"The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose." Magaret Atwood

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Homework and Agenda

A Block - Grade 12 Honors English
Homework
- For Friday, Read Frankenstein, Chapters 10-12
- Answer Reading Comprehension Questions
- Vocabulary Unit 7 Quiz - Tuesday 12/23
What happened in class today?
- We performed an in-class reading of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
- We formed a list of common traits between "Mariner" and Frankenstein based on Gothic Romanticism.
- Students used prior knowledge of The Scarlet Letter to formulate their understanding.

C Block - Grade 11 Honors
Homework
- Complete Reading Death of a Salesman, Act II for Friday, 12/19
- Vocabulary Unit 7 Homework and Quiz - Tuesday 12/23 (1/2 Day)
What happened in class today?
- We watched three separate performances of Willy Loman's monologue
from Act II, Death of a Salesman.  Discussed each performance and why students preferred
one performance over the other.

D Block - Film and Literature
Homework
- Complete Reading The Prestige, Part II, Borden Section
- Continue to read beyond part II if possible.
What happened in class today?
We did not meet today. 

F Block - Grade 11 Honors English
Homework
- Complete Reading Death of a Salesman, Act II for Friday 12/19
- Vocabulary Unit 7 Homework is due on Monday 12/22
- Vocabulary Unit 7 Quiz - Monday 12/22
What happened in class today?
- We reviewed Act I quiz answers.
Students watched Act I, Death of a Salesman (Dustin Hoffman version).

 G Block - Grade 11 Honors English
- Complete reading Death of a Salesman, Act II for Friday 12/19
- Vocabulary Unit 7 Homework is due on Monday 12/22
- Vocabulary Unit 7 Quiz Monday 12/22
What happened in class today?
- We reviewed Act I quiz answers.
Students watched Act I, Death of a Salesman (Dustin Hoffman version).

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