Can You Believe It?

With the wonderful drop in the temperatures, can you believe that the nine weeks ends next week?  It seems as though we just began school a few days ago.  Maybe time flies because we've been having fun!  English III students, remember you will have a nine weeks test next week on either Wednesday (3rd) or Thursday (5th and7th).  That also means fall break begins next week!!

Don't Forget You Have a Syllabus!

All students need to remember you have a syllabus with details about what we will do in class and what is assigned for homework.  Be sure you look at it when you forget or when you are absent.  This is especially important for those of you who are involved in trips and sports that cause you to miss class.  You MUST stay on top of your assignments!  Use the syllabus to help you do this!

What a Day!

Today's pep rally was awesome!  You guys did a great job showing your Cougar PRIDE while FOX news was present with their cameras!  The neon colors and the enthusiasm were great!  I hope all of that continues today with the volleyball game against Macon County and the football game against Lipscomb.  My 3 munchkins are VERY excited about these events.  I hope to see you all tonight--GO COUGARS!

More Kinks Worked Out!

Now that I'm figuring out how to blog, I've set up this page to make it more user-friendly.  Just click on the tab at the top for your class to see what is going on.  Remember, you all have a syllabus for your class--use it!  If you need help, email me (ask Cassey C if you need my email address!).

It's finally working!

After nearly two weeks of not being able to access the blogger site, I can now get back to posting daily updates!  So, here goes. . .


1st Period:  Today we did revising/proofreading.  Your homework for Monday is to study for DLP quiz and type a second rough draft.  You will be able to sign up for conference times with me to look at the second rough draft.  Remember, bring a copy of Hamlet to class after fall break--there are copies available at the Cougar Corner.

2nd Period:  Today we resumed our discussion of the General Prologue of the Canterbury Tales.  For Monday, study for DLP quiz 4 and read both "The Nun's Priest's Tale" and "The Pardoner's Tale."  Get copies of these tales from me.  If you forget, you can probably read a translation online somewhere.
It's also time to start planning your children's story for our upcoming pilgrimage!

3rd Period:  For Monday, study for DLP quiz 5.  If you signed up for a conference time, be sure you are prompt!  The list will be in my room if you forget.  On Monday we will finish "nobody loses all the time" and will do a review of the Dreams of Success unit.

other classes:  5th and 7th periods should come to class on Friday with a typed, double-spaced rough draft. BE SURE TO FOLLOW YOUR OUTLINE!  8th period will work on rough draft 2 in the library on Friday.

Thursday and Friday Homework

Finally, a long weekend is upon us!  While we celebrate Reece's birthday with a "hopping" frog party (he REALLY thinks frogs are cool), I hope you guys have fun of your own.  Here are the assignments due next week:

5th and 7th periods:  For class on Tuesday, do your " ____ is my favorite season" commentary practice.  Make sure you do 2 chunks (CD:CM2 + CD:CM2).  Also, be ready for DLP quiz 3 on Tuesday.

8th Period:  For Tuesday, finish your "evil in disguise" re-write.  Be sure you focus on the elements of good writing (clever title, hook, interesting intro, 3Ts in topic sentences, strong commentary, clincher sentences, transitions, and an interesting conclusion).  Remember to do an informal outline that maps out your CD and CM.  Also, study for DLP quiz 3.

1st Period:  For Wednesday, study for DLP 3 quiz.  We will hopefully finish up Episode I on Wednesday.

2nd Period:  For Wednesday, study for Beowulf big test and DLP quiz 3.  We will pick up with more Canterbury Tales on Wednesday.

3rd Period:  For Wednesday, read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" which starts on page 489.  Then, answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 6 on page 497.  Also, study for DLP quiz 3.

See you next week!

Wednesday Work (1st, 2nd, 3rd Periods)

What a busy day!  Everyone did something different, then we had a great time with FCA at Moss Wright Park.  Great job to those of you who helped organize the event!

1st Period:  On Wednesday, we reviewed commentary and talked about your evil in disguise re-writes--those are due on Friday.  Then, we began the much-anticipated Star Wars saga with a discussion about the whole series and a character description of Episode 1 The Phantom Menace.  Don't forget as you watch the movie in class, pay special attention to Qui-Gon Jinn; your first "big" essay will be one that compares and contrasts Qui-Gon to someone you know personally.  

2nd Period:  Great discussion today!  We began to wrap up Beowulf by talking about how committed (or not) people are when things get difficult.  For Friday, be sure your finish your WANTED poster.  The idea is to create a poster that advertises the need for a Hero (think of the song we heard via YouTube).  PUt a picture and a description of what type hero our society needs today.  We will finish Beowulf on Friday.

3rd Period:  Even though it was a bit rough, we made it through round one of commentary practice today!  Some of you did an excellent job, and most all of you seem to be grasping the concept.  We just need to keep practicing.  For Friday, write another "chunk" with the topic ____ is my favorite season.  You need one CD and two CMs to go with that topic.  Don't forget to bring your literature book to class on Friday.