December 1, 2014
We passed out books today so if you were absent get one from Smith
- Check in books (LWG, Othello, Long Way Gone, SAT Books) - YES, THAT'S RIGHT
- Missing Books
- Introduce final-look over; Honest Poem: by Rudy Francisco
- Scopes Background: why does this matter?
- Begin reading Inherit the Wind: check out books, quizzes at Act 1.1, act 1.2, act 2, act 3,
- Read and Assign parts Act 1
- HW: Final: poem due by Friday, writing conferences
- Essential Question: How do our beliefs define and shape who we are meant to be? What does it take to challenge the system?Cramfest the morning of December 3rd (PLC morning). Cramfest is a study session for finals for freshmen to come and learn about finals, the final's week schedule, and more. We will have donuts.
- We watched it once through listening to the words
- Notice all literature elements
- Metaphor
- Hyperbole
- Juxtaposition
- Etc
- We watched it a second time paying more attention to his performance
- Loud and soft
- Fast and slow
- It sounds like he's speaking personally
- Smooth and memorized
- Hand motions when appropriate
- He has mood in his tone
We talked about the Scopes Trial- Very basic info:
- Scopes was teaching evolution
- Evolution was banned
- There was anger between evolution and creationism
- A trial ensued over convicting Scopes or not
- More information
We read to page 30 in Inherit the Wind
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