I've decided to keep my classes separate and identify them through the class numbers: English 3201 (1) and English 3201 (2).
I'll make temporal references as well as refer to the days of the school cycle. You've got this! Everybody should have a good enough foundation of what is happening in Macbeth now. I know this won't replace the readings and the discussions in class but it is certainly the best I can do given the delivery method and all we can expect for now.
Though I have to have work on my web page by March 27th, I spent a lot of today (March 17th) in prep mode. I've decided to present my daily plans as they would have unfolded during the regular school days.
**Some of you received the Act III questions in class. That is according to the very few copies that remain. The handout is HERE if you need them.
**My summaries are on my drive at school. There are some pretty decent ones found HERE Y'all are probably a step ahead of me and may have been reading online summaries all along.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 (Day 7)
English 3201 (2)
Sigh. I was looking forward to reading Act IV in class. :( Anyhow, your readings for today should take you from the start of Act IV on page 75-82.
Thursday, March 19, 2020 (Day 1)
English 3201 (1)
Sigh. I was looking forward to reading Act IV in class. :( Anyhow, your readings for today should take you from the start of Act IV on page 75-82.
English 3201 (2)
Continue on with the readings from pages 82-90.
Friday, March 20, 2020 (Day 2)
English 3201 (1)
Continue on with the readings from pages 82-90.
English 3201 (2)
Work on the Act IV questions. As you'll see, there have been no quotations assigned for this act. The questions can be found here:
English 3201 (1)
Work on the Act IV questions. As you'll see, there have been no quotations assigned for this act. The questions can be found here:
English 3201 (2)
Start reading Act V, Scene 1. This is where stuff gets real with Lady Macbeth!
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 (Day 4)
English 3201 (1)
Start reading Act V, Scene 1. This is where stuff gets real with Lady Macbeth!
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
At this stage of the school closure, I am no longer certain what day in the schedule it is.:( Again, as I posted on the main page, I was waiting for further direction from my administrators and the Board before uploading additional things here. It was important to know how this directed learning is to unfold.
I encourage you to finish reading Macbeth. I know it doesn't compare to reading it together in class. I will upload the Act V questions for those who wish to see them through.
Also, I encourage you to view one of the movie adaptations.
Roman Polanski's 1971 version is gory but is a good adaptation. (Polanski is a director who is known for dabbling in to the horror genre.) The 2015 version is a great one too if you prefer more modern cinematography and visual effects.
Within the week of "returning" from Easter Break, I will be sharing a link to a book that I would have loved to have read in class. You are strongly encouraged to read it when it becomes available.
Be safe! Wash your hands.
Monday, April 27, 2020
I hope you have all been doing well. As of April 21, I sent out detailed emails with individualized learning plans to the students (as well of the parents of the students) who are either currently not meeting academic success in English 3201 or those who have an average of less than a 60%. Please check your spam folders.
*If you do not have access to your school email, please let me know and I can provide assistance.*
I miss all of you and our daily interactions in the classroom. I truly do. I hit the ground running with my return from Easter Break by making some revisions to my report card comments as well as creating the plans referenced.
Many thanks for those of you who have reached out with incomplete (overdue) assessments from term three. AT RISK STUDENTS: that will be your focus for this week. Please get your work in ASAP.
Non-at-risk students, you can start to read "A Separate Peace". If you would like to hear an audio file of my introductory remarks about the novel, please click here. I was hoping to do read the book in its entirety to you all. Due to copyright laws, I am not permitted to read the whole thing. However, stay tuned for the audio chapters I will share.
Non-at-risk students, you can start to read "A Separate Peace". If you would like to hear an audio file of my introductory remarks about the novel, please click here. I was hoping to do read the book in its entirety to you all. Due to copyright laws, I am not permitted to read the whole thing. However, stay tuned for the audio chapters I will share.
A PDF copy of the novel can be found by clicking the picture of the book's cover.
Before reading, jot down your ideas to the following question:
Does competition bring out the best or the worst in people?
For this week, please read chapters 1 - 5. I'd like you to pay particular attention to the characters that are introduced, the setting, as well as any themes that are emerging. Hint: friendship and envy will be two predominant themes of the work. Please make note of your ideas. For those who wish to explore some questions, you can find the activities here. Sorry the file isn't overly pretty. The revised copy is on my school computer.
