Monday10/10 Finish the practice timed writing on A Doll’s House. Sign up for an IR test on Wednesday if you’re reading three books this quarter. Otherwise, choose a new book.Tuesday10/11 Finish the practice timed writing (passage analysis) on Arun. We will do a full timed writing in class on Thursday. Finish reading your IR book if you have not done so already.Wednesday10/12 Start writing the first draft of your Mary Austin essay, due next week.Thursday10/13 Work on the first draft of your Mary Austin essay, due next week. I will check your progress in class tomorrow.Friday10/14 Choose a new IR book and start reading. Second Quarter IR books are due by November 10 and Pygmalion (200 pages) needs to be finished by December 7.
Week 8
Monday10/3Finish reading the benchmark articles and make a mini outline.Tuesday10/4Finish reading A Doll’s House. The exam will be tomorrow.Wednesday10/5Complete the reflection essay on A Doll’s House on Google Classroom.Thursday10/6Read in your IR book. All first quarter IR book tests are due by October 12. No school tomorrow.
Week 7
Monday9/26Based on the writing notes, my suggestions, the writing rubric, and your own ideas for improvement, write a final draft of your comparison essay on Fitzgerald and Hurston.Tuesday9/27After you’ve made all the major content changes to your comparison essay, read your essay aloud and listen for awkward sections, repeated words, passive voice, tense changes, unvaried sentence structure, and make the final revisions to the final draft of your comparison essay on Fitzgerald and Hurston.Wednesday9/28Finish the final draft of your comparison essay. Read in A Doll's House.Thursday9/29Read in A Doll’s House. Please have the play finished by October 5. Finish your timed writing on "The Whipping."Friday9/30Read in your IR book. A Doll’s House is due by October 5 and if you’re reading a third book, by October 12.
Week 6
Monday9/19Finish your visual rep and the second draft of your comparison essay if you have not done so already. Be sure to make significant improvements between your first and second drafts. Read your essay aloud and fix any errors before you hand it in.Tuesday9/20Finish the diction assignment.Wednesday9/21Write 3 paragraphs about the poem, “Richard Cory.” Write an introduction and two body paragraphs (diction and imagery).Thursday9/22Work on the final draft of your comparison essay.Friday9/23Read in your IR Book. The deadline is October 11th. Complete the figurative language practice assignment. Write an introduction and body paragraph about the passage from The Madonnas of Echo Park.