GT and I discussed his thesis statement that he had written for homework. We discussed how to write the introduction. We read some literary criticism about the novel. GT composed the introduction. We also discussed the plan/outline for the three body paragraphs. GT will draft them for homework!

Abby and I discussed the sections of the book that she had completed for homework. We answered the accompanying study guide questions. We continued reading some of the book silently, and then we discussed possible themes that have started to appear. We also discussed characterization. We then completed several lessons in the vocabulary book. Abby does quite well with the difficult words. We are almost finished with the 11th grade volume , and we are going to begin the 12th grade volume which will assist in her preparations for the SAT. Abby is to read more of the novel for homework.

Abby and I discussed the chapters that she had read for homework. We also answered some of the accompanying study guide/discussion questions. Abby will continue reading the book for homework.

I reviewed the writing process with GT. We discussed the different steps involved. We then decided on a topic for his literary analysis which will be his final project for the novel that we have been studying. GT has some very intuitive and creative ideas for his essay. He did a super job today. He will create a thesis statement from our discussion and possibly begin drafting his introduction for homework.

We were to continue our study of the novel.

GT and I completed the novel. We had an excellent discussion regarding the ending. We reviewed his double journal assignments. We also discussed the relevance of the short story "The Lottery " to the novel. We discussed the similar themes. We also read Robert Frost's poem and analyzed it. We compared the views of death in the poem to those presented in the novel. He also selected a topic for his essay where he will cite from multiple literary/inflormational texts.

GT and I continued our study of the novel. We read additional chapters.We stopped and held thoughtful discussions based on questions GT posed. We also chose meaningful textual evidence which GT will comment on and compose a double journal entry for a quote from each chapter. We also began to discuss the short story "The Lottery," which GT had read for homework. We are going to connect the two stories to compose a literary analysis on theme.

Abby and I completed another lesson in her vocabulary book. I presented the words. Abby studied them and made herself a study sheet. We then completed the accompanying application activities. Abby is almost complete with the Junior level book, so we decided to start the Senior level one soon. We then continued our study of the novel. We read, discussed and I clarified any questions that she had. We also answered the accompanying study guide/ discussion questions. Abby will read more of the book for homework.

Abby and I worked in her Sadlier Vocabulary book. We studied the words. I presented the pronunciations. We completed the application activities that followed. We needed to define some of the answer choice words--we worked on the skill of using words in context in order to define their meaning. We ran out of time so Abby will read some of her novel for homework.

GT and I spent most of our instructional time working in his vocabulary book. We completed a lesson and then completed the three unit review. We studied the words. We finished the application and review activities. We also researched some of the more difficult words and their meanings and pronunciations. We then previewed the short story and it's relevance to the novel LORD OF THE FLIES.