Block C and E:
Work on your letter to Emma Donoghue due on Monday. Follow the format prescribed in the assignment.
Block F:
Complete the take-home quiz on Chapters 5-6. Be sure to complete your work on lined paper, and be specific in your responses.
Block A:
Finish your "2nd Chapter" of your memoir for Tuesday. We will be sharing your work and seeking feedback in a more informal protocol. If you have time, begin reading the story titled "The Chameleon" from the New Yorker due on Thursday.
Block B:
Read your independent reading book this weekend!
Review what you've read of Gatsby thus far. Be ready for a quiz to check your understanding.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Thursday 3/6/14: homework
Block A:
Work on developing ideas for Chapter 2-- we will have some time to write in class tomorrow.
Block B:
Read and annotate Chapter 5 in Gatsby and complete the "scavenger hunt " assignment for tomorrow.
Block C:
Work on drafting your letter to Emma Donoghue following the format and instructions I gave you in class today. Your letter should be saved on your Google drive and printed out before class on Monday.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Wednesday 3/5/14: Homework
Block E:
Read your independent reading book.
Block F:
Respond to questions on the Padlet posted on the blog assignment below.
Read your independent reading book.
Block F:
Respond to questions on the Padlet posted on the blog assignment below.
Wednesday 3/5: Block F Seniors
The Creation Scene!
Watch the two versions of the creation scene that we've just read in Shelley's Frankenstein.
For homework tonight, go to this site and participate in the discussion.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Tuesday 3/4/14: Homework
Block B:
Read and annotate Chapter 5 in The Great Gatsby. Fill out the Scavenger Hunt sheet as you read, keeping in mind some of the fantastically awkward moments that fill the chapter. We will have a readers' theater on Friday!
Block C:
Work on your RAFT projects due on Thursday!
Read your independent reading books!
Block E:
Work on your RAFT projects due tomorrow! (Wednesday!)
Block F:
Revisit our on-line discussion here and take some time to read your colleagues comments. Write a short reflection on what you learned, and how the process went.
Read and annotate Chapter 5 in The Great Gatsby. Fill out the Scavenger Hunt sheet as you read, keeping in mind some of the fantastically awkward moments that fill the chapter. We will have a readers' theater on Friday!
Block C:
Work on your RAFT projects due on Thursday!
Read your independent reading books!
Block E:
Work on your RAFT projects due tomorrow! (Wednesday!)
Block F:
Revisit our on-line discussion here and take some time to read your colleagues comments. Write a short reflection on what you learned, and how the process went.
Tuesday 3/4: Block F Seniors
Welcome to Padlet!
Today we are going to have an on-line discussion using the IPADs and a site called Padlet. Go to the link here and follow the directions I've provided.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Monday 3/3/14: Homework
Block E:
Work on creating your RAFT projects due in class on Wednesday.
Block F:
Use the notes you took today in class to respond to the following question in a 1-2 well-written and well-supported SPA paragraphs.
Work on creating your RAFT projects due in class on Wednesday.
Block F:
Use the notes you took today in class to respond to the following question in a 1-2 well-written and well-supported SPA paragraphs.
Are Victor's actions JUSTIFIED or CRIMINAL?
Block A:
Develop an idea for you second chapter for your memoir project, built around a specific memory or scenario from your past. To prepare for our class on Thursday, please bring in one of the following items:
1. Something that has a scent that conjures a memory for you.
2. An image or photo that conjures a memory for you.
3. A sound that conjures a memory for you.
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