Brit Lit:

Today:

We welcomed the last day of school before break by opening presents by the holiday shrub.

We finished our look at George Orwell, and I passed out our last novel, the iconic 1984.

Soph Lit:

Today in class:

We reviewed our notes from yesterday.
We learned some Shakespearean insults. I paired you each up with a partner and we practiced the insults on each other. Don't look now, but I saw a bunch of you laughing while doing Shakespeare...just saying.....

We took a quiz on the intro notes, and Tom showed off his memory.


HW: Please begin to learn the Puck lines on pg 66. of the script (last page). These are due Jan 4th and will count as a test grade!

Don't forget your secret Santa gifts!

Brit Lit:

Today in class we:

Lecture on George Orwell, with an insight into his political mind.

We read and discussed his short story To Kill an Elephant.

Please remember your secret "Santa" gifts for Thursday.

Feels Like Monday...

Episode 4 or our school web series is now live and available to watch on http://feelslikemonday.com.

Happy holidays from the cast and crew!

Soph Lit:

Yesterday:
We finished the Boy in the Striped Pajamas. We continued to look at hope in the midst of the darkness of the Holocaust.

Today:
I passed out A Midsummer Nights Dream

We began our discussion on Shakespeare and took intro notes for the play.

We learned about insults that Will used in his plays, and had a round of Shakespearean Insults.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We finally were able to get to the computer lab to type your papers. Please make sure that I have both a rough and final draft before we break for glorious vacation.

Word O' the Week:

Twerp: A pregnant goldfish