English 12 Block 1:

• Thursday Friday is the last day to work on your personal essay.
• You can review the essay as a whole here.
• The essay is due on Monday by 4:00 pm. Send it to me via "Share". Don't forget to follow the checklist I handed out today.
• Tomorrow we'll work on the essay for 30 minutes, and then start The Great Gatsby.
• You can download the free epub version of The Great Gatsby here. (Right click and hit Save link as...). Then, open it up in a free epub reader like Frieda. Most of these free apps have a read-aloud function.
• Alternatively, you can read use an online audio book version here.

English 9 Block 2:

• Test alert! On Friday you'll write the Animal Farm 2 test (Dec. 9).
• Finish reading Chapter 10 of Animal Farm. Complete the 2nd study guide. You'll hand it in tomorrow.
• Study the notes on:
• propaganda;
• the changes to the 7 commandments;
• "Decoding the Allegory";
• T-chart on the similarities and differences between the movie and novel versions of Animal Farm. 
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• Test alert: The parts of the sentence test will be on Tuesday, December 13.
• subjects and predicates
• direct and indirect objects
• appositive phrases

English 11 Block 3: 

• Test alert! We'll be writing the Confusing Words test on Fri., Dec. 9. Study your handouts.
• Test alert! Read Chp. 10 of October Sky and start Chp. 11. The 2nd October Sky test (Chps. 7-11) will be on Monday, Dec. 12.
• Start the Part 2 study guide and study the vocabulary!
• If you're interested, why not try an epub version of the novel? Download it here and open it in any free epub app. 

English 11 Block 4 (Day 2): 

• Did you miss today's test on fiction? If so, see me ASAP!
• theme;
• irony;
• POV;
• plot;
• symbolism;
• characters;
• conflict.
• Complete the following short story crossword!
• 2nd paragraph: If not finished, complete the "negative" paragraph on the following topic: What are the negative aspects of social media and digital technology for society?
• Please review these notes on the paragraph.