The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Mini-Research Projects- 12/9/13

Warm Up:
-The instructor will review the film viewing guide that was collected Friday
-The second half of the learning contract will be collected and assessed

Work Session:
-A majority of class will be spent viewing and discussing "The Hunger Games"
-Special focus will be on the dystopian similarities between the film and the novel Divergent
-Students will receive the mini-research project directions
-Students will use the remainder of class to browse in class print and online resources for their project

Summarizer:
-Students will record the subject of their mini-research papers on a sticky note and affix it to the teacher desk before leaving today

EOCT- 12/3/13

All students will be taking EOCTs today.  This will take the entirety of the class.

EOCT Preparation- 12/2

-Students will be in the computer lab today for the entirety of class
-Students will be working on Study Island or the USA Test Prep extra credit project in preparation for the EOCT tomorrow