In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.
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Students read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and outlined relevant sections of the Shakespeare/American Communities website so that prereading was complete before study of the play. Additional winter break homework including reading checks and Acts I-V questions, which are also due today.
Students will complete and organize portfolios this week so that assignments are in order for the upcoming semester reflection final examination.
"Straw into Gold" by Sandra Cisneros and "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie will be reviewed for the upcoming Secondary Periodic Assessment-Exposition exam; "Narrative in the life of Frederick Douglass" nonfiction excerpt will be assigned in class. Multiple choice test taking skills will be assigned in class this week to prepare for that component of the examination.
Vocabulary Workshop work will continue and assignments made for the next unit.
Grammar from English Workshop and Holt Grammar will continue and assignments will announced in class.
