Bell Work November 23 and 24

November 23-How do you think A Midsummer Night’s Dream end? (Predict)

November 24-A Slice of Life

Thanksgiving Post

What are you thankful for this year? (This might seem a little juvenile, but you should all know by now, I am a little juvenile).

Bell Work for November 16-20

November 16
Finish this thought: If I could change one thing about myself...(If you can't think of anything, tell how it is you got to be so perfect).

Nov. 17-Correct the following sentences and do a quick response to the prompt:

1. this here book making money could of been purchased lately but im not sure

2. the four boys were whispering between themselves noone knew that they were planning a entertaining speech.

Literature is full of mythological creatures-fairies, witches, werewolves, etc. What is your favorite mythological creature and why?

Nov. 18
If you were presented with an opportunity to obtain and use a love potion, would you do it? Why or why not?

November 19-Correct the following sentences:

1. if mother is touring the west at easter shell probably stay in mayberry hotels

betty please get off the ladder and set hear

November 20-Respond to the following prompt:
In Act III, scene 1, Bottom says the following: “…Reason and love keep little company together nowadays…” meaning that people in love have little reason. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

Bell Work for October 26-November 6

October 26
List your reasons for the following topic: I choose to stay drug and alcohol free because...

October 27
Correct the following sentences

1. sheila never done no work on her map of north america for prof canbys article landforms of a major continent

2. congress must give plenty of thought to the civil rights act which became law in 1965

October 28
In Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who, Horton the elephant discovers a tiny planet of living beings on a speck of dust. Other animals urge Horton to throw away the dust speck, not believing that such a tiny world could exist, but Horton refuses. The book ends with this moral:
"A person is a person, no matter how small."

What seeminly inconsequential people illustrate this idea?

October 29-Correct the following sentences:

1. the movie new moon has came to scottsvilles larger theater because the other

theaters dont never have enough seats

2. dont it seem strange that the class has ran over its budget for the whole year already

October 30
Write a brief story, finishing one of the following story starters...

-It was a dark and stormy night...
-We were trick-or-treating when...
-They claimed the house was haunted, but it looked okay to me, so...
-It was a cold Halloween night when I saw...

November 3-Answer the following questions:

1. What previous experience do you have with Shakespeare? 2. What have you read in the past? 3. Did you enjoy any aspect of reading Shakespeare? 4. What do you remember about what your read? 5. Give one piece of information you know about Shakespeare's life/history.

November 4
Write what you think the meaning is for the following sayings:

1. To be footloose and fancy free.
2. To thank someone from the bottom of your heart.
3. To be tongue tied.
4. If you were up till the crack of dawn.
5. To have too much of a good thing.

November 6-Read the following literary analysis introduction. What sentence is the thesis statement?

Joy Hopwell, a thirty-year-old woman disabled since childhood, takes great comfort in her advanced degrees and regards with unconcealed disdain the uneducated “good country people” around her. Joy considers her mother naïve and superficial, Mrs. Freeman a dim-witted busybody, and the Bible salesman, Manley Pointer, a fool and buffoon. Ironically, while Joy sees herself as so much more perceptive than the residents of the small southern town where she lives, of all the characters in Flannery O’Conner’s short story, she is the most blind, the most superficial in her assessment of people. Mrs. Hopewell correctly saw that as Joy grew older, she grew more bitter and less able to see what was going on around her.

October Bell Work

I know I didn't keep up very well this last month. However, here is the October bell work for anyone who may have missed. I did do a notebook check right before break, so make sure you catch up.

Bell Work

October 7
Respond to one of the following prompts:

-A strange meeting...
-The unexpected guest...
-The accident...
-I'll never hear the end of it...


October 12

Describe the protagonist of your novel and discuss at least one of the major conflicts affecting him/her.

October 13-Correct the following sentences:

1. To understand shakespeare better the students have went to see the play julius ceasar.
2. After the play kim said i didn't think the romans fighted hard enough

Write the following address correctly

jim burton
572 spalding
pocatello
idaho
83201

October 14-Respond to one of the following

-Dating is…
-Daydreams…
-Alone…
-Complaints…

October 15-Correct the following sentences

irregardless of the outcome of the game I still think jim is the best of the too players.
we purchased the following items a baseball a bat and some fishing equipment

Fall Break

I know that I didn't do a very good job at blogging over the break. So, here is your chance to still get some extra points. Comment on this blog and tell me what you did over break. I am looking forward to hearing from you.

What's Happening Everyone?

Hey Everyone,

I am slacking quite a bit. Things got a little busy and I continued to forget to blog. So, here is a short one to get your updates. Just respond to this and let me know what's going on during your break! Hope your having fun. I will post again later tonight and it will a bit more educational. Check it out!

Bell Work for the Week of August 31-Sept. 4

Hey All-Here is a list of the bell work for the week of August 31-Sept. 4. Also, anytime you area absent, you are more than welcome to freewrite. Tell me about why you were gone or what else is on your mind. You can also respond to any of the prompts that offer a choice of more than one. -Mrs. Niu

Sept. 2-Bell Work-Slice of Life (anything you want-what's up in your life?)

Sept. 3-Bell Work
Write about the plot, setting, mood, and characters of either your favorite movie or of the movie that you last saw.

Sept. 2-Bell Work
Choose from ONE of the following prompts. If you have been absent, you may choose from any of the other prompts in place of the bell work for that day.
1. Write about an incident that illustrates shyness. 2. Write about an incident that illustrates kindness. 3. Write about an incident that illustrates courage. 4. Write about an incident that illustrates selfishness.

Sept 1-Bell Work-Correct the following sentences:
1. No matter what your planning to write its important to define its purpose.
2. Whose going to read or hear you're work?
3. Unless your writing in a diary other people and they're reactions matter.

