Friday, September 22, 2017

Honors World Lit 18-22

Monday- I was absent and we had a substitute; students continued reading Antigone
Tuesday- Students finished reading Antigone
Wednesday- Students planned their characterization essay.
Thursday- Students typed characterization essay about which character impacted Creon's journey as a modern tragic hero
Friday- Unit 1 Dramatic Justice Test

10th World September 18-22

Monday- I was out and we had a substitute; Students continued reading Act II of Zoot Suit
Tuesday- We finished Act II of Zoot Suit; Students completed and turned in their characterization chart.
Wednesday- Vocab 4 quiz; Students received their assigned prompts for the final essays; students crafted and showed me their thesis statements; students began planning their first body paragraph
Thursday- Students planned and drafted their first body paragraph for the final essay
Friday- Unit 1- Dramatic Justice Test

Friday, September 15, 2017

Honors World Literature September 11-15

Monday- SCHOOL CLOSED DUE TO IRMA
Tuesday- SCHOOL CLOSED DUE TO IRMA
Wednesday- Students read lessons 4.12 and 4.13 of Antigone in their textbooks; They worked on dialectical journals DUE FRIDAY; Students will have a vocab quiz on Friday over Vocab 3 as well.
Thursday- Writing instruction; wrote group paragraphs answering the prompt Who is the hero in Antigone? Once finished, students had time to work on their dialectical journals due the next day.
Friday- Students took Vocab Quiz 3. Students also turned in dialectical journals. Once finished we read Antigone as a class and students completed their Dialectical Journals for the last segment of class. The dialectical journals from 4.14 until the end of the play are due September 22. The Antigone Test will be Friday September 22 as well.

10th World September 11-15

Monday- SCHOOL CLOSED DUE TO IRMA
Tuesday- SCHOOL CLOSED DUE TO IRMA
Wednesday- Finished reading Zoot Suit Act I; Turned in Characterization Chart; Vocab 4 Introduced (VOCAB QUIZ TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19)
Thursday- Writing instruction; wrote a body paragraph as a class answering the prompt How is Henry characterized in Act I of Zoot Suit? Students wrote I and D sentences independently and turned them in for feedback.
Friday- Rewrote examples of I and D sentences for practice; Started Act II of Zoot Suit; began filling out the characterization chart for Act II.

Friday, September 1, 2017

Honors World August 28-September 1

Monday- Monologue Project Performances and feedback
Tuesday- Monologue Project Performances and feedback; planned reflection
Wednesday- Wrote reflection in lab; took notes independently over Archetypes (Schoology)
Thursday- Hero's Journey Notes; Unpacked Embedded Assessment 2; Archetype notes; Self assessed Embedded Assessment 2 (back of prompt and rubric sheet)
Friday- Finished archetype notes; Watch Batman Begins; HOMEWORK: Schoology prompt analyzing effects of minor character on Batman's hero's journey

10th World September 5-8

Monday- LABOR DAY!
Tuesday- Back of Embedded Assessment 2 sheet (self assessing skills for essay); Zoot Suit background quiz; Begin Zoot Suit Act 1; Lesson 4.9 (Characterization Chart)
Wednesday- Greek Chorus Background; Finish Act 1; Begin Zoot Suit Focus Paragraphs (Topic and Information sentences)
Thursday- Craft D sentences independently; Finish Act 1; Show Zoot Suit Act I
Friday- Adjective Instruction; Use characterization chart to revise I sentences using adjectival clauses

10th World August 28-September 1

Monday- Monologue Presentations and Feedback
Tuesday- Finished Presentations and feedback
Wednesday- Wrote reflections and posted on Schoology; Took notes independently on Prezi
Thursday- Reviewed for Vocab Quiz; Began Zoot Suit Riots documentary
Friday- Vocab 3 Quiz; Finished Zoot Suit Riots documentary; Unpacked Embedded assessment 2 and discussed Prompt

Zoot Suit Prezi Link

https://prezi.com/nluxot-82qs0/copy-of-literature-lesson/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy