Students;
Please blog by posting and commenting on new knowledge that you acquired in class this week. In addition read your peers' comments and dialogue with them. Please use specific terminology and examples that were covered and discussed in class. Be sure to identify yourself by name and class period.
Ms. Ojeda
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This week in class i learned a lot such as diffrent vocab words for the sat. And the class started to read the drama "the crucible" it is very intresting and I have learned many thing by just reading a little bit. Another thing that i learned this week was that we will be going over lots of vocab.Also reading is going to be a key thing that will be going on the course of the weeks to comes.
ReplyDeleteCorey
3rd period
I learned an intricate amount of information this past week. First, I learned 10 different vocabulary words, which wii be useful for the SAT. Furthermore, the story "The Crucible" has a rich history leading all the way back to when the Puritans migrated to America. The most interesting fact that jumped out at me, was how we spoke about the Witchhunts. I believed that they were only to persecute only to capture the Salem Witches, hence the name. However, this was definately false because a witchhunt is defined as the persecution for land and harassment of others.
ReplyDeleteI learned an abundance amount of information this past week. Starting with the SAT words and ending with "The Crucible". The SAT words will really help because the packet gives a definition, sentence, and a picture so that it can stick to your mind. We also had a webquest about the Puritans that I had no knowledge with in the past. The Puritans, in my persepective, have a boring life, kind of like all just "black and white". The last interesting thing that we accomplished in class was reading the first act of "The Crucible". Its compelling right now, and I cant wait to read more acts.
ReplyDelete-Rudy Lavecchia P.4
During this past week I have learned a lot. Specially about the " The Crucible". I learned more about the author and why he wrote the play. Also, I learned more anout the Puritans and their strict way of life.I learned more SAT vocabulary which is extreamly helpful for the SATs.Like Rudy said the packet is very helpful because of the pictures and the links to the word.
ReplyDelete-Carolina Celis P.4
The past week in English class I have learned a lot of different vocabulary words from "The Crucible". These words will deffinatly be useful in everyday conversations. As well as the words from the play I aquired new SAT words which will help me a lot on the test. I also learned a lot pertaining to the Puritans prior to reading "The Crucible". In class we also discussed a lot about the author, Arthur Miller, which helped to build a more sufficient background of the play.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Chatting, Period 1 :)
Hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend.
ReplyDeleteLadies and Gentlemen;
Please pay attention to your spelling in your blogs. In addition, please be specific. What did you learn about the author, Mr. Miller;s background that might be significant. What did you learn about the Puritan;s and their ideals that might be significant and connected to the events of the Crucible. What is a specific vocabulary word that you might start using as part of your vocabulary. How about using a vocab word or two in your response.
Take notice how many times students use "also" in their responses. Why don't some of you attempt to commence (begin) your sentences with other choices.
Your faithful leader (Ms. Ojeda)
This past week I have attained a superflous amount of knowledge, of which I hope to retain for the years to come. However, among the colossal amounts of interesting facts, words and events that I have learned this week, one event in history that I had never heard of till this past week was McCarthyism. In my European History class we never studied in depth what was occuring in the U.S.A. during the Cold War and in my American History class we havn't reached the Cold War yet. Therefore, I was quite shocked when I was reading the article on McCarthyism. I was appalled when I read that Senator McCarthy accused so many prominent Americans of being communists. His accusations ended the carrers of several talented Americans. I hope we continue to explore interesting topics such as McCarthyism.
ReplyDelete-Steven Erenst
Guys,
ReplyDeleteHow about some of the literary terms? I would love to hear commentaries about the tools of annotating, or dialectical journals, or even SOAPS, DIDLS, theme, and everyone's favorite, tone.
Ms. Ojeda
This past week we began to read "The Crucible", which has caught my interest so far. What I think is incredible is the way the Puritans react and deal with obstacles they have never encountered before. Like the whole idea of witches and the witch-hunts they were conducting was all a cover so that the Puritans could have someone to control and fear them. We also learned about DIDLS and tone. DIDLS stands for diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax which can be used to describe tone. I thought that this made the process of writing a tone statement much easier than before.
ReplyDelete~Krystal Taveras Period 4
The thing that really stuck in the most this week was learning annotation. After annotating the overture to "The Crucible", I found this to be a method of choice to mark off certain points.I had previously used annotations before but its a lot harder to do when you can't write in the textbook. I tried to annotate President Obama's speech but I found it to be a bit more difficult than I thought and may need a little bit more help on it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Krystal about the DIDLS simplifying the dreaded Tone. I still need to memorize it for the quiz.
So far, "The Crucible" hasn't really appealed to me yet. We've read only one act of the story and it's a daytime soap opera. It has only been one act and I hope that will change.
