The Week of June 1

We will be viewing Osama this week. You should be reading your literature circle novel at home while we are viewing the film in class. You will have your book discussion on Friday. You will need to have the following items typed: 5 Discussion Questions, 1 Connection, and 1 Researched Item. Please look for your vocabulary packets. I would like you to bring them to class on Monday, June 8. Have a great week!

The Week of May 26

We will finish the Animal Farm discussion this week & conclude the unit with an in-class writing. Once completed, you will choose your literature circle book & complete the reading of it for next Friday (don't panic...they are not long novels!). We will begin the film Osama next week. You can begin preparing for exams by looking over the Greek and Latin root lessons. You had three packets -- Lessons 1 & 2, Lessons 3 & 4, and Lessons 5 & 6. These Greek and Latin roots will be on the exam because they are important in preparing for SATs. You may also want to look over the literary terms we have explored and discussed this year. We discussed many while reading Romeo and Juliet, All Quiet on the Western Front, The House on Mango Street, and Animal Farm. Besides these two things, we will discuss the requirements for the thesis paper you will be writing on exam day during the week of June 8. Enjoy the week! ~Mrs. Hatler

The Week of May 18

Monday, May 18: Chapters 7 & 8 due
Wednesday, May 20: Chapters 9 - end due

We will be having a Socratic Seminar and an in-class writing on the novel. I will provide you with the dates for both of these activities in class. I want to see when we are finished with the group presentations. Next week we will be starting our literature circle novels and viewing Osama.

Assignments for the Week of May 11

Animal Farm Reading Assignments:
Please read Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech by clicking on the following link before Wednesday's class: http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html .
Due Wednesday, May 13 -- Chapters 1-3
Due Friday, May 15 -- Chapters 4-6
Due Monday, May 18 -- Chapters 7 & 8

*Reminder: All Quiet on the Western Front test is on Monday, May 11. Letter assignment is also due on Monday, May 11.

The Weeks of April 27 & May 4

Tuesday, April 28 -- In-class Writing

Wednesday, April 29 -- Chapters 5 & 6 Due

Thursday, April 30 -- Chapter 7 Due

Monday, May 4 -- Chapters 8-10 Due

Friday, May 8 -- Chapter 11-end

Monday, May 11 -- End Test & Letter Home Project Due * Note due date change!

We will be completing a computer scavenger hunt on Tuesday, May 5 & Wednesday, May 6. These are the websites we will be viewing:

http://www.worldwar1.com/

http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/xmas.htm

Assignments for the Week of April 20

Monday, April 20 & Tuesday, April 21: We will be discussing Elie Wiesel's Night these two days. We will be conducting two fishbowl discussions. I will discuss the format of a fishbowl discussion with you on Monday. One will be dealing with Eliezer's relationship with his father and Eliezer's relationship with God.

I was also planning on giving you some time to finish your vocabulary packet. Please bring the packet in on Monday.

Wednesday, April 22: In-class writing on Night (20 points)

Thursday, April 23: The thesis paper will be due today. Note the change in the due date. This gives you an extra day to spend revising it. You must hand in a final outline, paper, and works cited page. You will not be given an opportunity to rewrite this paper like you were able to do for your first thesis paper if you earned a C+ or below. Therefore, you will need to really revise and edit it before you hand it in for a grade. I will accept the paper a day late (Friday, April 23) for a penalty. Just a reminder: You must send me your paper via e-mail if you are not in school on Thursday. This must be e-mailed to me first thing in the morning. If not, you must bring it in the next day for the penalty. Below is an interesting video on women's rights:

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/watch/chahinaz_what_rights_for_women/

Thursday, April 23 & Friday, April 24: We will begin All Quiet on the Western Front. These two days will be used for background information on the novel. You will need to read chapter 1-4 for Monday, April 27.

The Weeks of March 30 & April 6

Thesis Paper

We will continue to work on thesis papers the next two weeks. We will begin the week of March 30 by discussing plagiarism. We will then begin the research aspect of this paper on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday. The class will meet in the library on these three days. We will work on peer evaluations and revisions during the week of April 6. The due dates for this paper are as follows:
Thursday, April 2 --Part II of thesis paper
Wednesday, April 8 -- Completed rough draft (print out a revised copy of the outline, works cited page, and the completed rough draft)
Wednesday, April 22 -- Final thesis paper due (Need to hand in a revised copy of the outline, works cited page, & final draft of the paper)

Website for plagiarism test: http://www.indiana.edu/~tedfrick/plagiarism/item1.html

Unit 3: The Effects of War on a Culture

The final unit of the year -- The Effects of War on a Culture -- will begin by the class reading the novel Night. I will be giving you this novel on Monday, April 6 and will discuss your responsibilities while reading the novel. The book needs to be completed by Monday, April 20.