18-19):  quiz on  Shakespeare's Life and Times video; rehearsal

Honors HW
Read:    the Macbeth script and begin learning you parts in the Act you have been assigned.

Write:  your thesis and introductory paragraph for your Arthurian research paper is DUE on FRIDAY

CPEL HW

Read:   the Macbeth script and begin learning you parts in the Act you have been assigned.

Write:  your thesis and introductory paragraph for your Arthurian research paper is DUE on FRIDAY

CATEGORY	4 - Above Standards	3 - Meets Standards	2 - Approaching Standards	1 - Below Standards	Score
Attention Grabber	The introductory paragraph has a strong hook or attention grabber that is appropriate for the audience. This could be a strong statement, a relevant quotation, statistic, or question addressed to the reader.	The introductory paragraph has a hook or attention grabber, but it is weak, rambling or inappropriate for the audience.	The author has an interesting introductory paragraph but the connection to the topic is not clear.	The introductory paragraph is not interesting AND is not relevant to the topic.
Focus or Thesis Statement	The thesis statement names the topic of the essay and outlines the main points to be discussed.	The thesis statement names the topic of the essay.	The thesis statement outlines some or all of the main points to be discussed but does not name the topic.	The thesis statement does not name the topic AND does not preview what will be discussed.

Daily Agenda (Tues 11/17): in class essay was cancelled, there will be a quiz on BLOCK day on Shakespeare's Life and Times video

Honors HW
Read:    the Macbeth script and begin learning you parts in the Act you have been assigned.

Study:  quiz on Shakespeare's Life and Times

CPEL HW

Read:   the Macbeth script and begin learning you parts in the Act you have been assigned.

Study: quiz on Shakespeare's Life and Times

Daily Agenda (Mon 11/16): in class essay. Act 1 members should meet with me before class, after class or after school.

Honors HW
Read:    the Macbeth script and begin learning you parts in the Act you have been assigned. Th modified script is in a MS doc file below.

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:   the Macbeth script and begin learning you parts in the Act you have been assigned. Th modified script is in a MS doc file below.

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Fri 11/13): CPEL Finish Sonnets lesson from Spenser, Sidney and Shakespeare; HBL intro to Macbeth and theater 

CPEL & Honors HW
Read:   the Macbeth script and be prepared to discuss who is playing which parts in the Act you have been assigned. The modified script is in a MS doc file below.

Macbeth Part 1   Macbeth Part 2   Macbeth Part 3

Write: Begin work on the 5-6 page MLA formatted research paper -

" King Arthur was an iconic figure of Medieval England whose adherence to the chivalric code inspired others to follow in his stead.

Does the story of King Arthur still apply today as it did in myth and in history?"

Due dates: Thesis =11/20;  Cover page and Works Cited page= 11/30;  Draft 12/4;  Final 12/11

Daily Agenda (Block 11/10&12): Sonnets lesson from Spenser, Sidney and Shakespeare

Honors HW
Read:   the Macbeth script and be prepared to discuss who is playing which parts in the Act you have been assigned. Th modified script is in a MS doc file below.

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:   the Macbeth script and be prepared to discuss who is playing which parts in the Act you have been assigned. Th modified script is in a MS doc file below.

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Mon 11/9): Shakespearean origins & styles video (script can be found below for any part you may have missed)

Honors HW

Write: finish your sonnets assignment

CPEL HW

Write: finish your sonnets assignment

Daily Agenda (Fri 11/6): Shakespearean insults & Arthur presentations (period 4 only)

Honors HW
Read:   Sonnets for TUESDAY

1) Edmund Spenser's Amoretti sonnets

2) Phillip Sydney's Astrophel and Stella sonnets

3) Shakespeare's Sonnets

4) Marlowe's The Passionate Shepherd...

5) Walter Raleigh's The Nymph's Reply...

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:   pp 208-213;  pp220-223

Write: answer the following
p 211 CYC 1-4
p213  CYC 1-4 
p 221 CYC 1-3 CT 2
p223  CYC 1-4 CT 1

Daily Agenda (Block 11/4-5): Arthurian Exam 100 questions

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Tues 11/3): Complete the Camelot/ Holy Grail worksheet review

Honors HW
Read:   Study for the Arthurian exam on Block Day

Write: (Period 4 only) Keep working on your Arthurian Poster DUE: Friday

CPEL HW

Read:   Study for the Arthurian exam on Block Day

Daily Agenda (Mon 11/2): Quick review of Camelot video

Honors HW
Read:   Study for the Arthurian exam on Block Day

Write: (Period 4 only) Begin work on your Arthurian Poster

CPEL HW

Read:   Study for the Arthurian exam on Block Day

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Friday 10/23): 

Honors HW
Read:   Le Morte D'Artur pp 294-313  DUE Tuesday.

