Freshmen:
Vocab Quiz #5
Remaining time for SSR, to work on rough draft or book projects.
HW: Must have completed rough draft of OMAM essay on Monday!
AP Lit:
Vocab Quiz #5 (Duck or fish...)
Share rough draft with another student and offer constructive feedback: is the thesis clear?, is the entire prompt addressed?, is there adequate support?, is there need for clarification or expansion?, etc.
HW: Final drafts of essays due next WED.
Friday
Thursday
10/28/09
Freshmen:
Check homework-- prewriting.
Time to begin drafting your essay.
HW: Study vocabulary for Quiz #5 tomorrow. Bring SSR book or rough draft to work on after quiz!
AP Lit:
Turn in golden lines & assignment.
Discuss end of book: is there resolution? duck or fish or both? how is the book structured? what literary devices enhance the alienation? (plot structure, narration, metaphor, symbol, etc.)
HW: Study for vocab quiz. Bring essay rough draft tomorrow!
Check homework-- prewriting.
Time to begin drafting your essay.
HW: Study vocabulary for Quiz #5 tomorrow. Bring SSR book or rough draft to work on after quiz!
AP Lit:
Turn in golden lines & assignment.
Discuss end of book: is there resolution? duck or fish or both? how is the book structured? what literary devices enhance the alienation? (plot structure, narration, metaphor, symbol, etc.)
HW: Study for vocab quiz. Bring essay rough draft tomorrow!
Wednesday
10/28/09
Freshmen:
Made writing folders.
Began OMaM essay prewriting.
HW: DON'T write your essay! Bring your completed prewriting to class tomorrow. We'll spend time drafting in class. (Also, continue to read your SSR book and work on Project #1!)
AP Lit:
Golden lines assignment-- look back over your golden lines. Choose 5 that best show Holden's progression through the novel. Copy those 5 and explain what they show. This will be turned in along with your Golden Lines from the whole novel.
HW: Finish the golden line assignment if you didn't get it done in class. (Also, Alienation essay rough drafts on Friday!)
Made writing folders.
Began OMaM essay prewriting.
HW: DON'T write your essay! Bring your completed prewriting to class tomorrow. We'll spend time drafting in class. (Also, continue to read your SSR book and work on Project #1!)
AP Lit:
Golden lines assignment-- look back over your golden lines. Choose 5 that best show Holden's progression through the novel. Copy those 5 and explain what they show. This will be turned in along with your Golden Lines from the whole novel.
HW: Finish the golden line assignment if you didn't get it done in class. (Also, Alienation essay rough drafts on Friday!)
Tuesday
10/27/09
Freshmen:
Finished and discussed questions on "To a Mouse."
Handed out and reviewed Of Mice and Men essay guidelines.
HW: Keep working on SSR book projects!
AP Lit:
Assigned Alienation essay.
Handed out "Tips for essays about literature" and "scoring guidelines." Keep these to refer to.
HW: Think about... is Holden a fish or a duck? And, start working on your essays. Rough draft due in class on Friday. Final draft is due next Wednesday!
Finished and discussed questions on "To a Mouse."
Handed out and reviewed Of Mice and Men essay guidelines.
HW: Keep working on SSR book projects!
AP Lit:
Assigned Alienation essay.
Handed out "Tips for essays about literature" and "scoring guidelines." Keep these to refer to.
HW: Think about... is Holden a fish or a duck? And, start working on your essays. Rough draft due in class on Friday. Final draft is due next Wednesday!
Monday
10/26/09
Freshmen:
- New vocabulary words
- Handout for SSR Book Project #1
- "To a Mouse"-- read the poem, answer the questions on the overhead. Be ready to discuss tomorrow
HW: Work on reading your SSR books and project #1.
AP Lit:
- Reading Quiz #2
- New Vocabulary
- Discuss Catcher-- is Mr. Antolini a creeper, or are his actions fatherly and misinterpreted?
HW: Nope.
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