Monday, February 27, 2012




Monday, 2/27

Welcome back......Read to page 89.

*Work on Independent Reading Project.

DUE FRIDAY!



Tuesday, 2/28

Read page 90-100.....(read check tomorrow)

Wednesday, 2/29

Read page 100-112 (to the *)



Monday, February 13, 2012




Monday, February 13
Read to page 42, stop at *


Tuesday, February 14


Read to page 65, stop at *


Wednesday, February 15


Read to page 75


Thursday, February 16


Review for Quiz / *Bring in Independent Reading book!!!!


Friday, February 17


QUIZ (short answer, on our reading thus far)

Friday, February 10, 2012

Coelho states that simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them.”

Plan to bring to class something which depicts something that is “simple” yet valuable to you. *Be prepared to explain specifically why or how the item is valuable.

Monday, February 6, 2012






“Paulo Coelho is not only one of the most widely read, but also one of the most influential authors writing today.”






The Brazilian author PAULO COELHO was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Before dedicating his life completely to literature, he worked as theatre director and actor, lyricist and journalist.

Dreams, symbols, signs, and adventure captivate the reader in The Alchemist. A symbolic masterpiece, Coelho writes that we should not avoid our destinies, and urges people to follow their dreams, because to find our "Personal Myth" and our mission on Earth is the way to find meaning, happiness, fulfillment, and our ultimate purpose.

The novel tells the tale of Santiago, a boy who has a dream and the courage to follow it. After listening to "the signs" the boy ventures in his personal, Odyssey-like journey of exploration and self-discovery, symbolically searching for a hidden treasure located near the pyramids in Egypt...........



HOMEWORK!!!!
Wednesday, 2/8
Read Alchemist to page 11

Thursday, 2/10
Read Alchemist to page 30