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Radio Alliterative Espionage

Drama (Period 1)

Continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Group time-line presentations. Discussed answers from the Old English/Alliterative Pairs worksheet from yesterday. Turned in worksheet.

NOTICE: Mid-unit test on Friday on Beowulf up through section 19 (line 1320). The test will be short essay on 2 or 3 topics.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Went to the media center to work on the Mass Media Assignment. The subject is espionage and is due on Friday, October 3. Download the assignment and checklist below.

Download MassMediaJournalAssignment08.doc

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Group time-line presentations. Discussed answers from the Old English/Alliterative Pairs worksheet from yesterday. Turned in worksheet.

NOTICE: Mid-unit test on Friday on Beowulf up through section 19 (line 1320). The test will be short essay on 2 or 3 topics.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Went to the media center to work on the Mass Media Assignment. The subject is espionage and is due on Friday, October 3. Download the assignment and checklist below.

Download MassMediaJournalAssignment08.doc

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Group time-line presentations. Discussed answers from the Old English/Alliterative Pairs worksheet from yesterday. Turned in worksheet.

NOTICE: Mid-unit test on Friday on Beowulf up through section 19 (line 1320). The test will be short essay on 2 or 3 topics.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Went to the media center to work on the Mass Media Assignment. The subject is espionage and is due on Friday, October 3. Download the assignment and checklist below.

Download MassMediaJournalAssignment08.doc

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Group time-line presentations. Discussed answers from the Old English/Alliterative Pairs worksheet from yesterday. Turned in worksheet.

NOTICE: Mid-unit test on Friday on Beowulf up through section 19 (line 1320). The test will be short essay on 2 or 3 topics.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Went to the media center to work on the Mass Media Assignment. The subject is espionage and is due on Friday, October 3. Download the assignment and checklist below.

Download MassMediaJournalAssignment08.doc

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Group time-line presentations. Discussed answers from the Old English/Alliterative Pairs worksheet from yesterday. Turned in worksheet.

NOTICE: Mid-unit test on Friday on Beowulf up through section 19 (line 1320). The test will be short essay on 2 or 3 topics.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Went to the media center to work on the Mass Media Assignment. The subject is espionage and is due on Friday, October 3. Download the assignment and checklist below.

Download MassMediaJournalAssignment08.doc

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Group time-line presentations. Discussed answers from the Old English/Alliterative Pairs worksheet from yesterday. Turned in worksheet.

NOTICE: Mid-unit test on Friday on Beowulf up through section 19 (line 1320). The test will be short essay on 2 or 3 topics.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Went to the media center to work on the Mass Media Assignment. The subject is espionage and is due on Friday, October 3. Download the assignment and checklist below.

Download MassMediaJournalAssignment08.doc

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Group time-line presentations. Discussed answers from the Old English/Alliterative Pairs worksheet from yesterday. Turned in worksheet.

NOTICE: Mid-unit test on Friday on Beowulf up through section 19 (line 1320). The test will be short essay on 2 or 3 topics.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Went to the media center to work on the Mass Media Assignment. The subject is espionage and is due on Friday, October 3. Download the assignment and checklist below.

Download MassMediaJournalAssignment08.doc

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Movie Alliterative Test

Drama (Period 1)

Since I was out on Friday, we had Movie Monday today (instead of Film Friday) to finish watching Singin' in the Rain. Then continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class continued studying Old English by going to the media center and finding Beowulf in Old English on the Internet. They were to find and list words that have changed little from the Old English. Then they were to list Old English alliterative pairs that they found in the Old English version. Lastly, they were to determine modern English alliterative pairs when given the definition of the pair. Download worksheet for all these activities below.

Download OldEnglishWordsAlliterationActivity.doc

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

World Systems Test. This test covered the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Since I was out on Friday, we had Movie Monday today (instead of Film Friday) to finish watching Singin' in the Rain. Then continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class continued studying Old English by going to the media center and finding Beowulf in Old English on the Internet. They were to find and list words that have changed little from the Old English. Then they were to list Old English alliterative pairs that they found in the Old English version. Lastly, they were to determine modern English alliterative pairs when given the definition of the pair. Download worksheet for all these activities below.

Download OldEnglishWordsAlliterationActivity.doc

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

World Systems Test. This test covered the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Since I was out on Friday, we had Movie Monday today (instead of Film Friday) to finish watching Singin' in the Rain. Then continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class continued studying Old English by going to the media center and finding Beowulf in Old English on the Internet. They were to find and list words that have changed little from the Old English. Then they were to list Old English alliterative pairs that they found in the Old English version. Lastly, they were to determine modern English alliterative pairs when given the definition of the pair. Download worksheet for all these activities below.

