Monday, April 2, 2012

Lies

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Thanks for being so flexible!

https://sites.google.com/site/onnisenglish/

Friday, March 23, 2012

Friday March 23rd

11HB
All rested and ready to work? Here are a list of books you can choose from for your College Bound Choice Book. Remember, if you have something you wish to read that is not on the list, you need to get permission from Ms. Onnis by Friday the 6th

List 1

List 2

Project Rubric

Lit Role Assignment Calendar

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Weds 21 2011

11HB
Roots Warm Up
Lab time to work on Cafe Conversations
RD's due end of class Thursday.
***See Earlier assignments for RD reqs

11B
Grammar Warm Up
TEES Paragraph Writing on your Aphorism
Self Reliance Free Write
"Self Reliance" by Emerson, rewritten in your own words

10B
Grammar Warm Up
Poem Response: Spiderman
Poetic Device List
Review "Southbound on the Freeway" answers
"We Real Cool" by Gwendolyn Brooks + mentor poem

CREng
Grammar Warm Up
Lit Device and Term Review
Harrison Bergeron Questions and Dialogue Journal Entry

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Tuesday March 20

11HB
Prefix Warm Ups
Conflict Brainstorming.

11B
Grammar Warm Up
Transcendentalism Notes
Aphorism Poster Assignment


10B
Grammar Warm Up
Review Practice Poetry Response "How to Eat a Poem"
Poem Response "Somewhere there is a Poem" by Gina Loring
"Southbound on the Freeway" by May Swenson. Speaker, Simile, Personification, Tone, and Connotation.


CREng
Grammar Warm Up
Equity Writing and Reflecting on your "Handicap"



Sunday, March 18, 2012

Monday 19 2012

Day 1 of the Trimester~

Here are copies of syllabi for all classes.

Click through the links for prompts and assignments

11HB
Syllabus
Cafe Conversation between a Puritan, Rationalist, and Romantic
Brainstorming Sheet and RD requirements

11B
Syllabus
Questionnaire and Pre Assessment
Poster Writing on Transcendental Topics:

Optimism Independence Social Justice

Non Conformity Importance of Nature



10B
Syllabus
Questionnaire and Pre Assessment
"How to Eat a Poem" Poem Response Practice

CREng
Syllabus
Questionnaire and Pre Assessment
Poster Writing on F451 Topics:


intelligence, happiness, control, equality, community

intelligence, happiness, control, equality, community