9-29, 9-30

Objectives:
Finding Common ground
Read The Crucible
Review dramatic structure
Fill out progress report

Activities:
Common ground with partner
read out loud
work on news cast

Homework:
Read pg 1271-1279

Comments:
Today class was semi-productive,
some of the students got a little off
topic but got their work done none
the less.

-Austin Gossett

9/23 - 9/25

Objectives: interpret writing prompt; practice persuasive writing; begin Puritan project
Activities: writing prompt, group time, library time
HWK: read The Crucible, pp. 1267 - 1271 (stop when Mary Warren enters)

Did everyone find a non-fiction selection? I hope so. Puritan projects are begun, and I look forward to seeing them performed. I forgot to ask Stacey to write the blog so I'm doing it.

LF

9/22 - 9/23

Objectives: outline a persuasive argument; develop persuasive arguments; begin group project
Activities: common ground; groups; book project or check out books
HWK: finish book projects! Due beginning of class next period

We talked about how to make a emotional and logical argument and our homework was to finish our book reports for this Wednesday.

Zach

9/18 - 9/19

Objectives: take pre-test; review test; watch The Crucible; work on book projects
Activities: pre-test; movie; independent work
HWK: read/work on book project

I lost track of the blog again. I think I need to make this more of a class responsibility since I get wrapped up in class activities. I hope everyone is keeping up with the reading projects!

9/16 - 9/17

Objectives: take unit test; write reading log

Activities: unit test; get organized; reading; logs

HWK: reading logs

Class went by very slowly with the test. It was quiet for once. The test was easy but it's hard for me to write such a short story.

Kassandra Buffington

9/12 - 9/15

Objectives: IB only--read The Crucible, fill in character sheet; all classes--review for the test, read library book

Activities: group review; summary practice, reading

HWK: study for test

I though class went well today. I t went by really fast for being the first class of the day on a Monday morning.

Cassie Blythe

9/10 - 9/11

Objectives: Read The Crucible
Read Library book

Activities: Worksheets (incl character sheet); reading

HWK: Finish library books - 1B - read to 1252

BRING LIBRARY BOOKS!

I thought class went well today. I enjoy reading about The Crucible, it has an interesting storyline and i think the history behind it is interesting.
- Gage Bates

9/8 9/9

Objectives: Read the Crucible
Play the lit review game

Activities: Crucible text; lit review

Hwk: read pgs 1241-1247
1w only read 1241-1252
Bring library books

I think that class went pretty good today. We read parts from The Crucible out loud as a class and quite a few people participated. Then we played the lit review game and "China Floor" took a huge win over "Team Physical." After that we just had free time to work on homework, read, or go to the library.

-Taylor Black

9/4 9/5

objectives: Introduce The Crucible.
Review: origin myth, slave narrative, sermon, vocab.

Activities: anticipation guide, background info(website), review game.

Hmk: Read Pg. 1231, 1234-1237


Today we did a anticipation guide in a group of two or three and we had to discuss with our group about if we agreed or disagreed with what they were saying. I thought that it was a very good way to learn and understand.

--Ethan Castagno

9/2-9/3

Objectives: expand vocab
review logical fallacies
discuss/summarize Sinners
Activities: Sinners...essay, summary
Hmk: write vocab words/definitions for The Crucible

Today in class we summarized Sinners. We also did a lot of group work and i liked it better than working alone.

Emily Barto