Dear Students,
I hope that all of you enjoyed your first week of vacation and are now back on track. By now, all of you (except period 5) should have created a blog and at least four posts and responses to those in your group. Please look for your class title below for more information:
1. AP English Literature- You should be reading your independent novel, making your posts, and responding to the questions of your group members.
2. You should have selected your vocabulary words to memorize. You also must purchase or check out The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles--but translated by Paul Roche.
3. Don't forget your practice AP Exam.
4. When we return, if you have started using your three ring spiral for other classes, you will need to clean it out. We will now begin having daily 10-15 minute routines. One some days we will do Voice Lessons, other days sentence combining; other days grammar, and possibly the fourth day will be a reading quiz of some sort, or silent reading.
Great Books period 2
1 You should also be blogging on your independent reading novel.
2. Additionally, you also need to check out or purchase The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles translated by Paul Roche ISBN 978-0-452-01167-0
English ten period 4 and 6
1.You should be reading your independent reading novel in your reading groups. Each student should have their own blog and should be making their blog posts and responding to the questions of your team members. If you are doing extra credit, be sure to create complete journal entries for your extra credit novel.
American Literature Period 5
1. Be sure to finish your Crucible Writing Questions that were distributed. Do not wait until the last minute to answer these questions. Each response should be at least three to four paragraphs.
2. Our next text is The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. To help prepare you for this text, please complete each of the following activities. Under the section of my blog, entitled "Websites of Interest" visit the links Frederick Douglass biography. Listen to the brief biography of Frederick Douglass. 2. Visit the link to the Introduction to Slave Narratives and read about the written narrative form. 3. Also visit the link for the short written biography of Frederick Douglass. Following this, complete the reflective journal (it is a google doc). Include a total of ten facts learned about Frederick Douglass/slavery Two questions; two ways you can apply or connect; two surprises you had.
