Category Archives: American Dream

Lesson plans for the week of April 13–17, 2015

Posted on April 13, 2015 by jculver

Monday, April 13, 2015 1. No bellringer. Go over work from Friday. Page 870 1-3 and 871 1-5. Goes in binder as #11. 2. Passing out prog reports. Are you missing something that you didn’t realize we turned in? Do … Continue reading →

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Langston Hughes

Posted on December 2, 2014 by jculver

Video about Langston Hughes by John Green

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Tuesday, Oct. 7

Posted on October 7, 2014 by jculver

Today there was no bell ringer. We simply took the benchmark and then, when done, students were allowed to study for their next benchmark or read Their Eyes Were Watching God to catch up on reading or get ahead.

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Benchmark Review

Posted on October 6, 2014 by jculver

Tomorrow is your English benchmark.  It is a skills based assessment, which means you won’t find questions specifically about any of the texts that we have read, but rather, questions on the skills you learned in relation to the texts. … Continue reading →

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Test Tomorrow!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by jculver

Happy Holiday Day…kicking off Homecoming Week.  I hope you enjoyed our Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade the teachers put on for you this morning. It was fun seeing your faces either surprised, disgusted, shocked, or just smiling. 🙂 Maybe next year we … Continue reading →

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Friday, September 26! WEEKEND HOMEWORK (Just a lil’ bit!)

Posted on September 26, 2014 by jculver

Good afternoon!  Today was an interesting one, since it was Hillbilly Day…whoo hoo, I’ve seen some crazy stuff today. You guys have great school spirit! Today in class, all my 11th grade classes did Bellringer 4, which once again was … Continue reading →

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 by jculver

Hello! Today first and eighth period completed a bellringer (#3), a summary square for chapter 6, and worked on the three worksheets I gave you yesterday–the ones about figurative language, imagery, and conflict. These worksheets will be pages 7,8, and … Continue reading →

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Some Worthwhile Videos I Found Relating to Their Eyes Were Watching God

Posted on September 23, 2014 by jculver

Overview: Dialect and Narration–watch now Overview video of TEWWG–watch now Theme: Finding Your Voice–don’t watch until Tea Cake is in the picture Theme: Love and Relationships–don’t watch until Tea Cake is in the picture Context: TEWWG Don’t watch this one … Continue reading →

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This week’s plans

Posted on September 22, 2014 by jculver

Lesson Plans Week 8 Week of September 22, 2014 to September 26, 2014 Monday, September 22, 2014  Bellringer #10: Vocab from Their Eyes Were Watching God Take up Bellringers Summary Squares Chapter 1 review, 2 and 3 Pass out questions … Continue reading →

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11th HW for weekend

Posted on September 19, 2014 by jculver

Read chapters 2 and 3 of Their Eyes Were Watching God. Don’t forget I have the audio on the right of the blog. Finish Dialect worksheet. Quiz on Monday on chapters 1-3. Have a good weekend and GO HUSKIES!

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