2/4 (A) & 2/5 (B)

Freshmen:
Daily #1. then SSR. We will be talking more about the new SSR requirements for this semester. If you don't currently have a book that you intend to finish, you should get your hands on one!
Then, we took a few minutes to take the baseline TOSWRF assessment. We will do this a couple of times to see you progress in reading fluency. We then reviewed the plot terms we learned last class and continued with the reading of "The Most Dangerous Game."

AP Lit:
We finished up our discussion of Oedipus, then, after scrounging speakers off of Mr. Walker, we watched a short Oedipus film, starring vegetables (and fruits too, I guess.) Notes and "tragic flaw" homework were turned in, and the "Oedipus assignment" was begun. This will be due next Tuesday (2/10) and Wednesday (2/11). (Oh yeah, and in period 5 Taylor confessed to Joel and the rest of the class his new found respect for Kings of Leon.)

Shakespeare:
First we answered the question of the day, as we get to know each other a bit better. Then, we looked at a few handouts and talked about Shakespeare's contributions to the English language. The homework assignment was to write a story, short scene, skit, description, (etc.) using 5 of Shakespeare's words, 3 of his phrases and one of his famous lines from each category. Be creative, be original, be serious or goofy...you decide.