In-Class:

• Students will fill in notes on Modernism & F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Things to Check Out!
• PBS Video on The Crash of 1929
• PBS Photo Gallery on the Roaring 20s
• YouTube Video on Dancing in the 20s
• CrashCourse in Capitalism and Socialism
• Great Gatsby Video Game for NES
• HW:  Independent Reading Projects :)

Thursday:

Monday:

• Teacher and students discuss dramatic irony
• Students go back through teh Prologue-Scene 3 and see how Oedipus is dramatically ironic
• Teacher and students discuss Scene 3 of Oedipus
• Teacher and students read Scene 4 and Ode 4 aloud 
• Homework: Finish reading and annotating Oedipus the King 

Tuesday:

• Teacher and students discuss Scene 4 of Oedipus
• Teacher and students read Scene 5 and the Exodos
• Homework:  Do questions 1-16 on p. 1351

Monday:

• Students turned in their Application Essays to Mrs. Hirzel
  
• Students discussed Initiating Guide on Tragedy
  

Tuesday:

• Students finished discussing Initiating Guide 
  
• Teacher introduced Tragedy with Tragedy PowerPoint
  

Wednesday:

• Introduction to Oedipus and Greek Drama using Oedipus PowerPoint
  
• Teacher told students the story of Oedipus and the Sphinx
  
• Students worked on Greek Gods Research Assignment
  
• HW:  Finish Greek Gods Research Assignment
  

Thursday:

• Students and teacher discussed Greek Gods Research Assignment
• Students and teacher discussed pronunciation of characters' names in Oedipus the King
• Students and teacher read the prologue and parados
• Homework:  Read and annotate Prologue, Parados, Scene 1 and Ode 1 of Oedipus the King 

Friday

• Teacher and students discuss Scene 1 of Oedipus
• Teacher and students read Scene 2 and Ode 2 aloud 
• Homework: Teacher and students annotate and read Scene 2, Ode 2, Scene 3, and Ode 3 of Oedipus

Monday:

• Teacher was absent
  
• Students complete the Quarter 2 Initiating Guide as well as a reflection on the past quarter (in same document)
  
• Homework:  Finish Initiating Guide for tomorrow
  

Tuesday-Wednesday:

• Students were handed back their Book Talk and Independent Reading Reflections
  
• Students looked for Independent Reading Books in the Library
• Students took notes on p.1303-1310 in their textbooks (literature sound and sense)...due Friday
  
• Students were assigned their Application Essay Assignment
• Students had individual conferences with Mrs. Hirzel regarding goals for the next quarter and feedback on the class
  
• Homework::  Tragedy/Comedy Notes due Friday, Application Essay Rough Draft Due Friday

Thursday:

• Students were handed out Application Essay Materials: Dos and Don'ts of Application Essay Writing, How to Write a College Application Essay, Choosing an Essay Topic
• Teachers and Students Application Essay Materials
• Had a few more individual conferences
• Students able to work on Tragedy Notes/Application Essays
• Homework::  Tragedy/Comedy Notes due Friday, Application Essay Rough Draft Due Friday
  

Friday:

• Mrs. Smith came in to discuss Application essays
• Teacher and students will peer-review their essays for the last 15 minutes of class
• Homework:  Final Application Essay due Monday

In-Class:

• Students will take the Wicked Word Wall Quiz #2
  
• The rest of the time students can work on their Independent Reading Projects :)
  

Homework:

• Independent Reading Projects due October 31st
  

In-Class:
Students will complete their In-Class Essay today

Homework:
Students will have a WWW Quiz #2 tomorrow

In-Class:

• Students split up into two groups to look at 'The Barred Owl" and "The Chimney Sweeper"
  
• Students got their In-Class Essay Prompt #2
  
• Students were able to work in a group to decipher the prompt and write notes on it
  
• Students can bring in notes to class tomorrow
  

HW:

• In-Class Poetry Essay tomorrow
  
• WWW Quiz #2 on Friday
  

In-Class:

• Teacher absent
  
• Students had time to work on their various independent reading projects in the library
  

In-Class:

• Students discussed "Out, Out--" by Robert Frost
  

HW: 

• Analyze "A Barred Owl" and "The Chimney Sweeper"
  
• WWW Quiz on Wednesday
  
• In-Class Essay on Thursday