B1 10th Lit/Comp
- What makes an argument effective?
- As a class, read and discuss “Keep Memory Alive” by Elie Wiesel (p. 232-6)
- Independently or with neighbors, do p. 237 #1-7 (Everyone needs to turn in their own answers, even if you work with neighbors)—due at end of class
- Homework: Read p. 238 and do Practice A and Practice B
B3 American Lit
- Readings of “The Rockpile” scripts
- JFK’s Inaugural Address and from “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- As a class, read and discuss p. 1102-1112
- Independently, do p. 1113 #1-10
- Homework: Finish p. 1113 #1-10
B4 Creative Writing
- This week: Poetry
- Mentor texts: “Ritual Acts”, “The Way I read a Letter’s—this—”, “Sonnet 130”, “Her Kind”
- This week’s assignment: Write a 4-poem series: 4 separate poems that all go together in some way—they could tell a story, be on the same theme, present the same event from four different perspectives, etc.
- Agenda:
- Friday: Readings of this week’s assignment
