Readers/Writers Workshop (F block)
- Complete at least 1 page of your profile of a character from your independent reading book. Remember, you have a mentor text, "A Fisherman in New York's Sea of Faces."
- You should include:
- A title, (with a metaphor?)
- Information about the character's background
- An opening paragraph that sets the tone and establishes important information about the subject of the profile
- Important events, achievements and/or challenges
- Quotations from others about the subject of the profile
- Quotations from the subject of the profile him or herself
English 11 (A and G block)
- Read the story "Beginning," which is the nonfiction version of the story "On the Rainy River." As you read, keep this focus question in mind:
- Which story--"On the Rainy River" or "Beginning"--does a more effective job of helping you understand the experience of the main character? Why?
Honors English 11 (C block)
- By the day you return from Thanksgiving break, you should finish reading and annotating Gatsby!
- Remember to review chapter 7, considering why Tom is ok with letting Gatsby and Daisy head back home in the car together.
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