Week of 9/8-9/12

Period 1: Photos for school pictures will be taken during  class on Tuesday, 9/9.

Questions for the short story "Harrison Bergeron" are due Tuesday, 9/9. Reading "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton Wednesday (in-class) and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe Thursday (in-class). Questions for "The Cask of Amontillado" are due Monday. Grammar quiz retake will be on Tuesday 9/16.


Period 2: First essay due Tuesday, 9/9. Beginning unit on Descriptive/Example writing. Homework due Monday: Read "Silk Parachute" and "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" and for each, write down the dominant impression (thesis) idea and analyze the use and effectiveness of descriptive techniques we have discussed.


Period 4: Photos for school pictures will be taken during  class on Tuesday, 9/9.

Short story "The Lady or the Tiger" with questions is due Monday, 9/8. Other stories that will be read this week include "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, (annotation due Tuesday 9/9 regarding wording/language and elements of a fairy tale to be found in the story) and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe on Wednesday. Grammar quiz retake will be on Friday 9/12.


Period 5: First Reader Response due on Monday ("Why We Tutor"). We will be discussing the article, your responses, and continuing the discussion from Friday. Tuesday you will need a piece of writing as we are going to be discussing and acting out the parts of peer editing. "What is Good Writing" Reader Response due Thursday. Thursday we will begin our first writing assignment. Due Friday: Prewriting for personal narrative "History of Myself as a Writer."


Period 8: Photos for school pictures will be taken during  class on Monday, 9/8.

Questions for the short story "Harrison Bergeron" are due Monday, 9/8. Questions for the short story "Harrison Bergeron" are due Tuesday, 9/9. Reading "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton Wednesday (in-class) and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe Thursday (in-class). Questions for "The Cask of Amontillado" are due Friday. Grammar quiz retake will be on Tuesday 9/16.

“Lady or the Tiger” Questions

 
1.      What is behind the door in the end? Defend your answer.

2.      Who or what is the cruelest in this story? Defend.

3.      What qualities of fairy tales are used by this story?