Thursday, October 2, 2008

Reminder for Monday

Hey, folks!
Bring your "commerical" fiction/"literary" fiction packet for Monday. It's what you read this summer!

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Homecoming week

We're writing poetry on Friday for homecoming.

Be collecting sensory images until then--you need five.
Look at things in new ways--What does school spirit taste like? What is the smell of Crimson and Gold.

Yes, I know it's cheesey--but it's homecoming--let's have some fun.

Metaphors?
Personification?
Analogies?

Let play with poetry!

Monday, September 29, 2008

Two More Things

1. Plan to bring your extra book to class every day--who knows, you may have time to read it!
2. Bring in the Covey books. We can start getting them checked in.

Two Reminders

1. Students will be expected to compile a portfolio at the end of the trimester which showcases everything we have done and learned this trimester!
2. Students need to meet deadlines.

Friday, September 26, 2008

NO REFLECTION ON TODAY'S TEST DUE ON MONDAY!

We are postponing it.

Books that won't be approved for additional novels

This books are taught in junior high class rooms and will not be approved.
The Diary of Anne Frank
Flowers for Algernon
Romeo and Juliet
To Kill a Mockingbird
Odyssey
The Crucible
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Alice in Wonderland

Books taught in senior high class rooms and will not be approved
Inherit the Wind
Huck Finn

Lord of the Flies
Catcher in the Rye
Brave New World
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail
The Red Badge of Courage
The Great Gatsby
Metamorphosis
The House on Mango Street
Oedipus Rex
Macbeth
Hamlet
Heart of Darkness
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Things Fall Apart

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Covey Evaluation

Some students were wondering what the evaluation should look like for Friday. Here's where to start.

Use what you know from the Covey material to evaluate your presentation:
Strengths,
Holes,
What to do for next time to fill the holes.

After your evaluation--one sentence that indicates what you think would be the most significant change that would occur if the US government went "Win/Win" and why it would be significant. Remember this sentence should be based on the discussion in class.