NOTEBOOK STRUCTURE CHART (AS OF 5/20/08)

Students, you are required to organize your notebooks based on this format.

There will be a notebook check. If you are missing any of the items, please see me, or ask a classmate to allow you to make a copy. (If it is on this list, you most definitely need it.)

*NOTE: Per the Course Orientation Notes, no quizzes or tests should be kept in your 3-ring binder. All quizzes and tests should be kept in the academic folder which is kept in the classroom.

SECTION I (ADMINISTRATIVE FILES)

1. Course Syllabus
2. Course Orientation Notes
3. Course Standards
4. Plagiarism Handout
5. Grade Logs (Quarter 1)
6. Goals Objective Summary (1st Quarter)
7. Goals Objective Summary (2nd Quarter)
8. Goals Objective Summary (3rd Quarter)***
9. Goals Objective Summary (4th Quarter)***

SECTION II (ACADEMIC HANDOUTS)

1. Grammar Informational Handout
2. Grammar Handout (Subject-Verb Agreement)
3. Grammar Handout (Finding Subjects and Verbs)
4. Transitions Handout
5. Annotation/Marking a Text Handout
6. Main Idea Notes
7. Prose Literature Terms Handout
8. How to Evaluate a Short Story Handout
9. Knight's Non-Fiction Lecture Notes
10. Quick Review Handout of Modes and Devices
11. SOAPSTONE Handout
12. Holocaust Handout
13. Poetry Unit Lesson (Student Notes)
14. Poetry as Life Seminar/Unit Outline
15. Poetry Terms
16. AP Poetry Terms Handout
17. Analyzing A Poem for Oral Interpretation
18. Elizabethan Language Worksheet and Chart
19. Romeo and Juliet Lecture Notes
20. Romeo and Juliet Test Quotes
21. Romeo and Juliet Chrono Log

SECTION III (UNIT NOTES)

1. "The Most Dangerous Game" Paedeia Seminar Notes
2. "A Sound of Thunder" Paedeia Seminar Notes
3. "The Cask of Amontillado: Active Reading Seminar Notes
4. Mini-Lesson Notes: Intro to Non-Fiction
5. A Separate Peace Lecture Notes
6. A Separate Peace Discussion Session Notes (Day 1)
7. A Separate Peace Discussion Session Notes (Day 2)
8. A Separate Peace Discussion Session Notes (Day 3)
9. A Separate Peace Discussion Session Notes (Day 4)
10. 'Poetry' (Neruda) Active Class Discussion Notes
11. 'Meeting at Night' (Browning) Active Class Discussion Notes
12. 'SLAM, DUNK, HOOK' (Komunyakaa) Active Class Discussion Notes
13. 'I Want to Die in My Own Bed' (Amichai) Active Class Discussion Notes
14. 'If We Must Die' Active Class Discussion Notes
15. 'Sonnet 55' (Shakespeare) Active Class Discussion Notes
16. Mini-Lesson Notes: Intro to Drama
17. Romeo and Juliet Act I Active Class Discussion/Reading Notes
18. Romeo and Juliet Act II Active Class Discussion/Reading Notes
19. Romeo and Juliet Act III Active Class Discussion/Reading Notes

SECTION IV (UNIT ACTIVITIES)

1. A Raisin in the Sun Paedeia Seminar Packet
2. Practice Annotation Exercise#1 ('Sleepy Hollow')
3. Practice Annotation Exercise#2 ('War')
4. Practice Annotation Exercise #3 ('An Occurence at Owl Creek...')
5. Night Group Discussion Notes
6. A Separate Peace Group Discussion Notes
7. 'Poetry' (Neruda) Active Group Discussion Notes
8. 'Meeting at Night' (Browning) Active Group Discussion Notes
9 'SLAM, DUNK, HOOK' (Komunyakaa) Active Group Discussion Notes
10. 'I Want to Die in My Own Bed' (Amichai) Active Group Discussion Notes

SECTION V (UNIT HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS)

1. A Raisin in the Sun Paedeia Discussion Question Responses
2. "The Gift of the Magi" Paedeia Discussion Question Responses (w/ questions)
3. "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Paedeia Discussion Question Responses (w/questions)
4. "The Lady, or the Tiger?"Literary Analysis Workchart
5. "The Most Dangerous Game" Paedeia Discussion Question Responses (w/questions)
6. Handout Copy of "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
7. Holocaust/Night Warm-up Assignment
8. Night (Section 1 and 2) Active Reading Assignment (Vocabulary & Workcharts)
9. Night (Section 3 and 4) Active Reading Assignment (Vocabulary & Workcharts)
10. Night (Section 5 and 6) Active Reading Assignment (Vocabulary & Workcharts)
11. Night (Section 7, 8, and 9) Active Reading Assignment (Vocabulary & Workcharts)
12. A Separate Peace Study Questions w/ Responses
13. A Separate Peace (Chapters 1-4) Active Reading Assignment (Workcharts)
14. A Separate Peace (Chapters 5-8) Active Reading Assignment (Workcharts)
15. 'Poetry' (Neruda) Active Reading Assignment (Annotation ONLY)
16. 'Meeting at Night' (Browning) Active Reading Assignment (Annotation ONLY)
17. 'SLAM, DUNK, HOOK' (Komunyakaa) Active Reading Assignment (Annotation ONLY)
18. 'I Want to Die in My Own Bed' (Amichai) Active Reading Assignment (Annotation ONLY)
19. 'Sonnet 55' (Shakespeare) Active Reading Assignment (Annotation ONLY)
20. 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' Active Reading Assignment (Annotation ONLY) PERIOD 4B ONLY
21. Romeo and Juliet Study Questions w/ Responses

SECTION VI (SAT VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR STUDY)

Essentials

1. SAT Root Suffix Guide

SAT Vocabulary List #1

1. SAT Vocabulary List #1 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #1 Extended Definition Assignment
3. SAT Vocabulary List #1 In-Class Assignment #1 (Context Clues/Root Suffixes)
4. SAT Vocabulary List #1 In-Class Assignment #2 (Synonyms)

SAT Vocabulary List #2

1. SAT Vocabulary List #2 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #2 Extended Definition Assignment
3. SAT Vocabulary List #2 In-Class Assignment #1 (Context Clues)
4. SAT Vocabulary List #2 In-Class Assignment #2 (Context Clues)
5. SAT Vocabulary List #2 In-Class Assignment #3 (Synonyms)

SAT Vocabulary List #3

1. SAT Vocabulary List #3 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #3 Extended Definition Assignment
3. SAT Vocabulary List #3 In-Class Assignment #1 (Context Clues)
4. SAT Vocabulary List #3 In-Class Assignment #2 (Synonyms)

SAT Vocabulary List #4

1. SAT Vocabulary List #4 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #4 Extended Definition Assignment

SAT Vocabulary List #5

1. SAT Vocabulary List #5 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #5 Extended Definition Assignment
3. SAT Vocabulary List #5 Assignment #1 (Context Clues)
4. SAT Vocabulary List #5 Assignment #2 (Synonyms)
5. SAT Vocabulary List #5 Assignment #3 (Synonyms/Context Clues)
6. SAT Vocabulary List #5 Assignment #4 (Antonyms)

SAT Vocabulary List #6

1. SAT Vocabulary List #6 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #6 Extended Definition Assignment

SAT Vocabulary List #7

1. SAT Vocabulary List #7 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #7 Extended Definition Assignment

SAT Vocabulary List #8

1. SAT Vocabulary List #8 Quick Review Sheet
2. SAT Vocabulary List #8 Extended Definition Assignment

Grammar Study

1. Lesson 45: Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Proofreading Assignment #1

SECTION VII (WRITING ASSIGNMENTS/ACTIVITIES)

Writing Essentials

1. Writing Specifications
2. Essay Commentary Guide
3. Literary Analysis Essay Format Notes (Taken in-class)
4. Literary Analysis Essay Format Guide
5. Quick Assessment #1 (5 Paragraph Essay Prompts)
6. Quick Assessment #2 (Lit Analysis Essay Prompts)
7. Unmarked Literary Analysis Essay Model ("The Interlopers")
8. Marked Literary Analysis Essay Model ("The Interlopers")
9. Unmarked Literary Analysis Essay Model ("The Gift of the Magi")
10. Marked Literary Analysis Essay Model ("The Gift of the Magi")
11. Model of Multi-Level Commentary ("War")

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Essays

1. Practice Creative Writing Assignment
2. Literary Analysis Essay Outline ("The Most Dangerous Game")
3. Literary Analysis Essay ("The Most Dangerous Game")
4. Literary Analysis Essay (Night)
5. Literary Analysis Essay (A Separate Peace)

Personal Responses

1. Personal Response: 'Poetry' (Neruda)
2. Personal Response: 'Meeting at Night' (Browning)
3. Personal Response: 'SLAM, DUNK, HOOK' (Komunyakaa)
4. Personal Response: 'I Want to Die in My Own Bed' (Amichai)
5. Personal Response: 'If We Must Die' (McKay)
6. Personal Response: 'Sonnet 55' (Shakespeare)
7. Personal Response: Poetry Recitation Project
8. Personal Response: Romeo and Juliet Act I Prologue
9. Personal Response: Romeo and Juliet Act II Prologue
10. Personal Response: Romeo and Juliet Act II

Annotations

1. Annotation Assignment: "The Gift of the Magi"
2. Annotation Assignment: "The Lady, or the Tiger?"
3. Annotation Assignment: "The Most Dangerous Game"*
4. Annotation Assignment: "A Sound of Thunder"*
5. Annotation Assignment: "The Cask of Amontillado"*
6. Annotation Assignment: "from Life on the Mississippi"*
7. Annotation Assignment: "All God's Children..."*
8. Annotation Assignment: Night

Special Assignments

1. Genre Writing Assignment #1: Poetry Unit (Discovery)
2. Genre Writing Assignment #2: Poetry Unit (Love)
3. Genre Writing Assignment #3: Poetry Unit (Sonnet)

*NOTE: Workcharts must be attached to these assignments (NO EXCEPTIONS)

SECTION VIII (SUPPLEMENTALS)

*NOTE: IN THIS SECTION PLEASE KEEP BLANK NOTEBOOK PAPER

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NOTEBOOK EVALUATION

Your notebook will be evaluated based on two specific areas:

1. [N] Neatness (25 points)
2. [O] Organization (25 points)