April 30

The first 21 minutes and one second was devoted to reading. Afterwards, a quiz over Part II was given. Another quote/discussion is posted and due by tomorrow.

April 29

We discussed more Emerson and Thoreau quotes, then we read for Thursday's quiz. Blog posted; due Thursday.

April 27

We took a quiz over Part I of 1984. Then, we discussed Emerson. For homework, there is a BLOG.

April 23

Today, we did a bell ringer about your philosophy of life. We then reviewed the basic premises of Transcendentalism. We read portions of Emerson's "Nature" and discussed it. Finally, the last twenty minutes was spent reading 1984. Part I is now due on Monday.

April 22

Today, we did a bell ringer. Then, we discussed the three vocabularies in Newspeak. Finally, we discussed the blogs - the movie, the society, etc - to get ready for 1984. Part I is now due Friday...

April 21

Today, we finished the end of the movie and then looked at the background information of the novel 1984. The twenty minutes was devoted to the following: reading Newspeak (WHICH IS DUE TOMORROW!), reading your play (WHICH IS NOW DUE ON MAY 4), or working on the blog (WHICH IS DUE TOMORROW).

April 20

Movie...

April 16

Today, we did a bell to bell discussion of BNW. We ALMOST finished the book. Tonight, you have a blog for homework. Tomorrow, we will finish the book and then begin watching Minority Report.

April 15

Today, we took a quiz on part III of BNW. We also added an opinion paragraph for each question, which many of you have to complete tonight. Finally, we went over the project for the Shakespearean plays. The information for the project is on the literature page. April's schedule is also online (on the homework page), but you must go to the bottom of the calendar and click on APRIL to get it. The groups for the project are as follows: For King Lear, the group includes Hannah, Paige, Nathan, Karl, Gina, Kurt, Doug, and Danny. For Romeo and Juliet, the group includes Michelle, Katie W., Matt, Sean, Ally, Emily, and Noah. For MacBeth, the group includes Jessica, Jordan, Kevin, Greg, Alex, Katie S., Adam, and Grayson. Tonight, you should read the play synopsis, which is linked to the literature page.

Peace out...

April 14

Today, we took our LAST vocabulary quiz. Then, we continued discussing BNW. Tomorrow, the remainder of the book should be read.

April 13

Today, we did a bell ringer. We also took a quiz over part two of BNW. Then, we reviewed vocabulary using the assignment that was due. Afterwards, we discussed BNW.

April 7

We started with a bell ringer to practice vocabulary and participial phrases. Then, we worked on peer editing the research papers. Editors gave feedback on thesis statements, topic sentences, supporting material, and sentence structure. Come prepared tomorrow for more editing.

April 6

Today, students completed the vocabulary sentences for this week. Some students also received feedback on outlines; all outlines were graded and distributed. The completed research paper (with Works Cited page) is due on Wednesday during class. The next set of chapters (7-14) are also due Wednesday.

April 3

Today, you did a bell ringer that had you list synonyms for each vocabulary word. After meeting with a partner and sharing, we discussed these as a class...then took the vocabulary quiz. DO NOT FORGET that outlines are due on Monday!

April 2

Today, note cards were collected and outline was explained. Outline is now due Monday. The first copy of the paper is due Wednesday, and the final copy is due the Tuesday after Easter. Today, students did a vocabulary assignment: write 7 "if the word had a favorite food...because...," 7 "if the word went to see a movie it would be...because..." and 8 "if my word had a hobby it would be...because..."

Vocab. quiz tomorrow!

April 1

SUB plan: Students were to write 10 vocabulary sentences about BNW. They also took a quiz over chapters 1-6.

March 31

Sub plan:

Peer edit sentences. Students were SUPPOSED to write a vocabulary story, but I guess they did NOT. They read BNW.

March 30

Today, students worked on vocabulary sentences (due Tues.) and read their assignment for BNW, due Wednesday. Note cards due Tuesday.