First period looked at the question of internal and external motivation as Peter and Anne grow closer in The Diary of Anne Frank.

Fourth, and sixth periods, with the completion of their homework, will have finished the first act of The Diary of Anne Frank tomorrow. We’ll be having a quiz on the final scene of act one Wednesday. Today, they focused on a scene that reveals a lot about how much society has changed regarding women during the last 100 years.

Second period continued with the poetry project preparation. We should be ready to go by Wednesday.

Second period, having Exploratory with me this quarter, also began two new novels. We’ll be spending Exploratory looking at three dystopian novels: Lois Lowry’s The Giver, Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, and Animal Farm. Students will read either The Giver or Fahrenheit 451 during the first half of the quarter, and then we’ll all read Animal Farm during the second half.

Homework

• First period:
  • read act I scene iii;
  • complete diary entry number eight.
• Second period: continue working on poetry presentations.
• Fourth and sixth periods:
  • read through page 831;
  • prepare for quiz Wednesday on the material.