Narrative Writing rubric

Agenda 12/7

Monday 12/7

Christine’s Classes

Agenda

**PROGRESS GRADES CLOSE THIS FRIDAY!

Classic Lit     

-Finish Ch1 and Ch2- answer Ch 2 questions

                        -Quiz Tuesday

  

Government  

-Finish 3 paragraph responses on the rights most important to you

-Read President's address from 12/6

            -Complete Week 4 of “Monitoring the situation” and turn in whole packet

            -Watch Civil Rights/Freedom Rides Movie as a class-write 5 facts you learned

Modern Lit   

-Write next Chapter of your story, “How to write about death”

Into to Lit      

-Finish NIGHT, take notes, Test on Wednesday

American Lit -First drafts of Essay, Final drafts due by Wednesday

                        -Create new book cover poster for Mice and Men-due by Weds

American Lit essay options

Experiential Per 5 12-2-15

Experiential Period 5

12/2/2015

1. We will watch a short video about Holocaust survivors who hid underground for 511 DAYS. What would you take to survive that long? Write a one paragraph response.

2. We will be outside for part of the class experiencing some of the conditions and feelings the prisoners dealt with during their time in camp. Imagine being completely shocked and removed from your home, forced to walk barefoot in the snow, in perfect cadence, without food. It’s truly horrifying. Look at your surroundings. What natural items could you use to your benefit if you had to spend time hiding and surviving out here? Write a one paragraph response.

3. What would be the most challenging parts of isolation and hiding for you if this happened in modern times? Write a two paragraph response.

4. Make a one page collage/poster that highlights and represents the story NIGHT. What images and quotes will you include? 

12-2-15 GATSBY MOVIE CLASSIC LIT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B86ixiypBeE

Gatsby Ch 1 and CH 2 Questions Dec 1/2 CLASSIC LIT

GATSBY

Chapter 1-

1. Who is the narrator? Where is he from?

2. How does Nick know Daisy and Tom?

3. What is the name of the book Tom is reading?What does it show about him?

4. Who is Jordan Baker?

5. Who is Gatsby?

CH 2.

1) How does Nick meet Tom's mistress?

2) Describe George Wilson. How does he react to Tom's arrival?

3) How does Myrtle behave as the party progresses?

4) Describe the setting of the valley of ashes where George and Myrtle live. What aspects of the setting imply that it is intended to have a symbolic meaning as well as a literal one?

5) How does the author describe Myrtle Wilson? Does her physical appearance reflect her character in any way?

6) Compare the setting of the party in this chapter with the setting of the party in Chapter One. What does this reveal about the characters and their personalities?

Al Capone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0PEjyv4LQ8

Classic Lit Prohibition Vid 11/30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRwudPWYDQI

11-23 and 11/24 notes govt

Gatsby Notes 11-23

The Great Gatsby

Notes 11-23-15

Setting: 1920s New York- downtown and islands

Themes: love, poverty, riches, mystery, deception

LOVE VS LUST

Narrator: Nick Carraway

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Author writes the story, narrator tells it

Main Characters:

Jay Gatsby- newly wealthy businessman, mysterious

Nick Carraway- Jay’s neighbor and only friend, not rich,  dating Jordan Baker, stock broker

JBaker- professional golfer

Tom Buchanan- Jay’s enemy

Meyer Wolfshiem- Gatsby’s business associate, sketchy

Literary device- IMAGERY- VERY beautiful words used

11/18 Experiential Writing Assignment

**Pretend to be Tim O'Brien and write about your visit in 2015 to Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester, NH

4 PARAGRAPHS DUE 11/19

vocab classic lit

Reserved- ADJ-formal or self restrained in manner and relationship

        -introvert, shy, keep to themselves

FEIGN-VERB- to pretend, or make believe

        She feigned laughter when the man called her fat

Mar-Verb- to damage, ruin, deface

        She marred her face with permanent ink that said “Doritos.”

Elation

Noun- high spirits, great gladness, joy

I was filled with elation when I won the lottery

Savor-verb- to take your time tasting or smelling- I savor donuts after I go running.

