Friday, August 29

Warm-up: Prefixes
In your Notability document titled, "Word Roots & Parts" please add these roots with three example words that use the prefix.

• epi - upon, over
• ex - out

Posters Presented - 20 points.

• All partners must speak in the presentation
• Poster will be graded on design, information, and explanation. 
• As you listen to the presentations, please fill out this review sheet in preparation for a future quiz.

 HW: Lucky you! Nope.

Thursday, August 28

You must finish your poster today!!! Presentations start tomorrow.

If you are not done by the end of class, take it home as homework. There will be no gluing, cutting or coloring in class tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 27

EQ: How will knowing Greek/Latin word roots help you on the SAT?

Warm-up: Please create a new Notability document titled "Word Roots & Parts" and add these prefixes to it.

• dominus - lord
• dynasthai - able to
• ego - I, self

Now find at least two or three words that use these words (or part of them) as a prefix. For example, the word egomaniac uses the prefix "ego."



Today, please continue working on Mythology Posters. We will present them on Friday.

Tuesday, August 26

EQ: What is a fragment? On a scale of 1-5, how easily can you identify them in writing?

• Test yourself with this Grammar Bytes Exercise.

Mythology Posters

First, get into groups of 2-3 and choose a Greek god from this list:

http://www.eborg2.com/

1. Zeus (Jupiter, Jove)
2. Hera (Juno)
3. Poseidon (Neptune)
4. Dionysus (Bacchus)
5. Apollo (Apollo)
6. Artemis (Diana)
7. Hermes (Mercury)
8. Athena (Minerva)
9. Ares (Mars)
10. Aphrodite (Venus)
11. Hephaestus (Vulcan)
12. Demeter (Ceres) 

 

 

Poster Assignment Description

You will be making a poster of your god or goddess. You will have class time today and Wednesday to complete the poster. Groups will begin presenting their posters on Thursday.

• One person needs to get your poster board
• Don't forget to put your names and period on it!
• Everyone needs to bring colored pens and pencils.
• You will need to incorporate text and drawings. 

Poster Requirements

• What is the basic origin and history of this Olympian? Don't forget to include both Greek and Roman names of your god.
• What is this god or goddess associated with (wine, fertility, war, death, grain, a certain planet, an occupation, etc.)? 
• What symbols usually attend this god or goddess (eagle, thunderbolt, winged shoes, etc.)? 
• Explain a favorite story in which this god or goddess chiefly figures.
• Note at least one reference or allusion one may find in arts and culture (music, painting, ads, etc.). 
• Search the Scriptures: Find a verse, passage, or story from the Bible that relates to a story from your god or goddess (perhaps the moral is similar; perhaps it is opposite; perhaps the story appears to be a modified reflection of a story in the Bible)
• Lastly, find at least one modern word (or word root) that is derived from your god or goddess.  Include that word or root and its definition on your poster. 

HW: Nope. Just work on the poster in class unless you decide you need to bring images or other decorative items for the poster tomorrow.

Monday, August 25 ~Intro to Mythology

Due: True Colors Essay

EQ: What's the point of studying Greek Mythology?

We all know that companies create identity by the power of association. They can use association by name or image. What identity did Honda intend on giving their van by giving the name, Odyssey, to this model?

Assignment: Using your knowledge of Greek mythology and some internet research, figure out why your assigned company or product is named or branded as it is. Then write a brief description to explain why they chose that name/logo (one or two paragraphs). Write your description on the card given in class. To see all images, click here.

HW: One person in each group needs to bring a poster board tomorrow. Also, any art supplies you have will be helpful!

Block Day, August 21-22

Psalm 139:13-14

13 For you created my inmost being;
     you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.

 EQ: How do your colors interact with those of your teachers and classmates?

Warm Up: Go to Focus and check out today's journal questions (Journal - 8/21,22).

Opening Discussion:

• Do you think it is more beneficial to have a teacher whose colors match yours or whose colors balance yours?

Notes: Take notes on how your colors might interact with what you guess are your most challenging teacher's colors.
You can click here to view this power point.

HW: Write a 1-2 page Narrative Essay to describe a real example of how your personality type is true in your own life and how it interacts with others. Along with your story, please include some reflection of how your personality traits can be a strength or weakness when it comes to school. How will you succeed in learning from/with teachers and students who are so different from you?

This essay should be typed and in MLA format. Click here to use our writing blog to help you with this type of essay. This essay should be turned in as a hard copy on Monday, August 25. Click here to view the rubric.

Wednesday, August 20th

Heads up! Today is picture day and this is the class that goes to take them!

**Bridgette's 2nd period....get ready for your new and improved seating arrangement!

EQ: How does my color affect how I learn and work?

Warm up: HW: Write a personal story about a time when you saw your color/personality type in your own life. How did your dominant colors come out? How did you react to other people because of your color (or theirs)?  Please label this "True Colors Journal" and place in your Google folder.

*Did anyone test a teacher for their True Colors? (Turn in now for extra credit)

Student Discussions
In small groups by dominant colors (you may choose to join your secondary color if you feel it is a strong motivator for you), please brainstorm answers to the following questions. Be prepared to share them with the class.

• What are the strengths and weaknesses of your color? 
• How does your color play into the way you like to learn or show your learning? (What types of projects or assignments work well? What happens to you in group work, etc...)
• What do you wish other people understood about how you think?
• What kinds of teachers/class environments can you benefit from the most? 

