Monday, 11 April 2022

April 11, 2022

 Hello! Here's what we're up to today:

English 12

  • Checking in
  • Debriefing the essay project
  • Introducing Project 4
  • Introducing Quiz 2
  • Checking the reading and presenting schedule (remember to make sure your name is on there)

  • Introduction to the novel
    • Background of each novel
    • Who was the author?
    • KR
      • Recent history of Afghanistan
      • Themes: sins and atonement, parental relationships, limited and skewed perspectives on women, dramatic irony.
      • Discussion on content warnings.
      • Discussion on Sept 11. What does it mean to you?
    • GG
      • Context of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression
      • Themes: class, opportunity, reality, truth, representation (of women and Black people), and colour (green and yellow)
      • What is "The Great American Novel?"
  • Freewrite
  • Sign up for novels (we may be short. If you don't get one, come back at lunch!)
  • Tomorrow, read the first section of the novel

New Media 10

  • Lesson with Mr. Holbrook

English 9

  • Lesson with Mr. Holbrook

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