Honors English Thursday (Welcome to September!)

Binary opposition in chiaroscuro...
What do I do with the difference between facts and opinions? What does it have to do with writing?
Putting it together into sentences... 
Homework:
Find your outside reading book. Go to Skyward. Have your parents sign your Acceptable Use Policy! It's several clicks. If they don't, it will make using the computer very difficult!

Choosing a Book by its Cover...

Casual vs Critical reading discussion Postcards from the Edge QUIZ...


Discuss different types of libraries (TAKE CORNELL NOTES) What does the Library of Congress do? See this link
Cool exteriors of Library of Congress


"How to choose a book by it's cover"... You mean that's even *possible*?!

Where should I go to go to pick a book?

Honors English Tuesday 8/30

      Today we discussed Facts v Opinion: (What's a fact vs an opinion) and played a game.
     Then we discussed how to write a thought exercises (a sample).
     Review: What book might you choose for your outside home reading book?

Monday, Monday! English...

"Letter to Me" DUE at BEGINNING of CLASS!!!
What's the difference between critical reading and casual reading? Do *I* read differently in different situations?
Casual vs Critical reading discussion 
Read It's a Book and discuss the differences in critical vs casual reading.
Discuss different types of libraries (TAKE CORNELL NOTES) What does the Library of Congress do? See this link

Cool exteriors of Library of Congress

"How to choose a book by it's cover"...
Postcards from the Edge *EXIT CARD*

Honors English

"Letter to Me" DUE at the beginning of class directions here 
What happens when you turn this in? Link here
Why we read (DISCUSSION) Reading expectations
How we read Critical vs Casual reading 
Postcards from the Edge (Exit Card)

So... What's essential TODAY, Mrs. Phippen??

You should remember what essential questions are. What are essential questions? What does the word existential mean? Think: Exist.

We are talking about the disclosure document today. You don't have to bring it back signed, but you should refer back to it. It's located here. The classroom policies are in it. You need to be aware of them. 

• How are papers graded? 
• What does Mrs. Phippen expect when you turn something in? 
• How fast will it be returned?

❀ We'll review your HOMEWORK (Letter to Me) which is DUE NEXT TIME ❀

We're also talking note taking today, and it's not your typical "write it somewhere" I hope I can come up with this later notes. We'll be discussing Cornell Notes (located here). Why do these matter? They are one way to take great notes. This is a method they use at Cornell University, and we're going to look at why they work.

Choosing a book/Reading Expectations... choose a book on a high school reading level (we'll look at Amazon.com and Accelerated Reader today). We'll talk MORE about this in days to come. You need a book with at least 300 pages, and you'll want a book that appeals to you. You can NOT have read it before. It MUST be fiction. Your book is due by THURSDAY, September 8th (A) day or FRIDAY September 9th (B) day.

What did we do in HONORS English today, Mrs. Phippen?

We discussed your prior English experience...

What makes an honors student? Why did you take honors English? (See the photo to remind you about what the class discussed)

What is an existential question? Where are we going in this class? We talked about why that mattered... 

Disclosure Documents You do NOT have a disclosure document to sign, but because you were in class, you were here for the discussion. You know what is in the document. Please refer to it often.
Your homework is to write a letter to yourself. See the directions here.
Where do YOU  find out what YOU missed if you miss class??
Facebook GROUP link HERE: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=79273895560
HONORS English 10 http://twitter.com/#!/Phippen10H
BLOG Link here: http://phippenenglish.blogspot.com/ (you are here & I am so glad you are)

8th Period Exit Survey Question

What's the most interesting thing to happen to you in the past 2 days at school?

What are we doing today, Mrs. Phippen??

Welcome to English!! You can't IMAGINE how excited I am to be here :)
The high points of today: I'm here to answer the questions. We're going to start with a reading survey activity.
Then we're going to talk about "essential questions" (what are these?) You'll be able to answer that question. Look here.
Guess what?? There's HOMEWORK! The dreaded HOMEWORK!! Letter to Me https://sites.google.com/site/phippenenglish10/home/term-1/letter-to-me


Where do YOU  find out what YOU missed if you miss class??
Facebook GROUP link HERE: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=79273895560
Twitter feed: REGULAR English 10 http://twitter.com/#!/4Phipp10
HONORS English 10 http://twitter.com/#!/Phippen10H
BLOG Link here: http://phippenenglish.blogspot.com/ (you are here & I am so glad you are)
At the end of the class period, you should know where all the important information for this class is located. You should be able to contact me, and you should be familiar with how the class runs. Welcome to sophomore English! I hope your year is brilliant!

Just can't wait!

You can't imagine how excited I am for this year to start! I'm thrilled with all the planning that takes place and all the fun that goes in to every lesson. I eat, drink, sleep, and giggle my job, and that's the truth. I just *adore* what I do. I think it's the greatest job ever.
    I've spent all summer long getting things ready for this year, and I think we're going to have the best time... I can't hardly wait. (Of course, most teachers I know are hardly sleeping at this point in their year!) If you're reading this, do click around. Get to know the site. See what there is. Stop and see the flamingos.

    You're in for an adventure. We're in it together, actually. You'll find out rather quickly that I'm more than a bit quirky:
I love to read
I'm super perky
I love Doctor Who
I love the color pink, the artist P!nk, and pink flamingos
I really am all the things you have heard about me...
And I love my job. I really, really do.
Reading, writing, speaking, and listening. We're going to do it all.
It's going to be a brilliant year.