Friday, 5/29/09.

Composition
1. None (just be ready to continue our symbolism notes on Monday).

World Literature
1. Socratic Seminar circle discussion questions - keep working on them. They are due Tuesday.
2. Choose an essay prompt for The Joy Luck Club and write the thesis statement.

Thursday, 5/28/09.

Composition
1. On your own, finish getting CDs for your tribe's symbol. You will have 5 CDs or more, and on the right side of the chart be sure to explain what that quote indicates about the events in the story symbolically.

World Literature
1. The Joy Luck Club project presentations will continue tomorrow. Be ready. Our next Socratic Seminar circle discussion will be on Tuesday. Have the questions done by then.

Wednesday, 5/27/09.

Composition
1. Finish Lord of the Flies!
2. Do the last "journal," journal #19 - it's really a questions sheet.

World Literature
The Joy Luck Club project presentations will continue tomorrow and Friday. Be ready. Our next Socratic Seminar circle discussion will be on Tuesday. Have the questions done by then. You may get them from Mr. Power today or tomorrow, but start working on them soon!

Tuesday, 5/26/09.

Composition
1. Journal #18: ch. 12 "Cry of the Hunters" (183-192).
We'll finish the book tomorrow!

World Literature
1. Complete the SS (Socratic Seminar) circle discussion questions sheet. Be prepared tomorrow for our discussion with multiple CDs to support each answer on the sheet!

Friday, 5/22/09.

Composition
1. Pre-printed Cornell notes Journal #17 on ch. 11 "Castle Rock" (169-182).
2. If you didn't get the printed out journal to use in class, click here to download it. Click on the download button, and choose "Word document" to print it out. I'm still having problems getting it to look right in Adobe Reader.

World Literature
1. Work on your The Joy Luck Club project. The project is due Tuesday, May 26th.
2. Get ahead on your Socratic Seminar discussion questions! They should be done by Wednesday of next week.

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Thursday, 5/21/09.

Composition
1. Journal #16: ch. 10, "The Shell and the Glasses" (155-168). Complete the chapter.
Use these pre-questions:
>Who leads the raid on Ralph's now-small tribe at the end of the chapter?
>What did Piggy think they were going to take?
>What do they actually take?

World Literature
1. Work on your The Joy Luck Club project. The project is due Tuesday, May 26th.
2. Get ahead on your Socratic Seminar discussion questions! They should be done by Wednesday of next week.

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Wednesday, 5/20/09.

Composition
1. Journal #16: ch. 10, "The Shell and the Glasses" (155-168). Complete the chapter.
Use these pre-questions:
>Who leads the raid on Ralph's now-small tribe at the end of the chapter?
>What did Piggy think they were going to take?
>What do they actually take?

World Literature
1. Intro-story-sheets should be done! I'll collect them soon.
2. Finish reading The Joy Luck Club by tomorrow. Finish the questions on the last two chapters as you read. They should be finished by tomorrow.
3. Work on your The Joy Luck Club project. The project is due Tuesday, May 26th.

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Tuesday, 5/19/09.

Composition
1. Journal #15 - ch. 9, "A View to a Death" (145-154).

World Literature
1. Intro-story-sheets should be done! I'll collect them soon.
2. Finish reading The Joy Luck Club by Thursday. Finish the questions on the last two chapters as you read. They should be finished by Thursday.
3. Work on your The Joy Luck Club project. The project is due Tuesday, May 26th.

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Monday, 5/18/09.

Composition
1. VERY IMPORTANT journal & reading tonight. Journal #18 - finish ch. 8, "Gift for the Darkness" (133-144).

World Literature
1. Finish any unfinished intro-story-sheet business.
2. Finish reading The Joy Luck Club by Thursday. Finish the questions on the last two chapters as you read. They should be finished by Thursday.
3. Work on your The Joy Luck Club project. The project is due Tuesday, May 26th.

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Friday, 5/15/09.

Composition
1. Journal #13: ch. 8 "Gift for the Darkness" (124-132) with the pre-question we wrote in class - What big split will there be in the tribe?

