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English Language Arts American Literature & Social Studies
Upper School - South Whidbey Academy

Snelling - out Thursday and Friday - Annual Middle Level Education Conference - Portland, Oregon

Grade period ends November 5 - which is also a ½ day
Lunch count -

Monday November 5th, 2012

Notebook Check -
period 1 = Erika and Christoph
period 2 = Adah and Grace
period 3 = Celeste and Sarah

DOL 32  - featuring a simile and a metaphor!
miranda my friend your right sighed juliet.  aunt nurse is like a tank she will fathom the problem and keep bulldozing on until it is solved
DOL 33

Juliet ceased her blubbering and called her aunt, who agreed to help the star-crossed lovers.  Aunt Nurse planned to go see Romeo at his grandmother’s house.

Analogy
ALOOF : CONNECTED
deliberate : accidental
rigid : firm
ethereal : fleeting
logical : calculating

Period 1 and Period 3 - English
Adventure of English
Period 1 - start part 2 -
Journal Response -
1. Name three ways the structure of Old English changes in the period after the Norman French occupation.
2. Describe the general way that French vocabulary was adopted by Old English.

Period 3 - 17:44 - Journal Response - what crisis did the English language face during the years between 700 and 800 AD. What was the result and who was credited?

Brand of Me/I Am Project - end of the beginning
1. logo/crest/coat of arms/personal symbol = 10 pts.
2. who/what graphic = 10 pts.
3. favorite object photos = 10 pts.
4. playlist/lifelist = 10 pts.
5. slide show or video clip script/narration = 10 pts.

Rough draft of Iam Project due November 5th - today = 50 points - effort (all parts present)  and communication (authentic, thoughtful, clear, effective both in writing and layout)

Short Reflective Essay - minimum 4 paragraphs - shared Google Doc - Describe the process - worthwhile parts, not-so-worthwhile parts, difficulties, enjoyable bits, future additions or subtractions

Presentations - approximately 3-5 minutes - pick a couple of components and give details, talk about value of the exercise, problems, etc.  
Period 2 English/Language Arts and Social Studies

Johnny Tremain

JT Moodle Quiz for chapter 8 is now open


Chapter 9 section 2 “The Scarlet Deluge” -
Rated Discussion

Documentary Film - Desperate Crossing - The story of the settlement of the “Pilgrims” in New England - 1:51:48

Journal question -

Period 4
Advocacy - am only