Sub Notes 9/20

First Hour English 10: The Hunger Games

·         Collect/check/discuss homework (they were supposed to read through page 72 and answer two questions in paragraph form). 

·         Have them read through chapter six (page 85).  They’ve been really good about reading quietly during class.

Second Hour English 11: The Taming of the Shrew

·         Remind them to get their permission slips signed and filled out.  We leave for APT at 8:00 on Thursday Morning.

·         Give them ten minutes to study vocabulary (they got their lists yesterday).

·         Pass out handouts. 

·         Ask for volunteers to read the insulting conversation (handout three).  Have three pairs read it (one as A and one as B) in front of the class (don’t be afraid to pick on people, they’re not shy).

·         Give them the rest of the time to write their advice column to a celebrity.  Encourage them to be creative and pick someone interesting.  It is due at the end of class.

Third Hour English 12: Things Change

·         Play Born in the USA with lyrics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhwROO2M6lw).  Ask them to respond to the lyrics in their journals. 

o   What is this song about?

o   Based on what you’ve read so far, how do you think this message might relate to the book?

o    Are there any specific lines that stuck out to you?

·          Ask to see journal entries for yesterday’s reading (half a page responding to what they read).

·         Assign tomorrow’s reading (through 38).  Ask them to briefly write about where they think the story is headed (yesterday they said it seemed like a cheesy love story).

Fourth Hour: Prep

Fifth Hour English 10

·         I give them time during each class period to share their literature circle entries in groups, and then read.  Please look at see that they have completed their assignment.  One group usually goes to the library, one sits in the hall.  As long as they are working, I let them have these privileges. 

Sixth Hour: Study Hall (I tend to be very relaxed if they are caught up in my class.)

Seventh Hour Freshman: The Outsiders

·         Handout reading quiz right away at the beginning of class.  Please watch them to make sure they are working on their own.  Ray was absent yesterday. Please give him an anticipation guide and ask him to read the first chapter.

·         Yesterday students worked to complete an anticipation guide.  At the beginning of class, have them pair with someone next to them and discuss their answers (this should only take about ten minutes and they’re REALLY chatty). 

·         Assign chapter two and let them read silently.  If they talk, have them read aloud as a class instead.

Eighth Hour English 12: The Taming of the Shrew (same as English 11)

·         Remind them to get their permission slips signed and filled out.  We leave for APT at 8:00 on Thursday Morning.

·         Please give them ten minutes to study vocabulary (they got their lists yesterday).

·         Pass out handouts. 

·         Ask for volunteers to read the insulting conversation (handout three).  Have three pairs read it (one as A and one as B) in front of the class (don’t be afraid to pick on people, they’re not shy).

·         Give them the rest of the time to write their advice column to a celebrity.  Encourage them to be creative and pick someone interesting.  It is due at the end of class.