World Literature
1. Make sure your intro-story sheets are complete, and that your Mothers and Daughters sheets are also completed for the stories we have read.
2. You may read ahead if you wish.

Thursday, 5/14/09.

Composition
1. Finish the MASK project.
2. Do Journal #12: ch. 7 "Shadows and Tall Trees" (109-123).

World Literature
1. Read "Waiting Between the Trees" (242-252), Ying-ying's last story.
2. Fill in the 'summary' portion for the story on the Mothers and Daughters sheet.

Wednesday, 5/13/09.

Composition
1. Read ch. 6, "Beast from Air" (95-108).
2. Read very carefully, and draw a scene from the first two pages. On the backside, answer this question: What is the 'beast' from the air?

World Literature
1. Read "Magpies" - The last story of An-mei, Rose's mother (215-241).
2. Make an illustrated TIMELINE of the events. Include at least 7 major events, and be sure that they are in a true chronological order.

Tuesday, 5/12/09.

Composition
1. Journal #10: ch. 5 "Beast from Water" (76-94).
2. Answer at the end of the journal:
What are the problems in the tribe? What do you think about the beast?

World Literature
1. Read "Best Quality" (197-208) and be prepared for a quiz tomorrow!
2. Fill out the 'What does she want the most' answer for this chapter on the back of the Mothers and Daughters second stories sheet.

Monday, 5/11/09.

Composition
1. Lord of the Flies journal #9 on ch. 4, "Painted Faces and Long Hair" (63-75). Finish the chapter!

World Literature
1. Read "Without Wood," Rose Hsu Jordan's story, and answer the questions.
2. Questions to answer:
-How is Rose 'without wood'?
-How is this related to her choice to be more 'American' than 'Chinese'?

Friday, 5/8/09.

Composition
1. Read and explicate (explain) the poem "We Wear the Mask" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. Click here to read it online. Make notes on the poem sheet itself.
2. Read the back side of the page and get ideas for your Mask project.
3. Catch up on your Lord of the Flies reading or Journals. You should be finished with journal #8 by now.

World Literature
1. Read "Four Directions" (166-184), Waverly Jong's next story. Take notes on what happens so you will be ready for a quiz on the chapter on Monday.

Thursday, 5/7/09.

Composition
1. Journal #8 on "Painted Faces and Long Hair" (58-63) in Lord of the Flies.

World Literature
1. Read "Rice Husband" (159-165). You can skip the intro story on page 158.
2. Do ONE of the following:
-Draw a scene that includes both Lena and her husband. The scene should include a CD caption at the bottom from the chapter.
-Draw a symbol that represents their relationship. At the bottom, explain why this symbol is a good representation of the relationship.

Wednesday, 5/6/09.

Composition
1. Journal #7 on "Huts on the Beach" in Lord of the Flies (48-57).

World Literature
1. Read "Two Kinds" (132-144). Answer these questions:
-What does Suyuan believe about her daughter?
-What does Jing-mei believe about herself?

Tuesday, 5/5/09.

Composition
1. Journal #6 on "Fire on the Mountain" (39-47) in Lord of the Flies.

World Literature
1. Finish reading "Half and Half" (116-131). As you read, fill in the Mothers & Daughters sheet as you read.

Monday, 5/4/09.

Composition
1. Journal #5 - chapter 2, "Fire on the Mountain" (32-38).

World Literature
1. Read "Rules of the Game" and "The Voice from the Wall" from The Joy Luck Club (89-115). Quiz tomorrow! Notes or outlines are allowed, so feel free to make them as you read.

Friday, 5/1/09.

Composition
1. Finish reading chapter 1, "The Sound of the Shell," in Lord of the Flies.
2. Do journals #3 and #4. Two different sheets for each.
Journal 3 - 17-24 in the small book
Journal 4 - 25-31 in the small book

World Literature
1. Read "The Moon Lady" in The Joy Luck Club (67-83).
2. On a piece of paper, copy and answer these questions:
1. What does Ying-ying St. Clair tell the Moon Lady?
2. What is surprising about the Moon Lady?
3. What would you tell the Moon Lady? Be sure to understand the chapter before you answer.