Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Do you think this is a harbinger of things to come?  I hope we don't end up with a winter like we did a few years ago.  I don't mind a snow day here or there, but I detest making up days in June!

Well, we made it.  Romeo and Juliet, along with Module 1, is done!  We finished up the assessment on Friday and they did a culminating activity on Google Classroom.  So now we're ready to move forward.  Module 2 surrounds fiction pieces such as "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain" by Emily Dickinson, and "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller; the non-fiction centers around Bernie Madoff.  The theme for the Module is Personal Accountability, and continues with the idea of Individual Identity vs. Group Identity, and our struggle to remain true to ourselves while being part of a society.  Very appropriate for today's world, I think.

So this is what we have on deck for this week:

• Monday, 12/12 - we will begin by getting new seating charts, handing out some papers, and then we'll turn to Verb Packet #1.  Back to grammar for bell work (they'll be so excited).  I'll hand out the Type 3 vocab. cards for Unit 1, and then focus on Edgar Allan Poe.  I have a short video biography aimed at kids for them to watch.   
• Tuesday, 12/13 - we will do some verbs and then listen and read "The Cask of Amontillado".  When finished we'll go back through the text and annotate it.
• Wednesday, 12/14 - academic advisory - we'll work on verbs and then we'll finish "Cask" and take a short Type 2 Quiz, and then we'll turn to Emily Dickinson and begin her poem "I felt a Funeral, in my Brain."
• Thursday,12/15 - career advisory - we'll do another sheet of verbs and turn in packet #1, and then attempt to finish annotating and concentrating on "Funeral".   There's a short Type 2 Quiz for this poem, as well.  
• Friday, 12/16 - we'll begin the End of Unit Assessment.  This will take us 2-3 days in class.

If there is a snow day on Monday, everything will just be pushed off a day.  I'll adjust the online calendar as needed.

A note on scheduling:  we were given an email to clarify that as advisory teachers we were being asked to collect the purple sheets as they are completed.  If you student was told different information, just have them check in with the counseling office.  If you have questions, it would be best to check in with the main or the counseling office.

I hope everyone is staying safe today and enjoying the snow a bit.  Have a great Sunday! Ciao!


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