Core Subjects - English
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Lesson Outline
Paige identified the 5 key passages and the reasons for their significance that she would discuss as Passage Master in the class Lit Circle.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Propaganda
Lesson Outline
Kelly took several online quizzes to practice identifying various propaganda techniques, from "loaded words" to "glittering generalization". This is in preparation for Animal Farm, which she will be reading soon.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Lesson Outline
We started with Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Russian Revolution
Lesson Outline
Kelly and I reviewed the PowerPoint from the teacher and performed some research about the ideas. This is in preparation for reading Animal Farm.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Propaganda and Cambodia
Lesson Outline
Kelly reviewed vocabulary and created a quizlet on propaganda. We continued to work on the Cambodia project in Geography and made great progress.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Civil War and Realism
Lesson Outline
We outlined the chapter on Realism in literature during and following the Civil War.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
MLA and Project
Lesson Outline
We created a Worked Cited page in the MLA style for the Cambodia project.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Owl Creek
Lesson Outline
We read the classic Ambrose Bierce short story about the Civil War, and analyzed the plot structure and point of view.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Three pieces by Langston Hughes
Lesson Outline
We analyzed the tone, person, message, etc. of two poems and an essay by Langston Hughes for a test tomorrow.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Review
Lesson Outline
Kelly spent our time reviewing for a quiz.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60