Catcher Reading Update

All students need to read chapters 13 and 14 from CATCHER IN THE RYE for homework over the weekend. Don't forget to mark up your text, and watch out for a quiz on Monday...

CATCHER Reading Update

All classes should have read up to Chapter 7 in CATCHER IN THE RYE.

In-class reading today will start on CH. 7, with CH. 8 and 9 assigned for homework.

Happy Reading!!

Walking in Holden's Footsteps

Trace Holden Caufield's perambulations around Manhattan in THE CATCHER IN THE RYE. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/28/nyregion/20100128-salinger-map.html

Catcher in the Rye [FULL TEXT]

ONLINE TEXT: http://instructors.dwrl.utexas.edu/wiese/system/files/J.D._Salinger_-_Catcher_In_The_Rye.pdf

Do NOT lose the copy you have been given in class!!

"Nuit Blanche"

Here's some extra credit for you as we kick off the holiday season...

View the short short film "Nuit Blanche" and write the story behind it.

Who are the characters? What is the plot? (Setting, conflict, resolution, etc...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVuUwvUUPro

Please email me your creations by Friday, December 3rd.

Happy writing!!

Thanksgiving

Just a quick note to say I'm thankful for you, my students, and have really enjoyed watching you all grow up over the past few years. Have a great four day weekend and be sure to take a moment to reflect on what you're thankful for!

READING UPDATE

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Reading update: ALL periods should have read up to PAGE 149 in FAHRENHEIT 451 and answered questions 1-9 from the Part III worksheet.

SIDE-NOTE: The 1st and 14th follower of this blog will receive 5 extra points on our next quiz! Congrats to Darius as the 1st!

EXTRA CREDIT!

Didn't do so well on the last vocab test?
Fail to hand in your 50 questions?
Didn't hand in a portfolio piece?! (GASP)

If so, you are in DIRE need of some extra work!

View the Twilight Zone episode, "Time Enough At Last" and write a 1-2 page paper comparing the episode to the themes and characters found in Ray Bradbury's Sci-Fi novel, FAHRENHEIT 451. This paper is due by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010

LINK to "Time Enough At Last"
http://www.cbs.com/classics/the_twilight_zone/video/?pid=NlaPUTYqbpwjpIcgEuUyLOVDwyreGDGw

READING UPDATE

In-class reading: PART III, BURNING BRIGHT

Period 5: up to p.126
Period 6: up to p.122
Period 9: up to p.122

Remember to make in-text notes, identifying examples of literary devices and vocabulary.

EXTRA CREDIT assignment due FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010

WELCOME!

Welcome to Ms. Keenan's 10th grade English blog! I'm hoping this blog will be easier to find and easier to follow than the last blogging endeavor.

You can expect to find multiple resources on this site: everything from assignments, classwork, project information, and helpful liks.

Please bookmark this page for future reference, and check back often.

You never know what might appear!

-Ms. Keenan

EMAIL: ms.k.keenan (at) gmail.com