RSS file for Homepage of Nina Sarroub-Boyd : American Lit B http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/blog/American%20Lit%20B Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:53:37 PDT sarroubn@canby.k12.or.us http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/42822 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:53:37 PDT 4/20/12: Due Friday: "I Wear the Mask" poem. Due Monday: Frederick Douglass essay. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/39541 Fri, 27 May 2011 08:26:19 PDT 5/27/11: Turn in quiz on "Winter Dreams" and Unit 5 notes. Discuss Modernism and Imagism, take notes. Imagist poem due and quiz. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/39459 Fri, 20 May 2011 16:54:01 PDT 5/20/11: Great job presenting Ricochet River maps and turning in final drafts. Complete "To Build a Fire" assignment over the weekend. Bring red textbooks every day next week. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/39312 Tue, 10 May 2011 20:11:10 PDT 5/10/11: Monday and Tuesday: Hand in RL #4 (21-25). Group leaders discuss 23, 24, and 25. Writing workshop Tuesday-Friday. Work on parts of expository essay. Typed rough draft due Thursday. Map assignment due Thursday. Typed final draft due Monday, May 16. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/39238 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:40:10 PDT 5/5/11: Due today, Thursday: RL #3, chapters 11-20. Discuss 20-22 tomorrow, Friday in class. RL #4 due Monday, chapters 21-25. Ricochet River Map Assignment due Tuesday, May 10. Ricochet River, typed, MLA-style rough draft is due Wednesday, May 11. Ricochet River typed final draft, MLA-style due Friday, May 13. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/39082 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:24:07 PDT 4/25/11: Today: No T.V. sheet due, Reading Log #2 due--questions on chapters 6-10; quotes packet also due. Tuesday, April 26: Socratic Seminar for Ricochet River, chapters 1-10. 15 questions due at the end of seminar. Wednesday: Typed, MLA-Style reflection on seminar due. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/38796 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:51:37 PDT 4/11/11: Continue James Weldon Johnson chapters 1 and 10 today and tomorrow. Questions / found poem due tomorrow. Dunbar "I Wear the Mask" poem also due tomorrow. Frederick Douglass and Dunbar quiz tomorrow. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/38662 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:47:08 PDT 4/4/11: Turn in final draft of Naturalism essay today. Discuss "Occurrence" story. For Tuesday: complete white packet and Venn diagram. Quiz on "Episode" and "Occurrence" stories. Begin Frederick Douglass work. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/38559 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:47:00 PDT 3/30/11: Did you choose your award-winning class novel!? This is the week to do this! Today: Turn in Unit Four questions. Thursday: Read/discuss "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Continue to discuss realism and naturalism. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/38386 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:47:55 PST 3/11/11: Finish poem presentations today. Vocabulary quiz today. Check speech outlines/practice speech today. Speeches are Monday and Tuesday. Project Summary due on Monday. Reflection due on Wednesday. Begin preparing for final Socratic Seminar. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/38238 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:33:51 PST 3/4/11: Vocab test for O'Brien short stories today. Quiz on O'Brien stories today. FOUR revised poems due March 9. Senior speeches on March 14 and 15. Project Summary due March 14. Reflection due March 16. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/38098 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:52:54 PST 2/25/11: Continue your work on your Senior Project / EA. Adhere to the due dates for speech, project summary, and reflection.For Monday: Read to p.151--"On the Rainy River." Complete questions and 10 vocabulary sentences. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/37964 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:33:57 PST 2/17/11: Revise your Formal Proposal and turn in next Wednesday. Important dates: March 14 and 15, EA Class Presentations. Project Summary due March 14. Project Self-Reflection due March 16. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/37780 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:37:59 PST 2/9/11: Continue to progress on EA / Senior Project. Materials are collected by now; you're taking "before" and "after" pictures, etc. Please bring your textbooks to class everyday as we are at the start of our short story unit. Finish / discuss "The Colomber" today. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/37556 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:26:02 PST 1/27/11: Vocabulary test on Friday. Ricochet River Map Assignment due on Friday. Read/discuss chapters 22-25 Thursday and Friday. Complete chapter questions for Monday. In-class essay on novel on Monday. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/37424 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:36:21 PST 1/18/11: Socratic Seminar on Wednesday. Bring your 15 prepared questions. Self-reflection due Thursday. Read chapter 16 and 17 of Ricochet River for Thursday. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/37234 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:54:26 PST 1/10/11: Finish reading chapter 10--Ricochet River. Due tomorrow: Salmon Packet and packet, chapters 1-10. Due Friday, January 14--Formal Proposal, typed and MLA-Style. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/37086 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:47:18 PST 12/14/10: Great job on "About Me" presentations! Read chapter 3 and 4 of Ricochet River, complete character sketches, and Senior Project Clarification packet for Wednesday. Vocabulary 2 quiz on Thursday. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/36983 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:20:35 PST 12/9/10: Due Friday, December 10: About Me Poster, About Me Paper (typed, MLA-style), Binder Check, and Vocabulary 1 Quiz. Begin Ricochet River. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/36816 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:16:10 PST 11/29/10: Tomorrow is day two of our EA/Senior Project presentations. Due today: EA Summary for your senior portfolio. Due Wednesday: Reflection on EA/Senior Project.For your final: Read the short story you were assigned and prepare 15 specific questions for our Socratic Seminar. Questions are due at the start of our final. Due at the end of our Socratic Seminar (during our final) is you ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/36743 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:23:34 PST 11/19/10: Great job on Dr.Moreau group presentations yesterday!!Important dates: Today--Vocab quiz and Dr. Moreau testAll next week: Work on and finish Senior Project / EANov.29: Senior Project / EA Presentations AND Project Summary due, typed, MLA-StyleNov.30: Senior Project / EA PresentationsDec.1: A Reflection on My Project due, typed, MLA-StyleDec.2: English IV A Final ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/36712 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:48:55 PST 11/16/10: Due today: THREE typed poems. Two of the poems are formatted like the poems we worked on in class, i.e. Pablo Neruda, Mary Oliver, Billy Collins, etc. Due today--chapter 18-22 discussion questions for Dr. Moreau novel. On Wednesday: Work diligently in groups for Dr. Moreau presentations on Thursday. All group members have a very specific part of the presentation, so be well-prep ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/36651 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:27:06 PST 11/15/10: Discuss chapter 21 of Dr.Moreau in class. Read chapter 22 and complete discussion questions. Due Monday at the end of class--packet with discussion questions. Vocabulary quiz on Monday as well. Due Tuesday, November 16: THREE poems in proper format--choose three of the poems we worked on in class, revise, and turn in on Tuesday. Due Thursday, November 18--Binders with three se ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/36540 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:50:33 PDT 11/5/10: Read the rest of chapter 16 and all of chapter 17--The Island of Doctor Moreau. Complete the questions for both chapters--due Monday. ... http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/sarroubn/view/entry/36511 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:57:57 PDT 11/4/10: Journal today: Grade School Reminiscence. Finish discussion and questions on Dr. Moreau, chapter 14. Read 15, discuss and complete questions. Vocabulary test tomorrow, Friday--review!Remember to work on your EA/Senior Project this weekend and next week as you have a four-day weekend. Class presentations with a visual are November 29 and 30. Turn in project description, summary, a ...