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Today we had a test over The Glass Castle. If you were absent be sure to make up the test as soon as possible. Third quarter ends in 9 days, go check skyward to see what you have missing.

10H

Watch Act III and part of Act IV.  Special attention paid to the delivery of the funeral speeches by Antony and Brutus.
ACT IV quiz from Friday: Finish by tomorrow.

We will start vocab/essay again this week and take the test next week as usual.

We will finish Caesar this week and test either Monday or Tuesday next week.

Big Kid Show and Tell next Friday, March 11.

Wed/Thurs 2/24-2/25
No class work on Wednesday and Thursday due to the KITE testing. Though you do have to be finished with The Glass Castle tomorrow. We will be discussing the end of the book and you will get a chance to ask any question to prepare for the test on Monday.

10H
Act IV Quiz on GC. Turn in by class start Tuesday.

Crystal Bridges update: An additional AP pre-reg session on April 14 during seminar has been added for those who will miss due to field trip.
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Reading assessment test

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Reading assessment test

Tuesday Feb. 23

10H
Caesar In Class Essay

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In class essay on Tuesday Feb. 23
All prep materials are posted on G-Class.

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Continue reading!
Be sure to be looking at the wordwright words.
KITE assessment is on Wednesday and Thursday.
If you were absent today go to google classroom and open 2/22 prompts. Answer one with a complete paragraph.

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Finish the book by next friday!!


Test will be the next Monday the 29th.


KITE Exam will be Wednesday and Thursday.

Look over the wordwright words.

10H
Watch Caesar film Act I-II
G-Class assignment for Monday on Act III speeches.

10H
Wordwright 3 Review/Discussion
Discuss Act II questions
Begin Act III

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This week we created our own prompts that you may see on a test in your future, be sure to look over those so that you know what may be headed your way. We also went over the KITE practice in class so that you are all prepared for the real deal next week. If you were unable to get KITE installed on your computer make sure to get to the library on Tuesday to get that fixed. I was informed that someone will be there to help that day. Also make sure you are looking at the wordwright vocabulary list and we will work on the test in class next week. Last but most definitely not the least, be on page 200 by tomorrow.

10H
Kite Browser download and practice for reading assessment.
Finish Act II in Caesar on own.
Questions from Friday over Act II will be foundation for first Caesar writing

For Friday:

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Discuss Act I Questions previously posted as a class. You know what's expected; organize it and get it done.

Organize and begin reading Act II after Act I wrap up. Use the following questions to guide your essay prep.

JC Act II Questions to consider:


-Calphurnia and Portia each have major scenes with their husbands (Caesar and Brutus) in Act II. Citing specific elements from each couples’ interactions, explain how Shakespeare uses the female characters in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.


-Citing specific examples from Act II, explain how Shakespeare uses indirect characterization to both build suspense and influence the audience’s opinion of Brutus and Cassius.

-Explain the function of Caesar’s arrogance in Act II. What does it help achieve from both an audience standpoint as well as in regard to the trajectory/arc of the plot?

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Wednesday and today we had the vocabulary 10 quiz, if you were absent be sure to come talk to me friday or next week so that you can make it up as soon as possible. Tomorrow I will have new prompts to go with the rest of the reading that was due for this week. Make sure you are at page 150 so that you can answer all of them.

10H
-Vocabulary/Short Essay Response over Friday's Epiphanies column on The American Scholar
-Discussed in class before beginning; the more you talk the more feedback you can prepare with.  We will discuss the prompt as well.
-Caesar Act I questions on GC.

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We had a kahoot review to get everyone ready for the vocabulary quiz that is on Wednesday and Thursday. The kahoot was created to show you all how to use the words with The Glass Castle, and also to review the meanings of each one. Make sure to keep looking over the vocab words and the definitions so that you can do your best and use them correctly.

10H

Wordwright #3

Vocabulary tomorrow

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Click here for the reading material for the short answer response on this week's test
Wordwright will be Tuesday 2/9

Vocabulary List 3 Semester 2

clandestine, contingency, egocentric, exonerate, incongruous, indigenous, liability, astute, reinstate, superfluous

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We had enrollment this week, and I hope you all are able to sign up for the classes that you would like to take. After we were done at enrollment we went over our previous vocab test and received new words.

For students on Wednesday there is a new word, it has been brought to our attention that the word prolific has already been used. We have replaced it with astute, as you may have already noticed. Continue to read, be at page 150 for class on Monday, and we will also be testing your vocabulary skills with a game. Come prepared!!
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Enrollment
Previous vocab and written response review
New vocab
Caesar A1S2.  For each group of lines: 1. What is each character saying/asking literally? 2. What rhetorical strategy is used to carry the character's agenda/real motive?  In other words, what are they actually trying to accomplish?  Lines: 37-53, 63-78, 135-155, 170-175,192-214, 303-318

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In class today we continued with our own glass castles, and what it will take to have our glass castles. You all have wonderful goals for your future, so continue reaching for them. For class on Wednesday and Thursday we will spend part of our time at registration so be prepared to pick your classes!

10H

Crystal Bridges list update

Close read of Act 1 SC 1: Marullus' speech.

Read A2S2 in class: Identify rhetorical strategies at use among Cassius, Brutus, and Casca as well as notable indirect characterization points.

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We all have our own glass castle, although it is not a literal glass castle. Just like Jeannette we are all working toward having our glass castle. We all have a goal for our future whether we believe we can reach it or not. Today each of you shared with me what your glass castle is. Many of you took this assignment and made something beautiful out of it. We are not done though, we are going to expand upon what we have so far and add a little more to it later in the week. If you need any help at all come see me or Mrs. Dziadosz and we will give you a seminar pass. Make sure you are at page 150 by the end of the week.

10H
You need this definition of rhetoric during our reading of Caesar:
rhetoric: The art of persuasive writing/speech using specific, observable techniques and strategies that must often be viewed with some skepticism/caution due to the speaker's agenda/motive.

Read Act 1 Scene 1 of Caesar. Identify a use of each of the three rhetorical appeals (logical, emotional, moral) in Marullus' big speech in lines 32-55 or Flavius' in 56-75. Think Big ?'s and Big Opinion/Observation. Also look for a specific detail that illustrates indirect characterization about Caesar.

Upcoming Wordwright #3 News:
Have not 100% decided on a date yet, but most likely Monday 2/8 or Tuesday 2/9 next week for English 10H.  Ms. McNichols will decide on the time frame for English 10.
Here is the word list:
burgeon, hauteur, plausible, sinister, deadpan, unpretentious, doff, ostentation, pedophile, juxtapose, flibbertigibbet, refinement, henpecked, obtuseness, incongruity, philanthropy, ply, infer, burly, elitism, fanfare, interrogator, banality, high jinks, grandiosity, respite, pathos