National Poetry Month

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41

A Day on the Invisible Man

Today we had a quick IM quiz and spent the rest of the period discussing the questions below.

Maggots and Multiple Choice

Today we continued our look at "Ode to the Maggot" and I collected the work from today and yesterday. We also had a look at the three levels of AP MC questions and students practiced writing their own.

Jazz and Maggots

We spent the first part of the period considering a short segment of Ken Burns' Jazz and its links to Invisible Man.
In the second half of the period, we began our look at contemporary poetry with Komunyakaa's "Ode to the Maggot."

2013 Redwood Writing Contest

Here's the link to the writing contest I mentioned in class.
https://sites.google.com/site/humboldtcountywritingcontest/

Chapter 1

Today we spent a bit of time looking at chapter one of Invisible Man. Don't forget your reading HW.

Invisible Man

Today we had a brief intro to Invisible Man (notes will be at Moodle) and filled the rest of the period reading "The Prologue." Students should read chapter one tonight for HW.

IM Due Dates

• Prologue & Chapter 1 3/26
• Chapters 2 through 6 3/29
• Chapters 7 through 12 4/5
• Chapters 13 through 18 4/15
• Finish 4/19

Goodbye Godot

Today we wrapped up Godot with the timed writing (after turning in the study guide). After the pressure comp we did a bit to pass the time, which would have passed in case...

Bring Invisible Man on Monday.

Last Godot Thoughts

Today we wrapped up the presentations from yesterday and ended with some positive thinking about Waiting for Godot. PC and SG tomorrow.

A Bit of Focus

Today we continued our look at Waiting for Godot. Students chose a handout, worked on it for 15 minutes, and then worked with others who had the same handout for 15 minutes. We ended the period talking about what one group had discovered about the play. We will finish these discussions tomorrow, and I will collect the work students did in class today.

Didi and Gogo

We began with a short quotation analysis warm-up today, had a few announcements, and spent the rest of the period doing and talking about the attached Waiting for Godot worksheet, which was then collected.

Discussing Godot

Today we took a quick quiz on the play and then had a far-ranging, open discussion. More focused work tomorrow.

Stuff & Nonsense

Today we rehashed Senior Class Night a bit, talked about the essay revision assignment, and then spent the rest of the period acting out and discussing Act 1 of Waiting for Godot. Thank you to all the volunteer actors!

WFG Intro

Today we looked at the painting of Renee Magritte and talked a bit about Existentialism and Jean-Paul Sartre, wrapping up with some discussion of Waiting for Godot. The notes are at Moodle. I also returned essays today, and some students received a revision assignment. This assignment, for those who would like to do it, is also available at Moodle.

Timed Essay Time

Today, after a final monologue, I collected study guides and we had the King Lear timed writing.

Exuent Lear

And so we finally wrapped up King Lear today, and students handed in all their presentation work.

• PC & SG tomorrow.
• Waiting for Godot on Thursday.

A Small Delay

Today we continued the presentations but didn't finish. This means that Act 5 will go tomorrow (annotations, CRAs and character analyses are also due), and the pressure comp and study guide will be Wednesday.

Lear Presentations, Cont.

In period 3, we finished Act 3 and Act 4 (I think), and in period 4, we finished Act 4 and most of Act 3.

More Presentations

In period 3, we finished Act 2 and started Act 3. In period 4, we finished Act 2 and, due to technical difficulties, skipped Act 3 and started Act 4.

Presentations Begin!

Today we got through all of Act 1 and started Act 2.

Final Work Day

Presentations begin tomorrow.

Work Time

Presentations begin Wednesday.

• Wednesday: Acts 1 & 2
• Thursday: Acts 2 & 3
• Friday: Acts 4 & 5
• Monday: Act 5 and Wrap Up
• Tuesday: PC and SG

More Time

Today students had the whole period to work and I made my way around the room consulting with nearly everyone about his/her monologue. I will finish this up on Monday.