English 112: Don't forget your homework tomorrow.  Complete a two page double spaced reflection on the following question:  In "Lamb to the Slaughter", how does the author create both the seen and unseen characterstics of Mary Maloney.  You must use quotes to support.  Remember that the graphic organizers you created are a great prewriting tool for this assignment.   English 10: We worked on the reading comprehension skill of determining importance today.  Students searched through the text of "The Pit and the Pendulum" to find words that connected to the human feelings of fear, obsession, anticipation, and helplessness.  The next step is to choose one of those words and complete one of the following activities:  a) text-to-self connection: put that word as the title at the top of your page.  Write a one page double spaced piece that describes a time in your life when you experienced this emotion. b) text-to-text connection: Think about your word and find another text that reminds you of that emotion.  The text could be a song, poem, picture, movie, story, etc.  Write a half page piece explaining why the text you have chosen connects with the word from our story. c) text-to-world connection: Think about your word and how it connects to something that is happening in the world, in your community, or in your school.  This piece should be one page double spaced. d) If you enjoy drawing, you can create a visualization of the word.  Remember that tone is essential. Assignment is due on Monday.

Writing 110: We are all very excited about our narrative project based learning unit.  We are teaming up with Gretna Green Elementary School - our students will be going into the school to share storybooks and teach lesson plans on writing.  The outline of the unit is attached.  Students are currently in the planning stages of the project. English 112: Today we started to think metaphorically about character.  Using the character of Mary Maloney, students created an iceberg graphic organizer to demonstrate Mary's seen and unseen characteristics.  For tomorrow, the metaphorical sketches must be completed. English 10: Students were given time today to work on comprehension questions on "The Pit and the Pendulum".  The questions are due on Wednesday.

English 112: QW - we watched a video from 1949 entitled "Dating Dos and Don'ts", then students created their own list of dating dos and don'ts for today's teens.  After the QW, we learned about the context of our story, "Lamb to the Slaughter".  We also read the short story.  Over the next couple of classes, we will be analyzing the story, particularly the main character, Mary Maloney.  I am adding an online text of the story (check web links). English 10: QW - Write about a memorable moment from the point of view of another person who was there.  Today I gave you class time to work on the "Sentry" comprehension questions and creative extension which are due tomorrow.