My 9th graders just finished Of Mice and Men and will be reading A Midsummer Night's Dream in class starting next week. I had the students sign up for parts they can perform. I was surprised at how excited the were when I told them we could act out the play in class! Also, if anyone wants some materials for OM&M, I have some great worksheets.

My 10th graders are also reading LOTF and they really like it--Lisa, could I take a look at the psychological analysis stuff/quiz that you have? We are also thinking about what we are thankful for and writing about that.

THe 12th graders just finished TTTC, which they really liked, although many of them had trouble grasping the idea of truth in the novel. They are now starting Animal Farm, which they already really like. Also, for a couple weeks in December, each student will give a presentation about a song that has some kind of historical/societal message. They will research the song, explain the message and how the songwriter/singer achieves this through the style of music, the words, the rhythm, mood, tone, etc. If you are interested in seeing any of the presentations, feel free to stop by 7th period starting on Dec. 8th!