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
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• English 203
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•  English 204
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• English 205 
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•   English 207
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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

True Colors Personality Test

Test yourself by filling out this worksheet:
True Colors Worksheet

Summer Reading

You will be reading the Greek and Roman myths which are so often alluded to in culture, advertising, and other works of literature, such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

 

Reading: Read the first ten chapters (I–X or 1–10) of Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, Legends of Charlemagne.

You can find this text here.

Writing: As you read, please take handwritten notes on three (or more) important things you learned about the gods, goddesses, or mythology in the chapter you studied. Each note must be stated in a complete sentence.  You will write at least thirty notes (ten chapters, three notes each chapter) in complete sentences to complete this assignment.  Please write your notes in a neat and legible fashion. 

Grammar Review: In order to build annually on our grammar instruction, you are expected to retain the grammar basics covered in freshman English at Monte Vista. Please review these sections: Part III Clear Sentences, Chapter 8; Part V Grammatical Sentences, Chapters 19-21; Part VII Punctuation, Chapters 32-39; and Part XI Grammar Basics, Chapters 62-65.