November 25 & November 30; Wednesday and Monday.

Students need to finish up their study guide since we have finished reading the play.


We watched the most unusual review of the play on Thugnotes.


It is a nice synopsis of the play. I suggest you watch it a few times.

We then made sure that everyone had chosen a character. As students watch the movie, they should take notes on their character. More information on the paper will be coming soon. Right now, we know this about the assignment: Students will choose a character from the play. They will gather information about that character: Use the six methods so it will be a well-rounded representation of what the character is like. Eventually, you will write a thesis sentence about your character. You will use the magic four to create paragraphs to prove your point.

Would you like another review of the plot? Sparknotes offers this:




Dates to remember:

December 9, 10: retake grammar test or vocab 2 test if you want to score up to 70%.

December 17, 18: study guide is due
                 
December 17, 18 : " The Crucible " test

December 17, 18:  Your second major writing assignment for the year is due on Turnitin.com.

November 23 & 24; Monday & Tuesday

Today we finished the play. All of Act 4.

Three items will be due in the next month, all on the last day of class before the winter break:
1. There will be a 50 point test over the crucible. Quotes are a big part of this test. Review the quotes in your packet and other quotes covered in class.

2. The study guide for the play is due on test day. If you want to hand it in early, you may; you might prefer to keep the study guide until test day in order to study from it.

3. Your second major writing assignment of the year. This one is character study over "The Crucible."


Each student was asked to choose a character to write about on the major writing assignment #2. We discussed the six methods of characterization. As we read the final act of the play, students were able to write down evidence about the character chosen. Page number should be included in the chart so one may find the quote later and include the page number in the citation.

November 19 & 20; Thursday and Friday

We took the vocab test.  It is a 10 point test. No notes can be used on this test.

We took the Grammar test. It is a 50 point test. The grammar test is an open-packet test.

On either test, if you have taken it fairly, you may retake and get up to 70%. This needs to be done by December 9th or 10th.

We finished Act 3.

We will be testing over the Crucible on December 17th or 18th.

November 17 & 18; Tuesday & Wednesday

We reviewed for the vocab test.

We read the first half of Act 3.

Get caught up on the study guide.

We will have the vocab 2 test over the Crucible and the grammar test next class.

Tuesday & Monday; November 10 & November 16

We looked at and wrote down the last three vocab words:
8. slovenly: adjective
Messy and dirty; untidy
The sergeant criticized the private for his slovenly appearance.

9. unperturbed: adjective
untroubled; not worried
He was considered a great quarterback because whenever the team fell behind he remained unperturbed and often played
better than usual.

10. contention: noun
heated disagreement; conflict; a claim or allegation

There was a lot of contention at the last school board meeting when it was announced that the football program would be discontinued.

It was Mr. Kilson’s contention that students would get to class on time without bells.


Reminders:

Next class, on the 17th and 18th, we will review for the vocab. Then we will take a quiz on the 19th and 20th.

Grammar open book test on the 19th & 20th. Two tests that day.




We finished Act Two. We worked on the study guide. You should catch up with Act One, and include the work from this Act Two that we just finished.

It is a good weekend to review the play. Use sparknotes.com to review and study characters and actions.

Friday & Monday; November 6 & November 9

Today we added four words to the crucible vocab list. Words one through three were listed in the previous post. The next four are listed at the bottom of this post. I suggest you go online and find other sentences that use the words. Google: define pretense; then you can also hit the news button at the top of the search and it will show you how the word has been used in the news lately. This is good preparation for the test.

We also started Act Two. We made it through to where John Proctor could not remember one of the commandments.

Your homework is to catch up and keep up on the study guide for the play. You should have everything done through the first act, and start on the second act. Remember, this will be a graded assignment due when we have finished the play. You must write using complete sentences. Make sure you include who speaks the line, paraphrase the line, and tell what the quote reveals about the character who spoke it. This is for all quotes that are in the packet.

vocab words:

4. pretense: noun
An act or appearance that looks real but is fake


With each of his mother’s demands for better effort at school, Chris nodded with agreement. Of course, this was only pretense—he planned to slack off just as much as he always had.

5.prodigious: adjective
very big; immense; very impressive



There was a prodigious stench in the school bus full of sweaty football players.


6. base: adjective
not honest or good; immoral; improper



The content of the music video was considered so base by parents that they demanded it not be shown at the assembly.

Wednesday & Thursday; November 4 & November 5

We took a quiz over the first ten words of "The Crucible" vocab list. Ten points. Retakes on the test can earn up to seven points.Take it within a week of the test.

We started a second list of words. I will post them at the bottom of this blog. Use your own sheet of paper to create the worksheet. Your choice of format.

Using student crazy acting skills, we acted out the remainder of Act One of "The Crucible." Make sure you update your Tea Party Character Chart. Also, keep up on the study guide. Answer using complete sentences. Make sure you paraphrase, tell who said the quote, to whom the quote was spoken, and what this quote reveals about the person who said it.

Remember, an open book quiz over the grammar packet, pages 1-2-3-4-5-9-10 will take place on November 17 or 18.

Every Act of the Crucible would be a good time to review the act using spark notes or something similar. Reread sections we do in class. Review the characters we discuss.

1. abomination noun something that causes disgust or hatred



Wearing a Tualatin jersey or t-shirt at Tigard High is considered an abomination.

2. deference noun
a way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something

Mr. Kilson demanded deference from all of his students, which meant that they were required to refer to him as “Oh Honorable Teacher”, laugh at all of his lame jokes, and never question any blatant errors he made while instructing

3 partisan adjective

prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.


The election official was replaced after it was determined she was too partisan to count the ballots fairly.

Monday & Tuesday; November 2 & November 3

Grammar packet: Do page 10 on quotations. You should be completed with 1,2,3,4,5,9,and 10. There will be a test over the grammar packet on November 17 & 18.

We now have all ten vocab words written on our sheets. We did some review over the words. Next class (November 4 & 5) we will be quizzing over the vocab. The test will be fill in the blank.

"The Crucible" was exciting today. We made it through Act One to the point where Giles Corey arrives.

Thursday & Friday; October 29 & 30

A. Grammar worksheet on sentence fragments. We have now done pages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9.

B. We picked up the book "The Crucible" from the library. You do not necessarily need the book from our school. The entire play is in our literature textbook in the classroom. The entire play is online if you google "The Crucible online text." However, you will find that your individual copy of the book makes review and essay times easier.
We read the first part of Act One. We stopped before Mrs. Ann Putnam arrived, definitely before John Proctor showed up. A study guide was handed out. Make sure that you include the person who said the quote, and include what is reveals about this person's character. Answers MUST BE complete sentences.

For example, on the first quote, this would be a strong answer:
Reverend Parris said these words to Abigail because he worried about his reputation, since his orphaned niece now lives with him.

We only reached the first quote in the study guide.

As we read today, we added to our "Tea Party Character Chart" as we learned more about the characters.

C. Vocab words for "The Crucible" are now complete through number nine, and number ten for one class:


1 abyss: noun
a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured

After his father the king of Denmark died, the prince fell into a deep abyss of grief.


2 somber: adjective
Very sad and serious

After the death of his pet hamster, he was somber and withdrawn.


3 heathen: noun
an unconverted member of a people or nation that does not acknowledge the God of the Bible
an uncivilized or irreligious person

The Puritans considered the native tribes to be heathens.

4 conjure: verb
to make (something) appear or seem to appear by using magic
to make you think of (something)
to create or imagine (something)

The witches conjured up spirits from hell.

The novel conjured images of distant worlds and strange aliens in the minds of the readers.


5 defamation: noun
the act of saying false things in order to make people have a bad opinion of someone or something

The famous rock star sued the newspaper for defamation after the newspaper ran a story of his alleged drug addiction.


6 faction: noun
a group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group

There was a faction in the Democratic party that voted against the president’s new green energy bill.


7 formidable: adjective
very powerful or strong : deserving serious attention and respect
very difficult to deal with

causing fear, dread, or apprehension

The undefeated team that had won four state championships in a row was the most formidable opponent of the season.


8 licentious: adjective
sexually immoral or offensive
marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness

The tabloid made a business of reporting all the licentious habits of celebrities.


9 indignant: adjective
feeling or showing anger because of something that is unfair or wrong

Josh was indignant when Mr. Kilson accused him of plagiarizing the paper he had worked so hard on.


10 notorious: adjective
well-known or famous especially for something bad

Batman’s most notorious opponent has always been The Joker.