Monday, April 1
01s: Complete film. Journal.
02s: Words to define (beginning fairytale unit).
05s: Reading your fables aloud...? Silent Reading: "The Power of Three..."
Tuesday, April 2
01s: Going over the words/definitions together...the sometimes subtle differences.
02s: Functional Illiteracy vs Illiteracy vs Literacy. Its connection to fairytales. And what about poverty? Journal.
05s: Review for tomorrow's test. Charles Perrault's Bluebeard.
Wednesday, April 3
01s: Functional Illiteracy vs Illiteracy vs Literacy. Its connection to fairytales. And what about poverty? Journal.
02s: Notes: A Very Brief Look at Fairytales.
05s: Short Fairytales Test. *List of all journals due this Friday.
Thursday, April 4
01s: Notes: A Very Brief Look at Fairytales.
02s: Who was Aesop? Some of his classic fables...morals, lessons, cautionary tales. Disney and Aesop.
05s: Grade your test as a group. Lead-up to Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. *Journals due tomorrow!
Friday, April 5
01s: Who was Aesop? Some of his classic fables...morals, lessons, cautionary tales. Disney and Aesop.
02s: Write your own fable! I'll provide the recipe.
05s: Some background about Pan's Labyrinth. Begin film. Informal Debate to follow...stay tuned!
Monday, April 8
01s: The Hare and the Hedgehog (the Brothers Grimm)...expanding our understanding of Aesop's most famous fable, The Tortoise and the Hare.
02: Write your own fable. Charles Perrault's version of 'Little Red Riding Hood', Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. Some history behind this ancient tale.
05s: Background for Pan's Labyrinth. Your Informal Debate to follow. Begin the film.
Wednesday, April 10
01s: ~10 more min. to work on your fable. Silent reading: "The Power of Three...". Charle's {errault's "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge". *Journals due Tuesday.*
02s: *Journals due Monday.* Silent reading: "The Power of Three...". Prep. for Monday's test.
05s: Con't with Pan's Labyrinth.
Thursday, April 11
01s & 02s: Brief Fairytales Test
05s: Complete film.
Monday, April 15
01s & 02s: *Journals due for 02 group! 01s Journals due tomorrow.* Lead-up to Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. Begin film.
05s: Organizing notes for tomorrow's Informal Debate.
Tuesday, April 16
01s & 02s: *Journals due for 01 group! Con't with Pan's Labyrinth.
05s: Informal Debate.
Wednesday, April 17
01s & 02s: Complete the film...? Start to piece together your thoughts re. our Informal Debate.
05s: Con't our debate...Reality: Objective vs Subjective Reality.
Thursday, April 18
01s & 02s: Depending on class size...notes leading up to our Informal Debate OR a small Informal Debate...
05s: Depending on class size...?
*I'm away on the gr. 9 NYC trip from April 23-26*
Monday, April 29
01s & 02s: Go over your Frankenstein seminars. Silent reading.
05s: Begin Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire
Tuesday, April 30
01s & 02s: Sign up for your group seminar. First come, first served! Silent reading...
05s: Con't reading Scene 1 (from p. 12).
01s: Complete film. Journal.
02s: Words to define (beginning fairytale unit).
05s: Reading your fables aloud...? Silent Reading: "The Power of Three..."
Tuesday, April 2
01s: Going over the words/definitions together...the sometimes subtle differences.
02s: Functional Illiteracy vs Illiteracy vs Literacy. Its connection to fairytales. And what about poverty? Journal.
05s: Review for tomorrow's test. Charles Perrault's Bluebeard.
Wednesday, April 3
01s: Functional Illiteracy vs Illiteracy vs Literacy. Its connection to fairytales. And what about poverty? Journal.
02s: Notes: A Very Brief Look at Fairytales.
05s: Short Fairytales Test. *List of all journals due this Friday.
Thursday, April 4
01s: Notes: A Very Brief Look at Fairytales.
02s: Who was Aesop? Some of his classic fables...morals, lessons, cautionary tales. Disney and Aesop.
05s: Grade your test as a group. Lead-up to Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. *Journals due tomorrow!
Friday, April 5
01s: Who was Aesop? Some of his classic fables...morals, lessons, cautionary tales. Disney and Aesop.
02s: Write your own fable! I'll provide the recipe.
05s: Some background about Pan's Labyrinth. Begin film. Informal Debate to follow...stay tuned!
Monday, April 8
01s: The Hare and the Hedgehog (the Brothers Grimm)...expanding our understanding of Aesop's most famous fable, The Tortoise and the Hare.
02: Write your own fable. Charles Perrault's version of 'Little Red Riding Hood', Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. Some history behind this ancient tale.
05s: Background for Pan's Labyrinth. Your Informal Debate to follow. Begin the film.
Wednesday, April 10
01s: ~10 more min. to work on your fable. Silent reading: "The Power of Three...". Charle's {errault's "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge". *Journals due Tuesday.*
02s: *Journals due Monday.* Silent reading: "The Power of Three...". Prep. for Monday's test.
05s: Con't with Pan's Labyrinth.
Thursday, April 11
01s & 02s: Brief Fairytales Test
05s: Complete film.
Monday, April 15
01s & 02s: *Journals due for 02 group! 01s Journals due tomorrow.* Lead-up to Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. Begin film.
05s: Organizing notes for tomorrow's Informal Debate.
Tuesday, April 16
01s & 02s: *Journals due for 01 group! Con't with Pan's Labyrinth.
05s: Informal Debate.
Wednesday, April 17
01s & 02s: Complete the film...? Start to piece together your thoughts re. our Informal Debate.
05s: Con't our debate...Reality: Objective vs Subjective Reality.
Thursday, April 18
01s & 02s: Depending on class size...notes leading up to our Informal Debate OR a small Informal Debate...
05s: Depending on class size...?
*I'm away on the gr. 9 NYC trip from April 23-26*
Monday, April 29
01s & 02s: Go over your Frankenstein seminars. Silent reading.
05s: Begin Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire
Tuesday, April 30
01s & 02s: Sign up for your group seminar. First come, first served! Silent reading...
05s: Con't reading Scene 1 (from p. 12).
