Block Day 11/21-22 ~ LotF Test

Take test on Lord of the Flies.
*View white board for password.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Wednesday 11/20 ~ Test Review

Review for Lord of the Flies test.

HW: Study! You will need to know...
  • What happens in each chapter.
  • Who the characters are.
  • What symbolic elements are present in the book.
  • How the book can be read as an allegory on several levels.
  • About Rousseau's Noble Savage theory.
  • What CAB stands for when we talk about a CAB style thesis.
  • How to write a CAB style thesis.
  • What TIED stands for when we talk about a TIED-style paragraph.

Tuesday 11/18 ~ Allegory Chart

*Continue to decode the three types of allegory present in Lord of the Flies.

HW: Nope. Begin studying for comprehension test on Block Day. 

Monday 11/18 ~ What exactly is Allegory?

Good Morning!

Please go to Focus and down load the "Allegory Chart." We will work through this worksheet together in class.

To listen to both tracks again, click here.

HW: Nope. We will work on this more tomorrow in class.

Block Day 11/14&15 ~ Finish Movie!

*Turn-in your response to yesterday's activity about The British Gentleman (see yesterday's blog).

*Finish Movie

*Last Fishbowl discussion

*CAB Thesis practice - Write a thesis in response to one of the questions on the board.
  (This is your "ticket" to leave).

HW: Nope. Have a good weekend. :)

Wednesday 11/13 ~ The British Gentleman Concept

What does it mean to be a British Gentleman during the early-mid 1900's
*What do you think this person values most?
*What identity traits would he be proud of in himself?

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*Rewrite the Gentleman's Code as explained in the article.
 ~You will work with a partner to explain your section in your own, up-to-date wording.
 ~Code Rewrite 10 pts.

*Respond on the back of your worksheet (1/2 page):
  Considering what you now know about the identity of a British Gentleman (which is what these boys were being trained to become), what does the Naval Officer mean when he says the quote below:

 "I should have thought, said the officer as he visualized the search before him, I should have thought that a pack of British boys-you're all British, aren't you? -would have been able to put up a better show than that -I mean-" (290).

Turn-in your Rewritten code (10 pts.) and response (10 pts) tomorrow in class (hard copy only).
HW: Prepare Questions for final Fishbowl.

Tuesday 11/12 ~ Society Life? Yes or No?

*Check your name for missing assignments. All assignments must be caught up by end of the week or no credit.

*Debate: Society Life vs. Life "Off the Grid"
  ~Winner gets E.C.
  ~Be careful not to get foul points

*On the back of your debate chart, give your final opinion on the matter. Which lifestyle is more "noble"?

Turn-in: Your opinion stapled to your Noble Savage Worksheet.

Monday 11/11 ~ Noble Savage Theory

*No Root Words this week

*Noble Savage Worksheet
  ~Pair Share, Quadro Share

*Debate if time: Living in the city vs. living "off the grid"
   ~List 10 benefits
   ~List 5 things required to make that system work
   ~What is the most Christ-centered way to live?

HW: Craft a well-thought out response to question #5 (Due tomorrow, Tuesday in class)

Block Day 11/7&8 ~ Sub Plan :(

Dear Students,

I'm sick now :( Please treat the sub with upmost respect, starting with sitting in the correct seats. See the orange seating chart if in doubt of where that is.

Today, 

*Take Root Word Quiz #5 on Focus (see white board for password).
*After the quiz work on the worksheet called Rousseau's Noble Savage Theory.
  (They are on the old desk under the TV)

*Watch movie: Lord of the Flies. (Can you find the differences from the book?)
  ~Make sure you record the minutes where you left off with the movie.

HW: Nope. Fishbowl discussions will be rescheduled for Monday.

Block Day 11/7&8 ~ RW Quiz #5 & Fishbowl #3

*Take Root Words Quiz #5

*Complete the questionnaire about Rousseau's Noble Savage after the quiz.

*Socratic Fishbowl #3 (Last one!!!)

HW: Nope! But make sure all TIED paragraphs are in. They will not be accepted past midnight on Thursday.

Wednesday 11/6 ~ LOTF Chapter 12

*First 5 minutes - Roots to Words
*Finish Ch.12
HW: Upload paragraphs to "TIED 11 & 12" 25 points.

Next Time, Fishbowl Discussions
Who is leading?
p.2 ~ Group 3
p.3 ~ Group 2
p.4 ~ Group 2
p.6 ~ Group 2
p.7 ~ Group 3  
   
         


Tuesday 11/5 ~ LOTF Ch.12 The End!


*Practice Root Words
*Examine TIED paragraphs
*Review Ch.11
*Start Ch.12 
HW? Nope. We will pick up tomorrow wherever we leave off today. 


Below are two example paragraphs from our last assignment. Check the structure of each paragraph by copying it into Notability and color coding the sentences. Are there any missing elements of the TIED structure? How can the wording be improved to be more academic and concise? 

I think they are guilty of killing Simon because they didn't give him a chance to tell everyone the beastie was not real and it was just a parachuter. The chant is no longer a joke, but a confession. In chapter 9 Simon’s death was a tragedy, but the boys being the cause of his death was even more tragic. In chapter 9, sadly, Simon’s life is taken by the rippling currents of the frosty sea. The chant "Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” (Pg.218) Is the sad chant that didn't give Simon his chance for life. "The parachute took the figure forward, furrowing the lagoon, and bumped it over the reef and out to sea." (Pg.220) Simon spent his last breath trying to make the boys aware of the truth about the beastie. He had no luck. If the boys would have just listened to Simon's cry for silence, they would have found out that the scary beastie, is not anything but a myth.





The power is shifting towards Jack slowly but surely. "They didn’t take the conch.” “I know. They didn’t come for the conch. They came for something else.(242)" The boys realize that Jack will do anything to get power, and he's gunna find a way even if it means murder. "..then he and what seemed like a dozen others were rolling over and over, hitting, biting, scratching. He was torn and jolted, found fingers in his mouth and bit them.(240)" Jack is getting very violent along with his hunters and outer group members. Both piggy and Ralph realize that they are in a dangerous situation, and Ralph is getting scared, giving Jack even more reason to keep fighting for his power.

Monday 11/4 ~ LOTF Ch.11

Dear my lovely students,

I am so sorry but both my kids have come down with a bug. You will have to guide yourselves through today's lesson. Luckily it should be quite familiar. 

*First, warm up with Root Words List #5 ~ Play on the Roots to Words app. (10 minutes)
   ~See sections: Comparison, Time & Distance, See & Speak, Not or Against

Your Root Words List #5:
  1. super - above, over
  2. magni - large, great
  3. maxi - greatest
  4. fore - infront of, previous
  5. post - after, behind
  6. pre - before
  7. dia - apart, through
  8. per - through, to the end
  9. cata - down
  10. spect - watch, see, observe
  11. vis - see
  12. dict - say, declare
  13. loqu - speak, talk
  14. ora - mouth
  15. test - witness
  16. anti - against
  17. contra - against, opposite
  18. ob - against, facing
  19. an - not, without
  20. il - not, without
  21. in - not, without
  22. non - no, not, without
*Next, you will need to read all of Chapter 11 in Lord of the Flies. I will give credit for your TIED paragraph at the beginning of class tomorrow.

HW: Read Ch.11 and complete TIED paragraph (2 Quotes - 10 pts.)

Block Day 10/31-11/1 ~ Fishbowl #2

*Root Words Quiz #4

*Socratic Fishbowl #2

HW: Nope