The Philologists

In class: vocabulary quiz.  My grades are up-to-date. Check yours! Missing something?  I will collect your 5 completed character charts on Monday. You are also going to choose 1 character from the Spoon River text to perform.  These will take place next Tuesday / Wednesday. On Monday you will practice with me.  No one in the same class may have the same character. Come share with me. I will post the list on the blog, so those who are absent today can check the list. Period 4: Period 7: Period 9: Take a look at the rubric below, to know the expectations, Name_________________________________________                                                           ...

Coming Up: vocabulary quiz from the poems we have read: this Friday, 2/ 28...(another copy below); remember that you are only defining the word and giving the part of speech. In class Wednesday and Thursday: 5 character analyses.  You may open your text anywhere. Browse and explore. These will be collected at the start of class on Friday. Have you turned in the two short writing assignments for Monday (Summer's Day) and Tuesday (The Hill)?     I have finished grading everything I have received!  Name_______________________________________ Choose  five  of the poems that appeal to you and complete a CHARACTER ANALYSIS worksheet for each. Character Analysis for  Spoon River Anthology You will need to complete  five  character analysis forms.  Keep in mind that these people lived close to one hundred and fifty years ago. Remember to justify all your answers with text. Character’s name_______________________...

Thank you to those who sent along yesterday's assignment or gave me a hard copy. These were outstanding. Grades are in. If you are on a field trip the next two days, let me know. You need to collect the work you will will miss.   Learning Targets 11-12R3: In literary texts, analyze the impact of author’s choices. In informational texts, analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop. 11-12R4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings. Analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of technical or key term(s) over the course of a text 11-12R6: Analyze how authors employ point of view, perspective, and purpose, to shape explicit and implicit messages (e.g., persuasiveness, aesthetic quality, satire,...