Drama: 8/28/09

1. Hand out a copy of Sarah Sylvia Cinthia Stout (SSCStout) for students to keep and read over. They need to bring their copy to class everyday for ongoing work.
2. Read aloud and practice read aloud to get some personality into the words
3. Based on the handout and reading of SSCStout, have each student build a character description based on the 16 points of character development in the Celtx program.
   Discuss the similarities and differences of the student character descriptions. Discuss why students ascribed the attributes in their description to the character in the poem. How is this character like others they know? Begin the process of considering putting on the character or the narrator's character to read the poem.
4. Turn in written character description.
   

8/28-31/09 English 4

1. Q & A from last period or to date
   
2. Dress code and listing violaters
   
3. Survey: how many will want book, how many CD, and how many online?
   
4. Show and tell reading material
   
5. Check off signed syllabuses
6. Bell Ringer essay: What Makes a True Hero?
7. Complete, share, discuss Vocabulary plan and choose.
8. Work on Kaplan test for rest of period. The Kaplan test will continue on to next class.
   

8/26/09 Drama

1. Open class with "sound bites." Students follow the oral high/low, loud/soft of the director. Also, students began playing with reading "Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out" to visual cues. Also the poem was modeled for them and will be assigned in detail later.
2. Students were given improvisations to do in class, particularly modeled by level 2 students.
3. Class discussion related to improvisation, character, and related topics with Ms. Wilks according to her experience in community performances. Special focus was given to building an actor's community of trust.
4. Students wrote and are sharing their essay on their favorite character. Focus is on what makes the character believable and interesting. This is a set up for the introductions which will come next class period.
   

August 26-27, 2009: English 4

1. Opening reminders: dress code, get your reading materials for ISR, have class materials ready.
2. Q and A left overs from last class
3. Give parts of speech pretest, grade, give back and go over -- where's the problem. For most it was the vocabulary like "interrogative."
4. Bellringer: esay on "Who are you academically and what do you believe about yourself in school?" Followed by discussion.
   
5. Class discussion: all about working in groups, what works and what doesn't and why
6. Groups projects: Handout vocabulary list for Unit 1. Students will come up with a plan, or I will. Spent the rest of class working on the project. This process will continue into presentations next class.
   
7. Took up the bell ringer and the group work to point.
   

August 24, 2009 Drama

1. Handout syllabus and go over in complete detail.
2. Introduce self and Ms. Wilks
3. Give hat and materials assignment
4. With Ms. Wilks go over the public performances and related work ethic
5. Introduction to hat project with slide show and quick intro to Celtx
6. Class assignment 5X5X5. Each student is to meet five others in class. For each they are to find at least one similarity and one dissimilarity. For one of the five, they are to find five similarities and five dissimilarities.
7. Brainstorm what to ask someone you are meeting.
8. Be prepared that introducing each other comes next.
   

August 24, 25, 2009 English 4

1. Welcome and self introduction and other introductions if possible.
2. Handouts: A. Punctuation, B. Capitalization, C. Word parts, D. Transitional words, E. 5 Stages and prewrite, F. Editing signs, G. Syllabus, H. Figures of Speech, I. Poetry terms and definitions, J. Noun/Verb singular and plural, K. Transitional Words, L. 6 Writing Traits
   
3. 3 X 5 with student information including: Name, address, home phone, emergency phone, parents name, email address,
4. Review all class procedures and expectations and syllabus
   
5. Joiner's big four goals that are included in all work: 1. employability skills, 2. read for success, 3. write/communicate for success, and 4. analyze/think through every job
6. Introduction to the website materials and blogspot
7. Introduction of Castle theme with PowerPoint