Download OldEnglishWordsAlliterationActivity.doc

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

World Systems Test. This test covered the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Since I was out on Friday, we had Movie Monday today (instead of Film Friday) to finish watching Singin' in the Rain. Then continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class continued studying Old English by going to the media center and finding Beowulf in Old English on the Internet. They were to find and list words that have changed little from the Old English. Then they were to list Old English alliterative pairs that they found in the Old English version. Lastly, they were to determine modern English alliterative pairs when given the definition of the pair. Download worksheet for all these activities below.

Download OldEnglishWordsAlliterationActivity.doc

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

World Systems Test. This test covered the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Since I was out on Friday, we had Movie Monday today (instead of Film Friday) to finish watching Singin' in the Rain. Then continued working on radio play assignment.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class continued studying Old English by going to the media center and finding Beowulf in Old English on the Internet. They were to find and list words that have changed little from the Old English. Then they were to list Old English alliterative pairs that they found in the Old English version. Lastly, they were to determine modern English alliterative pairs when given the definition of the pair. Download worksheet for all these activities below.

Download OldEnglishWordsAlliterationActivity.doc

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

World Systems Test. This test covered the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Drama (Period 1)

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class continued studying Old English by going to the media center and finding Beowulf in Old English on the Internet. They were to find and list words that have changed little from the Old English. Then they were to list Old English alliterative pairs that they found in the Old English version. Lastly, they were to determine modern English alliterative pairs when given the definition of the pair. Download worksheet for all these activities below.

Download OldEnglishWordsAlliterationActivity.doc

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

World Systems Test. This test covered the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

HW: Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 4-6

Radio Timeline Good Night

Drama (Period 1)

Class met in the writing lab to begin working on radio play assignment. Download the assignment requirements below.

Download radio_play_assignment.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class was broken into groups to begin working on large time-lines showing the history and development of the English language.
 

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general. Some discussion of larger themes in the movie. Download the study guide for the test on Monday below. See "Contemporary Literature Downloads" page for most handouts covering content for the test. Download the study guide below.

Download study_guide_for_contemp_test_1.doc

HW: Study for test on the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

First Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 1-3

Drama (Period 1)

Class met in the writing lab to begin working on radio play assignment. Download the assignment requirements below.

Download radio_play_assignment.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class was broken into groups to begin working on large time-lines showing the history and development of the English language.
 

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general. Some discussion of larger themes in the movie. Download the study guide for the test on Monday below. See "Contemporary Literature Downloads" page for most handouts covering content for the test. Download the study guide below.

Download study_guide_for_contemp_test_1.doc

HW: Study for test on the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

First Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 1-3

Drama (Period 1)

Class met in the writing lab to begin working on radio play assignment. Download the assignment requirements below.

Download radio_play_assignment.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class was broken into groups to begin working on large time-lines showing the history and development of the English language.
 

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general. Some discussion of larger themes in the movie. Download the study guide for the test on Monday below. See "Contemporary Literature Downloads" page for most handouts covering content for the test. Download the study guide below.

Download study_guide_for_contemp_test_1.doc

HW: Study for test on the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

First Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 1-3

Drama (Period 1)

Class met in the writing lab to begin working on radio play assignment. Download the assignment requirements below.

Download radio_play_assignment.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class was broken into groups to begin working on large time-lines showing the history and development of the English language.
 

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general. Some discussion of larger themes in the movie. Download the study guide for the test on Monday below. See "Contemporary Literature Downloads" page for most handouts covering content for the test. Download the study guide below.

Download study_guide_for_contemp_test_1.doc

HW: Study for test on the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

First Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 1-3

Drama (Period 1)

Download radio_play_assignment.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Class was broken into groups to begin working on large time-lines showing the history and development of the English language.
 

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general. Some discussion of larger themes in the movie. Download the study guide for the test on Monday below. See "Contemporary Literature Downloads" page for most handouts covering content for the test. Download the study guide below.

Download study_guide_for_contemp_test_1.doc

HW: Study for test on the 19th and 20th centuries, "Guns, Germs, and Steel," The Lexus and the Olive Tree excerpts, "The World is Flat, After All," the Cold War terms, and themes from Good Night, and Good Luck.

First Reading Assignment for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Chapters 1-3

Remember Story Good Luck

Drama (Period 1)

Finished listening to the episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from yesterday. Watched an episode of an AMC series, Remember WENN, to get a peek at the behind the scenes of a radio station from the Golden Age of Radio. This will be helpful for the main project of our vocal acting skills unit: to find, rehearse, and perform a radio play from the Golden Age of Radio.

Class will meet in the Writing Lab tomorrow.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Finished viewing the episode of The Story of English that we started yesterday.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 39 through Section 43; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general.

