January 30

AGENDA:

1. "I Am"


HW: Papers due Sunday night or Monday in class; Complete the book this weekend

January 29

AGENDA:

1. Tuesday with Morrie Quiz
2. Introductions and Thesis writing.....
3. Time in class to work on your introduction and theses'


HW: Read 124- 141; Essay due Monday at the beginning of class or emailed to me by Sunday night at midnight.

January 28

AGENDA:

1. Mitch Albom Video
2. Socratic Seminar 


HW: Read Tuesdays with Morrie - pages 109-123

January 27

AGENDA:

1. Understanding aphorisms
2. Write down two aphorisms within the videos and why you liked them (2 videos)
3. Essay writing.....


HW: Read 90-108; Select a prompt below. Begin an outline of where you might go with this essay. Begin with examples from the book - determine importance, meaning. Tomorrow prepare to turn in your outline and notes but first be prepared to discuss it within your group. This does not have to be anything formal. This is an idea generating assignment at this point. If we don't spend the time generating ideas - our papers will lack depth.


1) Morrie talked about the "tension of opposites" (p 40). Explore this as a metaphor for the book and for society.

2) Discuss the book in terms of structure, voice, and tone, paying attention to Mitch's use of flashbacks and other literary devices. How do his choices add to the meaning? 

January 26

AGENDA:

1. Journal Write: 
      "Life is a series of pulls, back and forth. You want to do one thing, but you are bound to do something else. Something hurts you, yet you know it shouldn't. You take certain things for granted, even when you know you should never take anything for granted." (page 40) How does this relate to relationships? What can be taken for granted in relationships? 

2. Discuss novel so far
3. Empathy/aging experiment

HW: Read pages 72-89 tonight

January 23

AGENDA:

1. Vocabulary Quiz / Novel quiz
2. Poem - "The Little Boy and the Old Man" by Shel Silverstein
3. Relationship Survey + group discussion


HW: Read pages 32-72 (The Classroom, Taking Attendance, The First Tuesday, The Second Tuesday, The Third Tuesday, The Audiovisual, Part Two)

January 22

AGENDA:

1. "The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare in the play As You Like It, the sad Jacques delivers these lines as a monologue in Act II, Scene vii.
2. What are the seven ages of man? Two literary tools used? What does Shakespeare mean?



HW: Vocabulary on Friday; Read pages 14-31 tonight (The Student, The Audiovisual, The Orientation)

January 21

AGENDA:

1. New books and assignment
2. Genre;  non-fiction vs. fiction
3. What does writing poetry analytically look like

HW: Vocabulary on Friday; Read pages 1-13 tonight 

January 20

AGENDA:

1. Masks Presentations


HW: Vocabulary on Friday

January 16

AGENDA:


1. MASKS discussion



HW: Poems due on Tuesday

January 15

AGENDA:

1. Meet in Computer Lab



HW: Mask on Tuesday with poem

January 14

AGENDA:

The flaw in the educational system as far as I see it, is that you live your life - the teacher and student - in quest for A's. Yet later in life, the A is irrelevant. - Neil deGrasse Tyson

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.- Neil deGrasse Tyson


1. New seating and groups
2. High Self Efficacy
3. "Masks" poetry
4. Take your masks home
5. Homework - create a poem that uses at least two devices to share with class beginning Monday

HW: Mask poem