What's happening?
If you were absent either Thursday or Friday, you have a test to complete.
Remember that the ELA is this Thursday, June 19 at 8:15.
After school review class today. Do you remember how to write a critical lens essay?
Knowledge Brokers is your go-to site for all things related to English III this year. Here you will find any assignments and due dates, scanned copies of class handouts and messages concerning missed work.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Monday, June 16 last class
What's happening?
If you were absent either Thursday or Friday, you have a test to complete.
Remember that the ELA is this Thursday, June 19 at 8:15.
After school review class today. Do you remember how to write a critical lens essay?
Friday, June 13, 2014
Friday, June 13 Day 2 of The Crucible assessment.
Day 2 of The Crucible assessment.
The following have been posted for a week.
Begin with an MLA heading. Minimum 250 words. Details! Details! Details! Proof! Proof! Proof! You may use your text as needed.
1. What role do grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch trial hysteria.
2. How do the witch trials empower individuals who were previously powerless?
3.What role does sex, and sexual repression, play in The Crucible?
4. Why are Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that Abigail and the other girls are lying?
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13. final assessment on Arthur Miller's The Crucible
In class today: parts 1 and 2 of the final assessment on
The Crucible.
Last grade of the marking period and, with the exception of
those taking or retaking the regents exam next week on
Thursday, June 19 at 8:15, of the year.
This is an independent exam. If you chat, please understand that you will
receive a ZERO.
Parts 1 and 2 are today. This will be collected at the end of class. (Those who
receive extended time will have 20 minutes on Monday.
You may not use your texts today.
Part 3 is Friday. As has been shown on the blog each day for the last week, you will have a choice of writing on one of 4 topics. This is due at the close of class
tomorrow. (Those who receive extended time will have 20 minutes on Monday in
class,)
Today's test:
Five questions from last Friday's test.
Four quotations to identify as to who is speaking to whom and why this is
significant in terms of understanding the character, plot, tone and / or
theme.
Character list and notes to remind you:
John Proctor, Abigail Williams ,Reverend John Hale, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Parris, Rebecca Nurse, Francis Nurse, Judge Danforth, Giles Corey, Thomas Putnam, Ann Putnam, Ruth Putnam, Tituba, -Mary Warren, Betty Parris, -Martha Corey, Ezekiel Cheever, Judge Hathorne, -Herrick, Mercy Lewis, -
Themes: Intolerance, reputation, empowerment
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Wednesday, June 11 The Crucible review
REGENT'S TAKES AND RETAKES: 8:15, Thursday, June 19
In class: watching Act IV and review
Thursday and Friday: final assessment.
If you have a legal absence, that is someone has called in for you, you may finish the text on Monday. Otherwise, you will be assessed on your completed work.
Grades close Friday, with the exception of those who are taking or
retaking the Regents on June 19.
7th period:
Clarissa and BJ must make up their tests on Monday by 4 pm. This will take two periods.
8th period: the trial!
What's on the assessment?
Five questions from last Friday's test.
Four quotations to identify as to who is speaking to whom and why this is
significant in terms of understanding the character, plot, tone and / or
theme.
Essay response to one of the following. Don't forget your text.
1. What role do grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch trial hysteria.
2. How do the witch trials empower individuals who were previously powerless?
3.What role does sex, and sexual repression, play in The Crucible?
4. Why are Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that Abigail and the other girls are lying?
You will need to use specific, detailed information to support your response.
At this point, the following should be quite familiar:
allegory
Abigail Williams
Reverend John Hale
Francis Nurse
Judge Danforth
Setting: 1692, Salem, Massachusetts
Themes: Intolerance, reputation, empowerment
Practice quote sample:
"No more! I should have roared you down when first you told me your suspicion. But I wilted, and, like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed! Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. But you're not, you're not, and let you remember it! Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not."
Who is speaking to whom in the above quote?
What is significant here in terms of the character? plot? and theme?
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Tuesday, June 10 Act IV The Crucible
REGENT'S TAKES AND RETAKES: 8:15, Thursday, June 19
In class: reading Act IV of The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Wednesday: watching Act IV and review
Thursday and Friday: final assessment. Grades close Friday, with the exception of those who are taking or retaking the Regents on June 19.
What's on the assessment?
Five questions from last Friday's test.
Four quotations to identify as to who is speaking to whom and why this is significant in terms of understanding the character, plot, tone and / or theme.
Essay response to one of the following. Don't forget your text.
1. What role do grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch trial hysteria.
2. How do the witch trials empower individuals who were previously powerless?
3.What role does sex, and sexual repression, play in The Crucible?
4. Why are Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that Abigail and the other girls are lying?
You will need to use specific, detailed information to support your response.
Monday, June 9, 2014
Monday, June 9 review of Act III, the courtroom scene
In class: watching Act III
Friday's assessment was a disaster for many. I am counting the correct responses as a bonus. If you were absent, there is no make-up, as I gave out all the correct responses.
The week ahead: Tuesday; reading Act IV as a class
Wednesday: watching the closing scene and a review of the play.
Thursday and Friday: final assessment. As written previously, there will be quotes to identify, as to who is speaking to whom and the significance of the words in the context of the play. As well, I will incorporate questions from last Friday's quiz and there will be an extended response to one of the following questions:
1. What role do grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch trial hysteria.
2. How do the witch trials empower individuals who were previously powerless?
3.What role does sex, and sexual repression, play in The Crucible?
