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 Mass Media                 Week of  November 9,  2009
	
Monday:	    Class:  Examining biases in newspapers.

Tuesday:    Due:  Analysis of a news story.
            Class:  How to write a headline for a news story.
Begin Step Two:  Writing a news story—outline of ideas. 

Wednesday:	Enjoy the day off!

Thursday:    Due:  Web quest—online news sources and online newspapers. 
             Class:  Newspaper layout design.  

Friday:	     Due:  Step Two:  Writing a news story—outline of ideas.
             Class:  Begin newspaper project—design flag and folio line.  


Continue working on Chapter 4:  Magazines. 

    AP English Language   Week of  November 9,  2009 

	
Monday:	   Due:  Reading—Chapter 4 in Bedford Reader, Narration—Telling a 
Story and Thurber’s “University Days.”  Reading in The New St. Martin’s 
Handbook Part 1, Section 6D:  Constructing Paragraphs, pp. 108-111; Part 1, 
Section 6E:  Developing Paragraphs—providing details, pp. 116-117; Part 1, 
Section 6H:  Linking Paragraphs, p. 113.  
           Due:  Journal assignment on reading, “College Writing.”
           Class: Discuss college writing.
Writing a narrative—from images to narrative—work with a partner to write a 
story. 

Tuesday:   Class:  How to write an essay using narrative techniques.
Work in small groups to analyze and discuss narrative essays.

Wednesday:	Enjoy the day off!

Thursday:  	Due:  Writing a story about painting (collaborative l 
assignment).  
                Due:  Multiple choice questions (AP practice) on Viet Nam 
War poem.
                Class:  Discuss multiple choice questions.  Share journal 
stories.  Begin brainstorming ideas for narrative essay.

Friday:  Due:  Punctuation drawings.  Journals for narrative essay.
         Due:  Style analysis—sentences you like.  
         Class:  Discussion of style exercise.  Share ideas from journal for 
writing a narrative essay.
	
	Keep reading   I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. 
	

   Language and Literature    Week of  November 9,  2009

	
Monday:	   Due:  Reading and Bookmark strategy:   Macbeth, Act III, scenes 
iv, and v;  pp.481-487.    (at least two items per square for  each scene).  
Read scene vi.  
           Class:  Discussion of  Macbeth, Act III. View Act III.
	
Tuesday:   Due:  Revision of conflict essay.   
           Class:  Vocabulary Quiz #2.  Bring a pen and a pencil.

Wednesday:  Enjoy the day off.  

Thursday:   Class:  Continue discussion of Macbeth, Act III.  

Friday:     Class:  Shakespeare’s language—Blank verse.  Blank verse 
assignment.  
	

Keep reading Tuesdays With Morrie. 



	 ***Above assignments subject to minor revisions. 


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