Monday, April 20
Eng H2: We started the film of Great Expectations and will continue all week. Eng 12: After discussion the last chapter, you were assigned the end of the book and one question on an index card in any...
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Eng H2: Continued the film. Eng 12: Intro to Socratic Seminar and questions from the end of the novel.
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Eng H2: We continued the film. Eng 12: I gave you a handout on forming good probing questions for your Socratic Seminar. You worked on preparation for the seminar, which you will also have Thursday and...
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Eng H2: We watched almost to the end of the film. Just a couple minutes left for Monday. I handed out the next book, The History of Love, and you are to read pages 3-13 for Monday. Eng 12: Today was...
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Eng H2: We discussed the first chapter, using the jigsaw from yesterday, and began our discussion of chapter two. Homework: finish the second chapter. Eng 12: The first two classes reflected on what it...
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Eng H2: We tackled the most recent chapter. Read 75-92 for Monday. Eng 12: We discussed the current unit’s schedule, prepping, and the current AoW. Have a great weekend, and get on top of the current...
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Eng H2: I set up a possible reader response idea in the current reading, which we will be covering in class tomorrow: connect one of the four chapters from the internal novel, THOL, with either Alma...
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Eng H2: We had a fantastic discussion about significant lines in Leo’s chapter. Tonight, you are reading, as scheduled, the final Zvi chapter, 183-191. Eng 12: While period 5 finished Electronic...
View ArticleFriday, May 15
Eng H2: You had a whole period guidance workshop. Read 192-202 for Monday. Period 2’s reader responses are due this next week. Eng 12: We had a discussion about the AoW. You should be reading chapters...
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Eng H2: We discussed the AoW and the current reading. Read 203-212 tonight. Eng 12: Guidance was here to have you complete your Senior survey, then we discussed the execution scene from Chapter 5. Read...
View ArticleTuesday, December 15
PIB: At the start of class, you put questions up on the board, we chose which ones to cover, and we had another day of wonderful discussion. Tonight, you are to read the notes on the novel at the end...
View ArticleWednesday, December 16
PIB: We discussed the notes in the back of the book, then you worked in small groups on the symbols in this allegory. For homework, you are to do the following with the critical essay you were given in...
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PIB: We had a fantastic discussion of the critical essay assigned yesterday. Tonight, you are reading the short one, “Green Paint,” and doing the same annotation (identifying thesis, best points, worst...
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This is the critical essay being used with Lord of the Flies. You are writing an essay that shows you understand the thesis, best points, worst points, and how it adds to your understanding or...
View ArticleTuesday, December 22
PIB: You finished your in class essay on the psychological analysis of LOTF. Tomorrow is a chill day. You are free to bring in refreshments as you like. Eng 12: You took your passage test for F451....
View ArticleTuesday, January 5
PIB: We first discussed the challenges of going from book to movie. We will be savvy critics as we watch excerpts from two film adaptations of Lord of the Flies. When done viewing, you will write a...
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PIB: The votes are in, and you’ve chosen to watch the balance of the 1990 version of Lord of the Flies. When we are done, you will write a paragraph on the merits of the film. Through next week, we...
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PIB: After SSR, we continued the 1990 film. We will finish it tomorrow, and you will make your schedules for next year on Thursday. Friday in class, you will write your paragraph on the value of the...
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Lord of the Flies 1990 This is the link to the film we have been watching.
View ArticleFriday, January 15
PIB: You wrote your piece on the value of the 1990 film. No homework. We will start a new unit on Tuesday. Eng 12: You finished the movie of F451 and then we had a brief discussion of the Aow. You will...
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