Tuesday, October 1 ~ Are you a citation machine yet?

***9:45 am, Period 2***

All Research today...

First, what questions do you have on the citation process from Journal 20?

Let's compete!

• Today you will work in teams of 3 to compete for the chance to earn a boost of 3 points on your 100 pt. Annotated Works Cited assignment which is due on Block Day. 

How to win...

• Cite your article quickly and correctly (write big!).
• Write it on the board and get my attention. I'll give you a finishing number to record at the bottom.
• The first team to correctly cite the article wins the round. (That means the citations will be checked in the finishing order. Perfection or least errors first wins the round.)
• The team who wins the most rounds, wins the extra credit.
• Please help in checking other team citations as we look for winners of each round!

HW: Find and cite at least two more articles to answer your research question. (10 points)

• See an example here.
• EQ: Have you set up your headings yet? I will help you indentations and margins tomorrow. 

Monday, September 30 ~ EQ: Could I be faster or smarter than Easybib.com?

RESEARCH

Review:

• What goes into an annotation? How many sentences for each?

Journal 20: CITATION NOTES

• Click here for the Purdue OWL complete guide.
• This is the general format:

Example Citation: What is the order of parts here? Why is each type of punctuation used?

Bernstein, Mark, Chand Monfreda and David Zaks. “10 Tips on 

         Writing the Living Web.” A List Apart: For People Who 

         Make Websites, N.P., 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/

         writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.

Record this general format for electronic sources:

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Container,
      Other contributors or editors, Publisher,
      Publication date, url or doi. Access date.

Practice: Let's do one together. Click here for the article.

• Some check points: 
• What if a piece of information is missing? 
• Do I ever write anonymous? 
• What if I can't find a publisher date? 
• What is the container? 
• How do I write multiple author names? 
• What format should the date be in? 
• Where can I cut a url to drop to the next line? 

HW: Start citing your articles. Work for 30 minutes uninterrupted and see how many you can do. Record any questions that come up as Journal 21: Citation questions, struggles, ahahs.

Block Day, September 26-27 ~ Annotations, check!

WORD PARTS
Prefixes

• iden - the same
• ideo - idea

Suffixes

• ise, ize - to make
• ive - causing

Root

• pen, pend, pond - to hang or weigh

POO RESEARCH

• Peer edit an annotation or two. 
• EQ: Does the writer answer all three questions? (who, what, why)
• Find and annotate two more resources (aim for six sources by Monday).

HW: Read chapter 4 & Journal 19

Journal 19

1. How is Peekay becoming more aware of racism in his trip to town?
2. How has the experience of meeting Hoppie become the equalizer for Peekay's future? 
3. Brainstorm two more open-ended discussion questions about chapter 4. 

Wednesday, September 25 ~ What is an Annotated Bibliography?

WORD PARTS
Prefixes

• hetero - mixed, unlike
• homo - same

Suffixes

• ite - nature of, quality of, mineral product
• ity, ty - state of, quality of

Root

• Cap, cip, cept - to take

POO Research

EQ: What is an Annotated Bibliography?

• This is an example of what we will be making.

Journal 18: Annotation Notes
The annotation is a paragraph that goes after the citation and informs the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. 

EQ: How do you know that an article is trustworthy? 

• WHO -- Who wrote it and what gives this person authority on this topic?
• WHAT -- What did it say? Summarize & comment on the article; compare or contrast this work with another you have cited -- does it agree or disagree? You may include a key quote in this section.
• WHY -- Explain why you think this article is a good addition to your research. What answer does it contribute to your research question?

HW: Begin your annotated works cited document. Annotated the sources you have. Find and annotate one more. (Make sure you keep your links handy. We will need to cite them on block day.)

Tuesday, September 24 ~ a CAB thesis goes a long way...

WORD PARTS
Prefix

• geo - earth

Suffixes

• ism - system, manner, condition or characteristic
• ish - origin, nature, resembling

Root

• psych - min, soul
• meter - measure
• sume, sump - take, use waste

WRITIING

• Essays back
• Journal 17: CAB Thesis Notes
• Supplemental: Avoiding Personal Pronouns
• Credit Recovery Option: You may improve your essay up to five points higher. One condition, your first point must be the creation of a CAB style thesis. 

