For those gone from Senior English...

I posted the questions below (they should be longer pieces of writing... about a page double-spaced for the first one and possibly longer for the second one). 

You can use Jim or Laura for the scene rewrite as well.

Be sure to consider the American dream for the first one.

Fifth Hour

FW: Good job with the rewrites today, though some of them were a little lewd.

SS: Continue working to find Textual Evidence for The Birthmark.  I know it's hard... but stick with it.

Crew: Finished the Menagerie today.  Start working on responses to the two questions.  We will be performing the rewrites in class!

How is the glass menagerie a metaphor for each of the four characters in the play?  Use specific examples from the text to back your answer.
TGM is a memory play narrated by and through Tom.  Do you think events in the play would be different if amanda was the narrator?  Rewrite one scene from her POV.

12/14

First Hour: Read the first two chapters of True Grit (11-30).
How does Mattie feel about her father?  Find specific textual example(S) from each chapter.
We will continue to review vocab.  There will be a quiz.  Yay!

Second Hour:
Read Chapter XV of Silas Marner and answer the two questions from yesterday.
We're working on vocab posters....
1.) Pick ten words within the following range
2.) Establish relationships (if any)
3.) Illustrate each and label-- make it pretty
Turboshaft-Turgid (Mav, Josh, Dylan)
Hackney-Hag Ride (Lauren, Ethan, Melissa)
Dinette-Dinosaur (Megan, Cori, Tanya)
Flighty-Flivver (David, Jenna, Billy)

Second Half

FW: Still working on scene rewrites!  Yes, green.

SS: Finished reading the Object of Value essays-- good job!  We are beginning our science fiction unit... starting with The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne.  No class tomorrow!  Have a great weekend!

Crew: Menagerie reading and questions!  No class for you tomorrow either!

Good luck boys BBall!

First Half 12/7

PW:  True Grit, Odd Wit... I know some of the vocabulary is difficult, but I think you could have done a better job with the article.  We'll work with some of those words tomorrow and discuss what you did not understand.

PA: Interesting conversations today about hitting people with basketballs, softballs, mini-kickballs... and Silas found a child, and Molly may have frozen to death.  Good job reading.

12ers: Asset test practice about running shoes.  I know not all of you are taking the test, but it's still valuable to be able to write effectively!  Chapter 13 of Code Orange.  I think things are getting interesting, but Kesha seems to think they're dull.

12/6

PW: I was really impressed with some of your Westerns!  Andrew S, where are you hiding today?  I hope to see you and hear your Western tomorrow.  True Grit will be here Friday!  Yay!

PA: Finish your Silas questions and the last three pages of Chapter 11 for tomorrow.

12ers:Turned in the letter to Ms. Donovan.  She said she'll think about it.  Code Orange tomorrow.

FW: Rewrite of Act 2 Scene 2 into modern time with performances! 

FW Tempest

Missed you today, Mark.

Here's what we did:

1.) Write a short summary of what has happened thus far (Act I).  Work with a partner and use your book to find specifics.
2.) "Act two: In which plots are laid against the king, lovers are tested, and drunkards get a monster drunk."  What do you think will happen to whom based on this statement?  Use specific character names and explain.

http://www.speak-the-speech.com/ is a good place to listen to the play (we're going to start it in class tomorrow).  Check it out if you'd like to get ahead.