Wednesday, May 31

Working in Google Docs, students continued work writing the script for their own This I Believe essays.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, JUNE 2: Essays should be DONE.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects (essay and recording) are DUE. 

Tuesday, May 30

Shared a new sample This I Believe podcast; students continued work on their essays.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Friday, May 26

This lesson taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Students explored This I Believe podcasts, resources; began work on their own essays.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Thursday, May 25

Introduced This I Believe final projects, resources.

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Wednesday, May 24

Final exam

DUE DATES

FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Tuesday, May 23

Wrapped up discussion of "Send Huck to College" for final exam open response question.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Monday, May 22

Silent reading.
COLLECTED last weekly reading log.
Read, annotated, discussed "Send Huck to College" for final exam open response question.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Friday, May 19

Continued round-robin whole-book discussion; will wrap up and preview the final on Monday.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Thursday, May 18

Discussed Chapters 40-end of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Shared discussion questions for whole-book discussion; will continue tomorrow.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Wednesday, May 17

Reminder: last section of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 40-end, due Thursday!

Discussed Chapters 36-39 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Shared illustrations.
COLLECTED illustrations.
Began work on tonight's reading.

DUE DATES

THURSDAY,  MAY 18: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Tuesday, May 16

Reminder: next section of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 36-39 (233-255)
is due Wednesday, together with the illustrations.
Discussed Chapters 32-35 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (209-231).
More work on illustrations.

DUE DATES

WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 36-39.  Illustrations due!
THURSDAY,  MAY 18: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Monday, May 15

Reminder: next section of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 32-35 (209-231)
is due Tuesday.
Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.
Students created illustrations of a favorite passage from  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (due WEDNESDAY).

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 32-35 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 36-39.  Illustrations due!
THURSDAY,  MAY 18: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Friday, May 12

Reminder: next section of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 32-35 (209-231)
is due Tuesday.

Discussed annotations, questions on Chapters 28-31 of  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

DUE DATES

TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 32-35 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 36-39.
THURSDAY,  MAY 18: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: Final projects.

Thursday, May 11

Reminder: next section of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 28-31 (181-208)
is due tomorrow.  Expect a reading quiz tomorrow!

Reading quiz on Chapters 20-23 and 24-27.

Discussed last two assignments in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class. Expect reading quizzes!)

FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 28-31.
(MAY push all readings back by a day if class is on track with readings on Friday, May 12).
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 32-35.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 36-39.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Wednesday, May 10

Reminder: next section of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Chapters 24-27 (pages 155-179) is due tomorrow.  Expect a reading quiz on both today's and tomorrow's chapters tomorrow!
Check in re: reading progress in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, based on VERY poor reading quizzes yesterday.
Allowed 20 minutes of class time for catching up on Chapters 20-23 (pages 127-153).
Discussed those chapters, and the need for greater accountability around reading outside of class from now on.

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class. Expect reading quizzes!)

THURSDAY, MAY  11: Chapters 24-27.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 28-31.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 32-35.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 36-39.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Tuesday, May 9

This lesson taught by Mrs. Bidwell in Ms. Bishop's absence.
Reminder: next section of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters 20-23 (pages 127-153) is due Wednesday! 
Began watching Mark Twain Tonight!

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class. Expect reading quizzes!)

TUESDAY, MAY 9: No chapters due; will have a sub for this class. (Reflects a change!)

WEDNESDAY,  10 MAY: Chapters 20-23.
THURSDAY, MAY  11:Chapters 24-27.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 28-31.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 32-35.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 36-39.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Monday, May 8

Silent reading.COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Reading quiz on Chapters 16-19 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Reviewed and discussed last week's reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chapters 16-19, pages 93-125)
Reminder: next section Chapters 20-23 (pages 127-153) is due Wednesday! 

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class. Expect reading quizzes!)

TUESDAY, MAY 9: No chapters due; will have a sub for this class. (Reflects a change!)

WEDNESDAY,  10 MAY: Chapters 20-23.
THURSDAY, MAY  11:Chapters 24-27.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 28-31.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 32-35.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 36-39.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Friday, May 5

Reminder: BRING TEXTBOOK TO CLASS FRIDAY AND MONDAY!
Read and discussed Twain Epigrams (Textbook, 678).

