Mrs. O'Neill-MacDonnell Notes

English 9; English 123; GG (Special Olympics Leadership)

Notes

Posted: April 3, 2012

Read chapters 2 and 3 of to Kill a Mockingbird Reading check quiz tomorrow.

Posted: April 2, 2012

Finish reading chapter one of To Kill a Mockingbird for tomorrow.   Short Stories were due today.    

Posted: April 2, 2012

Story with Shakespeare's expressions due Wednesday, April 4, 2012.   Poetry analysis due Tuesday, April 3, 2012   Choose between three poems: The Geranium by Theodre Roethke Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke Touched by an Angel by Maya Angelou   See attached steps for poem analysis and model analysis. analysis_of_a_poem.docx anthem_for_doomed_youth.docx

Posted: March 28, 2012

Poetry analysis due Tuesday, April 3, 2012   Choose between three poems: The Geranium by Theodre Roethke Papa's Waltz by Theodore Roethke Touched by an Angel by Maya Angelou   See attached steps for poem analysis and model analysis.
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Posted: March 22, 2012

Major Poetry assignment due Tuesday, March 27, 2012   Poetry test Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Posted: March 22, 2012

Short Story test is now Tuesday, March 26, 2012   Short Story final project due March 30, 2012 (see attached)   Piece of writing on theme from Alden Nowlan's "Hurt" was due today.  Value 10

Posted: March 19, 2012

Poetry test in Thursday, March 22, 2012   Poetry Anthology due March 27th

Posted: March 19, 2012

Short Story test on Thursday, March 22nd.   We discussed the difference between the subject and the theme of a short story.   Read the short story "Hurt" by Alden Nowlan.   Do a draft paragraph discussing the subject and theme of the story.  Use quotes from the story to support your statements.

Posted: March 13, 2012

"The Highwayman" by Alfred Noyes assignment due Friday   Major poetry assignment due March 27

Posted: March 13, 2012

Read "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan Cheet on Character Analysis (mother or daughter)   "The Sniper" sheet due Thursday

Posted: February 28, 2012

We will finish "Dead Poet's Society" tomorrow and start assignment for this in class.  It will be due Friday, March 2, 2012.

Posted: February 28, 2012

We read chapter 2 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.  Point of view was discussed.   Homework:  Vocabulary exercise and 6 questions.

Posted: February 28, 2012

Today we looked at the elements of a short story and focused in on Point of View.  We read the story "Charles" by Shirley Jackson and discussed how the reader's experience would change with a different first person narrator.   Homework:  There is no real resolution to the story "Charles".  Write an ending for the story, resolving some of the issues (half page)

Posted: February 26, 2012

Look up Anti-Jewish propoganda from the era of WWII.  Bring in an example.  

Posted: February 26, 2012

Practice rants   Write about your favourite (or list favourite short story) and why you feel that way.

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