Monday, April 28:
- Discuss Narrative Assignment Rubric
- Narrative due on Tuesday, May 6
- Notes: Showing Devices (direct description, sensory details, dialogue, internal monologue)
- Showing Activity - write two descriptive paragraphs: one describing the end of a summer day and one describing your bedroom - due tomorrow
- Bring your Narrative Assignment rough draft to class tomorrow
Tuesday, April 29:
- Check Showing Activity
- Activity: Eliminating "I"
- Peer-edit narrative rough drafts. Follow the prompts on the whiteboard.
Wednesday, April 30:
- Return graded work
- Notes: The Great Gatsby and 1920s background information
- Bring The Great Gatsby to class tomorrow
Thursday, May 1:
- Return and discuss The Catcher in the Rye in-class essays
- Begin reading Ch. 1 of The Great Gatsby in class
- HW: Finish Ch. 1 by tomorrow
Friday, May 2:
- Writing Common Assessment
- Continue reading "Gatsby"
- HW: Read Ch. 2 by Monday
Monday, April 14:
- Quiz: Ch. 14-22
- Narrative Writing Assignment info and rubric:
- Rough draft is due on Thursday (before you leave for spring break). Choose any one of the narrative journal we wrote in class to turn into a larger polished piece, taking the "show, don't tell" lesson into account. You may show this and get it stamped earlier if you wish.
- Work on The Catcher in the Rye: Socratic Seminar questions. Due Wednesday.
- In-class essay impromptu for The Catcher in the Rye on Thursday
- HW: Read Ch. 24 by tomorrow
Tuesday, April 15:
- Work on Socratic Seminar questions/Narrative Rough Draft/reading the book
- HW: Finish the book and questions by tomorrow
- Narrative Rough Draft due on Thursday
Wednesday, April 16:
- The Catcher in the Rye: Socratic Seminar
- In-class essay impromptu for The Catcher in the Rye tomorrow
- Narrative Writing Assignment Rough Draft due tomorrow
Thursday, April 17:
- The Catcher in the Rye: In-class essay impromptu
Friday, April 18:
- No school - have a great Spring Break! :)
Monday, April 7:
- There is a substitute teacher: Please write another narrative journal. Choose a different topic to write. It must come from the same list given in class (and on last week's blog entry).
- HW: Read Ch. 16-17 by tomorrow
Tuesday, April 8:
- Turn in Ch. 14-15 questions
- Pass back and go over Ch. 5-13 Quiz
- Discuss Ch. 14-17
- Discuss Patient Evaluation for Holden
- HW: Read Ch. 18-19 by tomorrow
Wednesday, April 9:
- "Show, Don't Tell": Notes + Activity
- HW: Read Ch. 20-21 by tomorrow and complete the activity (2 mini journals)
Thursday, April 10:
- Write your last narrative journal. If you finish early, continue reading The Catcher in the Rye.
Friday, April 11:
- Group Creative Writing Activity: In the book, Holden Caulfield thinks that many people are phony. Write a one page composition, modeling your language after Holden’s style, and using as many “Holden-isms” as you can, that describes a person (real or character from a movie/TV show/book) whom you consider to be phony. This is due at the end of the hour.
- HW: Read Ch. 22-23 by Monday
