Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Groups Day

Agenda:

  • Split into groups
    • Cather Letter
    • Motifs/Land II
    • Exceeds Group
Homework:
  • Vocab now due on 3/6  (no more extensions)
  • Please check and see if you need to make up the subject-verb test

Monday, February 27, 2017

Film Adaptations: Day 3 Conclusions

Agenda:

  • Finish film
  • Work on film questions

Homework:
  • Complete Q 1-3 and another 3 questions of your choice on the film
  • Check your missing work logs, progress reports are closing soon

Friday, February 17, 2017

Media Adaptations and O Pioneers!

Agenda:

  • Worksheet Review
  • Viewing O Pioneers! Hallmark adaptation

Homework:
  • Make sure you are caught up
  • You should have your six O Pioneers! questions ready to hand in by the end of today's class

Friday, February 10, 2017

Comma Diagnostic

Agenda:

  • Comma/end mark diagnostic test (pp. 564-566)
  • Work on The Good Earth vocabulary list  (or a chance to make up late work)
Homework:
  • Make sure you have finished reading O Pioneers!
  • Vocab list will be due 3/1

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Workshop Time

Agenda:

  • Academic Integrity Discussion
  • Group work
Homework:
  • Friday Bird Motif Summative Due
  • Part V reading questions due tomorrow

Monday, February 6, 2017

Motif and Allusion Review

Agenda:

  • Motif and allusion review
  • Connecting to themes:  In a Google Doc explain if your prediction was correct as well as which theme the allusion/motif of the mulberries supports.
  • Group Work
Homework:
  • Part 5 Reading and Questions due Wednesday
  • 2/10 Q2 finalized work due

Friday, February 3, 2017

The Mulberry Bush Motif

Agenda:

  • Review motif and answers from previous doc
  • Reading allusion/motif: "Pyramus and Thisbe"
  • Prediction: Based on Cather's motif of the mulberry bush (allusion to P & T), how do you think the story will end?
Homework:
  • Read the second half of part IV and answer the reading questions that come with it

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Motif Intro

Agenda:

  • Motif Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3gPeUh34M
  • Part A and B w/ partner in notes doc
Homework:
  • Letters due tomorrow
  • Finish reading Part IV with questions for Monday

Wednesday, February 1, 2017