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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Tue, Feb 17, 2009

Tue, Feb 17

Pds 1, 2
1. AR rdg
2. Finish discussing answers to Reading Assessment Posttest (absentees take it)
3. Begin Macbeth in gold book; Read p 72: Compare & contrast. Definitions—
CONFLICT: problem or struggle;
CLASSICAL TRAGEDY: a story about a hero with a tragic flaw that causes his downfall
4. Do “Writing Connection”: Write 2 sentences about the character described. Exchange with a partner, pick one of his 2 sentences, and write a paragraph about it on your partner’s paper. Hand in.

Pd 5
1. Hand in Emily Dickinson work on AP essay practice p 122
2. Show me 300 words of rough draft
3. Discuss quotations from handout: “How to Use Quotes with Sophistication.”
4. Discuss multiple choice Test 2: “Thy glory pass” 1-16 & “Ode … Cat”29-42 pp147 &152
HW: 600 words of rough draft
HW: Mult.Choice pp188 & 221; “Another Letter” #13-27 and “I had not minded walls” #1-12.