Reviewed and discussed yesterday's reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chapters 12-15, pages 71-91).
Began reading next section.  (Chapters 16-19, pages 93-125)  (Reached page 95.)

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class. Expect reading quizzes!)

MONDAY, MAY 8: Chapters 16-19. 

TUESDAY, MAY 9: No chapters due; will have a sub for this class. (Reflects a change!)

WEDNESDAY,  10 MAY: Chapters 20-23.
THURSDAY, MAY  11:Chapters 24-27.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 28-31.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 32-35.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 36-39.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Thursday, May 4

Reminder: for FRIDAY, read "Author Study: Mark Twain" in the textbook (654--657). BRING TEXTBOOK TO CLASS FRIDAY AND MONDAY!

Reading quiz on Chapters 8-11.
Reviewed and discussed yesterday's reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chapters 8--11,  pages 47-70).

Began reading next section.  (Chapters 12-15, pages 71-91)   (Reached page 76.)
Students should read through the end of the section as homework, annotating with questions and observations as you read.

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class. Expect reading quizzes!)

FRIDAY, MAY 5: Chapters 12-15.

MONDAY, MAY 8: Chapters 16-19.
TUESDAY, MAY 9: No chapters due; will have a sub for this class. (Reflects a change!)

WEDNESDAY,  10 MAY: Chapters 20-23.
THURSDAY, MAY  11:Chapters 24-27.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 28-31.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 32-35.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 36-39.
WEDNESDAY,  MAY 17: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Wednesday, May 3

For FRIDAY, Assigned homework: Read "Author Study: Mark Twain" in the textbook (654--657).
Reviewed and discussed yesterday's reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chapters 4-7, pages 27-45).

Began reading next section (Chapters 8--11,  pages 47-70).  (Reached page 49.)

Students should read through the end of the section as homework, annotating with questions and observations as you read.

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class. Expect reading quizzes!)

THURSDAY, MAY 4: Chapters 8-11.FRIDAY, MAY 5: Chapters 12-15.
MONDAY, MAY 8: Chapters 16-19.
TUESDAY, MAY 9: Chapters 20-23.
WEDNESDAY,  10 MAY : Chapters 24-27.
THURSDAY, MAY  11: Chapters 28-31.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 32-35.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 36-39.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Tuesday, May 2

Discussed questions 2, 4, 6 and 8 in "Reading Pointers" section of our edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Reviewed and discussed yesterday's reading in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Chapters 1-3, pages 9-26).

Began reading next section, (Chapters 4-7, 27-45).  (Reached page 33.)

Students should read through the end of the section as homework, annotating with questions and observations as you read.

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class.)

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3: Chapters 4-7.THURSDAY, MAY 4: Chapters 8-11.
FRIDAY, MAY 5: Chapters 12-15.
MONDAY, MAY 8: Chapters 16-19.
TUESDAY, MAY 9: Chapters 20-23.
WEDNESDAY,  10 MAY : Chapters 24-27.
THURSDAY, MAY  11: Chapters 28-31.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 32-35.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 36-39.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.

Monday, May 1

Silent reading.
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.

Discussed questions 2, 4, 6 and 8 in "Reading Pointers" section of our edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Began reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn section 1 (Chapters 1-3, pages 9-26). Reached page 20; students should read through the end of the section as homework, annotating with questions and observations as you read.

DUE DATES

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading schedule.  (All reading due at start of class.)

TUESDAY, MAY 2: Chapters 1-3.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3: Chapters 4-7.
THURSDAY, MAY 4: Chapters 8-11.
FRIDAY, MAY 5: Chapters 12-15.
MONDAY, MAY 8: Chapters 16-19.
TUESDAY, MAY 9: Chapters 20-23.
WEDNESDAY,  10 MAY : Chapters 24-27.
THURSDAY, MAY  11: Chapters 28-31.
FRIDAY, MAY 12: Chapters 32-35.
MONDAY, MAY 15: Chapters 36-39.
TUESDAY, MAY 16: Chapters 40-Chapter The Last

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24: Final exam.