It was an exciting start to the day with the massive storm last night that left us with out power. Nevertheless, the show must go on and the students showed up anyway! Fortunately, the power came back on within half an hour so it was business as usual.
Period 1--ELA 20
We finished discussing the news article on rural schools out performing urban schools in Saskatchewan. We looked at the information given as well as the information that was omitted. We had some good discussion about the differences between the two types of schools. In addition, we looked at the actual report the article was talking about and it cleared up a few questions as well as sparked a few more. Before the end of the class, they were given a handout with nursery rhymes to see if they could infer the information from there. We didn't get far into this, so we'll continue tomorrow.
Period 2--AP 30
Our discussion of Alias Grace continued with some interesting insights about the novel. The students continued working on their assignment.
Period 3--ELA B 30
They had this class to work on their persuasive essay. I was able to find a sample to show them, and even though it was weak, they got the general idea of how to formulate and structure the paper.
Period 4--AP 10
They continued working on their Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde essay.
Period 5--Mentor period
This was a work period for the students.
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
May 28, 2014
Period 1--ELA 20
We continued with and finished our look at reading graphs today by having a look at some charts about the Saskatchewan graduation rates. Once we finished with this, there were only a few minutes left in the class but we were able to read a newspaper article about Saskatchewan high school rankings. We will have to finish up with this tomorrow.
Period 2--ELA A 30/AP 30
We spent more time than we should have getting the AP students logged onto the apscore.org website to get them set up to pick up their exam scores this summer. After this, they continued creating questions from their novel to guide us in a discussion. We started with Alias Grace today and will need to finish that up tomorrow. The other novel will get some time, and then we'll discuss the group that was reading short stories.
Period 3--ELA B 30
The students are finished with the tales from Chaucer and now have to write a persuasive essay that outlines who the winner of the free dinner should be. This can be done either in first person point of view or third. It is up to the writer. We reviewed persuasive essays and then the students were given some time to work on them.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
They had this class to work on their reading of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Most of them were nearing the finish with reading this.
Period 6--AP 20
We continued with The Crucible. To start, we had a quick review of Act II by reviewing some of the quotations, and then we continued by reading Act III.
We continued with and finished our look at reading graphs today by having a look at some charts about the Saskatchewan graduation rates. Once we finished with this, there were only a few minutes left in the class but we were able to read a newspaper article about Saskatchewan high school rankings. We will have to finish up with this tomorrow.
Period 2--ELA A 30/AP 30
We spent more time than we should have getting the AP students logged onto the apscore.org website to get them set up to pick up their exam scores this summer. After this, they continued creating questions from their novel to guide us in a discussion. We started with Alias Grace today and will need to finish that up tomorrow. The other novel will get some time, and then we'll discuss the group that was reading short stories.
Period 3--ELA B 30
The students are finished with the tales from Chaucer and now have to write a persuasive essay that outlines who the winner of the free dinner should be. This can be done either in first person point of view or third. It is up to the writer. We reviewed persuasive essays and then the students were given some time to work on them.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
They had this class to work on their reading of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Most of them were nearing the finish with reading this.
Period 6--AP 20
We continued with The Crucible. To start, we had a quick review of Act II by reviewing some of the quotations, and then we continued by reading Act III.
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
May 27, 2014
Period 1--AP 30/ELA A 30
We finished our discussion on Canadian literature by looking at the characteristics of the genre and making comparisons to other Canadian works they've read. From here, they were put into their reading groups and had to come up with 10 (for the novels) or 5 (for the short stories) questions about their reading.
Period 2 & 3--ELA B 30
We had to finish with some questions from "The Miller's Tale," so we took them up together. We also viewed "The Wife of Bath's Tale" which will be one of their options in their assignment. After the viewing, they had various questions to answer to help with deeper comprehension of the viewing, including technical aspects of the illustrations. Before the end of class, we reviewed "The Pardoner's Tale" and I allowed them a chance to view "The Merchant's Tale" too.
Period 4--ELA 20
We spent the period going over reading graphs and deciphering what the graphs show us vs. the information that is not included. If nothing else, we examined the concept of data and statistics and how they can be manipulated in order to create data for consumer consumption.
Period 5--AP 10
We had a presentation from one of the students who will be leaving and wanted to finish things up. The students were then allowed this last class to work on their essay. It is due June 13th.
We finished our discussion on Canadian literature by looking at the characteristics of the genre and making comparisons to other Canadian works they've read. From here, they were put into their reading groups and had to come up with 10 (for the novels) or 5 (for the short stories) questions about their reading.
Period 2 & 3--ELA B 30
We had to finish with some questions from "The Miller's Tale," so we took them up together. We also viewed "The Wife of Bath's Tale" which will be one of their options in their assignment. After the viewing, they had various questions to answer to help with deeper comprehension of the viewing, including technical aspects of the illustrations. Before the end of class, we reviewed "The Pardoner's Tale" and I allowed them a chance to view "The Merchant's Tale" too.
Period 4--ELA 20
We spent the period going over reading graphs and deciphering what the graphs show us vs. the information that is not included. If nothing else, we examined the concept of data and statistics and how they can be manipulated in order to create data for consumer consumption.
Period 5--AP 10
We had a presentation from one of the students who will be leaving and wanted to finish things up. The students were then allowed this last class to work on their essay. It is due June 13th.
May 26, 2014
Period 1 & 2--ELA 20
The students needed some time to finish their various assignments that are overdue so I gave them this double in an attempt to clean some of it up. I was able to work with a few students who needed a bit of guidance to get things finished, so this was good!
Period 3--AP 30
We started looking at some of the characteristics of Canadian literature. This created some interesting conversation about Canada and our history and how it's depicted in literature.
Period 4--ELA B 30
We finally finished reading "The Miller's Tale" today and the students enjoyed it. They are always surprised that such a risque story is in our curriculum! It's always entertaining. We had a few questions for deeper understanding of the tale, and didn't quite get through it, so we will finish this up then.
Period 5--AP 10
Most of this class was gone on a French field trip. Those of us that were there worked hard on the Fahrenheit 451 essay.
Period 6--AP 20
We finished reading Act II of The Crucible and then the girls worked on their poem assignment.
The students needed some time to finish their various assignments that are overdue so I gave them this double in an attempt to clean some of it up. I was able to work with a few students who needed a bit of guidance to get things finished, so this was good!
Period 3--AP 30
We started looking at some of the characteristics of Canadian literature. This created some interesting conversation about Canada and our history and how it's depicted in literature.
Period 4--ELA B 30
We finally finished reading "The Miller's Tale" today and the students enjoyed it. They are always surprised that such a risque story is in our curriculum! It's always entertaining. We had a few questions for deeper understanding of the tale, and didn't quite get through it, so we will finish this up then.
Period 5--AP 10
Most of this class was gone on a French field trip. Those of us that were there worked hard on the Fahrenheit 451 essay.
Period 6--AP 20
We finished reading Act II of The Crucible and then the girls worked on their poem assignment.
May 21-23, 2014
I've fallen off the blogging wagon again! My apologies. It has been a crazy time. An overview of the work we've been doing this passed week follows:
AP 30/ELA 30--They have needed to finish some assignments (including Over Canada and some other overdue works), so they had time to catch up on this.
ELA B 30
We are working our way through some tales of Chaucer as well as had some time to finish the Prologue assignment. The tales we are looking at are: "The Miller's Tale," "The Pardoner's Tale," "The Knight's Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Tale." We have a bit more to do with finishing up these tales throughout the rest of the week.
ELA 20
We are doing some work with some inferencing lessons where students pay attention to how they know the information that they do.
AP 10
We are working on two things: their essay for Fahrenheit 451 and reading and annotating Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
AP 20
We have an assignment with The Crucible where the students have to write a poem from one of the men's point of view. We are into Act II for reading.
AP 30/ELA 30--They have needed to finish some assignments (including Over Canada and some other overdue works), so they had time to catch up on this.
ELA B 30
We are working our way through some tales of Chaucer as well as had some time to finish the Prologue assignment. The tales we are looking at are: "The Miller's Tale," "The Pardoner's Tale," "The Knight's Tale," and "The Wife of Bath's Tale." We have a bit more to do with finishing up these tales throughout the rest of the week.
ELA 20
We are doing some work with some inferencing lessons where students pay attention to how they know the information that they do.
AP 10
We are working on two things: their essay for Fahrenheit 451 and reading and annotating Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
AP 20
We have an assignment with The Crucible where the students have to write a poem from one of the men's point of view. We are into Act II for reading.
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
May 20, 2014
And we're back after the long weekend! I hope everyone is rested up after four days of no school! This is what our day looked like. I also won't be here for the next day or two due to a family commitment, but I will update the blog when I am back on Friday.
Period 1--ELA 20
We finished reading "Dr. Heideggar's Experiment" and the students had some time to work on some comprehension questions to accompany them. We will take up the answers tomorrow.
Period 2--AP 30/ELA A 30
They are working on their Over Canada assignment and will do so tomorrow as well.
Period 3--ELA B 30
We reviewed the "Knight's Tale" as well as the "Pardoner's Tale." With the "Knight's Tale" we took up the questions and discussed the various themes as a part of the tale.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
We had lots of time to work on our Fahrenheit 451 essays. Since I'm not here tomorrow, I did introduce the novella of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the students so they have some idea of what they will be hearing with the guest teacher.
Period 6--AP 20
We accomplished quite a bit today. We reviewed the information on the narrative passages in the play as well as character motivation. To bridge between Act I and II, we came up with 15+ questions that arise as a result of the action in Act I. We will see how many of these questions we can answer by the end of the play. To finish it, we did a bit of a review of Act I through a quick quiz and then went over the answers together.
Period 1--ELA 20
We finished reading "Dr. Heideggar's Experiment" and the students had some time to work on some comprehension questions to accompany them. We will take up the answers tomorrow.
Period 2--AP 30/ELA A 30
They are working on their Over Canada assignment and will do so tomorrow as well.
Period 3--ELA B 30
We reviewed the "Knight's Tale" as well as the "Pardoner's Tale." With the "Knight's Tale" we took up the questions and discussed the various themes as a part of the tale.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
We had lots of time to work on our Fahrenheit 451 essays. Since I'm not here tomorrow, I did introduce the novella of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the students so they have some idea of what they will be hearing with the guest teacher.
Period 6--AP 20
We accomplished quite a bit today. We reviewed the information on the narrative passages in the play as well as character motivation. To bridge between Act I and II, we came up with 15+ questions that arise as a result of the action in Act I. We will see how many of these questions we can answer by the end of the play. To finish it, we did a bit of a review of Act I through a quick quiz and then went over the answers together.
Thursday, 15 May 2014
May 15, 2014
Period 1--AP 30
The students were given more time to work on their Over Canada assignments.
Period 2 & 3--ELA B 30
We were going to move on with Chaucer but many of the students needed me to backtrack and show them exemplars of previous assignments that I have for their Prologue assignments. With this better plan in mind, many of them were able to use this double class to work on this assignment in a much more productive manner. We will continue with the tales tomorrow.
Period 4--ELA 20
We had an entertaining discussion of age categories with this class as it would lead into our short story for the day. We also looked at the "pros and cons" of growing old and the students had a lot of fun insights into the aging process (some more accurate than others!). After this, we started reading "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" but we didn't get all the way through the story before the bell rang.
Period 5--AP 10
The students are working on their Fahrenheit 451 essay.
NOTE: There is no school for students tomorrow as they have a day off while teachers are at Professional Development, nor is there school on Monday due to the Victoria Day long weekend. We will see students back on Tuesday!
The students were given more time to work on their Over Canada assignments.
Period 2 & 3--ELA B 30
We were going to move on with Chaucer but many of the students needed me to backtrack and show them exemplars of previous assignments that I have for their Prologue assignments. With this better plan in mind, many of them were able to use this double class to work on this assignment in a much more productive manner. We will continue with the tales tomorrow.
Period 4--ELA 20
We had an entertaining discussion of age categories with this class as it would lead into our short story for the day. We also looked at the "pros and cons" of growing old and the students had a lot of fun insights into the aging process (some more accurate than others!). After this, we started reading "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" but we didn't get all the way through the story before the bell rang.
Period 5--AP 10
The students are working on their Fahrenheit 451 essay.
NOTE: There is no school for students tomorrow as they have a day off while teachers are at Professional Development, nor is there school on Monday due to the Victoria Day long weekend. We will see students back on Tuesday!
May 14, 2014
We were at our Sectional track meet, so there were a lot of kids missing for the day. This is what it was for those who were still in attendance.
Period 1 & 2--ELA 20
They had the option to work on their various assignments or to begin a new short story. They elected to finish up assignments and worked very well.
Period 3--AP 30/ELA A 30
They were watching Over Canada yesterday and just finished it before the bell rang today. They have an assignment to do with this where they have to choose two of four options and write about them. They can have this class period to work on them.
Period 4--ELA B 30
We watched "The Knight's Tale" yesterday, but since I wanted to do something with them about this, they will need to re-watch it, so we'll do that when I'm there. They had "The Pardoner's Tale" read to them and looked at a few questions.
Period 5--AP 10
They are working on their Fahrenheit 451 essay questions.
Period 6--AP 20
They continued with their study of the explicatory narratives and the extra information found in each of them about the various characters. We will begin reading Act II next ELA class.
Period 1 & 2--ELA 20
They had the option to work on their various assignments or to begin a new short story. They elected to finish up assignments and worked very well.
Period 3--AP 30/ELA A 30
They were watching Over Canada yesterday and just finished it before the bell rang today. They have an assignment to do with this where they have to choose two of four options and write about them. They can have this class period to work on them.
Period 4--ELA B 30
We watched "The Knight's Tale" yesterday, but since I wanted to do something with them about this, they will need to re-watch it, so we'll do that when I'm there. They had "The Pardoner's Tale" read to them and looked at a few questions.
Period 5--AP 10
They are working on their Fahrenheit 451 essay questions.
Period 6--AP 20
They continued with their study of the explicatory narratives and the extra information found in each of them about the various characters. We will begin reading Act II next ELA class.
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
May 13, 2014
Period 1--ELA B 30
We reviewed their various characters and went through the few remaining ones for discussion. After this, we are getting into the Tales themselves and we start with "The Knight's Tale." We viewed this short excerpt and will review tomorrow.
Period 2 & 3--AP 30
This is our first class together since they wrote their exam, so we discussed how they felt after writing it...most just feel relief! We took a celebratory walk (to the doughnut shop) and composed a sonnet about doughnuts to justify our excursion! After this, we settled into watching a documentary on Canadian landscapes called Over Canada. They will work on the assignment that goes with it tomorrow.
Period 4--ELA 20
We reviewed the essay they read yesterday ("May the Best Cheater Win") and then read "The High of an Honest Win" together as a class. We ran out of time before we could compare/contrast them, but they will get some time to do that tomorrow.
Period 5--AP 10
We finally finished our power point of information from the novel and then we moved onto breaking down the prompts. We didn't quite finish, but I will get them the break down of the prompts for tomorrow's class.
We reviewed their various characters and went through the few remaining ones for discussion. After this, we are getting into the Tales themselves and we start with "The Knight's Tale." We viewed this short excerpt and will review tomorrow.
Period 2 & 3--AP 30
This is our first class together since they wrote their exam, so we discussed how they felt after writing it...most just feel relief! We took a celebratory walk (to the doughnut shop) and composed a sonnet about doughnuts to justify our excursion! After this, we settled into watching a documentary on Canadian landscapes called Over Canada. They will work on the assignment that goes with it tomorrow.
Period 4--ELA 20
We reviewed the essay they read yesterday ("May the Best Cheater Win") and then read "The High of an Honest Win" together as a class. We ran out of time before we could compare/contrast them, but they will get some time to do that tomorrow.
