SUB PLANS FOR BLACK DAY

BLOCK 1: ENGLISH 12

This class is reading the book HEROES by Robert Cormier. They are a great group who seem to do a good job reading out loud OR on their own. During the last class we had, they worked on an INFORMATION MAP where they took notes on key concepts from the reading....they should continue to work on this....I would like them, during class, to make it their goal to read to page 47 of the book...also, they should add another category to their information map: 'How people who meet him react to him.' (they should understand what you mean by this). FINALLY, for five extra points on the vocab quiz which is on WEDNESDAY, they can create ten original sentences with their vocab words that are directly about stuff in the book so far!

BLOCK 2: HONORS ENGLISH

This class is a bit behind their "Orange day" counterpart....Please tell them that on Wednesday, we will finish/accomplish 'all things Lottery,' which is the story they read for today....we will do all notes, I will assign their paper, etc....What they SHOULD do in class today involves two things: First, they should have their laptops (they can get them in lockers if they need to) and research what "Romantic Literature" is...they should just take a few notes on this....then, they should read our next short story, which is Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark." They should be able to find this on the Internet with no problem, since it is a very classic short story. They should use class time to read the story and take notes on the 'Romantic Period' of literature.

BLOCK 3: Lunch/Free period....yeay!

BLOCK 4: COLLEGE PREP ENGLISH

This class is reading the epic poem "Beowulf." Please tell them that when we have class again on Wednesday, they will be assigned a paper where they need to compare/contrast Beowulf to a modern day superhero....and I will provide with the notes/background to do this when I see them next....For today, however, they are to work on two things: First, they should read the third and final section of "Beowulf," 'The Death of Beowulf.' They only need to read/understand this (they should always expect a quiz!). Secondly, they should work on their own completing the 'Epic Hero Convention' graphic organizer that I have attached to the sub folder....the directions are pretty self explanatory, and they can use a different 'movie' or story for each of the 'indicators' on the sheet....please tell them this will set up what we will talk about on Wednesday when we go over epic hero 'stereotypes.'