THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS

"I am no witch. I am innocent.I know nothing of it."

~ Bridget Bishop




"Oh Lord, help me! It is false. I am clear. For my life now lies in your hands...."
~ Rebecca Nurse
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/

Monday, February 2, 2009

en⋅tro⋅py: is a measure of the disorder of a system.

Question: Do you consider yourself an orderly or disorderly person? What about those around you? What are the benefits and the drawbacks of being orderly? Of being disorderly?

*Use your journal to reflect on these questions........

Question: Can disorder be liberating or stifling?

Review your pre-reading journal entry, and select strong, compelling examples that support your position. Aim to refute as many opposing arguments as possible. Your essay may have a serious or a humorous tone.

November 17-21

Tuesday, 11/18

Macbeth: Begin Act IV; Scenes 1-2

Wednesday, 11/19
Macbeth: Complete Act IV

Thursday, 11/20

Friday, 11/21

November 5, 2008

Begin Shakepeare's Macbeth.

Read through Act I, Scene 5

http://www.shakespeare-literature.com/Macbeth/index.html

November 6, 2008

Complete Act I

October 27-31
Monday, 10/27 - Tuesday, 10/28
Test Debate: The Great Gatsby

Wednesday, 10/29
Complete test-debate
Introduction to research project......

Thursday, 10/30
Create topics for research/gather sources

Friday, 10/31
Film: The Great Gatsby; Francis Ford Coppola

October 20-24

Monday, 10/20
Chapter 9 - Review of Symbolism/Motifs in novel

Tuesday, 10/21
Existentialism in The Great Gatsby
*Read "The Most Sensible Thing" - F. Scottt Fitzgerald

Wednesday, 10/22
"The Most Sensible Thing" discussion

Thursday, 10/23
Final exam review

Friday, 10/24
Final Exam

Journal Reflection:
"The Great Gatsby does not proclaim the nobility of the human spirit; it is not politicaly correct; it does not reveal how to solve the problems of life; it delivers no fashionable or comforting messages. It is just a masterpiece."

To what extent to you agree/disagree with this quotation? Substantiate your comments with a quote(s).

October 14-17

Tuesday, 10/14
Discussion: Chapter 7-8

Wednesday, 10/15
Presentation 8
Read Chapter 9

Thursday, 10/16
Period 5: Presentation 8
Period 7: Presentation 7-8

Friday, 10/17
Presentation 9

• Explore symbolism in the eys of T.J. Eckleberg
• Identify irony in Gatsby's swimming pool
• Identify foreshadowing in chapter VIII - Gatsby's death