Friday, March 26, 2010
Vacation assignment
Enjoy your Spring break! Over break, select an independent reading book, and read at least 25 pages. Develop one journal entry (of your choice) based on your reading.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Weekly update: Looking ahead to the week of March 15
The second draft of your college essay is due Friday, March 19
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Weekly update: Looking ahead to the week of March 8
By Thursday, March 4, you should be up to date on reading chapters 1-4 of The Great Gatsby. There will be an exam on March 8. Please keep up with journals (1 for each chapter) and annotating with post-its whenever you feel inclined to do so.
Next Friday, March 12, the second draft of your college essay is due.
Next Friday, March 12, the second draft of your college essay is due.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Weekly update: Looking ahead to the week of February 8
On Friday you will have a vocabulary and Greek and Latin roots test:
Greek and Latin roots: Duc- Fug
SAT words: laconic, idiosyncrasy, halcyon, obsequious, kismet, bombast, gratuitous, recondite, redolent, grotesque, obloquy, savant, bucolic, onus
Greek and Latin roots: Duc- Fug
SAT words: laconic, idiosyncrasy, halcyon, obsequious, kismet, bombast, gratuitous, recondite, redolent, grotesque, obloquy, savant, bucolic, onus
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Weekly update: Looking ahead to the week of February 8
Hello students!
I'm very excited about this upcoming semester. This week, your Huck Finn papers are due. I'm truly looking forward to reading your essays!
Looking ahead: selected students from this class will be invited to join us at the 92ns street Y on February 24 to see John Banville/Colum Mc Cann read. This week, the coordinator will be joining us to explain this event a little further.
We are about to begin reading one of my favorite books ever: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald!
Over break you will do a little reading, as well as work on the first draft of your college essay.
This coming Friday, you will also have an SAT vocabulary/Greek and Latin roots test.
Please remember to organize your notebook and let's work on developing our note-taking skills!
Notebook checks will occur weekly
Remember: you can always email me your drafts; I'd be happy to "track changes" and annotate your pieces.
I'm very excited about this upcoming semester. This week, your Huck Finn papers are due. I'm truly looking forward to reading your essays!
Looking ahead: selected students from this class will be invited to join us at the 92ns street Y on February 24 to see John Banville/Colum Mc Cann read. This week, the coordinator will be joining us to explain this event a little further.
We are about to begin reading one of my favorite books ever: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald!
Over break you will do a little reading, as well as work on the first draft of your college essay.
This coming Friday, you will also have an SAT vocabulary/Greek and Latin roots test.
Please remember to organize your notebook and let's work on developing our note-taking skills!
Notebook checks will occur weekly
Remember: you can always email me your drafts; I'd be happy to "track changes" and annotate your pieces.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
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