April 30

Today we discussed chapters 13 and 15 of TKM and went over the T charts from yesterday.  Your points were all good but did not have enough evidence to support them.  Please add this to your T charts.  Then I handed out another sheet that we will do tomorrow.  Finally, I read a few short stories about the crimes committed by the KKK in the 1950's as examples to show what the lynch mob might have done to Tom.  No homework.

April 29

Today I handed out the quotations booklet. This is not due tomorrow.  I also handed out the characters as symbols sheet that we will finish tomorrow.  We discussed some of the quotations and I asked you to fill out a T chart that shows the Ewells on one side and Aunt Alexandra on the other.  Use the notes I gave out today to learn about the rules of  Southern Society.  Infer information from that and the book about Aunt Alexandra and the Ewells.  How do the rules affect them?  This is due tomorrow.

April 25

Today we had a very short period because of the talent show and report cards.  We discussed more of the symbolic elements in TKM and did a sheet on that.   The rest of the time was spent on the maps.  Maps are due on Monday.  Have a great weekend.

April 24

We talked a little about some of the major symbols int he novel and then had a little work time for the map project.  The quiz tomorrow will be on civil rights, Jim Crow, and background research on the depression.

April 23

Today was a work period for the Wanted Poster of Boo Radley and the new Map of Maycomb project.  The wanted poster is due on Thursday.  The Map is due on Monday after the long weekend.  There will be a quiz on Thursday about civil rights, Jim Crow, the Scotsboro boys and a few other things.

April 22

Today was record sheet day and then we discussed the first few chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird.  Your reading journals should be in today.  I assigned a worksheet on provincialism and superstition.  Please have these done for tomorrow.  I also assigned a wanted poster about Boo Radley.  This will be due later this week.

April 19

Today we listened to a short interview about To Kill a Mockingbird and I handed out some notes on Harper Lee etc.  We also did a vocabulary sheet.  No homework was assigned except to get the Mockingbird reading journal finished and handed in for Monday.    Have a good weekend.

April 18

Today we saw the last of the movie and people finished their movie questions.  The Mockingbird journals will be due on Monday now.

April 17

Today we continued to watch the movie.  You will have some time to finish your questions tomorrow.  Also your reading journals are due on Friday.  No quiz tomorrow.

April 12

Today we marked yesterday's test and then went to the library.  Your research should now be done.  We will be looking at it on Monday.  Read your book!!!  Have a nice weekend.

April 11

Today we wrote the short story unit final exam.  Keep Reading!

April 10

Today we spent in the library doing some research on various topics as background for To Kill a Mockingbird.  We will finish this on Friday.  Tomorrow's test is a unit exam on all the short story terms, the gothic stories and anything else we did in this unit.  Keep Reading!!

April 9

Today we heard the last of the connections projects and we did a self-evaluation essay in class.  Tomorrow we will start a unit on To Kill a Mockingbird.  Thursday will be the final unit exam for short stories.

April 8

Today we had some connections presentations.  We will finish these tomorrow.  Your Short Story Unit exam will be on Thursday.  Our next unit will be on the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

April 5

Today ended up being mostly  a work period after we marked the quizzes.  Please be ready with your presentations on Monday.  Have a nice weekend.

April 4

Today we wrote Gothic Review quiz #3 and we will mark it tomorrow.  We will also start to hear the connections project presentations. Please be ready.  The term 3 cut off is next Friday.

April 3

Today was the final day to work on the connections project.  Tomorrow will be the quiz on gothic and story terms and then we will begin to see presentations on Friday. Please remember to have all your online stuff done for Friday as well.

April 2

Welcome Back!  I hope your Spring Break was awesome.
Today we saw the first Prezi assignments.  The rest are due tomorrow. I also gave some class time to work on the connections project that was given out before the break.  These need to be completed by the end of the week.  We will be having a quiz on terms (gothic and otherwise) on Thursday.