Sunday, March 07, 2010

STUDYPATH* March 8-12, 2010

In-class assignments and class updates trump published blogs.

*POTENTIAL, ACHIEVEMENT, THOUGHT, HONOR

Holt Grammar assignments will be made in class this week with accompanying assignments from English Workshop textbooks.

The persuasive essay on Antony's funeral speech is due online on Thursday, March 11. Use no contractions and no first or second-person pronouns when writing; gomyaccess.com features many devices such as spell check and my editor to assure an error-free essay and a high score. Rubric for this essay is available online at the web site by clicking the link to resources.

Antigone continues with Scene One; students must bring anthologies to class every day this week. Graphic organizer question number eight is due today.

Unit Ten Vocabulary Workshop answers are due on Monday, March 15 with the unit test to be scheduled.

Proofreading warm ups continue in class.