Pre-AP English 9
Welcome to a new year! I hope that everyone has had a productive and exciting start to what I am sure will be a benchmark year for each of us!
Our Pre-AP classes have gotten started on the right foot, and I am excited about what we will learn and accomplish this semester. Parents, please make sure to check this blog daily for updates as to what we did in class and what students will have for homework.
In today's class, we began background studies that will prepare us for our reading of Homer's The Odyssey. Analyzing the difference between the oral tradition and the written tradition, we discussed the two most common types of stories from the oral tradition: folktales and fairytales. (PowerPoint can be downloaded by clicking here.)
Homework: Students need to fill out and return their information sheets (the last page of their syllabus) by tomorrow (Wednesday, August 22nd). This is for a grade, so students do not need to neglect turning in this information.
Additionally, students need to complete and study their note cards for The Hobbit test. (Note cards for The Hobbit AND Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes will be due on Thursday.) The notes will be due, and the test will occur, on Thursday, August 23rd.
Also, students need to purchase a copy of Runemarks by Joanne Harris. We will begin reading this novel on Monday, September 3rd.
English 10
Welcome to a new school year! As said before, I hope that everyone has started off their year in a great, productive way!
In today's class, we completed a study guide to prepare students for the 13 Reasons Why test that they will take on August 23rd. We also discussed and analyzed the differences between stories told in the oral tradition and stories told in the written tradition (PowerPoint can be downloaded above).
Homework: Students need to fill out and return their information sheets (the last page of their syllabus) by tomorrow (Wednesday, August 22nd). This is for a grade, so students do not need to neglect turning in this information.
Additionally, students need to complete and study their note cards for the 13 Reasons Why test. The notes will be due, and the test will occur, on Thursday, August 23rd.
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