Mon 11/30

Sophomores
1. vocab quiz
2. grammar 7
3. review "Voice from the Wall" and "Half and Half"
4. read "Two Kinds" and "Rice Husband"
5. HW: FD of stories, grammar 8

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Gatsby paragraph revision: due Wednesday
3. OMAM essay topic
4. continue OMAM film
5. HW: essay prep questions 1,2

Wed 11/25

Sophomores
1. vocab review-- quiz Monday
2. grammar 6
3. "Moon Lady" and "Rules of the Game" discussions
4. HW: read "Voice From the Wall" and "Half and Half", grammar 7, FD of story due Tuesday

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review end of book-- ch 5, 6
3. complete study guide and turn in
4. HW: dream chart: concrete and abstract dreams of characters
5. begin film

Tue 11/24

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 5
3. story peer review
4. HW: read "Rules of the Game", grammar 6, complete final draft of story for next Tuesday

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review ch 4: American dream, possible symbolism, round characters
3. read aloud ch 5
4. HW: finish book-- read ch 6

Mon 11/23

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. grammar 4: subject/verb agreement
3. last page of story textbook
4. "The Red Candle" discussion
5. HW: read "The Moon Lady", complete RD of story, grammar 5

Juniors
1. vocab quiz
2. new vocab list
3. ch 3 review
4. read ch 4 (to page 83)
5. HW: ch 4 studyguide

Fri 11/20

Sophomores
1. vocab warm up
2. dashes
3. metaphors, etc. for your stories
4. JLC discussion groups: "Scar"
5. HW: read "The Red Candle", grammar 4, draft stories

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. review ch 2: forshadowing, jargon
3. read ch 3 (to page 65), complete conflict study guide

Of Mice and Men Audio

Here is a site for an Of Mice and Men audio if you want to listen to the book: link

Thur 11/19

Sophomores
1. colons
2. student sample
3. words, words, words
4. Begin JLC unit: vocab, 8 fold notes, What is Joy Luck?, essay topics
5. HW: look up vocab words, grammar 3, read "Scar", work on story draft

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Ch 1 quiz, HW check
3. complete characterization from ch1
4. read ch 2
5. HW: ch 2 studyguide

Wed 11/18

Sophomores
1. semi-colons
2. student sample: "Arrival"
3. drafting instructions
4. get books
5. workshop time: rough draft due next Tuesday
6. HW: draft stories, Joy Luck Club pages 5-33, grammar 2

Juniors
1. collect Gatsby paragraphs
2. vocab warm up
3. Guthrie music
4. OMAM ch 1, study guide

Tue 11/17

Sophomores
1. grammar data
2. freewrite #1
3. autobio instructions: showing instead of telling, evoking emotion
4. freewrite #2
5. Zippy sample
6. HW: grammar 1, freewrite #3

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. Of Mice and Men background
3. get books
4. OMAM slideshow
5. Gatsby film clip
6. HW: Gatsby paragraph

Mon 11/16

Sophomores
1. first quarter grades
2. grammar pre-test
3. intro to semi-autobiographical story
4. memory mining

Juniors
1. check Gatsby notebook-- final grade for quarter one
2. Of Mice and Men vocab list-- quiz this Friday
3. Gatsby paragraph-- 20 points, due Wednesday
4. Gatsby film clip
5. first quarter grades

Tue 11/10

Sophomores
Key passage analysis on choice books

Juniors
1. Gastby ch 9 review and discussion
2. Gatsby comprehension test

Gastby index

This is a good index to allusions in The Great Gatsby: link

Mon 11/9

Sophomores
1. list books and passages
2. Grapes of Wrath sample passage on word choice
3. last chance to discuss key passages with your team

Juniors
1. vocab quiz
2. Gatsby ch 7 and 8 review, Rocket Notes
3. Gatsby film
4. HW: read Gatsby ch 9
5. Tomorrow: Gatsby test, turn in extra credit, NB check

11/6

Sophomores
1. collect Crucible essays, don't forget to turn your essays in to turnitin.com
2. theme vs. moral: What's the difference?
3. practice key passage using passage from The Crucible
4. HW: read your books, look for key passages

Juniors
1. return Huck essays: extra credit of 10 pts for a revising essay by Tuesday
2. review ch 7 first half
5. watch first part of film
4. HW: read Gatsby to page 163
(class cut short 10 minutes by assembly)

Thur 11/5

Sophomore
1. Journal #7: Meet with team, list key passages, discuss one, freewrite on your discussion
2. read and revise-- FD of essay due tomorrow

Juniors
1. vocab warm up
2. journal: Cars: Why do we like them? What is your dream car? How/why are they important to Americans? How/why are they important in the novel?
3. ch 6 questions/DVD review
4. HW: read ch 7 to page 125

Tue 11/3

Sophomores
1. Journal #3: Put your character in one of these settings: The island, Salem, MA, Doaker's house
2. Journal #4: Take a character from one of these books and put him/her in your book: Lord of the Flies, The Crucible, The Piano Lesson
3. read and revise
4. HW: follow your reading schedule

Juniors
1. vocab quiz/ new vocab words
2. scavenger hunt details an winners
3. Gatsby ch 4 questions in NB
4. HW: look up vocab words, read ch 5

Mon 11/2

Sophomores
1. peer review of Crucible essay: FD due Friday
2. Journal #2: pick a key passage from last night's reading. Question: What makes this passage key?
3. time to read books or revise essays
4. HW: follow your reading schedule

Juniors
Collect Huck Finn essays!
1. vocab warm up-- quiz tomorrow
2. ch 3 questions
3. video quiz/review
4. ch 3 scavenger hunt
5. HW: read ch 4 of Gatsby