Friday - 2/27/09

Happy TGIF!

2nd - 5th Period

• Go over DGP #22-23 and turn in.
• Poetry Cafe - Share and turn in your poems

7th Period

• Turn in Poetry Response #8
• Finish reading The Stranger
• Work in groups to discuss "Accusations of Callousness" and "Focus on the Trial"
• Part II Quiz on Monday, Test and Study Guide due on Tuesday, and Timed Writing and Data Packet due on Wednesday.
• If you don't already have a copy, please get Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurer ASAP!

Make-up Work Availability for Monday

• Before School (7:00-7:10am)
• During 6th Period
• No after school help is offered on this day

"A Worn Path" Film

There was a short 10 minute film made about the short story "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty. Enjoy!

Thursday - 2/26/09

2nd - 5th Period

• "Journey" Journal - What is a journey? Is it only physical - or can it also be mental? Describe a journey you or someone you know has taken. Describe the journey's process and the outcome. (minimum 200 words)
• Read "A Worn Path" on pg. 821
• Answer Discussion Questions at the end of the story
• Answer Part 2 of the journal - How does the journey you described compare to that we just read about?
• Reminder: Poetry Cafe is tomorrow!

7th Period

• Reading Day - Read Part II of The Stranger
• Reminder: Poetry Response #8 is due tomorow!

Make-up Work Availability for Tomorrow

• Before school (7:00-7:10am)
• During 6th Period
• I am not available after school. If you need to turn something in, I will be in Room 614 until 4:00pm.

Wednesday - 2/25/09

This is what we are doing in class today:

2nd - 5th Period

• DGP #23
• Read background on T.S. Elliot on pg. 716
• Look over terms on pg. 717
• Read "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" on pg. 718
• Complete chart for the poem (handout)
• Answer discussion questions on pg. 722 (finish for HW)

7th Period

• Turn in Part 5 of the Poetry Project
• Take Quiz on Part 1 of The Stranger
• Begin reading Part 2

Availability for Make-up Tomorrow

• Before school (7:00-7:10am)
• During 6th Period
• After school (2:10-3:00pm)

Tuesday - 2/24/09

This is what we are doing today in class:

2nd - 5th Period

• DGP #23
• Notes on Unit 5: Modernism (handout)
• Study the poetry of e.e. cummings, Carl Sandburg, and Robert Frost (handout)
• Turn in Poetry Handout sheet for a daily grade
• Don't forget to bring lit books for the rest of the week

7th Period

• Finish reading Ch. 6 and Part I of The Stranger
• Start HW assignment: "Camus's Philosophy" and "The Absurd Crime of Meursault" (handout)
• Part 5 of the Poetry Project is due tomorrow
• Part 1 Quiz of The Stranger is tomorrow. The quiz is a combination of MC questions and short response.

Make-up Work Availability for Tomorrow

• Before school (7:00-7:10am)
• During 6th Period
• No after school help available for Wednesday