Mid-Quarter grades will be submitted on Monday,
April 22. Please check Edline after that date to see your current
grade.
Monday, April 22
Classwork
- Do Now: Quiz #28- ess, et/ette, fic, ful, fy, hood, ic
- Then: Review Short Story requirements and due-dates (listed in classroom)
- After: Review Plot (click here for graphic organizer)
Homework
- Last day to sign-up for Slaughterhouse Five BoM activity (all those not signed-up by this date will be assigned a project chosen by Thursday's class).
Tuesday, April 23 Plan Testing
Classwork
- Plan testing all morning- report to Advisory class at 7:50
- Assembly after lunch- report to gym after lunch bell
Homework
- Finish reading Slaughterhouse Five and begin working on BoM project
- Create a plotline for your short story due Thursday in class (you may create one of your own or use this graphic organizer as a base)
- Finish at least one character card for at least one character by next class (alternate web-enabled version)
Thursday, April 25
Classwork
- Do Now: Why does Vonnegut use time/space shifting in Slaughterhouse Five?
- Then: Timed writing assignment on worldviews in Slaughterhouse Five (I will be checking plotlines and character cards during the writing session)
- Prompt: Analyze how Vonnegut exploits the 'blindness' in the British, American, Nazi and Tralfamadorian worldviews to maintain his ironic tone throughout the story. (30 minutes)
- After: Reminder to begin drafting Short Story
- Finish: Reminder of important due-dates
Homework
- Study for Quiz #29: ice, id/ide, lie/ly, ine, ion/sion/tion, ish, ism
- Complete rough draft of short story due on Tuesday, April 30
- Begin BoM activity due Friday, May 3
- Vocabtest.com, Unit 15: Synonyms
