Tuesday, 3/31/09.

Composition
1. Work on Of Mice and Men project.
2. Get Lord of the Flies by William Golding and bring in to class by Friday.
***projects due tomorrow, 4/1/09***

World Literature
1. Copy essay prompt onto the intro-side of the sheet. Start thinking about how you will answer our Things Fall Apart essay.
3. Get The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan* and bring in to class by Friday.


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Monday, 3/30/09.

Composition
1. Work on Of Mice and Men project.
2. Get Lord of the Flies by William Golding and bring in to class by Friday.

***projects due Wednesday, 4/1/09***

World Literature
1. Finish Things Fall Apart! (read chapter 25)
2. Complete the Socratic Seminar (circle discussion) questions and be prepared for the discussion tomorrow.
3. Get The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan* and bring in to class by Friday.


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Friday, 3/27/09.

Composition
1. Work on your projects! Do most of the work over the weekend...

***projects due Wednesday, April 1***

World Literature
1. Read Things Fall Apart chapter 24.
2. On looseleaf, write an 8-sentence paragraph (essay body paragraph style) with two CDs that explains: How are things falling apart even further in this chapter?

Thursday, 3/26/09.

Composition
1. Finish the book!
2. On looseleaf, write out 5 good quiz questions for someone reading the text. At least 2 of them should concern events in the last chapter.
3. Start working on your Of Mice & Men project!

***projects due Wednesday, April 1***

World Literature
1. Read chapters 22-23 in Things Fall Apart.
2. Be ready for a quiz tomorrow on:
-The two reverends (what's the difference? what is the result with the Ibo people?)
-The motives of the British colonization (according to the District Commissioner of the British, in talking with the six leaders of Umuofia))

Wednesday, 3/25/09.

Composition
1. Read Of Mice & Men chapter 5.
2. Pretend you are Curley’s wife writing to her sister. Explain what’s going on at the ranch (specific events – at least 2) and how you feel about your life. Refer to the text – bonus points for artistic touches and for making it like a real letter.

World Literature
1. Read Things Fall Apart chapters 20 & 21.
2. Do the "Hearsay" quotes sheet.

Tuesday, 3/24/09.

Composition
1. Read Of Mice & Men chapter 4.
2. Answer the chapter 4 questions on the class sheet.

World Literature
1. Read chapter 19 of Things Fall Apart (the last chapter in part 2).
2. On looseleaf, answer this question:
Why is part two ending?
Then list the following parts of chapter 19:
Rituals & Customs
Vocabulary & Terminology
Proverbs
Beliefs

Monday, 3/23/09.

Composition
1. Finish reading Of Mice & Men chapter 3 (51-65).
2. Finish character dreams/loneliness sheets.
3. Know the details of what happens at the end of ch. 3 for tomorrow's quiz!

World Literature
1. Things Fall Apart Socratic Seminar circle discussion tomorrow!
2. Finish the discussion questions, and use multiple CDs to support or go along with your answers so you are read for the discussion.

Thursday, 3/19/09.

Composition
1. Read the first half of chapter 3 in Of Mice and Men (pages 38-50).
2. Find CDs that show the personality of the character George. Record CDs and what they show (with characterization) on the back of today's class Cornell notes.
3. Fill in the 'summary' section on the back of today's class Cornell notes.

World Literature
1. Read Things Fall Apart chapters 17 &18.
2. As you read, write down your thoughts continually (sort of like a journal). Focus on your thoughts about different cultures and the dangers of not understanding differences in culture.

Wednesday, 3/18/09.

Composition
1. Read ch. 2 in Of Mice and Men. Look for foreshadowing as you read!
2. Pick 5 of the characters in the story, and draw them onto a sheet of paper. Then label the drawings with the character's name and job. The pictures must be accurate and match the characters' descriptions and personalities in the book! The characters from which you could pick are:
George
Lennie
Crooks
The Boss
Carlson
Candy
Curley
Curley's Wife
Slim

World Literature
1. Things Fall Apart - read ch. 15 & 16, do the summaries sheet.

Tuesday, 3/17/09.

Composition
1. Of Mice & Men chapter 1 read (2-16).
2. Do a reaction double-entry journal (3 entries).

World Literature
1. Read ch. 13 & 14 of Things Fall Apart. Do ch. 13 & 14 questions.
Chapter 13 marks the end of Part One of the book....how will Part Two be different?
(chapters 13 & 14 quiz tomorrow)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Monday, 3/16/09.

Composition
1. Bring Of Mice & Men books every day!

World Literature
1. Things Fall Apart - read chapters 11 & 12.
2. Complete questions sheet for ch. 11 & 12.

Friday, 3/13/09.

Composition
1. My Dreams graphic
2. Continue to bring Of Mice and Men every day!

World Literature
1. TFA (Things Fall Apart) read ch. 9-10.
2. Answer the ch. 9 & 10 questions on the questions sheet.

Wednesday & Thursday, 3/11/09 & 3/12/09.

Composition
1. Finish grading sample essay CMs. Give each CM a grade of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 with 5 being the highest score. You are grading on on whether or not it refers back to the thesis statement.
2. Bring your Of Mice & Men book every day from now on.

World Literature
1. Finish grading sample essay CMs.
2. It's okay to read ahead! Chapter 9 & 10 of Things Fall Apart awaits...

()()()-Friday: Turn in Ch. 7 predictions, Ch. 8 study Qs, and Sample Essay sheets-()()()

Tuesday, 3/10/09.

Students and parents:
I was out sick today, but the assignments below are still expected to be completed and brought to class tomorrow.

Composition
1. Summary and Timeline assignment from class.
2. Bring Of Mice and Men book tomorrow!

World Literature
1. Read Things Fall Apart chapter 8 and finish the study questions from class. When finished, start reading chapter 9...

Monday, 3/9/09.

Composition
1. Bring your Of Mice & Men book.

World Literature
1. Read TFA chapters 6 & 7.
2. Answer this question on paper - What huge event occurs in ch. 7? Then make 2 predictions at what will happen next in the book. For each one, write BECAUSE and then include a CD from the chapter in your answer.

Friday, 3/6/09.

Composition
1. Study for our test on the 'Big 14' Greek gods & goddesses. Practice spelling the names, because the test is a fill-in-the-blank test.
2. Finish mythology crossword puzzle.

World Literature
1. TFA (Things Fall Apart) - read ch. 5. Start filling out the character chart in pencil.
2. Be ready for a quiz on ch. 5 - it will be open-note, so you may take notes as you read the chapter.

Thursday, 3/5/09.

Composition
1. Finish mythology essays - fix up the FINAL draft. Due tomorrow.
2. Briefly go over our notes on summaries and timelines/event maps. "Test" tomorrow.

***Mythology Essay Final Draft due Tomorrow***
~~~Timeline and Summary "test" Tomorrow~~~

World Literature
1. TFA (Things Fall Apart) ch. 4 read, fill out the "Strange Perspective" worksheet from class.

Wednesday, 3/4/09.

Composition
1. Finish writing out the essay from the planning sheet. Rough Draft is due tomorrow.

****Essay rough draft due Thursday. Essay final draft due Friday****

World Literature
1. Read Things Fall Apart chapters 2 & 3.
2. Inference journal on ch. 3 - just like ch. 1's journal, but now you may ask questions on the right-hand side as well as make inferences.

Tuesday, 3/3/09.

Composition
1. Finish getting CDs for your essay and put them onto the sheet. Then copy them onto the packet.

World Literature
1. Things Fall Apart - read ch.1 and finish the double-entry inferences journal (5 CDs & entries).

Monday, 3/2/09.

Composition
1. Mythological Beings Card Project - due tomorrow.

****Myth Beings Card project due tomorrow (Tuesday)****
****Mythology essay due Thursday****

World Literature
1. Finish essay final draft.

****Siddhartha essay final draft due tomorrow (Tuesday)****