AGENDAS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2009

DEAR STUDENTS,

I SHALL SPARE YOU THE DETAILS OF MY MALAISE. PLEASE CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF YOUR GUEST TEACHER. HE IS A PRO.

ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM:

I AM SORRY I MISSED YOUR MEETING ON FRIDAY. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING ACQUAINTED. PLEASE CONTINUE TO READ THE ORIGINAL TEXT AND ANNOTATE IT FOR FIGURES OF SPEECH, RHETORICAL DEVICES, AND OTHER TRICKY ITEMS IN THE TEXT.


ADVISORY:

1. TWO STUDENTS SHOULD BE CHOSEN AND GIVEN PASSES TO CHECK THE SECOND FLOOR HALLWAY FOR TRASH.

2. CONTINUE TO REVIEW GOOD STUDY AREAS AND GOOD STUDY HABITS.

3. PLEASE GET STARTED ON YOUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT. AT THE VERY LEAST, YOU SHOULD BE DECIDING ON WHAT IT IS.

4. IF THERE ARE MATERIALS IN MY MAILBOX FOR YOU, MAKE SURE YOU GET A COPY. IF THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE, PLEASE DO IT.


AMERICAN LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION:

1. CONTINUE TAKING PARTS IN THE CRUCIBLE. MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO SHOW THE PROPER EMOTION AND VOICE TONE FOR THE ROLES YOU TAKE.

2. AT THE END OF EACH ACT, PLEASE REREAD THE TEXT AND MAKE YOUR SAY/MEAN/MATTER NOTES. IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PHOTOCOPIES, YOU MAY USE YOUR OWN PAPER.


EXPOSITORY COMPOSITION:

1. WRITER'S CHOICE: READ "PERSUASIVE WRITING" ON PAGES 306 THROUGH 309.

2. YOU MAY DO THIS IN GROUPS OR READ INDIVIDUALLY. EACH GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A SAY/MEAN/MATTER SHEET FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A GROUP, YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN SHEET.

3. READ AMY TAN'S "MOTHER TONGUE" AND RELATE IT TO YOUR SAY/MEAN/MATTER PAPERS.


FIAT IUSTIITA ET RUANT COELI!