Thursday, April 30, 2009

Scribe Notes Weds. 4/29/09

Agenda:
1- Les Miserables: final exam

HW:
1- vocab ex 4
2- work on film analysis (Due Friday)

Today we took our final exam on Les Miserables, consisting of short answer questions and an essay. Because we didnt finish the essay in class, we came during last period to finish it. For homework, we should do vocabulary exercise 4, and work on the film analysis which is due Friday.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Monday 4/27/09

SRIBE NOTES

1) Vocab Review: Chapters 27-28
We reviewed for the vocab test by placing all the words from the two lessons into a ingle alphebatized list, and writing short definitions/synonyms for each.

2)Les Miserales: Film
we continued to watch Les Miserables, getting a kick out of the scenes where Marius and Cosette first saw each other. That scene is also where we left off.

HW
1) Study for vocab test
2) Film Review: Select a scene from the movie, and see how its protrayed in the book vs movie how does it protray certain themes?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Agenda:
1- Les Miserables: Part V quiz
-> Socratic Seminar: theme?
2- Team Essay C

HW:
1-vocab ex 3
2- finalize self-selected topic
3- finish team essay C

First we took the reading quiz for part 5 of Les Miserables. After that, we went straight to working on the team esssays. We will do the socratic seminar tomorrow. for homework, we should do vocab, exercise 3, finalize the topic for our essays, and finish writing team essay C.

Monday, April 20, 2009

SCRIBE NOTES 4/20/09

AGENDA
1) Spelling Test #27
We completed out spelling test becasue we werent able to tkae it friday. We then read the next lessons words, and did exercise 1. Lots of accent marks were involved.

2) Team Essay C
We started to have a socratic seminar about team essay prompt C. It was about whether hugo seems to reflect in his writing whether people are inherently good or evil. After the discussion class ended. We split into teams and sis salma told us tht we would meet with our teams and work on the essays tomorrow.

HW. 1) Vocabulary ex 2
2) les Miserables Part 5: reader response and reflection essay.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Scribe Notes Weds. 4/15/09

Agenda:
1- Les Miserables: Socratic Seminar
--> The Paris Revolution of 1832
2-Choosing a self-selected topic
--> prewriting

HW:
1- Vocab ex 4.
2- work on prewriting
--> topic choice, rationale


We began class talking about Section 4, St. Denis. We discussed our feelings in general about the section, then we began to talk about the language the characters use, how it affects them and what we can draw from it about the characters. Specifically, we focused on Marius's letter to Cosette, and the slang that Gavroche and the criminals use. We did not discuss the Paris Revolution of 1832. We will be writing an essay on a self-selected topic related to Les Miserables. For homework, we should brainstorm a few topics as well as the rationale behind our choosing it. Also, do vocab exercise 4.

Monday, April 13, 2009

MONDAY 4/1/09

SCRIBENOTES
1) Vocab Review: Crossword puzzle
we worked all period on creating crossword puzzles for lessons 25 and 26 to prepare for the vocab test tomorrow.

2) Les Miserables: Team Essay C
Since we didn't complete team essay b yet, we need to complete the final draft by Wednesday insha-allah

homework:
1) review for vocab test
2) finish Les Miserables part 4