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2nd and 4th block:  summer reading– read a novel from the following list and take the alternate assignment on or before December 4th. 

4th Block only:  short story test reassessment– If you would like to re-take the short story unit test, you must turn in the Reassessment Contract by Friday 10/2.

2nd Block– A days (Mon., Wed., Fri.)

SAT vocabulary:  10 new words this week; quiz over 40 words next Thursday.

TKAM literary analysis essay: Outline of body paragraphs due Monday.  We’ll be discussing how to write the essay, including quoting and using transitions.  The rough draft is due on Friday.

Tea Party Project: Rescheduled for Wed. 9/30.

4th Block

No vocabulary this week.

Quoting activity 1-4 due Monday. We’ll discuss how to format a Works Cited page for the literary analysis paper.  The rough draft of the essay is due Wednesday.  Complete Peer Editing and turn in correctly formatted final copy on  Friday.

Tea Party project: rescheduled for Tuesday.

We’ll begin a poetry unit this week.  We’ll also start on our next novel.  Get a copy of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.

****************IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT***************

Because of the inclement weather days off from school, the “Tea Party” Project is postponed until next week.  Everything due will be pushed back EXCEPT vocabulary quizzes. They will go on as scheduled.

2nd Block A days (this week: Tuesday and Thursday)

Vocabulary #3: Tuesday- memory tricks; Thursday- quiz

TKAM essay: Body Paragraph outline and introductory paragraph due Thursday.

TKAM Tea Party project: on Thursday– remember to dress like your character and bring a prop that represents him or her.  Also, bring your Southern food item and your character analysis.  Remember to speak, act, and communicate with others as your character.

4th Block

vocabulary #6 this week:  sentences due Thursday; quiz Friday.

TKAM essay: Body Paragraph outline and introductory paragraph due Monday. We’ll finish the movie and we’ll continue to discuss the paper: quoting and parenthetical documentation, transitions, conclusion, etc.  The rough draft of the paper is due on Friday.

TKAM Tea Party project: on Thursday– remember to dress like your character and bring a prop that represents him or her.  Also, bring your Southern food item and your character analysis.  Remember to speak, act, and communicate with others as your character.

We’ll be starting a poetry unit that will run off and on throughout the semester, with a final project due at the beginning of December. We’ll also start reading our next novel, The House on Mango Street.

2nd Block (A days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Get 10 new vocabulary words this week

TKAM:

• Quiz Monday  over Part 2 (chapters 12-31) 
• You’ll be assigned a character for the “Tea Party” project, due next Tuesday
• Essay topics for TKAM literary analysis essay– we’ll be discussing thesis statements, quoting from literature, etc. The rough draft of this paper is due next week

Poetry:  we’ll continue reading , writing, and analyzing poetry this week.

4th Block

10 new vocab words this week.

“Buried Alive” story due Thursday 9/17.

TKAM:

• Quiz Monday  over Part 2 (chapters 12-31) 
• You’ll be assigned a character for the “Tea Party” project, due next Tuesday
• Essay topics for TKAM literary analysis essay– we’ll be discussing thesis statements, quoting from literature, etc. The rough draft of this paper is due next week

2nd Block/ A days

This week– Tuesday and Thursday

no vocabulary this week!

Poetry unit– we’ll be reading and writing poetry this week. The poetry unit, however, will span most of the semester.  The final assessment for the unit will be due the beginning of December.  See the poetry page for the guidelines for the Poetry Notebook. 

TKAM– the final chapters are due on Monday, and there will be a quiz.

4th Block

The “Birds” story vs. Birds movie creative writing assignment is due on Tuesday, 9/8.

 We’ll be reading our final two stories, “The Scarlet Ibis” and “The Cask of Amontillado” this week. The short story unit test will be on Friday.  The “Buried Alive” creative writing assignment will  be presented and the paper will be due next week on Tuesday, 9/15.

TKAM– quiz over the final chapters is moved to Monday, 9/14.