Response Journal

Your journal will become a valuable reference guide throughout the year. Nearly everything we do in class belongs in your journal. This includes in-class writing, literature responses, notes, handouts, and other assignments that will help you remember lessons from class. The information, ideas, and insights that you record in your journal will assist you with current, as well as future in-class and homework assignments. A well-constructed journal will provide a thorough record of your efforts and learning this year. It will be collected and graded several times through out each term.

Table of Contents List

The list provided here should keep you up-to-date if you miss school due to illness, sports, field trips, or other excused activities. It is updated daily with all new entries.

1. Strategies for Success, 8.30
2. Coursework & Grading, 8.30
3. STAR Notes, 8.30
4. Journal Guidelines, 8.30
5. On Reading, 8.30
6. Free Writing Response 1 - Favorite Things, 8.31
7. MLA Format, 8.31
8. Setting, 8.31
9. "The Pedestrian" Response, 8.31
10. Vocabulary List 1, 9.1
11. Reading Program, 9.1
12. Denotation & Connotation, 9.1
13. Free Writing Response 2 - Connotations, 9.5
14. Vocabulary Practice Test 1, 9.5
15. Plot, 9.5
16. "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Response, 9.5
17. Sample Business Letter (see handout bin)/ Business Letter Guidelines, 9.6
18. Plot Map - Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket, 9.6
19. Letter to Tom, 9.6
20. Free Writing Response 3 - Retelling Fairy Tales, 9.7
21. Vocabulary List 2, 9.7
22. Characterization, 9.7
23. Characterization -- "Everyday Use," / Part 2, 9.7-8
24. Assertion Paragraph Guidelines & Puzzle, 9.8
25. Assertion Paragraph Assignment, 9.11
26. Free Writing Response 4, 9.12
27. Vocabulary Practice Test 2, 9.12
28. Point of View, 9.12
29. "The Storyteller," 9.12
30. Short Stories--Subjects, 9.13
31. Short Story Subject Exploration, 9.13
32. Free Writing Response 5 - Opinions, 9.14
33. Vocabulary List 3, 9.14
34. Fact vs. Opinion, 9.14
35. Theme, 9.14
36. Journal Evaluation 1, 9.14
37. Short Story Essay Assignment, 9.15
38. Paragraph Reflection, 9.18
39. Free Writing Response 6 - Time of Day, 9.19
40. Vocabulary Practice Test 3, 9.19
41. Guidelines for Quotations, 9.19
42. Assertion Paragraphs--Correcting Common Mistakes, 9.19
43. Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs, 9.19
44. Literary Terms / Short Story Review, 9.19
45. Hyperbole & Interior Monologue, 9.20
46. Literary Terms Review, 9.20
47. Free Writing Response 7 - Favorite Food, 9.21.06
48. Vocabulary List 4, 9.21.06
49. Love & Other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape, 9.21.06
50. Stranded, 9.25
51. Lord of the Flies Chapter 1 Response, 9.25
52. Free Writing Response 8 - Music You Like/Hate, 9.26
53. Vocabulary Practice Test 4, 9.26
54. Lord of the Flies Island Map, 9.26
55. Lord of the Flies Character Sketch, 9.26
56. Lord of the Flies Characters, 9.27
57. "Huts on the Beach" Response, 9.27
58. Free Writing Response 9 - Three Wishes, 9.28.06
59. Vocabulary List 5, 9.28.06
60. Diction, 9.28.06
61. Key Words--"Painted Faces and Long Hair," 9.28.06
62. Lord of the Flies Diction -- Fire, 9.29.06
63. Lord of the Flies Chapter 5 Response, 9.29.06
64. Lord of the Flies Diction -- Ghosts, 10.2.06
65. A Sign from the Grown-ups" Response, 10.2.06
66. Free Writing Response 10 - Exploring Your Fears, 10.3.06
67. Vocabulary Practice Test 5, 10.3.06
68. Lord of of the Flies Subjects, 10.3.06
69. Developing Symbols, 10.4.06
70. Lord of the Flies Symbol Analysis, 10.4.06
71. Free Writing Response 11 - Regret, 10.5.06
72. Vocabulary List 6, 10.5.06
73. Lord of the Flies Symbol Support, 10.5.06
74. Symbols--Association, 10.6.06
75. Lord of the Flies Symbol Support 2, 10.6.06
76. Letter to Piggy's Auntie, 10.9.06
77. Symbol Paragraph 1, 10.10.06
78. Free Writing Reponse 12 - Animal, 10.10.06
79. Vocabulary Practice Test 6, 10.10.06
80. Symbols--Meaningful Placement, 10.10.06
81. Symbol Paragraph 2, 10.10.06
82. Symbols in Common, 10.11.06
83. Symbol Paragraph 3, 10.11.06
84. Free Writing Response 13, 10.12.06
85. Vocabulary List 7, 10.12.06
86. Lord of the Flies Test Review, 10.12.06
87. Journal Evaluation 2, 10.12.06
88. Demonstration Speech Topic, 10.16.06
89. Lord of the Flies Movie Review, 10.16.06
90. Free Writing Response 14 - Good Listeners, 10.17.06
91. Demonstration Speech Outline, 10.17.06
92. Vocabulary Practice Test 7, 10.18.06
93. Free Writing Response 15 - Save Bessie, 10.19.06
94. Lord of the Flies Essay Evaluation, 10.19.06
95. Pronoun & Antecedent Agreement, 10.20.06
96. Final Exam Review (Group Activity), 10.23.06
97. Free Writing Response 16 - 20 Years, 10.24.06
98. Annotated Bibliography Guidelines, 10.24.06
99. "Night Calls" Study Guide, 10.25.06
100. Vocabulary List 8, 10.30.06
101. Inversion, 10.30.06
102. Spatial Order, 10.30.06
103. Spatial Order Paragraph Assignment, 10.30.06
104. Free Writing Response 17 - Sensory Details, 10.31.06
105. Vocabulary Practice Test 8, 10.31.06
106. Allusion, 10.31.06
107. Taming of the Shrew Prereading, 10.31.06
108. Spatial Order Paragraph Revision, 11.1.06
109. Taming of the Shrew Characters, 11.1.06
110. Taming of the Shrew Act I, Scene 1 Response, 11.1.06
111. Free Writing Response 18 - Sensory Details Continued, 11.2.06
112. Vocabulary List 9, 11.2.06
113. Puns, 11.2.06
114. Taming of the Shrew Act I, Scene 2 Response, 11.2.06
115. Shakespeare's Word Play, 11.3.06
116. Word Play -- Kate & Petruchio, 11.3.06
117. To Be or not To Be, 11.6.06
118. Free Writing Response 19 - Masks, 11.7.06
119. Vocabulary Practice Test 9, 11.7.06
120. Dramatic Terms, 11.7.06
121. Types of Humor, 11.7.06
122. Petruchio's Wedding Portrait, 11.7.06
123. Kate's Post Wedding Soliloquy, 11.7.06
124. Free Writing Response 20 - Like about Yourself, 11.9
125. Vocabulary List 10, 11.9.06
126. Irony, 11.9.06
127. Shrew Character Sketch, 11.9.06
128. Wedding Scene Comparison, 11.13.06
129. Memorable Scene, 11.13.06
130. Free Writing Response 21, 11.14.06
131. Vocabulary Practice Test 10, 11.14.06
132. Types of Comedy / Definitions, 11.14.06
133. Shrew Act 4, Scenes 4-5 Response, 11.14.06
134. Shrew Act 5, Scene 1, 11.15.06
135. Dramatic Terms Review, 11.15.06
136. Free Writing Response 22 - Sexism, 11.16.06
137. Vocabulary List 11, 11.16.06
138. IsTaming of the Shrew Sexist? 11.16.06
139. Journal Evaluation 3, 11.16.06
140. Taming of the Shrew Essay Topic, 11.17.06
141. Free Writing Response 23 -- Hand Turkey, 11.21.06
142. 10 Things I Hate About You Review, 11.21.06
143. Holocaust - What do you Know?, 11.27.06
144. Free Writing Response 24 -- Leader or Follower?, 11.28.06
145. Vocabulary Practice Test 11, 11.28.06
146. Eliminating "To Be" Verbs, 11.28.06
147. Holocaust Terms, 11.28.06
148. Night Pre-Reading Scenarios, 11.29.06
149. Free Writing Response 25 - Bad Leaders, 11.29.06
150. Vocabulary List 12, 11.30.06
151. Allegory, 11.30.06
152. Holocaust Quotations, 11.30.06
153. Personal Writing "Map" / Types, 12.1.06
154. Night Response 1, 12.1.06
155. Night Characters, 12.4.06
156. Bio-poems, 12.4.06
157. Night Response 2, 12.4.06
158. Free Writing Response 26 - Family, 12.5.06
159. Vocabulary Practice Test 12, 12.5.06
160. Biographical Profile, 12.5.06
161. Night Response 3, 12.5.06
162. Night Response 4, 12.6.06
163. Free Writing Response 27 - Secrets, 12.7.06
164. Vocabulary List 13, 12.7.06
165. Follow up Questions, 12.7.06
166. Night Response 5, 12.7.06
167. Interview 2, 12.8.06
168. Night Response 6, 12.8.06
169. Profile - Description, 12.11.06
170. Profile Sample Evaluation, 12.11.06
171. Night Response 7, 12.11.06
172. Vocabulary Practice Test 13, 12.12.06
173. Vivid Verbs, 12.13.06
174. Irony in Night, 12.13.06
175. Free Writing Response 28 - Picture Worth 1,000 Words, 12.14.06
176. Vocabulary List 14, 12.14.06
177. Description in Action, 12.14.06
178. Night Review, 12.14.06
179. Journal Evaluation 4, 12.14.06
180. Learn from the Holocaust, 12.15.06 (see handout bin)
181. Free Writing Response 29 - Resolutions, 1.2.07
182. Vocabulary Practice Test 14, 1.2.07
183. Figurative Language - Metaphor & Simile, 1.2.07
184. Extended Simile / Metaphor Poems, 1.2.07
185. Free Writing Response 30, 1.4.07
186. Vocabulary List 15, 1.4.06
187. Personification, 1.4.07
188. Personification Poem, 1.4.07
189. Rhyme, 1.5.07
190. Limericks, 1.5.07
191. Collecting Poems-Part 1, 1.5.07
192. Original Sonnet, 1.8.07
193. Collecting Poems-Part 2, 1.8.07
194. Free Writing Response 31 - Rhyme, 1.9.07
195. Vocabulary Practice Test 15, 1.9.07
196. Repetition, 1.9.07
197. Comparison Poem, 1.9.07
198. Collecting Poems - Part 3, 1.10.07
199. Glossary Draft , 1.10.07
200. Free Writing Response 32 - Sound, 1.11.07
201. Sound Devices, 1.11.07
202. Collecting Poems - Part 4, 1.11.07
203. Sound Poem, 1.11.07
204. Final Exam Information, 1.12.07
205. Imagery, Speaker & Tone, 1.12.07
206. Narrative & Lyric Poetry, 1.12.07
207. Sensory Details Poem, 1.12.07

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