May 25, 2009 -- May 29, 2009

Monday

Memorial Day -- School Closed

Tuesday

Go over the final assessment requirements. The open-ended questions are due on Friday. Read Act IV of the The Crucible by parts.

Wednesday

Read Act IV by parts to the end and discuss each character's role in the tragedy.

Thursday

Watch Act IV of The Crucible on DVD and work on the final assessment questions.

Friday

Final discussion of The Crucible.

May 18, 2009 -- May 22, 2009

Monday

Quiz on Act II. Watch scenes 8-11 on The Crucible DVD.

Tuesday -- Thursday

Read Act III independently. Complete the writing assignment that includes a letter to Danforth from Hale. This Act III assignment is due on Friday.

Friday

World Peace Day Festival

May 11, 2009 -- May 15, 2009

Monday

Finish reading Act I in The Crucible and complete the Act I Questions by Wednesday.

Tuesday

Watch chapters 5-8 of The Crucible on DVD.

Wednesday -- Friday

Read Act II by parts in class. There will be a quiz on Act II on Monday.

May 4, 2009 -- May 8, 2009

Monday

Journal Activity: Can a person's life be ruined by false accusations? Describe a time when you were falsely accused of something. What happened? How did you feel? What might have happened if numerous people began to side with the accusers?

Tuesday

Discuss McCarthyism and the Red Scare of the 1940s and 50s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nublLQDGbU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWeZ5SKXvj8&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt2J2HHZIkk

Discuss "mass-hysteria" and the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA).

Wednesday and Thursday

Use the A&E video, The Salem Witch Trials, and the handout to introduce essential background information for the setting of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

Friday

Watch Act I of The Crucible on DVD. Complete the guide questions by Monday.

April 27, 2009 -- May 1, 2009

Monday


Discuss the chapter 9 assignment that was due today and my expectations for the essay test on Wednesday. You will get a list of essay questions today in order to prepare your thoughts in advance and mark your in-text support with post-its. Bring two discussion questions with fully developed responses to tomorrow's fish bowl discussion.

Tuesday

Fish Bowl discussion on The Great Gatsby -- Continue to prepare for tomorrow's in-class essay test at home.

Wednesday

Final assessment.

Thursday and Friday

Complete the tasks I assigned for you in Study Island.

April 20, 2009 -- April 24, 2009

Welcome Back!

Monday

Whole class discussion.

Tuesday

The Great Gatsby video, chapters 4-7. Describe true love according to Gatsby.

Wednesday

The Great Gatsby video, chapters 8-12. Discuss why people often go along with their friends even when they do not believe what they are doing is right. What might it take to force you to separate yourself from friends like that. Answer the chapter 7 questions by tomorrow.

Thursday

Review verbal irony. Find examples as we read chapter 8. Finish reading chapter 8 and answer the questions by tomorrow.

Friday

Discuss the theme of The Great Gatsby before and after we read chapter 9. Chapter 9 questions are due Monday.

March 30, 2009 -- April 3, 2009

Monday

Discuss motifs in chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby and the tension between social classes. The chapter 2 questions are due tomorrow.

Tuesday

Read chapter 3. Write a gossip column article for the Town Tattle about one of the characters. You will present it in class tomorrow.

Wednesday

Quiz on chapter 3 -- Town Tattle presentations.

Thursday

Critique the casting in The Great Gatsby movie.

Friday

Discuss theme and extended metaphors as we cooperatively read chapter 4. Finish reading chapter 4 for homework.