*IB 12* Assignments

Thursday, April 11, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Library for in class reading

-Review for the IB exam

Tuesday, April 9, 2013:

Class Activities:
-Review Mock Exams
-Library for in class reading and to look over the Green Books that will help for the unseen texts.

IB English Written Commentary

Friday, April 5, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Library for Mock IB Exam

Wednesday, April 3, 2013:

Class Activities:

-ARTWARS PowerPoint 

-Library for in-class reading.

Monday, April 1, 2013:

Class Activites:

-General overview of the next two weeks

-Handouts on plot summary vs. analysis

-Library for in-class reading

F.Y.I: THE W.L. FORM IS SUPPOSED TO BE TYPED.

Thursday, March 6, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Did not have class today. Went to another teacher's classroom.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Went to the library and worked on Donne poems (the eight that are highlighted for the IOC)

-The following George Orwell essays are the ones you need to study for the IOC. If you did not get the packet of eight essays, please pick up one in Mr. LaPalme's room. 

*"A Hanging"

*"Shooting an Elephant"

*"A Nice Cup of Tea"

*"Some Thoughts on the Common Toad"

*"Bare Xmas"

*"Politics and the English Language"

*"Money and Guns"

*"Democracy and the British Army"

Wednesday, February 27, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Mock IOC / 20 min explicating Donne's poetry: Molly

Homework:

-Work on Extended Essays

Monday, February 25, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Mock IOC/ 20 min. explicating Donne's poem "Song": Jalyn

Thursday, February 21, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Mock IOC: Kristyn, Sarah, Melanie, Audrey

-Judged chalkboards
-Critiqued Mock IOC.



Homework:
-Make sure you ask your mentor to send an official e-mail to Mr. LaPalme.  

-Be reviewing Macbeth, Orwell, and Donne for Monday.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Students found out who would present the Mock IOC on Thursday.

-Watched Macbeth movie.

Homework:

-Students who were chosen for the Mock IOC, be prepared for Thursday. 

**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT**

THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE MOCK IOC ON

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013:

-KRISTYN HARDY

-SARAH MORROW

-MELANIE NABORS

-AUDREY WALDING

*YOUR POEMS WILL BE:

-JOHN DONNE'S "THE TRIPLE FOOL," AND EITHER MACBETH OR ORWELL. 

-BE PREPARED FOR BOTH.

Friday, February 15, 2013:

Class Activities:
-Turned in poetry response on Donne's "Holy Sonnet 4"
-Mock IOC



Homework:
-Read Donne article and wrote down 20 important facts from the article.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Four names for the next mock IOC: Adriana, Anna, Madison, Richard

-The mock IOC will be on Orwell and Donne's Holy Sonnet 4: "At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners"

-Library: Orwell Introduction. 

Homework:

-Generate a response to the Orwell Introduction. 

-Guidelines:

   a. Use a formal voice like the one in the article.

   b. Great title and a strong central idea-- in the introduction.

   c. Follow MLA format

   d. Quote article at least two times.

   e. Quote the intro. when necessary. 

   f. Must be between 500-700 words long.

   g. Demonstrate sentence variety

   h. Effectively use literary terminology.

   i. Effective combination of summary, paraphrase, analysis, and quotes.

   j. Begins and ends in present tense.

   k. Carefully proofread for mistakes. (You will lose 1/2 point for every grammatical   

       mistake, spelling error, punctuation error, parenthetical issue)

   l. Cite the article as a "handout." 

-DUE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013. IT WILL BE WORTH 50 POINTS. 

Thursday, February 7, 2013:

Class Activities:

-Turned in Responses

-Conducted the mock IOC

Homework:

-Research on Donne, Orwell, and Macbeth.

-This will help with the mock IOC.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013:

Class Activities:

-"Write" Prompt (8 min)

-Finished Macbeth

-Read Donne's poem "The Apparition"

-Mock IOC students: 

Homework:

-For THURSDAY: Mock IOC on Donne and Macbeth. 

-Molly Howard

-Drew D'Olivera

-Lauren Lam

-Nathan Marshall

-You have 48 hours to collaborate with each other and be prepared to do a mock IOC in class. You will each get five minutes. NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE NOTES.

-Poetry response on Donne's "The Apparition." Due Thursday, February 7, 2013.

Kate Fleetwood in Harry Potter, Macbeth and Les Miserables:

 

The Website for Shakespearean Insults...Enjoy:

Shakespearean Insults

Friday, February 1, 2013: Have a Great Weekend! 

Class Activities:

-(5 min) Responded to the prompt: THINK.
-Turned in responses on Orwell's "As I Please 2" and Macbeth Act III.i.1-30 p. 353-357 (Banquo's Soliloquy).

-Read Act V.i-iii in Macbeth.

-Watched four important video clips from the movie Macbeth. 

-Began the Macbeth WebQuest.

Homework:
-Response on Orwell's "As I Please 10" / Macbeth Act 5.1-Is there something more deeply wrong with Lady Macbeth than a sleep disorder? If so, what? Back up your response with the text. You may bring in lines from other scenes to support your claims.
-DO NOT FORGET TO ADD YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE IF YOU CITE ANYTHING FROM THE TEXT OR ANY OTHER SOURCE!

-Finish the Macbeth WebQuest. Due: Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

-If you did not bring home your WebQuest handout, here is a picture of the handout:

Wednesday, January 30, 2013:

Just for Fun....

Class Activities:

-Turned in Macbeth or Orwell "As I Please 1" response.
-Read IV.iii in Macbeth. Discussed in class.
-Watched scenes from Macbeth. (United Streaming).

Homework:
-Remember to add a Works Cited page to your response!
-Response on George Orwells essay "As I Please 2"/ Macbeth Act III.i.1-30 p. 353-357 (Banquo Soliloquy).

Monday, January 28, 2013: 

Class Activities:

-Read IV. 1-2. Discussed.

-Watched a few scenes from Macbeth

Homework:

-Response on George Orwell's essay "As I Please 1".

-Response on Macbeth Act IV. 1-2.