Ninth graders turned in a Strong similarity paper today, comparing a idea from a Walt Whitman poem with an idea from The Red Badge of Courage. They shared ideas today and I was impressed with their depth of thought and analysis. This week, they will have a lot of reading as we plan to finish the Red Badge of Courage by Thursday. Keeping this pace will mean some will be assigned for homework, but we will have it finished by the long weekend. Ninth graders also made our last vocab organizer with just ten words for the next quiz, Tuesday 2/21. This should be a slam dunk, since they know the words and have over a week to prepare. If you are at the school,come check out the character analysis Bio Poems hanging outside the classroom. They are really fun to read.
Tenth graders are finishing an Anton Chekhov short story unit. They have read and discussed some interesting short stories. These stories don't have traditional endings, so they have been somewhat unsatisfying to some students, but the conversations we have had as we analyze and interpret the stories have been deep and interesting. We will take a comprehension quiz this week on Chekhov's stories, then we will do a little test prep for the PSAT that students will take at the end of this month. It may not be the most exciting way to spend our class time, but because this is a National Merit Scholarship qualifying test, it could be a very profitable way to spend two days this week!
Have a great week!
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