5/23/16

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16
• Re-watch Shakespeare Life & Works videos on YouTube or Google Docs.

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act V, scene 2
• If you want to watch the end of the Hamlet video, you can go here.

• MULTIMEDIA BONUS!
• The Simpsons do Hamlet (sign into your school Google account)
• ThugNotes for Hamlet

• ALERT: How to save all of your documents from WISD Google account before they delete it this summer.

• Upcoming Events:

5/19/16

• Six Weeks Grades will be uploaded tomorrow at 4 pm. Your grades are complete in the system now. The only remaining grade is the semester exam.

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16
• Re-watch Shakespeare Life & Works videos on YouTube or Google Docs.

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act V, scene 1. 
• HW due Mon. 5/23/16: Read Act V, scene 2 (the end of the play).
• If you want to watch the end of the Hamlet video, you can go here.

• ALERT: How to save all of your documents from WISD Google account before they delete it this summer.

• Upcoming Events:

5/17/16

• Hamlet
• In-class notes on Act IV, scenes 5-7. Make sure you have notes on these elements.
• HW due Thurs. 5/19/16: Read as much of Act V as possible (at least scene 1)

• 2nd Semester Exam Study Guide
• Exam is Wed. 5/25/16

• Upcoming Events:

5/13/16

Nominate an East teacher for "Senior Honorary Teacher 2016" HERE. Deadline is Wed. 5/18/16.

• Semester Exam will be on Wednesday, May 25

• Hamlet: 
• QUIZ: Act IV, scenes 1-4  (LAST QUIZ OF THE YEAR!) Make up ASAP if you were absent.
• Notes / discussion on Act IV, scenes 1-4, especially falling action elements.
• HW for Tues. 5/17/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act 4, scenes 5-7 (the rest of Act IV). 
• Here is the study guide for Act IV.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/11/16

Nominate an East teacher for "Senior Honorary Teacher 2016" HERE. Deadline: Wed. 5/18/16

• Hamlet: 
• Notes / discussion on Act III, scenes 3-4, especially turning point elements.
• Viewing of film version of Acts II & III. You can watch it here (35:53 - 1:26:13).
• HW for Fri. 5/13/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act 4, scenes 1-4. There will most likely be a quiz.
• Here is the study guide for Act IV.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/9/16

HONOR GRADS: You have until Thurs. 5/12/16 to complete your information for the Honor Banquet Booklet. Here is the link. 

• Hamlet: 
• In-class assignment: Review of III, 1-2. If you were absent, complete the 5 statements, then explain how each can be proven / disproven using the text of III, 1-2. Turn in for a grade.
• HW for Wed. 5/11/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 3 & 4 (to the end of Act III)
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. The College & Career Center has thank you notes and the addresses. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

5/5/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: 
• In-class writing assignment. If you were absent, see me for a time to make this up ASAP.
• HW for Mon. 5/9/16.: 
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 2. This includes the "play within a play" scene.
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• Scholarships: If you earned a scholarship-- congratulations! Now it's time to thank your benefactor(s). It is rude to take the money and run, so write thoughtful notes. Here are some sites to help you:
• U.S. News and World Reports How-To Write a Scholarship Thank You
• Fresno State Scholarship Office
• collegescholarships.org
• Download some templates here

5/3/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: 
• Q&A on the end of Act II.
• HW for Thurs. 5/5/16.: 
• Make sure your notes are complete for Act II, scene 2. We will write in class.
• Read and annotate Act III, scene 1. This includes the "To be or not to be" soliloquy. You can read it online or come by and get a copy of the act from me.
• Here is the study guide for Act III.

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• Keep studying your literature review chart.
• Here are the past questions from the AP Open Free Response section we have been practicing.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/29/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet: Assignment for II, 2- Finish for homework. Be prepared to write on the ideas from this sheet next class period. Here are some good sources for information on the Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus) / Hecuba / Priam allusion:
• Overview
• Page one of this document
• My one page overview (that I forgot was on the web but came up on a Google search :o)

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• I took a grade in class for completion of this chart. If you were absent, you can send me a picture of the completed pages of your chart so you can get the grade.
• We had a discussion about how various works from the chart could answer past questions from the AP Open Free Response section.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/27/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Teacher Appreciation Week is next week. If you want to participate in the WEHS tradition of making cards to be distributed to your teachers, turn them in by Friday morning. You can pick up cards in my classroom or download and print here.

• Hamlet
• Discussion, II, 2, pgs. 36-42
• HW due Fri. 4/29/16: Read and annotate the rest of Act II. Use the Act II study guide. 

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• Finish working on the literature review using this chart. Due Fri. 4/29/16: Complete 8 sections (literary works) of the chart.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/25/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Teacher Appreciation Week is next week. If you want to participate in the WEHS tradition of making cards to be distributed to your teachers, turn them in by Friday morning. You can pick up cards in my classroom or download and print here.

• Hamlet
• Discussion / notes on Act II, scene 1.
• HW due Thurs. 4/27/16: Read and annotate Act II, scene 2, pgs. 36-42. Use the Act II study guide. Focus on proving / disproving the following theories:
• A significant amount of time has passed since Act I.
• Polonius is a sycophant.
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are true friends to Hamlet.

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review videos using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• Use the list of books of literary merit you have read that we created on Wednesday to start reviewing the details of them on this chart.  Due Fri. 4/29/16: Complete 8 sections (literary works) of the chart.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/21/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet
• QUIZ: Act I, scenes 4-5. Make up ASAP if you were absent.
• Discussion of I, 4-5. If you were absent, see a friend for the notes.
• We watched a video of the first act of the play.
• HW due Mon. 4/25/16: Read and annotate Act II, scene 1. If you were absent, you can pick up a copy of the Act in class or read it online here until you come to class. Use the Act II study guide.

• AP Exam STUDY HUBS on available on Google Classroom
• Literature review using Thug Notes
• Literary terms online flashcard sets

• AP Free Response
• We discussed the three types of essay questions (log in to Google to view) you will encounter on the AP exam and made a list of all major literary works (novels, plays, epic poems) studied throughout high school that could help you on the third (open) question. Bring this list with you on Friday.
• If you want to practice writing the essays, you can work on any of the samples and I'll give you some feedback. (Log in to your school Google account to view the sample topics.)

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test has been entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/21/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/22/16- Friday- NO PRACTICE- I will be out of town for UIL
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/19/16

Here's a link to the growing slideshow of pics from the making of Senior Wall 2016. Feel free to download images you want for yourself :)

• Hamlet
• Discussion of I, 3. If you were absent, see a friend for the notes.
• HW due Thurs. 4/21/16: Read and annotate I, 4-5. Use the study guide.

• AP Multiple Choice
• The grade from the practice test will be the first one entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/19/16- Tuesday- NO PRACTICE- I have an appointment
• 4/20/16- Wednesday- Poetry (I will not be able to stay for debriefing afterwards)
• 4/21/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/22/16- Friday- NO PRACTICE- I will be out of town for UIL
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/14/16

• Hamlet
• Be sure you have finished watching all of the Shakespeare background videos. If you have trouble watching the videos, email me and I'll send you a link to a Google folder with the files.
• Discussion of I, 2, including Hamlet's first soliloquy. If you were absent, see a friend for the notes.
• QUIZ on Shakespeare background videos. Make up ASAP if you were absent.
• HW due Tues. 4/19/16: Read and annotate I, 3. Use the study guide.

