Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Period 1:
Reading quiz & discussion
Understanding Nick
Propaganda Project work

Period 2:
Present personal memoirs
Discuss reading & meaning
Explore myths
Begin personal myth essay

Period 3:
Work on Our Town

Period 5:
Writing prompt & in class responding

Thought for the day...
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
— George S. Patton

Monday, March 16, 2009

What a busy weekend! I attended the NH Young Writer's Conference and spent a lot of time talking about writing and following our passions. There were some great published writers and we all were able to read student work of aspiring writers. If you are interested in writing, see me to talk about attending next year!

Period 1:
Quick check-in & quiz
Guest speaker from the NH Major Crimes Unit and Investigation team

Period 2:
American Born Chinese
Exploring cultural and societal myths
The myths that sustain us

Period 3:
Our Town: continue reading and determining characterization

Period 5:
We will respond to a prompt & share our writing today.
How feedback will change...
Deadlines for March discussion

Thought for the day...
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson