Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Finish All Parts LOTF

Objective:  The students will watch the end of the LOTF movie.

1.  Library:  Return LOTF.  Get Night.  Pick up PSAT Study Guide Book (ALL OF YOU!)

2.  Finish Movie

Last day of no homework!!  Book Report due in 14 days!!!!  Why did you all wait so gosh darn long?  You are gonna kill me with all that grading at the last minute!!!  UGGGHHHH!!!!!

Monday, April 29, 2019

LOTF Movie

Objective:  The students will watch the modernized, Americanized and pretty bad version of Lord of the Flies and make mental comparisons between it and the awesome book.

1.  We have two days of the movie.  How many of you are doing outside reading?  You now have 15 days.

NO LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!!  NO EXCUSE!  YOU HAVE HAD 5 MONTHS!

2.  Watch the movie.  I will do my best to edit out any Rated R material.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

LOTF Final worth 300 points

Objective:  Pass

1.  Get out a pencil
2.  Get answer sheet and write name on top (minus 5 points if I have to look it up by the number).  Bubble in your number.
3.  Get test.  Read the questions and true/false statements carefully.
4.  Scan test when done.  Write the score on your paper and give to me.

Outside Book.  You have 5 days without homework.  How will you use your time?

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Lord of the Flies: Epitaphs

Objective: Students will create epitaphs for the four characters to show how well they read the book.

1. Epitaph Examples

2. Create your your epitaphs.

Due Tomorrow Typed!

Homework: Prepare for LOTF Final. Outside Reading

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Last Chapter of LOTF!

Objective: The students will teach one another Chapter 12.

1.  Group load your stuff.

2.  Teach and learn.  Listen and ask questions!

You have all done outstanding work with this unit! Great job.

Read your outside reading book!!!

Monday, April 22, 2019

Chapter 11...Oh no!

Objective: Given the class period, the student led presentation will teach the class chapter 11.

Mr. Le has lost his voice, so please minimize the side conversations. He can't speak loudly!

1. Quiz

2. WP

3. Dialectical Journal Discussion

4. Group Activity

Homework: Final chapter of LOTF! Keep on reading those outside reading books.

Friday, April 19, 2019

Make UP Work Day

Objective:  The students will do anything that they need to do...  Like the OUTSIDE BOOK!!!!!!

Use the time wisely!  Read!

Sorry, the assembly kinda ruined the lesson plans for the day, so we will move Chapter 11 Presentations to Monday and Chapter 12 to Tuesday.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Chapter 10...Did you catch the comic relief?

Objective:  The students will teach one another Chapter 10.

1.  Group load your stuff.

2.  Teach and learn.  Listen and ask questions!

Keep up the hard work! We're on the final two chapters of the book. 

3.  Read Chapter 11.

Read your outside reading book!!!

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

A View to a Death Chapters 9

Objective:  The students will teach one another Chapter 9.

1.  Group load your stuff.

2.  Teach and learn.  Listen and ask questions!

You've all been doing an amazing job.

3.  Read Chapter 10.

Read your outside reading book!!!

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Chapter 8.... The nost important chapter

Objective:  The students will teach one another Chapter 8.

1.  Group load your stuff.

2.  Teach and learn.  Listen and question!

I was very impressed with Chapter 7 discussions in all classes.

3.  Read Chapter 9.

How is that outside book?  Today's the day!!!!  Check your grade on aeries right now!

Monday, April 15, 2019

Chapter 8 The most important event happens!

Objective:  The students will teach one another Chapter 8.

1.  Group load your stuff.

2.  Teach and learn.  Listen and question!

I was very impressed with Chapter 7 discussions in all classes.

3.  Read Chapter 9.

How is that outside book?  Today's the day!!!!  Check your grade on aeries right now!

Friday, April 12, 2019

Our First Student Directed Chapter Discussion

Objective:  The students will pre3snt their chapter and the other students will listen, interact with, ask questions of the group teaching.

1.  Chapter 7 Group prepare and present.

2.  Everyone else... participate.

3.  Read Chapter 8 (the most important chapter) for Monday/Tuesday block schedule next week.

Thursday, April 11, 2019

LOTR: A Letter Home

Objective: Given about 40 minutes of the class period, students will create a narrative retelling of the events that occur between chapters 1-6 in for the form of a letter.

1. A Letter Home
        Use your chapters 1-6 review if you think it will help you.

2. Create your letter.

3. Turn in your letter with your chapter 1-6 review.

Homework: READ Chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies. First group will present tomorrow so be prepared for their activities.


Tuesday, April 09, 2019

Chapter 5 Beast from Water

Objective: Students will discuss the important character interactions that progress the plot and then complete the group challenge.

1. WP #16

2. Chapter 5 Discussion Questions.

3. Ralph vs. Jack discussion.

4. Group Sonnet Challenge.

Homework:   Read Chapter 6
Chapter 7 groups should start considering what they will do for their lesson project on Thursday!  

Monday, April 08, 2019

Chapter 4 Civil or Savage?

Objective: Students will discuss and analyze the characters/symbols in Chapter 4 to determine whether they are representative of civilization or savagery.

1. Ch. 4 Quiz

2. Ch 4 Dialectical Group Discussion

3. Civil or Savage? Symbol Chart

Homework: Read Chapter 5!


Thursday, April 04, 2019

First Activity: Your Group "Conch"

Objective:  The students will discuss the chapter with their group to complete the Chapter 2 Dialectic.

1.  No quiz today.

2.  WP 14

3.  Group Dialectic Chapter 2

4.  Conch Activity

5.  Read Chapter 3 and complete your own dialectic.  It is worth 100 points.  BUT if you don't pass the quiz tomorrow, I will not accept it and give you a ZERO.  That prevents copying!

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

LOTF Chapter 1

Objective:  The students will dicuss the first chapter and see a good example of what they will do for their project.

1.  LOTF Chapter 1 Quiz

2.  WP #13

3.  Chapter 1 Dialectic Journal discussion and example.

4.  Read Chapter 2 for quiz and discussion tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 02, 2019

Starting LOTF Today

Objective:  The students will know important information about author and the theme.

1.  WP #11
2.  LOTF Intro Notes
3.  Reading of Chapter 1

Quiz tomorrow.  So make sure that you read!!!

Monday, April 01, 2019

Welcome to the last quarter. Only about 8 weeks!

Objective:  The students will know important words for reading the first 1/2 of LOTF.

1.  Get LOTF book.

2.  LOTF Vocabulary 1



Use the vocab. sheet to write the word, define the word, identify connotation and divide into syllables. Pick 10 words and do sentences on the back

1. efflorescence (n)
2. enmity (n)
3. decorous (adj.)
4. bastion (n)
5. hiatus (n)
6. ebullience (n)
7. recrimination (n)
8. tumult (n)
9. oppressive (adj.)
10.                  tirade (n)
11.                  inscrutable (adj.)
12.                  blatant (adj.)
13.                  sinewy (adj.)
14.                  malevolently (adv.)