Thursday 4/30 .... Just 25 school days remaining

OBJ - Students will read and analyze literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - LUDICROUS

• Get a copy of the novel from the crate AND a copy of the study questions IF YOU DIDN'T GET THEM LAST WEDNESDAY - both are on top of the Chromebook cart. Keep track of your packet - there will not be extras made. (you will have roughly 5 minutes at the beginning of class to do THIS and get your CWoD completed before we begin reading).  Keep your background info notes handy as you ready to refer to as we venture further into the novel.

There are no extra copies of the study questions - so if you lost yours or did not get one last week for some reason, you'll have to print your own from here:

Lord of the Flies - Study Questions

• TODAY - we will CONTINUE reading Chapters 4-6 as a class and working on the study questions - you may work with a partner on these after we have finished reading (time permitting).

• Once we have completed Chapter 6, we WILL quiz over chapters 4-6 ... so be prepared. We will read the entire novel in class, so we will ALL be on the same reading schedule.

Humpday 4/29 ... 26 Days of School Remaining

OBJ - Students will read and analyze literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - TABOO

• Get a copy of the novel from the crate AND a copy of the study questions IF YOU DIDN'T GET THEM LAST WEDNESDAY - both are on top of the Chromebook cart. Keep track of your packet - there will not be extras made. (you will have roughly 5 minutes at the beginning of class to do THIS and get your CWoD completed before we begin reading).  Keep your background info notes handy as you ready to refer to as we venture further into the novel.

There are no extra copies of the study questions - so if you lost yours or did not get one last week for some reason, you'll have to print your own from here:

Lord of the Flies - Study Questions

• TODAY - we will begin reading Chapter 4 as a class and working on the study questions - you may work with a partner on these after we have finished reading (time permitting).

• Once we have completed Chapter 6, we WILL quiz over chapters 4-6 ... so be prepared. We will read the entire novel in class, so we will ALL be on the same reading schedule.

Tuesday 4/28 - 27 days to go

OBJ - Students will read and analyze literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - Malevolent

• Get a copy of the novel from the crate AND a copy of the study questions IF YOU DIDN'T GET THEM LAST WEDNESDAY - both are on top of the Chromebook cart. Keep track of your packet - there will not be extras made. (you will have roughly 5 minutes at the beginning of class to do THIS and get your CWoD completed before we begin reading).  Keep your background info notes handy as you ready to refer to as we venture further into the novel.

There are no extra copies of the study questions - so if you lost yours or did not get one last week for some reason, you'll have to print your own from here:

Lord of the Flies - Study Questions

• TODAY - we will quiz over chapters 1-3,  Any additional time when we are finished reading will be spent reading chapter 4 and working on the study questions - you may work with a partner on these after we have finished reading. 

• Be sure to get the prereading analysis (in the shared Google Doc) from last week AND the background info (notetaking guides on the Chromebook cart while they last) from yesterday completed no later than Today. 

• Once we have completed Chapter 6, we WILL quiz over chapters 4-6 ... so be prepared. We will read the entire novel in class, so we will ALL be on the same reading schedule.

Monday ... But not too many more to go. 4/27 (28 school days remaining)

OBJ - Students will read and analyze literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - TACIT

• Get a copy of the novel from the crate AND a copy of the study questions IF YOU DIDN'T GET THEM LAST WEDNESDAY - both are on top of the Chromebook cart. Keep track of your packet - there will not be extras made. (you will have roughly 5 minutes at the beginning of class to do THIS and get your CWoD completed before we begin reading).  Keep your background info notes handy as you ready to refer to as we venture further into the novel.

There are no extra copies of the study questions - so if you lost yours or did not get one last week for some reason, you'll have to print your own from here:

Lord of the Flies - Study Questions

• TODAY - we will finish reading Chapter Three,  Any additional time when we are finished reading will be spent working on the Chapter 1-3 Study Questions - you may work with a partner on these after we have finished reading. 

• Be sure to get the prereading analysis (in the shared Google Doc) from last week AND the background info (notetaking guides on the Chromebook cart while they last) from yesterday completed no later than Today. 

• Once we have completed Chapter 3, we WILL quiz over chapters 1-3 ... so be prepared - tomorrow or Wednesday. We will read the entire novel in class, so we will ALL be on the same reading schedule.

It's FRIDAY ... 4/24 ... 29 Days of School Remaining

OBJ - Students will read and analyze literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - CONTRITE

• Get a copy of the novel from the crate AND a copy of the study questions IF YOU DIDN'T GET THEM WEDNESDAY - both are on top of the Chromebook cart. Keep track of your packet - there will not be extras made. (you will have roughly 5 minutes at the beginning of class to do THIS and get your CWoD completed before we begin reading).  Keep your background info notes handy as you ready to refer to as we venture further into the novel.

• TODAY - we will finish reading Chapter Two,  Any additional time when we are finished reading will be spent working on the Chapter 2 Study Questions - you may work with a partner on these after we have finished reading. 

• Be sure to get the prereading analysis (in the shared Google Doc) from Monday AND the background info (notetaking guides on the Chromebook cart while they last) from yesterday completed no later than Monday. 

• Once we have completed Chapter 3, we WILL quiz over chapters 1-3 ... so be prepared.  We will read the entire novel in class, so we will ALL be on the same reading schedule.

FRIDAY EVE ... 4/23 ... 30 DAYS!!!

OBJ - Students will analyze background information about important literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - FURTIVE

• Get a copy of the novel from the crate AND a copy of the study questions IF YOU DIDN'T GET THEM YESTERDAY - both are on top of the Chromebook cart.  Study questions MAY already be stapled ... if not, be sure to get all six pages of the packet. (you will have roughly 5 minutes at the beginning of class to do THIS and get your CWoD completed before we begin reading).  Keep your background info notes handy as you ready to refer to character info and more as we venture further into the novel.