4. Why are Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that Abigail and the other girls are lying?
You will need to use specific, detailed information to support your response.
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Friday, June 6, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Thursday, June 4...Act III of The Crucible continues
Need to make-up work? Regents prep? Monday, Tuesday and Friday after school in 176.
Bonus bottom-line point.
In class: Act III
Friday, test Acts I-III.
Wednesday, June 4 Act III The Crucilbe
17th century Salem
In class: literary element review of play.and beginning reading Act III
Due Friday: test through Acts I-III
Note: at the end of class, I will pass out grade reports. Last week, we reviewed the same material, and I handed out duplicate assignments. Very few have come in. If you have questions, see me after school on Thursday, before school or periods 1 and 2 in the library.
Characters: John Proctor - A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. A stern, harsh-tongued man, John hates hypocrisy. Nevertheless, he has a hidden sin—his affair with Abigail Williams—that proves his downfall. When the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined.
Abigail Williams - Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered that Abigail was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed.
Reverend John Hale - A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. Reverend Hale is called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft. His critical mind and intelligence save him from falling into blind fervor. His arrival sets the hysteria in motion, although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save the lives of those accused.
Elizabeth Proctor - John Proctor’s wife. Elizabeth fired Abigail when she discovered that her husband was having an affair with Abigail. Elizabeth is supremely virtuous, but often cold.
Reverend Parris - The minister of Salem’s church. Reverend Parris is a paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure. Many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him, and Parris is very concerned with building his position in the community.
Rebecca Nurse - Francis Nurse’s wife. Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and upright woman, held in tremendous regard by most of the Salem community. However, she falls victim to the hysteria when the Putnams accuse her of witchcraft and she refuses to confess.
Francis Nurse - A wealthy, influential man in Salem. Nurse is well respected by most people in Salem, but is an enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife.
Judge Danforth - The deputy governor of Massachusetts and the presiding judge at the witch trials. Honest and scrupulous, at least in his own mind, Danforth is convinced that he is doing right in rooting out witchcraft.
Giles Corey - An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency to file lawsuits. Giles’s wife, Martha, is accused of witchcraft, and he himself is eventually held in contempt of court and pressed to death with large stones.
Thomas Putnam - A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, Putnam holds a grudge against Francis Nurse for preventing Putnam’s brother-in-law from being elected to the office of minister. He uses the witch trials to increase his own wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land.
Ann Putnam - Thomas Putnam’s wife. Ann Putnam has given birth to eight children, but only Ruth Putnam survived. The other seven died before they were a day old, and Ann is convinced that they were murdered by supernatural means.
Ruth Putnam - The Putnams’ lone surviving child out of eight. Like Betty Parris, Ruth falls into a strange stupor after Reverend Parris catches her and the other girls dancing in the woods at night.
Tituba - Reverend Parris’s black slave from Barbados. Tituba agrees to perform voodoo at Abigail’s request.
Mary Warren - The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of girls. She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her, who tried unsuccessfully to expose the hoax and ultimately recanted her confession.
Betty Parris - Reverend Parris’s ten-year-old daughter. Betty falls into a strange stupor after Parris catches her and the other girls dancing in the forest with Tituba. Her illness and that of Ruth Putnam fuel the first rumors of witchcraft.
Martha Corey - Giles Corey’s third wife. Martha’s reading habits lead to her arrest and conviction for witchcraft.
Ezekiel Cheever - A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the witch trials. He is upright and determined to do his duty for justice.
Setting: 1692, Salem, Massachusetts
Themes: Intolerance, reputation, empowerment
To think about: 1. What role do grudges and personal rivalries play in the witch trial hysteria.
2. How do the witch trials empower individuals who were previously powerless?
3.What role does sex, and sexual repression, play in The Crucible?
4. Why are Danforth, Hathorne, and the other authorities so resistant to believing the claim that Abigail and the other girls are lying?
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Tuesday, June 3....Common Core test
Due Friday, June 6: test through Act III of The Crucible. You are responsible for independently reading the material, if you are absent or if we have not completed the reading in class.
The Common Core test is at 12:30. Some sixth period students will be in class, whilst Last names N-Z will eat period 6.
The rest of the class will finish through Act II, so as to catch up with the other two classes.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Monday, June 2, continuing The Crucible with Act II
The Common Core Exam for ELA students will take place tomorrow:
Tuesday, June 3. You will follow your regular schedule for periods 1-5 .
You should report to the 4th floor at 12:30 for the exam.
Remember: my students get 2 points to their bottom line grade
for participating in the exam. Keep in mind that this will help you have an understanding of what you need to do to prepare for your academic future.
Those who normally eat period 8 will lunch as follows:
Last names A-M will eat period 5
Last names N-Z will eat period 6
YOU MUST BRING PENS AND PENCILS FOR THE EXAM.Important:
English Common Core Regents Exam
Tuesday, June 3
A418- Adams-Elliot
A419-Feldman-Johnson
A420- Kelly-Milian
A421 Monday-Rapoza
A430 Rattray-Sloan
A433 Smith-Zeugel
In class: continuing Act II of The Crucible. Friday: test on the material we will have covered through Thursday. This will be 10 short responses. If you are absent, you are, nevertheless, responsible for the material.
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