Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Comp I:  After vocab practice, we will learn about Order of Importance:  Most to Least and Least to Most.  You will write a paragraph using on of those two organizational styles.  Read Chap 10 in Mockingbird  and answer your questions.
CIS College Comp:  Read The Catbird Seat,” p. 223 and “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders,” p236
1.      What do these two essays have in common?  Make a general statement and then explain your answer.
2.    What is similar in the way both of these men handle their unique situation in life? 
3.    Describe how the tone in these two essays is different.  Explain your answer with support from the text.
Myths & Tales: We are looking at symbolism and reading "Arthur Gains Excalibur."  Answer the discussion questions.Young Adult Lit:  Today is a MAKE-UP day on all Pigman work.  Also, find a song that you would like to use for our next poetry project.  It needs lots of figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) in it.