Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Book orders are due today!!
AND... Yearbooks are on sale now. See a yearbook member to purchase one.

Period 1:
Discuss Breathing Underwater
Finish Passage Reviews

Period 2:
Discuss Things Fall Apart
Pass a Passage activity
Writing group conferences

Period 6:
Discuss All My Sons
Hero's Journey
How to critique personal narratives

Thought for the day...
"The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live."
— Joan Borysenko
How will you choose to live?

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Exploring the World/Period 1:
1. Completed Who I am essays
2. Discussed I, Robot: Intro & Robbie

World Literature Honors/Period 2:
1. Discussed components of literary essays & ICE
2. Discussed summer reading books in small groups
3. Created Noodletools accounts and began entering notecards for essay

Heroes of the World CP/Period 6:
1. Discussed summer reading books, major themes and key passages
2. Discussed methods of approaching challenging texts
3. Created Noodletools accounts and began entering notecards for essay

Thought of the day...
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." - Eleanor Roosevelt

What does this quote mean to you?