Syllabus: 12/1 to 12/5

Wow!! It's December already?!?!

Monday
In class:
Due: Read TEEWG ch. 15 – 18/study questions on the Blog.
· Review/analyze
· Listen to chapters 19 – 20 (if I can finally get the CD).
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: IN WRITING/GRAMMAR BOOKS: Read pages: 664-671 and complete ex: 7 and Posttest Review A/B Write out the sentences CORRECTLY (proper grammar and properly punctuated).
Due Friday: Mckay Chart in Grammar/Writing Books

Due Friday: Read/mark-up article: “I surrender, Dear” (annotate = TAKE NOTES in the margin. More than highlighting). List what you think is the main point of the article.
Due Friday: THEN for a separate QUIZ grade, TYPE a one page MLA formatted response to the article in which you connect what you think Janie’s response would be to the main point.

Tuesday
In class:
· Due: Grammar work pages: 664-671 and complete ex: 7 and Posttest Review A/B Write out the sentences!
· Play Grammar Game Review
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: Finish reading the novel and answer questions on the blog.

Wednesday
In class:
· Due: Ch 19 - 20/questions from blog.
· Novel as a whole: themes, characters, etc.
HOMEWORK:
Due tomorrow: BRING GRAMMAR/WRITING BOOKS TO CLASS.

Thursday

In class:
· Due: BRING GRAMMAR/WRITING BOOKS TO CLASS:
· Poetry from Claude McKay
· Novel as a whole: themes, characters, etc.
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: Complete chart (page 372-3 in Grammar/Writing Book)for TWO of the poems by McKay
· Due Tomorrow: Article “I surrender, Dear” mark-up and response.

Friday
In class:
· Due: Poetry chart/Article “I surrender, Dear” mark-up and response.
· Review
· Define “Feminism”
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: ESSAY: Typed, MLA format , no more than TWO pages: Answer the following questions: Is Janie considered a “feminist” why or why not? What are her biggest flaws, why? QUIZ GRADE!
Due Wednesday: Study for TEST: Poetry, background, Novel, vocabulary, etc.

Beyonce and Janie

Hey everyone...

Today in class, a student made a connection from the class discussion to Beyonce's video "If I Were a Boy." Just curious to know what you think about possible parallels between the situation in the video and Janie's jealousy towards Tea Cake and Nunkie.



I am interested to know what you think and get a discussion started.

~Ms. G

TEWWG Study Questions: Ch 15-18

You do not need to print/write the questions but please number your responses. Be insightful and specific. Use, explain and connect examples from the text. Effort please!

Chapters 15 and 16:

1. summarize Janie's first experience with Jealousy.
2. Why is Mrs. Turner drawn to Janie?
3. Tea Cake orders Janie to stop associating with Mrs. Turner. Why doesn't it work?

Chapters 17 and 18:

1. Compare/contrast Janie's social status on the muck with her social status in Eatonville.
2. Explain Tea Cake's motivation for striking Janie.
3. Summarize Tea Cake's plot to get the Turners off the muck.
4. State and Explain Tea Cake's reaction to the approaching hurricane.
5. Explain the significane of the phrase "thier eyes were watching God as used in the chapter.
6. Detail Janie's encounter with the mad dog during the hurricane.

Syllabus: 11/24 to 11/28

*If you missed the Quiz from last week, you must see me by the close of school on TUESDAY. Otherwise, you will earn a zero.

Monday

In class:
Due: Read TEWWG ch 13-14 and answer questions.
Review (possible listen on CD if I get it by then)
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: IN LITERATURE BOOKS: Read Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I could not stop for Death” on page: 364 and answer questions # ‘s 1 – 10 on page 365.
THEN write a full page (no more/less: typed = one, written = one front/back) comparing/contrasting Hurston’s personification and view of Death with Dickinson’s. Be sure to cite directly from the novel AND the poem – direct text to text connections. This is a QUIZ GRADE.
Due Monday: Read TEEWG ch 15 – 18/study questions on the Blog. Be prepared for a QUIZ!!!

Tuesday
In class:
· Due: Emily Dickinson Poem/One page essay on Death: Hurston vs. Dickinson.
· Read/Analyze Poetry by Langston Hughes
HOMEWORK:
Due Monday: Read TEEWG ch 15 – 18/study questions on the Blog. Be prepared for a QUIZ!!!
Due Tuesday: IN WRITING/GRAMMAR BOOKS: Read pages: 664-671 and complete ex: 7 and Posttest Review A/B Write out the sentences CORRECTLY (proper grammar and properly punctuated).



