Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

Journal:  Who is your life line.  Who would you call if you desperately needed help.  1/2 page

You CAN judge a book by its cover: 
1st:  Interview 5 students about their opinion.
Choose the best 4
Make a modern book jacket that would pull a 2016 audience in to read it.
On back: 4 quotes
On front:  Cover

We researched the time period in small groups and presented these.

HW:  Enjoy the weekend.

Brit Lit:

Today: 

Journal: If you want to see a persons character, all you need to do is give them a little power and see how they use it.  Describe a time when you were given power.  How did you use it?  1/2 pg

We went to the aud and did a series of acting warm up games.

I collected your projects,  -10 if given on Monday

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

Journal #17:  Please select a minor character and write a one page letter to Holden.

We defined characterization and broke into small groups.  Using the sheet that I gave you, I asked each group to find observational characterization as told by Holden.

We took a quiz on your reading from last night:  CH 18-19)

I passed back your Animal Farm tests.

We continued looking at ways to improve your MCAS score.

HW:  Read 21,22,23

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #15:  What movie/book/song do you think will still be meaning full and enjoyable in 400 years?  Please explain WHY you feel this way.  Please be specific in your answers.   1 page

We used the ipads and explored the Globe 360 app

We defined infection and stress.  Each of you were given a random line and asked to say it with a specific emotion.

I gave notes and drawing on the Globe.

HW:  Projects due Friday!  -10 if late on Monday.

Comp. Lit II:

Today:

Journal #15:  What was/is your most embossing moment?      cpa/cp= 1/2 pg      H= 1 page

We finished the Write Like Holden assignment and shared these via the projector using Holden's voice and tone.

We continued MCAS Boot camp, day 2.

HW:  Read 18, 19, 20

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal:  What is your experience with Shakespeare?  What have you read/seen?  What about it do you find hard?                                          1/2 page

We learned about Shakespeare insults.  Each of you were paired with another student in front of class and you had to combine three insults.

I gave notes on Shakespeare.

We began act 1. 

HW:  Video Game manual Friday!

Brit Lit:

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Comp. Lit. II:

Journal #15:  What/where is your "happy place.?"  Where do you go to escape your problems?  What things do you do to escape?

We took a quiz on ch 12,13,14

I assigned the Write Like Holden paper.  We wrote these in class an submitted via Turnitin.com

HW Read: 15,16,17

Brit Lit:

Today:

We had our last work day for your video game manual.  Reminder, this is due Friday. 

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

I gave you the first 10 min to complete the picture for each ch assignment on the ipads.

We presented these to class.

MCAS boot camp day 1 of 4

We looked at last years exam and practiced.  This can be found:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2015/release/Gr10-ELA.pdf

Brit Lit:

Today: We watched a BBC doc on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74glI1lg1CQ

I asked you to find 10 strange or interesting facts. Please put these on the back of your video game manual project:

Did you know that: