Monthly Archives: December 2019
Thursday 19 December
English 9H– FW#14 is posted. It’s pretty easy. We need to finish the play, so you will probably need to do most of FW#14 at home.
English 9 SWS– Read. Then work on another paragraph about dystopian literature. Keep reading!
AP Lang– Finish that Education paper! And get your copy of Between the World and Me.
Wednesday 18 December
Student/ Teacher Swap Day.
English 9H- Continue Act 3, Scene 4. Read and review using No Fear.
English SWS- Write a paragraph about ONE element of dystopian literature in your book.
AP Lang- Timed writing scoring
Tuesday 17 December
English 9H– Act 3, scene 2. Look for a turning point, ie the point of highest confusion.
English 9 SWS– First, let’s review dystopian characteristics. Continue reading!
AP Lang– Have you picked up your copy of Between the World and Me from the library? Let’s work on revisions to the education paper. Remember, the argument drives your paper, not the sources.
Monday 16 December

It’s Denim Day. Tomorrow is Tie Dye.
English 9H– Today we will begin at the beginning of II, v. If you need to review, you can use No Fear Shakespeare for this. FW#14 will be posted by tomorrow morning.
English 9 SWS– Continue reading dystopian books.
AP Lang– Education paper peer editing.
Friday 13 December
It’s Holiday Day! Monday is Denim Day. The more the better.
English 9H- 3 things.
1. Read the Poetry Anthology project posted in Classroom. Fill out the form about it.
2. Do FW#13- I’m thinking about a 40 minute effort on this.
3. Read to II, iii, 155 to II, v, 70. You can use No Fear Shakespeare for this.
English 9 SWS- FW#8. Then read.
AP Lang- What’s your topic for the Education Paper? Rough draft for peer editing due on Monday!
Thursday 12 December
English 9H– Review using Montana Shakespeare’s excellent stage version. We have read to 30:42. Here is a really strange film version for another option.
English 9 SWS– Book groups. Use the questions from the character map to guide your discussion.
AP Lang– Timed writing. Yes, really.
Wednesday 11 December
Twin Day!
Tomorrow is Greasers vs. Socs.
English 9H– Twelfth Night I,v,72. Be thinking about characters; we will write about them on Friday.
English 9 SWS– Character map activity
AP Lang– Timed writing