Pre-AP
In today's class, students completed a worksheet on sentence fragments and sentence run-ons. Then, students began watching Simon Birch, a movie with striking similarities to Romeo and Juliet. Students will complete a worksheet comparing and contrasting the two works and will have the opportunity to write an extra credit essay expounding on the worksheet. The essay prompt will be, "Write a comparative analysis describing the pathos of Simon Birch and Romeo and Juliet." Essays must be at least five paragraphs in length and must follow all grammatical rules we have covered in class. They must also follow the standard MLA format. (Essays NOT in the MLA format will receive NO credit.)
For a reminder on the definition of pathos, click here.
Homework: Students need to get a copy of C.S. Lewis' Voyage of the Dawn Treader as quickly as possible and start reading it. It should be read by Monday, February 13th.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, students took a test on predictions and generalizations. Then, they began a compare/contrast activity that stresses the importance of literary interpretation and highlighted the basic tenets of medieval chivalry.
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