Day 49 (1.31.11) A Day

Objective: Students will be able to: present research

findings on allusions; review material on exam;
demonstrate knowledge varied sentence models;
develop writing skills. 

Class Activities

• Homework Log:
  • Log onto Blackboard
  • Go to the Agenda Blog
  • Click on "Daily Homework Log"
• [2nd and 3rd] Allusions 
• [2nd only] Read: Finish Hamlet
• [2nd and 3rd] View: Finish Hamlet
• [3rd only] Sentence Models 9 and 10
• Write 5 of each after receiving explanation from T. Holmes.
• [3rd only] Review: Semester Exam
• [3rd only] Writing Strategy 1 Practice (If you did not finish while T. Holmes was out.)
• [3rd only] Writing Strategy 2 (Students will take notes.)

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (1.31.11)  A Day: SUMMATIVE Literature Circles Round 2
2. DUE on Wednesday (2.3.11) A Day: Daily Drill 16
3. DUE on Friday (2.5.11) A Day: Allusions (More have been assigned.)
4. DUE on Wednesday (2.3.11) A Day: Vocabulary Lesson 7 Words 6 - 10 (Turn in to Blackboard)
Work collected in class:

• Homework Log
• Ticket to Leave # 2
• Writing Strategy 1 Practice
• SUMMATIVE: Sentence Models 9 and 10

TEKS: 5(B) analyze the moral dilemmas and quandaries in works of fiction as revealed by the underlying motivations and behaviors of the characters; 7(A) analyze how the author's patterns of imagery, literary allusions, and conceits reveal theme, set tone, and create meaning in metaphors, passages, and literary works.