Contemp. Lit. 9/27

Journal: study your study guide and the feminism outline

Graded Assignments due: You should have studied…

Classwork: Women’s Issues Unit Test.  Then Mona Lisa Smile movie time (Movie handout to complete while watching).

Homework: Presentation due on Monday.  Bring your BLM and Short Stories book to class on Monday.  We will return them to the bookstore.

Presentation due Monday

Comp. 9/26

Journal: Recall your top 3 multiple intelligences (from the online quiz)… make sure you know what they are.

Graded Assignments due: Resume

Classwork: “5 Ways to Organize Your Essay” handout, “Some Different Types of Essay Leads” handout, practice organizing your essay (choose a topic, generate ideas, then organize the ideas).

Homework: Study for Vocab test, finish organization for your essay, and write a leading paragraph. Final definition paragraph due on Tuesday. Extra Credit Vocab definitions for list B due on Tuesday.

Contemp. Lit. 9/25

Journal: Which decade of the women’s rights movement would you be involved in? Why?

Graded Assignments due: “I Was a Playboy Bunny” questions.

Classwork: Quiz over “I Was a Playboy Bunny.” Discussed poems “Patterns” and “Phenomenal Woman.” Completed study guide.

Homework: Women’s Issues Unit Test on Thursday. Presentation due on Monday.

Comp 9/24

Journal: Title this journal, “Writing Territories.” List the topics you tend to write about as a writer, topics you’d like to try writing about, topics in your repertoire as a writer.

Graded Assignments due: Draft 2 Definition Paragraph

Classwork: Paragraphing/Topic Sentence handout, Pronouns in writing discussion, Sample Essays, and list of the Features of an effective essay

Homework: Write a resume, finish your Topic Web, and Bring your journal to class on Wednesday.

Resumes

How do you write a resume? Copy the format of others! Below are links to sample resumes.

Sample High School Resume 1

Sample High School Resume 2

Sample Resume

Several Samples

TO DO:

- keep the same font style throughout

- keep your resume one page long

- Start with your contact information at the top

- Display your education with school, expected graduation date, and GPA (only if it’s above a 3.0)

- List your work experience in order of importance, include title, company, city and state, and dates of employment. Also include a description of your duties. Be sure not to understate:

understated	seen through professional eyes
answered phone	acted as liaison between clients and legal staff
performed various tasks	developed awareness of library operational procedures
wiped tables	created healthy environment for customers and maintained positive public image

(from Purdue online writing lab)

- If you’ve volunteered on more than one occasion, you may choose to create a sub-section for volunteer work.

- In a separate section, list your honors and activities (awards, scholarships, club memberships, officer positions)

- Do you have specific skills in computers, technology, or other job-specific activities? You may include a section at the bottom of your resume listing these skills. For a theatrical resume, you’ll include as many as you can think of!

English 9 9/21

Homework: Bring journal, SSR book, and ID to class. Begin searching for a hero to research.

Contemp. Lit. 9/21

Journal: prepare to turn in journals

Graded Assignments due: “Storm” by Kate Chopin read for today.

Classwork: Questions on “Storm.” Socratic Seminar on “Storm” with symbols and statements. Finished taking notes on Feminism throughout the years. Began completing study guide. Listened to songs from the 1960s and 70s.

Homework: Read “I Was a Playboy Bunny” by Gloria Steinem. Follow the directions and answer the questions on the front page. Quiz on Tuesday. Also, search for songs, artwork, personal interviews, movies, and TV Shows that display society’s view of women today. Prepare for a presentation due on Thursday.

Contemp Lit 9/19

Wed., Sept. 19

Journal: Recall a time when you had to meet a certain expectation. Did you meet it? How did you feel?

Graded Assignments due: Satirical essay based upon Syfers’ “I Want a Wife”

Classwork Completed in class: Read “How the Superwoman Myth Puts Women Down” by Sylvia Rabiner. Answered questions 1.a-c and 2.a-e. Studied the Feminism packet as a class and took notes on the time line of women’s rights movement. Began Study Guide Handout.

Homework: Read “Storm” by Kate Chopin (in Great Short Stories by American Women. Record the Symbols you see. What do the ordinary events/tasks/objects symbolize?

I know it’s homecoming…

Miss Katsu will be performing at Comedy Sportz Indy on Saturday, September 22nd at 7:30 pm. Check out CSz online to reserve tickets or ask Miss Katsu for more info. It’s a night of improv!

Sr Comp 9/18

Sr. Comp. 9/18

Journal: Love is… or Hate is… (use 3 methods of definition)

Graded Assignments due: Definition paragraph rough draft.

Classwork Completed in class: Social Insecurtiy editing handout, Peer Edit handout, discussion of College application essay activities.

Homework: Final Draft Definition Paragraph – Typed Double Spaced – 5 to 7 sentences!