Thursday, January 28th
January 28, 2016
Thursday, January 28th 9A: Today we reviewed symbolism and irony in “Once Upon a Time”. If you were out see me for the scavenger hunt. Also, review the PP for passbook #2 assignment: South Africa Day 6 copy HW: Read “Is there No Place Else We Can Meet” and annotate for sensory details 9C/D: We […]
Friday, January 22nd
January 22, 2016
9th Grade 9th Grade classes turned in their final essays today! If you were out- please turn in your essay, outline/rubric, and lilac theme chart (in that order). Today we also introduced our next unit- Africa. Students discovered their own stereotypes for this continent, all too often mistaken for a country. We discussed how to […]
Friday, January 8th
January 8, 2016
9th Grade Today we discussed the end of our book and began our final group presentations. We started our posters but will present them next class. Remember that next week, your Shadow Box is Due! I attached the Power Point if you wanted to see examples from last year’s students. Enjoy and have fun. samurai […]
Wednesday, January 6th 2016
January 6, 2016
Welcome Back! 9th Graders: After an ice-breaker activity we shared out our Assignment #4 in our Lit Circles and as a class, which fueled discussion on character relationships. After, I introduced the Shadow Box assignment. Sh Box scoring guide HW: Begin work on the Shadow Box: Due next week Wednesday 1/13 11th Grade: Today we […]