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Friday, November 21, 2014

Homework: November 21

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:
    1. A title, (with a metaphor?)
    2. Information about the character's background
    3. An opening paragraph that sets the tone and establishes important information about the subject of the profile
    4. Important events, achievements and/or challenges
    5. Quotations from others about the subject of the profile
    6. 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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