FOR FRESHMEN: Welcome back and chat with others about your break for a few minutes Play “concentration” to review vocabulary for this novel Begin writing an illustrated two-voice poem that you’ll perform with a partner tomorrow in class Watch a few minutes of the video version of our novel HWK: FINISH YOUR TWO-VOICE POEM. BE […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR SOPHOMORES: Begin watching the delightful Bollywood movie Lagaan as an intro to our next novel, which is also set in a rural Indian village that suffers from a drought HWK: NONE! ENJOY THE BREAK!
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR FRESHMEN: Turn in passbooks Quiz on Chs 7 & 8 Discuss the novel Short time for working on your theme/topic charts Watch video version of this novel HWK: NONE! HAVE A GREAT BREAK! FOR SOPHOMORES: Time for groups to work on cartoon childhood stories. HWK: Cartoon stories AND the final draft of your creative […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR FRESHMEN: Trade your reflective writing papers with another person and get feedback on one particular thing you did well. Get more instruction on creating a Works Cited page and an extension till tomorrow to do a correct one for you reflective paper Work on vocab from The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Watch video […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR FRESHMEN: Get out your “tracking cases” work so I can stamp the first page as having been completed Students worked on performing poems by Africa poets and then presented them to the class. P.S. These were great! HWK: YOUR REFLECTIVE WRITING ON TWO OF THE SHORT STORIES/ARTICLES WE’VE READ IN THIS AFRICA UNIT ARE […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR FRESHMEN: Quiz on the reading in The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency In groups, work on performing a poem written by a poet from Africa. We’ll present these next class HWK: READ CH. 6. WORK ON YOUR REFLECTIVE WRITING THAT’S DUE MON. FOR SOPHOMORES: Get back your place stories and get more feedback on […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR SOPHOMORES: 10C turn in your place stories Get 5 pt. extra credit opportunity for a literary allusion Get assignment for cartoon story created and drawn with a group Quiz on the reading Continue watching Iran travel video HWK: Finish reading Persepolis. 10B, your place stories are due on Thursday 3/13
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR FRESHMEN: Quiz on the reading and discussion of the novel Vocab “wander” (Review vocab for Ch. 1) Get handout with themes of the novel and space for tracking the cases Mma Ramotswe works on Watch 10 minutes of the HBO version of this novel HWK: READ CHS 4 & 5. FILL OUT “TRACKING” SHEET […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR FRESHMEN: Get assignment for reflective writing based on 2 of the articles we’ve read on apartheid We looked at examples of allusions, including the 10-minute video George Lucas in Love. Students were given instructions for the possibility of earning 5 pts. extra credit by turning in an allusion they’ve found in print (not on line). Due […]
Filed under: Uncategorized
FOR SOPHOMORES: 10C turn in illustrated Suns journals/10B have these due on Monday Work with a partner if you choose to write a creative “place” story HWK: 10C Read pgs. 3-53 of Persepolis. Work on place story, due Tues. 3/11 HWK: 10B Read pgs. 3-86 and finish your illustrated journal. Your place story is due Wed. 3/12
Filed under: Uncategorized
