Acting, Researching, and Preparing

19 First period, theoretically, began working on a short animation project for Much Ado. However, the crawling pace of our local network made it impossible to accomplish very much. During class, I handed out the Much Ado About Nothing review rubric to students of...

Discussions and Research

20 A fairly simple day: all periods except second period continued working on the discussion project for Much Ado About Nothing. Most classes will have a test on the play after PASS testing, probably a week after tomorrow. Second period began doing research for their...

Acting! Discussing! Finishing!

21 We finished acting out Much Ado in fourth and sixth periods, so all classes are now done with the play. We’re working on group discussions, which will continue through the end of the week. Second period finished Great Expectations today. We’ll start...

Completion, Virtually Doubled

22 Argh! I just wrote this and it disappeared. The short version: everyone’s finished or nearly finished with major reading units. Homework First, fourth, and sixth periods: complete the study guide for Much Ado. Second period:...

Animated Update

I’ve been experimenting with xtranormal.com, wondering how I could use it in class. It was easy enough to make today’s update with the software: