Mood for a Day

by | Sep 3, 2008 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods had a selection test on “Cub Pilot,” conflict, and prediction. Hopefully everyone did well. After the test, we began the next selection by talking about mood, which is the feeling that a piece of writing creates in a...

Nouns and Discussion

by | Sep 2, 2008 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods completed a review of “Cub Pilot”, discussed some grammar (the formation of plural nouns), and reviewed some vocabulary. We’ll be having a selection test tomorrow. Second period discussed the eight chapters (!!) they...

Conclusion and the Depression

by | Aug 29, 2008 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods finished “Cub Pilot,” and everyone was relieved to see Brown get his just dues. Second period watched a short clip about the Great Depression, listened to a song about a share cropper, and, running out of time, prepared for...

Starting down the River; Looking at Community

by | Aug 26, 2008 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods began “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi”, an autobiographical account of Mark Twain’s first days on a riverboat. We looked at the setting (the Mississippi River) and we began reading. Second period looked at four...

Conflict and Characters

by | Aug 25, 2008 | Update

First, fourth, and sixth periods began working on unit 1: the memoir. We’ll be reading Mark Twain’s “Cub Pilot on the Mississippi”, which is actually a chapter from his memoir Life on the Mississippi. We began today by looking at conflict and...