Thursday Overview

by | Apr 15, 2010 | Update

First period completed the 1930 section of The Glory Field. We completed the plot chart and discussed the upward motion of the plot (how, even though Luvenia doesn’t get what she wants, she still gains something). Second period went over the escape in The Giver....
Release from the Mystery

Release from the Mystery

by | Apr 14, 2010 | Update

Two mysteries solved: what is Release (The Giver) and who is Pip’s benefactor (Great Expectations). Now both classes can sigh in relief. First and seventh periods went over the plot of the “Mach 1930” section of The Glory Field. We worked on the...

Reviewing Words, Notes, and Roles

by | Apr 12, 2010 | Update

First and seventh periods reviewed some vocabulary words, and we began looking at how we’ve used our reader’s journals over the weekend to summarize our reading. First period also began working on a review of the structure of a plot. Fourth period worked...

Reading Hints and Compound Sentences

by | Apr 9, 2010 | Update

First and seventh period used their reading journals as a method of keeping track of what they’ve read. Students have complained about not remembering what they read, so I decided to practice summarizing and make it a required element of the novel we’re...

Reading and Conforming (Or Not)

by | Apr 7, 2010 | Update

First and seventh periods had quizzes on the spring break reading (through page 137). The results were not spectacular. We spent the day reading. We’ll have another quiz tomorrow. Second period looked at one of the major motifs in The Giver: conformity versus...