Bell Work-Aug 31
Suppose a historian from the future were to analyze today's popular songs. How would the historian describe the music you and your friends enjoy? What subjects dominate the songs? What would the historians infer about our society by the songs you listen to?

Beowulf Project

Beowulf Project

Choose one of the following projects as a conclusion to Beowulf:

Draw illustrations of 3 of the following Beowulf characters or places:
· Hrothgar
· Herot
· Young Beowulf
· Grendel
· Grendel’s Mother
· Grendel’s Mother’s Lair
· Old Beowulf
· The Dragon
· The Dragon’s “Stone Tower”
You cannot draw stick figures. Must show details of the characters according to how you view them.

In modern day English, rewrite one of the battles of Beowulf. Tell it in story form from third person limited or omniscient point of view. (5 paragraph minimum)

Write a newspaper human interest article about Beowulf and his three battles. Include information about his Anglo/Saxon background and the characteristics that it includes. (5 paragraph minimum)

Write a modern poem about Beowulf. (Ten stanzas (5-10 lines each) minimum)

Research food from the Anglo Saxon period. Write a 5 paragraph description of a mead-hall feast in Herot before the attacks of Grendel.

Bell Work August 24-28

Aug 24-Bell Work
(Some of the responses for bell work have been rather weak. I am looking for 5-7 sentence paragraphs for each. I will be grading accordingly.)

Choose ONE of the following and respond to it:
1. Compare the personalities of two of your friends.
2. The place I would most like to be is...
3. I was happiest when...
4. I felt the most inadequate when...

Aug 25-We did a book assignment for this day. Go ahead and pick one of the previous days prompts and write about it.

Aug 26-If you had to choose one word to describe yourself, what would it be and why?

Aug 27-Correct the following sentences
1. when im reading I often wish I could give the characters advice.
2. I would share my opinions with them, if I could put myself into there story.
3. although id like to talk with the characters I know its not possible.

Aug 28. Choose ONE of the following and respond to it:
-How do you feel about competition?
-What is the most important thing you will ever do?
-I know better now...
-If my desk could talk...

Vocabulary Words

Here are the first set of literary terms. Test on Friday, August 21
1. Epic-A long narrative poem that recounts, in formal language, the exploits of a larger-than-life hero.
2. Epic hero-Usually a man of high social status who embodies the ideals of his people.
3. Foreshadowing-the author’s use of hints or clues to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a narrative.
4. Theme-the main idea of a story, poem, novel, or play, sometimes expressed as a general statement about life.
5. Alliteration-The repetition of consonant sounds
6. External conflict-a struggle with an outside force (man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. fate).
7. Personification-a figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities.
8. Kenning-a descriptive figure of speech that takes the place of a common noun.
9. Simile-A figure of speech that uses the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things.
10. Caesura-An obvious pause in a line of poetry. It is usually found near the middle of a line, with two stressed syllables before and two after, creating a strong rhythm.
11. Hyperbole-A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
12. Irony-A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality.

Responding to Beowulf

At the end of reading Beowulf, answer questions 1-13 on page 78 of the literature book.

Beowulf Assignment #3

Read The Battle with the Dragon, pages 64-77 of your literature book. Answer the following questions:
1. Describe Beowulf as he sets out for his encounter with the dragon.
2. Why do you think part of Beowulf's plan in defeating the dragon was to also go after his treasure?
3. Why do you think that Beowulf's men desert him now when earlier in the battle with Grendel they came to his aid?
4. Why do you think Beowulf named his sword? What does the naming of the sword indicate about the value that the warriors place on their armaments?
5. Compare and contrast Beowulf to Wiglaf.

Week Three Bell Work

August 17-
Write about ONE of the following:
1. Songs invoke vivid memories; hearing a particular song can rocket you back to seventh grade or last summer. Write about a song that is really evocative of a certain time in your life.
2. If you could meet anyone, alive or dead, who would it be?

August 18-Correct the following sentences:
1. I've always been curious creative independent and interested in many things
2. I pay attention to details finish things I start and almost always try to do my best

August 19-Respond to ONE of the following promts:
1. What is your favorite time of year and why?
2. Describe a place from your past.
3. Describe your concept of luxury.
4. Describe a family member.

Beowulf Assignment #2-KWL Chart

Create a KWL chart. For the K-keep track of what is happening while you read. For W-write down any questions you have while you read. Leave the L blank for now until your questions are answered. Read The Battle with Grendel's Mother from your literature books, pages 60-63.

Beowulf Assignment #1

After reading Beowulf-Literature books pages 48-59, answer the following questions:

1. In the beginning of Beowulf, "Grendel Attacks the Danes", why do none of Hrothgar's men
challenge Grendel?
2. Does Beowulfs boasting show him to be offensively arrogant?
3. In what situations today might such boasting be expected?
4. Why do you think Beowulf allows Grendel to slaughter one of the Geats before taking action
himself?
5. Between lines 305-310 there are two kennings associated with Grendel. What are they?
6. How do the actions of Beowulfs men uphold the Anglo-Saxon code of honor?

Week Two Bell Work

August 10
How do you define a hero?

August 11-Correct the sentences
1. Ms. Fisher my physics teacher taught about efficiency
2. In history class I learned about the presidency of john quincy adams the son of john adams

August 12
How does this quote pertain to Beowulf?

August 13
Which picture do you think is a better representation of Beowulf?

Week One Bell Work

August 4-What was your most humiliating experience?

August 5-What experiences in your life have made you the person you are today?

August 6-No Bell Work

August 7-Correct the following sentences:
1. ill long remember the sounds of cheers for my teamates and I last night
2. cassie and me both set records so the game is a special one for her and me
3. no one was happier about our win than me