Because of concerns about the due dates, I have pushed the dates back. The new dates are as follows:
Rough Draft and Sources: 10/13
Paper Due: 10/23
We have an appointment for the library on 10/9. Hope this helps!
Nicole Hayes: September 2008 Archives
Monday:
-Preform Suspense Skits
Tuesday:
-"Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets: A charcater profiling shoebox activity
-Shoebox Activity for Dead Mans Pockets.doc
-Homework: Using your character profile, write a suspenseful story about your character.
Wednesday:
-Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets"
Thursday:
-Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets"
Friday:
-Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pockets"
-Break students into groups of 6 to answer critical reading questions and suspense questions on pgs 20 and 21.
-Quiz
There will be a quiz on the suspense unit this Friday. You all should study the 7 elements of suspense, know the difference between suspense and surprise, and you should also keep elements of the movie me watched in mind.
Monday:
-The Crucible Warm-ups Crucible Week one warm-ups.doc
-Read The Crucible
Tuesday:
-Read The Crucible
-Finish Act 1
-Homework: Act 1 questions in unit packet
Wednesday:
-Read The Crucible
-Watch A Clip from the movie
-Review homework from last night
Thursday:
-Read The Crucible
Friday:
-Quiz: Act 1 of The Crucible
-Read The Crucible
You will have a quiz over Act 1 of The Crucible. There will be multiple choice questions, the first 5 vocab words from the unit packet, and direct quotes.
You guys have requested that put my powerpoints up. I have also included the Puritan Study Guides, and Scavanger Hunt Activity I did in class:
Puritan Beliefs and the Salem Witch Trials.ppt
Puritan Beliefs and the Salem Witch Trials PowerPoint Guide.doc
You are required to have MLA format for your research paper. Here I am providing all of the handouts used in class. I have also included the link to www.easybib.com. This is a good website for assisting you with your pages.
Because of the poor grades on the last Crucible Quiz, I am offerring a re-take for everyone this Friday. Make sure you study for this one!
DURING THIS UNIT ALL STUDENTS ARE INDIVIDUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING A CLASSMATE AND MAKING-UP THE
Monday:
- 7 Elements of Suspense 7 ways to build suspense.doc
-What is Suspense? (see me for handout)
- Suspense Sentence Starters (See me for handout)
-Begin Watching The Rear Window The Rear Window Film Guide.doc
-Hwk: Using the sentence starters in class, write a story using 1 sentence starter, and 1 of the 7 elements of suspense
Tuesday:
-Collected Homework/ Gave out grade print-outs
-Teen Law Assembly
Wednesday:
-Watch The Rear Window
Thursday:
-Watch The Rear Window
Friday:
-Discuss The Rear Window
Just in case you lost yours... here it is:
Thesis Assignment Due: 9/26
Rough Draft with a List of Sources: 10/3
Paper Due: 10/13
Also Included are the attatchments for the Research Paper:
Monday:
-Introduce The Crucible Research Paper
-Read The Crucible
Tuesday:
-Read The Crucible
Wednesday:
-2nd period take GHSGWT
-Film: The Salem Witch Trials (Notes Quiz)
Thursday:
-Lesson on MLA format
-Read The Crucible
Friday:
-Film: The History of Witches
-Read The Crucible
