British Lit--Thursday, October 31

Objective: Discuss chapter 1&2 of "Lord of the Flies" and continue working on island.

1- Students got into small groups and discussed each character: Piggy, Ralph, Jack
2-Book Talks
3- Students used the rest of the period to work on their "Perfect Societies."
They finished by the end of the period and will be presented next time.

Homework: Read chapters 3&4 and complete reading questions

American Lit--Wednesday, October 30

Objective: Read gothic stories and wrap up the unit

1- Students got into small groups to read/share their stories

2-Students picked the best story of their group

3-Students watched Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and discussed how it is a gothic story.


Homework: Take home test--students are to complete the test at home by thoughtfully answering the questions.

British Lit--Tuesday, October 29

Objective: How do you create the perfect society?

1- We had a round of Book Talks
2-We discussed the Macbeth papers.
3-We watched a clip from "Lost" and completed a prompt
4- We began "How to create a perfect society" handout. see me next time

Homework: Read chapters 1&2 of Lord of the Flies. See me for reading questions.

American Lit--Monday, October 28

Objective: How do I complete a peer edit?

Students completed a peer edit.


Homework: Complete final draft of gothic short story. Due on Wednesday!

American Lit--Friday, October 18

Objective: How to brainstorm for word choice/topic?

1- Skill of the day--semi-colons
2- Creative Writing Practice. Using the everyday life to inspire!
3- Guided Imagery. Students listened to me read them a prompt while they relaxed. This was meant to help inspire them for word choice/images/ideas to use in their own papers.

Guided Imagery 

Guided Imagery Graphic Organizer

If you were absent, please read the guided imagery while you listen to intense music. Then spend about ten minutes free writing on the graphic organizer. This will help you when you write your paper next time.

Homework: Come to class prepared to write your first draft of the gothic story.

British Lit--Thursday, October 17

How does Macbeth end?

We watched Act 5 of Macbeth. Click below for the packet.

Act V Packet

If you missed the end, you have two choice: go to www.pbs.org and find the online movie or read the summary. Use the internet. Be proactive. Try to make sense of what you missed if you don't want to watch the film version.

Homework--finish ACT V and come to class with your paper topic/question in mind. We will spend the day in the library working on it.

American Lit--Wednesday, October 16

Objective: How is fear a Gothic element?

1- We read the first ten minutes of class.
2- Students completed a fear personality profile and the class played four corners.

3-Students read the essay "Why We Crave Horror Movies" and practiced extracting the main idea. They also answered questions.


Why We Crave Horror Movies text 

Questions to answer after reading

If you were absent, you'll have to make this up.

Brittish Lit--Tuesday, October 15

Objective--Act 4 of Macbeth

We watched Act 4 of Macbeth and discussed.

Homework--finish Act 4 packet

American Lit--Tuesday, October 9

How does Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" show elements of Gothic writing?

Students read "The Fall of the House of Usher" while listening to a dramatic reading of it. They answered questions.

House of Usher Questions--organizer--must be complete

If you were absent, you will have to make this assignment up.

American Lit--Monday, October 7

Objective: Read "The Masque of the Red Death"

 If you were absent, click on the links below and print out both the story and the reading guide and complete for points.

Reading Guide

The Masque of the Red Death

British Lit--Friday, October 4

Objective: How do I use questions to analyze Macbeth?

Students spent the time in the library working on their pre-writing assignment.

The Socratic Method is due after the break along with Acts II and III of Macbeth.

Homework: Complete The Socratic Method assignment, Act II, and Act III of Macbeth

American Lit--Thursday, October 3

Objective: Who was Edgar Allan Poe?

Students turned in their poem "Annabelle Lee."

Students watched the Edgar Allan Poe biography and followed along with the handout
click Edgar Allan Poe questions--must be done if absent

To watch the bio online click here Edgar Allan Poe Video

Students then read an article (informational text) about Tuberculosis--

Homework: Finish the Tuberculosis handout

British Lit--Wednesday, October 2

Objective: Act 3

We watched Act 3 of Macbeth--Students analyzed the play

Homework: Finish Acts 2 and 3 packets-- and bring work to do the following two periods.

American Lit--Tuesday, October 1

Objective: What is the Gothic Element?

1- Reading
2- Partner quiz--students practice identifying writing pieces from The Age of Reason and the Romantic Era.
3- Continue viewing power point about the gothic elements.
4- Students viewed a reading of the original poem "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and identified elements of the Gothic Era-- view poem--The Nightmare before Christmas by Tim Burton

Homework: Students need to read the poem "Annabelle Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe and answer the questions.

If you were absent--you'll need to make up the quiz points and go through the power point, ensuring that you understand what the gothic is and how it fits into Romanticism.