In English 9 we completed and turned in the Romeo and Juliet projects. I took some pictures of the kids who created models of the Globe Theatre, including one made out of cake! Of course, after I took the picture and made a quick evaluation, they had to eat the cake at 8:30 A.M. I think it was a big hit! Then we quickly turned our attention to our new text: To Kill a Mockingbird. They have gotten some background information on the history and author, and are now reading the book. So far, I've assigned through chapter 4 for reading. Expect them to bring their books home every night to read about two chapters; there will also be written work that they'll need to complete. It's my favorite novel of all time, so I'm very excited that we're reading it right now!
In English 11, we're completing the Canterbury Tales unit. They have been tested and turned in their study guides and are now writing their own poetic tale - in couplets! It's a struggle to get going, but I'm encouraging them to embrace the silly and ridiculous and to have fun with it. On Friday, they seemed to relax into it a bit and a few even came back later in the day to share with me what they had accomplished so far. It is due on Monday, and then we'll turn our attention to Macbeth - another favorite of mine. I can't wait! I hope to have them not just reading and listening, but getting up out of their chairs and speaking lines. (I love Shakespeare if you can't tell.) They will read the play in class, so their homework is to read a book of their choosing; it needs to be read by December 6th.
The weather looks like it's going to cooperate for the most part for the week (which in my book means it's not going to be overly chilly), so I hope everyone has a great full week, and then we'll all be ready to prepare for the holiday season! Have a good one!
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