10R
Tuesday and Wednesday students took benchmark on Regents Exam part 2. Anyone not done has to finish for homework. Some students were on a field trip yesterday and have yet to finish.
- Today, students will write paragraph 1 for quote 3 and hand it in for a minor grade.
- Quiz on chapters 1 & 2 of Lord of the Flies.
- Check reading logs 1&2.
- Discuss Chapter 2.
- HW, read chapter 3 and write reading log.
11R
- We've done lots of poetry the past two days, especially in period 1. Tuesday we read and discussed Frost's "A Dust of Snow" and Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life." A short essay was assigned for the Longfellow poem (questions 7 & 8 in the handout). Wednesday students were given some time to edit and rework their essay. Period 7 was given the whole period as many were absent due to a field trip. Period 1 read and discussed Frost's "An Old Patch of Snow" and "A Time to Talk" with emphasis placed on their central theme and how it compares to Lonfellow's "Psalm of Life" (living in the moment, mindfulness).
- Today Period one read Frost's "The Road Less Traveled" with special emphasis on rhyme scheme and rhythm. We also read and discussed Holme's "Old Ironsides." Assignment: original poem written according to directions in the handout.
English Lit
- Continued research in the library. Literary period essays due tomorrow. Students were told that this research project wuill be counted as part of the final exam for the class, and to make extra copies as the ones handed in won't be returned. Students were also reminded to review class material for the multiple choice portion of the final.
- All overdue work needs to be handed in as soon as possible.
