We did an extra credit assignment to wrap up our study of Puritanism.

HOMEWORK: Study for vocabulary quiz.

We began preparing our stringbooks for Friday.

HOMEWORK:  Continue preparing stringbooks.

I returned both the in-class and out of class essays from Hamlet today. Revisions of the out of class essay are due on Friday.

We also began Pride and Prejudice today. We talked about the concept of entitlement and read the first two chapters to learn about the Bennett family. Students must read the first 91 pages by next Tuesday, November 4.

HOMEWORK: Read in the novel.

Pride and Prejudice reading schedule:

• pages 1-91 (Ch. I-XXIII) by November 5
• pages 91-102 (Ch. XXXIV-XLVI) by November 12
• pages 182-262 (Ch. XLVII-End) by November 18

We continued to watch the film version of The Kite Runner.

• Ask students to get into the groups from the last class.  In the sub folder, there are five packets of papers with the group names on them.  Distribute packets to appropriate groups.
• Student need to complete the peer evaluation exercise we began last class.  All essays and evaluation sheets must be returned at the end of the period and paper clipped back together.
• Once the students complete this, they can use the computers to comment on three other student blogs which were submitted on Friday.
• Students may also read from Pride and Prejudice.

• Working with a partner, they should complete an “A to Z” list on the Vietnam War era.  They write the letters of the alphabet, one on each line of the paper, and write in a word or term which relates to the time period.  For example, “S for Saigon”.  Students need to be able to explain the significance of the term.  20 terms will be a grade of “A”, with an additional bonus point awarded for each additional term.  This will count as half a quiz grade on term 1.  All work is to be turned in at the end of the period.  They may use the computers for this.

Students can work with a partner to write a story using all twenty of their vocabulary words. All work is to be turned in at the end of the period. They may use the computers for this.

• Students can work on revising all articles written this term.  Please remind them that they will need finished, printed copies of all article for their portfolio at the end of the week.
• Students may use computers for this work.

We completed our peer evaluation exercise and commented on student blogs.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading Pride and Prejudice.

We began watching the film version of The Kite Runner.

HOMEWORK: Find song lyrics relating to Vietnam.