HW: Find another article that answers your research question. Have you created a document to store these links? 

Monday, September 23 ~ EQ: Will the camouflage hold?

WORD PARTS

Prefixes

• Frater - brother

Suffixes

• ist - one who, that which
• fac, fact, fic, fect - do, make
• Ion, sion, tion - act, result or state of

Roots

• dict - say, speak
• pel, puls - drive, urge

POO

• In small groups discuss J16 & Ch. 3
• Best questions? (Motifs of camoflage and water? Why the unreliable narrator?)
• Ch.1-3 Quiz

GRAMMAR

• Sentence Combining
• Instructor will clear questions as you practice.

HW: Find at least two articles that answer your research question.

Block Day, September 19-20 ~ Good Dreams or Psychological Tricks?

Word Parts
Prefixes

• ex - out
• fed or federis - league, pact

Suffixes

• fy - make

Roots

• noc or nox - night
• caus or caut - burn, heat
• doc or dokein - to teach

POO

EQ: What do you think the author is telling us about the nature of human cruelty?

• What about PK's time with Inkosi makes his night water stop? (your theory)
• Unpack the dreams and the symbolism you see in them.
• Why does Inkosi give PK the chicken? 

Activity: Numbered Heads Review (To get today's reading credit, you must stand and answer uniquely when your number is called.)

• How would you describe PK's personality? 
• Describe the demeanor and reputation of Inkosi-Inkosikazi.
• How and why does PK "camouflage" himself to fit in?
• Explain the political perspective as the boarding school boys understand it. What does it mean that Hitler will march the Rooinecks into the sea? 

Research Question
Have you posted your question yet?
If not, click here for West and here for Renard. This is due by the end of the day on Friday!

Grammar: Fixing Run-on Sentences (finally!)

• EQ: What are the four ways to correct a run-on sentence? 
• Click here for notes and exercises dealing with run-ons.

Do you need practice using the four methods to fix a run-on? Click here to practice IXL W.4.

Returned Work: Pass back quizzes and go over. Keep your Word Parts Quizzes! (They build upon one another.)

HW: Chapter 3 & Journal 16 (1 hour) (Do you know how to speed read?)

Journal 16:
1. In what ways has PK gained strength or made the best out of his situation?
2. How has the motif of water continued to add meaning and show PK's identity?
3. How has the five-year old narrator become an advantageous writer's choice?
4. Write at least two of your own open-ended discussion questions
5. ...... see #4.

Wednesday, September 18 ~ Mandela and Ch.2

Word Parts
Prefixes

• dominus or dom - lord
• epi - upon, over

Suffixes 

• cule, ling - very small
• dom - quality, realm (don't get confused with the prefix!)

Roots

• clam, claim - to cry out
• belli - war

POO
Inquiry Statement: Considering an opponent's perspective and context, paves a way for peace, justice, and conflict management. 

15 minutes - Journal 14:Why Mandela?
Read over this timeline and do some internet research of your own. Write a sold (1/2-full page) reflection giving your theory of why Nelson Mandela was the person who could finally reunite South Africa despite his extreme challenges along the way. What were his success factors? Can we relate his success to our Inquiry Statement?

5-10 min - Writing: Using your journal, discuss possible research questions with a partner. Then, enter one or two of them on the correct google form. Click here for West and here for Renard.

All the time left - Homework: Read Ch.2 and complete Journal 15

Journal 15: The Nature of Cruelty
What lesson or truth can you see Bryce Courtenay developing (in the first two chapters) about the nature of human cruelty and prejudice? Hint: consider both the events and the tone of the novel so far.

Tuesday, September 17 ~ POO Background Continues

Heads up! I won't be here in first period tomorrow. Prepare to wow the sub with your angelic presence and preparedness please...or else?

