Mrs. Stubbs's English Blog: Memorial Day

Memorial Day - a day to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that the rest of us can be free. I'm so thankful for them, and for their families who suffered as a consequence; I'm also thankful for the members of my family who have served - in WWII and Vietnam, and stateside in more recent years; what a great nation of people we live amongst.

I have spent my extended weekend grading 9th grade writing - at least 7-hours per day. The good news is: I'm done! I have all of the research papers and argumentative essays graded. If your student has a zero for either of those assignments, I'll still take them for 50% since they are an assessment. I also still have a few smaller items to grade from those who turned in late work or came to advisory or Tuesdays with Teachers and made up some credit on a quiz, but all of that should be finished tomorrow. The bad news is that my house and garden are a trainwreck, and I definitely don't look like I'm ready for summer.

Last week we got through the first half of Of Mice and Men. They read, took notes, drew a picture to reflect the details in the imagery, and wrote a Found Poem. This week we will work on the rest of the book. Here's the schedule as it stands:

Tuesday, 5/30 - we'll hand back papers, finish discussions for chapter 3, and look at a Blackish clip in order to discuss the language being used in the book and author choice for that language.
Wednesday, 5/31 - Academic Advisory - we'll read chapter 4.
Thursday, 6/1 - No Advisory - we'll discuss chapter 4 and add notes to our charts.
Friday, 6/2 - we'll read chapter 5 (the big moment in the book).