Friday, December 17, 2010
Winter Break HW for Periods 3, 4, 5, and 6
Click HERE for the HW for periods 2 & 4 (The extra credit will be for your Reading class).
Smile, and Merry Christmas!
Love, C-Rod
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Periods 1 & 2 - Vocab 7 Review
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Christmas Miracle!
Course | Section | Course Title | Campus | Final Grade |
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STA | 7114 | 001 | Advanced Statistics | Boca Raton | A |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
BOOKS NEEDED FOR JANUARY 2011~
After getting feedback from 1st period in class yesterday, I may reconsider doing Lincoln on Leadership. Check the poll to the right and vote :o) Let me know which you prefer, so I can make a more informed decision! Only vote once, please! Polls will close on Monday! Once we decide on the book, I will announce it and collect money from those of you who want me to purchase their copy ( the last day to do this will be Friday, 12/17).
Periods 3/4 & 5/6:
(The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey)
You will need them IN CLASS on 1/4!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Ooops! I did it again!
OK, back to business! I did mention TWO themes emerged, right? Well, the other one is - WHY IN SAM HILL DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME THE WORDS FOR THE VOCAB 6 ONLINE REVIEW WERE WRONG????? What this tells me is you are either not using the flashcard activities I post or, worse, you are afraid to tell me I have made a mistake. I perish the thought! I do go out on a limb to make sure you have plenty of review before you are assessed. That takes time. Most teachers give you the list, a HW assignment, and that's it. You get it in four formats from me (words, HW, skits, and a review activity online or in class, or both). Is this a sign I am wasting my time? Or is this an indicator you fear me? Most would be pleased to be feared; however, I am not. I always want you to tell me when something isn't right. I may give you attitude, but in my quiet moments, I am VERY thankful for the lessons I learn from you all. Please, please, please tell me immediately when I have done something wrong...especially when it might affect you or our class. When it affects the whole class, text or call me, and let me know ASAP. If it's a mistake about a grade, email me or see me after class.
From this day forward, I promise to try and be a better me. After all, in being a better me, I can help you be a better you! And, believe me, that matters to me the MOST!
Here is the link for the vocab 6 words! CLICK HERE FOR REDEMPTION OF MY ERROR! Oh, and remember - "To err is human; to forgive is Divine." (If you don't know what that means, ask me in class.)
Good night :o) MUCH LOVE!
PS. Don't you miss those days of Britney's "Hit Me, Baby" and "Oops, I Did It Again"????? Oh, man, I do!
Friday, November 26, 2010
Literature Circle Review
Despite the insanity, I thought this was a neat activity. However, for next year, I will change it up and fix the flaws so it runs more smoothly!
What I want from you today is to respond to only one of the questions below...that's it!
1. What did you learn about the book from my other class that you found interesting or comparable to your book? How did it compare or contrast from the themes or messages in your book?
2. What did you learn about the characters in the book from my other class? How did they compare or contrast to the characters in your book?
3. What did you enjoy most about this activity? What did you learn that you had not known before? How do you plan to use this new info in the future?
4. How did your book's ideas of racism, racial injustice or inequality relate (or not relate) to the other book's ideas? How did that book use pathos (emotions and/or feelings) to help you understand?
OK, that's it! LOVE YOU GUYS! Happy Friday! Enjoy these next three days off! Periods 4 & 6 - don't forget Reading Plus!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thanksgiving Poem
How all we do is complain
We never take the time to contemplate
About the pleasurable moments instead of the dreadful ones
And live miserably instead of enjoying life and having fun
At last, the day we’ve anticipated is here
The beautiful day we’ve been waiting for all year
THANKSGIVING
And ask the Lord for forgiveness for sinning
Spending time with the ones we admire and adore most
The scent and aroma of the mouth-watering turkey roast
So at the end of the day, ponder twice
And appreciate the life you’re living
Monday, November 22, 2010
Attitude of Gratitude
I just wanted to wish my sweeties a very Happy Thanksgiving. Let's start an Attitude of Gratitude chain right here on our blog. After all, it's a C-Rod tradition.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Today's Field Trip
YOUR FORMS are due before you get on the bus. An announcement will be made at 7:30 for you to report to the bus loop.
