Monday, 12/1

Go to the Substitute Plan Page for today's instructions.

To find out where Mr. Kirkendall is, solve this riddle:

What promises speed but proceeds like a sloth,

Flows like a river but often does stop,

Spans mountain and valley for the lounging traveler,

Causes congestion and is a small taste of Hell?

HW: Finish Essay, typed MLA format; turn in physical copy and submit to turnitin.com by class tomorrow.

Thursday, 11/20 & Friday, 11/21

Pre--
Pull up Book Club document
Giver Book Club 2

• Period 1
• Period 4

Book Club #3 - Finish the Giver

Brief Discussion

Lesson--
Finish reading Les Miserables
Part 42 Chapter 11
Part 43 Ch. 1
Part 46 Ch. 1
Part 48 Ch. 1, 3, 5

Post--
Discuss: now what? We feasted after reading The Odyssey; what should we do with Les Miserables?

HW--
Think about the question above.
Review your essay feedback; be prepared to write your final draft in class on the Monday we return.

Wednesday 11/19

Pre--
There will be another essay on Les Miserables - to prepare, take good notes on the theme of redemption, and on Hugo's use of things like contrast, foil, and characterization.

Lesson--
Read Les Miserables
Part 29 Ch. 5 (1163) & 6 (1166)

Part 42 Ch. 9, 10, 11

Post--
Silently read and take notes.

HW--
Finish read the Giver and complete Book Club job.

Tuesday, 11/18

Pre--
Turn in Hand-written essay with Plan stapled to the back
Pull up Les Miserables Part 26 Ch. 4, p. 1085

Lesson--
Foils?
Read Les Miserables
   Part 26 Ch. 4 (1085)
   Part 27 Ch. 5 (1110) & 6 (1115)
   Part 29 Ch. 5 (1163) & 6 (1166)
 
Analyze character development and use of contrast.

Post--
Add comments about redemption--struggling for it, failing to find it, finding it?

HW--
Finish reading the Giver by Block Day

Monday, 11/17

Pre--
Reading Quiz: on paper, write down one of the Chapters that you read and a brief summary of the events or descriptions in the chapter.

Review Grammar Quizzes

Lesson--
Work on Lit Analysis Essay 3. This is your first draft. Aim to finish by the end of the period.

Post--
If you finish your essay, use the time to continue reading Les Miserables: 
   Read sections we have skipped,
   Read-read sections that interest you,
   or Read from Part 24, Ch. 1 - p. 921 (after Marius cannot find Cosette or Valjean

HW--
Finish Lit Analysis Essay 3 draft one (handwritten on paper and turned in tomorrow)

Thursday, 11/13 & Friday, 11/14

Pre--
Partner Quiz: Grammar & Roots

Period 1:
Grayson & Keith
Gio & Zak
Dennis & Tyler
James & Parker
Leo & Jamie
Isaiah & Conor
Christian & Hannah
Willow & Ryan
Riley & Kyle
Abe & William
Mylyn & Kenny
Mackenna & Charlie

Period 4:
Darius, Tyler & JT
Sean & Lance
Hudson & Isabella
Andrew & Sara
Sydney & Alicia

Lesson--
Giver Book Club 2

• Period 1
• Period 4

Post--
Work on Essay
Continue Reading Les Miserables Vol. 2, gathering evidence for the essay.

• Part 16, Ch. 9 (704)

HW--
Choose three of these chapters to read by Monday:

Nine years later, a young man named Marius, the grandson of a rich aristocrat, begins to fall in love with the now beautiful, almost adult Cosette:

• Part 21, Ch. 5 (869)
• Part 22, Ch. 1-2 (879)
• Part 22, Ch. 4 (888)
• Part 22, Ch. 6 (894)
• Part 22, Ch. 9 (903)

There may be an assignment that requires knowledge of your reading on Monday.
Lit Analysis Essay 3 Due Tuesday

Wednesday, 11/12

Pre--
Turn in Essay Plan.
Pull up Les Miserables: Part 11 Chapter 5: The Little One All Alone (p. 489)

Lesson--
Read Les Miserables, focusing on evidence that might contribute to your essay.

