"When was the last time you listened to the stories of others?" --Native American Medicine Man

Periods 3 & 7 Grade 12
Word of the day:  euphonic

Students completed a quiz on Medieval Romance (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Morte d'Arthur).  Tomorrow, students will bring in their thesis statements, outlines, and works cited pages to work on in class.  Remember:  the final draft of these pages is due on Monday, 12-19-2011.

Period 1 Grade 10


Read aloud from Unwind.  Quickly practiced using vocabulary in sentences.  Students also used their notes from Night to write a paragraph recalling events from Part 4.  Then, we began reading Part 5.


Period 4 & 6 Grade 10


Read aloud from Unwind.  Working with the Julia Alvarez poem.  In period 6, collected homework and re-read the Alvarez poem, working to find deeper meaning in its diction and structure.


Have a good night.  I hope to see you tomorrow!