Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Preview to The Crucible

1. Overview of characters
2. Pick reading parts
3. Homework: Journal #1

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Preparation for reading The Crucible


1. Select families
2. Choose last name
3. Choose first name
4. Select three rules for the class to follow
5. Review violations citation and trial
6. Review names
7. Pick reading parts

Monday, January 12, 2009

Preparation for The Crucible

Sasse is back. I was called as a prospective juror for a murder trial starting next Tuesday. I am juror 33 out of 50. Only 14 will be chosen to be on the jury. I am being questioned on Thursday, so I will be here teaching on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday this week.

In preparation for being gone next week (if I am not the one of the chosen 14 to be on the murder case, I go back into the jury pool for four days next week), Mr. Bolin will still teach the grammar and I will give the background information on The Crucible so Mr. Bolin can teach The Crucible if I am on the murder case for three weeks.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Commas, Semi-colons/Colons, Apostrophes





Ms. Sasse will be on jury duty all week. Mr. Warren Bolin is the sub.
Commas: Powerpoint, Exercises in grammar book, review game, quiz

Semi-colons/Colons: Powerpoint, exercises in grammar book, review game, quiz

Apostrophes: Powerpoint, notes on overhead, exercises in grammar book, quiz


Mid-tri grades will be posted by Friday, January 16th


Tuesday: Assembly schedule at end of day so a shorter class

Wednesday: Late start of two hours so a shorter class

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Create a brochure for The Crucible

1. In pairs select one of 14 topics for the background on The Crucible.
2. In computer room on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday create a brochure with visuals including all important information.
3. Due on Friday by the end of the hour with a rubric attached.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Back Assignments

Friday: December 19
4 typed poems due with rubric stapled on poem to be graded
Frost 4 poems worksheet due

Monday, January 5
Notes on sonnet
Work on Sonnet 18 as a class
Assign groups for sonnet explication - due Tuesday
Extra credit: Write a sonnet to be published in The Calliope

Sonnet Explication Due

Sonnet Explication due today – end of hour
1. Vocabulary/literary device
2. Each line in own words (14 points)
3. Identify 14 lines of sonnet
4. Identify 10 syllables of stress/unstress
5. Identify rhyme scheme
6. Identify three quatrains and couplet
7. Identify the meaning of each quatrain
8. Identify all sources