Wednesday, April 10, 2013

English 10 Honors--4/12/2013

Jump Off
--Spend the first few minutes of class studying for the forthcoming Unit #9 vocabulary quiz quietly and independently. Mr. Martin will be around after study time with the quiz.
--Complete the vocabulary quiz quietly and independently. Good luck! 
--When you finish with your quiz, take out your Les Miserables film notes and prepare a contribution, as we will engage in a brief discussion prior to continuing with our viewing of the film.

S. the C.
--trade and grade--quizzes returned/self-reflection/Mr. Martin collects
--agenda/HW

Discussion -- Tom Hooper's Les Miserables--The First 1.5 Hours
--engage in a brief discussion as per the J.O./brainstorm additional potential literary analysis essay topics (as this is our "endgame")

Film -- Tom Hooper's Les Miserables
--while viewing, jot down notes for discussion/future writing
--reminder:
  • Track themes, historical events depicted, etc., as we will engage in literary analysis drawing meaningful connections between Les Miserables and The Count of Monte Cristo
HW
--The due date for submitting a revised literary analysis paragraph for the Writing Portfolio is April 24th (a little under two weeks from today)--do you want/need to revise?
--Your Ayn Rand Essay Contest writing pieces have been scored--expect the essays back soon (and see Mr. Martin if you'd like to take a look at the essay sooner)!