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3-23-2012 6th period genocide rpt.

msalger — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:15:47 +0000

We discuss the genocide report. For sixth period only, the first draft is due Friday, April 19. The final draft is due Monday, April 23. The report must first be submitted to Turnitin.com and result in 10% or less on the originality report. Email Ms. Alger if you have questions.

3-13-2012 6th period

msalger — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:17:04 +0000

Our final discussion of Huck Finn, the crazy plan to “free” Jim, its relationship to Romanticism and Reconstruction, and all the other details of the last 12 pages of the book. The unit final starts tomorrow.

3-12-2012 6th period pt. 2

msalger — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:55:05 +0000

Brief Huck Finn discussion. Unit final starts Wednesday.

3-12-2012 6th period pt. 1

msalger — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:53:51 +0000

We discuss the next two weeks’ assignments. See part two for brief Huck Finn discussion.

3-08-2012 6th period

msalger — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:39:08 +0000

We discuss themes in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in preparation for the unit final. Discussion will continue tomorrow after the spelling/vocab test.

3-07-2012 6th period

msalger — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:23:15 +0000

We discuss a variety of questions about Huck Finn and read Jim’s account of his daughter going deaf. Read to page 165 for tomorrow.

3-05-2012 6th period

msalger — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:06:08 +0000

We have a brief discussion about the beginning of the King and the Duke story.

3-01-2012 6th period

msalger — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:45:00 +0000

A brief lecture on the Transcendentalists before reading “The River” by Ralph Waldo Emerson and “I sailed up a river with a please wind” by Henry David Thoreau.

2-28-2012 6th period

msalger — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:44:44 +0000

Col. Sherburn v. Boggs.

2-27-2012 6th period

msalger — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:19:49 +0000

We discuss the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons and the King and the Duke. Read to page 113 tonight.

2-22-2012 6th period

msalger — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:31:20 +0000

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.

2-21-2012 6th period

msalger — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:30:16 +0000

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.

2-16-2012 6th period

msalger — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:48:01 +0000

We discuss pages 36-47 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including generalizations. Reading log due Tuesday up to page 65.

2-16-2012 4th period

msalger — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:46:17 +0000

We discuss pages 36-47 of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including generalizations. Reading log due Tuesday up to page 65.

2-15-2012 6th period

msalger — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:47:49 +0000

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.

2-14-2012 6th period

msalger — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:34:40 +0000

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.

2-13-2012 6th period

msalger — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:07:59 +0000

We discuss the first 14 pages of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, including themes that are introduced, characters, and setting.

2-09-2012 6th period

msalger — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:16:03 +0000

We discuss the techniques of satire and read two satiric articles to prepare to read Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.