Wednesday 1/14/14: Updates

Block B:

Your exam on The Things They Carried will be tomorrow. We looked at some of the instructions for the close reading questions that will be on the test tomorrow. Below you will find a model response that we started together in class. Use this model as you study for the test! 

Block C and G: 

Keep working on the three assignments that you have due on the exam dat! 

Block D:

Prepare your ideas and evidence for your mid-term writing task based on the four recent short works of fiction that we have studied. 

Also, finish your portfolio before the exam day! 

Friday 1/9/15: Homework

Block B:
1. Work on your study guide for The Things They Carried exam with will be on Thursday 1/15.
2. Study the First 40 Vocabulary words for the vocabulary test on Wednesday 1/14.
3. Work on your mid-term porfolio which is due on Tuesday 1/20 at 9 am.

Block C:
1. Work on your Gatsby synthesis essay. Look over the template and assignment sheet I gave you. We will have lab time on Monday
Here is our events calendar for the next two weeks:

Block D:
1.Work on your mid-term portfolio
2. Read and annotate "Cousins" by Wednesday. 

Here is the calendar of events: 

Block  E:
1. Study for your exam on The Things They Carried on Tuesday 1/13.
2 Work on your mid-term portfolio.

The calendar of the end-of-term events is below: 

Thursday 1/8/15: Homework

Block C:
1. Finish completing your reflection on the text-based discussion we had earlier in the week.
2. Continue working to complete the graphic organizer for scholarly articles we've been reading on Gatsby. You will have time to work in class tomorrow as well.

Block D:
1. Write up a page that describes what you and your partner(s) discussed today in your "Recitatif" groups.
2. Prepare for tomorrow's book club meeting. Bring your 400 words to class, along with your questions and enthusiasm. Also, if you are in charge of snacks, bring those too!

Block E:
1. Begin work on the study guide for "The Things They Carried" exam.

Block G:
1. Continue to work on your synthesis essay planning and research. Make your way through the articles and use the graphic organizer to help you sort out the central arguments.

Wednesday 1/7/15

Block E:

• Bring your materials on The Things They Carried with you to class tomorrow. We will begin to organize for the exam.
• If you are planning to re-take the First 40 Vocabulary test, study! Your opportunity to re-take will happen on Wednesday 1/14/15. 

Block G:

• Read and annotate the article by Miller in the packet of literary criticism that I distributed today in class. Complete the graphic organizer while you read the article. 

Block B: 

• Complete the mind map for your assigned motif for class on Friday.

Tuesday 1/6/15

Block G:
1. Write a thoughtful and detailed reflection on the excellent seminars you participated in today.

Block B:
1. Study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow! Words 36-40!

Block C:
1. Read and annotate the critical essays on Gatsby in the packet we started before break. You should  have all of the articles marked up for Thursday.

Block D:

1. Please submit your writing to our google classroom account. Go to https://classroom.google.com. The class ID is: 493hrm4.
2. Read and annotate "Recitif" by Toni Morrison for Thursday.
3. Read and prepare 400 words for your book club meeting on Friday. The Harry Potter and Kite Runner groups are in charge of snacks!

Monday 1/5/15

I forgot to update the blog today!!!I'm going to blame the full moon, the new year, the cold weather, and my aging brain. 

Happy Holidays! Happy New Year!

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Enjoy the break! The homework is listed below. See you in 2015!

Block B:

• Finish your "exit" ticket on "The Lives of the Dead." The questions are listed below.  If you did not already turn in your response, you should have it ready to submit when we return to class on Monday.

1. How do the stories and storytelling save the lives of the dead?  

2. How do the stories and storytelling save the lives of the living? 

3. Explain the last line of the book, “…I realize it is as Tim trying to save Timmy’s life with a story.”  Relate it to the ideas expressed in this chapter and all of the stories of the book combined.


4. Can you relate the ideas in this story to your own life? Explain.

• Study your vocabulary for next week's quiz. You should also begin to review for the "First 40" vocabulary test which you will take at the end of the week.

Block C:

• Read and annotate the story titled "20 Minutes at Rucker Park." Consider the story in relation to The Great Gatsby and be ready for a rich discussion when we return.

Block D:

• Read and annotate "Death by Landscape" by Margaret Atwood. Consider the story in relation to "True Trash" and be ready to do some writing when we return.

Block E:

•  Write a response to Restrepo using the green "Reading Response Recipe" questions. Type your response and bring it to class with to discuss when we return.

Block G:

• Read and annotate the story titled "20 Minutes at Rucker Park." Consider the story in relation to The Great Gatsby and be ready for a rich discussion when we return.