May 20, 2009

FINALS WEEK: May 18 - May 22

please study for your final (fahrenheit 451) - thursday and friday!

Download F451 Reading Questions

Download Unit test review

FINALS WEEK: May 18 - May 22

please study for your final!!!  thursday morning, 8:25am.

Download Jeopardy Review - FINAL

Download Final review

May 06, 2009

May 4 - May 8

Thanks for working so hard on your research projects!  Now, we will study for the EOCT, which will be given next week - Monday & Tuesday.  Please take the time to study outside of class, too!  Go to www.usatestprep.com  and go through the exercises :)

May 4 - May 8

We will finish reading Of Mice and Men this week.  We are also studying Vocabulary Unit 13 - quiz Friday.

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April 28, 2009

April 27 - May 1

This week, we continue working on our research project - a Literary Criticism.  Each student is responsible for the choosing and researching and writing on their own topic.  We will spend 3 days in the Media Center and 2 days in the writing lab, so each student will have both plenty of time and resources.  Final paper due Friday, May 1st.

Download RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS

Download SAMPLE THESES FOR LITERARY CRITICISMS

Download Outline example

Download SAMPLE INTRO PARAGRAPHS

April 20 - April 24

This week, we begin working on our research project - a Literary Criticism.  Each student is responsible for the choosing and researching and writing on their own topic.  We will spend 3 days in the Media Center and 2 days in the writing lab, so each student will have both plenty of time and resources.  Final paper due Friday, May 1st.

Download RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS

Download SAMPLE THESES FOR LITERARY CRITICISMS

Download Outline example

Download SAMPLE INTRO PARAGRAPHS

April 27 - May 1

We will complete our study of short stories this week, and will being reading John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.  We are also working with Vocabulary Unit 12 - quiz Friday.

Download Reading questions (Of Mice & Men)

April 20 - April 24

We will continue our study of short stories and the elements found within.  We will also study Vocabulary Unit 11 - quiz Friday.

Download Tell-tale heart questions

Download A&P Questions

April 17, 2009

April 13 - April 17

This week, we will be reading and studying several pieces from the Civil War / Slavery era.  We are also studying Vocabulary Unit 12.

Download Frederick douglass

Download Douglass letter to mrs. auld

Download An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

April 13 - April 17

This week, we will begin studying short stories and their unique elements.  We will begin with "The Good Deed".  We are also studying Vocabulary Unit 10 (quiz on Friday).

Download The Good Deed