Junior/Senior English
4th Qrtr Spring 2004

  Robert L. Slater



Day 35 - 6/7

  • Q.o.t.D. #16 - If you had to choose to be blind or deaf which would you be?  Why?  What experiences would you miss most from losing that sense.
  • What makes Good Writing Good notes:
  • Read "Teens in the 50s" student essay.  Write 10 suggestions on improving this rough draft.  Then give them a grade.
  • Read "One Hot Night" student essay.  Write 5 comments on what they've done well.  For extra points suggest what could be improvedt. 

Day 34 - 6/4

Day 33 - 6/3

  • Q.o.t.D. #15 - If you were stranded on a desert Island what would you want ot have with you to keep you sane?  Think games, music, books, etc.  It must fit inside a box 3 ft. by 3 ft.
  • Workday

Day 32 - 6/2

  • Juniors - Resumes, Cover letters, E-Portfolio Pages
  • Seniors - Career Package, E-Portfolio Pages

Day 31 - 6/1

  • Q.o.t.D. #14 - Tell me about the most valuable experience you have had in the last year.  Give me details!  How will it affect your life?
  • Presentation of Senior English Career Package. 

Day 30 - 5/28

  • Ron Glodoski Presentation

Day 29 - 5/27

  • Friendship Games

Day 28 - 5/26


Day 27 - 5/25

  • Q.o.t.D. #13 - How do you make Clearview a better place?  Think of generalities and specifics.  If you were to pick someone who did the most to make this a positive community, who would you choose and why?

Day 27 - 5/25

Day 26 - 5/24

Day 25 - 5/21

  • Finish Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet
  • Discussion: What are the themes of Romeo and Juliet? What is it about? 
  • Q.o.t.D. #12 - How do the themes and story of Romeo and Juliet relate to your life?   Why is there no other story in the world that has been told and retold so many different times in so many different ways?

Day 24 - 5/20

  • Recap movie so far.  How does it contrast with Henry V?  Is the language easier to understand?  Do you identify with the characters more? 
  • Continue Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet

Day 23 - 5/19

  • Q.o.t.D. #11 - "What's love got to do with it?"  What do you think of love?  Is it possible for teenagers to fall in love?  What do you do if your parents don't like your choice in boyfriends/girlfriends?  At what point does your "love" become more important than your family?
  • Begin Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet

Day 22 - 5/18

  • Create Schoolwork page for e-portfolio.  It should have sections for individual subjects such as: English, Social Studies, Math, Science, Art, CORE, Shop, etc.
  • Convert other projects from each of the areas into HTML

Day 21 - 5/17
  • Q.o.t.D. #10 - If you had a super power what would it be?  What would its limitations be?  How would you use it to make the world a better place?
  • Convert Autobiography and Goals to HTML
Day 20 - 5/14
  • GRADE DAY

Day 19 - 5/13
  • Continue Henry V.
  • Answer the thematic questions on Henry V
  • Finish other assignments.

Day 18 - 5/12

Day 17 - 5/11
  • Q.o.t.D. #9 - Loyalty and Coming of Age.  At what point should a young person become "mature" and responsible?  When should loyalties expand from friends and family to humanity?
  • Begin Henry V 
Day 16 - 5/10

Day 15 - 5/7
  • Q.o.t.D. #8 - "The only thing that stays the same is change."  How do you deal with change?  What sort of response do you have to the word "CHANGE" itself?  What sort of changes are okay with you?  What makes change easier for you to bear?  What things would you most like to change about youself or others?
Day 14 - 5/6
Workday
  • Finish Part I, Part II of the Shakespeare Webquest What Would Shakespeare Do Today?.
  • Revise Autobiography
  • Revise E-Portfolio Intro page (webpage)
  • Make sure you're up-to-date with Qso.t.D.

Day 13 - 5/5
  • Q.o.t.D. #7 -How often were you read to as a child?  What books do you remember from your childhood?  What part does reading play in your life?
  • Continue Shakespeare Webquest What Would Shakespeare Do Today? Part II.
Day 12 - 5/4
Day 11 - 5/3
  • Q.o.t.D. #6What did you know about William "The Bard" Shakespeare last week?  What did you learn from the WWSDT? Webquest?  Tell me about the Webquest process.  What did you like?  What frustrated you?
  • Finished watching "Shakespeare in the Classroom" 30 minutes.
  • Finish Shakespeare Webquest What Would Shakespeare Do Today? Part I.
Day 9 - 4/30

Day 9 - 4/29
  • Q.o.t.D. #5 - Let's talk about WAR.  "What is it good for?"  Talk about apects of national and personal wars: grudges, vengeance, envy, etc.
  • Presentation of Rob's Electronic Portfolio and introduction of Shakespeare Webquest.
  • Notes: What do we know about Shakespeare?

Day 8 - 4/28
  • Last day to work on Portfolio Pages (including Intro.) or Autobiography

Day 7 - 4/27
  • Q.o.t.D. #4 - Who would you want to hangout with?   Famous/non-famous/infamous.  Anyone in history or in the present? What would you ask them?  What would you do and where? 


Day 6 - 4/26
  • Portfolio Pages (including Intro.) or Autobiography

Day 5 - 4/23
  • Q.o.t.D. #3 - Tell me about a time you were a teacher.  WHat did you teach?  How did it feel?  What makes a good teacher?  Tell me about a favorite teacher.  It oculd be a parent a friend or a grandparent.  DId an uncle teach you to fish.

Day 4 - 4/22
  • Portfolio Pages (including Intro.) or Autobiography

Day 3 - 4/21
  • Q.o.t.D. #2 - Who are the people you have loved in your life?  Tell me about them - 1 paragraph or more per person.  2/3-3/4 page.  Pay attention to grammar.

Day 2 - 4/20
  • Portfolio intro page
  • Autobiography
  • A few words about saving your work.

Day 1 - 4/19
  • Introduction: Rob's General Syllabus
  • Expectations: Careers Package, Electronic Portfolio, Autobiography, Shakespeare, PowerPoint
  • Concept of Question of the Day: Q.o.t.D.
  • Q.o.t.D. #1 - Tell me an anedote (story) about something good that happened in your school career.  What do you want to focus on improving?  If I have not had you as a student before tell me about what I should know about you as a student. Tell me what you like and dislike about English.  [2/3-3/4 page (I will give extra points for more.)]
  • Decorate Cover of notebook.  Pictures are good if they're worth a thousand words, but I also want words that represent you.