A Piece of "Sweet Potato Pie"

Sweet Potato Pie- English Presentation


Sweet Potato Pie- Literary Interpretation Questions

S.A.T. Words of the Week

Compose a sentence using at least one word from the S.A.T. Words of the Week and post it on the blog. This is a homework grade. Your sentence is to be posted by Friday at 11:59 PM. If you do not submit by that time, you will not receive homework credit.


03/05/2012
Unfettered (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: free from restraints, liberated


03/06/2012
Unfounded (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: groundless, without substance, false


03/07/2012
Unorthodox (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: not following established ways of thinking


03/08/2012
Unparalleled (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: having no paralled, hence unequaled


03/09/2012
Unremitting (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: unrelieved, relentless, careless

Love in a Sonnet

Sonnets- English Presentation

College Ready? (S.A.T Words of the Week)

Compose a sentence using at least one word from the S.A.T. Words of the Week and post it on the blog. This is a homework grade. Your sentence is to be posted by Friday at 11:59 PM. If you do not submit by that time, you will not receive homework credit.


02/13/2012
Insatiable (adjective)
Prefix: IN (not)
Definition: incapable of being satisfied


02/14/2012
Intrepid (adjective)
Prefix: IN (not)
Definition: having no fear, dauntless


02/15/2012
Inviolable (adjective)
Prefix: IN (not)
Definition: secure and thus cannot be violated


02/16/2012
Unfazed (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: calm; not disturbed


02/17/2012
Unflappable (adjective)
Prefix: UN (not)
Definition: free from restraints; liberated

One More Chance: Perfect Your Project!

The Final Poetry Project Presentations are scheduled as follows:


Periods 1 and 4: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Period 3A: Thursday, February 16, 2012.


The presentation should be formatted as follows:


1.  A brief explanation of why your chose the poet and a present his/her biography.
2.  Read and present the analysis of one (for people doing one author) or two (for people doing two authors) poems written by the poet(s).
3.  Read and present the analysis of your own poem. 
4.  Conclude your presentation with why it was rewarding (or not) to study this particular author. 


I recommend using notecards to cover all of the necessary content; the SMART Board will be plugged into the computer, so that you can navigate through your glog, blog, movie, or PowerPoint. I look forward to your presentations! If you have any questions, comment to the post or e-mail me. 


Here's the project rubric! Read it and make sure you have met all the requirements to receive maximum points.


Final Poetry Project Rubric

PoeTRY Project: Self and Identity

You all did such an awesome job on the Learning Style Challenge on Modifiers, so I know you will do fantabulous on the this project! We will review the guidelines in class and then it up to you to produce an excellent project.
Poetry Self-Identity Final Project PDF-1

S.A.T. Prep: Expanding Vocabularies

S.A.T. Words of the Week
Compose a sentence using at least one word from the S.A.T. Words of the Week and post it on the blog. This is a homework grade.


01/24/2012
Inauspicious (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: not favorable


01/25/2012
Incorporeal (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: without material form or substance


01/26/2012
Incorrigible (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: incapable of being reformed; bad beyond correction


01/27/2012
Indefatigable (adjective)
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: incapable of being fatigued; having great stamina

Memories Should Be Written

I have placed the rubric that I will use in grading the Childhood Memory Poems under the English 10 Homework and Rubrics Galore tab.

Ahhhh the Scores!

The Quarter Two F.A.S.T. Scores are as follows:


Period 1: 66% Proficient
This is a 5% increase from the Quarter One F.A.S.T.


The indicators the class need to improve upon are: 

1.1.2: The student will use during-reading strategies appropriate to both the text and purpose for reading by visualizing, making connections, and using fix-up strategies such as re-reading, questioning, and summarizing.
2.2.5: The student will use suitable traditional and electronic resources to refine presentations and edit texts for effective and appropriate use of language and conventions.
3.1.8: The student will expand sentences by positioning phrases and clauses to accomplish a purpose.



