Syllabus
T/F
Field Trip Days: do NOT excuse you from turning in work. You are responsible for getting work into your teacher before or after school. Communicate school related absences ahead of time.
TRUE
Name ONE of the seven wonders of the world
1. The Colosseum
2. The Great Wall of China
3. The Taj Mahal
4. Christ the Redeemer
5. Machu Picchu
6. Chichén Itzá
7. Petra
"I keep this from my children. I am trying
to sell them the world. Any decent realtor,
walking you through a real shithole, chirps on
about good bones: This place could be beautiful,
right? You could make this place beautiful."
What is the narrator keeping from her children?
That the world is at least half terrible.
Do feelings come from needs or do needs come from feelings?
Feelings come from needs
Which is NOT a sport I played growing up?
a. Dance
b. Soccer
c. Hockey
a. Dance
T/F
Summative Assessments - 60% of Grade
FALSE - 70%
What does Na stand for on the periodic table?
Sodium
In "Those Winter Sundays" the son realizes how ____________ he was towards his father when he was a child.
ungrateful
Julie is going to college for her first year, but her boyfriend is going into his senior year of high school. They have decided to try and stay together even though they will be living over an hour away from each other. What feelings do you think she has?
lonely, anxious, hopeful
teacher discretion
Name the two other classes I teach!
Intro to Teacher Ed. and AVID
T/F
No Red Ink (NRI) Grammar practice- 10% of Grade
TRUE
What temperature (in Fahrenheit) does water freeze at?
32 degrees
Whose perspective was "Those Winter Sundays" narrated from?
The son
It is Justine’s senior year, and she loves playing volleyball. Recently, her mother was diagnosed with heart failure. Because of this, she can only attend volleyball 2 days a week. What feelings do you think she has? Explain your reasoning for credit.
Heartbroken, devastated, discouraged
teacher discretion
How many kids do I have and about how old are they?
1; 2.5 years
Which of the following is NOT a material you need for class?
Charged ipads
English 11 notebook
Planner
Choice Novel
Planner
Which fictional city is the home of Batman?
Gotham City
Which poem did we NOT read this week?
a. “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver
b. "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith
c. "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden
d. "Success" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Success" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jesse works 30-40 hours a week and attends school full-time. Because of this, he rarely gets to see his friends, but he will achieve his goal of moving into his own apartment the month after he graduates. What feelings do you think he has? Explain your reasoning for credit.
overwhelmed, torn, hopeful
teacher discretion
Name my BEST teacher friend at AVHS . . .
Ms. Shea!
What are the 4 skill domains of English class?
reading, writing, speaking, listening
In the US version of The Office, what is the name of the city they live in?
Scranton, PA
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean-
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and _________-
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don’t know exactly what a ________ is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn’t everything ____ at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life
Complete 2 of the 3 blanks to receive the points
down, prayer, die
You have two minutes to come up with a scenario as a team where a person has a need that is not met, which results in the feeling of being "flustered"
teacher discretion
teacher discretion
How many years have I been teaching at AVHS?
7