- Bryan Mendez, Pd. 4
When considering if The Crucible captivates your interest, consider the underlying statements and themes that Mr. Miller and the drama itself are implying and infering. Reflecting on the drama itself on the surface will indeed generate the perception of a soap opera, but there is such much underneath the surface.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your Sunday!
Ms. Ojeda
This past week in Ms Ojeda’s class we were taught many things that I had never done before and some others that were just a review. The class focus was on the play “The Crucible” and applying different reading methods to enhance our understanding of the piece. Before starting the play we first did a web quest where we found information about the author, Arthur Miller. I learned that Miller was born on October 17, 1915 in New York. He grew up during the harsh times of the Great Depression; nonetheless, he attended the University of Michigan where graduated as a journalist student. Two years later he premiered his “The Man Who had All the Luck” in Broadway, which skyrocket his career. Right after World War II during the red scare, Senator Joseph McCarthy made false accusations towards entertainer stating that they were communist; therefore, ruining their careers forever. We find out that the reason that Miller writes his play “The Crucible” is to respond to McCarthy’s accusation against him. He submerged himself in history of the Salem’s witch trials and related those events to what was occurring in America during the McCarthyism era.
ReplyDeleteMoreover we started reading “the Crucible”, I found out that in days of yore a group of people called the puritans established themselves in the north and created an enclosed society. This occurred during the 1950s parallel to the witch hunts. The Crucible is based on real life and it’s about the puritans, it takes place during this period of time in Salem.
In addition to gaining knowledge of the background information of “The Crucible” and Arthur Miller, we learned two new techniques that help us enhance our understanding while reading. These methods are annotations and dialectical journals. The idea of using these techniques is to facilitate the understanding of the read piece, to create discussions based on our annotations, and make easy the process of backing up our ideas with the text.
Oscar Betancourt
English III Honors/4th period
This past week I learned a variety of vocabulary words, such as abyss and emulate. This words allow me to expand my everyday vocabulary for both speaking and writing. Another item I learned and found quite intresting was the background information we research for "The Crucible". I learned a large amount of the Puritan religion and the author, Arthur Miller. It also taught me aboiut the time period the play is relevant to, when McCarthyism was popular. Not only did I learn about "The Crucible" but in addition I learned some useful literary terms to help me annotate pieces of literature. Overall I learned an abundance of information.
ReplyDelete~ Kristian Vivian Shaffer (4th period)
Let me just start by saying I love Super Bowl Sunday.
ReplyDeleteIn class this week I have learned a whole variety of things. I learned how to do analytical journals, I also learned how to annotate a piece of writing. During these three first weeks, i have noticed how much more work English 3 has compared to English 2. In class we started reading "The Crucible", by Aurthur Miller, although it starts out boring as heck, I do believe that in the coming pages it will become action-packed thriller.
Sincerly,
Felipe Vidal ;)
Oh yeah, I also learned about DIDLS, SOAPS, tone, diction, syntax, theme, paradox, figurative language, connotations and denotation.
ReplyDeleteOh yea Felipe,
ReplyDeleteAnd SPECIFICALLY what is it that you learned from all that terminology that you listed in your blog?
Ms. Ojeda
This past week although it was hectric, it was very informative. From the SAT vocabulary that we were tested on and given newly. On top of that, we learned literary terms such as: diction, syntax, paradox, paralellism, and characterization. We used DIDLS to describe the diction and the tone. Another interesting study we did was the commence of the play: "The Crucible". So far, it seems to be very interesting considering that it is historicaly based and the characters were really people. The fact that the author was able to combine all of his research and create a semi-historical and semi-fiction play is extremely shocking(in a good way). Even further than that, on Friday we learned how to do a Dialectic Journal. The purpose of this activity was to help us be able to analize key points in a piece of writing better. All this new information we learned about will make our writing and literature analysis better and stronger!
ReplyDeleteThis week I enjoyed reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller. I was pleased to find out that his writing style, or word choice, wasn't the same as other pieces of literature from the time of colonial America (which I find completely boring). He wrote in modern time which makes the reading more enjoyable. To me, his connotation doesn't seem to be that strong, but it might progress as we read the story further. The SAT words this week weren't hard at all, I knew the majority of them so hopefully I will learn more words and use them in my vernacular that will help me improve my SAT scores.