Write: answer the following questions

CPEL HW

Read:   Read Le Morte d' Artur

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Block 10/21-22): watch Gawain video + Part 2 & 3 analyses

Honors HW
Watch:   Sir Gawain video on YouTube  Part 1   Part 2   Part 3 - you ought to really watch these if you missed it in class

CPEL HW

Watch: Sir Gawain video on YouTube  Part 1   Part 2   Part 3 - you ought to really watch these if you missed it in class

Daily Agenda (Tues10/20): Reading quiz + part 1 analyses

Honors HW

Write:  Complete the Medieval Trackstar Assignment for Block Day

CPEL HW

Write: Complete the Medieval Trackstar Assignment for Block Day

Daily Agenda (Mon 10/19): Introductory lecture on Sir Gawain & King Arthur; lecture is on the attached PDF

Honors HW
Read:  

Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight + questions (Also available on iTunes modern reading by Jasper Britton & some really neat minstrel songs from The Soil Bleed Black) DUE: Tuesday

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Tale  electronic text - if you forgot your book

Write: answer the questions on the attached PDF assignment

Do the Medieval Trackstar Assignment for Block Day

CPEL HW

Read:  Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight + questions (Also available on iTunes modern reading by Jasper Britton & some really neat minstrel songs from The Soil Bleed Black)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Tale  electronic text - if you forgot your book

Write: Do the CYC 1-4 and the CYC 1, 4 & 5  
Do the Medieval Trackstar Assignment  for Block Day

Daily Agenda (Fri 10/16):

Honors HW
Read:   Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight + questions (Also available on iTunes modern reading by Jasper Britton & some really neat minstrel songs from The Soil Bleed Black) DUE: Tuesday

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Tale  electronic text - if you forgot your book

Write: answer the questions on the attached PDF assignment

Do the Medieval Trackstar Assignment for Block Day

CPEL HW

Read:   (Get ahead) Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight + questions (Also available on iTunes modern reading by Jasper Britton & some really neat minstrel songs from The Soil Bleed Black)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Tale  electronic text - if you forgot your book

Write: (really get ahead) Do the CYC 1-4 and the CYC 1, 4 & 5  
Do the Medieval Trackstar Assignment  for Block Day

Daily Agenda (Thurs 10/15): NO SCHOOL: Faculty In Service

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Wed 10/14): Quarter Exams: Periods 2, 4, 6. 12pm Dismissal.

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Tues 10/13): Quarter Exams: Periods 1, 3, 5. 12pm Dismissal

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write:  

Daily Agenda (Mon 10/12): Review for midterm

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Fri 10/9): finish Robin Hood & Chaucer. (All classes) TURN IN YOUR FINAL DRAFTS for the Essays

** Fall Play Fri =7:30; Sat = 7:30; Sun = 2:00  Extra Credit Assignment

Honors HW
Create:   Robin Hood Poster ( period 5 only) Visit Clayton Emery's page for image ideas  DUE Monday October 12, 2009.

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Block 10/7-8): Quiz & Discussion on the tales of Robin Hood (HBL only); movie & quiz on the Canterbury Tales(CPEL)

Honors HW
Create:   Robin Hood Poster ( period 5 only) Visit Clayton Emery's page for image ideas  DUE Monday October 12, 2009.

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Tues 10/6): (Honors & CPEL) Essay workshop using 2 copies of the rough draft

Honors HW
Read:  The Shooting Match At Nottingham Town and Robin Hood Turns Butcher and King Richard Comes To Sherwood Forest  (approx. 50 page reading)

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Mon 10/5): (Honors) Starting Assumptions HW & Robin Hood introduction.  (CPEL)

Honors HW
Read:   Robin Hood Background Reading & Merry Men PDF  Due Block Day 10/7-8

** if you wish to get ahead in the Robin Hood readings, check the next day's assignment.

Write: Take the Background Quiz  Due Block Day 10/7-8

Essay workshop on Tuesday; bring 2 copies of the rough draft

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write:  Essay workshop on Tuesday; bring 2 copies of the rough draft

Daily Agenda (Fri 10/2): close unit on the Canterbury Tales. Begin lessons in essay development.

** Fall Play Fri =7:30; Sat = 7:30; Sun = 2:00  Extra Credit Assignment

Honors HW
Read:   Do Assignment 1 in the Robin Hood reader then read How Robin Hood Came To Be An Outlaw  

Watch: These are videos of how Little John and Robin met RHPOT & RHMIT

Write: Begin your rough draft for the Chaucer essay: due on October 6

CPEL HW     Due October 6

Write:  MLA essay (3 pages): On the surface, the Nun’s Priest’s Tale is a fable, a simple tale about animals that concludes with a moral lesson. Actually, the tale is a much more complex allegorical story that parodies of epic poetry, medieval scholarship, and courtly romance.
     Using only Chaucer's tale of the Nun's Priest as support; you will develop a thesis-driven essay that responds to the following question:
"Explain how the Nun's Priest's Tale illustrates the parodies of epic poetry, medieval scholarship and courtly romance."