Monday, May 4, 2020
Monday, May 11, 2020
If you kept up and decided to read "A Separate Peace", please reach out. I would love to hear from you! Continue reading the novel. Very few chapters remain this week. For those who wish to explore some questions, I’ve linked some questions HERE for chapters 11-13 to explore. And that will bring us to the end of this classic.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
If you finished "A Separate Peace" last week, you are free from the q & a that often go hand in hand with novel studies. What I'd like for you to do is complete the following the creative writing prompt. I know you're all saddened that formal essay was not assigned.
How might this same book be rewritten in a contemporary setting – time and place? Consider the characters, the situation (modern youth at a private school preparing for what?), the future being faced. Maintain the same theme of youth implied by the novel, but set your story in 2020. Have fun with this!
Monday, Monday 25, 2020
Dear Grads of 2020,
It was nice to see so many of you on the weekend - either on zoom or in person. I've seen many beautiful pictures flood my timeline. It makes me happy to know that your day went well despite the current circumstances. I'll be back at Menihek cheering you on no matter where life takes you. May joy and success be around every turn.
I miss our time together. If we were still in class, we would have done the research paper then ended our year with A Separate Peace. The novel test would be right about now and review would be starting shortly after.
Plan-wise this week and next, we are going to focus on personal response writing. It would have been a part of the public examination you no longer have to write this year. As you know, personal response writing can take on various methods of development such as letter to the editor, description, expository, argumentative, or narrative.
May 27, 2020 Update
If we have been in communication regarding work you need to submit, this message is for you. My employer and administrator have communicated the following information. PLEASE NOTE:
Monday, June 1, 2020
We would be doing review if we were still in class. While you don't have the stresses about public exams on your shoulders, I'm sure there are other things in your lives impacting you.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
If you finished "A Separate Peace" last week, you are free from the q & a that often go hand in hand with novel studies. What I'd like for you to do is complete the following the creative writing prompt. I know you're all saddened that formal essay was not assigned.
How might this same book be rewritten in a contemporary setting – time and place? Consider the characters, the situation (modern youth at a private school preparing for what?), the future being faced. Maintain the same theme of youth implied by the novel, but set your story in 2020. Have fun with this!
Monday, Monday 25, 2020
Dear Grads of 2020,
It was nice to see so many of you on the weekend - either on zoom or in person. I've seen many beautiful pictures flood my timeline. It makes me happy to know that your day went well despite the current circumstances. I'll be back at Menihek cheering you on no matter where life takes you. May joy and success be around every turn.
I miss our time together. If we were still in class, we would have done the research paper then ended our year with A Separate Peace. The novel test would be right about now and review would be starting shortly after.
Plan-wise this week and next, we are going to focus on personal response writing. It would have been a part of the public examination you no longer have to write this year. As you know, personal response writing can take on various methods of development such as letter to the editor, description, expository, argumentative, or narrative.
Topic: Write a well-organized response to the following quotation by American author Robert Fulghum: "All I really need to know, I learned in Kindergarten." You can use any form of essay development (expository/personal, narrative, descriptive).
As an assessment, responses would have been marked on the basis of the organization of ideas as well as conventions, voice, sentence fluency, and word choice.
As of May 25 and according to the NLESD Director of Education Tony Stack, home-learning plans will be suspended June 5 to allow teachers time to complete their final tasks and focus on preparing for 2020-21.
As of May 25 and according to the NLESD Director of Education Tony Stack, home-learning plans will be suspended June 5 to allow teachers time to complete their final tasks and focus on preparing for 2020-21.
May 27, 2020 Update
If we have been in communication regarding work you need to submit, this message is for you. My employer and administrator have communicated the following information. PLEASE NOTE:
- On-line learning ends on June 5th.
- All work that has been assigned for at-risk students and credit recovery is due no later than Friday, June 12th.
A number of you have been working on these overdue assessments since April. It's time to get those items in.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Time is ticking!
I hope you're all doing well.
Monday, June 1, 2020
We would be doing review if we were still in class. While you don't have the stresses about public exams on your shoulders, I'm sure there are other things in your lives impacting you.
Last week, your focus was personal response writing. As I said then, it is also one of the focus points for this week. The following is from
the 2016 sample Public Exam.
Topic: We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
Respond to the topic above by focusing on your personal experience(s). You do
not have to accept the basic premise of the topic. You can use any form of essay development
(expository/personal, narrative, descriptive).
As an assessment, responses would have been
marked on the basis of the organization of ideas as well as conventions, voice,
sentence fluency, and word choice.
Recently, we would have been working on the Research Paper on a topic of your choice. Please click HERE for the information package. Imagine that you were in the midst of writing this assignment. Select a topic and in a well-written and supported paragraph, explain why you selected that particular topic. What resources and sites would have been
helpful with the research process?
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