So excited! See you there!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Periods 3 & 5 New Vocab List
Hey, guys and gals!
Here is your vocab list and review activities
for Unit 2.
Click HERE to
access the site!
Your test will be Thursday, 12/2
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Calling all givers!
~ Mother Teresa
for a needy Gladiator family.
With that said, I need items for it. You can either donate $1 towards a Publix gift card,
or you can bring in any Thanksgiving-type item.
For example, you can bring in boxed mashed potatoes, stuffing, jars of gravy,
boxes of cornbread mix, cans of corn or peas, a box of sweet potato casserole,
apple juice, pumpkin pie crust or filling, etc.
If you cannot do that, we are also collecting toiletry items
for Operation Hope Tote.
You can bring in toothpaste, deodorant, toothbrushes, diapers, baby wipes, shampoo,
lotion, soap, and the like, for the Miami Rescue Mission and
for National Homeless Awareness Month.
The Dollar Store has these items for, you guessed it, $1!
I NEED ALL ITEMS BY MONDAY, so I can go out and grab what we don't collect.
Please help. In giving, we show our gratitude for the blessings in our lives!
Monday, November 15, 2010
REVISED-Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences!
CLICK HERE for your HW! (You can use Word, highlight, and print. Another option is to print it and use your own highlighter .)
CLICK HERE for the quiz (BTW, 80% of 11 is 8.8, so you have to get nine correct. Remember to print your results. This is also part of your HW!)
MOST IMPORTANTLY, CLICK HERE TO SMILE!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Vocab Test - Periods 3 & 5
AP Classes
Iola Argumentative Essay
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Periods 1 & 2
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
PARENT MEETING CANCELED
Smile,
C-Rod
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
AP Vocab - A HEAD'S UP!!!!!
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL - Embellish, Florid, Opulent, Ornate, Ostentatious, Poignant
OVERKILL - Ebullience, Effusive, Egregious, Flagrant, Frenetic, Gratuitous, Sanctimonious, Superfluous
Your assignment is to create a vocab test like the ones I do with some definitions, sentences, synonyms, and antonyms. You can even do a couple graphics. Be sure to make a separate copy of the answers. Save it on your computer because your test just may be the one I give next!!!!
Friday, October 15, 2010
I'm Just a Little Crazy....
OK, so now for the purpose of my post:
On Monday, we have FCAT Retakes. We will be on a special schedule, I believe...and we will be in the cafeteria. First period - all of you will report to our room first, then we will proceed to the cafeteria. Bring any games you like to play. (NOT TWISTER...LOL!) With that said, there will be NO vocab test, Iola Leroy quiz, or bookmark due that day! Woohoo!
The same goes for second period on Tuesday (though we WILL NOT be in the cafeteria and you will NOT need games). There will be NO vocab test, Iola Leroy Quiz, or bookmark due that day.
Wednesday, 10/20, Period 1; Thursday, 10/21, Period 2: You will have a vocab quiz on Unit 3 words. You will also have a quiz on chapters 26-33 of Iola Leroy. Your last bookmark will be due on that day as well, so I recommend you pace yourself!
Friday, 10/22, Period 2; Monday, 10/25: Vocab Unit 4 will be due.
Periods 3 & 5, I may not get to see you a whole lot on Monday, so bring you To Kill a Mockingbird and read it if you have a few minutes.
OK, love you all! GOOD LUCK TO THOSE OF YOU TAKING THE FCAT NEXT WEEK! I KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Exhausted? Worn Out?
Doing your monthly English projects - 10 hours
Reading chapters of our class reading each week - 2 hours
Doing English homework each night - 1 hour
Learning something you had not known before - PRICELESS!
