Tuesday, April 19, 2016

April 19, 2016: Today in Class



B1 10th Lit/Comp

  • Independent work, due at end of class today, late = 0 (exception: absent students)
    • P. 248 Practices A and B (skip the Reading and Writing Applications)
    • Write a 3-paragraph response to p. 249 “Writing to Sources”
  • You may listen to music, but do not talk. If you have a question, ask me, not your neighbor.


B3 American Lit

  • Turn in Friday’s homework assignment (“Choose a word or phrase in English…”)
  • Read and discuss p. 1296-7 and Background Video as class
  • Read and discuss p. 1299-1307; Discuss p. 1307 #1-4 as class
  • Begin in class today, finish for homework (due Thursday): In both literature and life, stories are shaped by the points of view of those who tell them. Write a new version of “Antojos” from the point of view of one of the men who changes Yolanda’s life.


B4 Creative Writing

  • This week’s theme: Ethical grey areas
  • Mentor text: “Generation Plagiarism”
  • This week’s assignment: 800 words on the theme of ethical grey areas; genre of your choice
  • Agenda:
    • Tuesday: Mentor text, discussion, begin this week’s assignment
    • Thursday: Work session for this week’s assignment, due at 3:00 PM Thursday, late = 0