The Catcher in the Rye Test

Yesterday in class we started with a creative writing activity associated with The Catcher in the Rye, this work cannot be made up. Then we took sometime to continue reading the novel. Finally we drafted a few test questions for the novel and traded questions to prepare for the unit test.

Today in class we took our unit test over The Catcher in the Rye. If you were absent today, you'll need to find some time before or after school to take this test. Have a great break!

Catcher in the Rye and Grammar

Today in class we quizzed over our assigned reading from The Catcher in the Rye. We also took a quiz over grammar based on the lessons we did last week. We went over last the test over A Raisin in the Sun from last unit. Finally we took some time to discuss and read from The Catcher in the Rye. Both classes should have read through chapter 17 for class tomorrow.

District Final Essay

Today, most of the time in both classes was dedicated to writing the essay portion of the district final.

In 2nd block, we also heard from one last group's grammar presentation. On Monday, we'll quiz over chapters 1-14 of The Catcher in the Rye and take our grammar quiz.

In 3rd block, we quizzed over chapters 1-9 of The Catcher in the Rye. On Monday we'll quiz over chapters 10-16 and also take our grammar quiz.

Have a great weekend!

Essay Evaluation

In 2nd block today, we heard from and participated in another group's grammar presentations. Tomorrow we'll have our final group present. Afterward, we took some time to evaluate our classmates' practice essays that we wrote yesterday. Hopefully the feedback will be helpful tomorrow. We also took some time to read from The Catcher in the Rye.

In 3rd block, we wrote practice essays in preparation for the district final. We then evaluated each other's essays and gave some feedback. We also heard and participated in our final two groups' grammar presentations.

On Friday we'll start class with our reading quiz over the first nine chapters of The Catcher in the Rye (pages 1-66). Then we'll take our grammar quiz. Finally, we'll take the performance portion of our district final, that is, the essay.

Grammar, Essays and The Catcher in the Rye

Today we heard from and participated in three more grammar presentations. We'll quiz over this information on Friday.

In 2nd block we took a practice essay in preparation for Friday's essay portion of the district final.

In 3rd block we spent some time with The Catcher in the Rye.

Remember on Friday we will take the essay portion of the district final, we will take a quiz over grammar and we will take a quiz over the first nine chapters (pages 1-66) of The Catcher in the Rye.

Grammar and The Catcher in the Rye

Today we watched and participated in two more groups grammar presentations. We also spent some time beginning to read the novel, The Catcher in the Rye. We'll quiz over the first nine chapters (pages 1-66) on Thursday.

Essay Evaluation

Today in class we watched and participated in a couple of groups' grammar presentations. Then we took some time to read and evaluated essays from the district final. If you were absent, you do not need to make up this work, but be prepared for the essay portion of our district final on Friday.

A Raisin in the Sun Unit Test

Yesterday in class we had a substitute as I was out sick. We prepared for our unit test over A Raisin in the Sun. We finished reading the play and completed the Act III Study Questions and a Chronolog handout. Both of these handouts are available on the shelf at the front of the room. We also completed a Latin Vocabulary Roots Crossword.

Today in class we took our Raisin in the Sun unit test, which also covered Latin vocabulary roots. If you were absent, please plan on coming in early or staying after school sometime next week to take the test.

Don't forget: next week we'll have our grammar presentations starting on Monday. Have a great weekend!

Grammar Lesson Prep

Today in class we worked in our groups to prepare for our grammar lessons taking place next week. Students who were absent should get with their group members in order to prepare for the lesson that they will teach next week. A scoring guide for that presentation is here.

A Raisin in the Sun, Act II

Today, 2nd block was cut short again by the half day. We worked on a graphic organizer on the mood of A Raisin in the Sun. It is available on the shelf at the front of the room. We also finished reading act II.

In 3rd block, we worked on the same graphic organizer on mood. We also worked on our act II study questions as we watched act II on film. The handout is also available on the shelf at the front of the room.

A Raisin in the Sun, Act II

Today's bellwork is here. To complete the bellwork, you'll need this Latin vocabulary roots study guide.

In 2nd block we read A Raisin in the Sun act II, scenes 1-2.

In 3rd block we finished reading the second act of A Raisin in the Sun.

A Raisin in the Sun, Act I and II

Today's bellwork is here.

Today in 2nd block we finished and turned in our Character Organizer as we watched some of act I on film. We also worked on our Act I Study Questions. Students who are not finished should turn this in for homework. If you were absent, make sure to pick up this work on the shelf at the front of the room.

In 3rd block, we finished up viewing act I and we began reading act II. We also turned in our Act I Study Questions. Again, this work is available on the shelf at the front of the room.

A Raisin in the Sun, Act I

Today in class we continued our reading of A Raisin in the Sun.

In 2nd block we read into act I, scene 2, but did not finish. Tomorrow we'll finish act I.

In 3rd block we finished act I and watched some of the film in class. If you did not turn in the Character Organizer and the Act I Study Guide, please do so at the start of class tomorrow.

A Raisin in the Sun, Act I

Yesterday we started class with an activity on stereotyping. Please complete the following handout if you were absent. We then began reading act I of A Raisin in the Sun. As we read we began to complete a character guide. The character guide is available on the shelf at the front of the room.

Today in class we finished act I of A Raisin in the Sun. We also completed the Act I Study Guide, which is available on the shelf at the front of the room.

Latin Vocabulary Roots

Today's bellwork is here. Today, we began to transition into A Raisin in the Sun. We discussed different needs and how they fit into Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. We went over our tests from The Great Gatsby. Finally, we identified and defined several vocabulary roots for this unit. We will continue to work with these words throughout the unit, but today's work cannot be made up.

The Great Gatsby Test

Today in class we took the unit test over The Great Gatsby. If you were absent today, please plan on coming in before school or staying after school next week to get the test made up. It will take about an hour. After the tests, we finished our character collages while watching some scenes from the film. Have a great Thanksgiving!

The Great Gatsby, Chapters 8-9

Today's bellwork is here. We quizzed over the final two chapters of The Great Gatsby, chapters eight and nine, and discussed these chapters. Then we worked on character collages for our assigned character. Tomorrow will be the unit test over the novel.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 7

Today's bellwork is here. We quizzed over chapter seven of The Great Gatsby and discussed the chapter. We then took some time to read the final two chapters (eight and nine) of the novel and will quiz over these two chapters on Monday. 3rd block also worked on a handout about 1920s slang in groups. If you were absent from 3rd block, you will not need to make up this handout.

The Great Gatsby, Chapters 5-6

Today's bellwork is here. The reading that goes along with it is here. We quizzed over chapters five and six of The Great Gatsby and discussed the chapters. We took some time to read chapter seven, which should be read by tomorrow. 2nd block finished class by analyzing some slang from the 1920s in small groups. This work does not need to be made up if you were absent today.

The Great Gatsby Setting Maps

Today both blocks (2nd and 3rd) finished their work on The Great Gatsby character webs. We also worked on setting maps in small groups. Students who were absent or at the matinée do not need to make up this work. We finished by spending some time reading chapters five and six and will be quizzed over the two chapters tomorrow.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 4

Today's bellwork is here. Today we took a quiz over chapter four of The Great Gatsby. We discussed the chapter as well as some important symbols in the novel. Then we spent some time reading chapters five and six, which should be read by Thursday.

2nd block worked on this character web, to be filled out on your specific character from the novel. Those who did not finish in class should turn it in tomorrow for homework.

3rd block worked on this Lit. Circle activity. Those who did not finish it should turn it in tomorrow.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 2-3

Today's bellwork is here. We took a quiz over chapters two and three of The Great Gatsby and discussed the chapters. Please read chapter four for tomorrow.

The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1

Today's bellwork is here. We then quizzed over chapter one of The Great Gatsby. We finished watching our biography on F. Scott Fitzgerald and wrote in response to these questions. We began reading chapters two and three of the novel and did a literature circle activity in our reading groups. This activity cannot be made up if you were absent. Please read chapters two and three this weekend and be ready to quiz over them on Monday.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Today's bellwork is here. After a few more research presentations, we began to watch the A&E Biography episode on F. Scott Fitzgerald and wrote from these prompts on it. We began to read The Great Gatsby and chapter one should be read for class tomorrow. There will be a short quiz over the chapter.

