Desman, Barbara

May 14, 2012

Scholar Paper 4 is due May 14 - include 2 copies if you are in LaRoche Scholar and include your draft of Paper 3 with Dr. Abbott's comments or my comments on it. Those in LaRoche Scholar - PUT "OLSH: SCHOLAR PAPER 4" on your title page, along with your name and mine.

Cultural event is due 5/14/12

Critical Journals are due May 18.

Students having an "A" as of May 22, will not have to take the final.

May 14, 2012

Please note that extra credit is due today. Put your work in your class tray or folders directly in front of the black tray rack.

All culture files are graded and must be removed from Room 2020 by Tuesday or you will have points deducted from the assignment.

Be sure your writing folder is up to date. You may stop up to 2020 between classes to check them.

Check the number of Project Presentation responses you have. There is little time to make them up.

A 100% grade (determined by the number of responses you have) for each class is:
4/5 - 23
8.1 - 23
8.2 - 21

May 14, 2012

This week we will complete our web quest on elephants. Also, we will do some Barnell-Loft exercises.

May 1, 2012


Senior Project Presentations begin this week. Students should be prepared to present on the day for which they registered. Bring your grade sheet to class along with your presentation materials. Students observing the presentation will be expected to write a response to it according to the published guidelines in your possession.

Please check with classmates as to which Zig Test you should have completed. Zig Test #1 is closing for make-up this week. Once a test is graded the score is final.

Please note that Culture Files are due this week as well.

April 16, 2012

The Oedipus Test is today for period 8.2 and tomorrow for periods 4/5 and 8.1. It will cover Oedipus plus the tragedy notes, including all of the Greek terms. For Block people, the test won't take the entire period so bring your textbooks to class so you can work on your zig/zag assignments.

Please note that you have vocabulary test next Monday/Tuesday [depending on whether you have class], on lessons 19 and 20. It will be a book test.

April 16, 2012

Scholar students need to have their final draft of Paper 3 ready to be emailed to Dr. Abbott by Tuesday, April 17. Please note Dr. Abbott's email, since this is a change from Dr. Jordan Platt. Her address is Christine.aabbott@laroche.edu.

Also, sign up this week for your final project presentation day so you can plan accordingly.

In literature, we will study some tanka from the Japanese and then move on to European literature of the Middle Ages.

April 16, 2012

This week we will complete our digital lesson on the real stories of the Titanic. We will take our first quiz on line in the Tech Space, as well.

April 10, 2012

We will work on SRA this week, focusing on moving up difficulty levels.

We will also finish the SQ4R study packet.

This is the week for completing course selections for next year as well.

April 10, 2012

Scholar Paper Three [rough draft] is due on Wednesday, April 11. You were to focus your study of strategic opacity on A Doll's House. We will have writing workshop in class Wednesday.

April 10, 2012

Please note that the 4th quarter calendar is organized around the works of literature. The date heading each section indicates the week we are studying that literature, not the deadline for having it completed. Also, those dates are fluid - we finish Oedipus before we start the first study packet. If time is running out, we will cancel the last study packet.

There will be a unit test on Oedipus either Friday of this week or Monday next.

Mar. 26, 2012

We are working on a re-reading of Greenblatt in preparation for Scholar Paper 3. Students should be reading A Doll's House for the example in the next Scholar paper.

The final draft of the research paper is due next Tuesday. We may review the next draft on Friday, Mar. 30.

Mar. 26, 2012

We have reviewed our I-movies in class and made notes on ideas for another project.

We will work on our SQ4R Strategy Packet. Also, we are reinstating Content Day and it is on Day 1.

Mar. 26, 2012

This week we are moving to the western hemisphere. Please complete a Read and Take Notes on the Greek and Roman background, p.347 - 361. In class we will discuss the elements of tragedy, and then we will watch Oedipus Rex and discuss in class. No tests or other assignments are due.

You are receiving the guidelines and rubric for your fourth quarter project so students can begin planning. Project Presentations begin in early May.

March 19, 2012

The vocabulary test you are taking this Monday or Tuesday [depending on which day you have class] is a book test with no extras, and is on lessons 17 and 18.

Journals are due this week - check your calendars. The number of entries is determined by which section of World Lit you are in. Check with classmates and we will confirm numbers your first day of class this week.

We are finishing Chinese and Japanese literature and moving to Greek literature.

March 19, 2012

We will finish our study of Chinese and Japanese literature.

Please note [per your Friday email] your next draft of your research paper will be Draft 2, not the final draft as originally planned. Writing conferences are going well, and we need more time for revision.

March 19, 2012

We are focusing on specific skills this week with work in Barnell-Loft.

We have converted our I-movie projects into .m4v files so we can watch them in class.

Also, we will analyze the next section of our SQ4R Study Packet in class.

March 12, 2012

The final draft of your research paper is due a week from Wednesday - Mar. 2. Please schedule a writing conference before your next revision.

We are studying Chinese and Japanese literature in class.

March 12, 2012

Culture files are due on Monday and Tuesday, depending on which day you have class.

Extra Credit is due on Monday (today) and it must be typed with an accompanying ticket.

We are studying Chinese and Japanese literature. There will not be a unit test on this material, but it will be on the Final Exam, so mark your notes carefully so you can study them later.

Reminder - vocabulary test on lessons 17 & 18 on next Monday. It is a publisher's test.

March 12, 2012

This week we are working on an article about the real Alcatraz. We will watch first hand accounts about Alcatraz and learn about its history - understanding main idea and drawing conclusions.

I will be evaluating your I-movies with your Public Service Announcements on Tuesday and Wednesday. Any movies which pass muster will be shown in class on Thursday or Friday.

Make sure all of your old class work is caught up.

February 20, 2012


Please check your email asap. Also, please feel free to schedule a writing conference is you need help sorting out your project for your paper.
Please note the attached 3rd quarter calendar. We will discuss it in class this week.
Please note that the calendar following this sentence is a revised version and is the correct one.