Scarlet Letter

The first half of class we did a team MC with a passage from the Scarlet Letter. It wasn't officially timed but I did rush you through the questions a little to give you the feel for it. Most groups got a passing score so that is good to see.
After the MC we read about ten pages of Act 2. We should be able to finish up Act 2 tomorrow and then have our first real discussion on Wednesday.
Upcoming: Vocab Test 10/29

First Timed Write (Kind of)

Today in class you wrote your first timed essay. I provided you with a little help by giving you the text ahead of time and by going over the prompt briefly with you. Of course I gave you a huge advantage at the end when I said you could revise it over the weekend.
Surprisingly I saw several people "finish" their essays in about twenty minutes. Remember these are difficult essays and you should be using all the time that you have. If you finish early use the time to go back and revise your writing.

Upcoming: Act 1 guide due Monday along with revised Flamingo essay.

Movie Day

Today was an easy day. We started with watching Act 1 of The Crucible and then we started reading Act 2.
The only homework is to read the text for question 1 and mark the text.
Upcoming: Act 1 reading guide due Monday and essay rewrite due Monday.

Vocab 2

Today was new vocab day! Started the day watching the vocab video for list two. If you missed the words click on the blog title for the list. After the vocab we just read Act 1 of the play.
Upcoming: Act 1 W.S. due Monday
Writing articles due Wednesday as in tomorrow.

Added bonus to see if anyone actually reads this I will give a late voucher to the first person to come up to me and mention this post.

Hurston Essay

Today we spent most of the day going over the Hurston essays you wrote. In general, it was a good round of first essays. If you missed the notes you can click on the title to get the electronic version. The homework for tonight is to read the two articles on writing I passed out. You need to come to class on Wednesday ready to discuss the articles and should have one question/comment for each article. You can also find each article at the above link.
Upcoming: Wow not much this week--enjoy!

Acting Day 1

Today we briefly discussed the homework from yesterday and hopefully I clarified any questions you had. I will collect the assignment tomorrow so you have a chance to fix any mistakes you had.
We then finished up the background notes on The Crucible and then got to start act 1.
So far we only read a few pages but the acting has been passable. Remember it is more than okay to over-act a little! If you were gone we only read up to page 14.
Upcoming: Vocab test on Friday and MC due Monday

Purtian Intro.

Today we had our intro. on Puritan values. We started by looking at the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." While we are reading The Crucible please keep in mind the values/beliefs that Puritans had. There is a lot going on in this play but so much will be lost if you try to look at it solely from a contemporary perspective. The homework for tomorrow is to read the Miller and McCarthy articles and answer the corresponding questions.
Upcoming: Vocab Test Friday and MC due Monday