December 20, 2018
English 11A:
Students will closely examine the structure of Into Thin Air
- We took some notes
- We read Chapter 13 and answered the corresponding questions on the Part 3 Guided Reading
- We worked on the Flashback assignment
English 11B:
Students will prove their knowledge of Macbeth
- We finished the test
- Then we started the Macbeth capstone activities
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December 19, 2018
English 11A:
Students will connect the themes of Into Thin Air
- We took some notes
- We read Chapter 12 and answered the corresponding questions on the Part 3 Guided Reading
- Then we started the Flashback Assignment
English 11B:
Students will prove their knowledge of Macbeth
- Everyone did the Macbeth Review
- Then we started the Macbeth test
- We’ll finish it up tomorrow
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December 18, 2018
English 11A:
Students will prove their knowledge of Into Thin Air
English 11B:
Students will prove their knowledge of Macbeth
- After a few minutes of study time, we did the Act 5 Quiz
- Everyone handed in the Act 5 Guided Reading
- We watched a version of the first half of the play
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December 17, 2018
English 11A:
Students will complete the first half of Into Thin Air. Students will practice SAT-style grammar.
- I gave everyone a few minutes to finish up Ch. 10 stuff
- Then we did the SAT-style grammar assignment through Google Classroom
- Then we took notes
- Then we did Ch. 11 stuff
- Quiz tomorrow over Ch. 6-11; the Guided Reading is also due
English 11B:
Students will complete Macbeth.
- We watched a version of Act 5 scene 1
- Then we read through the rest of the play
- We also watched a version of the “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” speech
- Act 5 Quiz tomorrow; the Guided Reading is also due
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December 14, 2018
English 11A:
Students will connect real-life situations to Into Thin Air
- We went over Ch. 9
- We took some notes
- We read Ch. 10
- Everyone handed in their warm-ups
- We’ll probably have a quiz over ch. 6-11 on Tuesday
English 11B:
Students will prove their knowledge of Act 4 of Macbeth
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December 13, 2018
English 11A:
Students will read through Ch. 9 of Into Thin Air
- We read Ch. 8
- Then I went over grading practices
- We took some notes
- We read Ch. 9
- We’ll probably have a quiz over everything on Tuesday
English 11B:
Students will read Act 4 of Macbeth
- We watched a version of Act 4 scene 1
- Then we read scene 2
- Then I read scene 3 aloud
- Quiz over Act 4 tomorrow
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December 12, 2018
English 11A:
Students will establish a theme in Into Thin Air
- We did a little of grammar
- We read Ch. 7
English 11B:
Students will practice SAT test-taking skills
- We did some SAT-style grammar
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December 11, 2018
English 11A:
Students will compare/contrast fiction and non-fiction
English 11B:
Students will prove their knowledge Act 3 of Macbeth
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December 10, 2018
English 11A:
Students will prove their knowledge of the first part of Into Thin Air
- We talked about Chapter 5
- Then finished the Guided Reading
- We did the Part 1 Quiz
- Then we watched the corresponding parts to the movie in order to establish the differences between genres and fiction vs. non-fiction
English 11B:
Students will complete Act 3 of Macbeth
- I read the rest of Act 3 Scene 4
- Then the students read the rest of the Act
- Everyone was given time to finish the Guided Reading (due tomorrow)
- We then watched a version of Act 3
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