Hey sorry guys I just got the e-mail from Ms. Smith to be invited. But! Have no fear, here is your question!
After reading up through chapter 8, what is your opinion on Lord Henry? Is he good or evil? What other characters in literature can you connect him to? Or to Oscar Wilde himself?
Monday, February 25, 2008
Scribe: Monday, 2/25
Our self-portraits (the ones that describe how others see us and how we see ourselves) were due today. Also, today was another fishbowl day which, I must say, lead to some interesting discussion. We were without computers today, but we were able to manage without them.
Through discussion, we interpreted the connections between this story and that of Hamlet. We also discussed whether or not Dorian had anything to do with the death of Sibyl and how each of the characters connected to Dorian (Basil and Henry) are developing into a certain role of good or evil (respectively).
Homework: Respond to blog post, conference with Ms. Smith BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S CLASS (remember, we have a PLC day. You could come in early Wednesday *wink wink*), National Geographic Project is due Wednesday, and be ready to present your self-portrait next class
Through discussion, we interpreted the connections between this story and that of Hamlet. We also discussed whether or not Dorian had anything to do with the death of Sibyl and how each of the characters connected to Dorian (Basil and Henry) are developing into a certain role of good or evil (respectively).
Homework: Respond to blog post, conference with Ms. Smith BEFORE WEDNESDAY'S CLASS (remember, we have a PLC day. You could come in early Wednesday *wink wink*), National Geographic Project is due Wednesday, and be ready to present your self-portrait next class
Thursday, February 21, 2008
ch. 1-4
Compare and contrast the characters we have met so far to Oscar Wilde and the Victorian Era.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
SCRIBE WEDNESDAY 2-20
Today was a fishbowl day, before the fishbowl we talked about the homework and ate donuts.
Due Today: Our rough draft journey stories. We did not actually turn these in, but we signed up for days and times to conference with Mrs. Smith about our stories and at that time we will show her our stories.
Homework: Answer blog question, take home quiz, semester project, beauty project and reading for the next blog.
When we got into the fishbowl the outer circle had a silent discussion through computers and the inner circle discussed out loud. The inner circle presenters chose to hand the leading of the conversation to the discussers. the inner circle mainly talked about beauty vs. brains, which character represents the author, and the relationships between the characters. (are they homosexual?)
Monday, February 18, 2008
SCRIBE 2-15
Hello class! I apologize for the lengthy delay of this blog post but here is what we did on Friday:
HOMEWORK: We changed the due date of our Dante projects. A ROUGH DRAFT is due on Wednesday and we need to conference with Ms. Smith because we are having trouble getting the whole thing together. Also, read 1-4 of DORIAN GREY for the fishbowl on Wednesday. Semester Project- keep it in mind.
Also for Dorian Grey, keep track of what you do/don't understand for the fishbowl, and remember that there is a ton of analysis for this book that can help.
Today was a Reflection Day. We wrote to Ms. Smith about what was going on, what was going well, what we're struggling with, and how Ms. Smith can help. That took a while, and then Ms. Smith told us her answers to the reflection questions. Ms. Smith is excited because her volleyball team dominated earlier this week and she gets to excercise again soon. The troubles have arrived again with her freshmen, and here's what we can do:
We need to make sure we put in our best effort for this class because we agreed it is very frustrating to try to teach people and really care and the people we are teaching do not care at all. Our fishbowls need to be amazing, because Hamlet was good, but now we are aiming for "superbly incredible".
After our heart to heart chat, we got out some scratch paper and did a prewriting activity. We answered questions true or false for if we agreed or disagreed, and all of the questions were connected to Dorian Gray. Most of them were about appearance and how that affects certain aspects of our lives, and there were a few surprises in terms of response, but everyone was very respectful and attentive to each other's opinions. We just barely finished when the bell rang- you could say we had perfect timing!
HOMEWORK: We changed the due date of our Dante projects. A ROUGH DRAFT is due on Wednesday and we need to conference with Ms. Smith because we are having trouble getting the whole thing together. Also, read 1-4 of DORIAN GREY for the fishbowl on Wednesday. Semester Project- keep it in mind.
Also for Dorian Grey, keep track of what you do/don't understand for the fishbowl, and remember that there is a ton of analysis for this book that can help.
That's the basic summary of our class hour, and sorry again for the post delay!!
HOMEWORK: We changed the due date of our Dante projects. A ROUGH DRAFT is due on Wednesday and we need to conference with Ms. Smith because we are having trouble getting the whole thing together. Also, read 1-4 of DORIAN GREY for the fishbowl on Wednesday. Semester Project- keep it in mind.
Also for Dorian Grey, keep track of what you do/don't understand for the fishbowl, and remember that there is a ton of analysis for this book that can help.
Today was a Reflection Day. We wrote to Ms. Smith about what was going on, what was going well, what we're struggling with, and how Ms. Smith can help. That took a while, and then Ms. Smith told us her answers to the reflection questions. Ms. Smith is excited because her volleyball team dominated earlier this week and she gets to excercise again soon. The troubles have arrived again with her freshmen, and here's what we can do:
We need to make sure we put in our best effort for this class because we agreed it is very frustrating to try to teach people and really care and the people we are teaching do not care at all. Our fishbowls need to be amazing, because Hamlet was good, but now we are aiming for "superbly incredible".
After our heart to heart chat, we got out some scratch paper and did a prewriting activity. We answered questions true or false for if we agreed or disagreed, and all of the questions were connected to Dorian Gray. Most of them were about appearance and how that affects certain aspects of our lives, and there were a few surprises in terms of response, but everyone was very respectful and attentive to each other's opinions. We just barely finished when the bell rang- you could say we had perfect timing!
HOMEWORK: We changed the due date of our Dante projects. A ROUGH DRAFT is due on Wednesday and we need to conference with Ms. Smith because we are having trouble getting the whole thing together. Also, read 1-4 of DORIAN GREY for the fishbowl on Wednesday. Semester Project- keep it in mind.
Also for Dorian Grey, keep track of what you do/don't understand for the fishbowl, and remember that there is a ton of analysis for this book that can help.
That's the basic summary of our class hour, and sorry again for the post delay!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Introduction to Dorian Gray
lIf you could do something without getting caught, would you? Why or why not?
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