Supercilious- adj-cocky, showing arrogant superiority

       Rocky was supercilious when he ran in the ring.

Effeminate-adj-having traits considered feminine

              The man with large breasts and hips was effeminate.

Pungent-adj-sharply hurting your taste or smell senses

       The pungent trash made me throw up.

Ch 4 mice and men questions

Name: ____________________________________                         Date:________

Of Mice and Men Chapter Questions

Chapter 4

Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1.  Explain what happened when Lennie went into Crooks’ room.

2.  How did Crooks feel about the plan to buy land and raise rabbits?

3.  What offer did Crooks make to Candy and Lennie?  What did Crooks do later in the chapter about his offer?

4.  Explain what happened when Curley’s wife appeared in Crooks’ room.

5.  How did Curley’s wife feel about her husband.  Give specific examples to support your answer.

6.  If someone is aloof, what are they?

7.  If someone is crestfallen, what are they?

8.  Give one symbol in the play.  What does this symbol represent?

9. Literary Element: Foreshadowing  - What is foreshadowing? What events happen in the chapter that may foreshadow what’s to come at the end of the novel? (Name two)

MODERN LIT DUE ON11/17/15 first draft

After reading up to page 110 of Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong...

Choose one prompt and write 4 paragraphs creatively.


1. What happens next for Mark and Maryanne?

2. Write a modern guy meets girl story as if you were Tim O Brien.

articles to use for GOVT assignment

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/fullpage/isis-trail-terror-isis-threat-us-25053190


http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/iraqi-security-forces-repel-isis-attack-west-ramadi/


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/world/europe/russia-plane-crash-bomb.html?_r=0

Classic Lit assignment 11/16 due 11/17

http://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties

THE ROARING TWENTIES

NAME_________________________DATE____

1. What kind of changes took place during the 1920s?

2. Where did Americans live now?

3. How was the economy?

4. Describe the “mass culture”

5. What does a “flapper” look like?

6. What did the 19^th Amendment do?

7. What two technologies eliminated the drudgery of housework?

8. What did the Yale club have? Which Amendment made it illegal to manufacture and sell alcohol?

9. What new technology was in more than 12 million households?

10. List four dances from the jazz age.

11. What did the Volstead Act do?

12. During the cultural civil war, what types of people disagreed? Who vs. who?

13. FIND 10 PICTURES FROM THE 1920s and create a collage or PPT

Govt 11/16/15 assignment DUE 11/17

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

11/16/15

1- Finish your campaign portfolio

2- Complete the following assignment on the Paris attacks Friday:

1. Find 2 articles from different news sources regarding the attacks

2. Write 7 facts about the attacks

3. Write a few sentences about the difference between the articles’ sources. Did they cover the story differently? What did they talk about? How do they differ?

4. Write a one paragraph summary of your opinion of the whole ordeal. What do you think about all of this terrorism? What should America do/ not do? Do you agree with France bombing the ISIS training camp?

5. Find a map of France with the stadium location on it. 

Notes 11/10 intro to lit

Mice notes 11/2

CH 1 notes

First paragraph---- ALL IMAGERY

--SETTING A BEAUTIFUL SCENE

RABBITS

1.    George- small, sharp, strong,

Lennie- large, shapeless, slow, heavy

   -Animal like, a bear, a child

*FOIL CHARACTERS TO EACH OTHER
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2. obligated- hold onto his work card, Lennie copies him, George says “I could get along so easy without you”

3.to pet it in his pocket, George teaches him its bad

4. They got “run off the farm” for something Lennie did

Crucible Notes 11/3

Martha Corey laughs- town fool, comedic relief

Ruth Putnam says old man came upon her

Sees black man whispering- lying- all girls following along then fake passing out

Say you’re a witch- go to jail, Don’t confess- hang

Abigail still wants John, She called out his wife

“She bit my breast”- the cut hasn’t healed ,   Abi then stabs herself

“From the mouths of babes shall come the truth”- the judges believe the kids

Not faithful= don’t go to church enough-dislike Rev. Parris. John can’t recite all 10 commandements- forgets ADULTRY- IRONIC, his wife sure remembers

Rev. Hale thinks they aren’t holy enough

Proctor reveals that Abigail told them- just dancing, not witchery

Says to Rev. Hale, “Well if they don’t condess,they get hanged. Did you ever think of that?”

