Monday, January 9, 2012

Monday, January 9th

It's that day!  Roll Tide!

Pre-AP
Pronouns, antecedents, and the Bourgeoisie were the topics of today's class.  Specifically, we discussed Shakespeare's life and the elements that led up to his prominence as the Bard.  Again, a copy of the Shakespeare PowerPoint can be downloaded by clicking here.

Homework: Read Romeo and Juliet Act I and be prepared for a test on it on Wednesday, January 11th.  Also, make sure that you are endeavoring to obtain a copy of Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, and that you are reviewing Secret Life of Bees and the class notes on Parts-of-Speech in preparation for Wednesday's test.

AHSGE Reading Review
Today we discussed supporting details and summarizing passages.  A copy of the notes for finding supporting details can be found by clicking here. A copy of the notes for adequately summarizing a passage can be found by clicking here.

Homework: Review all notes on finding main ideas, finding supporting details, and writing adequate summaries in preparation for a test on the concepts tomorrow.

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