Word Parts
Prefixes

• ambi, amphi - round, both sides
• dis - not, apart

Suffixes

• algia - pain
• an, ian - native of, relating to

Roots

• aster, astr - star
• spec, spect, spic - look

Power of One

Finish the PPT and J12 from Monday.

Inquiry Statement: Considering an opponent's perspective and context, paves a way for peace, justice, and conflict management. 

• EQ Discussion: Knowing what you do now about Bryce Courtenay and South Africa during the 40s-50s, how do you guess Courtenay was a prime communicator to consider the perspectives and context that were needed to bring peace at the time? 

Writing

• Your next essay will be a synthesis of research about a chosen topic.
• You may choose your own research question centered around Nelson Mandela or Apartheid. Consider a specific question such as...
• What inspired Mandela? What made him a strong leader, strong enough to persist for almost fifty years? What was the process of change after the apartheid laws had been outlawed? etc...
• Journal 13: Research Qs (Record at least two possible research questions you'd like to consider)

Distribute Books

Read as much of Ch.1 out loud as we have time for.

• Check Point: What racism are we witnessing here? Who hates who? What color are they? 

HW: Finish reading Ch.1 (Warning...there may be a reading quiz tomorrow.)

Monday, September 16 ~ Goodbye Mythology. Hello Granpa Chook!

Word Parts
Prefix

• dyn - be able
• ego - I, self

Suffix

• ile - suited for, capable of, related to
• ine - nature of

Root

• juven - young

Process: Would you like to add anything to journal 10 about writing strengths or goals when a timed in-class essay is involved? Share out.

Power of One Begins! And Granpa Chook awaits!



Journal 11: Record our Inquiry Statement.

Considering an opponent's perspective and context, paves a way for peace, justice, and conflict management. 

• Where is this true?
• What more information is needed to qualify this as true or not?
• Has this been true for you personally?

Today, let's look at some of the background info to our book.

Discussion Questions: Do you Know? 

• What language is spoken in South Africa?
• Who is Nelson Mandela? Why is he so famous?
• What is Apartheid? 
• What do you think would happen in the U.S. if the government gunned down 600 students at a protest? 
• How can one country keep another in check in the case of serious injustice, without going to war? 

Journal #12 - POO Intro: 

• Check out this Prezi
• Write a one paragraph synopsis explaining the historical background of our next novel, The Power of One.
• Ch. 1-6 Vocab: Add these words in your journal. Work together and look up a basic definition online.

1. Inkosi (in Zulu) 
2. obsequiousness (10)
3. sjambok (12)
4. cicatrization (23)
5. querulous (37)
6. consternation (42)
7. jocularity (56)
8. parlance (71)
9. diaphanous (77)

Distribute novels if time. Do you have your shelfit app? 

HW: Finish Journal 12. 

Block Day, September 12-13 ~ ICE ICE Baby!

Word Parts Quiz # today!


In-Class Essay on Mythology

Some check points:

• MLA Heading
• Thesis statement and orderly paragraphs
• examples for your points in each paragraph
• answer the "So what?" in your conclusion

If you are absent, please complete the essay at home by following these steps.

1. Copy the prompt into your journal.
2. Tell a parent/guardian that your goal is to write an essay in 70 minutes without the internet.
3. Set your timer and write!
4. After, have parent/guardian sign the bottom of your paper with the statement in their handwriting: " (Your name)  has written this essay in ____ minutes without using the internet. His/her journal only had up to one page of notes, not a pre-written essay." 
5. Note: If you need more time than 70 minutes, please use it! However, know that you've got a new goal of speeding up your writing process before the SAT.  

Wednesday, September 11 ~ Mythology Quiz and Essays Back

Greek Gods Quiz Today! (Per.1 I still need to check your journals.)

When you finish, consider preparing for your in-class essay tomorrow.

• Here is the rubric.
• You are welcome to do some brainstorming in your notebook, but please do not pre-write your essay or any full paragraphs. I will be checking.

