Weekly Usuals
Bring your big textbook, American Experience, to class next week.
A. SAT Grammar Concept: Dangling/Misplaced Modifiers
Here is a quick review exercise on the deadly dangling modifiers.
For those who can't find their sheet---here is a link to SAT exercises #4-8
B. Poetry wall theme of the week:
Our last week---Maya Angelou
C. Poetry Journal--plan for your recitation and complete the written analysis that will be your final journal entry. Be sure your poetry journal is thorough and complete. All journals due next week, so you may wish to make a copy of your poetry project analysis to consult.
C. Poetry Journal--plan for your recitation and complete the written analysis that will be your final journal entry. Be sure your poetry journal is thorough and complete. All journals due next week, so you may wish to make a copy of your poetry project analysis to consult.
Other Work
First round of poetry presentations will be next week. Know your stuff! ; )
Begin work on your final timeline segments following the instructions given in class.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/06/us/baby-boomer-generation-fast-facts/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z (Who knew? A whole Wikipedia article on your generation! There are marketers and academicians out there studying YOU! Note also that there are links to information on the other generations at the top, right sidebar)
Complete the following:
Read this short story:
"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, pp 1090-1098, answer the Critical Reading questions #1-6 on p. 1098 and questions #2 and #3 under Literary Analysis on 1099.
Read this essay:
"Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan, answer questions #1-6 on p.1177.