Cabo read and analyzed a chapter of Cather in the Rye. Using his SAT vocabulary, he wrote a paragraph describing the protagonist's motive in this chapter.
I established an analysis rubric for our discussion of the non-fiction book ,"into the Wild". We will focus on locating within the text thoughts and actions of the main character, Chris McCandles ,that reflect the influences of Jack London, Henry Thoreau, and Leo Tolstoy , the three authors we have studied previously this term. Examining the novel's introduction , we first discussed the Tolstoyan renunciation of material wealth and values as an impetus to Chris' decision to give away all of his money and valuables to a stranger. I further emphasized the value of studying the author's chapter introductions -often quotes from Jack London's works. In that regard ,we examined graffiti found at Chris' Alaska bivouac ,a bus, wherein he pronounced ,"Jack London is King" signed Alex Supertramp". We analyzed why Chris placed a positive value on the term tramp and the relationship between Jack London's writings on the Yukon ,which we studied, and Chris' lifestyle choice , specifically, ,the lure of adventure and of risk taking.Last, we reviewed Mathew's homework responses to study guide questions for the first two chapters. HW- r. ch. 4 for Fri/ Chapter 5 and 6 and study guide for 5 and 6 due Monday.
Jaydn reviewed SAT vocabulary we had been studying. She then read, analyzed, and discussed the next chapter in The Glass Castle. She made text-based predictions for the children of the family. She wrote a journal entry on the topic of "family".
Cabo reviewed his SAT vocabulary with an online game of matching words to appropriate sentences and matching the words to their antonyms. He then took a test and scored a perfect score. He continued reading the next chapter of the Catcher in the Rye. We orally discussed how failure affects the protagonist, Holden.
Bella discussed yesterday's chapter reading from The Escape from Camp 14. She then wrote a short essay describing how the protagonist, Shin Dong-Hyuk, represents the durability of the human spirit and its
ability to survive the harshest conditions.
Cabo took a test on SAT vocabulary. He then wrote a short essay explaining the emotional turmoil that leads to the protagonist's, Holden's, collapse in the novel The Catcher in the Rye. We discussed his ideas prior to his writing and orally created an outline of his ideas,
