December 18 and 19

SUB FOR SANTA
BRING YOUR ITEMS AND MONEY FOR A GIFT CARD TOMORROW!
If you need to call me Friday to deliver your items to me, here's my phone number:
503.551.9372
theteacher_sat@yahoo.com

Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales

Finish The Crucible movie

Homework: Read Huck Finn chapters, uh . . . all of them! Finish the novel over winter break. I know that's a lot of reading, but you can do it. It's a page turner and it's very interesting and entertaining. As you read, look for the following:

• How does Huck change during the course of the novel?
• In what ways does Huck follow the pattern of the hero?
• Mark Twain has written a condemnation of the South. What were the problems, according to Twain? Look for more than racism
• What is the dramatic difference between Huck and Tom?
• Is this book racist? Clearly, the "N" word is a problem for many people. What do you think about that? Do you wish that Twain had used the word "slave"?

Friday the Thirteenth

Hand in assignment
Crucible vocabulary   for Friday 
Vocab Test
Check out Huck Finn
Homework=read chapters 1-4.  Try to read ahead, though, because you have to finish the entire novel over winter break.
Watch The Crucible

December 11, 2013

The Crucible: What do you think?  Great play, isn't it?


John Proctor gives up his life rather than lie to the court to save himself. Did he do the right thing? Most people proclaim a resounding "Yes!" and this is the standard interpretation, which is true to a large extent. Arthur Miller, after all, wrote this play to convince people to stand up for the truth during the McCarthy Red Scare when people were falsely accused of being communists and their careers ruined. I think that you can make a strong argument, however, that John shouldn't have sacrificed his life. Perhaps this is why the play is so tragic and also why Proctor is so noble.

Here's your assignment for tomorrow: Argue both sides.
Write 3/4 page supporting the idea that Proctor did the right thing.
Write 1/2 page supporting the notion that Proctor should not have done what he did.
Remember, to support your argument you will need to cite a few specific details from the play, preferably actual quotes with page numbers.
25 minutes

Watch the movie

December 9

Crucible vocabulary   for Friday 
"providence" to "defy"

What caused the girls to appear to be possessed by evil spirits? 
Possible scientific explanations for symptoms Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam manifested

Crucible Interactive Walk through and historical facts. National Geographic article

Student articles--
Megan Did Cold Weather Cause the Salem Witch Trials?
Isaac Salem Witch Trials Followed Cold Weather, New Research Finds
Kaitlyn Encephalitis Lethargica
Emma C
Jacob - Diary of Samuel Seward
Alexa Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Scroll Down.)
         Controversy over Ergot Poisoning
 and Medical Explanations of
Sarah Ergot Theory/Hysteria
Kellie A Fever in Salem: Revisiting and Revising the Evidence from Salem
Encephalitis Lethargica
Anna K Why did a witch scare break out in Salem?
Ricardo G  Ergotism: Satan Loosed in Salem 
Jenna: Salem Witch Trials
Julia - The Salem Times
Elaine Four Theories about the Cause of the Salem Witch Trials
Jonah- Salem Witch Trials
Ajesh- Salem Witch Trials History
Naomi- Salem Witches and Mass hysteria
Kaylene-Bad rye and the Salem witches
Benton- A Fever In Salem: Revisiting and Revising the Evidence from Salem
Faith-http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=4982

Sub for Santa:
Family: Board Games
Mom: JCP Gift Card, Bath & Body Works Basket, Fuzzy Slippers, Winter Clothes
11 yr old girl: Barbies, Friendship Bracelet Kit, Nail Polish, Make Up, Sparkly purse w/ girly things
Dad: Guitar Stuff (Emma)
11 yr old boy: Legos, Action figures, other toys if extra $
5 yr old boy: Legos, Hot Wheels, Dinosaurs, Superhero Pajamas, Hat/Gloves/Coat

December 5

Crucible vocabulary   for Friday 
"providence" to "defy"

What caused the girls to appear to be possessed by evil spirits? 
Possible scientific explanations for symptoms Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam manifested

Crucible Interactive Walk through and historical facts. National Geographic article

Student articles--
Megan Did Cold Weather Cause the Salem Witch Trials?
Isaac Salem Witch Trials Followed Cold Weather, New Research Finds
Kaitlyn Encephalitis Lethargica
Emma C
Jacob - Diary of Samuel Seward
Alexa Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Scroll Down.)
         Controversy over Ergot Poisoning
 and Medical Explanations of
Sarah Ergot Theory/Hysteria
Kellie A Fever in Salem: Revisiting and Revising the Evidence from Salem
Encephalitis Lethargica
Anna K Why did a witch scare break out in Salem?
Ricardo G  Ergotism: Satan Loosed in Salem 
Jenna: Salem Witch Trials
Julia - The Salem Times
Elaine Four Theories about the Cause of the Salem Witch Trials
Jonah- Salem Witch Trials
Ajesh- Salem Witch Trials History
Naomi- Salem Witches and Mass hysteria
Kaylene-Bad rye and the Salem witches
Benton- A Fever In Salem: Revisiting and Revising the Evidence from Salem



Sub for Santa:
Family: Board Games
Mom: JCP Gift Card, Bath & Body Works Basket, Fuzzy Slippers, Winter Clothes
11 yr old girl: Barbies, Friendship Bracelet Kit, Nail Polish, Make Up, Sparkly purse w/ girly things
Dad: Guitar Stuff (Emma)
11 yr old boy: Legos, Action figures, other toys if extra $
5 yr old boy: Legos, Hot Wheels, Dinosaurs, Superhero Pajamas, Hat/Gloves/Coat

Homework: Spend about 10-15 minutes researching this issue a bit further. Print your article and bring it tomorrow to share with the class. Find something other than the Wikipedia article that's found below.

Wikipedia article on 1692 Salem Witch Trial

10 Tests for Witchcraft

Read The Crucible to page 98