This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• AP Lit: We will wrap up our study of “Great Expectations” with a test and the film
• English 3: We will continue reading “The Crucible”
• Poetry: We will finish up our study of Walt Whitman.
• Contemporary Lit: We will continue with our reading of “The Things They Carried”

As usual, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lesson plans and downloadable content.

Mahalo!

This week in Mr. Hart’s class:

• AP Lit: We will rush headlong into the finale of “Great Expectations”
• English 3A: We will begin our next unit of “The Crucible”
• Poetry: Walt Whitman will be the topic of our class this week
• Contemporary Lit: We will begin our next unit with “The Things They Carried”

As usual, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lesson plans and downloadable content

Have a great week.  Just a couple more before our next break!

This (short) Week in Mr. Hart’s Class:

• English 3A: We will finish watching “Huck Finn” with a possible in-class writing assignment after the film
• Poetry: Students will share their “Dead Poets” poem and receive a handout on Walt Whitman – which we will begin on Tuesday
• AP Lit: We will continue our study of “Great Expectations”
• Contemporary Lit: We will finish our conversation on bias/prejudice and possibly begin reading “The Things They Carried”

As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lesson plans and downloadable content.

We only have school Monday and Tuesday this week due to the holiday.  Happy Thanksgiving!  See you in December!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• AP Lit will continue working on “Great Expectations”
• English 3 will be watching the film version of “Huckleberry Finn” and taking the final test on Thursday
• Poetry will be watching “Dead Poet’s Society” and writing a poem
• Contemporary Lit will be finishing up “12 Angry Men” with a writing assignment and the movie version

Be sure to check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable content.

Thanksgiving is coming up, so a good exercise is to begin thinking about all of those things for which you are grateful for.  🙂

Have a great week!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• English 3: We will be reading and discussing chapters 31 – 36 this week from “Huckleberry Finn”
• Poetry: Students will be participating in a special opportunity with Jorah LaFleur from Wordcrafters in Eugene.  They will be working on a “spoken word” style of poetry with a performance on Friday in the Theater!
• AP Lit: We will be reading and discussing chapters 19 – 29 from “Great Expectations”
• Contemporary Lit: We will finish up “Cuckoo’s Nest” with discussion of the novel, a test, and the movie.  Students will need to get their permission slips turned in as soon as possible!

As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable content

We have a BIP Assembly on Thursday for all students who did not get a referral this past quarter.  Hopefully that was YOU!

Have a great week!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• English 3: We will be reading Chapters 26-32 of “Huckleberry Finn”.  Monday, there is a reading quiz covering the first 25 chapters.  Tuesday, there is a vocabulary quiz
• Poetry: We will have our annual “Seuss-Off!” on Monday, and then we will spend the week reviewing for our Mid-Term Test on Thursday
• AP Lit: We will be reading  and discussing chapters 8-16 from “Great Expectations”
• Contemporary Literature: We will finish the book “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.  Test for the book will be next Thursday.  Vocabulary test on Tuesday of this week

Please check the above drop-down menus for more detailed plans and downloadable content.

Halloween is this Thursday!  Costume contests in your 3rd period classes, so dress up!

Friday there is no school for students.  It is the end of 1st quarter, so Friday is a teacher work day.

Have a great week and stay safe!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• English 3: We will be reading chapters 21-28 of “Huck Finn”.  Students will receive a new vocabulary list to work on
• Poetry: We will continue to work on learning about Meter in Poetry
• AP Lit: We will wrap up our poetry unit, then begin “Great Expectations” (novel unit)
• Contemporary Lit: We will read Part 3 of “Cuckoo’s Nest”

As usual, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable material for the week.

Halloween is almost here.  What will YOU be wearing?

🙂

Happy Homecoming Week!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• English 3: We will be reading “Huck Finn” and also taking the PSAT on Wednesday
• Poetry: We will be learning about Meter this week
• AP Lit: Students will be learning about Figurative Language
• Contemporary Lit: Students will be discussing Part 1 of “Cuckoo’s Nest”, and we will begin reading Part 2

As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable content

• ANNOUNCEMENT: At some point, I will be replacing this blog site with Google Classroom.  I’m not sure how that will look yet, and I may wait until 2nd Semester to roll it out.  Stay tuned for more details!

Have a great, and safe, Homecoming Week!

What’s with the cold weather?  It can’t be winter yet!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• English 3: We will be reading both in class and at home from “Huckleberry Finn”.  Students will get a new vocabulary list on Wednesday.  Students who failed the last vocabulary test may make it up this week.
• Poetry: We will be discussing tone, connotation/denotation, and diction (word choice) this week
• AP Lit: We will be continuing our first (of three) look at poetry by readings from the text as well as homework analysis of selected poems
• Contemporary Lit: We will continue reading “Cuckoo’s Nest” in class and at home.  There is a vocabulary test on Wednesday

Check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lesson plans and downloadable material.

Have a great week!

Howdy!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• English 3: We will be working on our Personal Narrative essays in the beginning of the week.  At the end of the week we will begin our unit on Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• Poetry: We will be learning about and practicing using similes, metaphors, and personification (Figurative Language)
• AP Lit: We will continue with our introduction to poetry.  We will read various poems all week and analyze them for various techniques
• Contemporary Lit: We will begin our unit on One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

As always, check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lesson plans and downloadable material.

• A reminder that cell phone use is prohibited in class.  We have had some issues recently and I don’t want it to get to the stage where I have to do something about it (like take your phone).  Thanks!

Have a great week!