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Thursday, November 6, 2014

Homework: November 6

Honors English 11 (C block)

  • Study your vocabulary!
  • Start reading chapter 5--read the first half.
English 12 (E block)
  • Write a 1-to-2-paragraph response about the reading passage we discussed today.
    • You can start with: "A close reading of this passage reveals..."
      • You should include specific language
      • You should include some analysis
Readers/Writers Workshop (F block)
  • Make sure your character animal is finished, and make sure you've chosen three quotations to go with it, one quotation for each characteristic.
  • Work on revising your choice piece!!!
English 11 (G block)
  • Complete the brainstorming worksheet for your own "The Pony Problem" essay, and write a draft of your own version. Consider a "collection" that you have, and talk about what it represents and why it's significant. This isn't an analytical essay...it's a personal narrative. Use your own narrative voice and talk about your experience. Use "The Pony Problem" as a model.

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