- Today was the last day to work on building and writing our projects. Tomorrow, we switch projects and try and put them together from the other person's instructions.
- Journals due today. 1 full page.
2nd Period - Honors English:
- We continued reading from Bartleby - pages 16 - 22. We should finish up the essay tomorrow and begin the writing process for it.
- Journals were due today. 1 full page. Topic: If I could live one day over again, which one would it be and why?
3rd Period - 8th Grade English:
- Journals and Vocab sheets due today.
- Irony examples discussed. There were some very fun examples.
- Mr. Hawley did a short presentation on MLA documentation in research papers. Get notes from a friend.
- Mrs. Henley did a presentation on persuasive essay requirements. Get notes from a friend.
- Tomorrow, we are working on the computers to begin the research process.
4th Period - 7th Grade English:
- Journals and Vocab sheets due today. Journal topic: If I could live one day over again, which would it be, and why?
- We worked through a grammar worksheet together as a class. Subject, verb, Direct Object, Indirect Object, Articles, Adverbs, Prepositions, etc. were identified.
5th Period - 12th Grade English:
- Journals and Vocab Due today.
- Examples of Irony discussed to the class by various students.
- The unwritten rules for adjectives were explained. Why do we say "The 5 large red Australian horses" instead of The large 5 Australian Red horses"? There is a natural order for these. It usually goes:
- Quantity, quality, size, age, color, origin, material.
- These are UNWRITTEN rules, so there may be some discussion on a few minor points. Or some sentences may seem to sound better with the words in a slightly different order.
- Assignment: Compose five sentences with five adjectives each. Label each adjective as to what kind it is.
6th Period - 10th Grade English:
- See 5th period lesson. It was the same.
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