Last Day of Trimester 1

For finals, students reported on the independent reading novel with a Book Talk in a group.

Grades were given for what I have recorded so far. The bins (including Huck Finn journals) still need to be graded and recorded.

Return books please on Huck Finn and Independent Reading.

Extra credit: Watch Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer. Write a one page paper connecting it the novel. What was the same and what was different?

End of the Trimester News

Be sure to check your grades for accuracy. If you find an error, please politely and respectfully staple your grade print out with your corrected paper and I will be more than glad to make the correction. Grades are important to you and me. Let's work together on grades!

Last Friday, the assigned journals on Huck Finn were due in the basket. Students who did not finish the book and could not write about the ending of the novel journal had time to finish it over the long week-end and turn it in the basket on Monday.

Monday - last quiz on Huck Finn

Completion of Wrestling with Right and Wrong worksheet due in the basket

Tuesday: Final Test on Huck Finn (100 points)

Wednesday/Thursday Final Day complete the Book Talk (speak 20 minutes on a 250 page novel read this trimester). Be prepared with the book talk sheet completed. Answer the questions on the other students presenting their book talk.

Satire and Irony

Monday, November 19
Watch 3 youtubes on satire
Write 3 writeabouts on Huck Finn
finish sheet on satire in the literature group

Tuesday, November 20
In the literature circle, complete worksheet on Drawing Conclusions

Wednesday, November 21
In the literature circle, complete the worksheet on plot.

Satire and Irony

On Friday, I gave notes on incongruity, satire, and irony.
Students wrote a nine line poem on incongruity and completed a worksheet on satire and irony.
The third sheet on satire is due on Monday.
Read Chapters 33-36.

Literature Circle

On Wednesday in the literature circles students:
finished the study guide
finished the map
compare/contrast Jim and Huck with the Profiles of Gifted Behavior - turn in for points

On Thursday, I showed 6 clips from United Streaming on Huck Finn as a review for the test
Quiz on chapters 12-29
Read Huck Finn

Friday:
Satire and Irony
Notes and literature circle for completing worksheets

Profiles of Gifted Behavior - George Betts

On Monday I gave notes on Profiles of Gifted Behavior by George Betts. If you want to know more, google to find the article with more descriptions.

Homework: Write a paragraph giving examples from your life where you have been on this chart and where you are now.

Huck Finn: In your literature circle on Wednesday, examine where Huck and Jim might be on this chart.

Tuesday: Notes in class on symbolism of river, fog, raft, shore.

Mark Twain and Huck Finn

Wow! I have not posted for awhile!

I attended the Gifted/Talented Conference on Thursday/Friday and will be teaching you what I learned and incorporating more ideas into my units starting with Huck Finn.

To recap the week:

1. "Indian Camp" claim, evidence, warrant paper was due typed with peer conferencing shets, rubric, rough drafts and outline.

2. I tried a new journal strategy called write abouts where students wrote three journals and received feedback from other students.

3. Hours 3-4 took the PLAN test. Hours 5-6 had reading time.

4. Mr. King finally got to talk with Hour 3 this week, so they were not left out. He gave me a website he wanted you to see on the "N" word, which I will show this week.

5. On Thursday, Quiz Chapters 1-11 was given.

6. The poem on Mark Twain was due on Friday with the rubric staped to the top.

7. On Friday, students wrote a journal on lies.

8. On Friday, the literature circles worked on the study guide and the map.

Indian Camp Paper and Huck Finn

Mr. King spoke to Hours 4-6 last Friday about the "n" word. I hope you all learned something from the discussion.

Monday: Peer Conferencing for the Claim, Evidence, and Warrant Paper

Read Chap 1-4 in Huck Finn and complete the study guide.