Welcome back! I think it's going to be a great semester for all of us. Only ninety days to go until the end of the year and summer vacation! Let's get on to business:
English I:
For Thursday/Friday, you need to be sure that you've read and understand chapter nine of A Separate Peace. We'll be spending a lot of time working through the major conflict that is being established here in this last part of the novel. Furthermore, your projects on the novel will be due the week of February 7th. Be sure that you're working on these bit by bit as opposed to waiting until the last minute. Lastly, I do want to inform you that you will be having a test soon on chapters six through ten of A Separate Peace. Be ready!
English III:
This was a good first day. For your assignment tonight, you need to complete your writing diagnostic: a two page definition essay that answers the question "What is America to you?" Your answer in one sentence will be your thesis - I encourage you to use the brainstorming that we did today in class to begin this writing. Your body paragraphs should show me what these concepts mean; you'll want clear, concise examples from our world which support your opinions. Finally, make sure that you use the rubric to compose your assignments, that is how you will be graded.
Tomorrow we will do a Peer Editing workshop on these essays and begin our first piece of literature for the year, an absolutely fantastic short story by a woman named Joyce Carol Oates. Get excited for that. Don't forget to return your parent contact forms to me tomorrow.
Let me know if you've got questions!
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