1. Monday, January 8th, 2018 – Senior English
Welcome Back!
Free Rice! Warm Up
In a well-developed 4 paragraph narrative reflection, describe your holiday break. Focus on strong adjectives (perhaps some of the free rice words). Due at the end of class.

2. Tues & Wed, Jan. 9th & 10th, 2018 – Senior English
Journal: How does knowing about an author inform your reading experience? Explain using specific details.
Library Day!
Video Note Taking – Oscar Wilde
Include important information such as family dynamic, time period, culture, location, legal ramifications, prison term, etc.
Closing Activity - Two Truths and a Lie

3. Wednesday & Thursday, January 10th & 11th – Senior English
Journal: Although fiction as a genre, are stories which are not true, how do they describe a culture or make statements about subject areas (ex., politics, the future, relationships)?
Library Day –
All students must have IDs
Checking out fiction novels (minimum 175 pages)
Independent Reading Book Report (including lettered and numbered activities) due Tuesday, February 6th, at midnight!
Reading Goals should be based on 4 week timeline.
Beginning Reading – The Importance of Being Earnest

4. Friday, January 12th, 2018 – Senior English
Journal: What is your personal definition of the word bunbury? Describe using a specific example.
Completing Reading, Act I, The Importance of Being Earnest
Continued Note Taking
Discussion of:
Author’s Purpose
Character Development
Plot Development
Predictions for Act II – Reflection Exit Ticket

5. Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 – Senior English
Journal: Why are people generally inclined to watch film adaptations or performances of texts? (Besides obvious reasons such as “it’s shorter” or “it’s less work”) How might adaptations and visuals aid comprehension? Give specific examples.
Catching Up: The Story So Far… and new characters!
Getting into Groups: Self Select - Female and Male presence
Dramatizations!
Reading together to make sure we got it!

6. Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 – Senior English
Group #1- Page ending at [Goes down to the garden with Dr. Chasuble]
Group #2 – Page ending at [They pass into the house. Miss Prism and Dr. Chasuble return.]
Group #3 – Page ending at [Motions Algernon away]
Group #4 – Page ending at [Enter Merriman]