Week at a glance February 24 - 28, 2014

This week we will review for and complete the exam for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.  The unit exam for the play will consist of 40 multiple choice questions, as well as a short article for students to read and connect to the play.  We will also wrap up the 3rd Quarter Independent Book Project with time to wrap up reading and notes before the project is due on Thursday.

• Mon: Death of a Salesman - Exam study guide discussion and review
• Tues: 3rd Quarter Independent Book Project reading/organizing time.  Death of a Salesman - review for the exam.
• Wed: Death of a Salesman - Exam. Wrap up preparation for the 3rd Quarter Independent Book Project.
• Thurs: 3rd Quarter Independent Book Project presentation due.
• Fri: Finish 3rd Quarter Independent Book Project presentations.

Week at a glance February 17 - 21, 2014

This week we will begin the process of wrapping up our unit over Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.  Prior to taking the unit exam next week, we will do a creative review and an essay.  We'll start the week with a creative story cube.  Beginning Wednesday, we will start in on a brief essay over the play.  Students will have a choice of five prompts to choose from as they build their essay.  A handwritten rough draft of the essay will be due by the end of the week.

• Mon: Death of a Salesman - Act Two study guide due by the end of the hour.  Begin brainstorming ways to visually represent 6 parts of the story.  Grammar unit: apostrophes post-test.
• Tues: Death of a Salesman - shape and create your story cube.
• Wed: Death of a Salesman - Essay assigned.  Select an option and begin gathering quotes.
• Thurs: Death of a Salesman - Continue shaping and creating the rough draft of the essay.
• Fri: Death of a Salesman - handwritten rough draft due by the end of the hour.  Last day to turn in a story cube. Grammar unit: apostrophes post-test.

Week at a glance February 10 - 14, 2014

This week we will see if we can wrap up our reading for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.  What happened in Boston?  The answer to that question sets up the play's inevitable tragic climax.  We will also continue our grammar unit--this time over colons and semicolons.

• Mon: Grammar Unit pre-test: colons and semicolons. Continue reading/discussing Act Two of Death of a Salesman
• Tues: Pass back papers and current grades.  Grammar Unit: colons and semicolons review. Continue reading/discussing Act Two of Death of a Salesman. Begin working on questions for Act Two.
• Wed: Grammar Unit: colons and semicolons post-test. 3r Qtr IPB reading. Death of a Salesman: continue working on questions for Act Two.
• Thurs: No school
• Fri: No school

Week at a glance February 3 - 7, 2014

This week we'll continue reading and discussing Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.  Act One ended on an optimistic note with Willy promising Linda that he would try to get a job at home in New York so he wouldn't have to travel anymore; and, Happy and Biff deciding that they would find success in starting a new sporting goods business.  We'll see if the optimistic tone carries into Act Two.

• Mon: Death of a Salesman - Review Act One. Determine parts for Act Two. Begin reading/discussing Act Two.
• Tues: Death of a Salesman - continue reading/discussing Act Two.
• Wed: Death of a Salesman - continue reading/discussing Act Two.
• Thurs: Death of a Salesman - continue reading/discussing Act Two.
• Fri: 3rd Quarter Independent Reading Project - bring in a book and read. No IRP book? No points.