ReplyDelete~Tiffany Vega
Period 1
During class this past week, I have learned several SAT words that will become useful in SAT preparations. I am very fond of the word cajole, and look forward to using this term as part of my vocabulary. I have acquired knowledge about annotation, which will help me analyze, interpret, and understand the piece of writing that I am reading. Dialectical journals will be another big help in reading and understanding. DIDLS is a great tool that I have learned. I've learned about tone, the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject and the audience, and words that will help me seek out the tone in the writing piece. We have started to read The Crucible. So far, The Crucible has not been able to capture my interest and begins slow. I look forward to reading it and to continue obtaining new information in class during the upcoming weeks.
ReplyDelete-Ryan Hodges(1st Period)
This week, learned how to use SOAPS as a method for reading and understanding text. In addition, I learned DIDLS which we use as a way to find the tone of an author through diction, the connotation of the word choice, images, or vivid appeals to understanding through the senses, details, or facts that included or admitted, language, and sentence structure, or how structure affects the reader's attitude. Furthermore, the dialectical journal was another new thing I learned and it forces me to read critically and allows me to go back into the story through key points I wrote down.
ReplyDeleteSebastian Posada (1st period)
Stefania Berman
ReplyDeleteDuring this past 2 weeks in class i learned a lot of SAT words that will help me out when i take the SAT.I also learned how to use a method called SOAPS and it helped me out throughout my reading and also by identifying what the author is trying to ask you while reading a passage or poem. In addition i also learned the meaning of the word crucible and wichcraft which where words that i didnt know the meaning of the word whichcraft came in handy when we statrted readinf the drama act called: The Crucible and he has to do alot with whichcraft and other things.
Stefania Berman Period:3
Throughout this week we have learned a variety of new things. 10 SAT vocabulary words were given to us, which we were tested on later on in the week. We learned a few literary terms as well; for example tone, diction, conotation, and denotation. We learned some different way to take notes on passages that we read, such as Annotation and Dialectical Journal; all which come in very handy when you choose to revise what you have read. We've also began reading "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, a man who has published dozens of plays throughout his lifetime. I don't believe the play to be as boring as some people have portrayed it, its actually kind of interesting to see how people can be brainwashed into thinking that these "supernatural" things can happen. I'm curious to find out how this story turns out.
ReplyDelete--Emanuela Verardi P-1 =D
This week I've relearned some literary terms that I have forgotten from prior years of English class such as motif and diction. As Emanuela has stated above me, we've learned different methods of note-taking such as annotating and the use of dialectical journals. I also learned about Joseph McCarthy, Arthur Miller, and knowledge of the Puritans and their beliefs. I have also began reading The Crucible, an intriguing piece that centers around the Puritans as well as the Salem Witch Trials of the 17th century. While it is baffling to read about how suspicious some people were, it is also interesting to ponder some of the themes and motifs of The Crucible.
ReplyDelete- Kayl Karadjian P.4
This week i have learned words, words like the SAT words or the literary terms I didn't even remember. I also learned about authors i have never heard of. I have also learned of different methods like SOAPS. I also learned that "The Crucible" is a pretty interesting story.
ReplyDelete-Kathereine Ruiz, P.3
This past week I learned a variety of things in your class. One that stuck out the most was Annotating. I really like this method of note taking as I read. Also, I learned about DIDLS, SOAPS, tone, diction, syntax, theme, paradox, figurative language, connotations and denotation, words that in the future when i take my SAT's and have to write essay's I can include in my work; as well as, the SAT words. To conclude, I learned about an author who has written many plays and I am looking forward to reading "The Crucible".
ReplyDeleteNatasha Hamaoui, P1
I learned an unimaginable amount of useful information in class this past week. Annotation is an incredibly useful tool in everyday life; for example, when analyzing speeches or any form of writing, this tool allows one to really grasp the gist of the text. In addition, the idea of "SOAPS" greatly improves my critical thinking and critical reading skills, as it uses the authors actual process of writing, in the process of analyzation. Along with these critical reading skills, my historic knowledge has also expanded. I have an immense interest in anything that involves history, and if it were not for the class curriculum involving the Crucible, I would have never learned about Arthur Miller and the atypical era of McCarthyism. I believe that all of the new knowledge we have acquired in the class so far, and have yet to acquire will not only greatly aid us on the SAT, but also in every day life. For instance, the SAT words we learn can be used during a common conversation, the DIDLS can be used when reading an ordinary book, and the historic knowledge about the Puritans and the beginning of our country can be used in deepening our national pride.
ReplyDeleteDaniela Gonzalez-Jatar
Period 4.
this week i have learn a variaty of things. Begining with, the SAT words such as abyss wich i find really helpful that the word in spanish sounds almost the same. Also i learned how to do an annotation i didnt think it was so simple. furthermore this week we started reading "The Crusible" its difficult to understand so i think im going to watch the movie so i can have a better picture in my mind of what is happening in the story. im looking foward to learn many more things.
