Frankenstein Vocabulary

Remember that your quiz is the Monday you come back from break. Here's a link to the list.

Pixton Instructions

Hello English 10HP students,

Please follow the instructions below to activate and set up your account on pixton.com.


1. Go to www.pixton.com and click “Log In” from the green section titled “Pixton for Schools.”
2. You will have to activate your account under “First Time Users.” (See picture)
3. Type in the activation key that was given to you.
4. Now select the student# assigned to you.
5. If you are the first one to log in (since you have to share accounts), you will now be prompted to make a screen name and a password. To make it simple, you should just use your student#:

Screen name: student0#
Password: student#

For example, if you were student22, then make your screen name”student022” and your password “student22.”

6. Make sure the other people sharing your account have the right information.
7. Make your comic!

Week of December 13-17

English 10 College Prep
Monday- 12.13.10- Journal #13. Read Ch. 12 The Secret Life of Bees . Continue with epigraphs, figurative language and allusions sheets. Socratic Seminar due tomorrow.

Tuesday- 12.14.10- Socratic Seminar. Finish Ch. 12.
Wednesday- 12.15.10- SSR. Read Ch. 13.
Thursday- 12.16.10- Reading Check #4 Ch. 12-13. Start Ch. 14.
Friday- 12.17.10- Finish Ch. 14. Watch film The Secret Life of Bees.

Week of December 6-10

English 10 College Prep
Monday- 12.06.10- Journal #9- Write about your first crush. Reading Check for Ch. 8 The Secret Life of Bees. Start Ch. 9.
Tuesday- 12.07.10- Journal #10- Write about a fond childhood memory. Hand back Macho Response to Literature Essays and review student models. Finish Ch. 9.
Wednesday- 12.08.10- SSR
Thursday- 12.09.10- Journal #11- Write about a time of sadness. Reading Check for Ch. 9. Read Ch. 10. SAT Vocabulary Quiz #2 tomorrow.
Friday- 12.10.10- Journal #12- Write about someone (living or deceased) who means a lot to you. Read Ch. 11. Start Socratic Seminar.

Week of November 29- December 3

English 10 College Prep
Monday - 11.29.10 - Read Ch. 7 The Secret Life of Bees. Complete Epigraph sheet. Journal #7- Write about your Thanksgiving weekend or describe your first crush. Tuesday- 11.30.10 - Take Practice CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam).
Wednesday- 12.01.10 - Journal #8- Write about the last time you were angry. SSR.Stamp: Epigraphs Ch. 1-7 and Journal #7-8.
Thursday- 12.02.10 - CAHSEE Diagnostic Test in T110.
Friday- 12.03.10 - END OF 2nd Grading Period! Read Ch. 8.

Week of November 29-December 3rd

English 10HP

Monday, 11.29.10 - Start Catcher in the Rye Essay. What are some techniques you use before writing an essay? Gather evidence in your group and finish at least the introductory paragraph before class ends.

Tuesday, 11.30.10 - You will write a rough draft in class. Have at least one body paragraph done. We will watch the rest of "Pleasantville." The rough draft of the essay is due Thursday, 12.2.10.

Wednesday, 12.1.10 - Have OPTIC+ worksheet done to share in your Lit. Circle group. We will watch the rest of "Pleasantville." The rough draft of the essay is due Thursday, 12.2.10.

Thursday, 12.2.10 - You will do peer editing. The focus will be on formal writing techniques. Final draft of essay is due tomorrow, Friday, 12.3.10.

Friday, 12.3.10 - Notes on Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Short clip of "Frankenstein." You will read about the myth of Prometheus. For homework, read Letter 1-4 in Frankenstein.

Week of November 15-19

English 10HP Homework

Read Chapters 18-19 for Tues., 11.16.10.
Have final Lit. Circle role ready for Wed., 11.17.10.
Rough Draft of Personal Symbol essay due Thurs., 11.18.10.
Read Chapters 20-23 for Thurs., 11.18.10.
Read Chapter 24 for Fri., 11.19.10.
Finish the book for Mon., 11.22.10.
Final Draft of Personal Symbol essay due Mon., 11.22.10.
Literature Circle project/essay due Wed., 11.24.10.
Choose graphic novel for the new Literature Circle round by Wed., 11.24.10.

English 10 College Prep
Monday, 11.15.10- Read Ch. 1 The Secret Life of Bees. Answer Focus Questions Ch. 1. Epigraphs analysis. Journal #3- Write about a dream that you've had.

Tuesday, 11.16.10- Read Ch. 2 The Secret Life of Bees. Journal #4- Write about a time you got in trouble. Answer Focus Questions Ch. 2. Epigraphs analysis.

Wednesday, 11.17.10- SSR. Finish reading Ch. 3 The Secret Life of Bees.

Thursday, 11.18.10- Answer Focus Questions Ch. 3 The Secret Life of Bees. Epigraphs analysis. Journal #5- Who do you trust with your deepest darkest secret?

Friday, 11.19.10- Read Ch. 4The Secret Life of Bees. Answer Focus Questions Ch. 2. Epigraphs analysis. Journal #6- If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

Week of November 8-12

*Remember that we have Veteran's Day on Thursday, 11.11.10 and Furlough Day on Friday, 11.12.10 (no school)!

English 10 College Prep
Monday- Revise and edit Macho- Response to Literature Essays. Check out The Secret Life of Bees from textbook office.
Tuesday- Final draft of Macho Essay due. Must be typed, double-spaced, 12 sized font. MLA format. Read Ch. 1 The Secret Life of Bees.
Wednesday- Finish Ch. 1 The Secret Life of Bees.

English 10 HP

Monday - Study for Reading Check of Chapters 13-16 for Tues., 11.09.10.
Tuesday - Read Chapter 17 of Catcher in the Rye. Have your Lit. Circle role ready for tomorrow.
Wed. - Have a good four day weekend!

Week of November 1-5

English 10 College Prep
Monday, 11.01.10- Review Macho- Response to Literature Essay Prompt and Essay structure. Write introduction.
Tuesday, 11.02.10- Write 3 body paragraphs.
Wednesday, 11.03.10- Write conclusion.
Thursday, 11.04.10- VISION AND HEARING SCREENING. Revise essay and incorporate Transition Words and Phrases.
Friday, 11.05.10- Socratic Seminar on immigration.

Week of November 1-5

Homework for 10HP

Have Lit. Circle role for Wed., 11.03.10

Read Chapters 5-6 and continue filling out worksheet., 11.02.10

Read Chapters 7-10 for Thurs., 11.04.10

Read Chapters 11-12 for Fri., 11.05.10
Read Chapters 13-16 for Mon., 11.08.10
Study vocabulary for quiz next Fri., 11.12.10

Homework for English 10HP

Read Books XIX, XX, and XXI for Tues., 10.19.10.
Read Books XXII, XXIII, and XXIV for Thurs., 10.21.10.
Choose new Literature Circle book for Wed., 10.20.20. Here's the list.
Respond to discussion questions on http://www.turnitin.com -due Thursday, 10.21.10.
Study for The Odyssey test Fri., 10.22.10.

English 10 College Prep
Monday- Read Ch. 11 to page 153.
Tuesday- Read Ch. 13 to page 175.
Wednesday- Read Ch. 14 to page 186.
Thursday- Read Ch. 16 to page 206.
Friday- Read Book III, Ch. 1 to page 220.

Respond to discussion questions on http://www.turnitin.com -due Friday, 10.22.10.

AVID
CST#7 Tues., 10.12.10
CST#8 Thurs., 10.14.10
Copy of English Baseline Essay- ASAP!
Cornell Notes due Fri., 10.15.10 (4 academic classes for the whole week)

Homework for English 10HP

Read Books XIII and XIV for Tues., 10.12.10
Have Lit. Circle role ready for Wed., 10.13.10
Read Books XV and XVI for Thurs., 10.14.10
Read Books XVII and XVIII for Fri., 10.15.10

Prepare your presentations! Please see us if you have any questions or concerns.

English 10 College Prep

Reading assignments:
Read Macho! Book II, Ch. 2, Tues. 10.12.10.
Read Macho! Book II, Ch. 3, Wed. 10.13.10.
Read Macho! Book II, Ch. 4, Thurs. 10.14.10.
Read Macho! Book II, Ch. 5, Fri. 10.15.10.

