Pre-AP
Students took Part II of the Shakespeare Unit Test today. They wrote a five-paragraph essay dealing with prejudice in Romeo and Juliet. After the essay, we had a mini-lesson on Shakespearean etymology. Shakespeare actually created many of the words and phrases that are common in the modern English lexicon, and we discussed and used several of them in class today.
Homework: Students need to procure a copy of Voyage of the Dawn Treader and begin reading it. They should have it read by February 13th. Students SHOULD NOT wait until the weekend before the due date to try and read the book, because they will also be reading The Odyssey in conjunction with this novel.
Finally, students wishing to complete the extra credit, five-paragraph essay on Simon Birch must turn in it by Monday, February 6th.
AHSGE Reading Review
In today's class, we discussed predictions and generalizations and did several activities related to making predictions about characters.
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