ReplyDeleteLaura Calderon
Period 3
During this past week I have learned a lot in class. Like my peers have said, we learned many new vocabulary words that will help me with the SAT. We learned how to annotate and how to do a dialectical journal. With these new strategies it is easier to comprehend The Crucible and it helps me focus more on the story and be interactive with the text. I am looking forward to see what happens next in the story.
ReplyDeleteMaria Marcano
Period 1
This past week in Ms. Ojeda class, we learned to use SOAPS which helps us to understand the main idea of the story. The journals are fun to help us with our writing. Ms. Ojeda class is not hard but a lot of work to do. The SAT words will help me when I'll be taking the SATS soon. I'm looking forward to see more help in the future.
ReplyDeleteMatthew Ramkissoon
Period 3
In the transcurse of this past week, we were ungolfed in many helpful techniques and terms that will be implied in many of our future works; literary terms such as paradox, tone, dinnotation, connotation, synthax, and many more, as well as "SOAPS", and "DIDLS". But the subject that riveted my attention the most was Obama's speech to the people of America. As a personal opinion, the new president will put in action not only rudimentary necesities, but also very developed ones that will "push" our country to the final edge a point where there will be less abominations towards races, war will be abridged, and where, as he said, "the challenges we face are real, and they will not be met easily or in a short span of time, but they will be met".
ReplyDeleteAnother subject that emitted a lot of controversy in class was the reading of "The Crucible", I found his lecture to be so pleasant and even thought there were a lot of marauder pages to read, its vocabulary is so rich, powerful, and allusive to a higher level mind that it completly loitered my mind for the whole weekend.
Victoria Hernaiz.
During this past week I have learned a lot in Ms. Ojeda class,we learned to use SOAPS which helps us to understand the main idea of the story.In addition, I learned DIDLS which we use as a way to find the tone of an author through diction, the connotation of the word choice, images, or vivid appeals to understanding through the senses, details, or facts that included or admitted, language, and sentence structure, or how structure affects the reader's attitude.Also i learned 10 new SAT words.
ReplyDeleteHector Camacho
period 3
I learned many things in English this past week. One of the main things were the vocab words. My favorite word was Idiosyncrasy. One of my best friends always talks about my idiosyncrasies, but I never understood what she meant when she was saying it. Now I know that it means behavioral quirks or odd things. Learning to annotate helped me to remember more of the things that I read. If I write down the important facts instead of just reading them, then I find that I retain and store the information more accurately. From answering the questions that were asked about the Puritans I learned a lot. For example, by 1700 there were approximately 106,000 puritans in North America, and that Arthur Miller had researched his information for "The Crucible" at the witch museum in Salem. I enjoyed reading Oscar Betancourt's blog. I believe he did a swell job at using yore in a sentence.
ReplyDelete--Karina Carrion pd.1
This past week I learned an assortment of different things in Ms. Ojeda's class. I learned about SOAPS and DIDLS; two different tehniques for analyzing texts. I also learned 10 new SAT words that I had no clue what it meant and i learned some literary terms such as tone, diction and syntax. We began reading "The Crucible" a story about the Puritans and witch hunts, as well as we started writing dialetical journals for that story.
ReplyDelete-Thomas Worthington
P.1
Karla Castellanos
ReplyDeleteDuring these past 2 weeks in class i learned a lot of SAT words that will help me out when i take the SAT and in real life.I also learned how to use a method called SOAPS and DIDLS and it helped me out throughout my reading and also by identifying of what the author is trying to ask you while reading a passage or piece of literature. I also learned the meaning of the word crucible and wichcraft which where words that i never would have understood the meaning of the word whichcraft which came in handy when we statrted reading the drama act called: The Crucible and he has to do alot with whichcraft and other things, like how different people have their religions. How different people rule their people a lot different than here, for example we have more freedom and some don't have that opportunity to have the freedom to do things others do. In this calss I've also learned many different ways to organize myself when reading and my writing.
Karla Castellanos Period:3
This past week we learned a lot of different things. i learned how to annotate speeches and how we are supposed to do them. We also started working on dialectical journals for "The Crucible" which is the story we are reading. "The Crucible" is a story about the witch-hunts and everything that went along with that and the Puritans.