**  Remember that your thesis should give an answer to the question you select and that in the body of your essay you need to support or prove this answer with evidence from the text.

Daily Agenda (Block 9/30-10/1): watch & discuss the Canterbury Tales animated DVD. (DVD info & questions)

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Tues 9/29): watch & discuss the Canterbury Tales animated DVD. (DVD info & questions)

** no Tutoring due to Eye Appointment **

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Fri 9/25): watch & discuss the Canterbury Tales animated DVD. (DVD info & questions)

Honors HW
Some of you have indicated that it was very weird to have nothing from me this weekend. So I have included an item which will be due on October 6

CPEL HW

Create: Design a poster to present in class on TUES September 29

Daily Agenda (Mon 9/28): INSTRUCTOR RETREAT: NO SCHOOL

Honors: Have you checked out  the item which will be due on October 6?

CPEL: Have your posters ready for tomorrow.

Daily Agenda (Block 9/23-24): (CPEL will not meet- Junior class mass)

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Tues 9/22):

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Mon 9/21): Discuss the characters and setup of the General prologue for the Canterbury Tales.

Honors HW
Read:   Prepare your video projects for tomorrow

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:   Go over the General Prologue once again

Write: respond to the following questions

Daily Agenda (Fri 9/18): Canterbury Tales Prologue

Honors HW
Film:   Finish the Video this weekend. 

Write: Use the Canterbury Tales movie project to help you finish Storyboard templates are PDF files located below to help you. (Found on 9/9/2009)

CPEL HW

Read:   Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue pp 86-109

Write: respond to CYC 1-5 & CT 1-4 & 6

Daily Agenda (Block 9/16-17):  Anglo Saxon- Beowulf Exam correction & Chaucer intro using Trackstar assignment (Chaucer's Canterbury Tales & Prologue study questions (Honors only) as time permits)

Honors HW
Read:   Get your video ready for Monday!

CPEL HW
Read:  

Write: 

Daily Agenda (Tues9/15): Classes canceled for a meeting with counselors!

Honors HW
Read:  

Write: 

CPEL HW

Read:   Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue pp 86-109

Write: respond to CYC 1-5 & CT 1-4 & 6

Daily Agenda (Mon 9/14): Anglo Saxon- Beowulf Exam

Honors HW
Read:   Read "The Prologue" to the Canterbury Tales in your Norton DUE: Block day this week

Write: Respond to the study questions

CPEL HW

Read:   Time for something new... Trackstar! Trackstar, is a series of websites that have been collected & annotated with questions for your themed interactive learning.

Write: click on the Chaucer Trackstar assignment. View in text, provides all the questions for easy transfer to MS Word & for simple web browsing. If your computer is fast enough you really should go to the View in Frames site.  

DUE: Block day -9/16

Daily Agenda (Fri 9-11): HBL- Maiden of the Northland; CPEL - finish Beowulf & Illiad tale

Honors HW
Read:   Study for the Anglo Saxon- Beowulf Exam for MONDAY

Write:

** Due date adjustment was made regarding the Chaucer video project. New date is 9/21 & 9/22

CPEL HW
Read:   Study for the Anglo Saxon- Beowulf Exam for MONDAY

Write:

Daily Agenda (Tues 9-8): Beowulf quiz, plot summary, character map, genral themes

Honors & CPEL HW

Read:   Time for something new... Trackstar! Trackstar, is a series of websites that have been collected & annotated with questions for your themed interactive learning.

Write: click on the Chaucer Trackstar assignment. View in text, provides all the questions for easy transfer to MS Word & for simple web browsing. If your computer is fast enough you really should go to the View in Frames site.  

DUE: Tuesday 9/15

Daily Agenda (Block 9-9/10): concepts in Beowulf - role of a hero & transformation into a leader,definition of an epic for a society, Biblical references, definition of a monster vs. creature, separating the Christian influence.

Honors HW
Read:   Read the story your group has been assigned for the Canterbury Tales movie project. Storyboard templates are PDF files located below to help you.

