English 10: Blocks 5/6 and 1/2

Today we read the myth "The Face in the Pool". We discussed the purpose of a myth and the term 'narcissism'. We then watched a video exploring the rise of narcissism in accordance with social media. Students wrote a reflective paragraph on the topic, and they were given time to work on their projects once that was finished.

Reminders:

• Short Story projects: due Friday, March 10, 2017

SS 8

Today, students had course selections for the majority of the block, so they only had a bit of time to work on their manors. I will only give one more class to work on them, and then they will be due next week.

Reminders:

• Remember to have your progress reports signed and brought back!

English 10: Blocks 5/6 and 1/2

We've been working on short story projects the last two classes; tomorrow, I'll give another 20 minutes in class, and then they will be due Friday.

Interim reports were sent home last week. Make sure to hand in any missing assignments!

Reminders:

• Short Story Projects: due Friday, March 10, 2017

SS 8

We've been working on the 3D manors Friday and today - they are looking soooooo great! I'll give another class for the projects. Remember to have your progress reports signed and brought back!

Reminders:

• Signed progress reports

English 10: Blocks 1/2

We started off the day with a grammar quiz, and then I gave students more time to work on their character paragraphs. This is due tomorrow.

We also discussed a Ted Talks by model Cameron Russel regarding body image, and some current events surrounding 'islamophobia'. Students then read "My Body is My Own Business" and "My Body" in Sightlines 10. They completed corresponding questions in class.

In the second half, students started a short story project.

Reminders:

• Character paragraphs : due Friday!!!!

English 10: Blocks 5/6

Great concentration today!

We started off the day with a grammar quiz, and then I gave students more time to work on their character paragraphs. This is due Friday. After, we did some song analysis and read a New Yorker article about "A Tribe Called Quest". In the second half, students started a short story project.

Reminders:

• Character paragraphs : due Friday!!!!

SS 8

Fun class today!

We started off the day working on a visual design of the interior of a lord's house. This was the only class for this assignment, so it will be due for homework. We then finished watching "Worst Jobs of the Middle Ages". After the break, we started working on a 3D diorama of a feudal manor. We'll continue this next class, so bring materials if you can remember!

Reminders:

• Lord and Lady Manor Q's - due today!
• Lord's house Visual: due Friday, March 3, 2017