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