Week of September 23, 2013

This week, Freshmen C-1 students are continuing their work with the Odyssey. All sophomores, C-1 and Honors levels, are working on Beowulf.

Welcome Back

Welcome back everyone! Each week, I will post the activities of my classes on this blog. Hopefully you will find it useful. This week, the Freshmen class is beginning "The Odyssey." Sophomore classes are working on their Appeals, based on Logic, Emotion, and Ethics. Any questions, please email me at johnhacker@k12.waltham.ma.us

Happy Summer!

Have a safe, joyous summer and celebrate all your hard work this year!

See you in the fall!

Mr. Hacker

Finals Week - June 17, 2013

Well, I should be home still sleeping right now, but instead, I am preparing for final exams (stupid snow...)

The Final Exam Schedule is as follows:

June 19 - F and H blocks
June 20 - D and E blocks
June 21 - B and C blocks
June 24 - A block and makeups

My classes are as follows:

Freshmen - C block
Sophomore C-1 - D and F blocks
Sophomore Honors - B block

Good luck and thanks for an interesting year.

Mr. Hacker

Almost There...

We are now 15 days away from summer vacation, but we in 115 are still in full teaching mode.

Biology MCAS is tomorrow and Wednesday, June 4 and 5.

C-1 Sophomores have finished reading Night by Elie Wiesel.  We have moved on to Roberto Benigni's Life is Beautiful, a wonderful film about a father's love for his family during the Fascist rule of Italy.  From there we will finish with Steven Spielberg's epic film Schindler's List.  The final assignment will be to complete an Ethical Will, a living testament to what we wish to impart to our fellow citizens of the world.

Sophomore Honors students will be finishing John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men this week.

Freshmen are working on their haiku poetry projects this week, trying to finish writing 4 haiku and a haibun.

I do not know the finals schedule yet.  When I do, I will post it.

15 days...

Week of March 25, 2013

Let's hope there is no more snow.

Sophomores are taking the MCAS Long Composition test today.  Later this week, we will finish the play "Raisin in the Sun" and have a test on Thursday.  Next week, C1 Sophomores will begin work on haiku poetry and Honors Sophomores will begin Shakespeare's Henry V.

Freshmen will finish Great Expectations this week with a test on Wednesday.  Friday we will begin Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Hopefully the snow will melt soon so our spring sports teams can get on the fields and begin playing.

Reminder - No school this Friday due to Good Friday holiday.

Week of March 18, 2013

MCAS WEEK

This week, Sophomores will be taking the MCAS English/Language Arts test.  The dates are Tuesday, March 19 (Long Composition), Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22 (ELA reading and open response).

Good Luck to all Sophomores this week!

Freshmen will be finishing up on Great Expectations.  We will have our Part 3 quiz on Friday, March 22.

Also, Happy Spring!