Eng 8: Thursday, 16 Feb

Today we watched the second half of the film.  Afterwords, we had a little time to view the story surrounding Fresno, California class that petitioned Francis Coppola to make the movie, and a short segment of the documentary about the actual filming.  It was interesting no note the writing style of those "news stories."  Paying attention to the writing of others is a great way to develop your own ability.  There is no homework - enjoy your long weekend.

Eng 12: Thursday, 16 Feb

Today was the last class period allotted for novel reading; please ensure you come to class on Monday with your novels read.

Hist 12: Thursday, 16 Feb

Today we worked on our PPT slides for the Russian political organizations presentation.  We will do the presentation first thing Monday so please make sure you copy your work to my flash drive.  Have a good long weekend - no homework!

Law 12: Wed 15 Feb

Today I returned the Chapter 3 terms quizzes.  We also reviewed and discussed the homework questions.  Tomorrow we will discuss the cases and prep for the Chapter 4 terms quiz on Monday.  We'll review Chapters 2-4 on Monday and write the unit test on Tuesday.

Please complete the Chapter 4 crossword puzzle for homework.

Eng 12: Wednesday, 15 Feb

Today was a reading day.  I'll introduce your first formal writing assignment for the unit: compare and contrast two characters from your novel.

In the past,  when you've done character sketches you may have thought of your characters in terms of three criteria: appearance; actions; and, thoughts and feelings.  I'd like you to go further this time.  Consider the following points:

- why are these characters important to the story?
- what do they teach us anything (about ourselves/society)?
- why are they perfect or imperfect (do they, like Macbeth, have a flaw)?
- when are they heroic, anti-heroic, or tragic?
- what, if anything are their weaknesses or strengths?
***** most importantly, why are they significant?

This will be a standard 300-word essay and yes, you will be expected to employ blended quotations to support you arguments.

Hist 12: Wednesday 15 Feb

Today we discussed the Demarco readings from the past two classes and investigated how to interpret statistics.  We also started to look at the March Revolution.  Tomorrow we will do a student investigation into the Russian political spectrum.  For homework: 
(1) please start to investigate your group 
                           AND 
(2) read pp 29-31 in the Falk workbook.

Law 12: Tuesday, 14 Feb

Today we did the Chapter 3 quiz and then discussed the Charter.  We looked at some cases before the courts and copied some notes.  Please read the rest of the chapter for homework and do the following questions: 10-12, 17-18, 20-22 and, 26-27.  We'll review your decisions for the cases tomorrow.