Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010

OINC day!
After making our social contract, we took a quiz over Act. 2, Scene 1. We then spent the rest of the day reviewing the OINC writing strategy and working on essays. Paragraph 1 and 2 of your dreams essay will be due as part of Friday's folder collection.

Tuesday, Sept. 21

After the warm up today, we went to Mrs. Baker's room and worked on finishing Act. II, Scene 1. Students then worked on the Study questions for Act II, Scene 1 and the notes page that went along with it. Students who finished reading early, worked on the Dreams Essay.
Quiz tomorrow over Act II, Scene 1.

Friday, Sept. 17th

Friday's Plan
1. Warm Up on future goals
2. American Dream Videos
3. Time for Essay and/or questions
4. Blog Post #2, In Ten Years...where will you be?

Thursday, Sept. 16

After the warm up/quiz over Wednesday's reading, Thursday's class time was spent reviewing the OINC writing process and working on the Dream essay assignment. Students also had time to work on character notes and study questions. There will be a binder grade Friday. Study questions for Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 will be due.

Wednesday, September 15

Today we did an OINC warm up and then read scene 2 of Act 1 in A Raisin in the Sun. Students who finished the reading worked on the Dreams essay assigned yesterday.

Friday, Sept. 10,2010

A Dream Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?

By: Langston Hughes

After reading this poem, answer the questions on the worksheet. We will discuss the poem and then begin reading Act 1 of A Raisin in the Sun.

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