Tuesday, February 9, 2016

February 9, 2016: Today in Class

B1 10th Lit/Comp
  • Discussion of Scenes III-IV
  • Read and discuss Exodos as class
  • Begin Oedipus Rex Motif Essay (p. 18-19)
    • We'll finish these essays Thursday, and they'll be due at the end of class (summative grade). If you need more time than that, work on it at home before Thursday.
  • Homework: Completed Oedipus Rex packets (skip p. 2, 11-12, 14-15) due Thursday (summative grade) 
B3 American Lit
  • Continued The Great Gatsby DBQ 
B4 Creative Writing
  •  How does the act of writing help us to make meaning of our lives?
  • This week: Memoir
  • Mentor text: "More Room"
  • Assignment: 750-word memoir
  • This week's agenda:
    • Tuesday: Mentor text, discussion, begin assignment
    • Thursday: Work on assignment, due at end of class Thursday
    • Friday: Readings of this week's assignment