1/31/08

English 3

Launch: Complete Final Check on page 45 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read chapter 8 as a class.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you think will happen now? What will Orlick do?

Agenda
1. Read and summarize chapter 53 in groups.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Read "The Hollow Men" through once quickly and jot down your first impressions.

Agenda
1. Discuss the launch.
2. Continue going over literary vocabulary.

Homework: Work on long form.

1/30/08

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 2 on pages 44-45 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. In groups, read and summarize chapter 7 on pages 38-44.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you think Estella would do if she found out who her parents were? What would a reunion between the three of them be like?

Agenda
1. In small groups, read and summarize chapters 50-52.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: None.

Agenda
1. Continue going over literary vocabulary.
2. Exchange books at textbook room.

Homework: Work on longform.

1/29/08

English 3

Launch: Complete Sentence Check 1 on page 44.

Agenda
1. Go over launch answers.
2. Read chapter 6 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Given what we know about Estella, why do you think Pip still feels so much in love with her? What advice would you give him?

Agenda
1. Read chapters 48-50.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Briefly scan over the literary vocabulary words. Underline/highlight/circle any words that you are confident that you know. Put question marks to the ones that you have never even heard of.

Agenda
1. Go over literary vocab in detail.
2. Go over independent book options for quarter 3.

Homework: Finish Ethan Frome short form, as we will be turning in those books tomorrow.

1/28/08

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 42-43 in your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Review chapter 1 of Huckleberry Finn
3. Read chapter 5.
4. Turn in reading log for last week.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Finish questions 1-11 on page 190.

Agenda
1. Turn in questions and last week's reading log.
2. Read and discuss chapters 45-47.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Find a partner to work on the next longform with. Decide who will complete which parts of the project.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Crucible.
2. Go over literary vocabulary.

Homework: Work on longform. Due 2/15.

1/25/08

English 3

Launch: Vocabulary Quiz

Agenda
1. Finish reading log on chapter 1 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What does Pip's discovery about his benefactor mean for his relationship with Estella? How have things changed for him now that he knows Miss Havisham is not the one who he will inherit his money from?

Agenda
1. Read chapters 43-44.
2. Answer questions 1-11 on page 190.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Begin short form for Ethan Frome.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Crucible.
2. Turn in independent journal.

Homework: Finish short form.

1/24/08

English 3

Launch: Complete Unit 1: Test 2 on pages 35-36 of your vocabulary book. Turn in when you have finished.

Agenda
1. In small groups, review chapter 1 of Huck Finn. Fill out one side of a reading log for the chapter.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: In groups, remove your Pip-timeline from the wall and add to it.

Agenda
1. Read chapters 41-42.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Pass back papers. Double check grade.

Agenda
1. Finish watching The Crucible.

Homework: Finish independent book and journal. Due tomorrow.

1/23/07 A Fresh Start

English 3

Launch: Complete Test 1 on pages 33-34 of you vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Turn in launch.
2. Pass back papers.
3. Double check grade print out.
4. Review reading log requirements.
5. Complete reading log for chapter 1 of Huck Finn.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Pass back papers. Double check grade print out. If there are any outstanding issues with your grade, see me during lunch or after school today, not during class.

Agenda
1. Review reading log requirements.
2. Complete reading log for chapters 39-40 of Great Expectations.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: In-class essay.

Agenda
1. Complete essay and turn in by the end of the period.

Homework: Independent novel/journal. Due Friday.

1/11/07

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete the final check on page 27.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Summarize "Half-Hanged Mary" in groups.
3. Identify the theme of the poem.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Finish questions 1-8 on page 134.

Agenda
1. Once you have finished the launch, turn in your answers and your launches from this week.
2. For extra credit, write an essay comparing and contrasting the homes of Wemmick and Jaggers, focusing on how the homes reflect and reveal the personality of the owner.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Do you think there is any indication that Mattie like Ethan, or does Ethan read too much into things? Explain.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading novel.

Homework: Work on independent novel/journal. Due 1/25.

1/10/08

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, complete sentence checks 1 and 2 on pages 26-27.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing "Half-Hanged Mary".
3. Brainstorm ideas for a possible essay.

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What do you expect Estella to be like after having spent several years in Europe?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapters 29-31.
3. Answer questions 1-8 on page 134.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: What can you infer about Ethan Frome from the first chapter?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 1.
3. Begin reading chapter 2.

Homework: Work on independent book/journal.

1/9/08

English 3

Launch: Complete pages 24-25 of your vocabulary book.

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Discussion: If you saw someone you sort of knew getting beat up by a group of you classmates, what would you do?
3. Review the poetic devices we have already seen in the poem.
4. Continue reading and discussing "Half-Hanged Mary".

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: What impression is the narrator giving us of Jaggers? Do you think he is a good guardian and role model for Pip? What does it say about Pip's benefactor that he/she chose Jaggers as Pip's guardian?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Finish reading and discussing chapter 27.
3. Read chapter 28.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Based on the opening of the novel, what do you know so far about Ethan Frome? What questions are you left with at the end of that opening chapter?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Continue reading and discussing Ethan Frome.

Homework: Independent novel/journal.

1/8/08

English 3

Launch: In your vocabulary book, review the chapter four words on pages 20-21, then complete the Final check on page 23.

Agenda
1. Go over launch.
2. Continue reading "Half-Hanged Mary".

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: If, like Pip, you weren't going to have to work for a living, what would you do with yourself? How would you change your life right now? (Remember, also like Pip, you wouldn't actually have all the money right now--just an allowance.)

Agenda
1. Finish reading and discussing chapter 25.
2. Read chapter 26.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Has there ever been a difference between what you want to do with your life and what your parents want you to do with your life? How did you or how do you deal with that conflict? What obstacles are in the way of you achieving your goals? What would you do if you could not overcome them?

Agenda
1. Begin reading and discussing Ethan Frome.

Homework: Work on independent book/journal.

1/7/08 Welcome Back!

English 3

Launch: What is poetry? How is it different from any other type of writing?

Agenda
1. Discuss launch.
2. Go over poetic devices and figurative language.
3. Begin reading and analyzing "Half-Hanged Mary".

Homework: Independent reading.

English 4

Launch: Summarize what we have read so far in Great Expectations.

Agenda
1. In groups, begin a timeline of the most memorable events in Pip's life so far. Be sure to leave room for the rest of the novel.
2. Read and discuss chapters 24-25.

Homework: Independent reading.

AP

Launch: Working with a partner, jot down ideas for the short form for The Scarlet Letter. (Get a copy of the short form from me.)

Agenda
1. Complete short form as a class.
2. Introduction to Ethan Frome.

Homework: Work on independent novel/journal.