Research Presentations

Today we continued presenting our research. We also checked out copies of The Great Gatsby, which we will begin reading tomorrow.

Research Presentations

Today's bellwork is here. Today we began to present our research. We'll continue this tomorrow so if you were absent today or did not present today, please be prepared to tomorrow!

Research Papers

Today we turned in our research papers and all the associated work. A list of all that was due today is here. Much of this work has already been turned in, but, if it hasn't, today was the last day to do so for full credit. We worked on our research presentations in the lab today. Here is a scoring guide for the presentations. Be prepared to present tomorrow.

Final Drafts

Today we worked on the final draft of our research papers in the library. Here's all the work that's due on Monday. Have a good weekend!!

Rough Drafts and Peer Reviews

Yesterday (Tuesday, November 2nd) we spent our time in the library working on rough drafts for our research papers.

Today those rough drafts were due. We then traded our rough drafts to get feedback on them from our classmates. After completing a couple of peer reviews, we went to the library where we began to work on our final drafts. If you were absent today, you do not need to make up the peer reviews, but please note that a final draft of your research paper is due on Monday, November 8th.

In-Text Citations and Outlines

Today in class we went over the formatting for in-text citations. If you were absent, you will not need to make this up, but you should check this website and become familiar with the proper format for in-text citations as you will be graded over it on your research paper. We also worked on a web organizer for our papers. From that web organizer, we chose four topics for our body paragraphs and began filling out the following outline for our research papers. The outline is due at the beginning of class tomorrow and a rough draft of our paper will be due Wednesday at the beginning of class.

Annotated Bibliography

Today's bellwork is here. Today we continued on our work on our annotated bibliographies. The assignment's five notecards should have been turned into me before the end of the class. If you did not finish today in class, please have them ready for me on Monday. It is very important that you do not get behind on this unit.

Annotated Bibliography

Today we spent most of the class period working on proper MLA-style entries on a works cited page. The work does not need to be made up, but please spend some time on this website getting familiar with the proper citations for MLA style papers. After this practice, we began our work on our annotated bibliography assignment. Five notecards (each representing five different sources) are due to me by the end of class tomorrow. We will spend the entire class period tomorrow working on this assignment.

Rip Notes and Databases

Today in class we continued our work on our RIP notes and turned them in at the end of class. If you were not here or did not finish, that's fine, but please get them to me as soon as possible. There is a lot to do for this research unit and I want to avoid having people get behind. We focused on accessing databases today as well, so that we could find periodical sources for our RIP notes. Tomorrow we'll moved on to our work on annotated bibliographies.

RIP notes

Today we started class by writing a short entry for a student publication entitled, What I've Learned So Far. The entries are for points, so make sure you get a copy of the entry sheet from the shelf at the front of the room, complete it and turn it in. We spent most of the class talking through RIP notes and then working on them in the library. A completed RIP notes sheet over your assigned American author is due tomorrow at the end of class. Extra copies are here.

Creative Writing and Research

Today's bellwork is here. We went over our persuasive letters and our Huck Finn tests. Then 2nd block did a creative writing activity that cannot be made up. 3rd block worked through a model of RIP notes in class. This also cannot be made up. Tomorrow we'll being working on our research projects.

Huck Finn Test

On Friday we took our unit test over The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In addition, we turned in our persuasive letters, the River vs. Shore organizer, the Active Reading handouts and any other work for the quarter.

Huck Finn Review Day

Today's bellwork is here. We worked on a review of comma splices and a review of Greek vocabulary roots for tomorrow's test. Tomorrow's test will also cover The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Due tomorrow are our persuasive letters, outlines from our persuasive letters, the River vs. Shore graphic organizer, the Active Reading handouts and five bellworks from this week (#35-39). Remember grades go in Monday morning at 8am, so any missing work should be turned in tomorrow.

Persuasive Letters

Today's bellwork is here. We spent the majority of our time in class today in the lab typing our persuasive letters. Remember, you are to write a letter to the school board persuading them that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should OR should not be required reading in Springfield Public Schools. The scoring guide is here. Also be sure to check this website for proper business letter format (block format).

