English 12 Block 1:
ThursdayFriday 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.
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.
- 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.