Period 3A: 77% Advanced
This is a 2% increase from Quarter One F.A.S.T.


The indicators the class need to improve upon are:

1.1.2: The student will use during-reading strategies appropriate to both the text and purpose for reading by visualizing, making connections, and using fix-up strategies such as re-reading, questioning, and summarizing.
3.1.6: The student will compound various sentence elements—subjects, predicates, modifiers, phrases, and clauses—to link or contrast related ideas.



Period 4: 66% Proficient 
This is a 2% increase from Quarter One F.A.S.T. 


The indicators the class need to improve upon are:

1.1.2: The student will use during-reading strategies appropriate to both the text and purpose for reading by visualizing, making connections, and using fix-up strategies such as re-reading, questioning, and summarizing.
3.1.6: The student will compound various sentence elements—subjects, predicates, modifiers, phrases, and clauses—to link or contrast related ideas.
3.1.8: The student will expand sentences by positioning phrases and clauses to accomplish a purpose.


Continue to visit www.mdk12.org to take the practice assessments and I will address the lowest indicators in warm-ups, classwork assignments, and group activities. 


Great job scholars! Let's work on increases for the Quarter Three F.A.S.T.

Proficient or Advanced? YOU decide!

Tomorrow (Friday, January 20, 2012), we will be taking the F.A.S.T. Assessment for quarter two and I know you all will do well! The goal is to increase your individual score and prove your proficiency in reading, writing, and grammar based on English 10's high-impact indicators. So, come to school well-rested, with your belly full (eat breakfast), and prepared to test! Visit www.mdk12.org and take some practice tests tonight. 


Ms. Sanders' Talented Tenth Graders dominating all tests and projects- WE ARE THE BEST! ;)

S.A.T. Vocabulary Review Sheet (Test 1)

SCHOLARS! :)
Print out the review sheet, create flashcards, study with a friend. Whatever method you use, make sure you ACE this test!

S.A.T. Vocabulary Review Sheet

Spiced-up Projects! Modifiers Presentations

These are some of the projects presented by my talented English 10 students! The project required them to: identify their primary learning style, pick a partner, research more information about adjectives and adverbs, and then present the lesson in a creative and engaging manner. They did an awesome job! Check out the few that I have posted. 

Visual Presentations

Jeopardy Template



Adverbs and Adjectives

Modifier Presentation- E'von Lewis and Erica Datcher

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Modifier Questions- Aniya Gamble and Nace Denton-Hurst
http://www.presentationhelpdesk.com/your-millionaire-game-1957.html

Modifier Presentation- Ebony Oliva

Adjectives & Adverbs- Taj Tobin and Xavier Butler

Visual Learning

Auditory Presentation

Modifier Rap (Presented it as a television show): "Sitting in Class" by Lauren May, Jamani Johnson, and Travis Holloman

Presentation by: Aja Rutherford, Aleeyah Smith, and Michael Flowe

Kinesthetic Presentations

This presentation was acted out in front of the class. 

Modifier Presentation- Jason and Armani

As I suspected, the majority of my students are visual learners; however, their projects incorporated different learning styles that work for them. There are many projects that included games, etc. I truly enjoyed them. 


Great job students!


THERE ARE MORE TO COME! I am still uploading presentations, but these are a few. :)

Updates for My Talented Tenth Graders

Check under the Class Announcement Tab.


Do not forget to study for your S.A.T. Words of the Week Quiz over the weekend and submit your sentence here on the blog. 

S.A.T. Words of the Week

S.A.T. Words of the Week
Compose a sentence using at least one word from the S.A.T. Words of the Week and post it on the blog. This is a homework grade.


01/03/2012
Revoke
Prefix: RE (back, again)
Definition: to take back


01/04/2012
Immutable
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: unchanging


01/05/2012
Impartial
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: unbiased, treating all equally


01/06/2012
Impious
Prefix: IN/IM (not)
Definition: lacking reverence, disrescpectful