12/19/08

12/18 A - 12/19 B

English

Take out your outlines. Ms. Batten walks around class and checks over them. Extra credit is given to the students who did it on time. Those students who did not do it can work on it later in class or over the break.

Mistake correction-wksht distributed to all students. If absent, they were placed inside of your portfolio for you.

With your group identify the common mistake each item, beneath a letter, has in common. Read the directions at the top of the page carefully. You will use each word from the bank once.

After finished, have Ms. Batten verify you have all of the mistakes correctly identified. Then turn it in for credit.

Then the assignment will be returned to you if you are interested in correcting it using proofreading marks, for extra credit.

After finished with group work, work on your rough draft.

Editing sheet- Reviewed in detail with the class. It doesn't matter who reviews your paper, as long as they do a thorough job.

Reminder-Final Paper is due with the following items:

-Brainstorm
-Outline
-Rough Draft
-Peer Editing sheet (Has to show effort on reviewers part)
-Final Draft (Has to be better than first draft)
-Rubric
-Title Page - the items that make up this assignment

Mass Media

No journal. Take out homework. Ms. Batten checks homework.

Article is given to class "TiVo is Watching"

In class work on answering your rewritten questions. If you don't finish in class, finish for homework.

2B-field trip- yearbook, TV production
2A-winter concert-auditorium

Yearbook
Work on deadline. Secret Santa is due.

12/15 B-12/16 A

English II

J#31-You can never plan the future by the past." -Edmund Burke
*Take out Formative Assessments 1-4

R#31- Write working on FCAT reading

Formative Assessment 4- Grade the short response and write why you gave yourself that score.

Take Formatives 1-4 and record them on the Formative Assessment collection sheet. The scores are out of 6 points. For the summative write: didn't take.

Turn in the data collection sheet and Formative Assessment 4-Bubble sheet/scantron.

All of your Formative Assessment information belongs in one place-in your portfolio. Keep it all together and organized for easy access.

Outline-Model- read and discussed thoroughly in class. Your outline should be completed by the next class.

Model Paper read aloud and discussed in class. Ms. Batten stops and discusses and points out examples in the model such as: description/sensory details, dialogue punctuation and rules, inner thoughts, elements of plot, etc.

Mass Media
J#31-What is TiVo and how do you think it has effected advertising? Discuss with your group, then respond. (5 min) Then regroup and make sure you are preparing for your/others' presentations today.

A18- Product Placement- continued during presentations. Ms. Batten asks reviews with class the directions to A18 and how they will be graded for the presentations.

A19-Quiz-Product Placement- Using your notes, take the quiz based on the presentations

Homework- A20- TiVo is Watching- Take home the 18 questions and rewrite them in student friendly language. You can use another piece of paper if needed.

Yearbook
J#60-61

Work on deadlines.

12/15/08

12/12 B -12/15 A

English II

J#30
"A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions." -Confucius

*Turn in Formative Assessment 4 to the basket-don't staple

R#30-Multiple Pg__ to Pg___

(at least 5 or a summary-cannot use summary every time)


Group- Think Pair Share- Brainstorms. Decide with your group's input, which of your ideas you will write about for your cultural misunderstanding paper. Ms. Batten comes to discuss your ideas with you.

Mother's Day- Begin reading as a class. Parts assigned.

Jigsaw- Split apart chart on PG 92-93. Each group member should mark the play (text) for separate things. One person might mark Mrs. Pearson's chart items, while another person might mark Mrs. Fitzgerald's.

At breaks, group will discuss the things they marked and copy them on the chart.

EA3-Cultural Misunderstanding Narrative-
Brainstorm-Turned in by 12/11
Outline-turned in 12/16 B and 12/17 A
Rough Draft 12/18 B and 12/19 A
Peer Editing Sheet 12/18 B and 12/19 A
Revised Final Draft 1/5 B and 1/6 A

Mass Media
J#30- Think of TV shows or movies in which you've seen products or name brands used by the characters. List the shows/movies and the products you saw them use.

A18-Product Placement
Take detailed notes on the following:
  1. Define/explain Product Placement/current examples
  2. Early examples/current examples
  3. categories, impact, types
  4. overkill, criticism
  5. parodies, placement, displacement

Ms. Batten distributes information to groups to read, learn, and then teach to the class. Presentations will be graded on ability to get the information to the class in and effective manner. All members should speak.

