Don't forget to post an 8-sentence summary on your Reading Blog by tomorrow night. Please include the title and pages read.
TODAY'S LESSON AND HOMEWORK
Theme for the Year: CONNECTIONS
be sure to thank someone
for helping us have a good English class.
Homework Assignment
1) Write a thoughtful tribute for Jordan.
2) On Google Docs, make two SIGNIFICANT changes on Essay 11. These should be changes that significantly
2) On Google Docs, make two SIGNIFICANT changes on Essay 11. These should be changes that significantly
enhance the writing.
2) OPTIONAL: Write and post a Twitter poem, using our hashtag: #pps9eng. Try to use exactly 140 characters (including the hashtag).
TODAY'S LESSON
Today you will learn (I hope) something about
1) the new essay assignment, and ...
2) what will be on the final exam, and ...
3) Shakespeare's use of poetry in The Tempest.
STEPS IN THE LESSON
1. Poetry Madness poems
2. A further look at the opening scenes in The Tempest.
