First period had one of those “go with the moment” moments this morning. The students have an essay due Wednesday, and they said some class time with me helping would be useful. We spent a very productive half hour working with partners on first drafts.

Second and fourth periods began looking at how to analyze characters. We specifically practiced making inferences from specific elements of the text and the reverse.

Notes from Second Period

Fifth period slowly began the Nightjohn unit with a word splash, determining what the following elements might have to do with the novel:

Students combined two or three elements to make predictions about the story.

Homework

• First period:
  • complete the “Slave Codes” effective reader’s skills work (from class);
  • continue working on goals essay (due Wednesday).
• Second and fourth periods:
  • turn in homework from Friday (this is a one shot opportunity; all other online assignments will need to be turned in before coming to class);
  • complete character analysis for “Old Man at the Bridge”.
• Fifth period: complete the goals essay (due Wednesday).