Posted: October 17, 2016
Reminder - French Revolution test is tomorrow.
Posted: October 17, 2016
Reminder - French Revolution test is tomorrow.
Posted: October 11, 2016
Please find the assignment and the list of possible scandalous characters in the attachment below.
Posted: October 5, 2016
French Revolution will be Tuesday, October 18. All students received their test outline today so they have lots of time to prepare.
Posted: October 5, 2016
Most students are ready to start typing their autobiographies, so we will be heading to the lab on Tuesday to do so. Those not quite there yet, will use the first bit of class to finish up.
NO HOMEWORK, peeps.
Posted: October 4, 2016
We finished the notes for the French Revolution. Please read the primary sources on pages 594-595 in order to prepare for tomorrow's class.
Posted: October 3, 2016
Students worked on their in-class book report today. We will continue tomorrow.
Posted: October 3, 2016
We discussed the questions for "Lamb to the Slaughter" today. Then we moved on to the next story, "The Ambitious Guest".
Homework - complete the vocabulary for "The Ambitious Guest" and then read the story.
Posted: September 29, 2016
We finished the notes for section1 - please get those from someone in class if you were not here today. We then began reading section 2 and we will finish this on Monday due to the walk-a-thon tomorrow afternoon.
Posted: September 29, 2016
Students are working on their new short story, Lamb to the Slaughter. I have uploaded the story along with the vocabulary words and the questions. Students completed a short quiz on their reading of the story, we corrected the vocabulary and read the story aloud in class today. Students will continue working on the questions in class tomorrow.
Posted: September 29, 2016
The in-class book report we had scheduled for tomorrow's class has to be moved to Monday due to the walk-a-thon. So students have a few more days to prepare the report :)
Students are still working really hard on their autobiographies. Many students have moved to the editing section of the draft.
Posted: September 27, 2016
We began the class reading chapter 18 section 1 and discussing the various topics. Students then worked on the assigned homework.
HOMEWORK - please complete the Content Vocabulary on page 576.
Posted: September 27, 2016
HOMEWORK - creative assigments will be collected at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Posted: September 27, 2016
Students continued working on their autobiographies today. Many have moved on to the editing step where they are editing their work using the 6 traits of writing. We will continue this work tomorrow.
HOMEWORK - students are encouraged to read from their novels for 20-30 minutes in order to prepare for the in-class book report on FRIDAY.
Posted: September 26, 2016
We finished watching the end of the film on Catherine the Great. We then began discussing chapter 18 - The French Revolution.
HOMEWORK - Please read pages 576-580 for homework tonight.
Posted: September 26, 2016
I have extended the due date for this assignment. It will now be due Wednesday, September 28.