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Monday
"The Standard of Living" short story continues in class; paper is due November 4 by 8:30 A.M. on turnitin.com web site; use rhetorical devices and literary terms (including quoted material) to address language/tone prompt: similes, asides, indirect dialogue, understatement, litotes, denouement, resolution, antithesis, climax, polysyndeton, alliteration (tone handouts were also provided)
Lord of the Flies analytical paper is due by 8:30 A.M. Wednesday, October 30 on turnitin.com web site
Literary terms and rhetorical devices from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class all week
Catcher in the Rye novels are assigned in class; Chapters One-Five dialectical journals (one per chapter) are due Friday for class discussion
Tuesday
Unit Five Vocabulary Workshop test is scheduled; Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due Friday
Nonfiction selections from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
Wednesday
Lord of the Flies analytical paper is due today; use prewriting from the character traits and universal symbol log handouts provided in class; quotes are required for analysis/plot summary must be avoided
Thursday
Rhetorical devices and literary terms from Pre-AP Readings and Exercises continue in class
Friday
Class discussion for Chapters One-Five of Catcher in the Rye is scheduled; dialectical journals are due today
Unit Six Vocabulary Workshop responses are due today
LA Times letter to the editor is due Monday
Check STUDYPATH over the weekend for next week's assignments and class information