ReplyDelete~Danielle Leon
p-1
Sahar Jafar
ReplyDeleteThis past week I've learnt superflous amounts of material in English class. I don't know where to begin. I learned new SAT words. My favorite SAT word is "adjunct" and it will definetly be included in my daily vocabulary. These SAT words will help me not only in the SAT but also in my life because I won't be forced to use the basic, boring, and repetitively used words. Then, I also learned new tone words that I'm in the process of memorizing. Since we are reading "The Crucible" I would like to add that I learned that the play is based on a real life event from history. I concluded that "The Crucible" isn't a play you can read without going into its true meaning. I recognize the different perspectives that one can look at "The Crucible" in. Additionally, I learned new techniques to Annotate text in, which will help me better interpret and understand what I'm reading. I as introduced to SOAP's and DIDLS but I think I still need more practice with SOAP beacuse I haven't properly grasped the full concept. We compared poeams so I learned how to interpret, by comparing and contrasting, what the author is trying to convey through their writing. Finally, I think the most important thing I learned is how to manage my time and work. I know it wasn't taught in class but it's something I learned indirectly that I aappreciate it very much. I see that English III honors means giving more time to reading and literature. Basically, English III Honors has been really interesting, there isn't a day I have left the class without learning something new.
Over this last week in English class, there was an exceptional abundance of information learned. Everything that was introduced to me during these days were new to me. To start things off, I never knew who the Puritans were. Reading the entry in our Language of Literature Books, gave me an excellent insight of how they lived life. Life of the Puritans, like Rudy mentioned, seems to have been boring. People were not able to read novels since there were no novelists, theaters were forbidden, holidays like Christmas were not celebrated, and religion was very important so if anything went against the Bible it was considered sinful. Living a life like the Puritans seems unimaginable. Our next day in class, we discovered a little more about Arthur Miller, the author of “The Crucible”. Learning that Miller’s inspiration came during the McCarthy era and that he wrote the play to warn against mass hysteria and to plead for freedom and tolerance is something I found interesting. This caught my eye because I recently learned about McCarthyism in my American History class. Ending the week with reading “The Crucible” gives me an idea of what the next weeks have in store for us. Being a tyro at using the techniques that were taught to use was difficult at first, but I came to learn how helpful they are. Annotation really makes you understand what you are reading and the dialectical journals make you read between the lines. My impression of “The Crucible” is that it is going to be something very interesting. With the atypical sickness Betty has and the weird things that are going on, makes me want to read on to see what is going to happen next. I can’t wait to see how the play turns out and to see if any of my predictions come true.
ReplyDelete-Ashley Fuchs
Period 4
The past week has been an eye-opening experience for myself. I have been re-instructed a vast amount of material that I have already learned in Ms. Ojeda's class last year such as tone, diction, connotation, as well as syntax. I enjoy the SAT vocabulary as it is a simple way to slowly expand the vocabulary, especially as the SAT is right around the corner.
ReplyDeleteI have mixed feelings on the Crucible as I dislike reading in dialogue. However, I do find the allegory of The Crucible to McCarthyism to be quite interesting.
Annotating also assist with comprehensive reading as leaving notes about keypoints with the passage allows themselves to research the point later on if it a question, or bring it up as a discussion.
Overall it was an interesting week.
-Brandon Sproul
Period 4
This week was interesting in 3rd period English. Not only did we learn who Rev. Paris and John Proctor were but we also learned many of the other characters that will be significant later in The Crucible. We also learned 10 new SAT vocabulary words and learned a few new literary terms. I also just learned that Ms. Ojeda got her masters' at Hofstra University which is the college I want to be accepted to.
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ReplyDeleteIn Ms. Ojeda's class we have learned a lot of different things this past week. We started out talking about tone, diction, connotation, and denotation. Tone is the author’s attitude towards his or her piece of literature. Diction is the choice of words of the author, which include connotation (the emotion evoked by the word) and denotation (the dictionary definition of a word). We applied this knowledge to the play we are starting to read, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. We are learning to annotate and apply SOAPS and DIDLS to our reading, making it easier to understand. We also learned new SAT words, like yore (former days) and emulate (imitate). Personally, my favorite part of the week was getting to read President Obama’s inauguration speech, in which he spoke to America with an optimistic and positive attitude. It is prominent that in only a week we have learned a lot in Ms. Ojeda’s class. Personally I look forward to learning much more by the end of this class.
ReplyDelete- Alma Ricart.
4th Period.
What did I learn this week? Well, to be honest I already new the SAT vocabulary words and most of the other vocabulary (tone, diction, syntax, theme, paradox, connotation, denotation, etc.) My previews English teachers had already taught me SOAPS and DIDLS but I have never really found a use for such acronyms. Don’t get me wrong, acronyms do work. As for the reading, I already knew about McCarthyism mainly because of the movie “The Front”, which I researched more in depth immidiatly after watching it. The Salem Witch Trials were one of the first things we covered in American History, that’s when I started to read “The Crucible”, but I didn’t find it interesting then either mainly because the Puritan culture is one of the most boring in history due to their extremists believes making them the biggest cowards(I know that is extremly subjective but I am a huge Atheist). Speaking of the reading, annotations and dialectical notes are not really something I like doing and therefore find it to be more of a forced assignment. So, after all this reminiscing of the week passed, I can honestly say that the most interesting thing I learned I learned from my classmates. Especially the one that practices “Wicca” because after researching it I found it extremely interesting. Class-wise, I would say that “Allusion” was something both new and interesting. It is something I will definitely use in the future both for my own writings and when I am reading someone else’s.
