About Me
Current Class Schedule:
Classroom 114
2nd Period- American Literature Honors
3rd Period- American Literature Honors
4th Period- American LIterature Honors
For more info about Ms. D, click below!
Current Class Schedule:
Classroom 114
2nd Period- American Literature Honors
3rd Period- American Literature Honors
4th Period- American LIterature Honors
For more info about Ms. D, click below!
New Reading Schedule:
This is still pretty heavy, but hopefully yall will be able to read a little bit better and understand as much as you can.
1. Read chaper 7-8 for Thursday 8/21
2. Read chapter 9 for Friday 8/22
3. Read chapters 10-15 for the following Monday 8/25
4. Read chapters 16-18 for that Wednesday 8/27
5. Read chapters 18-20 for Friday 8/29
6. Read chapters 20-24 (finish the book) for the following Tuesday 9/2
Now that you know these chapters are coming up, please make sure that you read ahead if you know you have a big schedule.
I will also be scheduling REVIEW sessions both before and after school, so that if you feel like we are moving too quickly, you can come talk to me and to your peers about the story! More information about those sessions is forthcoming.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend!!!
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary words 11-20 ch. 2
3. DGP days 2 and 3
4. TSL review of Monday's discussion (see my notes: Download file
)
Start to compare and contrast Chillingworth, Hester, and Dimmesdale with regard to their sins, their punishments for those sins, and their redemptions (if applicable).
5. TSL ch 16-18 Review
Homework:
1. Scarlet Letter readings- continue to follow on the blog
2. Vocabulary Quiz 2 -- F 8/29
3. Puritan Museum Project Group presents- TR 8/28
4. RD TSL Essay - 9/9 in class
5. FD TSL Essay - 9/11 in class (Don't forget TurnItIn.com!)
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Agenda:
1. "Test" on The Crucible and The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Required Reading)
*When you finish, you may work on reading TSL, writing your TSL paper, or studying for vocabulary
Homework (due on or before!)
1. Continue with your Scarlet Letter readings
2. Vocabulary Quiz 2- F 8/29
3. Puritan Museum Project Presents on TR 8/28
4. RD of TSL essay due 9/9 in class
5. FD of TSL essay due 9/11 in class
11th Grade Advisement will take place Setember 16, 18, 22, and 24. You will have an opportunity to schedule an appointment during Open House, Thursday, August 28th.
We encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to discuss your student's academic future with teh faculty and staff of Harrison High School. Our goal is to have 100% participation in our conferences this year. We wook forward to working with you and your student.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Agenda:
1. Journal for MOOD (how the reader feels)
2. DGP Week 1 Day 1
3. Review Vocabulary words 1-10 ch. 2
4. Socratic Seminar on The Scarlet Letter ch. 10-15
Homework:
1. Scarlet Letter Readings (continue with what was posted on the blog)
2. Test on Frederick Douglass and The Crucible - T 8/26
3. Vocabulary Quiz 2 - F 8/29
4. Puritan group will present powerpoint on TR 8/28
5. RD of Scarlet Letter Essay due 9/9 IN CLASS
6. FD of Scarlet Letter Essay due 9/11 IN CLASS!
OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEK!!!! Please have your parents come for a visit on Tuesday or Thursday night (depending on your grade level)
A helpful link for Persuasive Writing!
This website rocks! The GHSGWT (Georgia High School Graduation Writing Test), which everyone must take, posts last year's prompt and then several example papers. You can see some really bad ones, some pretty good ones, and some really good ones so that you get an idea of what/how you need to write in order to pass the test!
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary Quiz 1
3. Scarlet Letter Stations to review ch. 9
click here to see the stations activities: Download file
Homework:
1. Continue with TSL readings. There is a pretty big chunk due Monday!
2. Monday we will have a socratic seminar discussion about chapters 10-15 in TSL. Please bring at least 3 higher order thinking skills (evaluation, creation, analysis, or application) questions to ask the class. Be sure to directly reference the text in your questions.
Click here for examples of the verbs used in higher order thinking skills questions: Download file
3. Test on The Crucible and Frederick Douglass - T 8/26
4. Vocabulary Quiz 2- F 8/29
5. Museum Project due in class - M 8/25
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Agenda:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary Review Game
3. The Scarlet Letter ch 6, 7, and 8
4. Introduce DGP
Homework:
1. Keep up with Scarlet Letter Readings (ch. 9 due tomorrow)
2. Test on Frederick Douglas and the Crucible - T 8/26
3. Vocabulary Quiz 1- Tomorrow
4. Bring an object that represents the thing/ character you pulled from the jar- due Tomorrow
5. Museum Project due IN CLASS on Monday 8/25
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