Week at a glance December 2 - 6, 2013

This week we'll start off by doing some review for the Semester Final.  Students will get their first look at what type of questions and sections will appear on the Final.  At mid-week, we'll return to the computer lab to make some early revisions to the Junior Research Essay and print copies of the rough draft.  We'll wrap up the last two days of the week analyzing expectations for the final draft and completing peer review.

• Mon: Semester Final review
• Tues: Semester Final review
• Wed: Meet in Lab B to make revisions to the JRE and print a copy for Peer Review
• Thurs: JRE Peer Review
• Fri: JRE Peer Review

Week at a glance November 18 - 22, 2013

This week we are jumping into our Junior Research Essay.  Details for each step of the essay are posted to the left under the Course Materials section.  The steps are also there for students who lose their research packet so that they may print off additional copies on their own.  Our focus for this week is research.  Librarian Mrs. Sandberg will visit us on Monday.  Tuesday - Thursday we will be in the computer lab gathering notes and completing the Annotated Bibliography.  We'll wrap up the week by starting in on the shaping packet, which will serve as a general outline for the essay.

• Mon: Turn in Topic Questions.  Research Notes with Librarian Mrs. Sandberg
• Tues: JRE - Meet in the computer lab to begin searching for sources and information for the Annotated Bibliography.
• Wed: JRE - Meet in the computer lab to continue searching for sources and information for the Annotated Bibliography.
• Thurs: JRE - Meet in the computer lab to print off sources. Begin shaping packet.  Annotated Bibliography due by the end of the hour.
• Fri: JRE - Meet in the classroom and fill in the shaping packet.

Week at a glance November 11-15, 2013

This week we will complete the unit exam for Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  Students will spend the first two days reviewing for the exam.  We'll complete the multiple choice portion on Wednesday, followed by a short essay on Thursday.  On Thursday we'll also begin work on our major essay assignment of the semester: the Junior Research Essay.  Details and the complete assignment will be posted online later this week.

• Mon: Huck Finn - discuss and begin reviewing for the exam.
• Tues: Huck Finn - answer remaining questions about the exam.  Pass back and discuss current grades.
• Wed: Huck Finn - Multiple Choice Unit Exam.  Begin gathering quotes for the short essay.
• Thurs: Huck Finn - Short Essay Exam.  Pass out and discuss Junior Research Essay assignment.
• Fri: Junior Research Essay - integrating and citing quotes.  For Monday: create a short paragraph identifying the topic and why it interests you.

Week at a glance November 4 - 8, 2013

This week we will wrap up our readings over Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  Huck's personal conscience has multiple dilemmas this week.  We'll read several more adventures between Huck, Jim, the King, and the Duke.  We will also finally reach the climax of the story as Huck makes a critical choice.

Although students are not able to check out books for Huck Finn, students have free access to a copy of the book online at http://www.feedbooks.com/book/71/the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn.  Students may also download a free copy of the book to their computers and/or smartphones through the iTunes and Google Play stores.

• Mon:Close Read #10 assigned - due Friday.  Huck Finn - read 157-170
• Tues: Huck Finn - discuss 157-170.  Read 171-185.
• Wed: Huck Finn - discuss 171-185.  Read 185-205.  Begin working on the Ch XIX - Ch XXXI packet.
• Thurs: Huck Finn - discuss 185-205.  Read 205-218.
• Fri: Close Read #10 due.  Huck Finn packet due by the end of the hour.