Homework

Download a rubric for the "How am I Smart?" speech here: Speech-on-how-I-am-intelligent.doc

Download a "Flowers for Algernon" packet here: Flowers-for-Algernon-unit-packet.doc

You have 3 choices for your book project, due May 20. 

Choice 1 is to take a test on your novel of choice, but due to the sheer number of books students are reading, you will not receive a study guide for this.

Choice 2  is to create a brochure for your book.  See an example brochure here model-brochure-for-13-Reasons-Why.doc  and a step-by-step guideline of what to put in your brochure here brochure-requirements.doc

Choice 3 is to pick three activities from this list and complete them.  Here is the Pick 3 List: Pick-3-choices.doc

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

10

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)

In class: 3 annotation types; read “Flowers”

11

Homework due: Have read “Flowers” through mar 29 (to the top of page 52)

 

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)

In-class: discuss annotations; read

 

 

12

Homework due: Have read “Flowers” through progress report 12 (page 60)

 

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)

In-class: short quiz on part I; work on parts of packet

 

13

No Homework due

 

No speeches today

 

In-class: read Part 2 of “Flowers”, page 63 (May 15) to page 67

 

 

14

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)
4)

5)

 

17

Homework due: None

 

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)

In-class: Discuss annotations pps 64-67; read

18

Homework due: finish reading / annotating the rest of “Flowers”

 

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)

In-class: Quiz; discussion

19

Homework due: none

 

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)

In-class: work on packet

20

Homework due: Novel project

 

Two-minute speeches:

1)

2)

3)

In class: Begin movie Charlie (film version of Flowers for Algernon)

 

 

21

No class: Constitution test / team reward day

 

 

24

In class: watch movie Charlie (film version of Flowers for Algernon)

25

In class: Finish movie Charlie (film version of Flowers for Algernon); work on rest of packet

 

 

26

No class: Boat trip

 

27

Homework due: “Flowers for Algernon” packet

 

In-class: Wrap-up class activities

28

No class: yearbook signing