Week of October 25-October 29, 2010
No need to bring your textbooks at all this week—only your vocabulary books and exercises, which will be due Friday, as usual—the Review Unit for chapters 3-6 (plus classical roots). This also means that there will be a vocabulary test on November 3/4,. I will probably have you turn in portfolios on November 1st (for odd classes) and 2nd (for even classes). I will try to get up a rubric by Wednesday, so you will know exactly what needs to be included in that portfolio. Mostly, it should be an easy “A” or even “A+” if you include everything required—and almost everything required has already done in class. I will also expect it to be neat and bound nicely. See the next entry for information.
For Monday/Tuesday, the agenda will go as follows:
We will start with a review of what has already occurred in “Medea.” If you have looked at this blog—under “Losennotes,” you will see that I have included notes about what has already been done in class, plus a little more. I will keep adding notes, as needed.
Students will be assigned parts (and costumes). We will act out part of the play. I think that it will be stretching it to try to finish. I will know better tomorrow where we will finish for the day. Most likely, we will finish the play on Wednesday/Thursday.
At any rate, we will act out parts. I will also give you a little background on Billy Wilder’s iconoclastic film, “Sunset Boulevard.” We will start it on Monday/Tuesday. You should probably jot down a few notes as you watch the film because at some point in the second quarter, you and some of your peers will be doing a parody of a section of “Medea” based upon “Sunset Boulevard.” In addition, I want you to throw in one—and only one—“Monty Pythonism.” More on that later.
Homework: None. I still have to review your essays and give you feedback. Of course, you can always get a head start on studying for the vocabulary test. One way to study for your vocabulary test is to make a crossword puzzle. The last time I gave you a crossword puzzle that I created, I just googled “Crossword Puzzle Maker” and it took me to that site. It might be a really good studying tool. After all, you have to input the word and the definition. Just doing that can help you to study. Then, if you try to do the crossword puzzle, it might help some more.
Wednesday/Thursday:
We will finish “Medea” and watch (thoughtfully and critically) more of “Sunset Boulevard.” I may stop it in places to point out important elements.
Homework: Vocabulary Review Unit for chapters 4-6 (plus classical roots). Remember that vocabulary is due at the beginning of class and that you must have your own textbook with your name on it.
Friday:
I will check your vocabulary. We will go over it. If there is time, we will watch the remainder of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Homework: Put your portfolios together. We can bind them in class, but do everything else--including putting your work in order and finishing and revising work not completed in class. The portfolio will be due on Monday for odd classes and Thursday for even classes.
Study for the vocabulary test that will take place on November third for odd classes and November fifth for even classes.
No need to bring your textbooks at all this week—only your vocabulary books and exercises, which will be due Friday, as usual—the Review Unit for chapters 3-6 (plus classical roots). This also means that there will be a vocabulary test on November 3/4,. I will probably have you turn in portfolios on November 1st (for odd classes) and 2nd (for even classes). I will try to get up a rubric by Wednesday, so you will know exactly what needs to be included in that portfolio. Mostly, it should be an easy “A” or even “A+” if you include everything required—and almost everything required has already done in class. I will also expect it to be neat and bound nicely. See the next entry for information.
For Monday/Tuesday, the agenda will go as follows:
We will start with a review of what has already occurred in “Medea.” If you have looked at this blog—under “Losennotes,” you will see that I have included notes about what has already been done in class, plus a little more. I will keep adding notes, as needed.
Students will be assigned parts (and costumes). We will act out part of the play. I think that it will be stretching it to try to finish. I will know better tomorrow where we will finish for the day. Most likely, we will finish the play on Wednesday/Thursday.
At any rate, we will act out parts. I will also give you a little background on Billy Wilder’s iconoclastic film, “Sunset Boulevard.” We will start it on Monday/Tuesday. You should probably jot down a few notes as you watch the film because at some point in the second quarter, you and some of your peers will be doing a parody of a section of “Medea” based upon “Sunset Boulevard.” In addition, I want you to throw in one—and only one—“Monty Pythonism.” More on that later.
Homework: None. I still have to review your essays and give you feedback. Of course, you can always get a head start on studying for the vocabulary test. One way to study for your vocabulary test is to make a crossword puzzle. The last time I gave you a crossword puzzle that I created, I just googled “Crossword Puzzle Maker” and it took me to that site. It might be a really good studying tool. After all, you have to input the word and the definition. Just doing that can help you to study. Then, if you try to do the crossword puzzle, it might help some more.
Wednesday/Thursday:
We will finish “Medea” and watch (thoughtfully and critically) more of “Sunset Boulevard.” I may stop it in places to point out important elements.
Homework: Vocabulary Review Unit for chapters 4-6 (plus classical roots). Remember that vocabulary is due at the beginning of class and that you must have your own textbook with your name on it.
Friday:
I will check your vocabulary. We will go over it. If there is time, we will watch the remainder of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”
Homework: Put your portfolios together. We can bind them in class, but do everything else--including putting your work in order and finishing and revising work not completed in class. The portfolio will be due on Monday for odd classes and Thursday for even classes.
Study for the vocabulary test that will take place on November third for odd classes and November fifth for even classes.
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