Huck Finn and Persuasive Outlines

Today's bellwork is here. We took a quiz over chapters #28-31 and discussed the reading. Then we watched a bit more of the documentary Born to Trouble. Finally, we began to work on an outline for our persuasive letters which will be due tomorrow, before we begin typing the papers. Please come to class tomorrow prepared to begin writing a persuasive letter that argues either for or against The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as required reading in Springfield Public Schools.

Huck Finn and "Born to Trouble"

Today's bellwork is here. We took a quiz over chapters 24-27 and discussed them. We watched another segment from the film, Born to Trouble. Finally, we took some time reading. Chapter 28-31 will be due tomorrow. Also be thinking about your persuasive letters on whether or not The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be required reading.

Huck Finn and "Born to Trouble"

Today's bellwork is here. We then took the quiz over chapters 20-23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We watched the first segment of a documentary on the book's controversy, Born to Trouble, and wrote a little about it in reaction, choosing one question to reply to from these prompts. Read through chapter 27 this weekend and be ready for a quiz over chapters 24-27. Have a good weekend!

Huck Finn and Symbolism

Today's bellwork is here. We took the chapter 16-19 quiz for The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn. We developed a timeline as a class for our notes and we also discussed some of the symbolism of the South and the Mississippi River. Finally we spent some time reading in anticipation of tomorrow's quiz over chapters 20-23.

Huck Finn and Conflicts

Today's bellwork is here. We talked a little about Mark Twain's use of satire in chapter 14 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Then we filled out a graphic organizer over some of the main conflicts in the novel. That graphic organizer can be picked up on the shelf at the front of the room. We'll hand it in at the end of the unit.

Huck Finn and Vocabulary Roots

Today's bellwork is here. Today 2nd block took the quiz over chapters 11-15 and 3rd block took the quiz over chapters 6-10. We talked about Jim and Huck as characters and took a few notes as well. If you were absent, you might get those notes from a classmate. We did another vocabulary roots activity in small groups. This work cannot be made up. 3rd block will quiz over chapters 11-15 and 2nd block will quiz over chapters 16-20 on Thursday.

Huck Finn and Translating Jim

Thursday, October 7th:

We had a sub and went to the A+ labs for presentations from the counselors.

Friday, October 8th:

We had a sub for this day as well. The bellwork is here. Then we worked on some grammar with a handout over comma splices and run-on sentences. Finally, we completed a character map over one of the main characters from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. A copy of the character map is available on the shelf at the front of the room.

Monday, October 11th:

Today's bellwork is here. 2nd block took a quiz over chapters 5-10 of Huck Finn and should be ready for a quiz over chapters 11-15 tomorrow. 3rd block will take a quiz over chapters 5-10 tomorrow. We also worked in groups on a translation of Jim's escape story on pages 51-53. This cannot be made up as it was group work.

Huck Finn and Vocabulary Roots

Today's bellwork is here. We took a quiz over chapters one through five of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and went over it. Then we did a vocabulary activity that cannot really be made up. Make sure you become familiar with this unit's vocabulary before the test in a couple of weeks. We went over this extra credit opportunity. Finally we began reading chapters six through ten for a quiz on Friday.

Huck Finn and the "N-Word"

Today's bellwork is here. We analyzed some arguments for and against the use of the "n-word" in literature and public life and considered the context of its usage in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We then checked out books and began reading the novel. We will take a quiz over the first five chapters of the novel tomorrow.

Mark Twain

Today's bellwork is here. We discussed the bellwork afterward to preview some of the major themes from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In 2nd block, we finished watching The Village and turned in our notes that compared the film to The Crucible via t-chart. In 3rd block we did a creative writing exercise that does not need to be made up. Finally, we watched a short film on Mark Twain and took some notes that cannot be made up. Make sure you know a little bit about Mark Twain's background though, as it will feature a little bit on the unit test.

The Crucible Test

In class on Thursday, we did the following bellwork. We then took the unit test over The Crucible. We also turned in our comparison papers and any other work associated with The Crucible. Finally, we finished The Village in 3rd block and we'll finish it up in 2nd block on Monday.

The Crucible Review and The Village

Today's bellwork is here. It requires that you first read the article, The Crucible: Fact vs. Fiction. Afterward, we reviewed for the vocabulary portion of our test with this Vocabulary Review handout. The test will only cover the 19 words from the review; don't worry about words that were not on the review sheet. Finally, we watched some of The Village, making connections between it and The Crucible.

Remember our unit test is tomorrow. It will cover characters (a matching section), plot (a multiple choice section), vocabulary (a matching section and a fill-in-the-blank section) and theme (a short answer/essay section).

Remember to bring all work associated with The Crucible unit, especially your five-paragraph essay in which you make connections with one of the themes from the play. Bring your Brainstorming Guide for that paper, as well as any Strategic Reading and/or Literary Concepts: Theme handout.

Half-Hanged Mary and The Village

Today's bellwork is here. It requires that you first read the poem, Half-Hanged Mary. 2nd block did an activity with vocabulary. Afterwards we began to watch The Village and took some notes on the similarities between the film and the play, The Crucible. Our essays will be due Thursday, when we will also take our unit test.

The Crucible Paper

Today's bellwork is here, but, in order to complete it, you'll need to pick up a copy of our vocabulary study guide, which is available on the bookshelf at the front of the room.

After the bellwork, we down to the library computer lab to type our papers on The Crucible. Remember, you assignment is to write a five paragraph essay comparing on of the themes from the play to a modern day topic. Talk to me or send me an email if you need further direction. This paper is due on Thursday, when we'll take our test over The Crucible.

The Crucible, Act IV and Pre-Writing

Today's bellwork is here. 2nd block finished up Act IV of The Crucible by watching the film version. Afterwards, we turned in our Act III Strategic Reading handout. We then worked on a handout over theme, entitled Literary Concepts: Theme. That handout should be completed and is available on the bookshelf at the front of the room. Finally, we began to brainstorm for our essay that we'll type next week. The brainstorming guide is available here. The paper should use the themes of The Crucible to make connections between the play and modern life. Email me if you have any questions at stsotheran@spsmail.org.

The Crucible, Act IV

Today's bellwork is here. We took our quiz over Act III and then began to watch the film version of Act IV of The Crucible. If you missed our 3rd block class, be sure to finish the play. 2nd block will finish up the play tomorrow in class.

The Crucible, Act III

Today's bellwork is here. We finished reading Act III from The Crucible. Then we worked on our Act III Strategic Reading handout, which is available on the bookshelf at the front of the room. We will quiz over Act III tomorrow.

The Crucible, Act III

Today's bellwork is here. We read through the first half of Act III of The Crucible and watched a clip from Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine, to help us identify scapegoats and identify paranoia in modern culture.

The Crucible, Act II

Today's bellwork is here. We finished reading Act II of The Crucible in class. We completed a strategic reading handout over Act II - it is on the back of the Act I strategic reading and is available on the bookshelf at the front of the room. Then we took a quiz over Act II. Finally we read an article by Arthur Miller, Why I Wrote the Crucible: An Artist's Answer to Politics, and identified some connections between The Crucible, the Red Scare and other events/situations.

The Crucible, Act II

Today's bellwork is here. We took a short quiz over Act I of The Crucible. Be sure to make it up in class on Monday if you were absent. Finally, we began to read Act II of The Crucible. Read through the first two-thirds of Act II if you were not in class today.

Identifying Character Traits from The Crucible (Act I)

Today's bellwork is here. We had a sub today, but hopefully we were able to finish reading Act I of The Crucible. We also took a look at some character traits on a Strategic Reading (Act I) handout. That handout will be due at the end of the unit and is available on the bookshelf at the front of the room.

The Crucible, Act I

Today's bellwork is here. As a class, we read the first half of Act I of The Crucible. Students who were absent today should be sure to read the first 600 lines of the play. A text of the play can be found here.

The Crucible Vocabulary

Today's bellwork is here. Today we spent some time reading p.132-135 of our textbook to give us some background on what makes the community of Salem (the setting for The Crucible) unique. Then we spent some time with an activity that served to get us familiar with some new vocabulary from the play. Students who were absent should read those pages from the book and check out this list of vocabulary words that they will be responsible for knowing on the test.

Performance Series Testing

There was no bellwork for today's class. Instead, we took the Performance Series Test of lexile level (similiar to the SRI Test). 3rd block had time to go over their tests; 2nd block will do so tomorrow. If you have not taken the test over short story yet, plan on stopping by after school tomorrow (Tuesday) to do so.

