Language Arts:
Today we took notes on Essay Introductions: 1. Lead 2. Thesis 3. Preview
We completed a Materials Check.
We received our tag board & instructions for our Book Report on the Science Fiction novel that we are reading.
Yale and Princeton peer-edited their Hunger Games essay drafts.
We corrected our "Paraphrasing" exercise on the Gettysburg Address.
We took an assessment using our skills at characterization to determine three characteristics of Abraham Lincoln and cited evidence from our readings to support our choices.
Homework:
1. Memorize portion of the Gettysburg Address (due 11/13/14)
2. Book report (Pop up setting); summaries and titles of our 15 sections due 11/10/14
3. Rewrite of introductory paragraph of our "Clothing" essay due 11/10/14
4. Study for test on our five base words: frag, frac, credere, lum/lumin, dict on 11/10/14
5. Continue working on your Hunger Games essay final draft (due 11/13/14)
*****Note about Lincoln Characterization Assessment
I will give all those who did not finish during class 5 to 10 minutes at the beginning of class on Monday to finish. Harvard, you do not have to come in early on Monday.
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