Week 14 - Class #2.

In class:

Students examined their outlines to determine if they were strong enough and met all requirements of the paper.

Students then began working on a graphic organizer to firm up their arguments.

HW: FINISH THE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.

Week 14 - Class #1

In class:

We will finish watching "Catching Hell".
Students will complete notes in the packet and answer questions on the back page.

HW:

Finish watching if we didn't finish in class.
Links to videos can be found here:   http://terpenny.blogspot.com/2011/11/scapegoat-steve-bartman-and-chicago.html

Come in with an outline for your 3 paragraph response.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Enjoy it! See you Monday! 

Extra credit - help wash/dry dishes! :) 

All the best to you and your family! 

Ms. Weiss 

Week 13 - Class 1

part 1 - today in class

Part 2 - for HW

Week 12 - Class 4

Transition from Martyr to Scapegoat (Archetypal Character)

Journal: A Blame Story. Describe a time when you were blamed for something.

- Discussion of love as it related to martyrdom, the essential qualities and attributes of a martyr.
- Discussion of why there is an archetypal martyr

Overview of Scapegoat Archetype

Reading of Harry Potter excerpt...


HW OVER THE WEEKEND:

R&A "The Lottery" pg. 128

Week 12 - Class 3

Journaling..
Review of the questions from "The Handsomest Drowned Man"
Discussion of the poem "Alone in Martyrdom"

((solidifying our understanding of the martyr archetype))

This question needs an answer:

"How can love relate to martyrdom?"

See you next class!
Ms. W

Class #2

Students worked together in small groups to review "The Handsomest..." and answered
10 short answer questions.

We then viewed a dramatic reading of the story.


HW:

R&A "Alone in Martyrdom" poem in your Archetype packet.
(finish the 10 questions if you didnt have a chance to in class!)

Week 12 - Class 1

Today in class:

We reviewed the concept of sacrifice and discussed the term "martyr".

Students are applying some understanding of martyrdom in their reading of
"The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

FOR HW:

Students should carefully read and annotate the story, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" on pg. 122.

over the long weekend - HW

Over the weekend:

Type up an argumentative claim from "The Mysterious Stranger"

Revise it two more times.  

(Show three of your argumentative claims - the last one should be your best) 

See you Monday!

Week 11 - Class 1

In class:

Journal:
Students looked at a photo of school children in a circle and responded to the following prompts:

1. Describe this scene: What is going on here? What do you observe?
2. What LOGICAL inferences can you make based on your observation?


Students then worked together to share and discuss these inferences and observations.

HW ( TWO PARTS! )


Go through annotations of Mysterious Stranger and come up with a list of all the inferences made –> underline them.

- Next to those inferences come up with a list of all the observations

AND 

Look up the following vocab  words --> quiz on the last day of class this week. 

Vocab:

Inference

Observation

Logical

Argumentative Claim 

Week 10!

Half way through and it's only Class 1 ! After the wild snowstorm of late October, I'm glad to have you all back!

We read "Antaeus" by Borden Deal  in class - and you need to finish the worksheet for homework.