Wednesday, February 25, 2009

February 23, 2009 -- February 27, 2009

Monday and Tuesday



Begin Photo-Story project. You must have at least 8 representative pictures loaded into your project by Monday.



Wednesday



Read Act II, Scene 1 by tomorrow. Today you will receive a take-home quiz that is due on Tuesday, 3/3.



Thursday



Read Act II, Scene 2 by tomorrow.



Friday



Read the rest of Act II. Remember, I am checking your Photo-Story projects for a minimum of 8 representative pictures by Monday. The take home quiz for Act II is due on Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

February 16, 2009 -- February 20, 2009

Monday and Tuesday

Presidents Day -- No School

Wednesday

Read the first half of Act I, Scene ii and complete a chart with your interpretations of the characters' dreams in A Raisin in the Sun.

Thursday

Read the remainder of Act I by parts and complete a writing assignment in which you thoroughly describe a dream of yours and the dream of one of the Youngers.

Friday

View the 1988 video performance of A Raisin in the Sun, chapters 3-5.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

February 9, 2009 -- February 13, 2009

Monday

Write a story using the new vocabulary words with Greek and Latin roots.

Tuesday

Read "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman and share interpretations. Then read "I, Too, Sing America" and "Harlem" by Langston Hughes and discuss the contrasting views of the "American Dream."

Wednesday

Today you will go to the computer lab and begin your photo-essay project by gathering research on your topic, reading it, and loading pictures into a Photo-Story file.

Thursday

Watch Act I, scene i of A Raisin in the Sun on DVD and sign out a copy of the book. We will discuss character motivation. What does Walter Younger seem to want? What does Ruth want?

Friday

Today we will begin reading the play by parts.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

February 2, 2009 -- February 6, 2009

Monday

Go over the midterm exam.

Tuesday and Wednesday

In the computer lab, create a Power Point lesson on your assigned vocabulary words and save the completed presentation to our class GoogleDocs account.

Thursday

Vocabulary presentations and note-taking.

Friday

Finish vocabulary presentations and use notes complete the practice worksheet.