Blocks 1 and 3- Due Monday, May 17th
- “Fahrenheit 451″ Final Projects due- 1oo pts.
Your final cumulative project guidelines will be given to you on Monday, have a good weekend.
Friendly reminder- even though it was mentioned last Friday-
- First version of Rough Draft paper is due Thursday, April 8th-Typed/Printed- 50 points
- It’s alright if you don’t have Intro/Conclusion yet, but you MUST have three body paragraphs with your nine quotes/statistics/facts/charts, etc.
- We will be editing and revising our rough drafts Thursday, so it is IMPERATIVE that you bring your rough draft to class- punishment will include major loss of points and possible detention.
Here are some links to help you work through the Rough Draft
- Writing your Rough Draft- steps to help
- Outline setup- format and example
- Quoting PPT- we went over this in class- helpful when adding your supporting quotes
- Editing Questions- this will be used on Thursday for peer editing, but you can use this whenever you like
Due Tuesday, April 6th
- Rough Draft of Outline- use the outline worksheet and your sources to create a rough sketch of how you would like your paper to go.
25 points
Due Friday, April 2nd
- Thesis Statement- 1st edition
- Burning Question worksheet #2
- Printed Articles with annotations
35 Points
Due Monday, March 29th
- Printed article with annotations
- Burning Question follow-up worksheet
March 23, 2010
- Spring Break recap- True/False writing- convincing the audience
- Research Paper- Statement of Intent
- Research Paper- Argumentative vs. Problem/Solution
Due Thursday- final topic choice, argumentative vs prob/ solution
March 9th and 11th, 2010
The Research Paper has begun. Here are some links to what we have worked on this week:
Persuasive Research Paper Intro.
March 5, 2010
- Macbeth scenes for extra credit
- Practice EOC exam
March 2, 2010
- Reminder that your Macbeth vocabulary test is tomorrow. Here are links to the vocab. words if you need them again
Recall the exercise we did in class giving facial expressions and actions to each word. You are now able to do this on your own, creating “reminders” for the vocabulary words.
March 1, 2010
- Macbeth Cumulative Final
- Film
- Character Poster Project
February 28, 2010
Here are some links to study guides for your Macbeth final which is tomorrow!! Good luck studying. Remember quotes and literature analysis (analyzing and breaking down lines from the play) are an important part of the test:
Macbeth Cumulative Study Guide
February 25th- Congratulations on finishing Macbeth! Cumulative final over the whole book is Monday! Review the study guide, old quizzes, worksheets and any notes you have taken. This will be a challenging test and will include quotes and analysis of specific lines.
February 19th- things to know for Macbeth Act IV quiz
- three apparitions
- final vision to Macbeth from witches regarding future kings
- specifics of Malcolm and Macduff’s conversation
- Malcolm “gently accuses” Macduff of two things- that he loved Macbeth and that he is still safe when everyone else is dying, can Macduff be trusted?
- Malcolm makes outrageous claims that he wants to sleep with many women (even though we eventually find out he is a virgin) and that he wants more land, jewels, etc
- Malcolm finally comes clean and admits he was lying, testing Macduff. He also admits that Macbeth has tried to tempt him with women, land and money.
4. Quiz-there are four short answers, one quote and three true/false. (15 points)
Bonus- Write down your favorite movie villain and why. Turn in to me on the day of the quiz: two points.
Double Bonus- starting immediately after I post this (Wednesday, Feb.17, 10:50 am) first person to ask Mr. Beck his favorite movie villain gets an extra two bonus points.
February 17th
- Short Story “38 Who Saw Murder” and study questions
- Finish Macbeth Act IV in class and view film
- Quiz over Macbeth Act IV Friday
February 11, 2010
- Macbeth Act III Quiz
- Topic Journals
- Argument/Persuasion discussion
- Macbeth Act IV, Sc. I
Due Wednesday, February 17th
- Act IV-V Vocab Words
- Quiz over Act IV Friday, February 19th
February 8, 2010
- Tomorrow: Macbeth Quiz over Act III
- Turn in study guide questions
February 4, 2010
- DUE FRIDAY- PRINTED/ANNOTATED LYRICS- 30 POINTS
February 3, 2010
- Self-Selected Reading
- Topic Journals
- Root Races (per, reg)
- Song Analysis- “Knives Out” by Radiohead
- Macbeth- finish Act 3 Scene 1
DUE: Friday- student selected song with annotated lyrics
February 2, 2010
- Macbeth quiz- Act II
- Review poetry analysis
- Song Analysis- “The Stone” by Dave Matthews Band
- In-class reading of Macbeth Act III, Scene I
DUE:
Friday- song choice with annotated lyrics- at least eight connections must be made to Macbeth
Dear Mr. Beck
Who is your favorite movie villain?
Respectfully,
Andrew McNulty
Why thank you for asking Andrew!
My favorite movie villian of all time is a tie:
1. Jaws
2. Nurse Ratched from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
The two points are yours!