Homework A17-Due in Basket. If late 5 points will be deducted.

Yearbook

J#59-60

Monday-Faculty contact Due

Today- Layout 1 (print pictures)-Reporter-clerical-copy editor

December event? Why haven't we done anything about this yet?

Ads-Yb sales, PP, small ads, club ads, senior ads all count for this. Final deadline Jan. 9.

Deadline 1- Must be sent on 12/19- Has to go through all groups prior to 12/19

Deadline 2- Ideally would be in on 12/19, but extra credit will be given to those who can get it in. Otherwise, it must go through all groups and be sent by 1/9.

Deadline 3-56 pages due on 1/16

12/10/08

12/10 B-12/11 A

Journal postponed- Take out homework (brainstorm) and finish benchmark test- part 2

Reading entry postponed today.

After testing, the following handouts distributed to class:
-Model outline
-Model Cultural Misunderstanding Paper
-Peer Editing Sheet

Students must copy the following information down on a piece of paper, and it will be the title page for their Misunderstanding Paper. They must staple it to the top of the assignment when handing it in.

EA3-Cultural Misunderstanding Narrative
  • Brainstorm
  • Outline (Your own obviously)
  • Rough Draft
  • Peer Editing Sheet (Has to show effort on the part of the reviewer)
  • Revised-Final Draft-typed (must be corrected and be better than the rough draft)

DUE JAN 5 -B and Jan 6-A - although dates will be given for when each step should be done, so that you aren't overwhelmed when its due.

Mass Media

Journal- postponed- Instead take out your homework (magazine) and start flipping through it dog earring or marking all ads.

A17-Propaganda in Magazines

Look through your magazine(s) and find 15 examples of propaganda. Do more for extra credit.

PUT:

Title of Magazine: EX: Seventeen

Date/Month published: EX: Feb 2008

Description of AD / Type of Propaganda Used and Why

EX: Amanda Bynes has milk Testimonial- endorsed by Amanda Bynes

moustache and a small butterfly on her nose. from the "Amanda Show"

Title says metamorphosis Glittering Generalities: uses emotionally

appealing words like: leaner, beautiful, grow

Yearbook

J57-58

WORK ON DEADLINE 1/2

Deadline 1- Photographers to pass on deadline 1 to Layout TODAY (Wednesday)

12/9/08

12/5 A-12/7A

12/5- sub present- work not given to classes; this put B day (12/8) ahead of A day (12/9)




English II

J#29 "Eighty percent of success is showing up." -Woody Allen



Homework Due: Formative Assessment ( A and B day)/Brainstorm (B only)-Ms. Batten checks each person's homework at their desk.


Turn in Formative Assessment 4 to basket

R#29-Multiple pg__ to pg __ (at least 5 entries or a summary)

Class discusses meaning of cultural misunderstanding. Ms. Batten brainstorms on the board her own ideas for writing a cultural misunderstanding narrative.

Class reviews: I Love Lucy, Dave Barry, Seinfeld, Children of the River, By Any Other Name, as examples.

Class members share their own examples of cultural misunderstandings from what they've experienced, heard about, or seen on television, etc.

Benchmark Testing- Started today - Part 1

Mass Media

J#29- What is/are your favorite commercial(s) and why?

A15- Propaganda- Notes- review as a class

Now, design a poster and commercial for a product of your choice. Present in class.

A16-Propaganda presentations

-One group member's name

-Rate 1-5

-What they did well

-What they need to improve

Yearbook

J#55-56

Monday- meeting

Spread checklist distributed to everyone and reviewed. Spread process is recursive; diagram drawn and explained.

SB5-Quotations reviewed and quiz given in class]

Journal- important, everyone must be in seat and quiet when doing this.

Faculty contact due every other week. Another one is due next Monday. Don't wait until the day its due to contact your faculty members. Email is also allowed.

Conferences-Grades

Portfolios- discussed (Journal, Inspiration, Working Portfolio, Presentation pieces)

Each section discussed with class.

YB Ads- discussed. Staff is graded on effort but they must show effort through the ad contact sheet.

12/8/08

12/3 A-12/4 B

J#28- Make a list of any misunderstandings you've had with others. An example would be accidentally calling someone the wrong name, when you thought there name was something else.





