Literature Assignment (Gold Day):
Today we will begin reading an excerpt from the novel Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes. This can be found in our literature textbook on pp. 50-86. Because we will spend most of the morning on state testing, our class schedule will be somewhat uncertain today. If you are working from home, please read pp. 50-66 and complete #1-7 on the study guide at the link below. Be sure to check this blog and your email for updates on our schedule. Writing Assignment (from Monday, April 26): We are writing a creative short story using "story starters." Yesterday, students drew out of a grab bag several items that they must use in their story: two character names, an important object, and a setting. Students then viewed and chose one image from a total of 24 different images to use an illustration for their story. Requirements and images are at the link below. If you are working from home and eligible for eLearning, check your email for a Google Meet invitation for Wednesday, April 28. We can draw your items at that time, and you can ask questions about the assignment. As always, please email me with any questions you might have. Literature Assignment (Gold Day):
If you are working from home, please check your email for a Google Meet invitation to join class today. We will discuss key moments from the final scenes of the play, the two diary entries read earlier this week, and the excerpt from Miep's memoir. Please make sure you have access to your Google Docs with your responses to the study guide questions. You can take notes during discussion. As always, please feel free to email me if you need help. Writing Lesson (Maroon Day):
1. If you are working from home, please be sure to check your email for an invitation to attend class today through Google Meet. We will go over the Warriner's packet due today. Be prepared to grade your answers with a red pen. We will discuss irregular verbs, active vs. passive voice, and the six troublesome verbs. You may turn in your self-graded packet on Monday, April 26. 2. We will use the rest of the class period to finish this week's IXL (GG.1, N.1, N.2). All students need only reach a score of 90 on IXL N.2. 3. If you need more help with understanding active and passive voice, please watch the short video below. As always, you may email your questions to me, too. Literature Assignment (Gold Day): Because of state testing, our class schedule will once again be somewhat unpredictable. If you are working from home, please complete the assignment below and check your email for a Google Meet invitation to join class discussions on Thursday and Friday.
1. Why did Miep stay throughout the arrest? What happened to her? 2. Which details in her testimony surprise or interest you the most? Choose two and explain your choices. 3. How well does this video match the memoir and the play? Provide at least two pieces of evidence to support your opinion, 4. Which was more effective in sharing Miep's story, the written memoir or the video? Why? As always, please feel free to email me if you have any questions. Writing Lesson (Maroon Day):
1. Complete all pages of the Warriner's Packet over Irregular Verbs, Active & Passive Voice, and the Six Troublesome Verbs. These are worksheet pages 182-186, 189-193. These are due on Thursday, April 22, at the start of class. We will go over the answers and self-correct. 2. Continue working on this week's IXL--GG.1, N.1, N.2.. 3. Please feel free to email me throughout the class period if you have questions. You may use online resources (such as a list of irregular verb forms) to help you with the assignments. Literature Assignment (Gold Day):
Read the two diary entries on pp. 712-715 of our literature textbook and answer the following questions in a Google Doc. Label your document with your last name and the words "Diary Entries." Share your document with me by the end of our class period today. 1. What do you think Anne means when she writes, "paper is more patient than man" at the beginning of the first entry? 2. Why does Anne say she will use the name "Kitty" in her diary? In the play, Peter points out that Anne was well-known at school and often the center of attention. (See Act I: Scene 2, pp. 545-546.) How do Anne's own comments here about friends compare with those lines in the play? 3. Look back at the diary excerpts read aloud in the play by Mr. Frank and Anne's Voice in Act I: Scene 1, on p. 538. Compare and contrast those lines with what Anne actually wrote in her diary on June 20, 1942. How well do you think the playwrights used the actual diary here? Do you think they were faithful to the source material? Provide at least two pieces of evidence to support your opinion. 4. Do Anne's comments about Mr. Dussel surprise you? How are they similar to lines and events in the play? How are they different? Look back at pp. 566-572 (Act I: Scene 3) for evidence to support your ideas. 5. How would you describe Anne's tone (her attitude) toward her situation and the situation of those around her? Do these two entries sound like the Anne we meet in the play? Provide at least two pieces of evidence to support your opinion. Please feel free to email me during the class period if you have questions. |
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A Classroom Prayer
Holy Spirit, Giver of all good gifts, enter into my mind and heart. Give me the gift of knowledge and the grace to use it wisely. Help me in all my endeavors. Give me perseverance and fortitude. Help my memory, that I may remember what I learn and recall it when necessary. Guide me in the classroom.
O Jesus, You who are the Way, the Truth, and the Life, let me not be deceived by false teaching. Our Lady of Good Studies, pray for me. Amen. Mary, Undoer of Knots,
Pray for Us! A Prayer to Christ, the Divine Teacher
O source of all Wisdom, Christ the Teacher,
You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Teach us to embrace the truths You have revealed to Your Church. Fill our souls with Your Grace that we may love God above all and our neighbors as ourselves. Christ Jesus, friend and Teacher most patient, bless us and teach us. O Light of the world, teach us always to follow You that we should not walk in darkness, but have forever the Light of Life! Amen. Archives
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