Nathaniel Hawthorne and Dr. Heidegger

Dr. Heidegger's Experiment

http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/mirror_eldritch/dhe.html

Nathaniel Hawthorne Background

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvptFxMPrFQ

Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864

Jack London--A Great Story. Just for Grade 8.

The Banks of the Sacramento

http://london.sonoma.edu/writings/DutchCourage/banks.html

Jack London Biography, Significance, and Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlzFwFq2Tc0

Jack London aboard the Snark.

Hyphenated?

How to Use Hyphens | Grammar Lessons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0WptlLlhfU

Dividing Words at End of Line
http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000129.htm

Basic Punctuation: Periods, Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, Parentheses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE_WqqUeMo8

https://edchat.net/resources/punctuation-mark-cartoon-characters-uk-version.171/

The History of the English Language--in a nutshell

I have often apologized to students in an English class that the English language is so difficult due to the 'vacuum cleaner' quality of its development-sucking in the words, phrases and pronunciations of extremely diverse conquering forces without any logical process. A little Latin here, some French there, and don't forget the Anglo-Saxon of the common folk! Let's not get started with the agony of spelling.

A Brief History of the English Language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNizPIZjV2M

Where did English come from? - Claire Bowern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEaSxhcns7Y

How did English evolve?

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-english-evolve-kate-gardoqui

This Week in MzT's Classroom 9/4/18

How thrilling, Grades 11 is time traveling to Early America and Grade 12 through the history of the English Language.

Grades 7, 8, 9, and 10 are reading some of the greatest short stories ever! 

Tuesday 9/4/18 through Friday 9/7/18


Grade 12
Tuesday: Review notes from Icarus and Phaethon developing a suitable outline for a Compare and Contrast Essay.
Wednesday: Write a Compare and Contrast Essay using notes from Icarus and Phaethon.
Thursday: Take notes from Lecture on the History of the English Language.
HW Develop timeline for the History of the English Language. Write a summary using notes.
Friday: Identify and discuss the main groups to invade England prior to the Normans.


Grade 11
Tuesday: Review notes from Icarus and Phaethon developing a suitable outline for a Compare and Contrast Essay.
Wednesday: Write a Compare and Contrast Essay using notes from Icarus and Phaethon.
Thursday: Take notes from Lecture on the History of the English Language.
HW Develop timeline for the Early American Literature. Write a summary from notes.
Friday: Identify and discuss the main events and groups of Early American Literature up to the American Revolution.

Grade 10
Tuesday: Review notes from Icarus and Phaethon developing a suitable outline for a Compare and Contrast Essay.
Wednesday: Write a Compare and Contrast Essay using notes from Icarus and Phaethon.
Thursday: Introduction to Edgar Alan Poe; the short story "Masque of the Red Death."
HW Answer Read and Respond questions; plot diagram.
Friday: Finish reading story in class. Discuss and complete plot diagram. Write summary of story using plot diagram.





Grade 9
Tuesday:  Take notes on Short Story and review punctuation. Introduction to Nathaniel Hawthorn.
Wednesday: Introduction to "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment."
Thursday: Read story aloud in class. Plot diagram, discuss the meaning of the story.
HW Answer Read and Respond questions. Write summary of notes.
Friday: Finish reading story, and answer questions. Fill in plot diagram. Write summary of story using plot diagram.


Grade 8

Tuesday:  Take notes on Short Story and review punctuation. Introduction to Jack London.
Wednesday: Introduction to "Bank of the Sacramento."
Thursday: Read story aloud in class. Plot diagram, discuss the meaning of the story.
HW Answer Read and Respond questions. Write summary of notes.
Friday: Finish reading story, and answer questions. Fill in plot diagram. Write summary of story using plot diagram.



Grade 7

Tuesday:  Take notes on Short Story and review punctuation. Introduction to Rudyard Kipling.
Wednesday: Introduction to "Rikki Tikki Tavi."
Thursday: Read story aloud in class. Plot diagram, discuss the meaning of the story.
HW Answer Read and Respond questions. Write summary of notes.
Friday: Finish reading story, and answer questions. Fill in plot diagram. Write summary of story using plot diagram.

Attention Grades 10, 11, and 12! 

If you have not read the short stories the lower grades are reading, you can use these free reading sites to do so. Each story is a classic, each author is vital to your background as a literate person.

Educational Links 9/3/18

HOW GOOGLE IS TAKING OVER THE CLASSROOM

https://www.thetechedvocate.org/google-taking-classroom/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Commentary: Building Trust between Students and Teachers Helps Kids Overcome Trauma — and Makes Schools Safer

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/09/commentary-building-trust-between.html

30 Ways to Bring More Mindfulness and Self-Care to Your Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/classroom-self-care/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=HotChalk_1712_Art3&utm_content=1535654181

Student Data: Friend or Foe?

https://www.edutopia.org/article/student-data-friend-or-foe

Poetry 180 - A Poem for Every Day of the School Year

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/09/poetry-180-poem-for-every-day-of-school.html

6 OF THE BEST APPS AND TOOLS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS

https://www.thetechedvocate.org/6-best-apps-tools-special-needs-students/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Talking to Students About Grief

https://www.edutopia.org/article/talking-students-about-grief?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter

Supporting students in times of loss is less about finding the right words and more about validating what they choose to share.

Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Psalm 103: Bless the LORD O my soul…:) http://stushieart.com/category/ethnic-art/

David wrote the Psalms almost 3,000 years ago. Here is a lovely current worship song from England reflecting the Psalms. About a billion people, at least, will sing this new song as it flows through the technology into the souls and mouths of Christians world wide, joining the multiple billions who have been singing David's songs since about 1000 BC. That's a dynamic community to join.

 Psalm 146 NIV 

1 Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 2 I will praise the LORD all my life;I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. 5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, 6 the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-- the LORD, who remains faithful forever. 7He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free, 8 the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. 10The LORD reigns forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD. 

10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) - Matt Redman (Best Worship Song Ever) (with Lyrics) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXDGE_lRI0E 

 And here is a classical version  of the Psalms.

 Psalm 103

King James Version (KJV)

103 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

² Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
³ Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
⁴ Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
⁵ Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Rachmaninoff - Bless the Lord, O My Soul 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYxklAuKkao