Sunday, November 20, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
For Monday, 21 November: (E and F Bands)
Read The Pit and the Pendulum (Be prepared for a 5 question quiz on Monday.) Click on the title for both the text and an audio of the story.
We will spend Monday and Tuesday discussing this short story, along with another poem by Poe.
Homework for the Holiday Break Due Monday, 28 November: TBA
Read The Pit and the Pendulum (Be prepared for a 5 question quiz on Monday.) Click on the title for both the text and an audio of the story.
We will spend Monday and Tuesday discussing this short story, along with another poem by Poe.
Homework for the Holiday Break Due Monday, 28 November: TBA
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Schedule for Week of 14 November:
A Reminder: Your PARODY of Poe's The Raven is due on Thursday, 17 November. If you are absent, the assignment MUST be emailed to me prior to the start of class-you must hand me a "hard-copy" upon returning to class-even if your Band is not meeting. I will provide assistance during 37 1/2 minutes on Monday or on Tuesday with this Parody project, but NOT on Wednesday, the day before the assignment is due. You must present a "draft" of the assignment, do not expect any assistance if you show me a "blank" piece of paper or something that is indicative of a minimal amount of effort.
Monday, 14 November and Tuesday, 15 November: Cooperative Learning Activity for The Cask of Amontillado. Before you join your assigned group, you will take a QUIZ for this story (5 questions/5 minutes) similar to the one you took previously. Please Parents: Direct your child to read this story before Monday. I have posted a link for the text and audio. Sadly, many of the children did not comply with my request to do so last week and subsequently failed the quiz.
Wednesday, 16 November through Friday, 18 November:
Poe's The Black Cat (This may give you nightmares-it is one of Diedrich's favorites.) Both E and F Band should read the story prior to Wednesday, (F Band -Do not wait until Thursday to do so). Naturally, you will take a quiz on this story. As you read the story (there is also an audio link), click on any highlighted vocabulary word-this will surely enhance your understanding of the text. there are also beneficial resources on this site that may be of interest.
Thursday, 17 November: Needless to say, Quotation/Paragraph Assignment (Week 10) is due and you will be tested on SAT Vocabulary List 9 words.
A Reminder: Your PARODY of Poe's The Raven is due on Thursday, 17 November. If you are absent, the assignment MUST be emailed to me prior to the start of class-you must hand me a "hard-copy" upon returning to class-even if your Band is not meeting. I will provide assistance during 37 1/2 minutes on Monday or on Tuesday with this Parody project, but NOT on Wednesday, the day before the assignment is due. You must present a "draft" of the assignment, do not expect any assistance if you show me a "blank" piece of paper or something that is indicative of a minimal amount of effort.
Monday, 14 November and Tuesday, 15 November: Cooperative Learning Activity for The Cask of Amontillado. Before you join your assigned group, you will take a QUIZ for this story (5 questions/5 minutes) similar to the one you took previously. Please Parents: Direct your child to read this story before Monday. I have posted a link for the text and audio. Sadly, many of the children did not comply with my request to do so last week and subsequently failed the quiz.
Wednesday, 16 November through Friday, 18 November:
Poe's The Black Cat (This may give you nightmares-it is one of Diedrich's favorites.) Both E and F Band should read the story prior to Wednesday, (F Band -Do not wait until Thursday to do so). Naturally, you will take a quiz on this story. As you read the story (there is also an audio link), click on any highlighted vocabulary word-this will surely enhance your understanding of the text. there are also beneficial resources on this site that may be of interest.
Thursday, 17 November: Needless to say, Quotation/Paragraph Assignment (Week 10) is due and you will be tested on SAT Vocabulary List 9 words.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
A Reminder about Diedrich's Late-Assignment Policy:
When you are absent from class on a day an assignment is due, you must email me that assignment (with the time on the email indicating that it was sent prior to the meeting of that class) and then when you return to school-not to class-hand-me that assignment. Even if your "Band" is not meeting on the day you return, you must visit Diedrich in Room 404 and hand him that assignment. Furthermore, the "Quotation/Paragraph" assignment is known in advance, so there is simply no excuse for NOT completing it in a timely manner. For those of you who have NOT completed the TWO most recent assignments (The Raven criticism paragraph and the Quotation/Paragraph response due, Thursday, 10 November), you may do so under my supervision during the 37 1/2 minute tutorial session by Tuesday, 15 November. You assignment will be considered late and will receive a reduction in grade.
Dear Parents: My homework policy is explained on the class contract and in at least two postings on this blog, along with my numerous verbal explanations in class.
Please contact me if you have any questions and/or concerns.
