Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Assignment Menu Wednesday, October 4, 2006

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Wednesday, October 4; Thursday, October 5; Friday, October 6

1. Meet Wednesday and Thursday in Vantage Lab to a) begin to prewrite the Letter to the Editor connected to Anton Chekhov's "The Bet"; this letter will lead to a class debate for Grade Ten Honors English and b) complete the final draft of Fahrenheit 451 Imitative Writing assignment based on the writing style of author Ray Bradbury

2. Unit Three vocabulary was corrected in class today; test on Thursday at beginning of class in Vantage Lab; study Unit Three vocabulary for a high score

3. Violence in Video Games persuasive essay prompt presented to students; deadline for essay is Friday, October 13 (one copy only)

4. School Junk Food persuasive essays exchanged in triads today; make constructive corrections and suggestions for return to students on Friday, October 6; final draft of essay stapled on top of two triad members' copies due Monday, October 9

5. Fahrenheit Friday; bring ten talking points and unfamilar vocabulary to class for Part II "The Sieve and the Sand"; students engage in class discussion