9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Final DUE Tuesday, May 19

Good morning!

CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR THE OPTIONAL FINAL

If you would like to get credit for the final, you have until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, May 19 to complete it and submit it to turnitin.com. If you are having trouble with turnitin.com, then you can email it to me at amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org. If you have any questions about the final, please email me or send me a message through Remind.

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester and I HAVE to have grades submitted by 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 21, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

If you don't see a grade for something that you turned in, please send me an email or a Remind message to let me know and I'll check it out as soon as I am able.

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Thursday, May 14, 2020

Good morning!

As of today, I graded all the Harry Potter assignments that I have received up to this point. If you don't see a grade for something that you turned in, please send me an email or a Remind message to let me know and I'll check it out as soon as I can.

CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR THE OPTIONAL FINAL

If you would like to get credit for the final, you have until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, May 19 to complete it and submit it to turnitin.com. If you are having trouble with turnitin.com, then you can email it to me at amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org. If you have any questions about the final, please email me or send me a message through Remind.

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester and I HAVE to have grades submitted by 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 21, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

Class Calendar:

After completing all the tasks, Harry finds himself face-to-face with danger. But is it who he expected? Today you'll be reading the final chapter in this installment, and you'll see how the school year wraps up for our friends at Hogwarts.

TO DO FOR THURSDAY, MAY 14:

1. Read Chapter 17
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Psychological and Reader Response Lenses Form for Chapter 17
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately and think about the questions above while reading.
3. Work on the OPTIONAL FINAL


• You have until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, May 19 to complete your OPTIONAL final and submit it to turnitin.com. If you are having trouble with turnitin.com, then you can email it to me at amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org. REMEMBER THIS IS OPTIONAL AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO COMPLETE THE FINAL, IT WILL ONLY HELP YOUR GRADE. If you have any questions about the final, please email me or send me a message through Remind.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Good morning!

As of today, I have updated the gradebook with all missing assignments I received. If you don't see a grade for something that you turned in, please send me an email or a Remind message to let me know and I'll check it out as soon as I can.

On Wednesday, I will grade and enter in last week's Harry Potter assignments for Chapters 11-14.

The final for this class will be posted on the blog this Thursday, May 14. You will have until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, May 19 to complete and turn in your final.

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester and I HAVE to have grades submitted by 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 21, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

Class Calendar:

In today's chapter, the students of Hogwarts are taking their final exams. However, in addition to worrying about their grades, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are also worrying about the fate of the Sorcerer's Stone that's down the third flood corridor. Is Snape getting ready to enact his plan to steal it? Can they do anything to stop him?

TO DO FOR TUESDAY, MAY 12:

1. Read Chapter 16
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Reader Response and Psychological Lenses Form for Chapter 16
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately and think about the questions above while reading.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Monday, May 11, 2020

Good morning!

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester and I HAVE to have grades submitted by 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 21, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

Class Calendar:

We are fast approaching the end of the book and the end of our semester. In today's chapter, Harry, Hermione, Neville, and Malfoy face the consequences of sneaking around the castle at night during their detention in the Forbidden Forest that is normally off-bounds to students.

TO DO FOR MONDAY, MAY 11:

1. Read Chapter 15
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Reader Response and Psychological Lenses Form for Chapter 15
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately and think about the questions above while reading.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Friday, May 8, 2020

Good morning!

I'm sorry the blog post didn't go up yesterday. The Chapter 13 assignment from yesterday is posted below along with the Chapter 14 assignment for today.

I added a 11 assignments to the gradebook last night. Today, I'm going to work on grading missing assignments that were submitted to me over the past couple of weeks. Here's an update on grading:

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

Class Calendar:

Hermione and the rest of the school is back from the holidays, but the trio is still not any closer to knowing who Nicolas Flamel is. They'll start getting some answers and Harry is also going to play in his second Quidditch match in Chapter 13. As you read, you're going to take through both the Historical and Psychological Lenses to enhance your understanding of the chapter.

In Chapter 14, the trio want answers and they're not going to stop until they get them from Hargid. But it turns out that Hagrid has been hiding quite a few things from them... You will be looking at this chapter through the Psychological Lens.

TO DO FOR FRIDAY, MAY 8:

1. Read Chapter 13 and Chapter 14
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Historical and Psychological Lens Form for Chapter 13
3. Complete the Psychological Lens Form for Chapter 14
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately and think about the questions above while reading.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Thursday, May 7, 2020

Good morning!

