Sam and I continued our study of the novel. We had to complete reading chapter 8. We stopped several times to clarify plot and characters. We used the accompanying study guide questions as a springboard for our discussion on the chapter.

Natalie studied the Bronte sisters for British Literature, and took the quiz from that chapter. She then completed classwork on affixes; we will do more work on etymology and Greek and Latin roots next week. Natalie's argumentative essay is due next Thursday; it is three pages and documented and will have a Works Cited page showing MLA format. She is planning a longer one for her final essay of the semester. She is also completing the Heart of Darkness work packet.

We were to continue our study of the novel.

Sam and I were to continue our study of the novel.

Will reviewed Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs” in today’s session. Then, we discussed text-dependent questions from the article. Will had to draw conclusions from the information in the text and make inferences. This was challenging work for Will, and he found it difficult to go “beyond” the text in making inferences. This is a higher order thinking skill that I will infuse into our work together. Next, we discussed his answers to Chapter Two and reviewed the events of Chapter Three. For homework, he will answer comprehension questions for Chapter Three and read Chapters 4 and 5.

Sam and I got organized for the first five minutes. We put her English notebook together. We then continued our study of the novel. We answered the study guide questions for chapter 7. Then we read chapter 8 stopping to discuss symbolism, plot and author's purpose. Sam will finish reading chapter 8 for homework.

Will reviewed his Chapter One comprehension questions for "Lord of the Flies" in class today. After our discussion about his answers, he summarized the key events in Chapter Two. Next, he read an article on Maslow’s theory of the “Hierarchy of Needs”. He underlined key details describing the hierarchy levels. For homework, Will is filling in a pyramid template of the “Hierarchy of needs”. On Wednesday, we will discuss how this hierarchy influenced the characters in our novel. In addition to the pyramid template, he should answer the comprehension questions for the next chapter and read Chapter Three of our novel. Will has been working really hard in class!

Sam and I continued our study of the novel. We completed our discussion of chapter six. We answered the accompanying study guide questions. Then we previewed chapter seven and began reading it. We stopped to clarify for understanding. We started to answer the study guide questions. Sam will finish answering the questions for homework.

Sam and I completed our discussion of Chapter five. We answered the accompanying study guide questions. We then continued our study of the novel by taking turns reading chapter six stopping frequently to annotate for plot, characters and vocabulary. We then began answering the study guide questions for chapter six along with making predications of what will occur next in the novel.

Sam and I reviewed the chapter and then finished reading the last few pages. We began to answer the study guide questions. We continued our study of the novel. Sam struggles with some of the vocabulary, so we discussed how to read and interpret the text and the questions.