Vocab List 5

1.  charlatan
2.  corroborate
3.  disseminate
4.  diverge
5. dormant
6.  hoist
7.  illicit
8.  irrevocable
9.  precipitate
10.  prolific

Test revisions if you have not already

G-Class memoir response

Wordwright makeups if you have not already

Advisory:
Mock Election

Enrollment/ Academic Future Info

If you took your test late (last week, yesterday, or have it planned to take after school this week) you'll also need to set up a time for your revision.  Rather than a curve, all students have an opportunity to redo the incorrectly answered questions for half credit.  So if you missed 8 questions, redo and get 6 of those 8 correct, you will have 3 points added to your score.  Get all 8 correct on the revision and you'll have 4 points added.

Tuesday: G-Classroom writing prompt.  Memoir specific, but with a little Halloween flair added in.  Discussing perspective in how we view the stories of others.

Wed/Thurs: Vocabulary #5. 
Honors: How to Write Your Own Memoir discussion (posted yesterday)

This is the guaranteed stuff for these days.  Check in each day for more detail.

The Glass Castle- Section 2

1.  Explain the realization that is taking shape between Lori and Jeannette as illustrated from pg. 67-70.  Specifically, what unwritten rule are they starting to question and why does it matter to the family as a whole?  How does it affect the kids' views on their family life as it moves into the second part of the book?

2.  Why does Rex tell Jeannette that she is his favorite of the kids?  Specifically, what reasons do Lori and Brian have for losing faith in their father and why does he make a point of making sure everyone knows he has a favorite?  What does he need in order to still be the great Rex Walls?

3.  As sad and run down as Battle Mountain is and as quickly as life seems to be spiraling downward, why is Jeannette sad to be leaving for Phoenix?  There are some obvious, surface level reasons and some implied reasons that should be starting to become more and more obvious based on their family dynamic and way of living.

4.  Explain Rex’s rant on pg. 104-105 and how it illustrates the overarching problem with how he approaches life.

5.   Why does Rex begin drinking again right before they leave Phoenix for West Virginia?  What does going to Welch represent to him?

6.  Rex is obviously intelligent and has the ability to do a lot of things that would make him quite employable.  Rose Mary can teach.  They also have ownership of the big adobe house in Phoenix and all of the possessions inside of it.  Despite all of these “positives” why can’t Rex and Rose Mary provide a stable, secure, “normal” life for their kids?  As a whole, what does Jeannette seem to think is missing from life for her parents?  Relate the quote from the end of pg. 61 to this philosophy and how it continues to evolve deeper into the book.

On the short story/poetry revision I was looking at the wrong key/test combo 2nd hour.  Those of you who noticed the discrepancy on the last two answers of the test were correct in that they were switched.  Sorry for the mix-up.  This will be accounted for in the final grading.

Monday: Test revision from last week.  If you have not taken the test yet, you will take/start it today.

Tuesday: Honors read "How to Write Your Own Memoir" on GC

Eng 10: Glass Castle pt. 2 intro

Wed/Thurs: Vocab 5

This week's schedule:

Monday:  Lay out the groundwork for each group's upcoming test.  We will go over organization, test content, how to prep (in addition to what you should have been doing already) and other details.  We will not be laying out a paint by numbers blueprint, so you need to take today's info and apply it over the next two days.

Tuesday: Test prep in class.  Student directed.  You can ALWAYS ask me questions, but you will need to facilitate that communication.

Wed/Thurs:
Honors: Short Story/Poetry Unit Test

ELA2: The Glass Castle Part 1 Test (pg. 1-75)

Friday: Fall poetry fest is going on.  We will be attending.  No new vocab this week.

Our 2018 ACT results are in.  I know sometimes it seems like we mention the importance of tests a lot, as well as the ability to think for yourself.  Well we do, because they do: for admissions, scholarships, program eligibility, college class exemption, etc. –

 

The South English score went up .7 points

The South Reading score went up .5 points

Our overall composite score went up .5 points (one of only 2 SMSD schools to see an increase)

 

It was the first time South hit 24 in English and 25 in Reading in the last 5 years.

Honors:

Short Stories (pgs in text)
*We're going to leave The Pedestrian off the unit test.  It's done its part.
By the Waters of Babylon pg. 63
In the Shadow of Man pg. 80
Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy pg. 128
High Tide in Tucson pg. 496
Poems
Opportunity by Edward Rowland Sill
Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
Naming of Parts by Henry Reed

Focal themes/concepts:
-Dealing with adversity at all stages of life and how literature reflects that as a universal struggle
-Changing perspective: how we change the way we view the world based on our environment, how and what we learn, and experience
-Influence of authority figures on our life experiences: How what we learn and know is affected by what we are told vs. what we see/do/experience

This is a basic set of guiding concepts.  It does not entail either the complete content or the literary specifics of the works.

Wordwright #1 today

VocabEssay #4 tomorrow/Thursday

Conferences Wed night 5-8

Glass Castle audio book

GET YOUR MAKEUPS DONE: some of you have placeholder 0's in the grade book.  These do not have to be permanent, but I will not remove them until the work is made up.

Last day of the quarter:

Good day to check in with me if you have individual questions

Last day to make up missing assignments without having a 0 added to the grade book.  THESE DO NOT HAVE TO BE PERMANENT, but they will be added as a "reminder" to get them done.  If this affects eligibility for extracurricular activities, you need to speak to me personally and get a make up plan in place.

