Thoughts on Thursday:

Block B: A lot interesting insights into Murderball thank you for all of your contributions. We will wrap up this discussion on Monday - there is no homework this weekend!

Block C: I will be checking the outline of the "Harrison Bergeron" paragraph on Monday - focus and clarity! Here is the paragraph topic - just in case you left your outline at school:

Block D: If you did not finish your chart on Connotation, Symbolism and Stereotypes - it should look something like this:

Also due on Monday is the opinion paragraph - not too long just 8-12 sentences - focus on all the good things about writing. Because I am interested in your personal opinion on this topic, you do not need to follow the literary analysis guidelines. Here are the topics to choose from:

Work on a Wednesday:

Block B: Great work on making inferences today - we will continue and hopefully finish Murderball tomorrow.

Block C: I hope that the questions and small group discussion helped you to formulate some new understanding of the story - for homework tonight complete the character attribute web and the story elements chart if not done yesterday. Here is the slide explaining the parts of the web.

Block D: Today we had some time in class to complete the plot summary for "Boys and Girls" if you did not finish up in class - please do so for homework. We also had a chance to talk in small groups about the story and answer some discussion questions. We'll share our responses tomorrow. Here is the link to the full text version of "Boys and Girls"

As the Snow Melts Tuesday!

Block B: We started watching the documentary Murderball in class today - do the best that you can to fill out the chart as we watch. Viewing continues tomorrow.

Block C: We read "Harrison Bergeron" in class today - I know it is kind of a confusing story - hopefully our discussion over the next couple of days will help to clarify things... You should have completed the story elements chart in class today - if not - then please do so tonight. The double-spaced good copy of your conflict paragraph is due tomorrow. Make sure you hand in the rough draft, peer editing sheet, and outline.

Block D: I know it was a long one - but we read "Boys and Girls" in class today - I will give you some time in class tomorrow to work on the plot summary for this story. The double-spaced good copy of your "A&P" character paragraph is due tomorrow. Make sure you hand in the rough draft, peer editing sheet, and outline.

More Snow on a Monday?!

Block B: Thank you to all who handed in your Visual essays today - those need to get in ASAP! We will continue with our discussion of "normal" tomorrow - a lot of interesting, critical thinking in class today!

Block C: Excellent discussion on equality today! Hopefully you were able to receive some good feedback on the rough draft of your "Brother Dear" paragraph. The double-spaced good copy is due on Wednesday - make sure it is typed or written in pen please!

Block D: There was time today in class that allowed you to work with a peer editor on your "A&P" paragraph. Use the feedback provided to improve your paragraph and hand it in on Wednesday - with all components - of the the outline, rough draft peer editing and double-spaced good copy typed or written in pen. Think this evening about defying gender stereotypes - how do you defy stereotypes or someone you know?

Frankly, it's Friday!

Block B: Today we watched our Canadian men's hockey team beat the USA in a tense semi-final. We also worked on our visual essays. If you were unable to complete yours in class today - we will be collecting them on Monday!

Block C: A great working environment in class today. Homework this weekend is to turn your outline into a double-spaced rough draft. This is a formal paragraph - so no "I"s or "you"s allowed!

Block D: If you did not finish up the rough draft of your "A&P" paragraph please do so for Monday - we will be peer editing so make sure it is double-spaced.

Go Canada Go!!!!

Thoughts on Thursday:

Block B: I know we were all a little distracted today - and it might be the same way tomorrow - but we must push on! We are going to collect your visual essays at the end of class tomorrow - so if you need or want to bring pictures from home, please do so tonight.

Block C: I hope you found the feedback on your thesis statements helpful today - please complete the rest of the outline for tomorrow's class - I'll be checking to make sure it is done!

Block D: Today I assigned a literary analysis paragraph for "A&P" if you did not finish the outline in class today - please do so for homework tonight.

What about Wednesday?!

Block B: After further discussion of healthy relationships we are going to move on to the assignment - a visual essay. We will start finding or drawing our images in class tomorrow - no homework tonight!

Block C: I know that was a lot of information today about literary analysis - but it is one of the fundamental skills of English - so we need to push through. Your homework tonight is to complete the hook, TAG and thesis for the "Brother Dear" conflict paragraph. I will discuss these with you tomorrow.

Block D: Today we presented our group discussion questions for "A&P" and did some work on characterization. If you did not complete the chart on 2 points of direct characterization and 6 points of indirect characterization please do so for homework tonight.