Week of November 28, 2011

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving.  Now begins the festive holiday season (my favorite time of year).

Sophomore Honors are steadily marching forward, reading The Alchemist.  We will be having our quiz on part 3 of The Alchemist next Monday and the culminating project is due next Friday, December 9.

Sophomore C-1 classes have finished reading Of Mice and Men and will be taking a quiz on the last two chapters today or tomorrow.  We will be completing a writing assignment and a test on Of Mice and Men next week.

Freshmen are working on their essays for Odysseus and Luke Skywalker.  The essays are due next Monday.  On Tuesday, we will begin preliminary work for JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit as a culmination of our "Hero" unit.

Mr. Hacker

Week of November 21, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope all your families enjoy this wonderful holiday in happiness and harmony.

Sophomore C-1 students will complete reading Of Mice and Men over the break while Sophomore Honors students will continue work in The Alchemist.

Freshmen are continuing to work on their essays comparing Odysseus and Luke Skywalker.

Happy Holidays!

Mr. Hacker

Week of November 14, 2011

Hello,

I apologize for the late update. 

The C-1 Sophomore classes have moved on to John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men.  We have finished the first two chapters and taken a quiz on them already.  Students will have read chapter three by the end of this week.

Honors Sophomores have moved on to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.  We have finished the first third of the novel and have had a quiz on it.  Students have moved on to reading the second third of the novel.

Freshmen have finished the Star Wars films and are preparing to write a comparison essay on Odysseus and Luke Skywalker.

The rush towards the holidays has begun.  I wish the best for your families this Thanksgiving.  I know I have much to be thankful for personally.

Mr. Hacker

Week of October 31, 2011

Well, welcome to November!  After a weekend without power, I returned to school today.  Students are testing on Beowulf or The Odyssey today (or tomorrow for A-Block) and we will begin new units tomorrow.

Sophomore Honors will embark on a journey to find The Alchemist with Spanish shepherd boy Santiago in Paulo Coehlo's best selling novel.  The C-1 Sophomores will follow George and Lennie on their path to find the American Dream in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. 

The Freshmen will embark on the second of their three part course on the hero, following George Lucas' hero Luke Skywalker in the director's classic Star Wars films.

It will be an exciting few weeks before Thanksgiving as we work our way toward the holidays.  Here's hoping you all have a wonderful introduction to this festive season and that happiness and peace surround you.

As always, email with comments or questions.

Thanks,

Mr. Hacker