ReplyDeleteNicolas Santacruz
Period 4
Since the new semester commenced I have learned several things in Ms. Ojeda’s class. To begin with, I expanded my vocabulary with words from “What is an American?” and from the SAT packet. Also, I learned new methods to analyze stories, poems, and overtures. Those methods include DIDLS, SOAP, and annotating. We specifically tried annotating the introduction of The Crucible by Arthur Miller and in my opinion it helps me get a better understanding of the information in the passage. I also learned that Miller was born in 1915 and experienced tough times such as McCarthyism. Additionally, in class we have been reviewing literary terms which also help me get a better understanding of everything we read. It is easier to find the tone, theme, and sentence structure. In conclusion, I have a better knowledge in many English aspects and I learned about them in a short period of time.
ReplyDeleteJoanna Berkowitz
Period 1
xavier ramos p.3
ReplyDeletePlenty of new knowledge has been acquired in Ms. Ojeda's English 3 Honors in the past week. Along with learning an extensive amount of information about the author of "The Crucible", Arthur Miller, I also learned about Puritans, there lifestyle, and witch hunts then and now. In addition, I learned great new ways to comprehend written works and critically read in a new way using DIDL, SOAPS, and dialectical journals. This week has surely been very productive.
ReplyDelete-Max Adamsky
Period 1
During the last week on Mrs. Ojeda's class I learned 10 new SAT words that hopefully will help improve my vocabulary. We also reviewed a little of history by taling about USA during 1950 and talking about Mccarthyism. We read the beggining of Arthur Miller's novel "The Crucible" which also is teaching me some history. Definitely the activity that I enjoyed the most was writiing that essay about "What is an American?", I say this because I didn't know how much I love this country until I had to write it down. I hope that the class continues as it is right now because it's not that hard and I really learn.
ReplyDeleteAndres D'Elia
Period 3
In the past week, I've learned a lot. Apart from 10 new SAT words, i learned a bit more about McCarthyism and a lot a about Arthur Miller. Prior to this class i didn't know anything about Miller nor The Crucible. I now understand what the Crucible is about, and I'm curious to read more. We also received president Obama's Inauguration speech, which i thought was very interesting. DIDLS, SOAP are new ways i learned to analyze stories, and last week also improved my annotating skills. I didn't know a lot about the Puritans and exactly what they did, but reading "The Crucible" is really helping me understand a part of American history, and at the same time I'm improving my reading and to annotate.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the new information we're getting this week.
Steven Marcano
Period 4
I learned a vast amount of information this past week. First, I learned 10 different vocabulary words, which I know will definitely be useful for the SAT. Also I've learned what a Dialectical journal is and what DIDLS stands for. I've also been enjoying the drama "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. Partly because even though the vernacular of the time wasn't exactly clearly understandable Miller found a way to still keep you interested in these puritans from 1692. Also I learned a lot about their religion and their way of life. (Which is an incredibly rigid and austere lifestyle.) This book has most definitely piqued by interest and I am curious to find out what happens next.
ReplyDeleteDaniel Ortiz
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This week I have come across a great new tool for disecting an authors true meaning behind complicated sentences. This method is named Dialectical journals. Basically you right a quote or phrase that you may not totally understand. Then try to figure out the meaning behind it. In the current novel such as the "Crucible" were old english is used it's very easy to misunderstand or interpret quotes and dialectical journals focus on just that.
period 3 sorry bout that.
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ReplyDeleteThis week in class i learned a lot such as different vocabulary terms for the SAT. In our class we started to read the drama "the crucible" it is very interesting and dramatic. hopefully i will enjoy the selection.
ReplyDeleteCasey Durkin
3rd period
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ReplyDeleteAfter concluding our second week in English Honors III, I realized that a lot of the material we learned and reviewed in class stuck in my mind like unforgettable memories. After we took the SAT words quiz on Wednesday, quite a bunch of the words we had to memorize are already part of my everyday life. In addition, I learned about McCarthyism, which was a period in the 1950's when a young senator accused communist spies to have infiltrated the system, which caused an incredible fear of communism in the United States. This week I've learned to like good literature like "The Crucible" where a good drama always sparks the need to know more. Arthur Miller, the author, really does a good job comparing the times of the witch-hunts with the McCarthyism era. Miller himself was accused of being a communist and had his name down in the "blacklist," which he did not like at all. When he researched the Puritans in Salem he learned about the connection between the past and the present and how he could use it to express his frustration towards the "then" present situation.
