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Phone Number:  (714) 986-7580 ext.  11205
Email (Contact):  [email protected]
Homepage (Daily Agendas and Homework): 
 
Schedule:
Period 0:  AP Language and Composition
Period 1:  English Language Arts II 
Period 2:  AP Language and Composition 
Period 3:  English Language Arts II
Period 4:  English Language Arts II
Period 5:  Conference
 
 
Tutoring:  Break, Lunch and After School by. Appt.
 
 
 

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Agendas and Homework: 12/6/13

LA II

  • SSR
  • Finish "Battle of the Minds"
  • Discuss "Battle..." and Montag & Beatty's Discussion

HW:  Part II Section 4 (page 94)

 

LA III

  • Voice Lesson (Detail # 8)
  • Finish DPS
  • Finish DPS Notes

HW:  Typed DPS Notes Due Tuesday

 

LA II H

  • Vocab.  11 Quiz
  • SSR
  • Correct/Discuss Quiz 11
  • Finish Meeting Gatsby Wksht.

HW and Due Dates:  Ch. 7 (Monday, 12/9); Ch. 8 (Wednesday, 12/11); Ch. 9 (Friday, 12/13); The Great Gatsby Exam (Monday, 12/16), Provide Essay Prompt for Take-Home Essay (Monday, 12/16);  Essay Due (Friday 12/20); The Great Gatsby AP 1 Sheet Due Monday (1/6)

Agendas and Homework: 12/5/13

LA II

  • Correct and Discuss F 451 Quiz
  • Collect Characterization
  • Finish Battle of the Minds Wksht.

HW:  Part II Section 1

 

LA III

  • Discuss DPS Notes
  • Continue DPS
  • HW:  Typed DPS Notes Due Tuesday (12/10)

 

LA II H

  • Finish Setting Wksht.
  • Mtg. Gatsby Wksht.

HW:  Ch. 6 Due Friday; Vocab. Quiz 11 Tomorrow

 

 

Agendas and Homework: 12/4/13 (Wednesday)

LA II

  • F-451 Quiz
  • Characterization

HW:  Finish Reading Part I and Characterization Assignment

 

LA III

  • Voice Lesson 7 (Details)
  • Continue DPS (Take Notes)

HW:  Notes on DPS

 

LA II H

  • Check and Discuss Vocab. 11 Definitions
  • Discuss/Answer Questions on Novel
  • Setting Wksht.

HW:  Ch. 6 by Friday (12/6), Ch. 7 by Monday (12/9),  Ch. 8 by Wednesday (12/11) and Ch. 9 by Friday 12/13

 

Agendas and Homework: 12/3/13 (Tuesday)

LA II

  • SSR (Stamp Summaries)
  • Discuss Important Plot Events
  • Begin Characterization of Montag, Mildred, Clarisse and Capt.  Beatty

HW:  Read Section 16 (p. 66);  There will be a 15 Point Short Answer Quiz on Sections 1 - beg. of 16 Tomorrow.

 

LA III

  • SSR
  • Review Transcendental Elements and their Connection with DPS
  • Continue Watching  and Taking Notes on DPS 

 

LA II H

  • SSR
  • Correct & Discuss Gatsby Quiz (1-3)
  • Begin Setting Wksht.

HW:  Vocab. 11 Definitions and Chapter 5 Due Tomorrow

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Agendas and Homework: 12/2/13

LA II

  • Discuss and Review Sections 1-12 F-451
  • Write a three to five sentence summary of Sections 1-12 that addresses important plot events, characters and one thematic idea (theme):  censorship, materialism, lack of communication, individualism, or technology

HW:  Finish Summary; Read Through Section 15 P. 52

 

LA III

  • Collect SOAPSTone and Self-Reliance essay
  • Voice Lesson 6 (detail) & Collect
  • Provide Transcendentalism "Cheat-Sheet" Handout
  • Continue watching DEAD POETS SOCIETY 
  • Take Notes:  Elements of Trans. within Mr. Keating

LA II H

  • Vocab. List 11
  • Discuss Questions from Novel
  • Gatsby Quiz Chapters 1-3
  • Discuss Characterization:  Nick, Tom, Daisy and Jordan

HW:  Vocab. 11 and Chapter 5 Due Wednesday

Agendas and Homework: 11/22/13

LA II

  • Collect Vocab. Def's and Vocab. Packet 7/8
  • Vocab. Quiz 7/8
  • Correct Vocab. Quiz 7/8
  • Finish/Discuss/Collect Passage Analysis

HW:  Read And Take Notes Through Section 12 (Page 43 [orange/purple or Page 42 blue)

 

LA III

  • Collect "Self-Reliance" ?'s and American Gothic Essay
  • SOAPSTone Chart for "Self-Reliance"
  • Begin Watching DEAD POETS SOCIETY

HW:  Complete SOAPSTone Chart

 

LA II H

  • Vocab. Quiz 10
  • Correct Vocab. Quiz 10
  • Finish/Discuss/Collect Characterization Wksht.