Wednesday

Half Day
SPIRIT DAY!



Thursday

TURKEY and STOVE TOP!!

Friday

Enjoy your mini – vacation and see you Monday!

All Must Have Prizes

Hey all...


I have been reading studies concerning educational practices for "winners" or those who are successfully meeting standards compared to those who are "losers" or again, those who are failing and not meeting expectations in the educational system.

I found this blurb comparing/contrasting Vietnamese and American education. I thought some of your would like to read it. If you would like to leave your opinion as well, feel free to start a discussion.

Click here: All Must Have Prizes


Enjoy!

~Ms. G

TEWWG Study Questions: Chapters 13 - 14

You do not need to print/write the questions but please number your responses. Be insightful and specific. Use, explain and connect examples from the text. Effort please!

Chapters 13 - 14:

1. When Tea Cake "disappears" what does he take with him and how does Janie react? Do you think her reaction is accurate or is she over reacting?
2. What does Tea Cake go and what does he do with Janie's money?
3. What reason does Tea Cake give for not taking Janie to his party? Describe Janie's reaction to this.
4. Define "the Muck" and describe Tea Cake's attraction to it.
5. Tea Cake asks Janie to work in the field with him and Janie is happy to do so. Contrast her reaction with specific and similar situations within her previous marriages.
6. In your opinion, how has Janie changed or has she changed at all? Explain and use specific instances from the novel.

Syllabus: 11/17 - 11/21

Monday

In class:
§ Due: Read TEWWG ch 7 -8 and answer questions/passage analysis.
§ Pass out vocabulary
§ Listen ch 9 – 10
HOMEWORK:
§ Due Tomorrow: Finish reading ch 9 – 10 and be prepared to answer questions/pop quiz J
§ Due Wednesday: Read and answer questions 11 – 12
§ Due Thursday: Quiz ch 1 – 10 and vocab
§ Due Friday: Read/Mark-up essay and complete a thesis outline of “Merry Hallomas” and Extra Credit Assignment and an example is posted on the board

Tuesday
In class:
· Due: Finish reading ch 9 – 10
HOMEWORK:
§ Due Tomorrow: Finish reading ch 11 and 12/questions

Wednesday
In class:
§ Due: Finish reading ch 11 and 12/questions
§ Review
HOMEWORK:
· Due tomorrow: Study for quiz

Thursday

In class:
§ Due: Quiz
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: Read/mark-up/outline “Merry Hallomas” and Extra Credit

Friday

In class:
· Due: Read/mark-up/outline “Merry Hallomas” and Extra Credit
· Workshop on thesis outlining
HOMEWORK:
· Due Monday: Read Ch 13 – 14/questions will be posted on the blog

Extra Credit

For this assignment, research the origins and evolution of a slang word. This word must be an appropriate and commonly used slang word.

You must include:

• This assignment is in the form of a small poster (I want to hang these up).
• Poster must be in color, easy to read, labeled an explained. How you choose to set it up is up to you. Basically: Make it pretty (paint, crayons, magazines, etc. Show your artistic and creative abilities!).
• Compose a 350 -500 word TYPED explanation of what the word is, what it means, from which word was it derived and how this word evolved into its current meaning.
• MLA formatted bibliography on the back of you poster.
• All criteria must be met for up to 10 extra points on a TEST. This can bump your final grade up substantially!

DUE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Must Love Dogs

A bit of random fun for you...

Since you know how much I love dogs, it should come as no surprise that I am obsessed with this website. These puppies are too cute and I can't stop watching them. I thought I would share it with you, especially my fellow dog lovers.

Check it out: Puppy Web Cam

Enjoy!

~Ms. G

TEWWG Study Questions: Chapters 5 - 8

Hey everyone...

Instead of printing out a list of questions for you, I have posted them here. You do not need to copy them down, but number them and answer in complete sentences.

Ch. 5:

1. What does Joe Starks do that surprises the townspeople? How do the men react to Janie?
2. How does Janie feel about being the mayor's wife?
3. Support the following statement: "But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate."
4. Explain: "Ah often wonder how dat lit wife uh hisn makes out wid him, 'cause he's uh man dat changes everything, but nothin' don't change him." What does the following quotation suggest is wrong with Janie's and Joe's relationship?

