English 11 Composition
- On Monday we'll complete our 2nd spelling quiz:
- 1. desperate
- 2. disappointment
- 3. doesn’t
- 4. drastically
- 5. emphasize
- 6. environment
- 7. exaggerate
- 8. existence
- 9. extremely
- 10. guarantee
- 11. hoping
- 12. hypocrisy
- 13. inevitable
- 14. influential
- 15. led
- If not done, finish the questions to "Behind the Headlines":
- 1. What is the central conflict or problem in this story? Be specific and use your notes on conflict. (2)
- 2. What is the point of view of “Behind the Headlines”? Why is this effective for this story? (2)
- 3. Is Lakshmi in an abusive marriage? Explain! (2)
- 4. Why is it ironic at the end, given that Lakshmi volunteers at a Women’s Crisis Centre? (2)
- 5. We don’t really meet Lakshmi’s husband, Hariharan, but we get to know him regardless. Explain and describe the character of Hariharan. (2)
- Read Chps. 23 and 24 of October Sky for Monday (and to p. 428 of October Sky for Tuesday, Feb. 23).
- On Tuesday, Feb. 23, we will write our final October Sky test. It will examine the main characters and events from Part 4 (Chapters 21 to the Epilogue), test your understanding of the Part 4 vocabulary words, and assess your understanding of the key themes in the last half of the novel.
- Work on the point form notes for Part 4 in the study guide.
- If you're interested, you can read an epub version of October Sky:
- Right-click here and choose Save Link As...
- Load the epub file into a free epub reader app. There are free apps on all platforms. These apps should have a Read Aloud function.
- Did you miss today's sentence exam? If so, see me ASAP!
