April update

What you need to be working on:

• poetry booklet (completing all pages of poems)
• study for poetry quiz (p. 8 of booklet)
• lyrics assignment (in process of marking)
• Renaissance project - presentations May 4
• novel presentation if not yet complete
• portfolio project info re portfolio project

May is coming soon!

April 7

• Worked on Inquiry Project
• Handouts available here
• Lit Circles and AR

Next Day: Creative Component Proposal Due

April 1

• poetry
• AR
• lit circles
• Renaissance - inquiry project intro
• See this video for inspiration.

March 24, 2015

Today:

• worked on Middle Ages legit cheat sheets
• worked on Moses study questions
• AR
• lit circles
• time to discuss Moses role play (Ten Commandments)

Next class:

• Middle Ages test (cheat sheets permitted, see details)
• Moses prep/role playing
• AR and lit circles

Cheat Sheets:

• Size: one half of a piece of 8.5 x 11 paper (fold in half then cut)
• must be written on by hand
• must be the writing of the student who is going to use it
• can include whatever information you feel is important
• make sure to use the study questions and Cornell pages
• can use both sides of the paper
• can write in whatever size you like

March 13

Worked on

• 10 Commandments
• Lit Circles
• AR
• Moses/Exodus notes
• Middle Ages notes
• Middle Ages test prep questions

Important Dates:

• March 26: Middle Ages test
• March 30: Moses test

Homework:

• finish poster if not done
• prepare for lit circles
• have notes done before tests (March 26 and 30)