Current Assignments
Week 4: 3/9- 3/13
- Reading Emerson's "Self-Reliance"
- Daily journal responses related to text
Reminder: Revised Book Review due Friday 3/13
Week 3: 3/2 - 3/6
- Selected nonfiction selections with responses and vocabulary: "Only Daughter" and "Black Boy" - Due in Class Friday
- Read 50 pages in nonfiction book
- Revise classic book reviews: Friday (due next week)
Week 2: 2/23 - 2/28:
Complete classic book review draft with works cited page.
Also:
- Select new book for independent reading: nonfiction
Week 1: 2/17-2/20
Wednesday:
Begin assignment: Book review of a classic work of literature.
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
~Italo Calvino, The Literature Machine
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Read article: "A Classic - Defining the Term" here, and take notes
Begin research into the historical context of your book. Take notes.
Keep track of all sources used, for "Works Cited" page
Need help with MLA citations? Click here for a great online tool by citation machine.
Tuesday:
Concluding Shakespeare Showcase! (from last week)
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