Word on the Street

I am writing this on Monday, so this is the plan for Tuesday, November 24.  I will update if necessary.

All Classes – Homework was collected and we discussed the questions in class.  We read aloud and discussed The Diary of Anne Frank.

Homework – If your class did not read through p. 377,  complete the reading for homework.  Be sure you have read through p. 377 before class on Monday, November 30.

We are almost at the Thanksgiving break; we just need a bit of a push these last two days to get through and earn those days off!  Don’t drop the ball now; you still have some work to do!

All Classes – We went to the book fair and read to p. 371 of  The Diary of Anne Frank.

Homework: In complete sentences answer the questions on p. 372

On-Level – Reading Check a, b, c, and questions #1-5, 7

Advanced – Reading Check a, b, c, and questions #1-7.

All Classes continued reading The Diary of Anne Frank.

1st period read to p. 367.

7th period read to p. 367.

8th period read to p. 369.

3rd period read to p. 367.

4th period read to p. 366.

All Classes – We began reading The Diary of Anne Frank.  On-level classes had a quiz on the literary elements of drama pp. 340-341.

Homework:

• Read to p. 358 Scene 3
• Vocabulary bookmark

All classes went over more background for Anne Frank.  All classes will begin reading tomorrow.

On Level Classes – Quiz Thursday on the Elements of Drama pp. 340-341

All Classes – To build background for reading The Diary of Anne Frank, students watched a video called Dear Kitty.  In the film the life story of Anne Frank is told with quotations from her diary and images of the place where she was hiding, photos from the family album and historical film material. Students also read pp. 340-345 in the textbook.  These pages discussed the elements of drama, more background information, and a timeline of events in Anne Frank’s life and related World events.

On-Level Homework

• Finish reading if not completed in class pp. 340-345
• Study for Quiz Thursday on The Elements of Drama pp. 340-341

Advanced Homework

• Finish reading if not completed in class pp. 340-345
• Read Grammar Link: Dialogue in your Writing p. 76
• Grammar Link worksheet

All Classes – We introduced the next unit “Harmony and Discord” by discussing that the words are antonyms and the connotations and denotations of the words.  We looked at a few transparencies of art works and discussed whether those pieces of art communicated harmony or discord.

On-level Classes Homework:

• Quiz Thursday, November 19, over Elements of Literature: Drama pp. 340-341.  This is review as we went over this before reading The Monkey’s Paw at the beginning of the semester.

On-Level Classes – “Flowers for Algernon” test. 

Advanced Classes – Finished watching the BBC Video version of Hound.

All Classes:

• We will visit the school book fair on Monday, November 16.
• We will begin building the background for our next unit “Harmony and Discord” Monday.  Literature for this unit includes the screenplay of The Diary of Anne Frank.

On-Level Classes – Worked on a Study Guide for tomorrow’s test.

Homework:

• Finish Study Guide
• Study for test

Advanced Classes – Continued watching the BBC Video version of Hound.

Homework: None

On-Level Classes- We finished reading  and discussing “Flowers for Algernon” and reviewed punctuating dialogue (Grammar Link p. 76).

Homework:

• Study for Friday’s Test
• Finish Chart
• Grammar Link Worksheet – for Exercise A numbers 1-10 also write the number(s) of the rules that apply

Advanced Classes – We watched the first part of the BBC video version of Hound of the Baskervilles.

Homework: None