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PLEASE ENJOY YOUR WINTER BREAK!

Friday 12 / 19

Sophomore English

- We completed the "Tone / Mood" page in the LOTF packet.
- We collaborated to help each other complete the characterization pages in the LOTF packet.

HW: Read Chapters Five -- Six and complete both pages in the study guide.
DUE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 5TH.

American Lit.

- We completed our screening of the film,

Cast Away

- We discussed the study guide questions from the film

HW: Read Chapters One and Two in

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

THIS ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY MONDAY, JANUARY 5TH.

Thursday 12/18

Sophomore English

- Characterization activity Part Two: Silent notes.
- Reading: Chapter Four
HW: Complete the Chapter Four questions in the study guide (questions announced in class).

American Lit.

- Film screening:

Cast Away

(continued...)
HW: No Homework.

Tue. 12/16 - Wed. 12/17

Sophomore English

- Reading: Chapter Three
- Characterization activity Part One: Simon / Piggy / Jack / Ralph
HW: Complete the Chapter Three questions in the study guide.

American Lit.

- Reading: "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
-

Transcendentalism in Film

worksheet handed out
- Film screening:

Cast Away

HW: Complete one chunk from the Emerson essay.

All Classes:

Essays and Study Guides collected!

Monday 12/15

Sophomore English

- Chapter One homework collected.
- Chapter One discussion.
- Reading: Chapter Two.
- Study guides / packets handed out.
HW: Complete Ch. 2 questions (2 / 3 / 4&5 / 6)

Essays due on Tue. / Wed.

American Lit.

- Book check out:

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

- Transcendentalism: a continuation of last Thursday's notes.
HW:

Essays due tomorrow!!!

Friday 12/12

Sophomore English

- Recap / further discussion of the Tue. / Wed. activity.
- Reading: Chapter One
HW: Complete the Chapter One study questions.

American Lit.

- Essay catch-up day.
HW:

Essays due on Tuesday! No Joke!

Thursday 12/11

Sophomore English

- Computer Lab:

www.turnitin.com

registration activity.
HW: Work on your essays!

American Lit.

- Reading: "Civil Disobedience" by H.D. Thoreau
- Three-Chunks activity.
HW: Complete reading and chunks.
Work on your essays!

Tue. 12/9 - Wed. 12/10

Sophomore English

- Lord of the Flies Introductory Activity
- Discussion / Reflection

American Lit.

- Transcendentalism Introductory Activity
- Reading: "Nature" by R.W. Emerson
HW: Complete reading of "Nature." Write one chunk using a memorable quote.

Monday 12/8

Sophomore English

- Essay Workshop.
HW: Continue working on your essays.

American Lit.

- Essay Workshop.

HW: Continue working on your essays.

Friday 12/5

Sophomore English

- Intro Paragraphs stamped.
- Writing time provided in class: body paragraph rough drafts.
HW: Continue work on your essays.

American Lit.

- Intro Paragraphs stamped.
- Music Presentations (continued).

Thursday 12/4

Sophomore English.

- Satellite Web worksheets stamped.
- Intro. Paragraph reminder lesson.
- Writing time.
HW: Complete your Intro Paragraph by tomorrow (Friday).

American Lit.

- Satellite Web worksheets stamped.
- Music Presentations.
HW: Complete your Intro. Paragraphs by tomorrow (Friday).

Tue. 12/2 - Wed. 12/3

Sophomore English

- AQ Essay Discussion / activity.
- Essay Prompt writing activity.
- Essay outlines handed out.
- Satellite Webs due by Thursday.
HW: Finish any work not completed in class.

American Lit.

-

Hunger

essays handed back.
- Discussion about grades / revision.
- Sentence fluency / lead-in lesson and activity.
- Music Presentations (to be continued tomorrow...)
HW: Complete the Satellite Web for your Catcher essay -- due Thursday!

Monday 12/1

Sophomore English

- We continued our screening of

Joyeux Noel

- Essay prompt activity.
- The

All Quiet

study guides were collected (to be handed back tomorrow)
HW: None.

American Lit.

- We discussed our activities for the coming week.
- Essay prompt selection and writing activity.
- We worked on our Thesis Statements and Satellite Web Worksheets.
HW: Complete the Satellite Web Worksheet.

C.I.T.R.

Music Projects Due Tomorrow!

Mon. 11/24 - Fri. 11/28

Thanksgiving Break -- No School!!!

American Lit.: Remember to work on your music projects.

Sophomore English: Complete work on your study guides.

Friday 11/21

Sophomore English

-- Film screening: Joyeux Noel (a French film about the 1914 Christmas Truce).
HW: Complete any unfinished work in your study guides.

American Lit.

- Further discussion of the ending of

The Catcher in the Rye.

- The music project was discussed further.
- Essay prompt activity.
HW: Work on / complete your music projects! These will be due on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving break!

Thursday 11/20

Sophomore English

- Silent reading: pages 271 - 279.
- Discussion.
- We read pages 279 - 291.
- Time to work on the chapter 11 study guide page.
HW: Complete any work not finished in class.

American Lit.

- Silent reading: Chapter 26.
- Writing response (in notebooks).
- Catcher in the Rye music video / song project overview.
- Song project assignment handed out:

DUE TUESDAY, DEC. 2nd!!

Tue. 11/18 - Wed. 11/19

Sophomore English

- Silent reading: pg. 231 - 242.
- The "Christmas Truce of 1914" activity.
- We read pages 242 - 254.
HW: Read pages 255 - 269.

American Lit.

- Silent Reading: Chapter 24.
- Chapter 24 discussion.
- We read Chapter 25.
- Chapter 23 writing activity.

HW: None.

Monday 11/17

Sophomore English

- We read Chapter 9 (199 - 212)
- Chapters 7 & 8 stamped.
- Silent reading time: Chapter 9.
HW: Finish reading Chapter 9.

American Lit

- Chapter 22 review discussion.
- We read chapter 23.
HW: Complete the Ch. 21 - 23 page in your study guide.