Due Friday, 10.15.10:
Answer discussion questions #5-6 on http://www.turnitin.com/
Baseline Essay Reflection

Week of 10.04.10

AVID 10
CST#5 Chemistry due 10.05.10
CST#6 Math due 10.07.10

English 10 Honors
"Sing in me, Muse" 16-line poetry assignment for Monday, 10.04.10 (Example)
Lit Circle 1.3 due 10.06.10.
Read Book VI-IX for Thursday, 10.06.10.
Read Book X for Friday, 10.07.10.
Quotation analysis due 10.07.10.
Study for Vocabulary Quiz for Friday, 10.07.10

English 10 College Prep
Intercalary Chapter Quotations to Ch. 7 will be stamped on Wed, 10.06.10.
Read Macho! to Ch. 7 for 10.05.10.
Read Macho! to Ch. 8 for 10.06.10.
Read Macho! to Ch. 9 for 10.07.10.
Discussion questions for Ch. 6-8 in http://www.turnitin.com due Friday, 10.07.10.
Vocabulary quiz Friday, 10.07.10.

Week of 09.27.10

AVID 10
CST #3 09.28.10
CST #4 09.30.10

English 10 Honors
Read Book III The Odyssey for 09.28.10.
Lit Circle 1.2 due 09.29.10
Read Book IV The Odyssey for 09.30.10.
Read Book V The Odyssey for 10.01.10.
"Sing in me, Muse" 16 line poetry due 10.04.10

English 10 College Prep
Read Macho! Ch. 3 for 09.28.10.
Read Macho! Ch. 4 for 09.29.10.
Read Macho! Ch. 5 for 09.30.10.
Read Macho! Ch. 6 for 10.01.10.
turnitin.com Discussion questions due Friday, 10.01.10

Homework

09.24.10

English 10 Honors
- Read Book II The Odyssey. Collect epithets and epic similes from the text.
- Lit Circle 1.2 due 09.29.10.

English 10 College Prep
- Complete Voc Fun Sheet #1 Macho!

AVID
Collect Cornell Notes and/or Learning Logs on Monday, 09.27.10.

Homework

English 10HP

- Have Book 1 of The Odyssey finished by Friday, 9.24.10.
- Have your new Literature Circle role prepared for next Wednesday, 9.29.10.

English 10 College Prep
- Read Ch. 1 Macho! by Friday, 09.24.10

Homework

English 10HP

- Bring Literature Circle tomorrow.
- Have Literature Circle role prepared (left side of the column where your questions should be).
- Read Book 1 of The Odyssey by Fri.

English 10 College Prep
- Bring SSR books everyday! If you've already finished yours, great job! Make sure you check out another book in its place.

Homework

English 10HP
- Research paper (1-2 pages not including Works Cited page) due Tues. , 09.21.10
- Bring A Long Way Gone for baseline essay Mon., 09.20.10 (not required but suggested)

Homework

English 10HP

- Watch Chimamanda Adichie's "The Danger of the Single Story"
- Discussion Q1 and Q2 for Friday on turnitin.com

More documents

Steps to theme focusing on The Chosen

Socratic Seminar - Long Way Gone

September 14, 2010

AVID 10
Letter of Introduction to teachers signature page due Friday, 09.17.10.
Prepare for CST#1 on Thursday, 09.16.10.

English 10 College Prep
Vocabulary quiz on Friday, 09.17.10.
Create turnitin.com account.

English 10 Honors
Close reading analysis (annotations only) for A Long Way Gone due tomorrow.
turnitin.com Discussion Q1-2 due Friday, 09.17.10.

September 13, 2010

AVID 10
Letters of Introduction to teachers signature page due Friday, September 17th.
Create account on turnitin.com. See Ms. Magnuson or one of your classmates for teacher ID# and password!

English 10 College Prep
Create an account on turnitin.com.
Complete Socratic Seminar questions by tomorrow.

English 10 Honors
Create an account on turnitin.com. Answer Q1-2 on Discussion tab by Friday, Sept. 17th.
Complete Socratic Seminar questions by tomorrow.

We are up and running!

The following are links to the documents passed out in class since the beginning of the school year. If you were absent, you can see what you missed.

• Student Survey
• Parent Survey

Also, the following are links to the class notes.

• September 8th notes front
• September 8th notes back
• September 10th notes

This blog will be continuously updated and will also contain your homework assignments.

Homework for 09.13.10

English 10 Honors
- Get Literature Circle book
- Finish A Long Way Gone

Welcome back!

AVID 10
Signed syllabus due Friday, 09.10.10.

English 10 Honors
- Bring The Chosen and free choice book tomorrow
- Signed parent letter and completed parent survey due 09.10.10

English 10 College Prep
Signed parent letter due 09.10.10.
Bring outside reading book asap!