11/20/14

English 8 - Tuesday, 11/25, Pronoun unit test. Folders are due at time of test.

11/19/14

Lit 8 - Monday, 11/24, - Essay test on Poe. Students should study their notes for the test.
English 7 - Tuesday, 11/25 - Pronoun unit test. Folders will be collected at time of test.

11/18/14

Literature 7 - Due Wednesday, 11/19 in English class - Proofreading page 71, top and bottom.

11/17/14

Lit 8 - Due Tuesday, 11/18 - Proofreading handout, page 115.
Short story vocab test tomorrow - irony - caricature.

Lit 6 -  Due Tuesday, 11/18 - proofreading handout, page 27.

11/14/14

English 7 - Due Tuesday, 11/18 - Handout Exercise 44old.

11/13/14

Literature 6 - Thursday, December 11 - Nonfiction vocab test - Biography - humorous essay.

Biography: The story of someone’s life told by someone else. The subject is known and of interest to other people. Tells you the facts of the subject’s life and explains what these facts mean.

Narrative essay: A short nonfiction composition that tells a story that may focus on a character other than the writer.

Descriptive essay: A short nonfiction composition that uses vivid sensory details to describe people or places.

Personal essay: A short nonfiction composition that gives an informal account of an episode from a person’s own life.

Reflective essay: A short nonfiction composition that presents a writer’s thought about ideas or experiences.

Persuasive essay: A short nonfiction composition where a series of arguments are presented to convince readers to believe or act in a certain way.

Humorous essay: A short nonfiction composition meant to amuse readers. Writers sometimes create humor by contrasting the reality of the situation with the character’s mistaken views of what is happening.

11/12/14

English 7 - Due Thursday, 11/13 - Handouts - exercises 37 and 43 old.

11/7/14

Lit 6 - Study for nonfiction vocab test on Wednesday, 11/12.
Lit 7 - Wed., 11/12 - Journal check:
10/7 - Hatchet
10/14 - Ideal life
10/21 - Greed/Envy/Jealousy?
10/28 - Lottery
11/7 - Most valuable thing

11/5/14

English 7 - Friday, 11/7, English test on relative pronouns.
English 8 - Monday, 11/10, during literature class - English test on relative pronouns.

11/4/14

Literature 8 - Due Wednesday, 11/5, - journal check.
9/24 - Problems
10/6 - Change the World
10/14 - Real Me
10/16 - Society
10/27 - Help
!0/30 - Eve

Literature 6 - Due Wed, 11/5 - Journal check.
9/24 - History
10/2 - Release (1/2 page)
10/15 - Letter
10/16  - Journal
10/22 - Bedroom (1/2 page)
10/23 - Music

11/3/14

English 8 - Due Tuesday, 11/4 in lit class - Handout exercise 38 old.