Week 2: What to Expect

First, I applaud all of you for your thoughtful responses to the TED Talks video "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" Check out each other's ideas and the further replies and questions shared.

Tues, Feb. 12th:
* Dissecting Irony
* Collective guided read of "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Our first story together, aren't you excited! Check out the hyperlinks to see who she was and what her story's all about

Wed. Feb. 13th:

* Taking on Point of View: 4-point quiz tomorrow

* "The Weapon" by Fredric Brown. What do you think it is? What is meant by "only a madman would give a loaded revolver to an idiot"? Who is the mad man? Who is the idiot? 

* Consider the following analysis

Thurs. Feb. 14th:
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
* Important Assembly and Class discussions
* Independent Read and Think

Fri, Feb. 15th:
* Week 1 & 2 Vocabulary Quiz
* Class-created and modeled synthesis.
* Writing resources and quote integration references given

Have a Marvelous Weekend!