Post--
Grammar/Roots Review

HW--
Study for Grammar & Roots Quiz 2: Bedford 11, 12, 13 notes, Roots 15-30 (bible - cide)
Giver Reading

Tuesday, 11/11

Pre--
Download this document and have it ready: Grammar-Bed. 11, 12, 13. It is also on Focus under "Grammar & Vocabulary."
Work on your Root entries; the quiz will be on Roots 15-30, bibl - cide

Lesson--
Work through Grammar Assignment
If time, do more practice at the end of chapters.

Post--
Work on Essay Plan; due tomorrow
Study Roots and Grammar

HW--
Read the Giver
Essay Plan due tomorrow
Study Grammar (Bedford 11, 12, 13) & Roots (15-30; bibl - cide); quiz Block Day

Monday, 11/10

Pre--
New Seating Chart
Pull out your Literary Device/Reading Notes. Copy these into your notes (if not already there!):

-Direct Characterization: an author's explicit description of a characters' appearance or character traits.
Ex. Mr. Kirkendall was tired.

-Indirect Characterization: an author's implicit revelation of a characters' traits or development through action, dialogue, or description of appearance.
Ex. Mr. Kirkendall said, "There are pink monkeys playing accordions on my head," closed his eyes and fell to the ground, fast asleep.

Lesson--
Read Les Miserables Part 8, Ch. 2, 4, 5; Part 9 Ch. 5

Post--
Pass out Lit Analysis Essay 3; review and begin planning.

Link to Essay Writing Rubric

HW--
Essay Plan Due Wednesday.
Read The Giver 

Thursday, 11/6 & Friday, 11/7

Pre--
Pull up your group's Book Club document:

• Period 1
• Period 4

Lesson--
1. Book Club
     -Propel the discussion forward with good questions, and by searching for evidence from the text. I am grading on discussion.

2. Finish Subtext Forum
(I erased the thread in which you copied and pasted your questions; let's start over. Simply make a comment with your question in it, and respond to two of your classmates' questions (or more!)

3. Les Miserables Reading

Post--
Pass back Analysis #2 and discuss feedback

HW--
None (unless you want to get a head start on the next section of the Giver.)

Wednesday, 11/5

Pre--
Prepare to read

Lesson--
Les Miserables Reading--The Descent

Post--
Subtext Forum 1: 

1. At the end of the current chapter, find my comment. In it, post your BEST QUESTION from your 3 character analysis questions. MAKE SURE IT IS PUBLIC.

You may need to reference your questions on the document-Character Moral Analysis Questions

3.Then, find and reply to at least TWO OTHER questions from your classmates. With an answer that references a specific character or scene. Comments will should stay within the discussion that I started. You will be graded on your question and your two responses (3 points each); I am looking for:

          1. A good analytical question
          2. A response that is thought through
          3. A response that specifically references evidence, either as a quote, paraphrase, or summary of a previous chapter, or something from the current chapter. You may also consider using C.S. Lewis' thoughts.
          4. Proper English grammar.

HW--
Giver Reading--be sure you complete your jobs on your group's document, in the folders below:

• Period 1
• Period 4

Tuesday, 11/4

Pre--
Put in your Literary Devices Notes:

-Contrast--stark differences between various elements that an author uses to produce a tension, image, or effect.
-Foil--usually, a minor character who contrasts a main character, serving to highlight the traits of the main character all the more strongly.
-External Conflict--man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. society, man vs. God/gods
-Internal Conflict--man vs. self

Lesson--
Les Miserables Reading--Thenardiers

Post--
Try to find and annotate examples of the Literary Device Terms we learned at the beginning of class.

HW--
Read the Giver--be prepared for the first Book Club on Block Day

Monday, 11/3

Pre--
Journal #2: Read the profiles of 5 individuals sentenced to life in prison, without parole, as juveniles: When Kids Get Life

Being on 'parole' suggests being given another chance at life outside of prison. Should there be crimes for which juveniles (under 18-year-olds) are sentenced to life without parole? Develop your response with as much specificity as possible.

Lesson--
Review your Character Moral Analysis Questions--edit them so that:
1) They can be asked about specific characters in a fictional work.
2) They are specific enough to be understood
3) They are open-ended--they require reading and considering multiple perspectives, rather than a right or wrong answer
4) They require analysis (looking for evidence in the text, and looking at detailed features of the text)

Example: How does the author develop a contrast between vice and virtue (evil and good) in characters?

Post--
Read Les Miserables 

HW--
Read first section of The Giver for first Book Group on Block Day