VOODOO DOLL- Mary gave doll to her. Looks like voodoo. Has a needle. Abigal stabbed herself with a needle. SET UP

ABIGAIL is most guilty

The Crucible

The Crucible

Character Map:

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/mwebb/crucible_by_arthur_miller.htm

Summary of Act 1:

http://www.shmoop.com/crucible/act-1-summary.html

Notes:

Starts with ritual in woods middle of the  night

Led by tituba

Girls want spells for boys to like them

Abigail kills chicken, goes crazy

Betty Parris (Reverend’s daughter) and Ruth Putnam are nonresponsive, but not sick

People think it’s the devil

Abigail wants John Proctor- his wife is “blackening her name”

Rev. Hale is called in from Beverly

Abigail blames Tituba- all a lie

Rev Hale beats Tituba

Tituba pretends she’s possessed, so it’s not her fault

Rev. Hale tries to exorcise Tituba- get devil out

Tituba calls out white people she dislikes

He said she said, girls go nuts- if they confess and want Jesus, they’ll be innocent

Everyone is acting  

MODERN LIT ASSIGNMENT VIETNAM ERA MUSIC 10/27/15

Find 3 songs, print the lyrics, and describe in 1 paragraph each how they portray the war experience.

GOVT PROJECT DUE 10/28

AMERICAN GOVT

PROJECT ASSIGNMENT

Research two current presidential candidates.

One Republican and one Democrat.

1. Find 2 examples of propaganda in their ad campaigns. Which technique is used? Copy the ad or video link into a PPT slide.

2. Visit their sites and list 3 of their top issues of concern.

Example:

Hillary Clinton, Democrat- voting rights, women’s rights, and LGBT rights.  

Give a few sentences per topic to describe the candidate’s views.

Present this information in POWER POINT

Vocab Words Per 1

Trepidation: n: a feeling of fear about something that may happen.

Vindictive: adj: having or showing a strong desire for revenge.

Deference: n: respectful or courteous regard:

Defamation: n: the act of hurting someone’s reputation

Abyss: n: a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vastchasm.

Sect: a religious group, denomination

Paradox: a self-contradictory statement

Innate: adj: inborn, natural

        “The wolf had an Innate sense of smell for blood”

Formidable: adj: making people scared by being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Prodigious: remarkably great in extent, size, or degree

        The prodigious lion was 100x larger than the others.

Methodical: adj: done according to a systematic form or procedure

Exaltation: n: the act of elevating someone in rank or power

Intro notes 10/20 HOLOCAUST

1933-Holocaust began

Adolf Hitler came into power, as a dictator

Holocaust comes from a Greek word “holokauston”= sacrifice by fire

Nazis targeted Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and the disabled

Nazi= National Socialist German Worker’s Party

“The Final Solution”= term Nazis used to describe the mass murder

11 million people killed in Holocaust

6 million were Jews

2/3 of all European Jews killed

1.1 million children died

Govt notes 10/13

Public Opinion and the Media

 Public opinion=citizens’ attitudes about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events

It serves as a political basis of support for politicians

People agree on issues such as: legitimacy of the govt, equality of opportunity, liberty, and democracy

Personal Preferences/Opinions are rooted in self interest, economic, geographic, social status, personal values, attitudes are shaped by parents’ views, education, social groups, gender, racial group, labor unions, religion

People don’t devote enough time to research political issues, they look for cheap and easy answers (Facebook, online news, word of mouth, etc)

Interest groups= opinion leaders who want to shape public opinion and promote ideological causes

2081 movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05bjtSKo0Ow

INTRO-CH 1 CALL OF WILD NOTES

Buck- stolen by garden worker Manuel

Manuel needed gambling $$

Buck is sold and transported from Cali to Seattle- then north to The Yukon

Buck=$150

Man in red sweater (red=symbol for blood) beats Buck with club- he “breaks in” the new dogs to teach them to obey

Sold finally to Francois and Perrault for $300- they are Canadian mail carriers- good owners

Buck, Dave, Curly=friendly dogs together

*Buck experiences his first snow!!

