Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Day 8 (9.14.11) A Day

Objective:
Students will present the British Literary time periods;
review annotation process; learn about Modernism;
and read and annotate a short story.



Class Activities:

  • Computers: NO
  • Presentations: Time Periods Project
    • Students will present.
    • Students in other time period groups will listen attentively.
    • After presenting, students will hand in their individual outlines to T. Holmes for a formative grade.
    • After all presentations are completed, students will go to Blackboard>Notes from Class>Period #>Presentation Name.
    • Students will take notes on the presentations.
    • All notes should be in student spiral by September 28, 2011 for open-note Six Weeks Test.
  • Notes: 
    • Students will take notes on Modernism
    • Students will review Biographical information on Virginia Woolfe
    • Clip: Virginia Woolfe on "Words"
  • Read: "Notes on Annotating"
  • Read and Annotate: "A Haunted House" by Virginia Woolfe 


Homework:
  • DUE on Friday (9.16.11) A Day: Formative - Vocabulary Lesson 1 Parts 6 - 10. (Email to tholmes@irvingisd.net by 11:59 PM!)
  • DUE on Friday (9.16.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE - Vocabulary Lesson 1 Quiz (Words 1-10)
  • Due on Wednesday (9.28.11) A Day: SUMMATIVE - Six Weeks Test
      Work collected in class:
      • Finished Outlines