Comp. Lit. II:

Today: 
Journal #14:  In 2016, what things in your mind are phony?  Think of people, social media and life in gen.    Please focus on 5 specifics.   1 pg

We took a quiz on ch 9-10

I collected your close reading of the short story "I'm Crazy."

We took a quick look of the places in the novel and their real locations in NYC.

Pictures tell 1,000 words:  Using Google Slides and the ipads, I asked you to find one picture for each of the first 10 ch's.  We will complete this on Monday.

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #13:  Please describe a time that you did not give up.  What was the outcome    1pg.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight:  We took a quiz on the story in A Block.

We began the outline for your Video Game Manual.  C Block went to the Lib and researched 14th c weaponry.

Follow Holden

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/28/nyregion/20100128-salinger-map.html?_r=0

Comp. Lit. II:

Today: 
Journal #13:  You are Holden's Dr.  Please write a one pg letter explaining what is wrong with him.

You act the scene:  I broke you into small groups and tasked you with converting a scene into a script.  We then performed these in front of the class.

HW:  Read 11+12+13

Brit Lit:

Today:

Journal #12:  If you could have dinner with 3 people, alive or dead, who you pick?  Please describe the conversation.        CPA= 1 pg   H= 1 1/2 pg

We defined Medieval Romance.

We played the review game:  Three Strikes and you Quiz.  You avoided the quiz and won the game.

I gave you the rubrics for the video game manual project.

I gave you an outline for the project and we completed the first part in class.

HW:  Begin work on project.  Due next Friday.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

Journal 12:  Holden says that he is the most terrific liar.  Please describe the greatest lie that you ever told.     CP/CPA= 1/2 pg       H= 1 page.

We read the first page of the short story "I'm Crazy."  This was an early short version of CH 1 of Catcher (and very hard to find :-)) 

I broke you into groups of 3.  Each group did a close reading of 5 ch's and charted Holden's positive and negative thoughts.

HW:  Please finish the short story.  Using a highlights the similarities in the novel.

Brit Lit:

I passed back your journals.  Reminder 10 = a paper grade- so make these count.  I grade these on effort.

Journal #11:  Promises.  Please describe a promise that you kept and one that was broken.  1 pg

We finished the Knight's Tale.

C Block HW:  Read Sir Gawain and the Green knight.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

I passed back your journals.

Journal #11:  Please write a letter to Holden offering him advice on 3 specific problems.  CP/CPA 1/2 page   H = one page

Holden's Playlist:  We used the ipads to put together a playlist for Holden.  Please print these from home tonight and pass in.

HW:  Read CH 12+13+14  Quiz on reading Wed.

Brit Lit:

Today:  We watched A Knights Tale.

I collected any left over pilgrimages.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We finished the Salinger Doc.

We took a quiz on it.

We finished the debate on censorship.

HW:  Please read ch 10, 11,12.

  Also:  Think about music that Holden might listen to.  On Tuesday, you will be making a 10 song playlist for Holden.

Brit Lit.:

Today:

We went to the computer lab an finished part III of your pilgrimage assignment.  You combined all three parts and passed this in on an oversized piece of paper.

Comp. Lit. II:

Today:

We took a quiz on CH 7-9

We broke into two groups and completed the following assignment:

Catcher:  The Debate

 

During this class, I will be breaking you into two groups to debate the following:

 

Side One:  Books, movies, and music can be dangerous.  Some of these should be disallowed in school and outright banned in extreme cases.

Side 2: Freedom of expression is an important part of any democracy.  Books, music and movies are ideas.  We should never ban expressions of creativity.

 

Directions:  Please break into two groups and assign the following parts:

 

Captain:  You will read your opening statement expressing your main point to prove.  This will be very similar to the thesis of a paper.  You will pick the order of your team to make your top 4 points.

 

Thinkers (4):  You will direct the 4 examples that your team uses.

 

Scribe:  You will write the main thesis of your group and record the four examples to prove your point.

 

Debate team:  You will carefully listen to the argument from the other side and attempt to counter their argument.

 

 

Main Statement:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Example 1:______________________________________________________________________

 

Example 2:______________________________________________________________________

 

Example 3:______________________________________________________________________

 

Example 4:______________________________________________________________________

 

We will begin with each side giving their opening.  Then we will go back in forth.  Each team will present their example, and the other side will have the opportunity to counter their argument with their own examples.

 

Each round will be awarded a winner.

 

 

Brit. Lit:

Today:

We took a quiz on your HW reading.

We defined symbols and discussed symbolism in dreams, pictures and literature.

You each had to complete part II today: Define yourself in 5 symbols.

Comp. Lit II:

Today:
We reviewed ch 6-7

We took a cartoon quiz on your reading.

I gave you a picture of a blank outline of a baseball mitt.  You needed pretend that you are Holden and write a poem in the empty space.

We debated censorship.

We debated formally as a class.

HW= Read ch 8 +9

Brit Lit:

Today:

Using your notes from the presentations yesterday, we took a "Who am I ?" Quiz.
We corrected these in class.

I introduced the Pardoner's Tale.  We read the story (pg 115) and answered questions 1-4 on pg 121

We watched a 5 min version of the same story done by the BBC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS8a9FNhkxw

I introduced and we began the pilgrimage assignment.  Here is the rubric:

 

Make Your Own Pilgrimage…..

 Part 1:  The Prologue Poem  In this section, you will write a poem to begin your piece.  In your poem you must:              Give yourself a title as a pilgrim

                                                Use direct and indirect characterizations

                                                Write 4-6 Lines.

                                                Emulate Chaucer

______________   out of 20

 Part II:  The Symbolic Representation Provide a hand drawn picture, a collage, or a brief descriptive piece which clearly gives a symbolic representation of who you are.  Remember, symbols are common images, which are used to represent much larger things.

 

______________ out of 40

 Part III: The Tale You will write about a pilgrimage that you have been on.

In your Tale, you must:           Write 3 well written paragraphs

Write a tale that includes, Characters, a plot, a setting, a climax, and a conclusion

Use characterization

There is a clear lesson that you learn by the end of the tale.

 

_____________ out of 40

 

Final Grade:_________________                                                     


HW:  Please read the entire prologue that begins on pg. 91.