Journal: Select one of the poems you haven't written about. Make sure that you have found three images, the most important word, and the most important line (answers will differ). Now select one of the images and explain how it helps you understand the meaning of the poem.

SAT missed questions

Poems to Start the Year

*Homework: Read Scarlet Letter to the end of chapter 5
*Homework Scarlet Letter vocab 11-20 for Friday
*Poem memorization, Friday

Scarlet Letter Vocabulary List

Monday, September 16

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Journal: Select one of the poems we have not yet studied. Make sure that you have found three images, the most important word, and the most important line (answers will differ). Now select one of the images and explain how it helps you understand the meaning of the poem.

Review "The Secret" and read the other three poems.
  Poems to Start the Year

*Homework: Read Scarlet Letter to the end of chapter 5
*Homework Scarlet Letter vocab 11-20 for Friday
*Poem memorization, Friday

Scarlet Letter Vocabulary List

Friday the 13th--

Scarlet Letter. Discuss townswomen. Why do they respond the way they do?

Review "The Secret" and read the other three poems.
  Poems to Start the Year

*Homework: Read Scarlet Letter to the end of chapter 4

Sept 12

1. How to write a good paper--"Resources" tab
2. Wall of shame for essays
3. Hand in essay
4. Read "The Secret" 
  Poems to Start the Year
*Homework: 
Summer reading is due Friday (yes, as in day after tomorrow)
Here's how to access our class on Turnitin.com
Username: 6979259
Password: saxons
Yeah, I should have come up with something better for the password, something more "Englishy." Maybe, "whatareyougoingtodowithyouronewildandpreciouslife" 

We've been extra busy lately. Things will calm down a bit in a week or two.
Here's my little mantra for you to help you not feel overwhelmed:

Breathing in I calm my body; breathing out, I smile

Wednesday

1. Go Over Practice SAT (we didn't get to this so we'll start the period with it tomorrow)
2. Color mark poem
Here's the list of poems: Summer Poems
3. Homework: 
     Finish up college application essay so you can hand it in tomorrow. Be sure to have someone proofread it! Remember, the title needs to be engaging and by the end of the first sentence I need to feel compelled to continue reading.
     Review vocabulary for Friday's quiz 
*Summer reading is due Friday (yes, as in day after tomorrow)
Here's how to access our class on Turnitin.com
Username: 6979259
Password: saxons
Yeah, I should have come up with something better for the password, something more "Englishy." Maybe, "whatareyougoingtodowithyouronewildandpreciouslife" 

We've been extra busy lately. Things will calm down a bit in a week or two.
Here's my little mantra for you to help you not feel overwhelmed:

Breathing in I calm my body; breathing out, I smile

Tuesday, September 10

1. Practice SAT
2. Color mark poem
Here's the list of poems: Summer Poems
3. Homework: Underline the single most important line from the poem The Summer Day. Now put a box around the single most important word. In a different color, underline three images.
Now, write two sentences explaining the effect of each of the five things you marked.

Friday, September 6

Garbage man essay due.
Wall of Shame
How to write a good title for an essay
How to write a good paper for high school
How to write an argumentative essay

How to Read Literature Like a Professor.
In groups of four, write down four important ideas from the book. Each person in the group needs to write all ideas.

Personal Narrative essay.
Homework: start your essay over the weekend. I just need to see something on Monday--even 1 page of brainstorming. Preferably 1 page of the essay, but not necessarily. Yeah. Fragment there. I know.

1. Northwestern--James Joyce wrote in Dubliners, "Mistakes are the portals of discovery." Describe a mistake or mistaken idea of your own that led to a discovery (a growing experience).
2. USC--The 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot said, “Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things.” Describe one of your passions and reflect on how it has contributed to your personal growth. Think about what you really like to do and how it has made you a better person. For this essay you’ll be writing about something you feel strongly about.
3. Harvard--Please describe which of your activities (extracurricular and personal activities or work experience) has been most meaningful and why. For this essay you’ll need to talk about something you’ve done.
4. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
5. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance.

Boston University--Describe a character in fiction, an historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music,science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence (or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.)

Check out The Scarlet Letter. Start reading over the weekend if you have time. You don't have to though. We'll focus more on that next week.