Friday, March 6

Film: Today we finished watching Searching for Bobby Fischer.

CNF: Today we read the Introduction to Blink.

English Honors 9B: Today we finished listening to several poems by Billy Collins. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes.

Thursday, March 5

Film: Today we began watching Searching for Bobby Fischer. 

CNF: Today we listened to a segment of This American Life's "Superheroes" episode and discussed which superpower we would choose, flight or invisibility.

English Honors 9B: Today we listened to several poems by Billy Collins. Your homework is to read for 20 minutes.

Wednesday, March 4

Film: Today we practiced reading different mediums: photography and art, music, and film. We watched the short film More by Mark Osborn, which you can find on youtube.

CNF: Today we listened to two different podcast episodes of This American Life (Fear of Sleep) and Radiolab (Lost and Found) as we studied how constructors of nonfiction use ethos, pathos, and logos to influence their audience.

English Honors 9B: Today we talked about the class's attitudes toward poetry and read a poem by Billy Collins, "Introduction to Poetry." Homework is to read for 20 minutes.

Monday, March 2

Welcome to the new trimester!

Film: Today we talked a little bit about our experiences with film; your homework is to get your disclosure signed for Wednesday.

CNF: Today we got an overview of the two ends of the decision-making spectrum we will study this trimester. Your homework is to get your disclosure signed for Wednesday.

English Honors 9B: Today we focused on getting to know our classmates; your homework is to get your disclosure signed for Wednesday and to have a book for Wednesday's class.

Friday, February 21

English Honors 9A: Today we wrote an essay that answers this prompt: Should Atticus Finch have accepted the Tom Robinson case?

English Honors 9B: Today we finished reading Act V from Romeo and Juliet.

English 12B: Today we heard more Capstone presentations. You must upload your research paper by midnight tonight for credit.  

Thursday, February 20

English Honors 9A: Today we addressed the following question: Should Atticus Finch have accepted the Tom Robinson case? We brainstormed reasons both for and against, and found textual evidence to support our ideas. We then had a philosophical chairs debate, and finally, outlined ideas for an essay in response to the prompt. Part of that was including a counterclaim, or a naysayer. Your homework is to read about that idea in the book They Say I Say, which can be found here:

http://www.drivelearning.org/uploads/4/4/1/1/44110523/they_say_i_say_3rd_edition.pdf

Read pages 78-91 in Chapter 6 for your 20 minutes of reading homework.

English Honors 9B: Today we concluded Act IV of Romeo and Juliet. Read for 20 minutes tonight for homework.

English 12B: Today we had more great Capstone Presentations. In order for you to get credit for your research paper, you must upload it to Canvas by midnight Friday!

Wednesday, February 19

English Honors 9A: Today we finished the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird. Your 3EJ and TIB Connections Chart is due Friday. Read for 20 minutes tonight.

English Honors 9B: Today we finished 4.3 and focused on the imagery created by Juliet's fear. Read for 20 minutes tonight.

English 12B: Today we saw some good presentations.