ReplyDeleteby Lucas Baistrocchi 4th Period
In response to Oscar Betancourt:
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you Oscar. The way in which Ms.Ojeda has taught us how to annotate and use dialectical journals has helped me a lot in understanding this piece of literature. Personally, I believe it is much better to annotate because you are highlighting the important parts and tones of the piece of writing. For me, that type of information helps me understand the literature better and therefore have a better perspective of what's going on
Lucas Baistrocchi 4th Period
this week i have learned alot about the background of "The Crucible". I have learned much about the author and how the puritans lived. Not only have I learned about this peice of literature, but also I've learned many new vocab words that could prove to be useful when the SAT's roll around
ReplyDeleteMichael Rufrano Period 1
Over the past week I have learned a few things in class. The most important thing was probably the vocabulary terms. In order to do well on the SAT I must have a broad vocabulary. By learning these words it will help me understand words I would not have known when I take the SAT, and if I can't understand the words then there is no way I can answer questions on it.
ReplyDeleteArash Afshar
Period 4
During the past week, I have learned many things in class. I have learned important vocabulary, that just like Arash said, we will need on the SAT. I now understand these words better than I did before, and will be able to actually use them in daily dialogue. I have also learned a lot about McCarthyism, and facts about the play the Crucible that I never knew about.
ReplyDeletePaulina Gregory
Period 1
Over the past week in class, i have learned a lot. I may have been absent a lot , but i did learn a lot of new information. We have been doing a lot of vocabulary for the SAT's and "The Crucible". I am happy to know we are doing SAT words in class because i have started a new SAT class which is going to help me out. English is not my best subject so all the help i can get is great!
ReplyDeleteAlyx Fisten
Period 3
During this past week I have learned a lot in Ms. Ojeda class,we learned to use SOAPS which helps us to understand the main idea of the story.In addition, I learned DIDLS which we use as a way to find the tone of an author through diction, the connotation of the word choice, images, or vivid appeals to understanding through the senses, details, or facts that included or admitted, language, and sentence structure, or how structure affects the reader's attitude.Also i learned 10 new SAT words.
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ReplyDeleteI had already read “The Crucible” and I had made the assumption that I would be a tad bored when I found out that I would be reading it again in class, but this week I was proved inaccurate and I was well informed about McCarthyism. I learned more about the reasons to why it happened and the people it affected. While I was reading I could make connection from the 1950’s government and the Puritans from the late 1600’s, something I didn’t really think completely possible, seeing how the Puritans were very innocent, conservative and pure and the government from the 1950’s were a more liberal crowd. I also studied ten vocabulary words that will help me with the SATs, high school level classes, college level classes and like Paulina Gregory said “daily dialogue.” This past week I also gained knowledge on Annotations. I read President Clinton’s apology speech and what another person had annotated. After reading that I got the gist of annotating and then the class participated in a Socratic Seminar and then I was able to annotate, fully President Obama’s inauguration speech.
ReplyDeleteBeverly Jaret P.1
This week in class I learned 10 new SAT vocabulary words. These words will be useful for when we take tehe SAT's. This week I have also started reading "The Crucible" in which I am learning the atrocities that happened in Salem. I have learned that Arthur Miller is the author of "The Crucible" and have also learned a lot about him from research we did in class. For example, we found out that he many jobs before going to school and that he took journalism at the University of Michigan. This week I have also learned many literary terms for the quiz we had on wednesday. Many of these terms I did not know until I studied them. For example, I had no idea what connotation was, but now I know it is the emotional response of a word.
ReplyDeleteMorgan Stewart
Period 4
In class this week, i learned a plethora of vocabulary for the SAT. Alongside that, i also learned about the McCarthy Era and the paranoia about the communists. and that Charlie Chaplin was blacklisted, a random fact i found amusing while researching about that Era. We also started reading "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, and all the allusions embedded deep within this fantasized take on a historical event. We also annotated the play, and annotated and discussed the inaugural speech by Barack Obama.
ReplyDelete-Brandon Mercado P.4
This week we were given a list of new SAT vocabulary words. The words contained in the packet included, wither, embellish, abut, segregate, perverse, serpentine, castigate, wrest, petulant, and assuage. Following the vocabulary assigned, we annotated President Obama’s speech. We were also assigned a six paragraph essay in which we peer-edited our classmate’s essay’s on Friday. I really enjoyed the peer-editing activity because, we got to see our classmate’s view on the play, “The Crucible”.
