9/20/2013

We finished up color archetypes today.

9/30: Cupid and Psyche

Scholar start: Let's imagine the Walt Disney Ride "Its a Small World" has now been changed to depict the dark side of the world.  Describe this new ride.

Discussed "Cupid and Psyche" for archetypes.  Please write a paragraph explaining how one archetype is expressed in the story (it's full of them).

9/23/2013 Archetypes continued.

Scholar starts are imbedded in the PREZI.

9/18-9/19

9/18 Scholar start:  Think of examples of things that keep happening over and over again in movies/books/tv.  List as many as you can!

9/19 Scholar start: You spend a lot of time around your teachers at school? What do you think they are like outside of school? Describe what you imagine their lives are like.

We have started discussing Archetypes. The Prezi will be posted once we complete it. 

Scholar Start: Coke or Pepsi? why?

We had 15 minutes of independent reading and then we responded to the following questions:

What is the title of the book you are reading? What are some things you are questioning about the book at this point? What are some inferences you have made about the book so far, and what evidence are you using to back that up?  What is the main conflict, and how has the author been developing over time?

9/12/2013

GUYS! PLAN PREP TODAY! WOOT WOOT!

Don't forget to bring a book to class tomorrow! And don't forget about the PLAN test on Tuesday!

9/11/2013

Scholar start: In my grandparents time, they would ask "Where were you when they attacked Pearl Harbor?"  In my parents time, they would ask, "Where were you when JFK was shot?"  In my time, I have been asked, "Where were you on 9/11?"  What major American tragedy do you think that you will face in your time?



Today we talked about the proper way to annotate; This is different from the way I showed in class, but it is one terrific way! If you are annotating correctly, it will help you figure out the meaning of a poem.

I asked 6th period to write a second reaction to the poem, after we had reviewed it a second time.

Remember, 9/12/2013 we will be in the Library during my class for PLAN prep! I know you guys will knock the PLAN test out of the park!

9/10/2013: The Horses.

Today we are going to continue to talk about symbolism and allegory.  We will read, annotate, and comment on a poem called The Horses.


This should be an entry in your composition book!

9/9/2013

Scholar Start: In the story, Prince Prospero wants to try and escape death by closing him and his guests off from the illness sweeping their nation.What happens when we close ourselves off to others?

Today in class we finished reading "Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allen Poe.  For Homework, we are filling out questions 1-16, and we are filling out the back questions on symbolism.