WED. (LATE START) 9/30 SOUTH IHS AND THURSDAY 10/1 SHS IHS

At SO, students turned in their autobio poems.

Review -- once again! -- in text citation

Take notes on the THEMES. We did this in all classes except SO PM, where we'll do it on Friday.

In SO PM class, students turned in their setting art.

Work in groups of 3 to discuss 3 questions from the novel. If you were absent, you should get the three questions from the homework box (a pink half sheet) in the classroom and complete them on your own.

HWK:
Bring your Writer's inc!
Finish reading the novel.
Bring in vocab pics and definitions for the next ten words from LotF (just like last time we did vocab). The words are:
tacit, belligerence, blatant, malevolently,parody, sinewy, apex, diffidently, increduility, derisive.

MONDAY 9/28 SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 9/29 SHELDON IHS

Artwalk to look at your half sheets of art based on the setting description of the island on page 29

In South AM classes and Sheldon, we had a quiz on Chapters 8 & 9. No quiz in SO PM class.

Use your Writer's Inc. to bookmark pages that refer to comma splices, cliches, and how to create a Works Cited page. If you missed class, look in the Table of Contents to find these references and mark them with a sticky note.

Review how to properly use in text citation

Receive an assignment on how an author creates CHARACTERS in a novel and work on it with a partner. If not finished in class, this is due at the beginning of next class. Remember that you must split up the work of writing so that both partners write about half the answers.

HMWK:
SOUTH PM ONLY: Complete the setting art assignment. See previous blog posting for details on how to do this.
Read Chapters 10 & 11
If necessary, finish the CHARACTER assignment.
YOU'LL NEED TO BRING WRITER'S INC. TO CLASS ON FRIDAY AT SO., MONDAY AT SHS, BUT NOT ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY.

FRIDAY 9/25

IHS Opening Assembly -- no regular IHS classes

WED. 9/23 (LATE START) SOUTH IHS AND THURS. 9/24 SHELDON IHS

I gave you credit for bringing your Writer's Inc. to class, as assigned. The work we were to do in these at South was delayed because so many students DIDN'T bring Writer's Inc.! Oh, no! Definitely bring it on Monday!

Vocab game on first 10 words using the pictures you turned in last class.

Quiz on Chs 6 & 7

I went through the novel reading/explaining passages and reinforcing the literary term "diction" we learned last week

In South AM1 and AM2, we started a setting art project which is due next class (Look at the description of the island on page 29. Using a half sheet of computer paper, draw a DETAILED, NEAT, ACCURATE picture of the island. Your work should fill the page and be colorful.

HWK:
Read Chs 8 & 9
Bring Writer's Inc. next class!
If necessary, finish your setting art

MON. 9/21 -- INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY -- SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 9/22 SHS IHS

Check out the grammar book "Writer's Inc."

Turn in vocab pictures and definitions and play a vocab game

Watch 10 minute video from "Peace One Day"

Writing: What can YOU do for peace one day?

HWK: Read Chs. 6 & 7/ Finish "peace" writing if necessary
Bring your Writer's Inc to class next time!

THURS. 9/17 SOUTH IHS AND FRIDAY 9/18 SHELDON IHS

Review terms from last class -- diction & denouement. Add the great word "lagniappe"!

Quiz on chapters 2 & 3

Pair/share/discuss questions from chapters 1 & 2

As time permits, work on autobio poem

HWK: Read chapters 4 & 5/Vocab word assignment due next class on half sheets

TUES 9/12 SOUTH IHS AND WED. 9/13 SHS IHS

Questions about class? Look at class blog

Get LotF (Lord of the Flies) vocab assignment for first 10 words on your vocab list

Survivor activity!

Discuss Ch. 1 and take notes on "The Big Three"

HWK:
Read Chs 2 & 3

FRIDAY 9/11 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 9/14 SHELDON IHS

Getting to know you
Go over syllabus and look at class blog
Check out the novel "Lord of the Flies"
Civilized/Savage discussion

HWK: Read Ch 1 of LoTF and get syllabus signed