Ummm ... A bit of improv and some other stuff. :-)
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Finished watching Much Ado About Nothing.
Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)
Finished watching the Cold War satirical comedy, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
HW: Read Chapter 1 of The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien.
PLEASE NOTE: Students need to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. This book is REQUIRED BY DECEMBER 1. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Finished final improv performances in groups for a major grade. Then Theatrical Thursday: finished watching Arsenic and Old Lace.
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Continued watching Much Ado About Nothing.
Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)
Began watching the Cold War satirical comedy, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
PLEASE NOTE: Students need to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. This book is REQUIRED BY DECEMBER 1. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Final improv performances in groups for a major grade.
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Using pilgrim note cards, worked in small groups to categorize the pilgrims into three groups: feudal, church, and town/trade. Further categorized pilgrims in each of the three groups by ranking them from wealthiest to poorest and most virtuous to least virtuous. Note cards were turned in for a grade.
Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)
Class discussion on 9/11 Report Chapter 1. Discussion of satire in preparation to begin watching the Cold War satirical comedy, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
PLEASE NOTE: Students need to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. This book is REQUIRED BY DECEMBER 1. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Continued with unit on improvisational acting. Worked in groups that will be used for the final improv performances tomorrow. In groups, played more improv games.
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Continued working on pilgrim note card assignment. Note cards will be turned in tomorrow.
Download the Scavenger Hunt Activity from yesterday below. This activity requires the textbook.
Quiz on 9/11 Report Chapter 1. Download worksheet that went with the excerpt reading this past Friday, The Cold War: A New History, below. See Mr. Newman or Ms. Dierson for a copy of the excerpt.
PLEASE NOTE: Students need to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. This book is REQUIRED BY DECEMBER 1. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Theatrical Thursday: continued watching Arsenic and Old Lace.
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Began reading the Prologue to The Canterbury Tales. Students began working on an assignment to make note cards for each pilgrim. Download the assignment below.
Discussed interviews from last night's Cuban Missile Crisis Interview assignment.
PLEASE NOTE: Students should begin to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Continued with unit on improvisational
acting. Broke up into groups that will be used for the final improv performances next week. In groups, played more improv games: Freeze, Secret Endowment, Typist/Narrator, and Party Quirks.
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Returned various papers and tests. Introduction to The Canterbury Tales (basically, pages 90-93 in the textbook).
Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)
Returned various papers and tests. Some class discussion on Thirteen Days and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Homework assignment given (see below).
HW: Get in touch with someone who remembers the Cuban Missile Crisis, and interview them. (Probably needs to be someone 60 or older.) Ask/learn: 1. Approximate age? 2. What they remember about the specifics of the situation; how informed were they? 3. Where did they live? 4. What were their and those around them emotions of the time? 5. What precautions did they take? 6. Follow up questions based on answers.
Write it up — paragraph or bullets — does not need to be formal or typed. Students will share findings and write ups will be collected tomorrow.
PLEASE NOTE: Students should begin to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Continued with unit on improvisational
acting by playing more improv games: Freeze, Critics, Secret Endowment, and In and Out.
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Final presentations of individual mini-research projects about Medieval
history and culture.
Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)
Watched Thirteen Days, an excellent film on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
PLEASE NOTE: Students should begin to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Continued with unit on improvisational
acting by playing more improv games: What Cha Doin'?, Questions, Party Quirks, and Secret Endowment.
Brit Lit (Periods 2 & 5)
Presentations of individual mini-research projects about Medieval
history and culture.
Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)
Watched Thirteen Days, a excellent film on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
PLEASE NOTE: Students should begin to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Presentations of individual mini-research projects about Medieval
history and culture.
Contemp Lit (Periods 3 & 7)
Watched Thirteen Days, a excellent film on the Cuban Missile Crisis. This continues our study of the Cold War.
PLEASE NOTE: Students should begin to obtain a copy of their next parallel reading: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. If the book is going to be ordered, it should be done NOW.
Went to the theater to watch the drama department's competition one-act play, Audience. Last public performance of Audience at Lassiter will be tomorrow night, Friday, November 7, at 7:00 pm. All tickets are $2.00.