Period 5--AP 10
We finally finished our power point of information from the novel and then we moved onto breaking down the prompts. We didn't quite finish, but I will get them the break down of the prompts for tomorrow's class.
Mary 12, 2014
I was home with a sick kid, but this is what the day was like:
Period 1--ELA 20
They discussed the concept of cheating (various types) and the morality of it. Then, they read an essay that dealt with how people view cheating and its consequences. We will finish this up tomorrow.
Period 2--AP 30
They need this time to complete assignments and reading.
Period 3--ELA B 30
They had this time to work on their Prologue assignment.
Period 4--AP 10
They used this time to work on their essay for Fahrenheit 451.
Period 5 & 6--AP 20
We continued reading The Crucible. After finishing Act I, they were given a handout that asked them to review the explicatory narrative that Miller uses throughout. We looked at the pros and cons of it as well as its purpose in the play. After this, they used those passages to help flesh out the characters. They will need more time to finish.
Period 1--ELA 20
They discussed the concept of cheating (various types) and the morality of it. Then, they read an essay that dealt with how people view cheating and its consequences. We will finish this up tomorrow.
Period 2--AP 30
They need this time to complete assignments and reading.
Period 3--ELA B 30
They had this time to work on their Prologue assignment.
Period 4--AP 10
They used this time to work on their essay for Fahrenheit 451.
Period 5 & 6--AP 20
We continued reading The Crucible. After finishing Act I, they were given a handout that asked them to review the explicatory narrative that Miller uses throughout. We looked at the pros and cons of it as well as its purpose in the play. After this, they used those passages to help flesh out the characters. They will need more time to finish.
May 9, 2014
This was our school track meet, so there were a number of students missing. Nevertheless, classes were to continue as usual for the students who were here.
Period 1--ELA 20
The students had this one last class to clean up their various assignments. It's back to work on Monday.
Period 2--AP/ELA A 30
They are working on reading their novel/short stories and finishing up their assignments.
Period 3--ELA B 30
They have time to work on their General Prologue assignment.
Period 4--AP 10
They were given their essay topics and have time to work on this today.
Period 1--ELA 20
The students had this one last class to clean up their various assignments. It's back to work on Monday.
Period 2--AP/ELA A 30
They are working on reading their novel/short stories and finishing up their assignments.
Period 3--ELA B 30
They have time to work on their General Prologue assignment.
Period 4--AP 10
They were given their essay topics and have time to work on this today.
May 8, 2014
Sorry I didn't have this up sooner--with all the AP exams going on right now and track, things are a little hectic!
Period 1--ELA 20
This was a work period for the kids to get caught up on various assignments that we still need to have handed in.
Period 2--AP 30
These kids were writing their Advanced Placement exam....good luck to them
Period 3--ELA B 30
We continued with the characters of Chaucer's Prologue. We are almost ready to move onto our assignment.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
We continued going over various aspects of the novel as a class. We had some excellent discussions about this.
Period 6--AP 20
The students are progressing through the play and are being introduced to the various characters in Act I.
Period 1--ELA 20
This was a work period for the kids to get caught up on various assignments that we still need to have handed in.
Period 2--AP 30
These kids were writing their Advanced Placement exam....good luck to them
Period 3--ELA B 30
We continued with the characters of Chaucer's Prologue. We are almost ready to move onto our assignment.
Period 4 & 5--AP 10
We continued going over various aspects of the novel as a class. We had some excellent discussions about this.
Period 6--AP 20
The students are progressing through the play and are being introduced to the various characters in Act I.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
May 7, 2014
Period 1--AP 30
This is our last class before the big day! Tomorrow is the exam day! We went over a few last minute things about writing and the multiple choice and I tried to allay any fears they have. They will do fine!
Period 2 & 3--ELA B 30
This was a "grab-bag" kind of class today. We had some boasts to finish up. I believe there are just two or three more left to deliver. After this, we returned to Chaucer to continue our study of the "General Prologue." We had to stop in the second class and fill out forms for our field trip, so it took some time to go over this, and then we, once again, returned to Chaucer.
