Monday, October 6, 2014

October 6

VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet deck. CLICK HERE ON THIS HUCK FINN DECK! --->Huck Finn deck<-----CLICK HERE      
Words for this week: commence, temperance, abolitionist, contrived, gaudy, pensive, aristrocacy, histrionic, muse, benefactor, pious,  disposition, impudent, remiss, insurrection

Listen to recording of chapter 17
Huck Finn online AUDIO version of Huck Finn to listen to chapters 20 and 21 tonight.
HOMEWORK: chapters 20 and 21 tonight








HOMEWORK (not due until Wednesday night at 11:59) : As you recall, you all posted (or will tonight!) a link to an article on a social issue similar to those found in Huckleberry Finn. I have put each one of you in groups (see bottom), and your job is to:
  • Read all of the articles (3) found there and to 
  • make an entry of at least 200 words discussing the issue. 
  • Be sure to refer to at least one specific example from each of the articles you read and to agree or disagree with what the author is saying and share some of your own thoughts. 
  • To clarify whose posting is which, at the beginning AND end of what you write, you will need to put your full  name in all caps and in brackets, like this:

[JIMMY SMITH] "I think that the issue of ___________ has seriously affected America and that each one of us needs to ____________________" 
[JIMMY SMITH] 

[NEXT PERSON] Blah, blah
and blah.
[NEXT PERSON] 

6th Period Groups
Group 1 Nick, George Stephen, Erika (click)
Group 2 Hannah, Dalton, Jackson (click)
Group 3 Daniel, Olivia, Chandler (click)
Group 4 Marcos, Rui, Austin (click)
7th Period Groups
Group 1 William, Robbie, Dylan (click)
Group 2 Josh, Victoria, Jules, Alison (click)
Group 3 Abbey, Daniel, Makaela (click)
Group 4 Jorge, Shannon, Gemma (click)

No comments:

Post a Comment