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2nd Block– A days (Mon., Wed., Fri.)

************ MEET IN ROOM 105 ON WEDNESDAY***************

vocabulary 5 SAT words:  sentences due Friday, 10/16; quiz Thursday, 10/22.

Research skills:  We’ll continue working on evaluating, summarizing, and citing secondary sources.

The House on Mango Street: We’ll begin reading this novel together in class. 

Poetry:  We will continue to analyze poetry in class.

4th Block

vocabulary 8 this week:  sentences due Thursday; quiz Friday.

The House on Mango Street:  we’ll finish reading this book in class this week.

Poetry:  We will be reading and analyzing poetry this week.

2nd Block A Days (Tuesday/Thursday)

TKAM Literary analysis essay:  Rough draft due on Tuesday– we will be working on peer editing the papers and discussing the Works Cited page.  The final copy, typed and correctly formatted, is due on Thursday.

Poetry:  We will continue reading, dicussing , and analyzing poetry this week.

Research: how to write an annotated bibliography and cite critical sources.  We’ll be working on research skills all semester.

The House on Mango Street:  we’ll begin reading this book in class next week on Monday.

Vocabulary 4: quiz on Thursday 

4th Block

Vocabulary 7 this week: sentences due on Thursday; quiz Friday.

Research:  We’ll finish the annotated bibliography of the TKAM critical article and work on citing it. 

Poetry:  We’ll continue working on our “found” poems in class. We’ll be reading, discussing, and analyzing poems in class. 

The House on Mango Street:  We’ll begin this book together in class on Tuesday.