Period 4--ELA 20
I went through the Freytag Pyramid of Plot Development today which reviewed a lot of concepts for the students. They listened well and learned a lot (or reviewed it as the case may be). They will have tomorrow to work on assignments.
Period 5--AP 10
This class was derailed early on as we got off track of our discussion of Fahrenheit 451 and spent much of the class talking about truant officers (of old). We eventually got on track, but we'll have to play a bit of "catch up" tomorrow!
This is our last class before the big day! Tomorrow is the exam day! We went over a few last minute things about writing and the multiple choice and I tried to allay any fears they have. They will do fine!
Period 2 & 3--ELA B 30
This was a "grab-bag" kind of class today. We had some boasts to finish up. I believe there are just two or three more left to deliver. After this, we returned to Chaucer to continue our study of the "General Prologue." We had to stop in the second class and fill out forms for our field trip, so it took some time to go over this, and then we, once again, returned to Chaucer.
Period 4--ELA 20
I went through the Freytag Pyramid of Plot Development today which reviewed a lot of concepts for the students. They listened well and learned a lot (or reviewed it as the case may be). They will have tomorrow to work on assignments.
Period 5--AP 10
This class was derailed early on as we got off track of our discussion of Fahrenheit 451 and spent much of the class talking about truant officers (of old). We eventually got on track, but we'll have to play a bit of "catch up" tomorrow!
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
May 6, 2014
We were missing our grade 10s and 11s today, so it was just grade 12s in house for the day.
Period 3--AP 30
We reviewed some of the things they need to consider before they write their exam on Thursday. Nerves are starting to set in!
ELA A 30--They continued to clean up assignments before both sides of the class come together.
Period 4--ELA B 30
We were able to hear a few more boasts today and then went back to Chaucer and learning more about each of the characters. The last of the boasts should happen tomorrow and then it's Chaucer for the foreseeable future!
Period 3--AP 30
We reviewed some of the things they need to consider before they write their exam on Thursday. Nerves are starting to set in!
ELA A 30--They continued to clean up assignments before both sides of the class come together.
Period 4--ELA B 30
We were able to hear a few more boasts today and then went back to Chaucer and learning more about each of the characters. The last of the boasts should happen tomorrow and then it's Chaucer for the foreseeable future!
May 5, 2014
Period 1--ELA B 30
The grade 12s had to have their boasts from Beowulf ready to go. Several of them were ready, but not all. Regardless, we heard several of them and enjoyed the entertainment. After this, the students were given a few minutes to continue their group work on their Chaucer character. We just started to share information when the bell rang.
Period 2 & 3--AP 30
The APs are doing a simulation of the essay portion. They had two hours to write three essays. Almost all were able to do so.
ELA A 30
They are working on an essay called "Pretty Like a White Boy: The Adventures of a Blue Eyed Ojibwa" and we will take it up on Thursday. They were also given three short stories to work on for the next major assignment.
Period 4--ELA 20
We finished reading "The Children's Story." We will plot this out with the Freytag Pyramid of Plot Development but need to review that before we do so. We ran out of time to get very far in this.
Period 5--AP 10
Mr. Harrison led the class through some discussion and group work about other themes in the novel.
The grade 12s had to have their boasts from Beowulf ready to go. Several of them were ready, but not all. Regardless, we heard several of them and enjoyed the entertainment. After this, the students were given a few minutes to continue their group work on their Chaucer character. We just started to share information when the bell rang.
Period 2 & 3--AP 30
The APs are doing a simulation of the essay portion. They had two hours to write three essays. Almost all were able to do so.
ELA A 30
They are working on an essay called "Pretty Like a White Boy: The Adventures of a Blue Eyed Ojibwa" and we will take it up on Thursday. They were also given three short stories to work on for the next major assignment.
Period 4--ELA 20
We finished reading "The Children's Story." We will plot this out with the Freytag Pyramid of Plot Development but need to review that before we do so. We ran out of time to get very far in this.
Period 5--AP 10
Mr. Harrison led the class through some discussion and group work about other themes in the novel.
May 2, 2014
My apologies...I fell off the blogging wagon! Suffice it to say, things are getting busy!
