Recap of Today's Class: We discussed Act III of Ghosts. Thank you for a wonderful discussion! Below, you will find everything you need to begin An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, including the full text, audiobook, and a performance. We will begin reading on Monday.
Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th (ACT II blog for Ghosts is the last one). This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my K12 email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
Overview and Homework: As we discussed, below you will find materials to prepare you for our next class session. I provided a link for our Google Meet on Thursday. With regard to late work, please email any work you complete to my K12 account, and make sure it is dated and labeled. Finally, I provided the video of myself reading and analyzing Act III of Ghosts, below. You will also find a link to the full text and the 1988 BBC film we watched in class. In this blog space, please provide questions you would like me to address on Thursday, as we will engage in a discussion of Act III, introduction to An Enemy of the People, followed by a preview of the Q2 we do next week.
Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th (ACT II blog for Ghosts is the last one). This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
View: Mr. P. Reading Act III of Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, with Analysis. You may add comments and/or ask questions if you'd further feedback.
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OVERVIEW: Welcome back to school! I hope this blog post finds you and your family well. I miss seeing you, and I hope to make our time together as meaningful and stress free as possible.
In this space, I want to prepare you for our first day back. You should have received a letter from the district about our return to learning. Below, you will see a grid with the weekly schedule. We will meet twice a week for class. I plan to use Google Meet and our class blog. I will also be available during H-block and Wednesdays on Google Meet for office hours.
Below, I provided a list of "options" for your continued learning. Our first class will involve checking-in and making decisions about how to proceed. I want you to be part of this process.
If you are friendly with anyone in the class, please let them know that there is an expectation that they will be engaging in work, again.
HOMEWORK DUE MONDAY: When you finish reading this post, please post a quick comment below to let me know: 1) You are alive and well, 2) Will I see you in our first Google Meet, and 3) What would you be interested in doing with our time (again, see list below). Note: All class sessions will be recorded and posted on my blog, so you can still enjoy class even if you do not make it for the live session.
See you on Google Meet!
AHS School Schedule
Curriculum Possibilities
1. Late Work: The first order of business. If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th. This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my email for evaluation. Final district due date is Friday, April 17th.
2. Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen: If you have not done so, you are welcome to work on all blog posts for Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen.
3. An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen: Those of you who completed the work on Ghosts are welcome to join the book club we started last week.
4. AP Exam Prep: Here is an important update from the A.P. Board regarding the test: Click here. The test is going to be quite easy. No multiple choice, just a 45 minute Open Response Q3 Essay. We should engage in some practice during class time. I could assign a Q3, you write an essay during our 45 minute class session, I give you feedback before the next session, and we can go over it together during our next class on Google Meet.
5. Mr. Pellerin Daily Lessons: I could always just share poems, favorite pieces of literature, review past material, walk through my Teaching Global Classroom Blog, and we can have a discussion on Google Meet during our class time. The assignments can come organically from these sessions.
6. College Prep: Is there anything you would like me to help you with on your way to college? More grammar work? Writing instruction? Writing literary research papers? Life lessons? Use me as a resource.
7. Creative Writing: Poetry, short fiction, novels, personal essay writing? I can help guide you. FYI: Watch the video of Poetry Night at Cafe Azteca!
I wish I were a Warhol silk screen
hanging on the wall.
Or little Joe or maybe Lou.
I'd love to be them all.
All New York's broken hearts
and secrets would be mine.
I'd put you on a movie reel,
and that would be just fine.
2. IMPORTANT: Please go to the previous blog post for full details on this week's work. Due dates are up in the air, again. We are waiting for the district to make a decision. Contact me in this blog space or through email if you need me. I hope you are all safe and well.
Poem of the Day: "Aria Above Seattle" by Sharon Olds
Important Update: We are resuming learning this week!
1. Late Work: If you have not done so, please complete any work assigned before March 13th. This work will be graded and will count for graduation. Send all completed late work to my email for evaluation.
2. Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen - If you have not done so, please complete all blog posts for Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen.
3. An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen - As we just started the book club for An Enemy of the People, I think that would be the best place to resume classes. If you have not done so, please respond to posts for Acts 1 and 2. I will hold off teaching Act 2, until a date TBD. That should give everyone a chance to catch-up.
NOTE: If you are friendly with anyone in the class, please let them know that there is an expectation that they will be engaging in the work, again.
Today's Lesson: Book Club forAn Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen , Act 2. In the video above, Mr. P. provides analysis of Act1 along with "Poem of the Day" and updates. Feel free to comment on the second act in this space. Speak freely with me and each other. Invite friends and family to join! Below, you will find the full text, audiobook, and a performance. Let me know how I can help.
Today's Lesson: Book Club forAn Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen , Act I. Feel free to comment on the first act in this space. Speak freely with me and each other. Invite friends and family to join! Below, you will find the full text, audiobook, and a performance. Let me know how I can help.
