Wednesday, January 11, 2006

These are my sub plans for tomorrow. That's right; sub plans. I am so happy.


Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Thank you for covering these classes today—I have been called into a Superintendent’s Meeting downtown, and won’t be back on campus perhaps all day. If I return, I’d like to teach my classes—at least fifth and sixth periods, I would imagine—but I need you to stick around until I’m sure I’m back. This is NOT something I want to be out for.

*No computer access for my various student assistants.
*I will drop off the Orlando Shakespeare Festival ushering book, so kids may come in intermittently to check for their next ushering date.
*We will be watching films in two of the classes. Make them watch and pay attention.

1st Period: Advanced Placement Literature and Composition.

These students have been reading Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and will watch the first segment of the film version. PLEASE WARN THEM AGAIN—I did yesterday—that there is a visually disturbing death-in-childbirth sequence ten minutes in, and the possibility of a nude Robert De Niro playing the creature at the end of the period. Have them watch.

2nd period: Gifted English IV

Let these students finish watching the last few minutes of Hamlet—it’s only five minutes in length, or so—and distribute the thought questions on Act IV and V. These are due at the end of the period.

3rd period: Gifted English II

These students are reading Julius Caesar; many have copies of their own plays, and several will use the version found in the textbook. Please have them copy the content vocabulary off of the board and define the words using the play, and then have them divide up parts and read Act I, scene ii. If this becomes untenable or too disruptive, have them read the scene silently.

4th period: Writing Center/Planning

5th: Advanced Placement Literature and Composition

More Frankenstein. Distribute the focus paper assignment in the attached folder.

6th period: Same as third.

Thanks for doing this! I am incredibly bitter about having to be out of my classes. My student assistants can help you if you have any questions or problems throughout the day:

2nd period: Caroline Kennedy and Cherilyn Cloude
3rd period: Lauren Combs
4th period: Nailea Herrera, Sarah Beehner, Justine Schwartz
5th period: Kellie Weber