May 25, 2009 -- May 29, 2009

Monday

Memorial Day --School Closed

Tuesday

Collect books and compare/contrast the theme in The Alchemist with the ideas that were expressed at the High Point World Peace Day Festival.

Wednesday

Select books and create groups for our next round of Literature Circles. Your first reading assignment and role sheet is due on Tuesday.

Thursday and Friday

Watch Whale Rider and discuss the need to balance valuable cultural traditions with progressive changes.

May 18, 2009 -- May 22, 2009

Monday -- Wednesday

Read The Alchemist to the end and complete the corresponding writing assignment. We will be in the Library on Wednesday.

Thursday

Fish Bowl Discussion on The Alchemist as a whole.

Friday

World Peace Day Festival

May 11, 2009 -- May 15, 2009

Monday


Today we are going to see Romeo and Juliet at the Pax Amicus Theatre in Mount Olive.

Tuesday -- Thurdsday


Review the writing assignment that corresponds with pages 51-104 in The Alchemist. Read that section and work on the writing assignment. It is due on Friday.

Friday

Fish bowl discussion.

May 4, 2009 -- May 8, 2009

Monday

Introduce The Alchemist. Watch and read Steve Jobs's commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford University.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA

Write a 2-page journal response to his suggestions about following your dream.


Tuesday


Share responses in class. Read pages 1-11 in The Alchemist.


Wednesday




Journal activity: Write about a noteworthy dream you have had or about an omen which guided you somehow during the course of your life. How did you interpret the dream or omen, and how did it influence your life?
Read pages 11-26.

Thursday

Read the rest of Part 1, pages 26-47. Complete the Part I assignment and write two thoughtful discussion questions for tomorrow.

Friday

Socratic Seminar.