Mrs D. Boyd-English II Honors & BCA

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Go Blaze!
 
Mrs. Donna Boyd
 
 
 
 
 

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Sept 25-28

Unit 2 Vocab:
Review exercises and graphics
Quiz Tues-study Quizlet (see link below)
 
Read/notes "The Interlopers" pgs 428-434
Complete 2 worksheet notes
Group Analysis poster & presentation

Friday, Sept 22

Complete Unit 2 Vocab Antonyms-all
Unit 2 vocab quiz Tuesday
Rice Test Corrections (2) DUE
Quizlet-review vocab!

Wednesday, Sept 20

Unit 1 Skills Test:  Setting, Mood, Plot (review pgs 28,30)
Unit 2 Vocab: 8 graphics/Synonyms (all)

Tuesday, Sept 19th

Late Narrative Essays Due
Charter notes pg 176,178
"The Veldt" Socratic Seminar-discussion and notes DUE
HW:  Unit 2 vocab, CS exercise 1-9
 

Thursday, 14 Sept EARLY DISMISSAL

1.  Review grammar WB pg 298
2.  Classwork-complete 3 NRI grammar practices
3.  HW: Narrative essay due Fri.  +5 quotations and +5 Unit 1 vocabulary; MLA format +2 pages required
 
FRIDAY-Narrative essays due-read and share

September 18, Monday

1.  Turn in late narrative essays and reflections
2.  CFA #1-see Edlio-"Dorian Gray" & "Frankenstein" passages
3.  Read "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury-write 5 discussion questions and copy 2 relevant quotations for Socratic Seminar notes to be presented on Tuesday
4.  Unit 1 Plot, Setting, Mood test on Wednesday-see textbook pgs 28, 30 for review
 
PDF for "The Veldt"

BLOCK Sept 12,13

1.  Register for No Red Ink and complete the quotation assignment
2.  Type and MLA format the Narrative Essay-DUE Friday!
 

Narrative Writing-Writing a Story 

Task:  

Choose a short story and write either a sequel, a flashback, or an alternative ending.  Use +5 lines of dialogue and +5 Unit 1 Vocab words.  You may alter the POV!  The story must be 2 complete pages in MLA format-maximum 3 pages.  DUE FRIDAY!   

The story must have a beginning, middle, and ending and incorporate details from the original story.  Stay true to setting, mood, characters, and problem. 

Choose One Topic:

"There Will Come Soft Rains"-flashback

Harrison Bergeron"-alternative ending

"Searching for Summer"-sequel 

BOLD +5 Unit 1 Vocab-ADULTERATE 

HELP!!!  HOW DO I START MY NARRATIVE????

Begin with a direct quotation 

Begin with a description of the setting and create a mood Begin with a line from the text