Skip Ribbon Commands
Skip to main content

Quick Launch
Home
January 03
Homework
by  Gary McClureNo presence information  on 1/3/2012 9:45 AM
Category: Comp II

​Mr. McClure Home

Mr. McClure's shared documents

Mr. McClure's Google site - For fast, efficient navigation at home, check this site.

Homework
 
Monday, 3-26 Read together and discuss Susan Glaspell's "Trifles." (1305) Introduce "Hamlet." 
For a very brief video synopsis of the plot of hamlet, view here and here.
HW: Read Act 1 of Hamlet at No Fear Shakespeare.
Wedesday, 3-28 
Take Act 1 quiz.  
Discuss sections of Act 1 of Hamlet.  
See Act 1 in movie. Explore the materials in the "Hamlet" link in the left sidebar.
HW:  
Read Act 2 at No Fear Shakespeare.
Friday, 3-30 
Discuss selected segments of Act 2.  View part of Act 2.

Monday, 4-2 
In class, read selections from Act III.  View the Gibson movie to the end of Act II.  
HW: Read remainder of Hamlet Act III.
Wednesday 4-4  
Take quiz on Acts 2 and 3. Make up amy missing Act 1 quizzes. 
In class, continue to read selections from Act III. View movie to end of Act III. Assign quotes to explain from the quotations worksheet.  (If you are absent the days students explain the quotations, you'll be responsible for locating the quotations by yourself and writing a line by line explanation for each quotation.) 
HW: Read Act IV at No Fear Shakespeare.
Friday, 4-6 No school - Teacher professional development day.
 
Monday, 4-9  
Provide details for final projects/banned book argumentative research essays.
Write a paragraph to explain your tentative plans for your final project (to be turned in Wednesday).
Long-term homework: See the final project handout on paper or on-line if you are not enrolled for credit. If you are enrolled for credit, see the banned book argumentative essay research project assignment sheet (to be published on this site soon). Either way, the final project will  be due in rough April 27 and in final draft May 6.
Wednesday 4-11 Turn in your final project rough plans.  Present your quotation explanations.  Continue Hamlet movie if time permits.  Homework: Read Act V at No Fear Shakespeare.
Friday, 4-13 Continue Hamlet Act 4; continue quotes
Monday 4-15 Last of quotes; review for Hamlet test; finish Hamlet movie?
Wednesday, 4-17 Hamlet test
Friday, 4-19 Hamlet essay test due. 

Monday, 4-22  Focus on banned books essay; Challenges to Lord of the Rings?​

 

Permanent Link to Post | Email Post Link | Number of Comments 0 Comment(s)
November 10
Junior High Scholars' bowl information
by  Gary McClureNo presence information  on 11/10/2011 1:43 PM
Category: JH Scholars

Mr. McClure home

Mr. McClure's shared documents

Mr. McClure's Google site - For fast, efficient navigation at home, check this site. 

12-14-11
Parents of junior high scholars:
 
The junior high scholars’ bowl introductory meeting will be Wednesday, Dec. 14 in the typing lab.  Scholars’ bowl involves live academic competition with students from area schools.  Teams of four (or sometimes five) try to “buzz in” and answer questions before their opponents can “buzz in.” 
We’ll practice once a week during seminar (The location is yet to be determined.) from January until the middle of March, usually on Tuesdays at 2:30.  Our first practice will be Tuesday, Jan. 10.
 We currently have five meets scheduled (listed below).   Most meets start at 4:00 and finish between 5:30 and 6:30. Ours starts at 3:50 and concludes by 6:10. 
Because we often have many participants in Junior High Scholars’ Bowl, players will be assigned to contests and will not participate in all of them.  The home meet is an exception.  It will require extra help from parents and staff because all participants will either play or help to run the home meet. Parents and staff, thanks in advance.
 
