Monday, February 20, 2012

A Substitute Day - Reiterating Some Things

I hope that your day, B-day, with the substitute was productive.  I know that with the two-hour delay some things got pushed around or shortened; let me take this time to reiterate a few things to you all so that you're prepared for Wednesday.

AP English III:


I'll give you the results of your partner practice test on Monday of next week.  Wednesday's going to be a bit packed with the business of the day which is chapters seven through nine of Invisible Man.  Make sure that you go through all of the quotations on the handout thoroughly and that each is annotated.  You should be able to draw these to major motifs, character development, as well as other linguistically interesting things (diction, syntax, tone, and so forth).  You'll also want to make sure that you've read the chapters in the book thoroughly.

Also next class I'll be giving you the rubric for our research paper outlines.  This is our next major step in developing these argumentative essays.  It is imperative that you have begun to research in order to complete the outline.  Don't delay on this.  Find your sources and begin to have a conversation with them.

English I:


All of you today should have watched the more modern version of Romeo and Juliet as well as the more traditional one.  We will continue to watch these two films as we study this play.  You will continue to make observations in preparation for a writing assignment regarding the adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy.  For tonight, you should continue working on your projects.  Remember that you do have some goals to start meeting very soon.

4B - You should all take some time to complete the grammar packet as well.  I'll be reviewing that with you on Wednesday's class.

I think that should do it.  Please come see me tomorrow if you have any questions.

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