In-Class:
Students and teacher went over  Character PowerPoint

Homework:
None :)

In-Class:

• Students worked in groups and took notes by filling out the Elements of Fiction Study Guide
  
• Teacher and students go through the study guide together
• Homework:  Fill-In Character PowerPoint for Friday

In-Class:

• Students stood up and demonstrated where they were on the Growing Up Continuum
  
• Most students found that they were in the middle of the continuum, not quite adults, not quite children
  
• Teachers and students discussed the difficulties of being in the middle, of their fears and excitements of growing up, and of how they view adulthood
  
• Teacher and students also discussed a portion of the initiating activity questions
  

Homework:  Read over 160-163 WELL ;) ;)

Monday:

• Teacher was absent.
  
• Students worked on Independent Reading in the Library
  

Tuesday:

• Now, in the second quarter we are starting a new theme!  Our theme this quarter is Innocence and Experience where we will be exploring the ideas of growing up and coming of age.  
  
• Students completed the Second Quarter Initiating Guide
  
• Teacher passed back and corrected Antigone Test as well as the Antigone Quote Response Paper.
  
• Homework: None

Test tomorrow on Antigone.

• Here is the Antigone study guide given to students on Wednesday.
  
• Here is the Antigone review game that was played in class on Thursday.
  
• Remember, the review game will help you through the comprehension information, but will not help you with interpretive questions and essays.  So, look over everything!
  

In-Class:  

• In groups, students discussed one scene of Antigone. 
  
• Then as a full class we looked at the characters involved, major events, and the major ideas of the ode.
  
• We filled out a Scene Summary Sheet
  

Homework:
Study for Hero Quiz

In-Class:

• Students and teacher went over the Banned Books Independent Reading Project again
  
• Students went to library and read
  
• HERE IS A TEMPLATE FOR YOUR READING JOURNAL
  

Homework:
None

In-Class:
Teacher was ABSENT
Students went over 1a-5b (Prologue-Scene 2)
Students acted out Scene 3 of Antigone and did the Blue Box Questions for Scene 3

HW:  
Finish Blue Box Questions if necessary

In-Class:

• Teacher and students go over study guide for Heroes Quiz
  
• Students do blue box questions for Scene 1
  
• Perform Scene 2
  
• Do questions 1a-5b for Prologue-Scene 2
  

HW:

• Finish 1a-5b
  
• Quiz on Heroes on Friday
• Physical Independent Reading book due on Wednesday

In-Class:

• Students and teacher goes over the answers of the Mythology Research Assignment.  
  
• Students turn in their Mythology Research Assignment.
  
• Act out Scene 1 of  Antigone. 
  

HW: 

• Finish Hero Quiz Study Guide
  
• Turn in Independent Reading Book by Wednesday