Fri 5/29

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. "November" discussion
3. peer review of RD of magical realism story/ essay
4. begin film
5. HW: finish book

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. Othello Act 5-- drama time!

Thur 5/28

Seniors
1. vocab review
2. "October" discussion
3. triangles
4. work time: "Magical Realism" essay/story, speech, or extra credit
5. HW: read "November"

Sophomores
1. vocab review
2. discuss journal # 5
3. close reading and paraphrase: Emilia's speech
4. journal #6
5. cast Act 5

Wed 5/27

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. discuss "September"
3. time to write magical realism essay/ story

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. review journal #4
3. read aloud Act 4
3. HW: journal #5

Tue 5/26

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. discuss "July" and "August"
3. time to work on Magical Realism story/essay
4. extra credit: revise TFA essay
5. HW: read "September"

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. Desdemona story circle
3. finish Act III
4. Magic in the Web
5. HW: journal #4-- How does "divinity of hell" embody the events of Act III?

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

In honor of Memorial Day, here is a short video from 1998 of my brother working at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Fri 5/22

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. "June" discussion and notes
3. Imaginative narrative story-- 50 pts
4. HW: read "July" and "August"

Sophmores
1. collect essays
2. vocab warm up
3. review Othello journal #3
4. Read Act III scenes 1-3 (scene 3 is round robin acting)

Thur 5/21

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. "May" questions and notes
3. journal #4: options
4. NB check
5. read "June"

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. finish Act II
3. picture this
4. Othello journal #3
5. lit terms: foil, paradox, comic relief, symbolism
6. HW: essay due tomorrow

Wed 5/20

Seniors
1. vocab review
2. "April" discussion and notes
3. journal #4: transcendental relationship
4. HW: read "May"

Sophomores
1. vocab review
2. review journal #2
3. Act II: review last night's reading, read scene 1, scene 2
4. HW: work on JLC essay

Tue 5/19

Seniors
1. collect essays
2. vocab warm up
3. Ch 3 "March" discussion, notes
4. HW: read "April"

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. "Ring the Changes"
3. finish Act I
4. Othello journal #2
5. Iago story circle
6. begin Act II-- read to page 60 line 175

Mon 5/18

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Chocolate ch 2 quiz
3. February study questions in groups, notes
4. journal #3: family legend
5. HW: read "March" and complete FD of TFA essay

Sophomores
1. Bardology 101 slideshow
2. vocab warm up
3. review journal #1 questions
4. chorale reading: the Othello love story
5. read to page 48 up to when Othello and Desdemona exit

Fri 5/15

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. essay peer review-- FD due next Tuesday
3. Chocolate January questions
4. Chocolate journal #2: family tradition
5. HW: read Chocolate ch 2

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. essay peer review-- FD due next Friday
3. Othello scenes 1,2
4. HW: read to p 39 line 47
5. HW: Othello journal #1

Wilson's grading method

In case you are wondering how I grade your essays, click here.

Thur 5/14

Seniors
1. new vocab
2. Chocolate journal #1: ultimate meal
3. read Like Water for Chocolate chapter 1
4. HW: complete TFA RD

Sophomores
1. grammar final test
2. Othello vocab
3. Act One slightly cut script
4. HW: complete JLC RD

Wed 5/13

Seniors
1. essay workshop: RD due Friday
2. pick up Like Water for Chocolate books
3. work on essay

Sophomores
1. grammar review
2. improvisation #2: the lover, the girlfriend, the buddy
3. work on essay

Tue 5/15

Seniors
Essay workshop: RD due on Friday

Sophomores
1. grammar review: pronoun/antecedent agreement, active/passive voice
2. line tossing improvisations
3. HW: work on essay

Mon 5/11

Seniors
1. return speech drafts-- FD due 6/4
2. TFA test
3. essay workshop

Sophomores
1. grammar review: sub/verb agreement, past perfect tense
2. Bardology 101
3. line tossing

Fri 5/8

Seniors
1. vocab quiz
2. end of book passage: get reaction, Achebe purpose
3. essay topics and test study topics
4. HW: study for Monday's test

Sophomores
1. grammar review: semicolons, colons, dashes
2. essay workshop

Thur 5/7

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. TFA questions for ch 18-21
3. share Ibo proverbs- 10 pts
4. HW: finish book

Sophomores
1. grammar 14: test next Thur
2. essay workshop: RD due next Fri

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. ch 13-17 semi-pop quiz
3. passage response: (pages 1125-128) A. gut reaction; B. What is Achebe's purpose with this passage? What does he want to show us? What is he trying to get us to think or believe?
4. HW: read ch 18-21, Ibo proverb due tomorrow

Sophomores
1. grammar 13
2. essay tools, advice
3. finish film
4. HW: narrow topic, grammar 14

Tue 5/5

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. TFA NB questions for ch 11-13
3. Ibo proverb illustration-- 10 pts, due Thursday
4. HW: read ch 14-17

Sophomores
1. grammar 12
2. discuss "Double Face"
3. more film clips
4. HW: finish book; grammar 13; pick essay topic, review evidence, write a rough thesis

Mon 5/4

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. quickwrite: When is tradition a good thing? A bad thing?
3. TFA ch 8-10 discussion; new name: Obierika, Cheilo, Egwuwu
4. ch 8-10 NB questions
5. share freshmen proverbs
6. HW: read ch 11-13

Sophomores
1. grammar 11
2. discuss last four JLC questions
3. film clips, NB check
4. HW: read "Double Face" and grammar 12

Friday 5/1

Seniors
1. collect speech drafts
2. vocab quiz
3. TFA Ch 5-7: Ekwefi, Ezinma, Ogbuefi Ezeuda, Feast of the New Yam, Wrestling, the demise of Ikemefuna
4. NB questions for 5-7
5. complete freshmen proverb for Monday
6. HW: rread TFA ch 8-10

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar 10
3. "Four Directions"
4. HW: grammar 11, read to page 287

Thur 5/1

Seniors
1. vocab warm up
2. TFA ch 3-4: Agbala, Week of Peace, Yams, marriage and family, Okonkwo's character, Ikemefuna's role
3. Freshman proverb: due Monday for 10 points
4. HW: read ch 5-7, complete speech draft

Sophomores (counseling visit)
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 9
3. "Rice Husband"
4. read "Four Directions"
5. HW: grammar 10