Monday, May 18, 2026

Day 170

Objective:  The students will watch the series version of LOTF.


1.  LOTF Series. 

 

1.    Escape Room Experience

$40

2.    Escape Room Exp[erience

$40

3.    Two Rounds of Golf Emerald Isle

$52

4.    Two Rounds of Golf Emerald Isle

$52

5.    Two Unlimited Rides Castle Park

$80

6.    Sony Wireless Earbuds

$75

7.    Mini Flex Basket Air Fryer

$75

8.    Two Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Tickets

$80

9.    Two Unlimited Rides Pacific Park

$100

10.                       Two Whale Watch Cruise Tickets

$101

11.                       Glo Mini Golf Gift Basket

$120

12.                       Sony Ultra 10 Bluetooth Speaker

$120

13.                       BOOM 4 Bluetooth Speaker

$130

14.                       Beats Solo 4 Wireless Headphones

$145

15.                       Beats Solo 4 Wireless Headphones

$145

16.                       Two Night Stay Riverside Resort Laughlin

$149

17.                       Alexa Echo Show Smart Room Device

$150

18.                       Toshiba 50 Inch Fire TV

$220

19.                       Toshiba 50 Inch Fire TV

$220

20.                       Toshiba 50 Inch Fire TV

$220

21.                       Victrola Bluetooth Record Player

$249

22.                       Audio Technica Bluetooth Record Player

$325

23.                       Two Night Stay and $150 Food Credit at The Orleans Hotel and Casino Laughlin

$450

24.                       Insignia 70 Inch LED Tv

$379

25.                       Two Night Stay, Dinner and Show Tickets to South Point Casino Spa Las Vegas

$800

Friday, May 15, 2026

Day 169

Objective:  The students will discuss yesterday's poem.

1.  Get out both pages.

2.  Discuss what the poem is about and all of the elements.

3.  Turn in for your last grade of the year.

Next week:  LOTF New Series. 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Day 168

Objective:  The students will complete the last assignment of the year.

Zero Period:  Sleep in tomorrow.

1.  Get into groups of four.  Put all phones away for this activity.  If I see you on one, you will lose 100 points for this assignment.

2.  Review Irony and Ambiguity Terms and Poetic Devices.

3.  Close Read the poem.  Highlights and Annotations will be worth 50 points.

4.  Discuss the poem with your friends.  What does it mean?  What is happening?  

5.  Complete an individual mini-poster like the one on the back of the poem. 

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 

Monday, May 04, 2026

Day 160

Objective:  The students will complete anything they need to do.

1.  I need today to grade all the tests and work that you did while I was gone, so you have the following to work on.

a)  Outside Book.  Due in one week.  Monday May 11.  No late papers will be accepted.

b)  Epitaphs (print out and turn in).

c)  LOTF Final if you missed Friday.

d)  LOTF Crossword if you didn't turn in.