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Sept. 24, 2007, English 11:


 * 1) Review for Unit 1 exam on Tuesday – extra credit for note-taking;
 * 2) Read from __The Crucible__ by Arthur Miller, Act I; Your points from Thursday have already been entered into the grade book. Remember that you were supposed to turn in a summary of what was read by other students on Thursday if you did not do volunteer reading. Today we will start with a new list for those who read or choose to write, and the total points will be ten points for today.
 * 3) Daily journal: To continue with the concept of writing a descriptive paragraph, today the topic is: “What is the best Halloween outfit you ever had?” You will describe it using unique adjectives and be sure to include colors. If you do not feel you can do a descriptive journal well on that topic, you can have your choice on any very descriptive paragraph and be sure to put today’s date on the journal.

Objectives: To receive feedback on recent writing; to create effective notes for your test review; to read orally to understand the drama; to write a descriptive sample; (These objectives are listed in order of today’s work in class.

Remember that you have had recently the assignment of making a haiku that was illustrated for twenty points. It had three lines with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second line, and five in the third line on the topic of nature or the natural world.

PS: Reading to understand with pre-reading cues in context; PS: Writing for a variety of purposes and audiences; PS: Routinely use a method for note-taking;

Sept. 25, 2007:

We will do a very short review for the unit one test today and then take the test. Once you finish, you need to do the journal entry that is shown above. If you have already done that, sit quietly until all students have finished. Be sure that you have completed everything on the Acuity exam if you were supposed to have done it. We will read The Crucible when all students have finished the exam. Tomorrow Dr. Smith is coming to your class, and you will need your textbooks as we will continue with the play. We will do the essay portion of the exam on Thursday.