Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Day 167

 

Objective:  The students will answer the writing prompt writing in AP style.

1.  Finish yesterday's writing of one AP Style paragraph that answers the prompt about how the lack of preparation led to the Titanic Tragedy.  If I see a phone out, automatic zero.

1.  Topic Sentence:  Include name of piece, author, type of writing and a provable thesis about preparation.

2.  Fact

3.  Quote

4.  Analysis

5.  Analysis

6.  Fact

7.  Quote

8.  Analysis

9.  Analysis

10.  Fact

11.  Quote

12.  Analysis

13.  Over all summation analysis 

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Day 166

Objective:  The students will answer the writing prompt writing in AP style.

1.  Finish yesterday's reading and complete one AP Style paragraph that answers the prompt about how the lack of preparation led to the Titanic Tragedy.  If I see a phone out, automatic zero.

1.  Topic Sentence:  Include name of piece, author, type of writing and a provable thesis about preparation.

2.  Fact

3.  Quote

4.  Analysis

5.  Analysis

6.  Fact

7.  Quote

8.  Analysis

9.  Analysis

10.  Fact

11.  Quote

12.  Analysis

13.  Over all summation analysis 

Monday, May 11, 2026

Day 165

Objective:  The students will read an ironic non-fiction piece.

1.  Get lit books from back.

2.  Read the piece and complete the outline.  This is a two day assignment.

3.  I will call you up one at a time to check your outside book. 

Friday, May 08, 2026

Day 164

 

Objective:  Finish Outside Reading

1.  Finish your book and the report.

2.  It is due Monday.  If you skim the book, I will try to catch you.

 No Late work will be graded.  Monday!!!!! 

Thursday, May 07, 2026

Day 163

The students will discuss the irony and local color in our story.

Note:  Zero Period:  If you are done with your outside reading (turned in the report and book), you don't have to show up at 7:35 tomorrow.  Show up at 8:15 so that I can take attendance.

1.  Get out "Lamb to the Slaughter" assignment and discuss.

2.  Turn it in for points.

3.  Outside Book.  Due Monday!  Remember, I will not grade anything that comes in on Tuesday! 

Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Day 162

Objective:  The students will read a great short story.

Get the green lit book. 

1.  Irony and Ambiguity Notes

2.  Read "Lamb to the Slaughter":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGbzsDzr_-g

3.  Complete handout. 

 

Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Day 161

Objective:  The students will complete vocabulary for this week's story. 

I forgot that we have one more unit on irony, so we have a few more things before poetry.

1.  Get out your phone and look at your grade on Aeries.  Then look after I click "done grading" for your Outside Book.  You have until Monday.  Don't wait until the last minute to do it.  I will try to catch you if you don't read it and know it.  Due Monday and no late papers will be graded.

2.  "Lamb to Slaughter" vocab.

3.  Outside Book