Ch 6:

1. Why is the mule talk in front of the store frustrating and entertaining for Janie?
2. What prompts Joe to insist that Janie wear a rag over her hair?
3. How does Joe explain the odd spectacle of the dead mule on his back with his feet sticking up in the air?
4. Why is Janie excluded from the Mule's funeral?
5. Local color is defined as details and descriptions common to a certain place. Some critics point out Hurston presents the local color of the black community through the stories told on the front porch of the store. Find and example of local color in this chapter and include the page number, and explain what is learned about the community from the stories.
6. What event in Janie's marriage convinces her that Joe isn't the wonderful man she thought she was marrying? How does she survive in the marriage without losing her identity?
7. At the end of the chapter, Janie finally speaks her mind. According to Janie, what is God's opinion of women? How does she think he will judge men's behavior toward women?

Ch 7 and 8:

1. Why does Joe start hassling Janie about her age?
2. What does Janie say to Joe in front of his friends that humiliates him? What does he do to retaliate?
3. In chapter 8, cite a quotation illustrating how HUrston uses personification to describe death.
4. What does Janie tell her husband just before he dies?
5. How does Janie symbolically express her freedom from Joe after his death?
6. Support or refute the following: Joe Starks is a static character. Use evidence from the text to support your opinion.

Journal: Same or Different?

Respond to the following question. Draw upon personal experience and use specific situation to advocate your point of view. Respond, dispute, or agree and elaborate on the responses of your peers. Please, no repeats: use your own head and thoughts!

What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of a homogeneous environment? What makes you think so? Recall or describe certain positive or negative instances and the possibilities or outcomes as a result. How does this relate to TEWWG? Use specific textual references.

REMEMBER: Post in the appropriate comment section, include your name and section. The "no name = no credit" rule still applies. Must be posted by the start of class on Thursday.

Syllabus: 11/10 - 11/14

Monday
In class:
§ Due: read TEWWG chapters 1-4
§ Questions/passage analysis
HOMEWORK:
§ Due Wednesday: Finish class work
§ Due Wednesday: IN LITERATURE BOOK: read/notes on pages 680-1. Then, read “Go Down Death” on page 681-683. Answer # 4-7 AND “A Critical response” #2 a-f. Write in complete sentence, with effort, and make sure you “analyze.”
§ Due Thursday: Blog assignment: Journal Response/Peer response on blog.
§ Due Friday: read Ch 5-6/Passage analysis/questions

Tuesday
NO SCHOOL :)

Wednesday
In class:
§ Due: Ch 1-4 questions/passages AND “Go Down Death”
§ BRING GRAMMAR/WRITING BOOK TO CLASS.
§ Complete assigned grammar practice in your books. WRITE OUT SENTENCES!
HOMEWORK:
· Due tomorrow: Blog Journal by the start of class in order to earn credit!
· Friday: read Ch 5-6/Passage analysis/questions

Thursday
In class:
§ Due: Blog journal
§ BRING GRAMMAR/WRITING BOOK TO CLASS.
§ Complete assigned grammar practice in your books. WRITE OUT SENTENCES!
HOMEWORK:
Due Tomorrow: read Ch 5-6/Passage analysis/questions

Friday
In class:
· Due: read Ch 5-6/Passage analysis/questions
· Review
HOMEWORK:
· Due Monday: Read TEWWG ch 7 -8, passage analysis.

Syllabus: 11/3 to 11/7

I hope you had a fantastic weekend and a safe Halloween. Just a reminder: If you did not take the Romanticism Test, you must see me during your study hall by Wednesday!

Monday

In class:
· BRING LITERATURE BOOKS TO CLASS
· Vernacular
HOMEWORK:
§ Due tomorrow: Markup article (change of plans because I didn’t get a chance to pass out the article to section C, therefore ALL CLASSES please complete for tomorrow)

Tuesday

In class:
· Due: Read/mark up article “White’s Great Hope” and create a thesis outline
· Pass out Their Eyes were Watching God (TEWWG)
· Review Article and thesis outline
·
HOMEWORK:
§ For those of you who can vote: exercise your right!
§ Due Tomorrow: Read/Mark-up background info on Hurston

Wednesday

In class:
§ Due: Read/mark-up background info.
§ Webquest/background info: report to class then we will go to the computer lab
HOMEWORK:
· Due tomorrow: Continue to work on webquest

Thursday

In class:
· Go Directly to room 222 and work on your webquest.
HOMEWORK:
· Due Tomorrow: Webquest: FINAL COPY READY Use email, phone calls, AIM, to communicate with your partners (remember: emails are located on the blog too…use your resources and SOLVE THE PROBLEM!).

Friday

In class:
· Due: Webquest
· Review
HOMEWORK:
· Due Monday: read TEWWG chapters 1-4