This is what the day looked like last Friday:
Period 1--ELA 20
We started reading a story called the "Children's Story" which examines childhood memories and really shows how easy it is to influence young children. The story is extensive and we stopped often to discuss as we read, so we didn't finish it up but will do so on Monday.
Period 2--AP 30
We continued to work through multiple choice questions in an effort to ready ourselves for the big exam on the 8th.
Period 3--ELA B 30
The students were put into groups to "translate" the character to which they were assigned. They are working through this using cues and clues given on the side of the reading, so hopefully it helps as they work through this example of Middle English.
Period 4--AP 10
The students were taught by Mr. Harrison who took them through the theme of censorship as it applies to Fahrenheit 451. They had time in the computer lab to research banned books and then worked on an assignment with the novel.
Period 5 & 6--AP 20
We did sneak to the Seniors' Tea for a few minutes to watch some of the presenters but then we were down to business. Each group presented their information that they had to research. This provided an excellent framework to put the students in the right mind as they start reading the play. We did get a start in our reading and are just coming to some of the interesting things! We will carry on next week.
This is what the day looked like last Friday:
Period 1--ELA 20
We started reading a story called the "Children's Story" which examines childhood memories and really shows how easy it is to influence young children. The story is extensive and we stopped often to discuss as we read, so we didn't finish it up but will do so on Monday.
Period 2--AP 30
We continued to work through multiple choice questions in an effort to ready ourselves for the big exam on the 8th.
Period 3--ELA B 30
The students were put into groups to "translate" the character to which they were assigned. They are working through this using cues and clues given on the side of the reading, so hopefully it helps as they work through this example of Middle English.
Period 4--AP 10
The students were taught by Mr. Harrison who took them through the theme of censorship as it applies to Fahrenheit 451. They had time in the computer lab to research banned books and then worked on an assignment with the novel.
Period 5 & 6--AP 20
We did sneak to the Seniors' Tea for a few minutes to watch some of the presenters but then we were down to business. Each group presented their information that they had to research. This provided an excellent framework to put the students in the right mind as they start reading the play. We did get a start in our reading and are just coming to some of the interesting things! We will carry on next week.
Thursday, 1 May 2014
May 1, 2014
Period 1--ELA 20
We had a lot of fun with creative writing today. The students were given 10 words from the dictionary and had to create a story using at least six of them. Once they were finished this, we chose 10 more words from the dictionary, switched books randomly with a classmate, and the students had to finish the original story with at least six of the next words. At the end of the class, they were given their own books back to look at and had fun reading the completed story.
Period 2--AP 30
We did pre-registration to get ready for the AP exams that start next week.
Period 3--ELA B 30
We continued with the background information to get ready for our reading of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Period 4--AP 10
Mr. Harrison, a student teacher from the U of S, taught the students the introductory information about Fahrenheit 451. They went through the concept of fascism, anarchy, dissidents, and dictatorships and applied them to the novel. We also read through Dr. Seuss's Yertle the Turtle to examine how it is an allegory of WWII and Hitler. This connects with the novel through the concept of dictatorship.
Period 5--Mentor
This was a work period for our students.
We had a lot of fun with creative writing today. The students were given 10 words from the dictionary and had to create a story using at least six of them. Once they were finished this, we chose 10 more words from the dictionary, switched books randomly with a classmate, and the students had to finish the original story with at least six of the next words. At the end of the class, they were given their own books back to look at and had fun reading the completed story.
Period 2--AP 30
We did pre-registration to get ready for the AP exams that start next week.
Period 3--ELA B 30
We continued with the background information to get ready for our reading of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Period 4--AP 10
Mr. Harrison, a student teacher from the U of S, taught the students the introductory information about Fahrenheit 451. They went through the concept of fascism, anarchy, dissidents, and dictatorships and applied them to the novel. We also read through Dr. Seuss's Yertle the Turtle to examine how it is an allegory of WWII and Hitler. This connects with the novel through the concept of dictatorship.
Period 5--Mentor
This was a work period for our students.
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