History: Thursday, 9 Feb

Today we shifted focus and moved away from Paris towards the Russian revolutions.  We began today with an examination of Marx and Marxism through a PPT and collaborative brainstorming activity.  From that, I asked that you create your own concise definition.  It is important to relize that what we will see in Russia, and later, in China, is not what Marx envisioned.  It is also important to remember that as historians we must be mindful of our own world view and the biases that go along with it.  You are encouraged to look beyond the discussions and readings in class for extra information.  Even the documentaries on YouTube will add to your perspective.  Our brief discussion on the Enlightenment, for example, gives meaning to a discussion of Marx.  For homework, please read pp 71-71  in the big text and pp22-24 in the handbook.  For tomorrow's class I need you to have finished the paragraph on the Paris Peace and the League of Nations.

En 12: Thursday, 9 Feb

Today, we had a self-directed block.  Students used the time to read idependently or in pairs, to respond in their journals, or to meet in their lit circles.  Please be responsible about keeping to your group's reading deadlines.

En 8: Thursday, 9 Feb

Today, we finished The Outsiders!  Because we are on a linear schedule, it took us longer than I like, but I think we were wise to speed up in the end.  Please write a reflection now that we're done.

Law 12: Wed 8 Feb.

Today we did work from the textbook - Chapter 3:

p. 43: 2, 4, 5, 6

p. 49: 12, 13, 14, 18

p. 51: 23

p. 52 25, 26

p. 52: 28

p. 54: 30  OR  p. 55: 31 (we'll do 29 together in class)

REMEMBER - TOMORROW IS THE CHAPTER 2 TERMS RE-TEST - PLEASE BE PREPARED TO DO WELL.

Hi 12: Wed 08 Feb

Today was a work period.  See Tuesday's post for homework due on Friday.

En 12: Wed 8 Feb

Today we used most of the class to practice the recipe for pragraph writing.  We used the last ten minutes to read our novels.

Eng 12: Wed 8 Feb

Here are photos of the whiteboards that had our inquiry questions from our reviews of the three novels: Brave New World; The Fallen; and, 1984.