Honors

We will add two poems, in addition to "Opportunity" to our short story/poetry unit.  The first one is called "Naming of Parts" by Henry Reed.  The second is "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen.  That puts us at 3 poems and 4 stories.  Today is a good day to get started on those.  Hint: Those are the Wordwright poems too.  We'll take that on Tuesday next week.
Focal points for these poems and connecting them to the group:
-Ambiguous language and how it affects overall meaning/interpretation
-Connection to commonly seen depictions/attitudes toward war in other things you have read
-Consideration of how the change in weaponry over centuries of war could change our perception of it
-The rights of the individual (citizen) vs. the soldier who becomes part of a unified military body
-How war/violence's depiction in art/media affects the general public's view of it and of the people who "practice" it
-Whether or not war/violence/conflict is inevitable and how that concept is illustrated


English 10

"Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen and "Naming of Parts" by Henry Reed are two poems that you need to familiarize yourself with.  We will take the first of our quarterly poetry/short story analysis evaluations known as Wordwright over these two poems next week on Tuesday.

The Glass Castle: We will take a part 1 test (pgs. 1-75ish) at some point in the near future, SO GET TO READING.  If you've ever felt like you didn't belong somewhere, like your family wasn't "normal" enough, or like you were in a situation that you weren't sure you would ever be able to get out of, this might be a book you'll understand even more.

Wordwright Words
From the poems: haunting, flounder (verb), cud, zest, swivel, gutter (verb), obscene, ardent, breech, japonica, ecstasy, vile

From the questions: stanza, ironic, reverent, fluid, melancholy, immediacy, petulant, oratorical, hyperbole, detached, rapt, laborious, alliteration, meter, onomatopoeia, consonant, diction, bitter, lilting, syntax/syntactic, past participle, magnitude, abstract noun, formal

Tomorrow the majority of you will take the practice PSAT.  Use this PSAT Practice Material for basic preparation in class today.  If you know you have a weak spot, Google "PSAT practice" for more comprehensive practice material that is broken up into full tests with explanations of both answers and scoring breakdowns.  Although it will change for next year, you should also look up PSAT National Merit score cutoffs to see how close you are to qualifying for current recognition.

Vocab List 4 from last week.  Due to modified schedule this week, test/essay will not be until next week.

Honors: G-Class for poem "Opportunity" and guiding questions

VOCABULARY LESSON 4
1.  berate
2.  estrange
3.  euphoric
4. impetuous
5.  infallible
6.  maudlin
7.  regress
8.  relinquish
9.  ubiquitous
10.  zenith

The Glass Castle- Approx. pg 60-130

1.  Explain the realization that is taking shape between Lori and Jeannette as illustrated from pg. 67-70.  Specifically, what unwritten rule are they starting to question and why does it matter to the family as a whole?

2.  Why does Rex tell Jeannette that she is his favorite of the kids?  Specifically, what reasons do Lori and Brian have for losing faith in their father?

3.  As sad and run down as Battle Mountain is and as quickly as life seems to be spiraling downward, why is Jeannette sad to be leaving for Phoenix?

4.  Explain Rex’s rant on pg. 104-105 and how it illustrates the overarching problem with how he approaches life.

5.   Why does Rex begin drinking again right before they leave Phoenix for West Virginia?

6.  Rex is obviously intelligent and has the ability to do a lot of things that would make him quite employable.  Rose Mary can teach.  They also have ownership of the big adobe house in Phoenix and all of the possessions inside of it.  Despite all of these “positives” why can’t Rex and Rose Mary provide a stable, secure, “normal” life for their kids?  As a whole, what does Jeannette seem to think is missing from life for her parents?  Relate the quote from the end of pg. 61 to this philosophy.

Xello link for advisory:  Xello start

Today:

Eng. 10H: F451 Test

Eng. 10: Several options:
1. Short story credit recovery/revision option
2. See Glass Castle intro/guidance previously posted
3. Finish Glass Castle poverty intro on G-Class

The Glass Castle introductory guiding questions and things to look for (Hours 4,6)

1.  Define “checking out, Rex Walls style” and why it resonates so deeply with Jeanette in illustrating her father’s personality.

2.  Identify and explain one anecdote from the first section of reading that illustrates Rose Mary’s pride at being able to remain strong  in the face of adversity.  Be specific.

3.  Contrast the literal quality that either the Joshua tree or the Stars as Christmas Presents represented to Jeannette as a child compared to the metaphorical attributes they come to hold to her as an adult looking back. How did she see it THEN vs. how she sees it NOW?

4.  Give a literal description (what it is) as well as a symbolic definition(what it represents) of either the Glass Castle or the Prospector and what they represent to JW and her family.

5.  JW makes multiple strong references to fire.  Using the images and descriptions of her life so far, what reasonable inferences can we make about her fascination with fire? (Use 1 specific reference)

-the glass castle as a metaphor about the Walls family life

-the personalities of the characters individually and as a group and how they interact

-the END OF EACH CHAPTER typically contains a paragraph or at least a sentence that conveys some type of realization or message about life (their individual lives, their life as a family, and/or life in general)

-comparisons that Jeannette makes between her experiences and those of others