Prompts:

1. In most Greek myths and plays, hubris (the pride that causes the fall) is viewed as the ultimate problem. Is it still true that this is the ultimate sin? Is it such a big deal? Explain why one would guess that they viewed it this way and why a person today would lean one way or the other.
2. Are women portrayed fairly in Greek mythology? What can be gathered about Greek views of women from these stories and characters?
3. Why have Greek myths lasted so long in Western culture? What is it about them that people love, desire or relate to? What does that say about today's society?
4.  A great deal of the New Testament is written in response to Greek culture. Discuss a significant Christian message that addresses a Greek value.
5. The myths are full of cruelty on the part of the gods. Giving multiple examples, discuss the reasons for the gods’ cruelty. Is it always justified? What does the cruelty of the gods say about the Greeks’ view of themselves and the world?
6. When Chesterton says that "He who has no sympathy for myths, has no sympathy for man," what does he mean? Is this message indeed still true in everyday life and perspective of others? 

Finish last myth videos.

Writing: Journal 10: Writing Goals

Using the written feedback and especially the rubric, record at least two strengths and two goals to consider as you are soon to be writing another essay. 

Grammar: Fixing Run-on Sentences

• EQ: What are the four ways to correct a run-on sentence? 
• Click here for notes and exercises dealing with run-ons.

Do you need practice using the four methods to fix a run-on? Click here to practice IXL W.4.

HW: Study Word Parts (15 min) and prepare for the in-class essay tomorrow (15 minutes).

Tuesday, September 10 ~ EQ: What Greek mentalities can you gather from these stories?

Word Parts Review
Which word literally means "in the process of" "life" giving off "light"?
a. biophospherous
b. vibrancy
c. biosphere
d. bioluminescence


Which word literally means "to lead" with "water"?
a. Poseidon
b. hydroponics
c. aquarium
d. aqueduct


A Myth Retold Screening 
After, a few processing questions...

• How do you think the Greeks saw women? pride? crime and punishment? 
• Why do you believe these stories remain popular?

HW:  Study for your quiz over the Greek Gods, monsters and stories. Quiz tomorrow!

Monday, September 9 ~ EQ: How will you finish your Myth Retold today?

Word Parts
No new roots this week... Instead a review before our quiz on block.

Which word uses the spelling but not the meaning of the root word that means "to hear"?
a. audible
b. audacity
c. audience
d. auditorium

What does the root mean as used in these three words: aristocracy, theocracy, democrat?
a. chief
b. first
c. world
d. rule

Mythology
Today we finish filming.

Make sure your product is between 6-8 minutes and meets the requirements:
a. It is a creative retelling with a modern spin.
b. It maintains a clear moral that matches the original story.
c. It maintains the main details as the original story (characters, actions, plot, etc...)
d. Each group member has an obvious part and played it well (this score can change between group members).
e. Remember your title page and credits at the end. No bloopers.

HW: A Myth Retold is due tomorrow!

Please enter your YouTube link with your partners' names.
Click here for West and here for Renard.

Block Day, Sept.5-6 ~ A Myth Retold, filming day

Word Parts

Prefixes

• audio - hear
• di - two or double
• dia - across, through

Suffixes

• fic - making, causing
• ful - full of

Roots

• sci, scientia - to know
• oligo - few or little

A Myth Retold

• Today we film. Represent me well as you work around campus. Tell me where you are going and when you change locations. 
• Props?
• Planning time.
• Make sure to get all members in the film.
• Monday is the last time you will have to work on this, so pace yours filming and editing with that in mind.

Upcoming events for Honors English... You may want to study this weekend.

Monday - Journal Checks & filming

Tuesday - Myth Retold Screening!

Wednesday - Mythology Quiz on Gods and videos

Block Day - Roots Quiz & Mythology In-Class Essay 

Wednesday, September 4 ~ A Myth Retold Begins!

Prefixes

• corpus - body
• ante - before

Suffixes

• cracy - rule
• ess - female
• et, ette - small one, group

Root

• dem(os) - people

Project: A Myth Retold

• Due Tuesday, September 10
• Class time will be given on Block and Monday to work.
• 2-4 partners 
• Myth Retold (see the description here) 
• Let's sign up here for West and here for Renard