1. English 10 – 10/29/18
Pi seems to have many spiritual teachers in this book. Can you name a few? What does he learn from each teacher? Which of his spiritual teachers impact him the most? Why??
Why did the pony get sent to his room without supper?
Battology – Excessive repetition in speech or writing
Goals – Begin discussing themes from Life of Pi.
Homework – Read and do a journal for Chapter Vocab. Final makeups and redos Tuesday and Thursday after school. Vocab. 8 on Friday.
He wouldn’t stop horsing around.

2. English /30/18
Does Pi’s suffering on the lifeboat have a redemptive quality? Does he come away wiser? Or does his suffering simply scar him?
What is brown and sits on a piano?
Amphigory – Writing that sounds good but lacks sense.
Goals – Discuss the theme of suffering. Find quotations from the book to support your ideas.
Homework – Read and do a journal for Chapter Don’t forget to study Vocabulary final retake today or Thursday.
Beethoven’s last movement.

3. English /31/18
Would Pi have survived without fear?Could fear be seen as a good thing?
Why does piglet smell so bad?
Adoxography – writing cleverly on a trivial subject.
Goals – Discuss the theme of fear and Mortality. Find quotes in the book to connect to your thoughts and experiences.
Homework - Read and do a journal for Chapter Come in after school to retake the Vocabulary Final tomorrow if your score was low.
He always smells like Pooh.

4. English 10 - 11/1/18 Five minutes to study for vocab. 8.
No matter how much you push the envelope, it is still stationery.
Jiggle-bar – or rumble strip, the rough spots put on a highway to awaken drowsy drivers before they go off the road.
Goals – Successfully complete and correct quiz 8.
Homework – Read and do a journal for Chapter Do retake after school?

5. English /2/18
Pi fears despair more than death. Why is this? How can an emotion scare him more than the end of his life?
What is the difference between boogers and broccoli?
Viaggiatory – traveling frequently.
Goals – Discuss theme of Mortality . Sticky note the quotes.
Homework - Read and do a journal for Chapter 89-90; Saturday ch , Sunday ch Don’t forget to study Vocabulary #9 for quiz next Wednesday.
Kids won’t eat broccoli.