District Finals

Today in class we finished up our work on our This I Believe essays. Afterwards, we took the district final. Have a great summer!

This I Believe Pre-Writing

Today in class we listened to a few more examples of This I Believe essays and answered a few questions about them. We also worked on this organizer for our essays. Tomorrow we'll have time to type them up before we take our final.

This I Believe Pre-Writing

Today in class we continued to prepare for the This I Believe essays that we began to work on at the end of last week and will write this week. We started the day with some writing from these personal writing prompts.

We went over our A Raisin in the Sun tests.

Then we spent some time reading and listening to some essays and completing an active listenings on the essays. This does not need to be made up.

Finally, we took a look at these brainstorming questions. This assignment is optional. If you would like to be better prepared for your paper (and would like to pad your grade with some easy points), have this handout back to me tomorrow.

Mood in A Raisin in the Sun

Today in class we analyzed the changing moods in A Raisin in the Sun by completing a handout as we watched the film. The handout is available in the make-up work folder. Next week we'll finish up with our work on This I Believe essays.

Performance Series

Today in class we took the Performance Series reading test to see where our reading levels are at as we finish up the year. Afterwards, we began to watch the film A Raisin in the Sun, analyzing the changing moods, using a guide you can find in the make up work folder.

A Raisin in the Sun Test and Review

Tuesday, May 24th

On Tuesday we started with some brainstorming in groups for our This I Believe essay. This does not need to be made up. Then we practiced Few vs. Less for our quiz. We finished up our work with Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois and turned in our organizer. Finally, we reviewed for our test over A Raisin in the Sun with this Chronolog.

Wednesday, May 25th

Today we took our grammar quiz over Count and Non-Count Nouns and then took our unit test over A Raisin in the Sun.

Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. Du Bois

Today we did a little practice with grammar with this guide. Then we read two essays: one by Booker T. Washington and another by W.E.B. Du Bois and answered the following questions about both of the essays. Tomorrow in class we'll fill out the chart on the back that contrasts their ideas on African American equality.