Short Story Unit Test

Today's bellwork is here. Then we took the short story unit test. If you were absent please find a time before or after school to take the test. Thanks!

Peer Reviews

Today's bellwork is here. Today in class we read a couple of our classmates' short stories and gave them some feedback. If you were absent, this cannot be made up, but won't count against you.

Tomorrow the final drafts of our short story are due and we will take our unit test over short story. Please bring a book to read or something to work on to class in case you finish the test early.

Lab/Short Story Evaluation, Day 2

No bellwork for today.

2nd block read the short story, Something That Happened, and answered these questions. Plan on performing similar tasks with a short story on the test.

3rd block typed their short stories in the lab.

Short story drafts are due tomorrow for peer editing. Final drafts are due on Friday. The short story unit test will be Friday.

Lab/Short Story Evaluation

Today's bellwork is here.

2nd block then went down to the A+ lab to type their short stories.

3rd block read the short story, Something That Happened, and answered these questions. Plan on performing similar tasks with a short story on the test.

For both classes, the short stories are due Thursday, September 9th. The unit test over short story will be on Friday, September 10th.

Theme

Today's bellwork is here. To start the day, we each had a piece of fruit on our desks in front of us and wrote 1/2 page descriptions of the fruit, trying to use all five senses in the description. If you were absent, make this up by writing a 1/2 page description on something in your home.

Then we shifted our focus over to theme. We took a look at this powerpoint and read a story from The Kite Runner and discussed the story's theme.

Finally, we brainstormed some ideas for our short story from this guide.

3rd block also completed their homework assignment for today, which was to read any short story from East of the Web and complete this work for it.

Description

Today's bellwork is here. We started class by finishing up our work with tone and Mark Twain readings. We went over description according to this powerpoint. Then we chose images from magazine and wrote 1/2 page descriptions of those images.

2nd block read a short story from East of the Web and completed this work for it as well. 3rd block will complete this assignment tomorrow.

Tone

Today's bellwork is here. We reviewed mood by reading Mary Schmich's essay, Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young, and analyzing it's mood and imagery in a short video. Then we took a look at tone (or the author's attitude toward the subject). In groups, we read, three passages about childhood by Mark Twain and used this this guide to contrast their tone. Check out this file for copies of the three passages and some help understanding the lesson. Let me know if you have questions. Tone can be tough to grasp!

Mood

Today's bellwork is here. We discussed characterization in yesterday's assigned reading, The Things They Carried, and completed a creative writing activity that cannot be made up. We then went over mood according to this powerpoint. Finally, we read The Raven and identified its mood by listing several adjectives.

Characterization and Dialogue

For today's bellwork we made a list of interesting objects that we had in our bedrooms, one from each person in the class. From that list, we chose three objects and used those objects to describe a character. For example, what type of character would have ceramic penguin figurine, a gorilla costume and wrestling medals in their room or office? The point is to think creatively and use these concrete objects to characterize someone. Chose three interesting objects from around the house to get you going.

After this, we read Ernest Hemmingway's short story, Hills Like White Elephants, and answered these questions. If the story is confusing, try reading the Wikipedia page for some background and analysis of the story.

We also talked about the concept of in media res. Make sure you understand this for the test.

Finally, we took home Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried to read as homework. We will use this story in class tomorrow.

Characterization

Today's bellwork is here. We started the day with a grammar lesson on complete sentences. Then we read Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates and discussed her use of characterization. Make sure you understand the concepts of characterization and of "showing, not telling."

Writing Strategies

Today's bellwork is here. We finished our work on the 20 plot structures and read an excerpt from Anne Lammott's Bird by Bird. We answered these questions that went along with the reading. Finally, we applied some of our creative writing skills by playing a game of Balderdash.

Plot

Today's bellwork is here. We finished our introduction speeches. Then we took notes from this powerpoint on plot. Then we read the Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart and identified the five elements of plot for the story.

Syllabus/Introductions

Today's bellwork is here. We discussed what elements contribute to a good classroom. We went over the course's syllabus. Finally, we interviewed classmates for our introduction speeches using a few questions from this list. We'll finish up our introductions tomorrow.