Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Article of Social Commentary

Good Morning! 

*NOTE: Cell phones are to be put entirely away when you enter this classroom until you leave this classroom.  At no time should they be out once you are present in THIS class.

*NOTE:  Your required reading book for this final six weeks is Fahrenheit 451.   You will be writing a Goodreads review on this novel.

*Fahrenheit 451 --  We will pause a bit with the reading today so you can continue a search for an article of social commentary perhaps relevant to a theme in Fahrenheit 451. 

*Article Assignment:   Due date is this Friday, May 5th.  You will present your chosen article to the class. Today, I am giving you some time in class to locate an article.

Homework:  Find an article of social commentary.  You
have an assignment handout for this.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Fahrenheit 451

Good Morning!
I hope that you had an enjoyable weekend!

*NOTE: Cell phones are to be put entirely away when you enter this classroom until you leave this classroom.  At no time should they be out once you are present in THIS class.

*NOTE:  Your required reading book for this final six weeks is Fahrenheit 451.   You will be writing a Goodreads review on this novel.

*Fahrenheit 451 -- You have read from pages 93 to 110 and you have recorded 10 details.  QUIZ on Part II.

*Article Assignment:   Due date is this Friday, May 5th.  You will present your chosen article to the class. Today, I am giving you some time in class to locate an article.

Homework:  Find an article of social commentary.  You
have an assignment handout for this.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Fahrenheit 451

Good Morning!
*Please get your netbook when you arrive.

*NOTE: Cell phones are to be put entirely away when you enter this classroom until you leave this classroom.  At no time should they be out once you are present in THIS class.

*NOTE:  Your required reading book for this final six weeks is Fahrenheit 451.   You will be writing a Goodreads review on this novel.

*Fahrenheit 451 -- You have read from pages 80 to 93 and you have recorded 10 details.  With an extra night you should be caught up.  

*Research -- Today you will do a search for an article of social commentary.  Yesterday I shared an article that commented on the disappearance of liberal arts majors or the humanities.  This article was highly relevant to Fahrenheit 451.  Due date is next Friday, May 5th.  You will present your chosen article to the class.

Homework:  Fahrenheit 451, -- Read from pages 93 to 110 which is the end of Part II, "The Sieve and the Sand"

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Fahrenheit 451

Good Morning!
*NOTE: Cell phones are to be put entirely away when you enter this classroom until you leave this classroom.  At no time should they be out once you are present in THIS class.

*NOTE:  Your required reading book for this final six weeks is Fahrenheit 451.   You will be writing a Goodreads review on this novel.

*Article -- "Humanities, All Too Humanities"

*Fahrenheit 451 -- You have read from pages 80 to 93 and you have recorded 10 details.

*HOMEWORK: Catch up to the reading and assignments

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Fahrenheit 451

Good Morning!
*NOTE: Cell phones are to be put entirely away when you enter this classroom until you leave this classroom.  At no time should they be out once you are present in THIS class.

*NOTE:  Your required reading book for this final six weeks is Fahrenheit 451.   You will be writing a Goodreads review on this novel.
*Thoreau's "Reading" (Handout)

*Fahrenheit 451 -- You have read from pages 71 to 80 and you have recorded 10 details.

*Reading 

HOMEWORK: Read pages 80 to 93 -- stop at "He was eating a light supper . . ."  Record 10 important details. 

Monday, May 4, 2015

Fahrenheit 451

Good Morning!
I hope that you had a very enjoyable weekend!

*NOTE: Cell phones are to be put entirely away when you enter this classroom until you leave this classroom.  At no time should they be out once you are present in THIS class.

*NOTE:  Your required reading book for this final six weeks is Fahrenheit 451.   You will be writing a Goodreads review on this novel.

*Quiz on "The Hearth and the Salamander" -- Part One of Fahrenheit 451

Homework:  Read pages 71-80.  Stop at "Who is it?"

Friday, May 1, 2015

Fahrenheit 451

Good Morning!

*NOTE: Cell phones are to be put entirely away when you enter this classroom until you leave this classroom.  At no time should they be out once you are present in THIS class.

*NOTE:  Your required reading book for this final six weeks is Fahrenheit 451.   You will be writing a Goodreads review on this novel.

*Fahrenheit 451 -- you read from pages 48 to 68 for homework and recorded ten details.  Quiz today on this first part -- "The Hearth and the Salamander"

HOMEWORK:  Catch up on the reading and the assignments.