I know you are tired, guys and gals, but please know I am pushing you because I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT! You ALL are so gifted, and I just want you to give yourself a chance!
In this crazy world of having to get A's, remember that it's ALWAYS about the learning and not always about the grade. In these times of fatigue, we may compromise our values and work ethic. Don't do it! Cheating is not the way, avoiding your work is not the way, procrastinating is not the way, and giving up is DEFINITELY not the way! Remember, an easier now means a harder later; and a harder now means an easier later! Stick with it! And don't forget that I am here to help...and I LOVE YOU!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Homecoming News
Mon. - Nerd Day
Tue. - Disney Character Day
Wed. - Superhero Day
Thur. - Flashback Day; the Talent Show at 6:30 in auditorium
Fri. - Gladiator Spirit Day; pep rally in school; the game at 7 p.m. at Milander
Sat. - Dance at 7 p.m. at the Airport Hilton
Enjoy this week! Even when you get to be as old as I am, you will cherish it! :o)
Friday, October 1, 2010
Washington, D.C. Trip - Periods 1 & 2
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Periods 1 & 2 - New Vocab
Here are your new vocab words for Unit 3. Write them in your journals. On Friday, I will look in period 2's vocab journals. Period 1, hold off until after your vocab test. I will look at your journals on Monday.
I'LL BE THE JUDGE OF THAT:
- arbiter - (n) one who decides a dispute (judge)
- biased - (adj) cause to favor (prejudiced; influenced)
- exculpate or exonerate - (v) to free from guilt or blame (pardon; absolve)
- impartial - (adj) not in favor of one side or the other (unbiased)
- incontrovertible - (adj) not able to be denied or disputed (accurate; irrefutable)
- integrity - (n) trustworthiness (virtue; character)
- objectivity - (n) treating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices (neutrality)
- penitent - (adj) expressing remorse for one's misdeeds (repentant)
- plausible - (adj) seemingly valid or acceptable (credible; believable)
- substantiated - (adj) supported with proof or evidence (verified)
- vindicated - (adj) freed from blame (forgiven; exonerated)
YOU'RE SO VAIN:
- condescending - (adj) treating people as weak or inferior
- contemptuous - (adj) feeling hatred (scornful)
- despotic - (adj) exercising absolute power (tyrannical)
- dictatorial - (adj)domineering (oppressive)
- disdain - (n) contempt or scorn (hate; aversion), OR (v) to look down on (abhor; belittle)
- haughty - (adj) vainly proud (arrogant)
- imperious - (adj) overbearing (dictatorial)
- patronizing - (adj) treating in condescending manner (snobbish; pretentious), OR (v) doing business at an establishment (frequenting; supporting)
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sorry I'm Out - I Miss You!
TKAM Ch 7-11
Thursday, September 23, 2010
SCRIBD, VOCAB & SUCH!
Period 2: Here is the vocab for you (sorry):
assertion (n) - a declaration or statement (position)
clarity (n) - clearness in thought or expression (precision; simplicity)
cogent (adj) - convincing; reasonable (persuasive)
coherent (adj) - logically connected (rational; understandable)
cohesive (adj) - condition of sticking together (conjoined; united)
didactic (adj) - intended to instruct (educational; tutorial)
discourse (n) - verbal expression or exchange (conversation; dialogue)
eloquence (n) - the ability to speak vividly and persuasively (gift of gab; articulation)
emphasize (v) - to give special attention to something; to stress (focus; pinpoint; highlight)
fluid (adj) - easily flowing (natural; smooth)
implication (n) - the act of suggesting or hinting (assumption; inference)
lucid (adj) - easily understood; clear (intelligible; unambiguous)
rhetoric (n) - the art of using language effectively and persuasively (elocution; oratory)
Periods 3 & 5: Don't forget to write down the literary tools, the quotes and page numbers that you find in your chapters of TKAM (To Kill a Mockingbird). BE THE HONOR STUDENTS I KNOW YOU ALREADY ARE!!!
