Gattaca – Film – Sunday, Feb. 7th

Again, Gattaca, the 3rd film in the sophomore film series, will be shown

at the Darien Library at 2 p.m. in the community room.

This is the simplest way to see this film so you don’t have to go scrounging around for a rental.

You must see this film by Feb. 8th for my class.

9 300 Hmwk Due Friday, 1/29

See yesterday’s 9 300 post regarding the quiz dates.

10 300 Homework Due Friday 1/29

*Bring last quarter’s book club book in with you tomorrow.  We will be using them in class.

*If you did not hand in your CAPT response in class today, be ready to do so at the start of class tomorrow.

9 300 Reminders & Documents

Period 2:  you have a spelling and affect/effect quiz this Friday, Jan. 29th.  You have a vocab quiz on To Kill a Mockingbird words 50-70 NEXT Friday, February 5th.

Period 3:  you have you have a spelling and affect/effect quiz on Monday, February 1st.  You have a vocab quiz on To Kill a Mockingbird words 50-70 NEXT Friday, February 5th.

Period 4:  you have a spelling and affect/effect quiz this Friday, Jan. 29th.  You have a vocab quiz on To Kill a Mockingbird words 50-70 NEXT FRIDAY, February 5th.  In class I told you it was Tuesday.  This was a mistake.  Only your vocab packet will be due on Tuesday.

If you are missing the spelling list, click here to download it:

Spelling Practice

If you are missing the vocab packet, click here to download it:

Meeting New Vocabulary Document

10 300 Documents for Midterms

Here are the documents you need to study for the midterm:

The Tone List

Othello

2006RtoLit_ANaturalResemlance

9 300 Documents for Midterms

The Tone List

These are words you should be familiar with to describe poetry.

Catch the Moon

(This is the sample story we read, and its last page contains the CAPT questions).

Response-to-Anchors

(The response to anchors are samples of weak and strong students responses to CAPT questions.  1 is the weakest and 6 is the best).

9 300 Hmwk Due Jan. 7

1.  Continue to work on memorizing your poem.

2.  Download the below document and print it out.  Circle any words you do not know and write a synonym (a similar word) that helps you define or understand the word next to it.  Bring this to class tomorrow.

The Tone List

10 300 Hmwk Due Jan. 6

Finish the sheet of questions I gave you today in class.  If you were absent or have lost it you can get it here:

Dead Poets Society Discussion

Also, print out the permission slip I put up last week if you haven’t yet and bring me a $30 check made out to Darien High School by the end of the week if you want to go on the field trip in May to see A Doll’s House.

9 300 Hmwk Due Jan. 5

If you did not give me a paper copy of your Odyssey paper, please print one tonight and hand it in tomorrow.  Make sure it is stapled.

If you did not submit your paper to http://www.turnitin.com already, please make sure you have done so by tonight.  Come see me during periods 1, 6, 8, or after school if you need help with turnitin.

Go on http://www.poetryoutloud.org and browse the poems on the site.  Choose two that you might think you’re interested in reciting.  Be sure to choose something of decent length.