HW: Bring copy of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold tomorrow

Drama (Period 1)

Finished listening to the episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from yesterday. Watched an episode of an AMC series, Remember WENN, to get a peek at the behind the scenes of a radio station from the Golden Age of Radio. This will be helpful for the main project of our vocal acting skills unit: to find, rehearse, and perform a radio play from the Golden Age of Radio.

Class will meet in the Writing Lab tomorrow.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Finished viewing the episode of The Story of English that we started yesterday.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 39 through Section 43; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general.

HW: Bring copy of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold tomorrow

Drama (Period 1)

Finished listening to the episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from yesterday. Watched an episode of an AMC series, Remember WENN, to get a peek at the behind the scenes of a radio station from the Golden Age of Radio. This will be helpful for the main project of our vocal acting skills unit: to find, rehearse, and perform a radio play from the Golden Age of Radio.

Class will meet in the Writing Lab tomorrow.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Finished viewing the episode of The Story of English that we started yesterday.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 39 through Section 43; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general.

HW: Bring copy of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold tomorrow

Drama (Period 1)

Finished listening to the episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from yesterday. Watched an episode of an AMC series, Remember WENN, to get a peek at the behind the scenes of a radio station from the Golden Age of Radio. This will be helpful for the main project of our vocal acting skills unit: to find, rehearse, and perform a radio play from the Golden Age of Radio.

Class will meet in the Writing Lab tomorrow.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Finished viewing the episode of The Story of English that we started yesterday.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general.

HW: Bring copy of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold tomorrow

Fibber Story Good Night

Drama (Period 1)

Played "Streets and Alleys." Listened to examples of accomplished vocal acting artists by listening to Abbot & Costello's classic routine "Who's on First?" and most of an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from the golden age of radio.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Continued investigation of the history of the English language by viewing part of another episode of The Story of English.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 39 through Section 43; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished review of Cold War terms. Began watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general.

Drama (Period 1)

Played "Streets and Alleys." Listened to examples of accomplished vocal acting artists by listening to Abbot & Costello's classic routine "Who's on First?" and most of an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from the golden age of radio.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Continued investigation of the history of the English language by viewing part of another episode of The Story of English.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 39 through Section 43; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished review of Cold War terms. Began watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general.

Drama (Period 1)

Played "Streets and Alleys." Listened to examples of accomplished vocal acting artists by listening to Abbot & Costello's classic routine "Who's on First?" and most of an episode of Fibber McGee and Molly from the golden age of radio.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Continued investigation of the history of the English language by viewing part of another episode of The Story of English.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Finished review of Cold War terms. Began watching Good Night, and Good Luck to gain a better understanding of McCarthyism in particular and the Cold War in general.

Neutral Administrative Terms

Drama (Period 1)

Rehearsed and performed neutral scenes.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Much administrative stuff today. Returned various graded papers including personal essay. Some discussion of MLA format. Began investigation of the history of the English language by use of a pre-test.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 39 through Section 43; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Much administrative stuff today. Returned various graded papers including personal essay. Some discussion of MLA format. Continued to review Cold War terms.

Drama (Period 1)

Rehearsed and performed neutral scenes.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Much administrative stuff today. Returned various graded papers including personal essay. Some discussion of MLA format. Began investigation of the history of the English language by use of a pre-test.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Much administrative stuff today. Returned various graded papers including personal essay. Some discussion of MLA format. Continued to review Cold War terms.

Singin' Kenning Grading

Drama (Period 1)

Film Friday; continued watching Singin' in the Rain.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Dialogic journals and "The Wrath of Grendel" check. Make-up presentations (i.e., summer reading, Anglo-Saxon life). Kenning activity; download the kenning activity below.

Download kenning_activity.doc

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 35 through Section 38; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class Monday

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Graded "It's a Flat World, After All" quiz in class. Began review of Cold War terms/names/events from yesterday.

Drama (Period 1)

Film Friday; continued watching Singin' in the Rain.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Dialogic journals and "The Wrath of Grendel" check. Make-up presentations (i.e., summer reading, Anglo-Saxon life). Kenning activity; download the kenning activity below.

Download kenning_activity.doc

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Graded "It's a Flat World, After All" quiz in class. Began review of Cold War terms/names/events from yesterday.

Neutral Journal War

Drama (Period 1)

Worked with a "neutral scene" — scripted scenes that are open to all kinds of interpretation — to work on some vocal acting skills. Download the scenes we used in class today below.

Download NeutralScenes2-5-6.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Students finished the dialogic journals from yesterday. This assignment was to individually review sections 3 through 10 (lines 189-709) in Beowulf and write a dialogic journal of those 8 sections.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 32 through Section 34; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

In the media center today to look up terms/names/events of the Cold War. Students were given a list of terms/names/events and were to write down the date and a short (1 line) description of the term/event/name. Download the list below.

