American Literature: LA-3/LA-3S

Question 1

You will list the characters in the story you have covered (That you remember). Describe each one and their roll in the community. Tell us ANY debacles or problems that they might have with others in their community and why!

Explain to the class how the McCarthy era and the history of Salem correlate. Explain who Senator McCarthy is and what the red scare is. (Use your notes)

Describe Parris and his relationship to relatives, as well as his community. Explain how we know he is selfish. Hint: power and money.

Explain to us the motives of the young women dancing in the forest. What does the forest represent? What does the town represent? Explain the symbolism of Abigail becoming “naked” in the forest.

Explain Abigail’s character. What sort of relationship does she have with the other girls as well as with John Proctor. How did she meet John? Why is she no longer around him? Does she blame someone for her distance with John?

Hey everyone!

I handed out a worksheet about Chracterization in Act I of The Crucible yesterday. If you were absent, come and get it! Also, remember it is due next Wed. Oct 1st!

Today is a vocab quiz (good luck!). Don’t forget to hand in your bell work.

Have a good weekend… You DO have homework. Please read and complete Act 1. There will be a quiz on Monday for comprehension. Happy reading!

-Miss. Schiff

Per 2: Adam

Per 3: Silent Adrian

Per 4: Matt

Per 5: Carlos

Per 2: Alayna

Per 3: Bri

Per 4: Apple

Per 5: Emmelly

Per 2: Estephania

Per 3: Sebastian

Per 4: Stephanie

Per 5: Araceli

Per 2: Moramay

Per 3: Sam

Per 4: Karen

Per 5: Aemy

Per 2: Dominic

Per 3: Rafa

Per 4: Aakash

Per 5: Alex

Per 2: Shakina

Per 3: Alyssa

Per 4: Chelsea

Per 5: Alicia

Per 2: Candy

Per 3: Nurit

Per 4: Jessica

Per 5: Rosa

Per 2: Michelle

Per 3: Jazmin

Per 4: Karina

Per 5: Emmelly

Per 2: Jonathan W.

Per 3: Gregory

Per 4: Ulises

Per 5: Jovan

Per 2: Hector

Per 3: Jennifer

Per 4: Banelli

Per 5: Yuri

Per 2: Darling

Per 3: Andrea

Per 4: Monica

Per 5:Yuri

Per 2: Paola

Per 3: Fatima

Per 4: Jasmine plus one

Per 5: Araceli

Per 2: Cody

Per 3: Jake

Per 4: Ivan

Per 5: Joaquin

Per 2: Jesus

Per 3: Junior

Per 4: Eward

Per 5: Jair

Per 2: Luis

Per 3: Steven Suarez

Per 4: Jesus

Per 5: Israel

Per 2: Jesse

Per 3: Victor

Per 4: Andrew Crane

Per 5: Jair

Per 2: Mauricio

Per 3: Erik

Per 4: Alberto

Per 5: Jose

Per 2: Bernard

Per 3: Preston Treadwell

Per 4: Jacob Blackwell

Per 5: Jair

Per 2: Alex

Per 3: Nadia

Per 4: Marylin

Per 5: Edgar

Per 2: Jake

Per 3: Jack

Per 4: Kiliki

Per 5: Carlos

Per 2: Carol

Per 3: Carina

Per 4: Donna

Per 5: Esperanza

Period 2: Julie and Jax

Per 3: Nichole and Natalie

Per 4: Alex B. and Bryan

Per 5: Israel and Francisco

Hey guys!

This week we are finishing up notes on the Crucible and then we are starting to read. Our goal is to get through Act I this week. I will pick parts on Tuesday or Wed.

Speaking of Wed. That’s back to school night. I hope to see you and your parents in my classroom. Smiles are always welcome.

I sent out grade reports to students with D’s or under for parent signature. All grades are posted on Aeries and I expect you to check them at least weekly to make sure they are correct.

Last week’s vocab test went well. A lot of 100% quizes. I am impressed! Very nice job. If you need a handout for this week’s bell work, come see me.

Let me know if you need anything! I’m excited to see you all Wed night!

Miss. Schiff

Great job with the vocab tests this week. Unfortunately, many of you did not do your bell work or did not complete it. This saddens me.

You might be asking yourself what we’ll be doing this week. Well, check the week at a glance!:
Monday and Tues: Presentations for “In Harmony With Nature”
Wed: McCarthy era notes and discussion
Thurs: Arthur Miller and Salem’s witch hunt
Fri: Vocab quiz week 2, Start discussing The Crucible

Let me know if you need anything!!!  Check your Aeries!  Happy Monday!

-Miss. Schiff

Many of you did not complete your homework today! Ouch! First of all, lets make sure you are on task.

Today your Cornell outline of the story was due.
Tomorrow, most of your script should be completed.
Friday you hand in your vocab papers and take the vocab quiz.
MONDAY the Native American plays are going to be performed and I collect all the required materials. If you have lost that sheet, the post before this will explain what I expect of the project.

EXTRA CREDIT: If tomorrow, Thurs 11, 2008, you will get 5 extra credit points. If you bring:
2nd Period-Spoon
3rd Period- Fork
4th Period- Napkin
5th Period- A brush for your hair
ONLY tomorrow will you get the points. If you try Friday, no points will be awarded!

Happy script making!
                   -Miss. Schiff

The Cornell notes, on “Story Telling”, will be collected with the following project next week.

In Harmony with Nature

Mission: Your group of four people will perform the assigned reading to the class. This means you will be creating a play and acting it out.

1. All students within your group MUST take part in some of the performance.
2. Each of you will receive a grade according to his/her participation, as well as an overall grade for the group.
3. Costumes and props are REQUIRED. Please note: No weapons or objects that can be construed as weapons are allowed!
4. Music maybe used if you so wish.
5. You are assigned a story. Your performance must be as close to the original test as possible.

• Your script must be typed. 1 per group (25 points)
• Your outlines. Each member is required to create their own outline of the plot and characters. (10 points each)
• Your performance, costume and props included, is worth (15 points)

Your overall group grade will be based on your class performance and your script. Ask yourself a few of these questions:

• Is the script put together well?
• Is it well rehearsed?
• How close is your play to the actual plot of the story?
• Is your script typed?
• Does your script have dialogue and stage directions?

• Your outline (10 points)
• Personal performance and costume (15 points)

Group members:

1. Scribe_______________________________________________

This person will write the script.

1. Costume designer______________________________________

This person is in charge of coordinating costumes and props.

1. Editor________________________________________________

This person will type the script. It will include stage directions as well as dialogue.

1. Director______________________________________________

This person is in charge of creating the script by reading all of the group’s outlines.

They are NOT to work alone, but to act as a leader and creative influence

Hey everyone!

There is no homework this weekend. I am so excited I have gotten to meet you all. I hope I can remember all your names sometime soon. (That would be good, wouldn’t it?) Next week we’ll start the Native American unit. I am excited to see the skits you’ll be performing.

I want to thank each one of you for being such a sport about the pre-assessments. It shows what a great year we have in store with one another. My email from home is being a bit of a pain, if you need something continue to email. I will try and respond as soon as possible.

Your favorite teacher and mine-    Miss Schiff

Today we went over Cornell notes, which can be found at http://coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox/cornellnotes.html  They can also be found under the list of links on the “Home” page. Please continue to use this link as a reference.

We also went over this web site and discussed benchmark testing. We used this discussion to practice our note taking skills.

-Miss. Schiff