WHEN THE BELL GOES OFF YOU ARE TO BE QUIET AND BUSY BEGINNING THE FOLLOWING WRITING ASSIGNMENT:   THANKS!

Journal prompt: Find three examples from the book of dialect. By this, I mean find three examples of things that people in the story tell that we wouldn't say in our 2014 world of Salem, OR. For example, Jim says 'gwyne for "a going to" which is another way of saying "I'm going to."
First write the three words or phrases.
1.
2.
3.
Then tell me how those words and phrases improve the book.
1 paragraph


VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet Huck Finn deck
Quiz on last week's words
Words for this week (quiz Friday)



Notebook:
1. Journal entries
2. Notes
3. Grammar
4. Poetry, etc.

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AUDIO version of Huck Finn

Thursday

Review vocabulary for Friday
Journal: Describe your favorite character--1/2 page minimum
Review names
Homework: Read chapters 5,6, and 7
Write four quiz questions--2 for chapter 6 and 2 for chapter 7
      From now on, you will write two questions for each chapter that is assigned to you. Keep these     questions in your notebook.
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Tuesday

Review vocabulary for Friday
Review names
Discuss chapter 3,4
Homework: Read chapters 5,6
Write four quiz questions. From now on, you will write two questions for each chapter that is assigned to you. Keep these questions in your notebook.
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Monday, September 15

Huck Vocab
Quiz chapters 1,2
Discuss book
Review chapters 1,2
HOMEWORK: Read chapters 3,4 for TOMORROW
VOCABULARY FOR HUCK FINN: Quizlet Huck Finn deck
Reading time

September 10

Today:

1. Finish memorizing "I Saw a Man"

Hand in your paragraph and I'll hand it back at the end of the period

2. Review names of all classmembers

3. Quiz over names and poem

4. Check out Huckleberry Finn.

HOMEWORK: Read chapters 1 and 2!!!!!!  Note: Students who don't read get low grades

4. Continue with reading pre-assessment if you haven't finished question 23.


I saw a man 
     by Stephen  Crane

I saw a man pursuing the horizon; 
Round and round they sped. 
I was disturbed at this; 
I accosted the man.    [accost=to approach with intent to talk]
"It is futile," I said,       [futile=impossible to do]
"You can never -- " 

"You lie," he cried, 
And ran on. 

Your assignment is to write one long paragraph telling me the message of the poem.

When you have finished, exchange with your neighbor. The neighbor must then find a specific example from the poem that is referred to and then underline the sentence(s) that explains the significance

September 9

You work in the personel department of a garbage company and that you are writing a letter to your boss recommending that the boss hire one of two candidates. You will read through their resumes and then do a lot of thinking before you decide which candidate the boss should hire. Keep in mind what kinds of things a boss would be concerned with, because you will want to focus your ideas there. This is all about persuasion. Be clear, logical, and convincing.

Garbage Man Persuasive Essay
Your Assignment can be found at the following link: Garbage Man Essay

Essay due today at the first of the period.
Class debate. Divide into teams and prepare to debate according to the following format:
2 minutes to read a paper that makes a strong case for your candidate
4 minutes to ask the other side questions that will trip them up and make their candidate appear to be an inferior choice
1 minute to sum up

Welcome to American Literature!

Welcome to this class! My hope is that years from now, when you look back on your time spent in this room, that you will be able to see that you learned some skills that really help you in your life. I'd say that reading is the single most important skill a person can learn, and writing is a close second. Critical thinking is third, and your skills in all three of these areas will be sharpened this year.

To start the year, I'm going to have you pretend that you work in the personel department of a garbage company and that you are writing a letter to your boss recommending that the boss hire one of two candidates. You will read through their resumes and then do a lot of thinking before you decide which candidate the boss should hire. Keep in mind what kinds of things a boss would be concerned with, because you will want to focus your ideas there. This is all about persuasion. Be clear, logical, and convincing.

Garbage Man Persuasive Essay
Your Assignment can be found at the following link: Garbage Man Essay