HW:  Read And Annotate Chapters Three and Four of The Great Gatsby

Agendas and Homework: 11/21/13

LA II

  • Vocabulary Exercises (Sentence Completion)
  • Correct and Discuss Exercises
  • F451 Passage Analysis (We'll Finish Analysis After Tomorrow's Vocab. Quiz)

HW:  Read through Section 5, Page 22 (orange/purple); Page 19 (blue); Take Notes on Novel; Review for Tomorrow's Vocabulary Quiz

 

LA III

  • Check/Stamp "Self-Reliance" Annotations
  • Discuss "Self-Reliance" 
  • "Self-Reliance"  Questions

HW:  American Gothic Essay Final Draft (Typed, Double-Spaced, 12 Font) Is Due Tomorrow

 

LA II H

  • Brief Discussion of Chapters One and Two (Gatsby)
  • Finish Narrator Wksht. (Gatsby)
  • Begin Characterization Wksht. (Gatsby)


HW:  Read Chapter Two of Gatsby;  Review for Tomorrow's Vocabulary Quiz

Agendas and Homework: 11/20

LA II

  • Check and Discuss Vocabulary Definitions
  • Vocabulary Exercises:  Context Clues
  • Begin Reading Fahrenheit 451

HWK:  Read Sections 1 and 2;  Vocab. Quiz Friday

 

LA III

  • Finish Transcendentalism Quote Discussion
  • Transcendentalism Lecture Notes
  • Read and Annotate "Self-Reliance"

HWK:  Finish "Self-Reliance"

 

LA II H

  • Check and Discuss Vocabulary Definitions
  • Answer Questions on The Great Gatsby Chapter 1
  • The Narrator Worksheet

HWK:  Read Chapter 2 by Friday; Vocab. Quiz Friday

Agendas and Homework: 11/19

LA II

  • Vocab. Lists 7 & 8
  • Finish Bradbury Video and Questions
  • Discuss Questions
  • Fahrenheit 451 Literary Elements

HW:  Vocabulary Definitions

LA III

  • Introduction to Transcendentalism Questions and Quote Interpretation

HW:  Finish Quotation Interpretation

LA II H

  • Collect Antigone AP 1 Sheet
  • Read and Discuss Chapter One of The Great Gatsby

HW:  Vocab. Definitions List 10 and Chapter One

Agendas and Homework: 11/18

LA II

  • Watch Video:  "An American Icon"
  • Answer Questions

HW:  No Homework

 

LA III

  • Check and Stamp Outline
  • Work on Essay

HW:  Final Draft Due Friday

 

LA II H

  • Vocab. 10 List
  • Finish A/R Discussion
  • Fitzgerald Biography

HW:  AP 1 Sheet Due Tomorrow; Vocab. and Chapter 1 Due Wednesday

 

Agendas and Homework: 11/15/13

LA II

  • Check and Discuss "There Will Come... Rains"
  • "There..." Visual :  Quote, Picture and Analysis (Connect to Theme)

HW:  Finish Visual

 

LA III


Provide Essay Prompt.

Outline

HW:  Outline Due Monday(11/18);  Final Draft Due Friday (11/22);  Monday:  Work on Essay

 

LA II H

  • Check out The Great Gatsby
  • Discuss Ant. / React. Guide (We'll finish last two statements on Monday.)
  • NO HOMEWORK

Agendas and Homework: 11/13/13

LA II

  • SSR
  • Read and take notes on "The Pedestrian"
  • "The Pedestrian" Quiz

HW:  Finish Dystopian Elements Chart ("The Pedestrian")

 

LA III

  • SSR
  • Finish Schematic of "Th Masque of the Red Death"
  • Review for Exam

HW:  Review for The Gothic / American Gothic Exam Tomorrow

 

LA II H

  • Finish Antigone In-Class Essay

HW:  Final Draft Due 11/15 (Friday) and Antigone AP 1 Sheet Due 11/19 (Tuesday)

Agendas and Homework: 11/12/13

LA II

  • Discuss "2081" Questions
  • "Harrison Bergeron" Application Questions

HW:  No Homework

 

LA III

  • Discuss "Masque..." Allegory Chart 
  • "Masque..." Visual (layout/schematic)

HW:  American Gothic Exam on Thursday (Study Notes and Review Stories)

 

LA II H

  • Vocab. Quiz 9
  • Begin Antigone In-Class Essay 

HW:  In-Class Essay (11/12-11/13), Begin Gatsby Unit (11/14), Final Draft of Essay (11/15),  and Antigone AP 1 Sheet  (11/19)

 

Agendas and Homework: 11/7/13

LA II

  • "Harrison Bergeron"
  • Complete Dystopian Chart for "Harrison Bergeron"

HW:  Finish Chart

 

LA III

  • Finish "The Masque of the Red Death"
  • Answer "The Masque..."  Questions

HW:  Finish "The Masque..."  Questions

 

LA II H

Finish Antigone

Scenes 4 & 5 Questions

HW:  Antigone Exam Tomorrow;  Scenes 2-5 Due Tomorrow;  Vocab. 9 Definitions Due Tuesday 11/12/13

Agendas and Homework: 11/6/13

LA II:

  • Discuss "By...Babylon"  Questions
  • QW:  What does true equality look like in today's society?
  • Begin Reading "Harrison Bergeron"

HW:  No Homework

 

LA II H:

  • Discuss Pandemic Articles
  • Questions on Articles
  • Begin "The Masque... Death"

HW:  No Homework

 

LA III:

  • Discuss Vocab. 9 Definitions
  • Review Exam Structure
  • Ode 4 Analysis (Pairs)
  • Continue Play

HW:  Antigone Exam Friday 11/8/13