1984 notes CH 1 9/23

1984 PART 1 CHAPTER 1

• Bright cold april day
• 13:00- military time
• Victory mansions- where he lives- ironic, they’re in a war

• BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU posters everywhere

• Dirty landscape, crappy apartment, broken elevator

• Electricity turned off during day to save $$

• UNIFORMS- blue for outer party, black for inner party

• THOUGHT POLICE- watch/hear you through TELESCREEN 24/7—HELICOPTER SPIES IN WINDOWS

• MIN OF TRUTH- where Winston works-3000 rooms- news, entertainment, education, fine arts—THE MEDIA- they create/delete the news—create propaganda

• Rotting houses, big beautiful Min of Truth

Min TRUTH=actually creates lies

Min PEACE= actually deals with war/defense dept

Min LOVE=actually jail/punishment---where you go to love the govt-brainwashing

Min PLENTY- economic affairs, convince country they aren’t in DEBT

*****IRONY*****

INGSOC-poster= ENGLISH SOCIALISM!!!! J

Winston=unhealthy, ulcer in leg, 

SENATE NOTES GOVT 9/23

The Senate

-100- 2 from each state

First senate session in 1789 had only 22 members

-Senators serve for 6 years—no max amount of years- one senator served 50 years

Senate is a CONTINUOS BODY-always changing, everyone’s term ends at different times

CONTINUENCIES-the people and interests the senators represent

**Usually a job you hold before presidency

Requirements: 30 years old, citizen of US for at least 9 years, must live in state where you’re elected

NH- DEMOCRAT- Jeanne Shaheen

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

535 members, average member is white male in early 50s

NH- Republican-Kelly Ayotte

Out of 535 members-in 2005- 42 African Americans, 24 Hispanics, 5 Asian Americans, ONE Native American in HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SENATE- one AfriAmer, 2 hispanics, one asian, one native hawaiin

Nearly all are married, 2 children average, 60% protestant, 30% roman catholic, 6% jewish, 4% no affiliation.

WHAT DO SENATORS ACTUALLY DO?

**They cast votes in each meeting of Congress

**Signing bills to designate things like National Wildflower Week

1984 Vocab Quiz Practice

NAME_______________________________

CLASSIC LIT

DATE_________________

If you ________________________________ all the words, you will __________________________ the entire message and it won’t make sense anymore. These documents are not ______________________, they are in permanent ink. They are a true __________________, and this version is the most important. I use these documents to _________________________ the  youth, and help them understand the ways of the nation. I hope my following will _______________________ in the next few years, that way my memory will not _____________________, it will last forever. I can _______________________ the way with my hands, but I would rather use my words. When I properly _________________________all the copies, I can distribute them quickly.

QUIZ PRACTICE

ALTERABLE                        GESTICULATE                     COLLATE

GARBLE                    PROLIFERATE                     VAPORIZE

ABBREVIATE          INDOCTRINATE                  PALIMPSEST            

American Lit-Raisin notes

Classic-Ordinary People notes ch 6

Classic-VOCAB SET 1

Intro--Vocab words

Work assignments 9/22

Classic Lit- 7 Vocab sentences and PowerPoints due 9/22

GOVT-Monday-discussion, Tuesday-notes, Amendment projects were due 9/17

Modern Lit- Mon/Tue finish Vocab PPTs. Tuesday-read 1984 Ch 1 and complete questions

Intro-Mon-Vocab sentences posters, CH1, Tue- complete Ch 1 and worksheet, start Ch. 2

American Lit- Mon-continue Act1 Movie, Tue-notes and worksheet

Drama Terms Raisin in Sun

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H2hn-fhG8S8Lv1v7IC3xm-haKwFFd52_QcYmZenejh8/edit#slide=id.p3

OP ch 4 notes

Govt notes

Ordinary People Notes ch 1-3

WELCOME BACK

This week we are reviewing the pretest to see what students remember or need help with. Friday is half day and picnic at Bear Brook State Park!

