9/3/08

Wednesday, September 10th

*No Class: College planning assembly
*Meet in Auditorium
---DO NOT COME TO THIS ROOM

Tuesday, September 9th

*Read 166-185/201-224
*Respond (if you want)
*Discussion Thursday
*MEET IN AUDITORIUM TOMORROW

*Objective: During reading, use strategies to self-monitor comprehension, question to clarify, reflect, & draw conclusions

Monday, September 8th

*Info: Essay Prompt
*Discuss 138-165/167-201
*Next section: 166-185/201-224
*Discussion Thursday
*Blogger Bonus: Should people be concerned about the trend toward more and more surveillance in today's society?

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

Friday, September 5th

*2nd Hour: Robertson's Connection
*Read: _Parade_ article
*Small groups: 100 words--1 quote from novel, 1 from article
---"Was Orwell's vision/warning for the future accurate? In what ways did he perhaps go too far?"
*Share responses
*Info: Formal Essay
*Discuss 138-165/167-201 Monday

*Objective: Compare, contrast, analyze, and evaluate connections between text and (our) world

Thursday, September 4th

*1st Hour: Larsen's Connection
*5th Hour: Penrose's Connection
*Discuss 105-138/127-167
---Small-group discussion
---Full-group sharing
*Next Section: 138-165/167-201
---Discussion Monday

*Objective: Use details from the text to analyze character

Wednesday, September 3rd

*Essay Test
---Due at end of hour
*Next Section: 105-138/127-167
---Discussion tomorrow

*Objective: Fully explain and support your ideas about the literature by effectively utilizing the text, including well-chosen examples and quotations

9/2/08

Tuesday, September 2nd

*3rd Hour: Songer's Connection
*7th Hour: Wherle's Connection
*Info: Essay Test (Wednesday)
*Next Section: 105-138/127-167
-----Discussion Thursday