American Lit--Wednesday, Nov 4

Objective: wrap up lessons on transcendental unit

1- Students read for 15
2- We watched Patagonia Video
(As students watched, they wrote down one example of each of the Transcendental Top 5) If you were absent, you'll need to watch this and find examples of

• Individualism
• Growth in Nature
• Optimism
• Over-Soul
• Anti-Society

3-Students had free time to work on their portfolio

Homework: Get working on Portfolio. Reminder--it is due on Thursday, November 12th.

The next two class periods (Friday and Tuesday) will be work days!!!

British Lit--Tuesday, November 3rd

Objective: What makes a good society

Students present their Islands!!!

We discuss the book and the ways in which the boys are "falling"

Homework:
chapters 9&10 and reading guide

American Lit--Monday, November 2

Objective: How do people exhibit transcendentalism in modern society?

1-Read
2-"Follow the Sun" song activity-- Example paragraph to use
3- Viewed the following videos

• I forgot my phone
• Zero Currency
• No Impact Man
• Russel Brand's view on transcendental meditation

4- Kids worked on their collages

Homework: Continue working on Portfolio

British Lit--Friday, October 31st

Happy Halloween and Happy Reading Day!!!

HW: Chapters 7&8 of Lord of the Flies with Reading Guide

American Lit--Thursday, October 30

Objective: How was Henry David Thoreau and What can we learn from his experience at Walden Pond?

1-Read 10-15 minutes
2-Watched Thoreau Prezi

3- In groups, students each took a paragraph from Walden and became the expert on that paragraph. They created a presentation and then taught the class about their section.

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

HW--Continue working on Portfolio

British Lit--Wednesday, October 29

Objective: What makes a good society?

Students discussed chapters 4&5 of Lord of the Flies 
Students finished their Islands--Will present on Tuesday of next week

Homework:
chapters 5&6 and reading guide
Bring book for Friday Reading Day!!!

American Lit--Tuesday, October 27

Objective: What does it mean to be an individual?

1- Students read for 10 minutes
2- We spent a few minutes going over the Transcendental Portfolio

3- We completed a Mix and Mingle--students took quotes from the essay "Self-Reliance" and discussed/mingle-talked about their quotes with each other. As they did so, they were able to better understand what the main idea is.

4- Next, students wrote in their journal, predicting WHAT they think the essay "Self-Reliance" will be about.

5- Students read the essay with the teacher!!! We discussed and pulled out the main idea.

6- We watched the following video How to Be Alone and made connections to Self-Reliance.

Homework: Begin working on Transcendental Portfolio :) Due on Thursday, November 12th