Thursday, October 23, 2008

Fall Frolic!!!

Period 1: (Shortened)
Present Current Events
Sunrise over Fallujah Quiz

Some of the memorial presentations...
Washington Monument



Ground Zero Memorial

Period 2: (Shortened)
Present Current Events
Work on Shakespeare projects

The Plot of King Lear


Section A: The Plot of King Lear. Standard Deviants. 2001.
Discovery Education. 22 October 2008



The Plot of Hamlet

Section A: The Plot of Hamlet. Standard Deviants. 2001.
Discovery Education. 22 October 2008


Thought for the day...
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein
Consider Rachel's Challenge: "choose your influences and use kind words."

Monday, October 20, 2008

Period 1:
Short Class - Finish Presentations
RACHEL'S CHALLENGE

Period 2:
Work on Shakespeare Projects - Act II
Check out the resources under the October 14th posting!

Period 6:
Post-colonial literature test
Introduce Three Cups of Tea
Discuss Kindness Project & Rachel's Challenge

Thought for the day...
"I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same." - Rachel Scott
Did you accept the challenge? How did it feel hearing about how this young girl lived her life? How do you impact the world?