Govt review terms

Civil Rights Movement Notes

Civil Rights Movement- fight for freedom and uquality

Rosa Parks- refused to move on bus, arrested,member of NAACP, seamstress

            -her peaceful protest inspired community into action

            -BUS BOYCOTT

Boycott was headed by young Baptist minister MLK

GOAL= PASSIVE RESISTANCE (Ghandi)

1957- Civil Rights Act passed

JFK helped MLK get out of jail ($$ and votes in mind)

1963 MARCH ON WA, 250,000 peaceful marchers

            -I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH

11/22/1963- JFK assassinated, day after he called on Congress for civil rights push

MS Burning- burning of a church by white supremacists, killed 3 Northern students (there to help register black voters)—Johnson and Hoover initially tried to cover it up until bodies were found

AMERICAN GOVT-Freedom Riders

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcvsWXrS2PI

6/2 govt notes

6/2 govt notes

6/2 GOVT NOTES

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

National Legislature

Representative Democracy-translate the public’s will into policy in form of law

Bicameral Congress- 2 houses BECAUSE:

          Historical-British Parliament

          Practical-in accordance with population of states

          Theoretical-Checks/Balances of each other

Congress SESSION-period of time when Congress conducts business

ADJOURNED- finished/suspended

The fact that Congress meets year round reduced likelihood of SPECIAL SESSION-emergency

CONGRESS= SENATE and HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

SENATE=very small

HOUSE OF REPS= determined by population

Wyoming has 493,782 people- 2 senators (dem/rep)-1 house of reps member

CALIFORNIA has 33,871,648 ppl- 2 senators, 53 house members

Qualifications for House of Reps member:

25 years old - US Citizen 7+ years  -must live in state of election

NH State Reps-

Rep-Frank Guinta

Dem-Ann Kuster

Senators-

Rep-Kelly Ayotte

Dem-Jeanne Shaheen

Congress- 535 members, 82 women (2006)

ON AVERAGE- 55 year old white men, Christian, 2 kids, mostly married

60% Protestant, 30% Roman Catholic, 6% Jewish, 4% no religious affiliation

$170,000- free postage, pension-$150,000, social sec retirement, medicare

GOVT notes 6/1

Executive Branch- President

Executive Powers/Duties:

Execute the law- preserve, protect, defend the Constitution-Oath of Office

Executive Orders-a rule, directive, or regulation that has the power/effect of law. **Ordinance power

Appointment Power-President can choose/name a handful of employees.

        -ambassadors/diplomats

        -Cabinet members and their aides

        -Heads of agencies- EPA, NASA

-federal judges, U.S. marshals, attorneys

        -Officers of armed forces

--President picks, name is sent to Senate, they vote for approval

Nominationà Senate committee hearingà Senate DebateàConfirmation/Rejection

**Removal Power- can fire people he appoints

Diplomatic and Military Powers

*Make treaties-formal agreement between 2+ sovereign states- require Senate consent/approval

*Make executive agreements-don’t require Senate consent

*Power of Recognition- sending ambassadors to other countries, acknowledging their place in the world

        -revoked=persona non grata- unwelcome person

*Commander in Chief-“almost without limit”

        -give power to their subordinates

        --George Washington was president and commander of troops in 1794

        --Abe Lincoln visited troops on field in Civil War

*Make undeclared war

-“Necessary and appropriate”-Congressà Operation Iraqi Freedom March 2003

WAR POWERS RESOLUTION of 1973

(1) President must report to Congress within 48 hours after committing troops to combat abroad

(2) Combat commitment must end within 60 days, unless Congress agrees to longer

(3) Congress can end combat commitment at any time

LEGISLATIVE POWERS

President can influence actions of Congress, recommend Legislation for welfare of the country

THE VETO POWERRRRRRRR

President can sign a law, or reject it!-Congress can override his veto by a 2/3s vote in both Repub and Dem chambers

JUDICIAL POWERRRRR

Powers of clemency(mercy/leniency)

        REPRIEVE- postponement of execution of a sentence

        PARExecutive Branch- President

Executive Powers/Duties:

Execute the law- preserve, protect, defend the Constitution-Oath of Office

Executive Orders-a rule, directive, or regulation that has the power/effect of law. **Ordinance power

Appointment Power-President can choose/name a handful of employees.

        -ambassadors/diplomats

        -Cabinet members and their aides

        -Heads of agencies- EPA, NASA

-federal judges, U.S. marshals, attorneys

        -Officers of armed forces

--President picks, name is sent to Senate, they vote for approval

Nominationà Senate committee hearingà Senate DebateàConfirmation/Rejection

**Removal Power- can fire people he appoints

Diplomatic and Military Powers

*Make treaties-formal agreement between 2+ sovereign states- require Senate consent/approval

*Make executive agreements-don’t require Senate consent

*Power of Recognition- sending ambassadors to other countries, acknowledging their place in the world

        -revoked=persona non grata- unwelcome person

*Commander in Chief-“almost without limit”

        -give power to their subordinates

        --George Washington was president and commander of troops in 1794

        --Abe Lincoln visited troops on field in Civil War

*Make undeclared war

-“Necessary and appropriate”-Congressà Operation Iraqi Freedom March 2003

WAR POWERS RESOLUTION of 1973

(1) President must report to Congress within 48 hours after committing troops to combat abroad

(2) Combat commitment must end within 60 days, unless Congress agrees to longer

(3) Congress can end combat commitment at any time

LEGISLATIVE POWERS

President can influence actions of Congress, recommend Legislation for welfare of the country

THE VETO POWERRRRRRRR

President can sign a law, or reject it!-Congress can override his veto by a 2/3s vote in both Repub and Dem chambers

JUDICIAL POWERRRRR

Powers of clemency(mercy/leniency)

        REPRIEVE- postponement of execution of a sentence

        PARDON- legal forgiveness of a crime

AMNESTY- forgiveness of federal crimes blanket group of people DON- legal forgiveness of a crime

AMNESTY- forgiveness of federal crimes blanket group of people 

Govt notes 5-29

Govt notes 5-28

DUE DATES- END OF YEAR IS APPROACHING

GOVT- Dem/Repub handouts due Thurs 5/28, Quiz Friday after review

MODERN- Whatcha Gonna Do Project 1st draft due Friday 5/29

INTRO- Vocab due 5/28, QUIZ Friday 5/29,
Uniform Paper first draft due Thursday 5/28, Final due Mon 6/1

CLASSIC- Final draft argumentative due Tuesday 6/2

AMERICAN- Vocab due 5/27
2 paragraphs due 5/28:
-What age would you be if you could stay that age forever and why?
-What is the key to a life of health and happiness?
Begin Tuck Everlasting on 5/28
QUIZ Friday 5/29

Vocab words for Intro PPT due 4-14-15

Govt paper due 4-16-15

French and Indian War Scavenger Hunt

http://mrnussbaum.com/fiwar/fiwarintscav/

Catcher in the Rye SPARKNOTES

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/

American Lit- Link for WebQuest

https://sites.google.com/site/tokillamockingbirdwebquest/d-group-2-jim-crow-laws

Due dates- Quarter closing 4-10-15

AMERICAN GOVT-- French Indian War Internet assignment, Bill of Rights document

MODERN LIT- First draft PTSD/VIETNAM VET paper due 4/7/15

INTRO TO LIT- First draft R&J paper due 4/7/15, Final test 4/9

CLASSIC LIT- Chapter 4+5 Catcher in the Rye  Quiz 4/7

AMERICAN LIT- LAST CALL for creative news articles, WebQuest assignments, Ch 12-15. Test on 4/9

Govt notes 4-6-15

Govt assignment 4-7-15

List the Bill of Rights

List the amendments made after 1930

" " after 1970

List 2 amendments YOU would create today

Answer: Why were these amendments created? How is their meaning different today than back then?

PTSD outline example 4-6-15