Reminders: I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving vacation! Time goes by so quickly and we are only three short weeks away from Christmas vacation. Second quarter/first semester ends on December 22 so please keep an eye on grades and attendance. Let's finish out this quarter strong! Winter sports are in full swing and our athletes are ready to shine. Get out and support your Green Devils!
English 7: Monday- start No Red Ink practice over subject-verb agreement. Quiz will be on Friday. We will also start our analysis of musical lyrics. We are looking for figurative language and analyzing the artist's meaning.
Tuesday- we will continue our analysis. Students will choose a song and analyze it for meaning and use of figurative language.
Wednesday- students will use the same song as yesterday and write a one-two paragraph analysis noting the effectiveness of the language and meaning that the artist chose.
Thursday- students will try their hand at writing a little poetry. Final copies are due tomorrow.
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and students will be presenting their poetry.
English 8: Monday- start No Red Ink practice over subject-verb agreement. Quiz will be on Friday. We will also be focusing on freedom fighters for this collection. Students will choose a freedom fighter and write an analysis of their efforts.
Tuesday- students will continue on with their analysis focusing on the what, how, and why of their freedom fighters. Students will have to do research in order to answer these questions.
Wednesday- freedom fighters literary analysis are due at the end of the period.
Thursday- students will begin writing their own autobiographies. This will be an ongoing process.
Friday- No Red Ink quiz and then continuing on with autobiographies.
Lesson plans are subject to change and please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns. Let's have another great week of learning!
Ms. Ashley Alonzo
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