Hello Students,
The Us and Them assessment is tomorrow and Monday of next week. Please review your Deconstructive Strategy worksheets, as they will serve as reference tools.
I am proud of the way you are interpreting and analyzing this personal essay, which is full of word choice, imagery, and figurative language - similes, metaphors, and irony. In addition, ensure you are prepared to respond to questions that ask you to discuss the author's perspective and bias towards the Tomkeys from the beginning to the end of the personal essay.
Homework:
The Sanctuary of School - pages 976-979
One Last Time - pages 816-826
Complete all of the Margin ques ions.
Due October 31 and November 1
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Unit 2
Students,
We will begin Unit 2 starting this week: October 10. We will begin Studying Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Irony and Cause and Effect.
I am still conferencing with students one-on-one concerning their Unit 1 Test and overall GPA performance for quarter 1.
After the Unit 1 conferencing, I will begin discussing student's individual District 1 Writing results, and student revisions will soon follow.
Remember:
6 Books are to be read and logged in by October 20/21 (A/B Day)- worth 60 points
Compass Odyssey Learning Path is to be completed by October 14th - worth 40 points
Have a great weekend!
We will begin Unit 2 starting this week: October 10. We will begin Studying Author's Purpose/Perspective/Bias, Irony and Cause and Effect.
I am still conferencing with students one-on-one concerning their Unit 1 Test and overall GPA performance for quarter 1.
After the Unit 1 conferencing, I will begin discussing student's individual District 1 Writing results, and student revisions will soon follow.
Remember:
6 Books are to be read and logged in by October 20/21 (A/B Day)- worth 60 points
Compass Odyssey Learning Path is to be completed by October 14th - worth 40 points
Have a great weekend!
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