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L.A. 8

We are wrapping up Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet. This week, we talked about dreams and irony, and we also did a little bit of acting in the form of tableaux. Students are also practicing finding the main idea in a piece of complex text. I've also started to grade notebook checks on Interactive Notebooks: students must have pages complete and neat in order to earn 100%.

Contemporary Lit.

In Contemporary Lit., we are still making our way through Macbeth, slow and steady. We are finishing up Act 4 with some discussions on prophecies, and we had a little fun making our own spells and comparing Macbeth to Harry Potter. We also talked about socioeconomic class and how it relates to Macbeth. Next week, I plan on finishing reading Macbeth, then wrapping up the unit after the New Year by writing an essay about it.

Writing Lab.

After practicing a few pre-writing strategies, we have started our "Gift of Gratitude" scrapbook with the first writing assignment: a Memory List. Students are writing out 25 memories of the subject of their scrapbook, with ten pictures. Memories need at least 2 full sentences each.

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L.A. 8

In L.A. 8, we are reading a story about immigration called "My Favorite Chaperone" by Jean Davies Okimoto (from the Collections textbook). We are learning how to write summaries, which helps students with picking out key details from a text. 

Contemporary Literature

In Contemporary Literature, we are reading "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. We are also learning how to write proficient claim statements and use direct quotations from a text, which will help students build strong arguments for future essays and literary analysis. 

Writing Lab. 

In Writing Lab., we are kicking off our "Gift of Gratitude" Scrapbook assignment with a Memory List. Students are asked to write 25-50 memories about the subject of their scrapbook, and include at least 10 images (photos, drawings, or Google images). We spent some time writing rough drafts, peer editing, and completing final drafts in the computer lab.