Friday, August 15, 2014

Friday, August 15

AP Language and Composition
In today's class, students received several graded assignments.  Then, we continued to discuss rhetorical strategies and devices.

Homework:  Students need to buy Laura Hillebrand's Unbroken.  We will begin reading it on September 1.

Pre-AP English 9
Prejudice was the topic of today's class.  In preparation for To Kill a Mockingbird, we completed an activity that proved that everyone has at least some inherent prejudice against other people.

Homework:  Students need to begin reading chapters 1-10 of To Kill a Mockingbird.  They must be finished by August 27.

Bible as Literature
After finishing our discussion of the Pentateuch and Torah, we began reading Genesis in class today.

Homework:  Students will have a test on the material covered in class thusfar, including the words of the day, on Friday, August 22.

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