When you are absent from class on a day an assignment is due, you must email me that assignment (with the time on the email indicating that it was sent prior to the meeting of that class) and then when you return to school-not to class-hand-me that assignment. Even if your "Band" is not meeting on the day you return, you must visit Diedrich in Room 404 and hand him that assignment. Furthermore, the "Quotation/Paragraph" assignment is known in advance, so there is simply no excuse for NOT completing it in a timely manner. For those of you who have NOT completed the TWO most recent assignments (The Raven criticism paragraph and the Quotation/Paragraph response due, Thursday, 10 November), you may do so under my supervision during the 37 1/2 minute tutorial session by Tuesday, 15 November. You assignment will be considered late and will receive a reduction in grade.
Dear Parents: My homework policy is explained on the class contract and in at least two postings on this blog, along with my numerous verbal explanations in class.
Please contact me if you have any questions and/or concerns.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Wonderful News! Everyone will be given a "second" chance to improve his/her score on a test for The Cask of Amontillado on Monday, 14 November. Diedrich does not have "ice water running through his veins"-if he did- he would enter every failing grade on jupitergrades for the quiz you took on Monday-most students scored in the range of "o to 60%"-two students did pass-imagine what your low score would do to your average...
You had ample time to read this story on-line-I even posted one with an audio-so you would be able to follow along! Yet, you did not do the reading-so now I am considering an extensive assignment for each reading that you do at home to make certain that you do indeed do the reading. No one is to blame but yourself. In two years, you will be sitting in a college classroom-now is the time to develop survival skills you will need for academic success. Why wait until the last minute to complete an assignment?
A WARNING ABOUT MONDAY'S QUIZ: Make sure you do a "close reading" of the story-perhaps, even read it twice!!! "I wonder why Diedrich is giving us this warning?"
You had ample time to read this story on-line-I even posted one with an audio-so you would be able to follow along! Yet, you did not do the reading-so now I am considering an extensive assignment for each reading that you do at home to make certain that you do indeed do the reading. No one is to blame but yourself. In two years, you will be sitting in a college classroom-now is the time to develop survival skills you will need for academic success. Why wait until the last minute to complete an assignment?
A WARNING ABOUT MONDAY'S QUIZ: Make sure you do a "close reading" of the story-perhaps, even read it twice!!! "I wonder why Diedrich is giving us this warning?"
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Schedule for Week of 7 November:
7 November, Monday: E and F Bands-Quiz on The Cask of Amontillado-5 questions only! We will begin examining Poe's The Raven (see links below for both selections). You will have TWO assignments for The Raven: The Raven Parody Assignment (click-on the assignment title for specific instructions) and a Paragraph Writing Assignment-specific details will be provided in class on Monday. Unfortunately, since we have a Band Schedule at LMGHS, the assignment for the Parody will not be due until Thursday, 17 November-we need to have TWO class sessions to discuss this text-and according to our schedule-the second class session for F Band will occur on Thursday-so I must be fair to both Bands and make the assignment due on 14 November. However, the paragraph for this text and the Quotation/Paragraph for Week 9 will be due on Thursday, 10 November. Also, your next SAT Vocabulary Test-List 8 will be given on this day.
DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE ENGLISH REGENTS ESSAY EXAMINATION BOOKLET ASSIGNMENT-THIS IS COUNTED AS A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT-AN EASY 100% for all who submit it in a timely manner-I will soon enter a "zero" on jupitergrades for those who do not comply with this mandatory assignment! Please see post below for the link to this assignment.
7 November, Monday: E and F Bands-Quiz on The Cask of Amontillado-5 questions only! We will begin examining Poe's The Raven (see links below for both selections). You will have TWO assignments for The Raven: The Raven Parody Assignment (click-on the assignment title for specific instructions) and a Paragraph Writing Assignment-specific details will be provided in class on Monday. Unfortunately, since we have a Band Schedule at LMGHS, the assignment for the Parody will not be due until Thursday, 17 November-we need to have TWO class sessions to discuss this text-and according to our schedule-the second class session for F Band will occur on Thursday-so I must be fair to both Bands and make the assignment due on 14 November. However, the paragraph for this text and the Quotation/Paragraph for Week 9 will be due on Thursday, 10 November. Also, your next SAT Vocabulary Test-List 8 will be given on this day.
DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE ENGLISH REGENTS ESSAY EXAMINATION BOOKLET ASSIGNMENT-THIS IS COUNTED AS A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT-AN EASY 100% for all who submit it in a timely manner-I will soon enter a "zero" on jupitergrades for those who do not comply with this mandatory assignment! Please see post below for the link to this assignment.
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