We felt the effects of the Spring Forward time change today! It's rough to lose an hour, for teenagers especially! However, we worked through it. In first block, we are creating group presentations about one aspect of the 1920s to share with the class before starting The Great Gatsby. We selected topics last week, created our rubric today, and organized our research. We will present on Wednesday, so this is a real quick project. In 10th grade we are working on writing a clear, debatable, and narrow thesis as a claim in argumentative writing. We are arguing the merits of reading Shakespeare in high school. Believe it or not, the English teaching community is divided on this one, so we are all taking a stand on our position and backing it up with evidence. This paper will be due next Monday, with a peer review in class on Wednesday. In 4th block we are working on critical thinking skills as we read and going back to the text to find support. We have read some interesting passages and are looking analytically at how to interpret the text as we read. We will start this week to build background knowledge on Of Mice and Men, which will be our next novel.
All classes will have the March book report on Wednesday, March 23. Some of the students are not even half way through their books, so there should be some serious reading going on.
All classes also have IXL standards due on Wednesday, March 16. There will be no more class time given to complete these, so make sure your student completest them at home. No late work will be accepted, even with an absence because of the length of time given to complete this work.
Lastly, this week is parent teacher conferences and I met with several lovely parents today. I love sharing progress at this time of year because so many students have grown by leaps and bounds. It is exciting to see the growth in the abilities and their readiness for the next year. I look forward to meeting with the rest of you this week and into next week as well. Have a great week.
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