Cuckoo Final Tasks

Well,
Here is the lowdown on the final learning tasks for this text:
Group Discussion/Lesson on Tragedy as a literary term-- did this in class on Friday.
Final Essay Assignment-- started Friday-- check the link for due dates
Graphic Organizers-- GOBS of graphic organizers you can use if you want to for an outline
Character Chart-- should be finished--use for the essay and discussion-- turn in later.
Vocabulary-- finish by the end of class on Tuesday-- we go to computers on Monday and Tuesday

Please don't worry about the semester project we talked about yesterday, but be sure just to THINK about it-- look at magazines and books and see what it is you might like to read (literary scrapbook project) or to write (publish a book).

Things to remember/finish

Finish the book by the time class starts on Thursday, Feb. 27th.
Finish your character chart by Friday, Feb. 28th
Final Reading test on Friday, Feb. 28th.
Vocabulary Assignment due: Next week-- stay tuned for exact day.

Busy Week-- Lots of Cuckoo!

Reading: Please finish with Part Three by Monday, Feb., 24th.
Writing about The Lobotomist-- due Feb. 19th
Reading Quiz #1-- due Feb. 20th
IN class thinking/writing with POEM from Feb. 20th work
Reading Quiz #2-- see Mrs. Eddy if you missed this quiz (given on Friday, Feb. 21st)
Vocabulary-- due after we finish the book next week-- probably by Friday, but maybe extended to Monday.
Permission to View the Film: I will hand out permission slips next week in the hopes that we will have time to see the film-- made right here is Salem!
See you on Monday

Reciting done--time to read!

Please be sure to read tonight-- to page 40 in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey.
Tomorrow we will discuss things/quiz a bit/ start working with vocabulary and get the scoop on current events at Oregon State Hospital. Oh-- don't forget we need to talk about our unreliable narrator and what that means about everything!
See you Wednesday!
Mrs. E

Ready to Recite?

Thursday and Friday we worked on paraphrasing and analyzing the theme of our poems so that we go into he memorization process with an idea of the message that our poem is trying to send.
We worked on "The Brain is Wider Than the Sky" by Emily Dickinson in class. Friday we spent a lot of time using the same process on our own poems: paraphrase/write analysis sentences-- (TURN THESE IN). Then: MEMORIZE!
We will start recitations on Wednesday-- we can get through everyone in one class period, I think.  Can't wait!
NOTE: We will check out our new text, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,  by Ken Kesey, on Monday.

New Semester!

We are off to the races and studying poetry-- how good does it get?
Here is the assignment that will help you select a poem to memorize and recite for class-- If you want to compete in the Poetry Out Loud contest on February 11th, 2014, at 3:30, right here at West Salem High School in the auditorium, you will have to memorize two poems.
POL Poetry Search Assignment

We also worked on a very short, short poem to explore the possibilities of metaphor to make the language move: Examples
                       Lesson

We will turn in the poem during class on Wednesday while we are working on interpreting and memorizing our poems--Fun times ahead, too!
Mrs. E

Gatsby While you Write

Be sure to keep up with the reading schedule, reading log and vocabulary assignment-- quick quiz coming up on Friday to make sure you are on track--
Meanwhile, we are working on our state writing samples in class--- fun stuff and a great way to show what you can do on the page.