Friday, September 13, 2013

Monday, September 15th, 2013

Need: Dry Erase Markers, Index Cards, Tape
Hand back quizzes, etc.

Reading quiz 

Vocabulary
Parapathia
Oedipus Rex
apprentice

Circle Question
Something that's been done for you appreciate.

Career Exploration Unit
Shawn Achor on how happiness can be used as an advantage.

Video on Syria
We'll be watching a portion of a BBC documentary on the history of Syria.  We'll be taking notes during the video for a purpose. To determine the purpose, we will watch the introduction and conclusion to determine what our purpose is.

Daily Show
What's new in Syria

Group Activity -- Supporting Themes
1) In groups, brainstorm possible broad themes. Share, placing top 4 on the board. As a class, determine top themes, place them on poster paper.
2) In groups you will be assigned pages in which you will be mining quotes that fit under the selected themes.  Place the quotes on cards with page numbers, then tape card onto corresponding poster.

Homework
Read through "Ambush"

Honors Homework
Read to p. 88.

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