Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Extra Credit

Watch the television program "Family Guy" last week and describe how they made fun of the balcony scene from Cyrano. Bring me the episode, if you can find it.

EXTRA CREDIT


Watch the movie Roxane with Steve Martin (the modern day version of Cyrano) and write a 1-2 page paper describing the similarities and differences between the movie and the play.

Finish Act IV

1. Finish reading Act IV
2. Quiz on Act IV
3. Study Questions due on Act IV
4. Journals on Act IV due Wednesday
5. Movie on Act IV

Monday, September 29, 2008

Read Act IV

Read Act IV
Study Questions
Allusions

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Vocabulary Test - 48 points

Thursday: Vocabulary Test 48 points
Friday: Sophomore Respect Retreat all day

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Vocabulary Due - Start Act IV

1. Collect Vocabulary Assignment
2. Watch Act III
3. Start reading Act IV – with Study Guide questions
4. 48 point Vocabulary Test Thursday
5. Sophomore Respect Retreat Friday

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Library Day and Journals Due

1. collect Journals on Act III
2. Library
· For library orientation
· to complete plagiarism packet
3. Vocabulary assignment due Wednesday
4. Vocabulary Test (48 points) on Thursday with late start day
5. Sophomore Respect Retreat on Friday

Monday, September 22, 2008

Balcony Scene


1. View balcony scenes from Romeo and Juliet and compare/contrast to Cyrano.

2. Watch Act III of Cyrano.

3. collect Journals on Act III

4. collect Study Guide on Act III

5. Tuesday in library

Friday, September 19th Homecoming Pepfest

1. Finish reading Act III
2. Quiz on Act III
3. Journals on Act III due on Monday
4. Study Guide on Act III due on Monday

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Act III - Balcony Scene

1. Read Act III
2. Study Questions
3. Allusions
4. I will be gone tomorrow. Warren Bolin is your sub. Work on all parts of the journal for Act III

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Start Act III

1. Journal 2 due
2. Study Questions Act II due
3. Watch movie of Act II
4. Start Act III

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Act II of Cyrano

1. Journal 2 Due Tomorrow
2. Finish reading Act II
· Study Questions – due tomorrow
· Allusions
3. Quiz Act II
4. Congratulations to the courageous who risked to try out for Student Senate:
· Kate Hildebrand
· Pachia Vang
· Cheyenne Richardson
· Molly Robinson
· Jackie Ormsbee
· Denise Wesseh

Monday, September 15, 2008

Act II and Vocabulary Assignment

1. Explain vocabulary word assignment
2. Vocabulary test- Thursday, Sept.25th
3. Start Act II
· Study Questions
· Allusions

Friday, September 12, 2008

Finish Act I

1. Starting Monday, all tardies will result in 30 minutes of community service.
2. collect Journal #1 – put in basket
3. youtube on old movie of Cyrano
4. watch French version of Cyrano
5. (5th hour – collect Study Guide and see Roxanne clip)
6. Start Act II

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Quiz Act I

1. Finish reading Act I
2. Quiz on Act I
3. Study Questions due in basket
4. Journal 1 due Friday
5. Movie on Roxanne for scene with nose

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Act I Cyrano

1. Read Act I Cyrano
2. Complete Study Guide
3. Continue allusion reports

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Cyrano Act I

1. Author Background packet due for 40 points
2. Read Act I of Cyrano
3. Complete Study Guide Act I
4. Allusion Reports start

Monday, September 8, 2008

First Day of Cyrano




1. Author Background packet due Tuesday for 40 points
2. Introduction to Cyrano
· Hand out books
· Sign up for reading parts
· Sign up for allusion
· 6th hour – start reading Cyrano

Friday, September 5, 2008

Introduction to Cyrano


1. Continuum
2. Author Background

3. Powerpoint on Plagairism

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Extra Credit


Please bring one box of kleenex for 5 extra credit points. Write your name on the box.

Thursday, September 4

1. Collect signed HP Contract and Parent Letter
2. Read I AM Poem outloud – store in 3 ring notebook
3. Finish groups of 3/surprise book with image/symbol
Group Reports – introduce one person
4. Homework: Continuum

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Second day of school


1. Finish Classroom Bingo
2. collect signed letter & HP contract
3. I am poem - due tomorrow
4. Letters from last year’s students (Hours 5 and 6)
5. Student Senate (room 274 for forms)
6. Try-outs for the musical Footloose

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

First Day of School!


Welcome Class of 2011!
This is English High Performance 10.

1. Welcome
2. Seating Chart
3. Passes
4. HP Contract
5. syllabus – get signed
6. Parent Information
7. Classroom Bingo