2-22-2012 6th period
February 22nd, 2012
We discuss Jim's "dream," creation of a conscience, Romanticism and Sir Walter Scott, and speaking French. Discussion goes through page 79. By Monday, read through page 101.
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2-21-2012 6th period
February 21st, 2012
We discuss pages 47-57 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck is sorting out his morals as he encounters murderers and steals food. Extra credit opportunity: Who is Walter Scott, the name on the sinking steamboat? Write one paragraph about his biography and why he is famous. Try to figure out why Mark Twain would name a sinking boat after him. List your source (not Wikipedia). Turn this in tomorrow. Tonight, read pages 57-79.
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2-16-2012 6th period
February 16th, 2012
We discuss pages 36-47 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including generalizations. Reading log due Tuesday up to page 65.
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2-16-2012 4th period
February 16th, 2012
We discuss pages 36-47 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including generalizations. Reading log due Tuesday up to page 65.
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2-15-2012 6th period
February 15th, 2012
We discuss pages 27-36, including superstitions about recovering dead bodies snd satire about bankers and preachers. 4th and 6th periods should read pages 36-47 for Friday. Reading log through page 65 due Tuesday.
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2-14-2012 6th period
February 14th, 2012
We discuss Pap's deterioriating physical condition and the deplorable racism of the time from pages 14-26 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Read pages 27-36 for tomorrow.
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2-13-2012 6th period
February 13th, 2012
We discuss the first 14 pages of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including themes that are introduced, characters, and setting.
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2-09-2012 6th period
February 9th, 2012
We discuss the techniques of satire and read two satiric articles to prepare to read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
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10-03-2011 6th period
October 3rd, 2011
We discuss plagiarism, then irony. We read to Act V, Scene 1, Line 107 in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." We were in the midst of discussing Theseus' reasons for rejecting the other performers. Tomorrow, we'll discuss why he picked "Pyramus and Thisbe" even though Philostrate warned him that the Mechanicals are poor actors.
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09-22-2011 6th period
September 22nd, 2011
We analyze Titania's speech (Act II, Scene 1: 81-75) and discuss prose vs. poetry. Reading is not recorded. We read through Act II, Scene 1. Fourth period finished Act II.
