Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Participate in a reading check and/or quiz on the first 10 chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird
- Read in groups To Kill a Mockingbird and use as a guide "How to Read a Narrative"
HOMEWORK: Read through Chapter 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Also, take any of the interactive quizzes you want for extra credit. Email your results to ak@webstaclecourse.com. Don't cheat/get too much help! The goal is understanding in time for the final.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Sign up for Timeline presentations and do some background reading on American Dervish which is the school-wide book club book. The Pulitzer-winning author will visit Beverly Hills June 6.
Time Magazine article about author Ayad Akhtar
Ayad Akhtar's personal website
Playbill's announcement of Akhtar's winning of the Pulitzer Prize or Drama for his play "Disgraced"
HOMEWORK: Study for AP exams; rest; read; repeat.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Read in groups To Kill a Mockingbird and use as a guide "How to Read a Narrative"
HOMEWORK: Read through Chapter 13 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Take any of the interactive quizzes you want for extra credit. Email your results to ak@webstaclecourse.com.
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Take AP exams all day, woot!
HOMEWORK: Study for remaining AP exams; rest; read; repeat. Also, consider coming to my enrichment class tomorrow where I teach an academic songwriting clinic. Come write a song!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - ODD BLOCK w/ ENRICHMENT
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Read aloud To Kill a Mockingbird and use as a guide "How to Read a Narrative"
HOMEWORK: Read through Chapter 16 of To Kill a Mockingbird and study the Lit Terms and Power Plus words for Monday's test
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Enjoy Timeline presentations, discuss Creative Projects, read previous classroom literary journals and this scar story for inspiration and then American Dervish for the school-wide reading club
HOMEWORK: Study for AP exams; rest; read; repeat
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - EVEN BLOCK
Grade 9 English
- NO CLASS - HOMEWORK: Read through Chapter 16 of To Kill a Mockingbird and study the
Lit Terms and Power Plus words for Monday's test
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Enjoy Timeline presentations, discuss Creative Projects, read previous classroom literary journals and this scar story for inspiration and then American Dervish for the school-wide reading club
HOMEWORK: Study for AP exams; rest; read; repeat. Work on various extra credit projects.
Friday, May 17, 2013
Grade 9 English
- Write in your private journal and/or read silently
- Read aloud and discuss To Kill a Mockingbird
HOMEWORK: Read through Ch. 18 of To Kill a Mockingbird and study the aforementioned vocab
Grade 12 AP English Lit and Comp
- Enjoy Timeline presentations and/or read American Dervish for school-wide reading club and/or work on your Creative Project(s). Here is a logo template for the class literary journal.
HOMEWORK: Work on various extra credit projects.