Well, well, well.  We meet again.

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• English 3A: We will be wrapping up our short story unit with readings of “The Thrill of the Grass”, “The Thief”, and others.  There will be a vocabulary test on Wednesday
• Poetry: We will be working on structured poetry like Sonnets
• AP Lit: We will be wrapping up our short story unit with “A Rose for Emily” and “Where are You Going? Where Have you Been?”. There will be a practice test essay at the end of the week
• Contemporary Lit: We will be wrapping up our short story unit with readings of “Teenage Wasteland” and others

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

• This Wednesday is the EHS Open House.  It is from 5:00 – 7:00.  There will be a social time as well as snacks provided.  Please come!

Have a great week.  Go Ducks!

Aloha and Welcome Back!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• AP Lit: We will be reading various short stories from the textbook and taking practice AP tests.  Our focus this week will be on the parts of a story
• English 3: We will be reading various short stories and working on identifying the different parts of a story
• Poetry: We will be looking at various poems and practicing our analyzing skills.  Later in the week, we will focus on poetic structures
• Contemporary Lit: We will be reading various short stories this week and working on identifying the different parts of a story

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

Have a great first full week back, and remember to pause for a moment to remember all that we lost on 9/11/01.

Peace

Goodbye and Good Luck Seniors!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• AP Lit: We will wrap up the year with a teacher evaluation
• Science Fiction: We will finish the film and wrap up the year with a class/teacher evaluation
• Contemporary Lit: We will finish the film and wrap up the year with a class/teacher evaluation
• English 1: We will be spending all week working on and writing our final speech assignment.

Have a great week!  Seniors, I’ll be seeing you at graduation!

Seniors – You’re almost there!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• AP Lit: We will be finishing up a film and completing the assignment
• Science Fiction: We will be finishing up “I Robot” and we will complete our discussion on Sci-Fi
• English 1: We will have Ms. Kane’s final lesson (on Adverbs) and we will be continuing our look at creating a speech
• Contemporary Lit: We will be finishing up our reading of “The Things They Carried”

Seniors have this week and next Monday and Tuesday!

Have a great week!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• AP Lit: Watching the film “Without Limits” with poetry
• Science Fiction: Watching the film “Minority Report”/short stories
• English 1: Reviewing “Romeo and Juliet”/Test/Movie
• Contemporary Lit: Finishing up “Ordinary People”/Start “The Things They Carried”

Check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lessons and downloadable assignments.

Good luck to the track and field athletes competing in this weekend’s state track meet.  Go Falcons!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!  Find a teacher and thank them for what they mean to you…

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

• AP Lit: We will be reviewing “King Lear” and getting ready for the AP Lit exam, which is Wednesday
• Science Fiction: We will be completing Part 3 of “1984”
• Contemporary Lit: We will finish “Ordinary People”
• English 1: Students will be finishing “Romeo and Juliet”

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

Don’t forget that Mother’s Day is this Sunday!

Have a great week!

This week in Mr. Hart’s/Ms. Kane’s classes:

• AP Lit will continue reading Acts 2&3 of King Lear
• English 1 will cover Acts 4-5 of Romeo and Juliet
• Science Fiction will complete Part 2 of 1984
• Contemporary Lit will be covering chapters 15-19 of Ordinary People

Check the above drop-down menus for more detailed lesson plans

Don’t forget this Thursday, May 2nd, there will be the Rough and Tough Volleyball tournament featuring the Juniors, Seniors, and yes, faculty.  This is a fund-raiser for Senior Night.  Come and cheer for your favorites!

Have a great week!

This week in Mr. Hart’s/Ms. Kane’s classes:

• AP Lit: We will be finishing up “Wuthering Heights”, and we will be starting “King Lear”.  We will also continue with the practice tests in advance of the AP Lit exam in May
• Science Fiction: We will finish up Part 1 of “1984” and begin reading Part 2
• English 1: Students will continue reading “Romeo and Juliet” (Act 3)
• Contemporary Lit: Students will continue reading “Ordinary People”

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

Have a great week!

Hello people!

This week in Mr. Hart’s classes:

Actually, for all English 1 classes, and Contemporary Lit., they will become Ms. Tarah Kane’s classes as she begins her student teaching component this week.  That being said, this is what we’re doing:

• AP Lit: We will continue reading “Wuthering Heights”
• English 1: Students will begin their next unit – “Romeo and Juliet”
• Contemporary Lit: We will be finishing up the film version of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”.  We will then begin our next novel – “Ordinary People”
• Science Fiction: We will be watching “Young Frankenstein”, then begin our next unit – Dystopias and “1984” by George Orwell

Check the above drop-down menus for more detailed daily lessons

Congratulations to Annie Carpenter for being named the Ultimate Falcon!

Have a great (wet) week!

Welcome back from your Spring Break!

No foolin’, this is what we’re doin’ in Mr. Hart’s classes this week:

• AP Lit: We will continue our studying of “Wuthering Heights”
• Science Fiction: We will wrap up “Frankenstein” and watch a film version of the novel
• English 1B: Students will continue studying poetry using handouts and poems from their textbooks
• Contemporary Lit: We will wrap up “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and begin watching the film version in class (students need to turn in permission slip!)

No school on Friday (teacher work day)

AP Lit class is headed to Ashland this Wednesday to see a play!

Have a great week!