Sunday, November 24, 2019

Week of November 25 and 26

Monday - Intro to The Crucible.

Homework - Read pages 2-23 in The Crucible for tomorrow, but skip the narrative section on page 3 starting with "His house stood . . ." until page 6 where you'll start reading again with, "The Salem tragedy, . . ."  In addition, answer the questions in the reading guide as preparation for our discussion.  Be ready for a possible reading quiz tomorrow.

Tuesday - Discuss pages 3-23 in The Crucible.

Homework - Enjoy break!


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Monday, November 18, 2019

Junior Theme Possible Topics

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Week of November 18-20

                                    *PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE CRUCIBLE!*

Monday - Meet in the Reading/Writing Center to work on your rough drafts of your unit 1 poems.

Homework - 1.) Final drafts of your unit 1 poems due Monday.  If you'd like to meet with Mr. Lawler to get extra assistance, set up an appointment.  2.) Vocabulary.com list for The Crucible is due tomorrow.

Tuesday - Meet in the library for early Junior Theme work.

Homework - Final drafts of your unit 1 poems due Monday.  If you'd like to meet with Mr. Lawler to get extra assistance, set up an appointment

Wednesday - Meet in the library for early Junior Theme work.

Homework - Final drafts of your unit 1 poems due Monday.  If you'd like to meet with Mr. Lawler to get extra assistance, set up an appointment.


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Saturday, November 9, 2019

Week of November 11-15

                                    *PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF THE CRUCIBLE!*

Monday - Discuss "Carlos Doesn't Remember," "Dissent" chapter from Dan Rather, and intro to the definition poem.

Homework - Poem prewriting due Wednesday.

Tuesday - Free speech discussion.

Homework - Poem prewriting due Wednesday.

Wednesday - Free speech discussion continued, and intro to Hawthorne and "The Minister's Black Veil."

Homework - Vocabulary.com list for The Crucible is due Tuesday, November 19th.

Thursday - Reading day for "The Minister's Black Veil."

Homework - 1.) Finish reading "The Minister's Black Veil" for tomorrow.  2.) Vocabulary.com list for The Crucible is due Tuesday, November 19th.

Friday - Return poem pre-writes and discuss "The Minister's Black Veil."

Homework - 1.) Rough draft of your unit 1 poem due Monday, November 18th. 2.) Vocabulary.com list for The Crucible is due Tuesday, November 19th.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019

Week of November 4-8

Monday - Discuss pages 194-214 in The Assistant.

Homework - Finish The Assistant for tomorrow.  Be ready for a quiz.  

Tuesday - Discuss the ending of The Assistant and intro to final reflection.

Homework - Brainstorm ideas for your final reflection on The Assistant.  It's due Friday.

Wednesday - Brainstorming day and "Carlos Doesn't Remember."

Homework - Final reflection on The Assistant due Friday.

Thursday - In-class drafting day for The Assistant final reflection.

Homework - Final reflection on The Assistant due Friday.

Friday - Intro to Unit 2: Dissent.

Homework - Next current events blog post due Monday.  Be sure to also comment on a classmate's post.  Choose a different classmate than last time.