The Final Circle

Groups had their final literature circle today and handed in their writer's notebooks. Work will begin on the final project in earnest on Monday.

LC#8

Today, after going over the handout for the final project, groups had their 8th literature circle.

LC#7

Despite our depleted numbers, we had some literature circles and watched a couple sample video projects.

LC#6

LC#5

Groups had their fifth literature circle today. Groups not able to meet yesterday or today should plan a makeup circle for Wednesday.

LC #4

Groups had their fourth literature circle today. Groups not able to meet today or tomorrow should plan a makeup circle for Wednesday.

Thursday & Friday

Groups met for LC 2 and 3. The openers are below.

Group Sharing

Today, after sharing some thinking about their novels with students in other groups, students had some time to catch up on reading and missed LC work.

LC1

Literature Circles Begin

Today LC groups had their first meeting (see below). Job descriptions and handouts are at PS Unified. Absent students should contact their group for HW.

Days of Rest

We spent today, and will spend tomorrow, considering the complete works of Shakespeare and relaxing post-exam. Bring your Literature circle novels on Monday!

Practice!

Today we did a bit of MC practice and then generally chatted about the AP exam, which is Wednesday!

Q3

Today we finished study guide presentations, practiced the open essay question a bit, and talked about a few last-minute strategies.

Essay Practice & Study Guide Day 1

After some general thoughts on the AP essay and some compare/contrast practice, groups began work on the final study guide project. We'll finish this tomorrow. Slides are at PS Unified.