October 26, 2012

I am away at an AP conference tomorrow, so this is from my sub plan for Mr. Spence. 

Period 1—AP 20

1.  Literary devices quiz

2.  They were given poems yesterday and put in groups to analyze their assigned poem.  The first group presented their findings.  They are all sonnets.  I have them:  read the poem aloud, jot down ideas on the smart board, and present their findings to the class.  Then, I usually have to go and add to it all.  Ultimately, I want them to be able to determine the meaning of the poem and important literary devices that help them achieve tone.  If enough time is spent with this, it should take all class, but if you get done early, you can move on with the kids and start talking about John Donne and “The Bait.”  It’s on the same document and the kids have a photocopy of it.  I have a handout about Metaphysical poetry that can go with it.  Students will either analyze together or guided by Mr. Spence. 

 Period 2—AP 30

1.  Literary devices quiz
2.  We finished Beowulf and the analysis for it yesterday.  Today, they get to work on the assignment that goes with it.  I’ve told them about it but they haven’t had time to work on it yet.  Hand the assignment out and you can read a few of the boasts from last year’s crew to give them some ideas.  They can work on it for this class but that’s it.  It will be due next Friday when they will present them.

 Period 3—AP 10

1.  Literary devices quiz.
2.  We finished Macbeth and have gone over how to write a formal essay.  They should all have their essay topics, but there are extras in case they need it.  They can have this class to start writing their formal essay. 

 Period 4—History 10

The students created their own textbook and need to start going over it so they can prepare for their exam next week which will be open book using this “textbook.”  They need to go over the textbook and start highlighting or adding information as you discuss it.  They want to do their highlighting in partners or small groups.  That’s OK with me if they are on task.  If not, read through each page, ask the kids what is important and highlight appropriate information.  You’ll want to skip over duplicated information to speed this up.  There are 30 kids in this class, so going over this many sheets will take time!  If you don’t get finished, that’s OK; I’ll finish up on Monday.