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As a reminder, this is the last day of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank!

Here's today's recap:

English 8

Today we finished the movie for The Outsiders. Please continue to work on your essays. As a reminder, it must be turned in TODAY by 11:59 p.m.

English 9 and 9H

Today was a work day. Your first priority should be turning in your notes on the creation myths and the creation myth final project. Next, complete any work marked missing. As a reminder, everything must be turned in TODAY by 11:59 p.m.

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As a reminder, this is the last week of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments and reading logs can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank! If you're feeling unsure about where to begin or are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work you have, you need to contact me IMMEDIATELY, because you're running low on time, so if you wait until the last minute, I may not be able to help you.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

Today we continued watching the movie for The Outsiders. Please continue to work on your essays. As a reminder, you must turn it in by tomorrow. Turning your essay in today will earn you 5 bonus points.

English 9 and 9H

Today was a work day. Your first priority should be turning in your notes on the creation myths and the creation myth final project. Next, complete any work marked missing.

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As a reminder, this is the last week of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments and reading logs can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank! If you're feeling unsure about where to begin or are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work you have, you need to contact me IMMEDIATELY, because you're running low on time, so if you wait until the last minute, I may not be able to help you.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

Today we continued watching the movie for The Outsiders. Please continue to work on your essays. As a reminder, you may not turn it in before tomorrow. Turning your essay in on Wednesday will earn you 10 bonus points. Turning your essay in on Thursday will earn you 5 bonus points.

English 9

Today was a work day. Your first priority should be turning in your notes on the creation myths. Next, complete any work marked missing. Then, choose one of our creation myths and look up an article about that culture to begin summarizing.

English 9H

Today, we played Factile. Please don't forget to turn in your creation myths notes.

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As a reminder, this is the last week of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments and reading logs can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank! If you're feeling unsure about where to begin or are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work you have, you need to contact me IMMEDIATELY, because you're running low on time and my after school time is filling up fast, so if you wait until the last minute, I may not be able to help you.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

Today we started watching the movie for The Outsiders. Please continue to work on your essays. As a reminder, you may not turn it in before Wednesday. Turning your essay in on Wednesday will earn you 10 bonus points. Turning your essay in on Thursday will earn you 5 bonus points.

English 9 and 9H

We went over our notes on creation myths and then played a Factile game in two classes to review, rather than having a unit test. Please work on any missing work for English!

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As a reminder, next week is the last week of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments and reading logs can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank! If you're feeling unsure about where to begin or are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work you have, you need to contact me IMMEDIATELY, because I'm not going to be able to help you make up a lot of work next week; you'll be on your own.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

Today was a work day for you to get your outlines completed. Remember that your final essay must be turned in no later than next Friday. Please check your outlines for comments, because you may need to fix part of the outline.

English 9 and 9H

Today, we read the Hawaiian creation myth, which was very different than the other stories we read. Here, more and more complex life forms appear in the world as the night grows into the day, which might be a metaphor for life evolving over time. Still, we see the same theme that water is the source of life in some way.

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As a reminder, next week is the last week of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments and reading logs can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank! If you're feeling unsure about where to begin or are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work you have, you need to contact me IMMEDIATELY, because I'm not going to be able to help you make up a lot of work next week; you'll be on your own.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

We reviewed the end of The Outsiders and then talked about the final essay. You have three options for the final essay: Tough Like Me, Stay Gold, and All We've Got Left. Choose one of those essays and fill out the outline posted to Schoology before the end of the day tomorrow. The final essay will be due no later than next Friday, January 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. If you turn your essay in one day early, you'll earn five bonus points. If you turn your essay in two days early, you'll earn ten bonus points.

English 9 and 9H

Today we read the Iroquois creation myth. There are initially two realms. The daughter of the Great Ruler, Atahensic, is pregnant, and she begins to fall to the lower world (which is a vast ocean). Muskrat gets the oeh-da and spreads it on Turtle’s back so Atahensic can lay on it. The Bad Mind is born under his mother’s arm to cause her pain. The Good Mind, after Atahensic dies, turns her head into the sun, part of her breast into the moon, and the rest of her body into the earth. The Good Mind spends his time creating life, makes humans from the dust of the ground, and breathes life into them. The Bad Mind tries to make evil humans but makes apes instead. The Bad Mind decides that they need a battle and tries to find out what can kill his twin. The Good Mind lies and says that it’s a lotus arrow, and he knows that stag horns can kill The Bad Mind. They battle for two days and The Good Mind wins, becoming the supreme ruler of the world, while The Bad Mind is banished and becomes the Evil Spirit.