Here's what our calendar for the rest of the semester looks like. Again, I'm working on grading Harry Potter assignments from April 13-May 1 this week. They will be in the gradebook by tomorrow (May 8). I will also have any make-up work sent to me by May 4 (Monday) in the gradebook tomorrow.

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

Class Calendar:

Hermione and the rest of the school is back from the holidays, but the trio is still not any closer to knowing who Nicolas Flamel is. They'll start getting some answers and Harry is also going to play in his second Quidditch match in today's chapter. As you read, you're going to take through both the Historical and Psychological Lenses to enhance your understanding of the chapter.

TO DO FOR THURSDAY, MAY 7:

1. Read Chapter 13
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Historical and Psychological Lens Form for Chapter 13
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately and think about the questions above while reading.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Good morning!

Here's what our calendar for the rest of the semester looks like. Again, I'm working on grading Harry Potter assignments from April 13-May 1 this week. They will be in the gradebook by Friday (May 8). I will also have any make-up work sent to me by May 4 (yesterday) in the gradebook by this Friday.

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

Class Calendar:

It's Christmastime at Hogwarts and Harry's getting ready to spend the holiday in the castle with Ron, looking for any information they can find about the mysterious Nicolas Flamel. Instead, he finds something completely unexpected in one of the empty classrooms during his explorations.

Today, we're going to take a look at both the Psychological and the Reader Response Lenses while reading and dissecting this chapter.

TO DO FOR TUESDAY, MAY 5:

1. Read Chapter 12
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Reader Response and  Psychological Lens Form for Chapter 12
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately and think about the questions above while reading.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Monday, May 4, 2020

Good morning! May the 4th be with you!

We are officially in our first full week of May, which means that our crazy, weird school year is almost over. This week and next week, we're going to work on finishing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and then, if you choose to take it, there will be a final exam assignment (I'm still working out the details of this, but it will most likely be reading a passage and writing a short essay based on the passage). Here's what our calendar for the rest of the semester looks like:

Class Calendar:
I am almost caught up on grading. My internet provider was not on my good list last week. 😪 This week, I am hoping to power through grading all the Harry Potter Assignments up to the end of last week (May 1), so that that gradebook will truly reflect what you have in class. As I began putting in grades for assignments last week, I also got many emails with make-up work - I will try to get to these as soon as I can, but please be patient with me as I work to get everything into the gradebook.

**PLEASE NOTE - If there are any assignments that you would like to submit, the last day I will accept any work is Wednesday, May 20 by 11:59 PM. This is the LAST day of the semester, so I will not be accepting ANYTHING after May 20th.**

O-kay. With all that out of the way, let's continue with our reading.

Now that Harry, Ron, and Hermione have gotten past their rocky start and forged the beginnings of a strong friendship, there's obviously going to be some trials that they all have to face together. In today's chapter, Harry plays in his first Quidditch match in front of the entire school, but it also seems like someone might be using the Force (or you know, magic?) to knock Harry off his broom! Oh no! 😱😱

We're going to return to the Psychological Lens from a few chapters back and see if we can get some insight into what a few of our characters are thinking an feeling during this moment and throughout the chapter. (More information about the Psychological Lens is on the April 20 blog, if you need a refresher.)

TO DO FOR MONDAY, MAY 4:

1. Read Chapter 11
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Psychological Lens Form for Chapter 11
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately and think about the questions above while reading.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊

9th Grade Lit and Comp AND 10th Grade World Lit: Friday, May 1, 2020

Good morning!

Harry has faced his first few obstacles along his hero's journey, but what's in store for him as his year continues at Hogwarts? What's up with the giant three-headed dog in the third floor corridor? And why can't he stop thinking about that package from vault seven hundred and thirteen? In our next chapter, Harry faces yet another obstacle on Halloween night. Again, for today, you're going to be returning to the Reader Response lens from the beginning of our novel study and think about how you would feel in the same situation.

TO DO FOR FRIDAY, MAY 1:

1. Read Chapter 10
• This is a link to the ebook
• This is a link to the audiobook (you do not need an account to listen)
• Note: The audiobook is for the British version of the book, so the title is different and some words might be different if you are following along on the PDF. However, Stephen Fry (the narrator) is an amazing reader, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook.
2. Complete the Reader Response Lens Form for Chapter 10
• Read the chapter slowly and deliberately.
• You will need to log into your Office365 account in order to complete the form because you will be uploading a picture file. Email me or send me a Remind if you have problems logging in. Hopefully, everyone will be able to login today, but please let me know if you are having trouble with your account.

As always, I am available via email and through Remind. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need me. 😊