DUE: 9/21 & 9/22 on VHS or DVD (let me know if you need the projector unit)

Write: 

CPEL HW
Read:  

Write:

Daily Agenda (Fri 9-4): intro to Beowulf, Beowulf video, thematic concepts

Honors HW
Read:   finish Beowulf lines 2200-3182; read Maiden of the Northland if you wish to see more pictures, click here

Write:  answer the questions that relate to the story so far   DUE: Tues

CPEL HW
Read:   finish Beowulf p 51-61; read The Illiad p 67-69   

Write: Do CYC 1-5 and CT 2 & 5 for Beowulf; answer the following for Illiad -  If a heroic tale embodies the values and beliefs of a culture, then how does the story or Hector & Achilleus define the Greeks [2 paragraph response].   DUE: Tues

Daily Agenda (Block 9-2,3): complete anglo saxon poem discussion/ study

Honors HW
Read:   continue Beowulf 1383- 2199

Write:  answer the questions that relate to the story so far   DUE: Tues

CPEL HW
Read:   begin Beowulf p 37-50 (Also available on iTunes by D Ringler)

Write:

Daily Agenda (Tues 9-1): Anglo Saxon poetry- Wanderer & Wife's Lament (HBL:Ruin) ;

Honors HW
Read:   continue Beowulf lines 836-1069, 1159-1382 

Write:  answer the questions that relate to the story so far   DUE: Fri

CPEL HW
Read:   

Write:

Daily Agenda (Mon 8-31): Anglo Saxon poems Seafarer & Wanderer

Honors HW
Read:   begin Beowulf line 1-835 (Also available on iTunes by D Ringler)

Write:  answer the questions that relate to the story so far   DUE: Block

CPEL HW
Read:   

Write:

Daily Agenda (Fri): Early British history

Honors HW
Read:   Read the Anglo Saxon poetry PDF and . (Do not print the poetry, unless you wish to do so)

Write: respond to the questions attached to each of the 4 poems 

{Think you have a handle on these? Try these Anglo Saxon riddles}

CPEL HW
Read:   Anglo Saxon poetry p 12-25

Write:Answer the following questions for each poem

• Seafarer - CYC 1-4 & CT 4
• Wanderer - CYC1-3 & CT 3
• Wife's Lament - CYC 1-3

[ CYC= Check Your Comprehension    CT = Critical Thinking ]

Daily Agenda (Block): Quiz; Early British History lecture

Honors HW
Read:   read the notes to the Early British History lecture

Write: Based on the lecture, fill in the Early British History worksheet

CPEL HW
Read:   read the notes to the Early British History lecture

Write: Based on the lecture, fill in the Early British History worksheet

Daily Agenda (Tues): Hero Journey; collect Star Wars questions from honors.

Honors HW
Read:   Review the Star Wars powerpoint & be ready for a quiz

Write:

CPEL HW
Read:  Review the Star Wars powerpoint & be ready for a quiz

Write:

Daily Agenda (Mon): Nordic Gods presentation - Great job everyone!

Honors HW
Read:   watch selected videos from Star Wars: the Legacy Revealed & respond to the following questions.

Hint: Make sure your browser has the most up to date version.

Write: respond to the following questions.

CPEL HW
Read:   review the Viking Gods powerpoint (right click and choose Save link as...)

Write:

Daily Agenda: 20 minutes essay, poster assignment clarification, collection of summer packet, hand out plagiarism contracts, discussion if time permits

Honors HW
Read:   look up your assigned Nordic God & read the plagiarism contract

Write: Develop a poster based on the PDF below and be ready to present it to the class on Monday. The poster size is 14x22 and can be completed with a vertical or horizontal picture.

Sign the plagiarism contract & return by Monday.

CPEL HW
Read:   look up the following Nordic Gods: Odin, Thor, Loki, Frey, Freyr, Tyr, Valhalla, Valkyries, Asgard, Ragnarok; & read the plagiarism contract

Write: Provide a brief paragraph description of each for Monday.

Sign the plagiarism contract & return by Monday.

Welcome to Mr. Apolinario's British Literature course.

I look forward to a wonderful semester. In order to succeed in this class being fully prepared is essential. I will be expecting that you have assignments read, with questions completed prior to each class. I will also need you to review the course syllabus. As juniors you are now part of the upper echelon of the school, and (in the immortal words of Spiderman) 'with great power comes great responsibility'. 

There will be guidance, but a gradual move toward the independence which you need to begin practicing. So, it is your duty to make sure that you and your parents are aware that all homework is posted on the Alemany website and you are familiar with how to retrieve it. I also encourage you to share the information handed out in class with your parents. These include the syllabus, grading scale, expectations, class lessons etc...

The remainder of this week, you are responsible for bringing the proper supplies to class. You are also to bring back the notes we are taking each day and any handouts I give in class - DO NOT leave them at home. All of these notes and handouts should be in your binder - DO NOT throw anything away.

If you or your parents ever have a question or concern, please do not hesitate to contact me. My email is [email protected] and the school number is (818) 365-3925 ext. 5309.

Thank you, and I look forward to a wonderful semester.

HONORS SUMMER READING

You are to complete the Hero's Journey Packet and the Nordic Gods and Heroes book.  Both will give you a good foundation for the material we are to cover during the first term.