4/20-4/25

We are continuing with our study of the Great Gatsby. Everyday this week, you have had to read and complete a reading quiz. We will have one tomorrow over chapter 6.

You book covers are also due tomorrow. Be sure to bring your preplanning pages back also, so I can use the rubric on it to grade them. Best of luck,

3/30-4/3

This week is our FINAL week working on our research papers.
Submission 1 and 2 is due on Thursday for 3rd and 7th and friday for 1st.

Please submit the papers to turnitin.com and to my email at guinnlhs@yahoo.com

Submission format...1 file only of paper and works cited.
A link to all articles and websites used

paper layout
1 inch margins, times new roman font

Headings

Name
Teacher Name
Class Period
Date

Title for entire paper

Submission 1- Title of submission one

submission 1 should follow here.

Submission 2- Title of submission two

submission 2 should follow here.

3/27-3/27

The week was the Exit Exam testing, so we had a fairly easy week. We spent the entire week typing our research paper in the library and lab. We have been proofreading the papers.

If you need help, please see me to have a tutoring session to work on your paper.

3/16-3/20

This week we have been doing the final review before the Exit Exam next week.
We completed a practice exam on tuesday and then redid it to correct the errors on Wednesday. On Thursday, we reviewed the entire exam and really focused on the ideas that were new to us.

Friday we took the Voc 12 quiz and discussed the second submission of our research paper.

PLEASE NOTE: COMPLETED RESEARCH PAPER IS DUE ON APRIL 1st.

Homework: Continue working on Research Paper 1st and 2nd paragraphs are due on Monday.

March 9-13, 2009

Because of illness I was out Monday- Wednesday. The American Literature classes watched A Raisin in the Sun and completed the movie guide that accompanied it for a major grade.

On Thursday, we finished up the movie and students were allowed to work on the five paragraph essay required as a part of the guide. If you missed class, you need to make this up!

On Friday, we did a Daily Sentence (please get this from another students), Exit Exam Review on Pages 113-118 in the practice workbook, began the Voc 12, and discussed the new dates for our research paper, because I missed all the work planned this week.

Our new dates will be...
Monday, March 16th- three printed articles in class
Tuesday-Friday March 17th-20th- Write your rough draft and proofreading
Monday, March 23rd-Friday, March 27th- Finalize Submission 1 and type Submission 2.
April 1st- Turn in entire paper for final grade!
April 2nd- Paper will be accepted for 20% off
April 3rd- Paper will be accepted for 30% off
After April 3rd, the paper will not be accepted.

Vocab words for Chapter 12
Halcyon (adj)- calm; pleasant
syn: tranquil; unruffled ant: troubled, tumultuous

Fastidious (adj)- hard to please; fussy
syn: meticulous; exacting ant: casual; lax

Badinage (n)- playful, teasing talk
syn: chaff; joshing

Malapropism (n)- a word humorously misused

Garner (v)- garner
syn: harvest

Kismet (n)- destiny; fate; fortune (one’s lot in life)

Hegira (n)- flight; escape

Paradigm (n)- a model; an example

Debauchery (n)- corruption; self-indulgence
syn: excess; dissipation

Milieu (n)- environment; setting

Regress (v)- to move backwards

Bilious- (adj) bad tempered cross
syn: grouchy, cantankerous ant: pleasant

Necromancy (n)- magic, especially that practiced by a witch
syn: black magic, conjuring

Gumption (n)- courage and initiative; common sense
syn: enterprise, aggressiveness, drive

Blandishment (n)- flattery
syn: overpraise; bootlicking

Vocabulary 11 for quiz tomorrow

Elixir- a supposed remedy for all ailments
Syn: medicine; panacea

Desiccated- dried up

Cessation- a stopping; a discontinuance
Syn: ceasing; end ant: beginning: commencement

Juxtapose- to place side by side for comparison
Syn: measure; examine

Kinetic- pertaining to motion

Garrulous- talkative
Syn: loquacious; verbose ant: taciturn

Fetish- an object that receives respect or devotion
Syn: charm; talisman

Scintillate- to sparkle; to twinkle; to sparkle intellectually

Lachrymose- tearful weepy

Fissure- an opening; a groove; a split

Epitome- a typical example
Syn: embodiment; archetype

Languid- sluggish; dropping from weakness
Syn: listless; feeble; dropping ant: robust; vigorous

