Day off from school? Yeah.
Day off from learning? NEVER.
I was just reading some of your papers and thinking about class when I ran across this video from Miguel Moreno, one of my favorite students.* (*Heh. By now you know my secret. Every one of my students is one of my favorite students. :)
Enjoy. You may learn a little something.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
november 18
JOURNAL TOPIC:
1. What can you do today that will ensure your success tomorrow?
2. What can you do to be kind to yourself today?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
1. What can you do today that will ensure your success tomorrow?
2. What can you do to be kind to yourself today?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Test
2. Discussion: essay & expectations for next week and beyond
2. Discussion: essay & expectations for next week and beyond
Thursday, November 17, 2016
november 17
JOURNAL TOPIC:
Do you think Emerson would agree with Eckels' choices? Why/why not?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. "A Sound of Thunder" study guide
3. Prep for test tomorrow
HW:
Review "A Sound of Thunder" and study guide
Do you think Emerson would agree with Eckels' choices? Why/why not?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. "A Sound of Thunder" study guide
3. Prep for test tomorrow
HW:
Review "A Sound of Thunder" and study guide
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
november 16
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Time Warp" by Richard O'Brien from The Rocky Horror Picture Show*; "Time" by Pink Floyd; "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce]
Think of a moment you'd like to last longer. Or go by quicker. Or that you'd like to revisit in the past. Or go back to long ago. Or see in the future.
Describe.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discussion: journal and "A Sound of Thunder"
HW:
1. Vocab
2. Write a vignette in time
*The Rocky Horror Picture Show came out in 1973-- it was a cult classic when I was in high school. Midnight shows with audiences in full costume and makeup, rocking out in the aisles of the theaters. Or so I was told. I was doing my homework. :)
Think of a moment you'd like to last longer. Or go by quicker. Or that you'd like to revisit in the past. Or go back to long ago. Or see in the future.
Describe.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Discussion: journal and "A Sound of Thunder"
HW:
1. Vocab
2. Write a vignette in time
*The Rocky Horror Picture Show came out in 1973-- it was a cult classic when I was in high school. Midnight shows with audiences in full costume and makeup, rocking out in the aisles of the theaters. Or so I was told. I was doing my homework. :)
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
november 15
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Story of my Life" by Social Distortion; "Every Picture Tells A Story" by Rod Stewart]
Two different people in two different classes had the same reaction to "A Sound of Thunder."
How do you account for this? Describe three literary devices Bradbury uses in his writing to achieve this effect.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Yesterday's work continued
Two different people in two different classes had the same reaction to "A Sound of Thunder."
How do you account for this? Describe three literary devices Bradbury uses in his writing to achieve this effect.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Yesterday's work continued
Monday, November 14, 2016
november 14
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by Smashing Pumpkins]
1. Why is today's tune title appropriate for the story you just read?
2. What was the point of the story? Why do you think it ended the way it did?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Table discussions:
1. Why is today's tune title appropriate for the story you just read?
2. What was the point of the story? Why do you think it ended the way it did?
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Table discussions:
- vocabulary
- theme
- plot
- tone
- diction/syntax
- what you want/need to cover in class tomorrow
- 5 test questions
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