Welcome to Martin's blog! On this site you will find my course syllabi, daily assignments, current vocabulary words, reading lists, and links to writing reference, literary terms and periods, and grammar sites. In addition, I will also keep you up to speed on topics of interest we run across in each unit. Come on in!
April 20, 2008
BRITISH LITERATURE: APRIL 21-25
Monday, April 21
Vocabulary Words Week 12 (NO SENTENCES DUE)
Finish Hamlet photo stories presentation
Discuss Letters and Chapters 1-6 of Frankenstein
Watch Gulliver's Travels film and work on study guide
Tuesday, April 22 - Mr. Martin will be out today! Be good for my sub!
Read Gulliver's Travels excerpts from the text (20-30 minutes)
Finish watching the Gulliver's Travels film and complete study guide
Wednesday, April 23
*** RESEARCH PAPER FINAL DRAFT/WORKS CITED DUE!!
Finish GT film if necessary -Review text excerpts and prep for test on Thursday
Read Frankenstein in class (Chapter 11)
Thursday, April 24
*** Gulliver's Travels test
Vocab-u-betcha!!
Read Frankenstein Chapter 12 in class
Friday, April 25
*** Vocabulary Quiz 12
Franken-Friday Discussion and film excerpts
Present Satire Projects to the class
AMERICAN LITERATURE: APRIL 21-25
Monday, April 21
Vocabulary Words Week 12 (NO SENTENCES DUE)
Bibliography cards and internal documentation for research paper
Handout on "Transcendentalism Project" and graphic organizers (Due Friday) (Song demo!)
Begin reading "Nature" excerpts by Emerson from the text (work on graphic organizer)
Tuesday, April 22 - MR. MARTIN WILL BE OUT TODAY!!
*** Vocabulary Activity (Mr. Northington) - Due in class!
Complete Bibliography cards (4 due at the end of class)
Begin writing rough draft (Due Friday)
Finish reading "Nature" and read "Civil Disobedience" from text (finish GO for "Nature")
Wednesday, April 23
Review Emerson readings from text and discuss
Read "Walden" excerpts by Thoreau in class and discuss
Complete Transcendentalism G.O. for "Walden"
Thursday, April 24
Vocab-u-betcha!!
Formatting the Research Paper / checklist for final draft
Work on study guide for Transcendentalism test (Friday)
Friday, April 25
*** Vocabulary Quiz 12
*** Transcendentalism Test
Present Transcendentalism Projects
April 13, 2008
AMERICAN LITERATURE: APRIL 14-18
Monday, April 14
Vocabulary Words Week 12 - NO SENTENCES DUE THIS WEEK!!
Research Guide and paper requirements and schedule handed out and discussed - Primary versus secondary sources and plagiarism
Writing a Thesis Statement (Thesis statement due on Wednesday of this week!)
Review Poe stories and read two poems
Tuesday, April 15
Vocabulary Activity (Matching)
Read "Annabel Lee", "The Haunted Palace", and "The Raven"
***Complete handout activity for each poem - REVIEW FOR POE QUIZ
Wednesday, April 16
*** Poe Reading Quiz (over the two stories, three poems, and background)
Preparing an Outline and Writing Bibliography Cards (Bring all of your source materials to class!)
*** Check thesis statements and revise where needed
Introduction to Transcendentalism - Notes, a comic strip, and a song!
Thursday, April 17
Vocab-u-betcha!
Finish Transcendentalism introduction and present handout on "Transcendental Thought"
*** Transcendentalism Journal project (handout and explanation)
Friday, April 18
*** Vocabulary Quiz 12
Read excerpts from "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson and discuss
Write Journal Entry #1 - Choose a quote from "Nature" that speaks to you and write a one-page journal entry explaining the quote and how you can relate to it on a personal level.
Finish Outline, Bib cards, and Thesis statement - ALL DUE AT THE END OF CLASS TODAY!!
BRITISH LITERATURE: APRIL 14-18
WELCOME BACK!!
Hope you all had a great Spring Break. Let's jump back in and finish strong!
Monday, April 14
Vocabulary Words Week 12 - NO SENTENCES DUE THIS WEEK!
Works Cited page formatting activity - Bring your research guides to class!
Introduction notes to Neoclassicism and Swift
Tuesday, April 15
Finish Introduction notes to Neoclassicism and Swift
Read "A Modest Proposal" in class and discuss satire
Research paper formatting reminders / Review of quote and paraphrase integration
Wednesday, April 16
Begin reading Gullivers Travels excerpts in book and discuss
Background handout for Swift and GT (Read and annotate)
*** GT handout to be completed with viewing of film
Thursday, April 17
Writing Lab - Write first draft of research paper / begin editing and revising! Do not leave the writing lab without showing me your rough draft!
Friday, April 18
*** Vocabulary quiz 12
Peer edit of rough drafts in class - BRING YOUR COMPLETED ROUGH DRAFT TO CLASS WITH YOU!
Franken-Friday #1 - Discuss novel through chapter 6 - Work on Frankenfolio
Watch Gulliver's Travels film
April 01, 2008
Poetry Terms Post Test
There will be a post test on the poetry terms found in the document below. These are the same terms from the poetry terms pre test that was taken on Tuesday, April 1st.
Download poetry_terms_to_know.doc
Good luck!
March 31, 2008
BRIT LIT: March 31 - April 4
Digital Story Project for Hamlet will be due the week after spring break.
See scoring guide attachment...
Download digital_story_hamlet.doc
Monday 3/31
Today was spent in the media center. Students had the opportunity to finalize their sources, bib. cards, annotate their sources, and work on their formal outline. Most students took advantage of this time in the library and made great strides in their research process. All students should have a copy of FRANKENSTEIN. HW: Read the letters portion of FRANKENSTEIN.
Tuesday 4/1
***Poetry terms Pre-test (BONUS POINTS)
Vocabulary words week 10 student PowerPoint presentation
Digital Story demonstration using Microsoft's PhotoStory 3.0
Introduction to mini unit on SONNETS
* Vocab sentences due tomorrow
Wednesday 4/2
***Group activity "Sonnet Analysis"
VOCAB-U-BETCHA WEEK 10
***BIB CARDS COLLECTED (final opportunity for points)
***Vocabulary sentences due today
Thursday 4/3
***Vocabulary Quiz Week 10
***Sonnet Quiz
Mini lesson on writing an outline
Friday 4/4
***Formal outline for research paper due
***Post test on Poetry Terms
March 10, 2008
BRIT LIT: MARCH 31 - April 4
Monday 3/10
Today was spent in the media center. Students had the opportunity to finalize their sources, bib. cards, annotate their sources, and work on their formal outline. Most students took advantage of this time in the library and made great strides in their research process.
All students should have a copy of FRANKENSTEIN.
HW: Read the letters portion of FRANKENSTEIN.
Tuesday 3/11
***Poetry terms Pre-test (BONUS POINTS)
Vocabulary words week 10 student PowerPoint presentation
Introduction to mini unit on SONNETS
Wednesday 3/12
***Group activity "Sonnet Analysis"
VOCAB-U-BETCHA WEEK 10
***BIB CARDS COLLECTED (final opportunity for points)
***Vocabulary sentences due today
Thursday 3/13
***Vocabulary Quiz Week 10
***Sonnet Quiz
Mini lesson on writing an outline
Friday 3/14
***Formal outline for research paper due