Tentative Meet Schedule

Monday, Jan. 30 Tescott (4:00 start; 2:45 dismissal) Mrs. Spencer and Mr. Mac driving

Monday, Feb. 6 – Russell (4:00 start, 3:30 arrival, 2:00 dismissal) P/T conference day - Mr. and Mrs. Larson and Mrs. Winship in charge.
Monday, Feb. 13 – Lincoln (4:00 start; 3:30 arrival; 2:05 dismissal); Mr. Mac in charge; McElderys will drive second vehicle.
Monday, Feb. 13 - Hope (4:00 start; 3:30 arrival; 2:30 dismissal; Mrs. Kejr and Mrs. Clements in charge.
Thursday, Feb. 16 – Minneapolis (4:00 start; 3:30 arrival; 2:30 dismissal; Mrs. Pohl and Mr. Mac driving)
Thursday, Feb. 23 – Beloit (4:00 start; 1:45 dismissal - KSPA conflict; Mrs. Kejr and Mrs. Barnhart in charge)
Monday, Feb. 27 – Ellsworth (4:00 start; 2:10 dismissal)
Monday, March 5 – SES home meet (3:50 start)
Monday, March 12 – Sacred Heart (start unknown)

 
 
Other possible invitations (but as yet unscheduled) Bennington, 
 
 
What participants can expect
Practices:
1.     Practices will be held weekly on Tuesdays during seminar at 2:30.  Attendance is required for those who desire to participate.  Students who plan to miss a practice should contact me in advance – in person, by e-mail (gmcclure@usd306.com), via EdModo, or by phone (home: 785-667-4586 or school: 785-536-4286.).
2.     Practices should be fun and beneficial for all of us.  Laughter is good; clowning, disrupting, and repeated buzzer testing are not.
Tournaments:
3.     We’ll often eat at a restaurant after tournaments.  Participants should bring money for food if they’re scheduled to go to a tournament. (Only 10-12 can participate at each tournament.)
4.     Regular school attire is appropriate for tournaments.
5.     Parents are welcome at tournaments.  We like to take vans rather than buses, so parents are encouraged to volunteer to help transport students.  Already I see a major need for help Thursday, Feb. 23.  I’ll be with high school journalists, so I’ll need two parent sponsors.
6.     If you’d like more detail, see http://sites.google.com/site/gamcclure/home/jh-scholars-bowl.
7.     If you’d like to get email or text message alerts about scholars’ bowl, you may join our EdModo SES JH Scholars group (as a student), at EdModo.com. Our access code is sa2ml9
 
Gary McClure, junior high scholars’ bowl sponsor
​

 

Permanent Link to Post | Email Post Link | Number of Comments 0 Comment(s)
November 07
Mini Bio
by  Gary McClureNo presence information  on 11/7/2011 11:10 AM

​

Mr. Mac's Mini Biography

   After sinking roots in Saline County over 25 yeas ago, I continue to learn to bloom where I've been planted. My 22 years of teaching junior highstudents are now a dim memory as I have been teaching concurrent credit college composition and literature, sophomore English, and journalism for the past seven years. Both my undergraduate and master's degrees in English are from Fort Hays State University.
   My wife Melony teaches junior high and high school math at SES. Our son Mark, after graduating from KSU in chemical  engineering in the spring of 2010, interned last fall at an ethanol plant near Wichita and now resides in East Asia. Max and Marissa are students at Southwest Baptist University. Max, who runs on the varsity cross country team at SBU, continues to live off campus. He still loves to run, but the two-a-day practices, the first of which begins at 5:30 a.m., infringe a bit more than he'd like on his time to write songs, play guitar and relax with friends. Marissa, in her first year at SBU, lives on campus and studies chemistry education and pre-dentistry. Her extracurricular activities include making new friends, making music with her brother Max, and playing saxophone in the SBU concert band.

 

Permanent Link to Post | Email Post Link | Number of Comments 0 Comment(s)
November 07
Journalism - Issue 5
by  Gary McClureNo presence information  on 11/7/2011 10:59 AM
Category: Journalism

​Mr. McClure home

Mr. McClure's shared documents

Mr. McClure's Google site - For fast, efficient navigation at home, check this site.  

 
Issue 5

Wednesday, 1-4 Make story assignments. Fold and send exchange papers. J1 - work on personal publications. J2 - get templates ready. The new J1 deadline to have a copy of your publication hanging on the back wall will be Wednesday, 1-11. Introduce contest materials for Feb 23 regional contest.
Friday, 1-6 Choose contest categories and see Simply Better on the wiki to see past contest winners. Prepare a list of reasons you think the 3A-4A entry in your category was a winner. Due end of block

Monday, 1-09 J1 personal publications due for approval. Plan contest entries. See this link.
Wednesday, 1-11 Mr. Mac gone to league meeting. All J1 personal publications due, hanging on board. Work on carry-in contests.

Friday, 1-21 Final story deadline.
Monday, 1-24 Layout
Wednesday, 1-26 Layout
Friday, 1-28 Finish Trojournal layout.
Monday, 1-30 Add girls' BB story to the layout. Proofread.
Tuesday, 1-31 Distribute Trojournals.
 