R#28- Write working on FCAT Reading



Formative Assessment Review



-Ms. Batten checks each formative assessment to see that you have put why you think you got the score you did on the short response questions (Formative 1-3).



-Formative 3 reviewed in class, as a class.



-Formative 4- given as homework. You must mark the questions, then mark the text looking for information that reminds you of the questions, then circle proper nouns in the text. (bubble sheets, and articles distributed) Due next class.



A day- to share dialogue-group stories



B-Day-only

Class discussed journal entry and shared cultural misunderstandings as well. Ms. Batten gave many examples to the class of cultural misunderstandings which inspired a class conversation.



Homework- Brainstorm at least 10 things you could potentially write about for the cultural misunderstanding narrative. They can be real and make believe, so long as you can write a story about them.



Mass Media

J#28- Propaganda: the art of persuasion
-spreading of ideas;information or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person.
-intended to make us accept or approve something without looking closely at the evidence

A Day- did A14-TV shows that changed history- in class

B day-
A15-Propaganda- Take Notes
1. Testimonial
2. Glittering Generalities
3. Transfer
4. Plain Folks
5. Bandwagon
6. Name Calling
7. Card Stacking

Before taking notes, on a piece of paper with your group members, write an explanation for what you think each term means, based on the name.

Then take notes from what Ms. Batten says.

Ms. Batten distributes propaganda techniques to each group. Each gr0up chooses a product to sell to the class using the technique they received. They must design a poster to go with their commercial/presentation.

Yearbook-Work on Deadline 1 and 2

12/2/08

12/1 A-12/2 B

English

J#27

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
-Bill Cosby

R#27-multiple Pg__ to Pg __

at least 5 or a summary- cannot use summary every time

English II Group Work
  1. Make a list of stereotypical activities for a mother. What do they do on a daily basis? List should be long.
  2. Go back to the list and circle only the activities, your group thinks mothers really need to do, in order to be considered a "good mom".
  3. Write the purpose of mother's Day, the holiday, and describe the rituals/customs associated with the new day. (2 paragraphs)
  4. Skim through the play "Mother's Day" pg 72-91 wkbk and look for characteristics of Drama. Now, create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting fiction to drama.

EX: Drama is performed and read

Both Drama and Fiction can be made up stories

Fiction is read only

Mass Media

J#27

"In your own words, define persuasion. Name some formats people use to persuade others.

(5 min.)

A#13- A Day students take out a piece of paper and write- was unable to do this TV clip assignment due to holiday.

A#14- "Hokum"

  1. Why would Ricky Jay be interested in the flyer for “China—Le Grand Cirque”?
  2. What is a handbill?
  3. Why do you think the title of this exhibit is “Extraordinary Exhibitions”?
  4. What is remarkable about Mathew Buchinger?
  5. Why do you think people are interested in people who might be considered “freaks”?
  6. What aspects of a handbill are considered “art”?
  7. Why do you think an artist used the image of Mr. MacDonald on a playbill?
  8. Why did patrons attend the shows hawked by the handbills?
  9. Would you attend a show advertised by one of these handbills? Why or why not?
  10. Why is painting described as “the world’s oldest conjuring act”? Do you agree or disagree?

SB5-Quote Attribution- copy all- Quiz 12/5 A and 12/6 B

  1. To be accurate, a writer must attribute every quotation to its source and market each with quotation marks. EX: "I tried out for a solo," Martha said, "and I got it!" OR "I tried out for a solo and I got it!" Martha Smith said. "I was really excited, "because it was my first major part."
  2. Use so and so said, not said so and so

No: "I tried out for a solo," said Martha Smith.

3. When punctuation quotes, the period and the comma always belong within the quotation marks.

EX: "I cannot wait until Winter Break," Sally Smith said. "We get two weeks off."

4. The only punctuation allowed before an explanatory phrase: exclamation point, question mark, or comma. Never: "I will go to Texas on Friday." Sally Smith said.

5. In journalism, only use the explanatory phrase: said. Never: "I will miss my son greatly," Sally Smith whimpered.

YEARBOOK-Faculty Contact Due today

J#53- Free

Deadline 1- 11/17 40 pages

Deadline 2- 12/10 48 pages