Vacation is here!

Happy Holidays!

Congratulations, Stephen - our Poetry Out Loud Class Competition Winner!
We'll be there to root you on in the Jenkins Auditorium Period 5 on Wednesday, January 4!

Vacation Homework:
- Independent Reading / Blogs are due Friday 1/13. However, when we get back we will be picking up the pace once again to begin our next unit, so I highly recommend finishing your I.R. over vacation.

Have a fun and safe vacation.
See you next year!

Weekly Agenda: 12/12 - 12/16

Monday 12/12 - Late Entry (3, 4, 5, 6)
- Fahrenheit 451 Socratic Seminar
Homework: Memorize the first 5 lines of your P.O.L. poem. Continue to work on I.R. / blog.

Tuesday 12/13 - Day 3
- Poetry Out Loud Practice
- Scoring Recitations (video clips)
Homework: Prepare for in-class essay on Fahrenheit 451 & Theme. Memorize the next 5 lines (10 total) of your P.O.L. poem for Thursday. Continue to work on I.R. / blog. Bring I.R. book.

Wednesday 12/14 - Day 2
- In-Class Essay Exam
Homework: First 10 lines of P.O.L. poem must be memorized by tomorrow. Continue to work on I.R. / blog.

Thursday 12/15 - Day 1
- Watch movie
Homework: Poetry Out Loud, I.R./blog

Friday 12/16 - Day 7
- Finish movie
Homework: P.O.L. poem must be ready to go! Our practice class competition is on Tuesday. The actual class competition is on Wednesday. Also, don't forget about your weekly I.R. blog grade.

Weekly Agenda: 12/5 - 12/9

Monday 12/5 - Early Release (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

- Fahrenheit 451 Part 2 - "The Seive & the Sand" Quiz

- "Quality of information, leisure to digest it, and the right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two."

Homework: Independent Reading / Blogging

Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 "Burning Bright" (finish the book) due Friday

Keep looking for a P.O.L. poem

Tuesday 12/6 - Day 7

- Computer Lab / Poetry Out Loud selections

Homework: Annotate poem and complete TP-CASTT due Thursday.

Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 "Burning Bright" (finish the book) due Friday.

Don't forget about Independent Reading / Blogging!

Wednesday 12/7 - Day 6

no class

Thursday 12/8 - Day 5

- Poetry Out Loud - tone mapping

Homework: Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 "Burning Bright" (finish the book) due tomorrow.

Don't forget about Independent Reading / Blogging!

Friday 12/9 - Day 4

- Fahrenheit 451 Part 3 "Burning Bright" Quiz

- Read & Discuss Coda

Homework: Prepare for Socratic Seminar on Fahrenheit 451.

Work on I.R./Blogging. I will give you a homework grade for a post this week (12/5 - 12/10)

Practice P.O.L. poem!