Friday, May 28, 2010

Publish Your own Novel...

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Soph Lit:

Today in class:

We finished our final copies (due today)
We had a quiz on CH 17-18 in Catcher.

No weekend homework- enjoy our first taste of Summer :-)

World of Shakespeare:

Today:

A Block: We finished Taming of the Shrew. We will cast it on Tuesday.

B Block:
We assigned parts for our top secret project. I will give my other classes a hint. It combines Glee and Shakespeare....and it is going to rock. :-)

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Soph Lit:

Today in class:

We reviewed Ch 16-17.

We had a quiz on Ch 15-17

We looked at the mistaken lyrics which led to the title of the book.

HW: Please read CH 18-19

World of Shakespeare:

Today in class:

We finished Taming of the Shrew.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

World of Shakespeare:

Today we began The Taming of the Shrew. We will be assigning parts this Friday- so please try to know which part that you would prefer.

Soph Lit

Today in class:

We imagined that we worked at an ad agency that has been asked to design a cover for Catcher after Salinger's death this year. The cover needed to have 5 symbols- and the back needed quotes from other kids in class, or a brief description selling the book.

HW: Please read CH 16-17

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Soph Lit:

Today:

We had a quiz on Ch 14-15.

HW: Please read Ch 16-17 tonight.

We went to the computer lab to finish your compare and contrast paper. Please make sure you see me if you are having a hard time. This is a basic form of writing that you need to have under your belt before you leave Soph Lit.

World of Shakespeare:

This morning we took our final exam. Please see me if you were absent asap.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Lunch Lady Blues


CSL Breakfast Set Up


Word O' the Week:

Senioritis: [scene-ur-i-tis] To be done, not having the ability to focus on school work; a form of procrastination.

Soph Lit:

Today in class:
C Block:
We defined symbolism and looked at symbols in the novel.

We went to the computer lab and worked on you compare and contrast essay. Final copy is due Friday.

HW: Explain what the duck could be a symbol of. Read CH 14-15. I smell a quiz Tuesday.

D Block:
We worked on symbolism in class. We broke into small groups and listed ten symbols from Catcher.

We worked on our outline for our C+C essay. These are due Wed. We will have time in the computer lab on Tuesday to complete them.

HW: Please read CH 14- 15.

World of Shakespeare:

Today in class:

We reviewed for the final exam. Please see me if you are not able to complete the assignment during your exam time.

Junior class: We will vote on our final play. Please remember: we will be casting parts, so have a part in mind.