Monday, May 26:
Tuesday, May 27:
- Library time to research cultural icon - project due June 1 by 11:59 pm through ePark
- Binder Check this week
- The Great Gatsby Final Test on Thursday
Wednesday, May 28:
- The Great Gatsby movie (2012 version)
Thursday, May 29:
- The Great Gatsby Final Test
- Continue watching "Gatsby"
Friday, May 30:
- Continue watching "Gatsby" and discuss how the movie compares to the novel
Monday, May 19:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Ch. 7
- Ch. 7 Discussion
- Cultural Literacy Icon Project
- Due date: Sunday, June 1 by 11:59 pm (online submission through ePark)
- Choose cultural icon to research by the end of the hour
Tuesday, May 20:
- Cultural Literacy Icon Project
- Presentation instructions
- Sign up for presentation date (week of June 2-6 and June 9)
- Graphic Representation: Ch. 7 events (due tomorrow)
- Neat
- Colorful
- Straight lines (when appropriate)
- Accurate details
- Include all major events
- Minimal words
- HW: Read Ch. 8 by tomorrow
Wednesday, May 21:
- Turn in Ch. 7 Graphic Representation
- Work on Socratic Seminar questions - questions are due on Friday, the day of the seminar
- HW: Read Ch. 9 and complete the questions by Friday
Thursday, May 22:
- Work on Socratic Seminar questions and/or finish reading the novel - both are due tomorrow
Friday, May 23:
- The Great Gatsby: Socratic Seminar
- Come to Tuesday's class prepared to research your cultural icon
- Have a great Memorial weekend!
Monday, May 12:
- Go over Reading Common Assessment:
- Pass back test and answer sheets - mark the correct answers listed on the screen.
- In groups, highlight evidence of the correct answers in the test (label each highlight with the questions number)
- Ask for evidence of the right answers as a whole class
- HW: Read Ch. 5 by tomorrow and continue to work on your questions
Tuesday, May 13:
- Warm-Up
- Gatsby: Lovesick romantic? Or creepy stalker?
- Get into a group of up to 5 people.
- Make one T-chart group with lovesick romantic on one side and creepy stalker on the other side.
- Use your books to gather evidence for both sides.
- Whole class discussion on our findings
- Pass back and go over Ch. 1-3 quiz
- HW: Read Ch. 6 by Thursday and continue to work on your questions
Wednesday, May 14:
- Warm-Up
- Symbolism Activity (Ch. 1-5):
- On your worksheets in groups, match the symbols with their symbolic meanings. There may be more than one correct answer for each.
- Use the lines on your worksheets to explain your choices. Follow the model on the worksheet for an example.
- HW: Read Ch. 6 and finish the Ch. 4-6 questions by tomorrow
Thursday, May 15:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in Ch. 4-6 questions
- Quiz: Ch. 4-6
- Discuss Symbolism Activity
- Discuss Ch. 4-6 questions
Friday, May 16:
- Reading day. Ch. 7 is VERY long - use your time in class wisely.
- HW: Read Ch. 7 by Monday
Monday, May 5:
- Warm-Up
- Ch. 1-2 processing activity: In your groups, fill out everything you know about the characters and places in the book on the sheet. We will use this to discuss our findings as a whole class.
- Narrative Assignment due tomorrow
- HW: Read Ch. 3 and complete the Ch. 1-3 questions by Wednesday
Tuesday, May 6:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in Narrative Assignment
- Finish discussing Ch. 1-2 processing sheet
- Setting Map Activity
Wednesday, May 7:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in Ch. 1-3 Questions
- Quiz: Ch. 1-3
- Discuss Setting Map Activity
- HW: Read Ch. 4 by Friday and complete the Ch. 4-6 questions by Wednesday
Thursday, May 8:
- Warm-Up
- Reading Common Assessment
- Pass back and discuss Ch. 1-3 questions
Friday, May 9:
- Reading day (most sophomores will be on the Biology zoo field trip)
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
