English III Final Review Writing Assignment
22 May 2008
Instructions: Choose one of the following topics and compose a multi-draft, 1-3-1 essay responding to the question. You must show all of your work and demonstrate that you went through all five steps of the writing process (including brainstorming, rough draft, revising and editing, and final draft) [...]
Bellringer:
What was the last book you read and actually enjoyed? What would you say to get others to read it?
Today:
We reviewed the story ”Winter Dreams” (on page 587 of the Elements of Literature textbook – see posts from March 24 and March 25) and started working on our summaries of the story.
Classwork:
Write a one page [...]
Today in class we took a general knowledge quiz and discussed the New York Times article attached below. For those of you who would like to test your family and friends, I have posted the complete quiz.
When did the American Civil War take place? a) 1776 b) 1861-1865 c) 1898 d) 1939-1942
When did Christopher Columbus [...]
Today in class I handed out progress reports. They are current through the Walt Whitman assignment. There will be a make-up day at the end of the nine weeks for those missing assignments. I will let you know what day next week in class.
Students in 2nd period took the test you missed yesterday. Those of [...]
Today in class … there was no formal lecture on account of the Florida Writes test and our bell schedule being revised.
1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 7th periods participated in various spelling bees, grammar contests, and literature trivia games.
4th period watched the movie verison of The Princess Bride, a book written by William Goldman.
EXTRA CREDIT [...]
