For Wednesday

English 10
Read Chapter 1 of TKAM. Create 3 questions about the chapter. Use the levels of question sheet to help guide your thinking.
Bring a picture as well. I asked people to take a picture on Thursday at school or when they were on their field trip.

English 8
We are going to continue with theme statements tomorrow. We will be going over our characters from Chapter 1 and then we will begin reading chapter 2.

English 12
We are going to work on our assignments for a brief time tomorrow and then we are going to review cross grade writing and then we are going to start on section 3 of the memoir. Remember that the Cross grade exam is on May 30.

For Monday

Hope you all have a fantastic long weekend. This is going to be a busy month. We have Cross grade Essays on May 30th. We will be getting ready for those essays and we will be working on reading as well. You will need to plan ahead if you are going to be away. Check here for work first. It will make your life easier.

English 8
We will be reading our poems on Monday. Please practice them on the weekend.  Remember:
Eye contact, volume, pacing, and inflection in your voice are the qualities we are looking to see.

English 12
Draft of your journal for the second section of the memoir. Be sure to include connections to the field trip or to the class discussion. You need to write at least one page. Do not provide a summary of the section. Include quotations and support your thinking throughout the journal. Consider why you are saying something and explain your thinking.

English 10
Bring your photo of something that you think tells a story. I did ask you to take a picture when you were on your field trip; however, I didn't have the chance to remind you about it. We went outside on Thursday and took pictures. We are writing "6-word stories" about those pictures. You can look them up online.

More importantly, have your poem ready for Monday. It should be typed and ready to read in class. We will be practicing in class. We are going to finish Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird and then we are going to establish a reading schedule. You will need to read this book outside of class time. If you have trouble with reading, consider supporting your reading with the audiobook version. It will enhance your reading.

For Tuesday

English 8
Good copies of concrete poems due. We will practice reading poems for presentation next Monday.

English 10

Second draft of your poem.

English 12

No homework, yet.

For Monday

English 8

Have your good copy of your concrete poem ready. We are going to read our poems aloud on Monday. We are going to practice on Monday. We are also going to finish the trivia activity. Be ready to show your knowledge.

English 10

Try drafting the first version of your poem about your favorite activity. We will talk about formatting and about how to create a direction for your poem on Monday. We will work on editing our poems in class and we will talk about how to create good thinking questions for our lit circles.

English 12

We will need to be at the Holocaust Symposium by 8:45 at the latest on Wednesday. You will need to plan accordingly. There is parking below. There are designated spots.

I will hand out the plan for the day so that you have an idea of what we will be doing. I will need to finalize rides on Monday.

You should have your questions ready for lit circles tomorrow. You should have read the second section of the book. We will work on our symbol assignment after discussion. We are going to have a whole class discussion tomorrow.

For Friday

English 8

Overdue typed copies of your poems are due. Please have them ready. Draft the shape of your poem; we are going to create a concrete poem. Look up ideas online. There are lots of examples.

Last silent reading tomorrow. We are starting the Outsiders next week.

English 12

Overdue journals are due tomorrow. Please have them ready. We will be reading the next section tomorrow. I will be discussing your progress and your goals for the rest of the semester.

English 10

Please have your paragraph ready. We are creating poems tomorrow. Start thinking about how you would like to present your poem. We will be reading them aloud in class. We are also going to start lit circles next week. We will talk about books tomorrow.

For Thursday

English 8
Type up your poem for tomorrow. We are going to share them with others tomorrow.

English 10
Type up your paragraph for tomorrow. Make sure that you use the criteria sheet to guide you.

Poem in your pocket day.
Poem for class. We will be reading them tomorrow.

English 12

Final version of your journal. Typed would be the preference.

For Wednesday

English 10
Write a description of your favorite activity. Imagine yourself doing that activity. Think about the images that you are trying to create.

Poem in your pocket for Thursday.

English 8

Finish your draft of your favorite activity poem for tomorrow.

English 12

Journal 1 for Section 1 of Night. Be sure to have evidence of thinking. Use quotes, look for symbolism, foreshadowing etc.