Friday, December 18, 2009

Objective: All students will show that they read The Good Earth by passing the test with a good grade.

1. Get test and answer sheet.
2. Use only pencil on the test.

Homework: Your last book of the semester (to get close to the 500 pages or over) is due in book report form on January 15th. Book must be on the Honors List and Active Read.

Have a great Holiday! Be safe. Relax. Read.

Go Ducks! 100 points extra credit for everyone if they win!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Objective: The students will watch more of the play on video and finish reading Good Earth for tomorrow's test.

Today, relax. Do what you need to do in other classes, finish the book, or sit quietly and watch the video.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Objective: The students will finish the play, see some of the video and complete reading of The Good Earth.

1.. Act III
2. Movie
3. Finish The Good Earth (Olan's ghost comes back to get revenge on Wang. A must read!)

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Objective: Students will read Act II of Twelve Angry Men and then begin the video.

1. Read Act II
2. Video
3. Finish The Good Earth

Monday, December 14, 2009

Objective: Students will know important drama terms (stage directions and props) and begin reading Act I of Twelve Angry Men.

1. Sign up for role. Five points extra credit per day.
2. read/Act the play
3. Homework: Finish The Good Earth by Thursday.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Objective: Students will know important vocabulary for next week's play.

1. Quiz Chapters 26-28
2. Share Satire
3. Writing Exercise
4. Twelve Angry men Vocab

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Objective: The students will pass the Chapter 4 Test.

1. Get lit book and folder. Go over the review from yesterday, and Short People satire.
2. Take Test

Homework: Take the night off of The Good Earth (be up to Chapter 28). Finish Satire Ad.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Objevtive: Students will review for Chapter 4 Test.

Get lit book and folder.

1. Turn in Themes for Honors Lit
2. Review
3. read Good Earth Chapters 27-28

Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Objective: Students will analyze two satires.

1. CAT6
2. Quiz
3. Satire Work

Homework: Chapter 26

Monday, December 07, 2009

Objective: Students will know the purpose of a satire, read one, and then analyze it.

1. CAT6
2. Satire Notes
3. Learn with Book assignment.
4. Good Earth: Chapter 25

Quiz and discussion on chapters 23-25 tomorrow.

Friday, December 04, 2009

Objective: The students will create their own Theme for Honors Lit Poem.

1. Good Earth Quiz Chps. 20-22
2. Discuss Theme Poem (Due on Wednesday)
3. Read Chapters 23-24

Have a great weekend.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Objective: The students will read an essay and try to figure out the author's theme.

Good Morning! get lit book and folder.

1. CAT6 from handout.
2. Man in the Water reading and assignment.
3. Think about your statement about life (your theme) that you want to write about tomorrow.

Homework: Read Good Earth chapters 21-22 (Quiz on 20, 21, 22 tomorrow)

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Objective: Students will complete mimi-poster and then discuss the poem. They will then begin writing their own Theme.

1. Good Earth Quiz on Chapters 17-19
2. Complete POster (10 minutes)
3. Discuss your Theme.

Homework: read Chapter 20

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Objective: The students will pass the Chapter 4 Test and show how smart they are (and how great a teacher Warren is...)

1. Go over review from yesterday.
2. Pass test

Homework: read and journal according to schedule.
Objective: Students will analyze a poem and discuss its elements during a group activity.

Good Morning!

1. CAT6 ___
2. Group Activity
3. Homework: Read Chapters 18-19 of The Good Earth