Monday, February 22, 2016

Back to School!!! Back to The Scarlet Letter...

Monday- Today we reviewed chapters 1-16 and retook quizzes from these chapters to improve grades.  Students who missed the quiz may make it up after school - no later than tomorrow. 

Tuesday - Chapters 17-18 (class) (Begin reading Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark" at home and  work on discussion questions

Wednesday - Chapter 19 (class) Continue reading "The Birthmark" (home) ++++
Thursday - Friday - Class Discussion, Essay Test TBM and TSL - Read Chapter 20 over weekend. Quiz Monday!!!

We will finish the novel and have our final test next week. 

Lessons to be posted as they are updated. 

Students need to keep up with the readings and their notes... the last test will not be easy.... at all!

Monday, February 15, 2016

February Break Grade Recovery Opportunity!!!!

This is a one time opportunity for students to earn back lost credit on assigments that have a grade of 0 entered. 

Each of the following links is an opportunity for students to recover his or her grade. These were key assignments, and students whose grades are at risk for failing at this point did not complete these assignments. 

These assignments are due to my email NLT midnight - Saturday, February 20, 2016. 

NO EXCEPTIONS. 

Junior Letter of Intent- handout

Lessons: 
DBQ Native American Stereotypes 

Analysis and Structure of the Puritan Sermon


Monday, February 8, 2016

Week 6! Continuing The Scarlet Letter, Exploring the Faust Tale, and other Archetypal Symbols, and Peeling Back the Layers of Hawthorne's Allegory...

Monday- February 8, 2016- Chapters 13 and 14 of The Scarlet Letter - 

Please review... if you have not read Chapter 14 yet... YOU MUST DO SO! See guiding questions. 

Also.... you MUST read "The Minister's Black Veil" ... see previous post.... you need to prepare for Wednesday's test!!!!! 

Tuesday's Lesson - Chapter 15 from The Scarlet Letter *** we had a quiz on Chapter 14... this is not posted. 


Test Wednesday - see previous post. We will test on "The Minister's Black Veil". Study questions (due with test) and etext in previous post. No... I am not re-posting it. You were to read over the weekend.... go fishing. 
Resources for the remainder of the week: 

Begin working on these items to prepare for Friday's test (and to learn really cool stuff!!!)

The Faust Legend - take notes. 

The Devil and TomWalker by Washington Irving - read and respond to guiding questions in above ppt. 

Literary Analysis and Reading Strategy for The Devil and Tom Walker - respond and turn in with test on Friday

Open Book Test - The Devil and Tom Walker - respond and turn in with test on Friday


Thursday's Lesson Chapter 16 - "A Walk in the Forest"- Review for test Friday


Grammar and Vocabulary Due before 1 p.m. (this will boost grades up!!!) You must do all three parts! 






Monday, February 1, 2016

Week 5- The Scarlet Letter Continued - Assessment of Chapters 1-4, Reading Chapters 5-12

Today we had our first test for The Scarlet Letter. Based upon what I can see so far... students need to really reassess their study habits. Please read assigned chapters and review what was read in class NIGHTLY.

Monday- Tonight's reading... Chapter 5. 

Tuesday - Chapter 6 - Class reading.
                 Chapter 7 - Homework. 

Wednesday's Lesson - ****finish reading Chapter 8, and read Chapter 9

****also if you are not signed up for Remind..... then you did not know to sign up for Newsela (sent out previously). We have a quiz on the Newsela article due tomorrow.






Thursday's Lesson - There are guiding questions..... please study!!!!

Friday- Weekend Reading:

"The Minister's Black Veil" - etext 

"The Minister's Black Veil" Study Questions  - Due Monday.