• TODAY - we will finish reading Chapter One,  Any additional time when we are finished reading will be spent working on the Chapter 1 Study Questions - you may work with a partner on these.

• Be sure to get the prereading analysis (in the shared Google Doc) from Monday AND the background info (notetaking guides on the Chromebook cart while they last) from yesterday completed as soon as possible.

• Once we have completed Chapter 3, we WILL quiz over chapters 1-3 ... so be prepared.  We will read the entire novel in class, so we will ALL be on the same reading schedule.

Wednesday 4/22 ... 31 Days Remaining

OBJ - Students will analyze background information about important literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - EBULLIENCE

• Get a copy of the novel from the crate AND a copy of the study questions - both are on top of the Chromebook cart.  Study questions MAY already be stapled ... if not, be sure to get all six pages of the packet. (you will have roughly 5 minutes at the beginning of class to do THIS and get your CWoD completed before we begin reading).  We will spend the remainder of the class period getting into the novel.  Keep your background info notes handy as you ready to refer to character info and more as we become acquainted with the novel.

• Be sure to get the prereading analysis from Monday AND the background info from yesterday completed as soon as possible.

• Once we have completed Chapter 3, we WILL quiz over chapters 1-3 ... so be prepared.  We will read the entire novel in class, so we will ALL be on the same reading schedule.

FROM PREVIOUS DAYS THIS WEEK ... 

• Background info for Lord of the Flies - the notetaking sheets you'll need are on top of the computer cart (be sure to get both pages) and you will find all the information you need here: 
• https://prezi.com/lrenwjonks-s/copy-of-lord-of-the-flies-background-information/

• When you finish, you will keep the background info for now.  It may be helpful on upcoming quizzes - I will get it from you to check for completion at a later date TBA.

• If you finish early or need to give your brain a rest, take a look at this for enrichment: 
• http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/literature/golding/lof.html

Tuesday 4/21 ... 32 Days Remaining

OBJ - Students will analyze background information about important literary elements of Lord of the Flies


CWoD - ENMITY

• Finish the prereading discussion/analysis questions from yesterday.  If you were not here, check the instructions from yesterday and find the document in your Google Docs - if, for some reason, it hasn't been shared with you, let me know immediately and we'll get that remedied.

• For today, we are gathering background info for Lord of the Flies - the notetaking sheets you'll need are on top of the computer cart (be sure to get both pages) and you will find all the information you need here: 
• https://prezi.com/lrenwjonks-s/copy-of-lord-of-the-flies-background-information/

• When you finish, you will keep the background info for now.  It may be helpful on upcoming quizzes - I will get it from you to check for completion at a later date TBA.

• If you finish early or need to give your brain a rest, take a look at this for enrichment: 
• http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/literature/golding/lof.html

• Tomorrow we will begin reading the novel, so you need to make sure that your prereading and background notetaking are complete.

Monday the 20th ... 33 Days of School Remaining

OBJ - Students will begin their study of Lord of the Flies by responding to prereading questions about central themes of the story and using an online tool to exchange thoughts, ideas and discuss, etc.



CWoD - STRIDENT



Students who need a few minutes to wrap up the Frankenstein test will have them - if you have not started the test yet, you will have to come take care of it during Indian Hour this week.  I'm here during the second half as soon as I can get over here from lunch.


Today, as we move on to Lord of the Flies, you will need to access the Google doc I shared with you (if you don't have access, see me immediately).  You will read the two quotes in the doc about good and evil and then respond to the 8 questions that follow.  Your responses should be complete with thoughts, explanations, evidence, etc.  You don't have to write an entire essay for each, but you should expect to write roughly a paragraph or so and use the quotes and events from your life to elaborate and support.

Make SURE you include your name or initials (and you can change the color of your font as well) with each response.

As the document grows, read some of what your classmates have to say as well - you don't have to agree ... in fact, in many cases you will not.  It's ok to debate the points of others (politely) within your own responses.  In fact, see the ideas and thoughts of others and reacting to them is much the point of the exercise.

Also, if you found having the e-book on your phone helpful with Frankenstein, you may want to take a moment to download a copy for Lord of the Flies.  Unfortunately there are no free versions this time - but there are cheap ones available.  It would be beneficial to get it downloaded before we need it in class.

There is a free one online - if you save it to your phone, the PDF should show up where ebooks usually do...

https://corysnow.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/lotf.pdf

http://gv.pl/pdf/lord_of_the_flies.pdf

Thursday 4/16 - 35 Days Remaining

OBJ - Students will create a personal connection to a central theme in the story Frankenstein through various activities and discussion.  Students will prepare for the Frankenstein EXAM - Friday 4/17.


Sorry I am out today - didn't plan to be, but woke up with a migraine.  Email me if you have any problems or questions with the assignment (richard.davis@sfisd.org) and I will get back to you ASAP.



CWoD - HUBRIS



For the last day in class, we will continue working on the Frankenstein Comic Strip Project - You will create 6 frames(slides) that should provide setting, characters, dialogue, and narration. You should also have a "title" slide that shows your name, chapter, and an original name for your chapter that cleverly foreshadows the events. That's 7 slides total - you should copy and paste art from the Internet. You must include text from the novel as well.  See previous days for additional instructions, examples, and assigned chapters for this work.

We will combine our work as a class to create our own, online, Frankenstein graphic novels.

Tomorrow, we will also test over the novel - review info for the test was on yesterday's blog,  There's a brief multiple choice section worth 40 points and then you'll choose two of the essay topics which will be worth 30 points apiece (responses should be roughly 150 words or 3/4 of a page assuming 8 words per line).  You will be allowed a printed copy of the novel on the test, but no notes or computers, etc.