ReplyDeleteZack Figueroa
Period 4
This week we were given a worksheet with questions, and rather just answering the questions we listed them down in paragraph forms. I've never seen or done this in any other of my classes and personally thought it was really good. I learned alot from it the worksheet concentrated on the details of certain individuals lives to gain background information.
ReplyDeleteDaniel Ortiz
p.3
This week in English class we were given a New set of sat vocab words. each week I learn more and more in class. Some of the vocab words I have never even heard of before this. I really hope they help my sat skills. We also read more of the book “The Crucible”, at first I thought this book was going to be horrible, but it turned out to be not that bad. And I am looking forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteTravis Anagnos
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This week has been packed with very busy work , but also a great deal of learning and re-enfocring knowledge from English II. SOAPS and DIDLS was a review altough now I feel more secure with analyzing text with strategies like those. The Crucible by Arthur Miller was started and I hope I will enjoy it like I have enjoyed other plays from the previous Language of Literature textbooks.
ReplyDeleteJose Maldonado Pd.#1
ReplyDeleteLast week we had quite a few things, we got new SAT vocab words, we had a long essay due Friday. The essay was very interesting, and while writing it, I understood some situations in the Crucible much better. I learned a few things on how to write a better essay. We also started with the Socratic seminars, which i thought is very interesting as you can hear what other students think about a piece. We had a lot of annotating to do for homework, and a lot of reading about John Edwards. Im looking forward to next week.
ReplyDeleteSteven Marcano
P3
I'm sorry I'm posting this a little late, I was in New York for a family emergency and didn't get back until early this morning. Anyway, the first video I watched was the college admissions video. Most of the information he discussed I have already learned from friends who have graduated.
ReplyDeleteThe second video I watched was the College essay topics to avoid video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ago6tIEnL0g&feature=related. Some of the surprising topics to avoid include: death, disease, disorders, sports injuries, break ups and others depressing topics. It was a short but informative video.
3rd period English 3
The past week I learned such an amount of excellent information in this class that I am impressed. I learned what SOAPS and DILDS are and how are they useful when reading and annotating a text. I also learned new SAT vocabulary words that hopefully will be useful when taking the SAT. Moreover, I found out about Arthur Miller's life, a writer that lived during the McCarthyism era. This was a time where people (specially writers and actors with political influence) were being hunt by the government who were accusing them of being Communist sympathizers; these cases were never proven. Finally, "The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller, is a play that recreates what was happening during the McCarthyism era, but it is recreated in the 1600s, in a Puritan society where people were being accused of witchcraft.
ReplyDeleteLuis Carducci
Period 1
This week i learned about the play, The Crucible, and though i have heard alot about the history of the Salem witch trials i have never read the play. I learned how the era in which the crucible was written influenced the writer, Arthur Miller to write the play. I also learned how to annotate using soaps and didls hence giving me a more comprehensive reading experience. Seeing that i read up alot in current events this should be helpful in giving me a more comprehensive understanding of what i am reading. Not only would this skill help me now but in college and my career. i hope to strengthen my critical reading skills because i will depend on them if i pursue a career in political science.
ReplyDeleteSaif Hamideh
period 1
In class this past week we started to read the drama "The Crucible". We also learned new SAT words that we will have a quiz on.
ReplyDeleteThis week in English class I learned new vocabulary and about the Salem witch trials, but i think the most important lessons I learned were not in the lesson plan. I realized that I should take advantage of the incredible opportunities offered to me for being here in the U.S by working hard to get an education and not taking it for granted that not everyone can get a good education. I also learned that I should try and catch up as quickly as possible when i miss school days because I fall behind and dont understand the current lessons being taught when I miss the lessons leading up to it.
ReplyDeleteNicolle Prevost
Per.3
This week in class i learned new vocab words such as circa and ascertain. I learned about the climax of the play "The Crucible" and that it was in act 3 or act 4. I also learned that i need to hand in my missing work so i can higher my grade.
ReplyDeleteEmily daniels
per3
This week in class i learned about Act 3 and 4 of the Crucible. I was sick for tuesday and wendsday, but i took the liberty to read the rest of the story at home and watch the movie as well at home. The story has an abundance of interesting scenes, and the author, Arthur Miller uses a lot of irony in the play.
ReplyDeleteBrian Murphy
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This week i have learned about the sceanery of the "crucible" and the author and the history of the Salem witch trials, and how religion really paranoided everyone in the town at the time.Also like every week I learned more SAT words for the upcomming SAT exams.
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