PERIOD 8- WEEK TWO AGENDA

Mr. Jacobs
English
Agenda for the week of April 6-8, 2009

SHORT STORIES- SPRING 2009

WEEK TWO- “The Strange Guests,” an old American Indian legend, “The Gods’ Gift to Chang Fu-Yen,” an eighth century Chinese tale, and “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall” by John Kendrick Bangs

MONDAY, April 6th
Aim: Who were “The Strange Guests”?

QUIZ- last week’s stories

Do Now: How do you know when a guest in your home has stayed too long?

CLASSWORK
READ: “The Strange Guests”
ANSWER: Page 31 to page 33, all Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions

HOMEWORK
Short Story Homework #6
Answer page 33 and 34, Critical Thinking, 1 through 5, in complete sentences

TUESDAY, April 7th
Aim: What was “The Gods’ Gift to Chang Fu-Yen”?

Do Now: If it were possible to do one thing to change the world, what would you do?

CLASSWORK
READ: “The Gods’ Gift to Chang Fu-Yen”
ANSWER: Page 55 to page 57- all Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions.

HOMEWORK
Short Story Homework #7
Answer page 57 to page 58, all Critical Thinking questions

WEDNESDAY, April 8th
Aim: What was the fate of “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall”?

Do Now: Why do ghosts haunt houses?

CLASSWORK:
READ: “The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall”
ANSWER: Page 81 to page 83- all Recall, Infer, and Vocabulary Review questions.

HOMEWORK
Short Story Homework # 8
Answer page 83 to page 84, all Critical Thinking questions

NOTE: THIS IS A SHORT WEEK, THREE HOMEWORKS= TEST