Friday, September 17, 2010
IOLA LEROY LEXICON
Thursday, September 16, 2010
FAMILY FUN NIGHT!
Meet me at the Pizza Scene on Main Street (by Cold Stone Creamery) during those hours for EXTRA CREDIT! Bring a friend, too! Remember that 20% of all food and beverage sales is donated back to our school!
SEE YOU THERE!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Periods 1 & 2
On October 13th, all 10th graders will take the PSAT. We are encouraging 11th grade students to take the test as well; however, you must register for this test. There will be registration forms available during lunch from September 14th – September 21st, in the back of the cafeteria in the faculty lounge. BUT GUESS WHAT???? I have them for you, too! See me!
The test fee is $13.00, however, any 11th grader who receives free/reduced lunch may take it for free. There are only 200 fee waivers and they do go fast, so please sign up early.
Tenth graders DO NOT need to register, this is a mandatory test for you...and it's free. Registration only applies to 11th graders. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Reading Schedule for Periods 1, 2, 3 & 5
Friday, September 3, 2010
Periods 4 & 6 - This is for you!
Here is a sample response:
My thoughts about really knowing someone is best expressed in "Everybody's Changing" by Keane. This song parallels the idea of knowing someone because I believe you NEVER really know a person because we're always changing and, hopefully, evolving. In the song, Keane croons, "I try to make a move just to stay in the game. I try to stay awake and remember my name. Everybody's changing and I don't feel the same." This supports the idea that people are like dynamic characters; they change. Whether that change is for better or worse, it's a challenge to REALLY know them because you, yourself, are changing and growing too.
Alright, my beautiful kids, enlighten me with your ideas. When we're done gathering all of your responses, I am going to make a special playlist for you on this blog with YOUR SELECTIONS!
Love you!
Monday, August 30, 2010
AP Students - Please Print
Please click on the links to access the documents I need you to print (I will let you know when you have to read them, but feel free to get a head start):
- Click HERE for Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions." You only have to print the section on sentiments. No need to print the resolutions' portion.
- Click HERE to print Abigail Adams' letter to her husband.
- Click HERE to print John Adams' reply to Abigail.
- Click HERE to print "The Declaration of Independence."
- Click HERE to print the "Make Way" cartoon from Life, 1917.
DON'T PANIC; I will be with you EVERY step of the way!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Welcome to C-Rod's DREAM TEAM
Forget Wade, Bosh and James! C-Rod's class is the TRUE DREAM TEAM!!!!
This school year is going to be an exciting SEASON of victories and triumphs, and I am honored to be your learning coach.
We are going to use this blog as part of our PLAY BOOK to better us as a TEAM! On this blog, you will find tips for homework and projects, extra credit assignments, recaps of activities, a list of upcoming assignments, videos and slideshows of our BEST PLAYS, among many other resources.
As your COACH, I expect my PLAYERS to view, learn from, and comment on our PLAY BOOK. I recommend that you look at our PLAY BOOK at least every other day.
Your first assignment is to create an ID and/or email account then post a comment. Your ID/Email MUST include your first name, only your last initial and your period number (Google e-mail is free, by the way). For example, a student named Christy Lopez in period 2 would have an ID/email of ChristyL2. This will help me identify you easier. If I have you for two classes, you only need to add one of the two period numbers, not both. I highly recommend that you ALL jot down your ID somewhere visible (maybe put it on a post-it note and stick it on your computer). You will need to use this every time you post.
Once you create your ID, comment under this post. I want a quick blurb on what you would like to see happen during our SEASON as the Dream Team. Please know that "doing nothing" and "sleeping" is not an ideal response. I promise you, that will never happen! I really would like to know what you want to get out of my class! Please remember that your comments should be mature, insightful, grammatically correct, and PG-rated!
If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to call on me. I am here to guide, lead, and coach you! See you on the playing field for PRACTICE, and be ready to help create our TEAM GOALS!
Love,
Coach C-Rod