News from Lakeside High School
by Lakeside High School Staff
January 30, 2012
Lakeside Knight News…
Mrs. Bertuccelli
English II: The class is reading the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This story is about racial segregation in America in the 1930’s. The focus of the story is how society should be held accountable for any injustice that occurs due to racial prejudice. The students are assigned to read two chapters a week, with a test every Tuesday. The students are allowed to use notes over the reading. The tests are detailed and the student is expected to evaluate character development, foreshadowing, and analogy. We also have a character sketch worksheet that will be due at the end of the novel. As a final reward, we will watch the movie staring Gregory Peck.
English III: The class is reading the novel Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. This novel tells the tale of the displaced tenant farmers of the dust bowl and how American citizens should have been made aware of the plight of thousands during the 1930’s. We are assigned to read two chapters a week and they will have a test every Monday. We watch a wonderful documentary entitled “Surviving the Dust Bowl” to kick-off our project. We are also preparing for the state reading assessment.
Eng. IV: The English Four class is a class based on the reading of literature and evaluation of what we are reading. The class is currently reading, Call of the Wild by Jack London. We read not only for plot, but for symbolism, theme, and purpose. The students will compose a literary paper based on their observations of the novel. We are also continuing with our vocabulary study on Fridays.
Composition II: We will spend the first part of the semester learning how to evaluate literature and then how to compose a critical persuasive analysis of the literature. Skills acquired during Composition I will come into service when the papers are written. The evaluation of literature requires critical thinking skills as well as logical skills. Evidence to support an evaluation must come from the text and the interpretation of the text. Authoritative critical analysis will supplement our opinions when we write our papers. All compositions will be written in Modern Language Association format.
Public Speaking: The students will first learn how to create and deliver a speech, how to outline the speech, and how to incorporate authoritative sources into the speech. We will then create and deliver five speeches. The students will have a mid-term exam and a final exam. They will be assigned two chapters a week and two sets of worksheets per week. I will also lecture over each chapter and show educational film over the subjects.
Journalism: The class has been creating the yearbook for 2011-12. We are just finishing our fall pages and the ad pages. Please turn in any photos for the senior ad pages by the end of February. The seniors must also turn in a photo for the book a.s.a.p. We will begin taking orders for the book on Feb. 1. Please turn in all orders by March 1. The order forms will be sent home with the students, or you may order on the web-site, or call 785-454-3332. There are a few copies left from last year, and past years, if you would like to complete your set. The cost of the book is $35.00.
Mrs. Dean
FCCLA: FCCLA will be traveling to Hoisington Jan 25th for district B elections. Good luck to Kaetlin and Josh as they run for office. On Wed. Feb.8 members will be traveling to Smith Center for STAR event competition. Good luck to: Jessica with her Chapter Showcase Manual, McKenzie & Alexis with their Focus on Children, and Josh, Carridy & Cheyenne H. with their National Programs in Action. Thanks to Tam & Jenny for their officer role at both events. Jenny Koops has just returned from Capitol Leadership experience at Topeka. FCCLA week is Feb. 12-18th. Members will be celebrating with Secret Pals, a potluck and other fun activities. FCCLA will be having their annual Soup Supper on Tuesday Feb. 7th in the FACS room
FACS: Students in psychology have just completed learning about all of the parts of the brain. Besides testing on this topic they participated in an auction where they purchased various items of value and then they wrote a paper on how they used various parts of the brain.
FOOD PREPARATION: Students in Food Preparation are learning about beef and the many ways in can be cooked. A grant from the Beef Council has helped with the expenses related to purchasing beef. Cooking methods, marinades, purchasing and storage as well as nutrition are some of the topics covered.
Mrs. Gasper
English I: These students have been delving into their literature books, reading several short stories and analyzing the literary elements. We have been using a computer program called E2020 to listen to the pre-reading and post-reading lectures to get another perspective on the story.
The students continue to do weekly vocabulary or proofreading units.
Standard English: The students in Standards English reviewed the parts of an essay and wrote their first paper expressing their feelings about limiting student-access to certain websites on the computer at school. They worked with their drafts, eliminating the use of the second-person pronoun "you" and adding transition words and phrases. We will continue to practice our essay writing several times. The students in his class have continued doing weekly vocabulary or proofreading units.
