*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR
The Lesson of Ups
Show Up, Keep Up, Speak Up, Measure Up
Monday November 9
Comprehension Test B for Catcher in the Rye scored and returned to students
Vocabulary Workshop Units 4-6 review responses are due today in class; test for Units One-Six is scheduled tomorrow (study twenty words for each unit to prepare for test)
Resiliency Unit is introduced and paper due Monday, November 16 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Grammar assignment for Common Usage Problems started in class Friday is due today
Fahrenheit 451 textbooks are returned to class by students
Tuesday November 10
Catcher in the Rye paper is due today by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; choose one of the three prompts distributed in class
Vocabulary Workshop Units One-Six cumulative test is scheduled today
Catcher in the Rye (complete novel and all dialectical journals) class discussion is scheduled today and Thursday
1.
Discuss Holden Caulfield's relationship with his
sister Phoebe. How does she view
him? What is Holden's perception
of her? How do those views
contribute to our understanding of Holden as the main character in The
Catcher In The Rye?
2.
Discuss how Holden Caulfield changes during the
course of the novel. What does he
learn about himself? What does he
learn about the people with whom he comes in contact? Does he indeed "come of age" and grow to
understand himself because of the many people and experiences he encounters?
3.
Choose one of the following and explain its
symbolic significance in the novel.
A symbol is something, often an object, that stands for something
besides itself.
- Allie's baseball glove
- Holden's red hunting cap
- The carrousel in Central Park
Wednesday November 11
Today is Veteran's Day, a legal holiday, and classes are not in session
Thursday November 12
Catcher in the Rye (complete novel and all dialectical journals) class discussion concludes in class today
Resiliency Unit class activities and prewriting for paper due Monday, November 16 continue in class
Friday November 13
Resiliency Unit class activities and prewriting continue in class for paper due Monday, November 16 on turnitin.com web site by 8:30 A.M.
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
AGENDA BIN:
Resiliency Unit peer review and revisions
Lord of the Flies dialectical journals assigned for beginning chapters of novel
