THURS. 10/29 SOUTH IHS AND FRI. 10/30 SHELDON IHS (Early Release at Sheldon)

Collect typed sentences from vocab for "Oedipus"

Receive outline for formal "Oedipus" essay

Take objective test on the characters of "Oedipus"

Working in groups, discuss the "big questions" of Oedipus. If you missed this discussion, you can make up the credit earned by typing out responses to the questions. Get a copy of them from the homework box in the classroom and choose 3 of the questions to discuss -- one well written, thoughtful paragraph as a response to each of the 3 questions.

HWK:
Finish outline for "Oedipus" essay
Be ready for vocab test

TUES. 10/27 SOUTH IHS AND WED. 10/28 SHELDON IHS

Turn in masks if you didn't do so last class

Get back graded vocab sentences and review how to do the assignment correctly

Finish working in groups of three to answer questions on the middle reading section of Oedipus

Act out ending of Oedipus, as time allows

HWK: TYPE 2 sentences for each of the last 10 vocab words. Be sure to double space!

FRIDAY 10/34 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 10/26 SHS IHS

Go over pgs 116 & 120 in Writer's Inc. to emphasize colorful language and active voice in your writing

At South, we took notes on the 3 kinds of irony, just like Sheldon did last class. Get these notes from a friend if you were absent.

Work in groups of 3 to answer questions on "Oedipus."

Begin work on mask to represent a Greek god/goddess or character from the play

HWK:
FINISH YOUR MASK
FINISH READING THE PLAY

WED. 10/21 SOUTH IHS (EARLY RELEASE) and THURS. 10/22 SHS IHS

Receive calendar of all "Oedipus" assignments and handout with topics and expectations for a formal "Oedipus" essay

In groups, act out lines from "Oedipus"

IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, you can work with others who were absent and act out some lines further on in the play when you return and have a chance to practice a few lines (no need to memorize them)

At Sheldon, we also took notes on the three forms of irony -- verbal, situational, and dramatic. Get from a friend if you missed.

HWK:
BRING WRITER'S INC.
READ PGS 65-85 TO [EXIT IOCASTA AND GIRL]

MONDAY 10/19 SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 10/20 SHELDON IHS

Toga party! Students come dressed in a toga with accessories that emphasize an assigned character from the play "Oedipus" or a Greek god/goddess.

At South, I went over the very beginning of the play and then assigned groups to act out lines next class.

At Sheldon, we're behind because of the district-wide testing day last week, so students just today received the background info on the play.

HWK: SOUTH IHS -- TYPE THE 20 SENTENCES REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST 10 VOCAB WORDS ON YOUR PURPLE SHEET

HWK: SHELDON IHS -- TYPE THE 20 SENTENCES REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST 10 VOCAB WORDS ON YOUR PURPLE SHEET. ALSO, YOU NEED TO FINISH READING THE PLAY UP TO MIDDLE OF PAGE 65. (Sorry you have more homework than South, but South had more homework than you did this past weekend. It all evens out!)

FRIDAY 10/16 SHELDON IHS (EARLY RELEASE, 40 MIN CLASSES)

We finally got to watch the Simpsons' parody of "Lord of the Flies"!

Check out our next read, the play "Oedipus"

Get new list of 20 vocab words for "Oedipus"

Get assigned a Greek god/goddess or a character from "Oedipus" to represent at our toga party next class. If you missed class, you can contact me for an god/goddess/character OR pick up a sheet from the homework box in the back of the classroom.

SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR SOUTH IHS ON 10/15, WHERE I HAVE TYPED DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING EXTRA CREDIT FOR NEXT CLASS AND HOW TO PREPARE A TOGA AND A NAMETAG.

HWK: COME PREPARED FOR OUR TOGA PARTY! WEAR A NEAT TOGA WITH AN ARTISTIC, NEATLY CREATED NAMETAG FIXED TO YOUR TOGA WITH A PIN, RIBBON, ETC.

THURSDAY 10/15 SOUTH IHS

Check out "Oedipus" by Sophocles

Get vocab assignment

Background to "Oedipus" and understanding strophe/antistrophe IF YOU MISSED CLASS, YOU SHOULD RESEARCH THE BACKGROUND AND STROPE/ANTISTROPHE ON LINE AND GET AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON AS THE PLAY BEGINS.
Get assignment of a character or Greek god/goddess for our TOGA PARTY! You'll come dressed in a toga and some kind of sandals. You're welcome to wear a T-shirt and pants under the toga,but nothing bulky or distracting like a striped shirt or sweatshirt. You can google "how to make a toga" for info on creating a toga, but please don't spend money on buying new material. Use an old sheet (or buy an old one from Goodwill) that's PLAIN -- no flowers, Mickey Mouse, etc.
Be sure that your toga and the nametag you will make to attach to your toga has some kind of representation of your character/god/goddess (a fake crown, a plastic bow and arrow, etc.). YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON THIS OUTFIT TO DO IT WELL.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Bring some Greek foods for our toga party or offer to help me clean up afterwards (I only need two helpers from each class,and you must not have a class after ours in order to stay and clean). Ideas for food: Store bought dolmas, pita bread, hummus, grapes, Greek cheese, tzakziki. If money is any issue at all in getting this extra credit, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! You will not be left without extra credit simply because you couldn't afford to spend money right now. NO ONE SHOULD SPEND MORE THAN $5 ON THIS PARTY FOOD.

HWK;
BE READY FOR OUR TOGA PARTY. IF YOU MISSED THIS, EMAIL ME TOMORROW OR SATURDAY (DON'T WAIT UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT), AND I'LL EMAIL YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A GOD/GODDESS.
READ PG. 49-65 (PLAY STARTS ON P. 49) OF "OEDIPUS." ON PAGE 65, STOP WHERE THE TEXT READS "ENTER CREON."

WED. 10/14 -- REQUIRED STATE TESTING IN ALL 4J HIGH SCHOOLS. NO CLASSES

MONDAY 10/12 SOUTH IHS AND TUESDAY 10/13 SHELDON IHS

Whole class period was spent taking a final test on "Lord of the Flies." Students answer 4 of 6 discussion questions. IF YOU MISSED THIS CLASS, YOU MUST CONTACT ME ABOUT MAKING IT UP.

HMWK:
None! You have a big piece of work due for projects, so focus on that.

MONDAY 10/12 SHELDON IHS AND TUESDAY 10/13 SOUTH IHS

Whole class was spent taking the final test on "Lord of the Flies," which required 4 long paragraphs written to answer 4 discussion questions. IF YOU MISSED THIS, MAKING IT UP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER WILL BE TO YOUR BENEFIT. YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS TO MAKE IT UP -- EVEN EARLIER THAN TWO WEEKS WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU!

HWK:
None! You have a big piece of sophomore projects due this week, so please work on that.
Wednesday 10/14 is testing (in the morning) for all 4j high school students, so no regular classes at all on that day. I'll be at Sheldon; let me know if you'd like to meet with me on Wed. afternoon for any reason.

THURSDAY 10/8 SOUTH IHS

Read the final pages of the novel and discuss irony

Take notes on Freud's model of id, ego, and superego and discuss how they apply to the novel

Take notes on Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development

To study for the final on Lord of the Flies, be sure you know the characters and major events. One good way to review would be to go through the novel chapter by chapter and be sure you know why the author titled the chapters as he did.

HWK:
Final test next class. You may use any notes we've taken in class on the novel or on grammar. Test will be paragraph responses to discussion questions.

WED. 10/7 SHELDON IHS

Vocab test

Take notes on Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development & Freud's Structual Model of Id, Ego, and Superego

HWK:
Final test on the novel next class. Bring your notes!

TUES 10/6 SOUTH IHS
Vocab test

Get back writing on "Peace One Day" and record comments on your tracking sheet. Both writing and tracking sheet to into the folder in the classroom.

Look at how to do in text citation when the author is included (Jones 52). Notice that there's NO COMMA between the author and the page number. This is info you'll want to know for your Great Peacemaker assignment coming due next week.

Whole class discussion on the question: Would girls on the island have signicantly affected the events in the novel?"

HWK:
None! Work on your Great Peacemaker project
Be ready for a test on the whole novel on Monday (Omega) and Tuesday (Alpha) of next week

FRIDAY 10/2 SOUTH IHS AND MONDAY 10/15 SHELDON IHS

Collect the next set of 10 vocab pics

SO AM2 AND SHS, we had a quiz on the reading

SO PM, we took notes on themes of the novel

In all SO classes, we read our autobio poems

In both SO and SHS classes, we looked at page 87 of Writer's Inc. and worked on writing without comma splices from page 88. At Sheldon, students got back in class writing, recorded strengths and weaknesses, and put it in their folders.

Received THEME assignment and went over the expectations. If you missed class, you can get a hard copy of that assignment in the homework box in the classroom. If anyone knows how to make links to assignments such as this from this blog, I'd love for you to show me how!

Played a vocab acting game to practice for test next class (the picture at the top of this entry is an example of one of our vocab words. Do you know which one?

HWK:
Theme assignment -- must be TYPED
Be ready for vocab test next class