8/31/09

Tuesday, September 1st

*Collect/Review: Small Group Discussions from 8/28
*Discussion #3
*HW: Next section
---REB: 119-163
---1984: 88-105 (dark) / 105-126 (light)
-------Discussion Friday

8/28/09

Monday, August 31st

*Writing Lab Refresher
*HW: Next section
---REB: 88-119
---1984: 60-87 (dark) / 69-104 (light)
-------Discussion Tuesday

8/27/09

Friday, August 28th

*Assignment details: Connections
*REB: Rhododendron as symbol
----Parent Response
----Read "Wives Have Greater Power"
----Small groups: "Describe the balance of power between the narrator and Maxim"
------------2 quotes: 1 from article, 1 from novel
*1984
----Read "Is Anything Private Anymore?"
----Small groups: "Was Orwell's vision/warning for the future accurate? In what ways did he perhaps go too far?"
------------2 quotes: 1 from article, 1 from novel
*Share/Discuss (if time)
*HW: Next section
---REB: 88-119
---1984: 60-87 (dark) / 69-104 (light)
-------Discussion Tuesday

Thursday, August 27th

*Check Responses
*Discussion #2
*HW: Next section
---REB: 88-119
---1984: 60-87 (dark) / 69-104 (light)
-------Discussion Tuesday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

8/25/09

Wednesday, August 26th

*Model Responses
*REB: Parent Response
*1984: Carnivale & the Body as Equalizer
*HW: Next section
-----REB: 44-87
-----1984: 34-60 (dark) / 37-69 (light)
----------Discussion Thursday

*OBJECTIVES: Use details from texts to analyze character, plot, setting, and point of view.

Tuesday, August 25th

*Well-written, well-organized paragraph . . .
*HW: Next section
-----REB: 44-87
-----1984: 34-60 (dark) / 37-69 (light)
----------Discussion Thursday

*OBJECTIVE: Use details from texts to analyze setting, figurative language, diction, and imagery.

8/24/09

Monday, August 24th

*Seating Chart
*Check Responses
*Discussion #1
*HW: Next section
-----REB: 44-87
-----1984: 34-60 (dark) / 37-69 (light)
----------Discussion Thursday

HW: Apply post-reading strategies to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text

8/21/09

Friday, August 21st

*Finish Quick & Dirty Presentations
*Review: Responses & Discussions
*Work-time (read & respond)
*HW: First section
---REB: read pp. 5-43
---'84: read pp. 5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
---------Discussion Monday
---------Responses due Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Apply reading-skills to comprehend, interpret, analyze, and evaluate text.

8/20/09

Thursday, August 20th

*Signed Syllabi?
*Present Quick & Dirty Research
---5 min. prep-time
*(if time) info on Responses & Discussions
*HW: First section
---REB: read pp. 5-43
---'84: read pp. 5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
---------Discussion Monday
---------Responses due Monday

*OBJECTIVE: Evaluating the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture

8/14/09

Wednesday, August 19th

*Postpone Quick & Dirty Research one more day
*Read assignment-sheet for RESPONSES & DISCUSSIONS
*Read on
---REB: read pp. 5-43
---'84: read pp. 5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
---------Discussion Friday
---------Responses due Friday

8/7/09

Tuesday, August 18th

*Postpone Quick & Dirty research
*Check out books
---REB: read pp. 5-43
---'84: read pp. 5-34 (dark) / 1-37 (light)
---------Discussion Friday
---------Responses due Friday

Monday, August 17th

*Check notebook/folder; collect syllabus
*Work in groups to finish research & presentation
---present tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE: Evaluating the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture

Friday, August 14th

*Meet in Library
*Quick & Dirty research
*HW: Finish Research (if necessary)
---Monday in classroom w/ laptops
---Presentations Tuesday

*OBJECTIVES: Evaluating the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture

Thursday, August 13th

*Read Parent/Student Handbook!!!!
*1st Hour: Signature Pages? (Due Tuesday)
*Reminder: Supplies and Signed Syllabus by Monday = 5pts
*Community-cards
*Assignment Details: Quick & Dirty
*Form Groups, make plan
*Meet in Library tomorrow
---present Tuesday

*OBJECTIVES: Evaluating the relationship between literature and its historical period and culture

8/6/09

Wednesday, August 12th

*Read COC!!!!
*Review Syllabus
*Info Cards
*Community-cards
*HW: Have signed syllabus and supplies by Monday=5pts; Signature pages due to your first-hour teacher by Tuesday, 8/18.

*OBJECTIVES: Setting expectations; getting to know each other