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As a reminder, next week is the last week of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments and reading logs can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank! If you're feeling unsure about where to begin or are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work you have, you need to contact me IMMEDIATELY, because I'm not going to be able to help you make up a lot of work next week; you'll be on your own.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

Today, one class finished The Outsiders and another class has a couple more pages to go. The hearing went well, and Ponyboy was acquitted. He and Darry are still arguing, though, which is really upsetting Soda, whose girlfriend has returned his letter unopened. Soda finally told Darry and Ponyboy how much it hurts him when he's caught in the middle of them.

English 9 and 9H

We went over the Norse World Tree in class today. Midgard is the realm of humans, Asgard is the realm of the Aesir (gods), Vanaheim is the realm of the Vanir (also gods), Jotunheim is the realm of giants, Alfheim is the realm of elves, Niflheim is the primordial realm of ice, Muspelheim is the primordial realm of fire, Svartalfheim/Nidavellir is the realm of dark elves/dwarves, and Hel is the realm of the dead.

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As a reminder, next week is the last week of the second quarter. Any work except extra credit assignments and reading logs can be made up, so please turn this work in NOW. I will not be adjusting grades for the second quarter, so you will get what you earn. Please DO NOT leave missing assignments blank! If you're feeling unsure about where to begin or are feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work you have, you need to contact me IMMEDIATELY, because I'm not going to be able to help you make up a lot of work next week; you'll be on your own.

Here's today's recap:

English 8

We read chapter 11 today. Ponyboy is really not doing well. Between his concussion, his injuries from the rumble, witnessing Johnny's death in the hospital, witnessing Dally's suicide by cop, and the looming threat of being placed in a foster home, Ponyboy is feeling pretty helpless. As we discussed in class, his denial and his fear are having a serious impact on his ability to accept reality right now. Randy stopped by to see him, but Ponyboy insisted that he was the one who killed Bob and that Johnny is still alive.

English 9 and 9H

Today, we read the Norse creation myth. The fires of Muspell began to melt the ice of Nifelheim to reveal the giant Ymir and a cow, who began to lick away mountains of ice while Ymir fed on her milk. The cow revealed the god Buri and his wife, who had a son named Bor. Bor's son, Odin, became the king of the gods. Unhappy with Ymir's cruelty, they killed him and used his body to make the world and the heavens. Odin created humans from two trees he pulled from the mud to care for this new world, Midgard, while he and the gods went to Asgard. Ymir's sisters, still angry about their brother's murder, carved lines into Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life, which caused humans to have lives that ended and prevented them from being as powerful as the gods.

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Here's today's recap!

English 8

In period five, we finished up chapter 10. In both classes, we had a work day. Please remember that aside from the reading check-ins, you can make up any work marked missing from the second quarter. Please get this done as soon as possible.

English 9 and 9 Honors

Today, we read through the Hindu creation myth. Vishnu is sleeping on the back of a giant cobra in a vast ocean in the nothingness. A lotus flower comes out of his navel, and Brahma is inside. Vishnu directs Brahma to create the world. Brahma breaks the lotus flower into three pieces to make the heavens, the earth, and the sky. He then creates life.

English 9 only

We also began to go through the notes packet. We got partway through the Yoruba myth. Please continue to work on this independently, as you may be given a pop quiz at some point.

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Sorry for the delay today, had done computer trouble! Here's today's recap!

English 8

Dally, unable to handle Johnny's death, committed suicide by cop. Ponyboy is having a lot of trouble dealing with this. He seems to be in denial.

English 9 and 9H

In the Chinese creation myth, Pan Gu emerges from an egg and begins splitting the egg apart. It takes him 18,000 years, but he does this and creates the world. Nuwa then is born, and she creates humans out of clay. She does this because she wants something to love. she's delighted with the humans that she makes, but eventually takes a shortcut so that she can make more humans faster. She shakes a branch covered in mud to create humans.

 

 

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