Fri 10/30

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. Choice book journal #1: T-chart on exposition and foreshadowing; Write the last paragraph of your book based on the information on your T-chart.
3. using quotations for Crucible essay
4. workshop: read your choice book or work on your essay
5. HW: RD of Crucible essay due Monday

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Huck Finn essay peer review: 10 points for RD
3. MLA style final draft
4. Gatsby-- ch 2 questions, character web
5. Gatsby Rocketbook review
6. HW: complete FD of Huck essay, read Gatsby ch 3

Thur 10/29

Sophomores
1. library-- pick out books
2. extra credit-- due next Thursday
3. essay workshop
4. HW: work on RD of Crucible essay, read first 5 pages of choice book

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Gatsby-- semi-pop quiz
3. ch 1 questions in NB
4. HW: read Gatsby ch 2, complete Huck Finn essay RD

Wed 10/28

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. sample essay
3. check Crucible study guide
4. essay workshop
RD of essay due Monday

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. conventions #2
3. Gatsby background: "New Morality" and slideshow
4. read Gatsby ch 1
5. HW: finish ch 1 and work on Huck essay

Tue 10/27

Sophomores
finish Crucible film

Juniors
1. Gatsby vocab list
2. essay workshop
3. pick up Gatsby book

Mon 10/26

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. essay details: conventions, quotations, sample thesis statements
3. Crucible essay topics
4. watch film, review details
5. HW: narrow down essay topics to two

Juniors
1. conventions #2 warm up
2. organizations, textual evidence tips
3. essay workshop in library

Wed 10/21

Sophomores
1. grammar retake
2. read Crucible Act IV
3. HW: Act IV study guide-- turn in whole study guide on Monday
4. return LOF essays

Juniors
1. convention #2 continued
2. essay instructions
3. essay workshop
4. HW: complete an outline or graphic organizer on your essay topic for Monday

Tue 10/20

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar review
3. Act III study guide- share answers
4. begin Act IV-- finish tomorrow
5. HW: study for grammar retake

Juniors
1. Huck Finn test
2. Huck Finn essay topics
3. NB: free write one page on any one topic
4. essay details, expectations

Mon 10/19

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar review
3. read Crucible Act III
4. HW: look up next three words, complete Act III study guide

Juniors
1. conventions #2 continued: commas
2. complete section 4 of Huck Finn study guide
3. notes on last reading
4. HW: study for Huck Finn test!

Study for Huck Finn test here

Here are a couple of links to help you review for the test:

Huck Finn plot summary
Huck Finn characters

Huck Finn on Audio

To listen to Huck Finn click here. Once you go to the website, scroll to the chapter you want to listen to.

Fri 10/16

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar review
3. get books
4. complete Act II study guide
5. cast Act III

Juniors
1. vocab quiz
2. conventions #2 continued
3. notes on last night's reading: preview of essay topics, especially concerning the ending of the book and Jim's portrayal
4. HW: finish the book for Monday

Thur 10/15

Sophomores
1. grammar review
2. vocab review: quiz tomorrow
3. complete study guide discussion
4. read Crucible Act II

Juniors
1. vocab review: quiz tomorrow
2. begin conventions #2: commas
3. notes on last night's reading
4. HW: read to page 265 in Huck Finn

Wed 10/14

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar review
3. Crucible Act I study guide/ notebook check

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. section 3 of study guide/ notebook check
3. clip: Ken Burns "Mark Twain"
4. HW: read to page 239, compete book by Monday, test Tuesday

Tue 10/13

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar review: quotations marks
3. finish reading Crucible Act I

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. journal: hard choices (factors and influences, describe one experience)
3. notes on last nights reading
4. read to page 219

Mon 10/12

Sophomores
1. 10 minutes to prep for gallery walk
2. Piano Lesson projects gallery walk
3. vocab warm up-- quiz Friday
4. begin Crucible Act 1


Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar
3. passage analysis (157-158)
4. HW: read to page 197

NY Times article

Here is that article on Michelle Obama's slave ancestry:link

Thur 10/8

Sophomores
1. grammar review: italics vs. quotation marks
2. begin vocab: look up first three words, quiz next Friday
3. Crucible debate
4. three settings lecture
5. HW: complete Piano project for Monday

Juniors
1. vocab quiz: Huck Finn #2
2. notes on last night's reading
3. Epic discussion: Is Huck Finn an epic?
4. HW: read to page 172

Wed 10/7

Sophomores
1. begin grammar review: apostrophes
2. last day to work on Piano project: due Monday
3. HW: prep for Crucible debate: choose a poistion, write one supporting statement

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. share answers from section 2 of studyguide for participation
3. teacher's notes on last night reading
4. HW: read Huck Finn to page 146

Tue 10/6

Sophmores
1. sample thesis statements and visuals
2. workshop time on Piano project

Juniors
1. vocab warm up/ grammar warm up, page 13
2. Close reading of chapter 16: pp 88-89, p 90, p92-- Summarize the passage. Analyze the passage (What does the passage say about theme, satire, Huck's character?
3. read aloud pp 105-117
4. Do studyguide section 2
5. HW: read to page 127

Mon 10/5

Sophomores
1. grammar 11,12
2. finish film
3. begin planning project
4. HW: gather textual evidence for your topic

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Huck Finn, ch 15 close reading: A. reread passage B Answer this question about the passage: What does this passage show about the development of Huck's Character?
3. Read Ch 16 aloud-- finish to p 105 for HW

Friday 10/2

Sophomores
1. turn in FD of LOF essay
2. begin The Piano Lesson film
3. HW: submit final draft of essay to turnitin.com.

Juniors
1. vocab quiz
2. review Huck Finn reading
3. begin Huck Finn studyguide in NB, 1-6 for section 1
4. HW: read Huck Finn to page 87 (ch 15)

Thur 10/1

Sophomores
1. grammar 9,10
2. last Piano questions in groups/ review end
3. Piano journal #1: What makes this passage key/ (pick a soliloquy from Act 2 scene 5
4. pick teams, topics
5. HW: complete FD of LOF essay

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review last night's Huck reading
3. bus evacuation drill
4. Huck aloud: to page 59
5. HW: read Huck to page 76