English I, II, and Reading will all be doing practice essays and reading analysis. I will be helping out with the writing camp, so students need to make sure to check our classroom door to see where our class will be held.
NOTE: I am still on campus for tutoring before and after school, and students should be reading at least a half hour everyday! Happy Thanksgiving!
English I – We will be analyzing the use of and practicing context clues as well as pre-writing the conclusion and an official outline of our positivity essay.
English II – We will be analyzing the persuasive appeals (pathos, logos, ethos – the three musketeers of persuasion (allusion!)).
Reading I – We will be finishing the rough draft of our humor essay and analyzing expository text.
HW = Read a half of an hour (or more) a night. Thanks!
English I – Analyzing poem “Not Waving but Drowning” and writing our thesis and planning body paragraphs of positivity essay.
English II – Analyzing poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter” and practicing persuasive writing.
Reading I – Inference practice, reading actively, and outlining our expository essay.
Homework = Read half of an hour a night (on lexile level book). Thanks!
English I and II will be completing the writing portions of their MOY benchmark exams.
Reading I will be working on inference practice and writing the rough draft of their expository essay on the benefits of having a good sense of humor.
HW: Read on lexile-level books for Reading Counts points. ALL CLASSES =)
English I: Annotating and responding to an excerpt from “Boys Will Be Boys.” Pre-writing for our next expository essay about the importance of positivity.
English II: We’re reviewing the elements of fiction, looking at model text, and writing our own collaborative micro-fiction.
Thanks for a great second six weeks! I am available for tutoring after school today and those Reading Counts points need to be in.
Mr. Bromberg's World of Language Arts 