PUBLICATION DATES: The Trojournal tentatively will be published nine times on the following days:
· Sept. 23, (Friday, Homecoming Day -- Ellsworth FB, home VB Tuesday, week of the Sept. 20 SES XC inv.; no school Sept. 5 and 6)
· Oct. 26 (Friday, 3 weeks after HC, Marion FB, 4 weeks before Nov. 10 &12 musical, regional xc next day; VB vs. Sacred Heart Tuesday, Oct. 18) Note: There is no school Monday, so we’ll have only Wednesday this week to put the paper to bed.
· Nov. 18 (Friday, week before T-giving break, week after musical, week of sub-state FB) - not much time after the October issue; do your features in October.
· Dec. 20 (Tuesday, the day before Christmas break and end of semester; BB at Ellsworth that night; wrestling double dual Thursday, Dec. 15.)
· Jan. 31 (Tuesday, last day of girls’ BB inv. is Friday, Jan. 27; SH BB night; contest prep month)
· Feb. 17 (Friday, first day of regional wrestling, week before journalism contest at KSU. Week before Feb. 24/25 Winter Play and state wr. No school Feb. 6 or 10. This will be a very tough deadline. Work ahead!)
· March 15 (Thursday, week after state basketball, day before spring break, NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, 2 weeks before March 31 regional music; 4 weeks before April 14 Prom)
· April 24 (Tuesday, 4 days before state music; BB, SB, track, golf that day)
· May 18 (Friday before end of school, senior commencement two days later, regional track that night, state golf Monday the next week; state softball, baseball and track May 25 and 26)

 

Permanent Link to Post | Email Post Link | Number of Comments 0 Comment(s)
November 07
Expos 100 homework
by  Gary McClureNo presence information  on 11/7/2011 10:57 AM
Category: Expos 100

Mr. McClure Home 

Mr. McClure's shared documents

Mr. McClure's Google site - For fast, efficient navigation at home, check this site.

 
 
 
Week 3
Monday, 8-27 Revisit believe/doubt and closed-open and revise. Discuss ch. 3; do UR Riddle recommendation assignment (ABGW pp.82-83) in class. Turn in parent letter revisions to me to evaluate via EdModo.
* HW: Read and take notes on ch. 4. Revise closed - open. Optional: Revise believe/doubt.
Wednesday, 8-29 Closed-open revision due via EdModo. Discuss ch. 4. Review ch. 1-4 ABGW using review handout. Everyone have an Eid? Finish U.R. Riddle recommendation today in class, and have it ready for group discussion Wednesday next week.
HW: Study for test 1-4. If you want to work on the essay question at home, you may access it here. The essay item will be due on Wednesday, 9-5, but don't delay. Your final parent letter will be due on Friday, 9-7. I plan to mail letters that day.
Friday, 8-31 Test ABGW ch. 1-4. The essay portion is open notes and open book and is due Friday, 9-7. Mr. Mac gone 6th block.
HW: Continue work on parent letter.
​
Class-related Links
MLA Style Manual

 

Permanent Link to Post | Email Post Link | Number of Comments 0 Comment(s)
November 07
Homework
by  Gary McClureNo presence information  on 11/7/2011 10:52 AM
Category: English 10

​Mr. McClure home

Mr. McClure's shared documents 

Mr. McClure's Google site- For fast, efficient navigation at home, check this site.

 
Daily Plans and Homework 2012-13
 
 
 
 
Week 5
Monday, 9-10 ch. 19 quiz. Finish "Me" speeches. Language skills 3 handout. Demonstration speech handout.
HW: Read and take notes on ch. 6, Nonverbal communication. List 5 ideas for a possible demonstration speech
Wednesday, 9-12 Review lang. skills 3. Discuss ch. 6 content. Come in with 5 demo speech ideas. Begin preparing the demo speech.
HW: Complete the handout for demo speeches, focusing on perfecting your introduction.
Friday, 9-14 Hear model speeches from 4-Hers. Listen to 2 chapters of Huck Finn.
Open to work on speeches (outline and posters or PPT)
*HW: Create outlines using this Demonstration speech outline template, and create posters/PPTs.

 
 
 

 

Permanent Link to Post | Email Post Link | Number of Comments 0 Comment(s)
Alert Me Alert Me

Excellence In Education ..... Preparing Future Leaders

Copyright © 2011 U.S.D. 306 - Southeast of Saline Gypsum, Kansas