Mrs. Corlett

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Posted: February 2, 2010

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Welcome back!  Here's what we tackled today: English 9 - We reviewed our course outline for semester two, tentatively chose a novel to study (The Outsiders or The Catcher in the Rye), and began a little pre-reading activity (attached to this post).  Tomorrow, we'll finish it, then work on establishing the setting of your novels.   English 121 - We  reviewed our course outlines, then worked through understnding the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy for Thinking (attached to this post).  Tomorrow, we will complete the Bloom's activity with the very short story, The China Doll. Don't forget about your REFLECTION, due on Friday.
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Posted: January 21, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

ELPA Writing day tomorrow!  Bring a dictionary if you have one, and be ready to write your absolute best pieces of writing.  Good luck!

Posted: January 18, 2010

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Good day!  In class, we scored then edited the essays you wrote waaaaaaaay back in September.  You've come a long way, baby!  We then began a 15-question mock Writing I, to prepare you for what you might see on the ELPA.  Oh, that's another thing: the Reading component of the ELPA has been postponed until a later date, so you will just have regular classes on Thursday.  Your schedule for Friday will remain the same, and you will complete all three Writing components.  You should also be studying for any exams that you may have next week.

Posted: January 14, 2010

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010

Good day!  We examined another practice piece for the ELPA today (a pretty long poem!), and worked on our reading strategies.  Also, we completed some of the grammatical exercises that you'll have to tackle.  Tomorrow, it's another practice piece...and yes, it's a poem!  You're welcome!

Posted: January 13, 2010

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

You handed in your homework today....well, most of you did...then we completed and reviewed the ELPA sample.  Remember, take your time, use process of elimination, and always refer back to the text when you're given a line reference (read a little above and a little below, too).  Tomorrow, we'll work on another sample.

Posted: January 12, 2010

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Good day!  In class today, we completed and reviewed the common (difficult) terms page together, then began a practice piece for the ELPA.  We will finish it in class tomorrow.  Also, YOU WERE GIVEN A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT, due tomorrow (it is attached to this post).  It is a review of the elements of short stories.  Please complete it, as it counts for marks.  Have a great night!
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Posted: January 11, 2010

Monday, January 22, 2010

Today we almost completed a little "Walk and Talk" activity, using several important terms that may appear on the ELPA.  Students were assigned one or two terms, then were responsible to teach their understanding of those terms to their peers.  We will take about ten minutes of tomorrow's class time to complete all terms, then attack a practice assessment piece.  Expect homework tomorrow night!

Posted: January 7, 2010

Thursday, January 7, 2010

In class today, we reviewed the new short story elements covered yesterday (including the four types of point of view) and added another: unreliable narrator.  As an example, we began reading The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (cree-py!!!), while employing the "Stop and Write Something" strategy.  We'll finish it up tomorrow.  Have a great evening!

Posted: December 16, 2009

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

In class today, we were fortunate to have a Boomerang mentor or two work through an activity on Building Strong Relationships.  Afterward, you continued reading The Monkey's Paw using the "Stop and Write Anything" strategy.  No homework for tonight, as we'll finish the story and questions in class tomorrow.

Posted: December 14, 2009

Monday, December 14, 2009

In class today, we began (and many completed) the mock assessment re-write from September.  Tomorrow, we'll finish up, enter your responses into Senteo, and have a little comparison session.  Great work!  No homework tonight.

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