English 9 - Happy December!  In class today, we did a warm-up using nutrition labels, added two new terms to our short story list read Hobbyist and began a Venn diagram to complete a comparison contrast of Voodoo and Hobbyist.  Enjoy your long weekend. English 122 - No clas today...pep rally!

English 9 -  Hello, people!  Today, you were assigned your Article of the Week (due tomorrow), and you read/analyzed another Fredric Brown story...this time using our netbooks to chat with peers.  Well done. English 122 - Hi!  You also received your Article of the Week (due tomorrow), and we continued reading Dr. Faustus.  Last reminder about your research essay due on Wednesday.

English 9 - In class today, you completed your checklist for your final draft of the memoire you wrote...then you took the opportunity to read and provide positive feedback to several of your peers about THEIR memoires!  Thanks! English 122 - Hi there!  First, we had a say about your Articles of the Week from Monday, then we reviewed the meatier "stuff" from our Faustus reading on Monday, and continued reading...while still practicing note-taking and exercising our upper-level thinking abilities, of course.  Don't forget about the research essay you have due one week from today.  

English 9 - Hello!  In class today, we completed a warm-up using an "Aminals" cartoon, did a quick review of your point-form version of events for your memoire, then created the storyboard you'll use to help you organize those events.  Some of you even began writing!  Remember that an engaging introduction is pretty important, right?  For tomorrow, be sure to have your storyboard completed, as your first draft will likely be due on Friday. English 122 - Hello to you, too!  Today, we looked at your "comic" character assignment from last night, reviewed the reesearch essay assignment that is due Wednesday, November 30, reviewed what we covered yesterday in Dr. Faustus, then continued reading the play.  Remember your reflection for Friday, right?

English 9 - Hey there!  Today, you were assigned your Article of the Week (no notation - practice sumarizing each paragraph instead, on the page you were provided), then we played "Who Is This?" to show you how to come up with a writing idea if you're stuck.  After that, we looked at how to use basic point form and storyboards as graphic organizers, which you will be trying with your memoire. English 122 -  Ditto with the Article of the Week (due tomorrow), but you'll be doing notation.  On top of that, we kept plugging away with our friend Dr. Faustus, working on our note-taking skills.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE THIS WEEKEND, ON ALL THREE DAYS!  THANK YOU!   English 9 - In class today, we took at a look at the graphic organizers we've used to date, then we re-organized our Venn diagram from yesterday.  From there, I showed you how to turn the info on your Venn diagram into better paragraphs (instead of just listing the item from your Venn diagram, right?).  After that, you began a list of words and phrases that describe who and what you are...which we will "Wordle" on Monday!   English 122 - If you didn't hand in your reflection today, please e-mail it to me before 2:00 tomorrow.  Also, rememeber that your novel study and book talk are due on Monday.  In class today, we continued, then presented, the short activity in analyzing the prologue of Dr. Faustus.  Well done!