Download cold_war_names.doc

HW: Finish Cold War terms.

Drama (Period 1)

Worked with a "neutral scene" — scripted scenes that are open to all kinds of interpretation — to work on some vocal acting skills. Download the scenes we used in class today below.

Download NeutralScenes2-5-6.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Students finished the dialogic journals from yesterday. This assignment was to individually review sections 3 through 10 (lines 189-709) in Beowulf and write a dialogic journal of those 8 sections.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 32 through Section 34; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

In the media center today to look up terms/names/events of the Cold War. Students were given a list of terms/names/events and were to write down the date and a short (1 line) description of the term/event/name. Download the list below.

Download cold_war_names.doc

HW: Finish Cold War terms.

Drama (Period 1)

Worked with a "neutral scene" — scripted scenes that are open to all kinds of interpretation — to work on some vocal acting skills. Download the scenes we used in class today below.

Download NeutralScenes2-5-6.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Students finished the dialogic journals from yesterday. This assignment was to individually review sections 3 through 10 (lines 189-709) in Beowulf and write a dialogic journal of those 8 sections.

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

In the media center today to look up terms/names/events of the Cold War. Students were given a list of terms/names/events and were to write down the date and a short (1 line) description of the term/event/name. Download the list below.

Download cold_war_names.doc

HW: Finish Cold War terms.

Vocal Dialogic Quiz

Drama (Period 1)

Finished the 3 different voices assignment performances. Notes on the "vocal instrument." Download the PowerPoint and diagram handout below.

Download vocal_anatomy.ppt
Download VocalInstrumentHandout.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Students individually reviewed sections 3 through 10 (lines 189-709) in Beowulf and wrote a dialogic journal of those 8 sections. they were to have at least one entry per section. Download an example of a dialogic journal below.

Download sample_dialogic_journal.doc

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 32 through Section 34; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Quiz on the Thomas Friedman article, "The World is Flat, After All." Students were allowed to use the notes and personal vocab list they created when they read the article.

Drama (Period 1)

Finished the 3 different voices assignment performances. Notes on the "vocal instrument." Download the PowerPoint and diagram handout below.

Download vocal_anatomy.ppt
Download VocalInstrumentHandout.doc

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Students individually reviewed sections 3 through 10 (lines 189-709) in Beowulf and wrote a dialogic journal of those 8 sections. they were to have at least one entry per section. Download an example of a dialogic journal below.

Download sample_dialogic_journal.doc

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 32 through Section 34; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Quiz on the Thomas Friedman article, "The World is Flat, After All." Students were allowed to use the notes and personal vocab list they created when they read the article.

A Lot Like Yesterday

Drama (Period 1)

Almost finished with the 3 different voices assignment given last Thursday.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Listened to selections of Beowulf read in Old English.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 27 through Section 31; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued yesterday's activity: Silent reading of Thomas Friedman article, "The World is Flat, After All." Students were to take notes as they read. Also, they were to, as they read, make their own list of at least 10 words they did not know and write out the definitions of those words.

Students can see (and print out) the article from THIS LINK (click here).

Quiz on this article TOMORROW.

Drama (Period 1)

Almost finished with the 3 different voices assignment given last Thursday.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Listened to selections of Beowulf read in Old English.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 27 through Section 31; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued yesterday's activity: Silent reading of Thomas Friedman article, "The World is Flat, After All." Students were to take notes as they read. Also, they were to, as they read, make their own list of at least 10 words they did not know and write out the definitions of those words.

Students can see (and print out) the article from THIS LINK (click here).

Quiz on this article TOMORROW.

Drama (Period 1)

Almost finished with the 3 different voices assignment given last Thursday.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Listened to selections of Beowulf read in Old English.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 27 through Section 31; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued yesterday's activity: Silent reading of Thomas Friedman article, "The World is Flat, After All." Students were to take notes as they read. Also, they were to, as they read, make their own list of at least 10 words they did not know and write out the definitions of those words.

Students can see (and print out) the article from THIS LINK (click here).

Quiz on this article TOMORROW.

Drama (Period 1)

Almost finished with the 3 different voices assignment given last Thursday.

Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)

Listened to selections of Beowulf read in Old English.

HW: Read Beowulf, Section 27 through Section 31; be sure to bring Beowulf book to class tomorrow

Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)

Continued yesterday's activity: Silent reading of Thomas Friedman article, "The World is Flat, After All." Students were to take notes as they read. Also, they were to, as they read, make their own list of at least 10 words they did not know and write out the definitions of those words.

Students can see (and print out) the article from THIS LINK (click here).

Quiz on this article TOMORROW.