TODAY'S LESSON AND HOMEWORK 

Theme for the Year: CONNECTIONS

Remember -- as you leave my classroom, 

be sure to thank someone 

for helping us have a good English class.

Homework Assignment

1) Essay 10 for grading is due on Google Docs by tonight. 

     Please reread the assignment, below, to make sure you are fulfilling all the requirements:

                  Assignment for Essay #10

THE FINAL COPY FOR GRADING MUST BE POSTED ON GOOGLE DOCS 

BY next  tonight, April 18 

Assignment: Write a 4-paragraph essay in which you discuss the benefits you received 

by reading A Tale of Two Cities

This could be a stretch for you. You might have found the novel to be a very difficult book to read. You might have struggled with certain pages, or even whole chapters. You might have severely disliked the book at certain points.

But think of climbing a high mountain. Surely there would be points along the trail where you would struggle, points where you would hate the mountain because of how hard it is to climb.

But wouldn't there also be sections of the trail that are really fun and beautiful, and wouldn't the views along the trail be sometimes spectacular?

The question for this essay is: Despite the difficulty of reading this classic novel, what good did you receive from it? In what ways are you grateful that you read it?

This doesn't mean that you liked the book. All you want to do is write about what you did like, what you did appreciate, what you did enjoy, how it did help you as a student and a person

GOOD LUCK ON THIS HARD ASSIGNMENT!

     Please remember to study the rubrics for formal essays. 

Use the 8-sentence formula for the body paragraphs, 

and in each body paragraph,
highlight and identify (by inserting a "comment") the following tools for writing: 

AT LEAST ONE FAST WORD

ONE EXAMPLE OF AN APPOSITIVE

AND TWO SENTENCES OF AT LEAST 20 WORDS. 

BE SURE THESE SPECIAL TOOLS ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE WRITING.

Please include the usual self-assessment at the bottom of your paper when you post your final draft on Friday, APRIL .

The self-assessment should be written painstakingly,

in complete sentences.

. Please use at least one thoughtful and detailed sentence for # 1, 2, and 3.

1. One writing issue I am continuing to work on:

2. One strong point I see in this piece of writing:

3. One possible weak point I see:

2) Write and post another Twitter poem, using our hashtag: #pps9eng. Try to use exactly 140 characters (including the hashtag). Important: For this poem, use an appositive.

TODAY'S LESSON

Today you will learn (I hope) something more about

       Shakespeare's use of poetry in The Tempest. 

STEPS IN THE LESSON

1. Poetry Madness poems

2. A look at how Mr. Salsich tries to write a "perfect" paragraph every morning 

3. A further look at the early scenes in The Tempest.