Articles, Concluding Antigone, and More Articles

First period continued working the newpaper for The Giver. We examined this newspaper article about whoopie pies to see how reporters work quotes into their articles. We’ll be finishing up Friday in the library.

Second period worked on dividing characters from Antigone into four quadrants based on their views about the individual and law, about morality and legality. Students were to determine which of the four materials best represent each character, then back up their assertions with quotes from the play:

  • wood
  • plastic
  • concrete
  • steel

We postponed the vocabulary quiz until tomorrow.

Fourth and sixth periods worked on the Algernon report.

Fourth Period Topics

Fourth and Sixth Period Topics

We’ll be finishing up this week, and creating them in the computer lab Monday (hopefully).

Homework
  • First period: decide on debate topic by Friday.
  • Second period:
    • vocab quiz tomorrow;
    • “breaking the law” rewrites due tomorrow.
  • Fourth and sixth periods:
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About Mr. Scott

One of three eighth-grade English Language Arts teachers at Hughes Academy, I have fourteen years' experience in the classroom, including experience teaching English as a Foreign Language and working with at-risk youth. Most of my teaching experience is international. For seven years, I taught English in a small village in the south of Poland. It was a constant challenge, but immensely rewarding. My first job when I returned to the States was as a teaching assistant in an EC classroom, working primarily with children on the autism spectrum. During the 2006/7 school year, I worked at a day-treatment facility for at risk youth, teaching social studies, science, and social skills. I graduated from King College in Bristol, Tennessee with a degree in English, minoring in Secondary Education.

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