 HW: Nope
 

Monday, August 18 Star Testing & Apps

Essential Question: Do you know the best features of Notability?

DUE: Summer Reading (West only)

Google Drive: Please create a new folder in your Google Drive (press the + button). Name that folder with your last name, then first followed by "English 20? (the ? is where your period number should be. For example....

• Rodrigues, Julia English 205
• Once you've created the folder, please "share" it with me (amberwest@mvcs.org) or (allisonbridgette@mvcs.org) and give me editing rights.

Examine Notability: Share out your best tricks and tips.

Please take the Star Test.

HW: Please insert your completed True Colors worksheet into the folder you've shared with me.

Friday, August 15 Lego Challenge!

 Don't forget to bring Summer Reading Notes on Monday (West only)! Also, please take the True Colors Personality Test over the weekend (in Google Drive folder). 

Lego Replication –  A measure of communication and collaboration!

The Challenge: Your team will be split into two parts: Creators and Replicators. The Creators will have 5-7 minutes to build an original creation while the Replicators are doing another activity on the far side of the courtyard. Important: Creators, you must not let any Replicators see you creation. Your goal is to have the Replicators build the exact structure without actually seeing it. Your line of communication will be one phone call between the Creators and Replicators.

The Grade:  Your task will be graded based on three things.

• Creativity - The structure will receive a score between 1-3 based on how creative the original structure appears.
• Replication - The replicated structure will receive a score between 1-5 based on how exactly it matches the original. 
• Your teams will be racing another. The team that finishes first will receive 2 points. The losing team will receive only one. 
• Don't Cheat! If at any time you take a picture of your structure, then your team will all receive a D on this first Homework grade. If any builder (those who touch Legos) speaks, then your team will lose one point per outburst. They must remain SILENT!

 Roles: Each team will have several roles to fill.

• Creator Builders (2-3 people who build the original structure ....They are mute)
• Creator Communicators (1-2 people who will talk on a cell phone to the Replicators)
• Creator Cop (1 person who is assigned to watch the other team for cheating)
• Replicator Builders (2-3 people who actually build the new structure....They are mute)
• Replicator Communicators (1-2 people who will talk on a cell phone to the Creators and direct the Builders)
• Replicator Cop (1 person who is assigned to watch the other team for cheating)  
• The Watchmen (These people are great at analyzing social interactions. They are mute and invisible watchers who take small notes about their observations of communications, social interactions, misunderstandings, frustrations, victories, reactions, etc...)

HW: Bring Summer Reading Notes and Take the True Colors Personality Test (found our Google Drive Folder).

Thursday, August 14 Welcome to English 10

1. Info Card
Please include the following:

• Your preferred name
• Phone number and name of the parent you would want me to speak to if I call home
• Where you are from
• Favorite things to do (Hobbies, interests, extracurricular, etc..)
• Favorite subject/least favorite subject
• What should I know about you as a student to help me teach you better this year?

2. What do I need to know about this class? For starters, here is a basic syllabus. 

3. Please add the blog to your home screen. This is the "decoder ring" for knowing what is going on in our class. You can even subscribe to it if you want to.

4. Go over Course Outline

HW: 3 things: You will need to gain access to your MV email and find the email from me. Click accept for the folder I've shared with you. This is the way you will receive all handouts from me this year. You will need to set up your Google Drive in the name of your MV email in order to view these handouts (it's a free app). Our MV emails are actually hosted by Google and have been refined to be much more bug free than last year.

Shakespeare

*Click here for a full pdf of the text A Midsummer Night's Dream.

*Click here to see art and old prints of the text.

*Listen to the play on Spotify!

*Comedy vs. Tragedy Explained

Turnitin.com Course Codes

Turnitin Course Codes

1. Go to turnitin.com.
2. Log in with your own login information (mvcs).
3. Now join to our course using the codes below:

Ms. Bridgette's Classes:

• English 201
•  ID: 
•  PW: mustangs

• English 203
• ID: 
• PW: mustangs

•  English 204
• ID: 
• PW: mustangs

• English 205 
•  ID:
•  PW: mustangs

•   English 207
• ID: 
• PW: mustangs

Mrs. West's Class:

• English 202
•  ID: 18701894
•  PW: mustangs 

Course Plan

Welcome to English II! 

Summer Reading: The Hobbit
EQ: What makes a person heroic? What was Tolkien's goal in creating the character of Bilbo?


Q1: Exploring Identity Through Origins 
EQ: How is our identity based on our origins?
True Colors & Learning Styles
Intro to Mythology & Roots
Novel: The Power of One
*Creative Writing Portfolio: Literary Analysis Essay

Q2: Exploring Meaning Through Narrative
EQ: How is narrative more powerful than facts or statistics?
Spoken Word & Short Stories (various artists)
*CWP: An Original Story

Q3  Exploring the Power of Words
EQ: How does the art of the words affect the power and meaning of the expression?
Poetic Devices and Forms
*CWP: Original Poetry & Analysis Essay
*Various Poetry Contests
*Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (April 1)Play: Julius Caesar

Q4 Exploring My Own Convictions
EQ: How can I make my voice be heard?
Novel: Across a Hundred Mountains (Mexico)
*Research & Project
*This I Believe Essay Expose
Persuasion
Social Issues Debates
*CWP: Opening and Closing Statement Speeches