• AP Multiple Choice
• We went over the answers to the full-length practice test we did last week. The grade from this will be the first one entered for the 6th six weeks. If you want to improve your score, you can come for 10-minute, 1-passage practices after school over the next few weeks before the exam. For each practice where you score >50%, I will add 10 points to the original test score in the grade book. You can practice up to 100% for the grade book and beyond that for extra practice if you like. Offer expires on May 3.
• Practice time starts at 4:00 pm on the following dates:
• 4/14/16- Thursday- Poetry
• 4/15/16- Friday- Prose
• 4/18/16- Monday- NO SCHOOL :) NO PRACTICE
• 4/19/16- Tuesday- NO PRACTICE- I have an appointment
• 4/20/16- Wednesday- Poetry ( I will not be able to stay for debriefing afterward)
• 4/21/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/22/16- Friday- NO PRACTICE- I will be out of town for UIL
• 4/25/16- Monday- Poetry
• 4/26/16- Tuesday- Prose
• 4/27/16- Wednesday- Poetry
• 4/28/16- Thursday- Prose
• 4/29/16- Friday- Poetry
•  5/2/16-  Monday- Prose
•  5/3/16-  Tuesday- Poetry
• Answers will be on Google Classroom the following day.

4/12/16

Hamlet

• Discussion of I, 1
• Study Guide for Act I passed out
• Read & made notes on the first half of I, 2 in class
• HW due Thurs. 4/14/16:
• Finish watching Shakespeare background videos. There will be a QUIZ on this material on Thursday. If you are having trouble with the YouTube playlist, email me for access to the Google Drive folder with all of the videos.
• Finish reading / annotating I, 2 (to pg. 17)
• Analyze Hamlet's first soliloquy. Mark it for the following:
•  paraphrase of sections
•  comparisons
• striking phrases and images
• progression / sequence of thoughts,
• how Hamlet’s tone differs from his tone earlier in the scene
• attitude / state of mind
• allusions and their significance

4/8/16

• AP Exam: We took a 1-hour practice multiple choice test for a grade. If you were absent, see me to make this up. We will use the results from this test to review for the test in May.

• Career Research Paper: Discussion Q&A on using sources in the research paper
• Paper is due TODAY 4/8/16 by 12 midnight.
• Here is a sample paper for you to reference in your drafting process.
• Here is the research paper assignment (see examples of in-text and works cited citations in the assignment packet)
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability

• Hamlet
• In class: Reading of the beginning of Act I, scene 1 of Hamlet (get your permanent copy from me, but you can read the scene here). Finish the scene (through pg. 7) for homework due Tues. 4/12/16. Make notes on vocab. and summarize main ideas of what is said. 

• HW due Thurs. 4/14/16: Continue watching and making notes on the background videos for our study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. There will be a QUIZ on this material on Thurs. 4/14/16. You might have to log in to your school Google account to view the videos. You should watch the playlist in order.

4/6/16

• Research project due Fri. 4//16
• Today, we discussed how to use parenthetical and works cited documentation. If you have questions on how to do your paper, see me before the due date and I will help you.
• Assignment for Stage 3 of project: Research Paper
• Outlining tips
• Here is a sample paper for this assignment.
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability

• HW: Continue watching and making notes on the background videos for our study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. These videos were made by the other AP classes last week. You might have to log in to your school Google account to watch the videos. Also, watch them in the playlist order. You will be tested on this material next week.

4/4/16

• TEST: Canterbury Tales

• Research project due Fri. 4//16
• Assignment for Stage 3 of project: Research Paper
• Outlining tips
• Here is a sample paper for this assignment.
• How to properly cite sources
• How to avoid plagiarism (intentional or unintentional)
• How to evaluate a website for reliability
• On Wednesday, we will discuss how to use parenthetical and works cited documentation. Work on your essay to the point that you have tried adding these elements so you can ask questions that will help you finalize your paper.

• HW: Begin watching and making notes on the background videos for our study of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. These videos were made by the other AP classes last week. You might have to log in to your school Google account to watch the videos. Also, watch them in the playlist order. You will be tested on this material.

3/28/16

Bell schedule for Tues. 3/29/16 and Thurs. 3/31/16:

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