Delineate: to describe, to depict

Legerdemain- sleight of hand; deception

Libertine- one who leads an amoral life
Syn: hedonist; glutton; epicurean

March 2nd-March 6th

Monday-
Daily Sentence (1st and 3rd period turned in for grade)
Realism Notes
Links to powerpoint1 powerpoint2
Discussed Changes to Research Paper because of paper shortage

Tuesday-
Raisin in the Sun Final Quiz
Review for Vocab 11 Test

Homework:
Have firm idea on what you want to research for your decade in section 2
Study for Voc 11 Quiz on Thursday

Wednesday-
Research on laptops

Homework: Study for Voc 11 Quiz on Thursday

Thursday-
Voc 11 Quiz
Watch Raisin in the Sun Clip and have discussion over entire book

Homework: Work on Research Paper

Friday-
Research on laptops

Homework: Work on Research Paper

Wednesday

2/23-2/26

We are continuing to work on our Daily Sentence

The rest of class is spent working on our research paper. Please be prepared to submit on Friday.

www.turnitin.com

The order for the class turn in is:

Section 1:
Article
Note taking on Article

Section 2:
Outline
Research Paper
Works Cited
2 Peer Reviews.

Peer Review Form is on Lassiter blog first page.

2/18-2/20

On Wednesday, we spent the day in the lab working on our research papers. If you missed, please see me or Ms. Hardison for help with your section!

On Thursday, we were back in the classroom and we started a new Daily Sentence activity.

We discussed the following terms:
Independent Clause
Sentence
Predicate
Verb Phrase
Action Verb
Past Tense
Definite Article
Indefinite Articles

We then diagrammed the sentence

We reviewed our Vocab 11 words and the exercises are due on Monday

We had our Act II Scene I group quiz. Please see me to makeup this work!

Information for Research Paper

2009 American Literature Research Project
Mrs. Guinn
Decades in Review

Assignment:
Chose One Decade from the 1900’s-1980 based upon your standing in the Vocabulary Competition.

This paper will be broken into three different sections for submission:

Submission One: Introduction, Literature and Major authors of the decade
Submission Two: Examination of Decade
Topics for Research:
Fashion
Dance
Business
Politics
Music
Technology
Industry
War
Hollywood
Sports
TV/Radio
Architecture
Other topics of interest are an option with special approval


Submission Three: Comparative Analysis of this time period with current American issues

Each section will also contain a focus for writing:
Submission One: Run-ons and eliminating all sentences that say nothing
Submission Two: Comma usage and lead-ins
Submission Three: Style and eliminating passive verbs.





Deadlines:
Feb 6th- Choose Deadline and review project
Feb 9th- Outlining and Note taking

First Submission
Feb 10th- Research in Lab
Feb 10th-12th- Research on your own
Feb 16th- Writing in Lab
Feb 18th- Writing in Lab
Feb 19th- Proofreading in Class
Feb 20th- Revising in Lab
Feb 23rd- First Submission Due

Second Submission (during this submission we will be using the laptop cart. Due to the number of computers on the cart, we will be divided into two groups that will rotate between working with the carts and working on Exit Exam Reviews, Realism, or writing time.)
Feb 23rd- Research-Each Group ½ period
Feb 25th- Research/Writing
Feb 27th- Research/Writing
March 2nd- Writing
March 4th-Writing
March 6th-Writing Group 1
March 9th- Writing Group 2
March 10th-proofreading
March 11th-Revising Group 1
March 13th Revising Group 2
March 16th- Final revision (first submission with revisions must be submitted)

Third Submission (MUST USE ONE PHYSICAL BOOK IN THIS SECTION)
March 18th-Research
March 20th-Research
March 23rd-Research
March 24th-Library Research
March 25th- Writing
March 26th-Writing
March 27th- Proofreading
March 30th-Revising
April 1st- Revising
Final Submission- April 3rd (first and second submissions with revision must be submitted)

American Literature 2-17-08

Today we finished our Transcendentalism Exam and began work on our thesis statement and note taking.

Due tomorrow:
3 articles with notes taken on the articles

Due on Thursday: Act 2 Scene I questions for Raisin in the Sun

Due Monday Lesson 11 Vocab.

New Format

I am gonna try out this new format to see if it can work better for our needs.

If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment as I will recieved an email when you do.