“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Huck Finn Exam (Wednesday, 12/9). Make sure you bring your book with you to
class.
WE WILL BE IN C-120 ON THURSDAY, 12/10.
WRITING FOLDERS INCLUDE:
1. Double Bondage In-class Short Answer Response
2. Native American Myth Reflection Response
3. Quick Write S.L. C. 7-12 Response
4. Hawthorne Trees 1-page reflection
5. Fear Factor Essay
6. "Secrecy" In-class Writing Response
7. Age of Reason - your contribution to the assignment
8. The Birds Time Write
VOCABULARY QUIZ DATES:
Sep. 28 The Tell-Tale Heart
Oct. 12 Hop-Frog
Oct. 26 The Black Cat
Nov. 09 Ligeia
Dec. 01 The Assignation
Dec. 14 The Oval Portrait
Jan. 04 The Fall of the House of Usher
Feb. 08 The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Feb. 22 Ms. Found in a Bottle
Mar. 08 A Descent Into the Maelstrom
Mar. 22 The Pit and the Pendulum
Apr. 12 The Sphinx
Apr. 26 William Wilson
OUTSIDE READING DATES & ASSIGNMENTS:
Sep. 14 Bundle permission slips due
Sep. 18 Mini-meet
Oct. 27 Check-point meeting
Dec. 18 Check-point meeting
Jan. 08 Edit Day
Jan. 12 Final Paper Due
Period 1:
The Passion of the Messiah - Roger, Louis, Thomas, Daniel X.
The American Diet - Daniel Y., Vishal, William
The Dual Nature of People - Chris, Meredith, Akshay
Conspiracies and Cover-Ups - Phoebe, Tom, Brian
Revenge - Jasper, Sonia, Jennifer
Fear of Nuclear Annihilation - Steven, Olivia, Jorgie
The Faustian Bargain - Aileen, Mary, Chelsea
It's A Pirate's Life - Ashwin, Matt, Mihir
Mental Health - Maggie, Goonjan, Christine, Alissa
Barbie - Julia, Jasleena, Jessica
Beauty is a Beast - Janvi, Madhu, Gurleen
Period 3:
World War I - Austin, Conrad, Elizabeth
The American Diet - Farhaan, Jonathan
Kurt Vonnegut - Carl, Bowei, Justin
Conspiracies and Cover-Ups - Calvin, Mathew, Douglas
Revenge - Susie, Tiffany, Gina, Audrey
The Faustian Bargain - Mounika, Trisha, Nitya
It's a Pirate's Life - Megan, Evan, Scott
Mental Health - Sarah, Bryan, Jeffrey
Barbie - Sharan, Edward, Eugenia
Beauty is a Beast - Ankita, Kathaki, Melissa