On Thursday, students began working on a reading guide for the Edgar Allen Poe short story, “The Masque of the Red Death.” The Masque of the Red Death

On Friday, we talked about the short story (students will turn in the reading guide on Monday). We also discussed prepositions and your parts of speech test on Monday. Here is the study guide for that: Grammar Test Study Guide You will also have some vocabulary words from this semester on that exam!

Finally, students completed an analysis of some Ebola-related political cartoons. Ebola Political Cartoons

We discussed the Hot Zone reading guide 2 in class today, as well as the article and multiple choice questions that we started yesterday. Homework for tonight is the Hot Zone reading guide 3. The Hot Zone Reading Guide 3 We also went over conjunctions in preparation for the parts of speech test on Monday – see the board for copies of those notes.

I will be at a training tomorrow (Thursday, November 11). Please turn in your homework as usual to the substitute. During class, you will be reading the Edgar Allen Poe short story, “The Masque of the Red Death.” You will turn in that reading guide on Monday.

We had some good discussions about the beginning of The Hot Zone today! Next, students began reading an article about how Ebola affects empathy (we’ll finish that tomorrow). Homework is the second reading guide: The Hot Zone Reading Guide 2

We took our Hot Zone 2 vocab quiz today. If you were absent, please come make it up during Friday’s lunch tutorials.

We also began The Hot Zone, one of my favorite books ever! Tonight you need to do your first reading guide: The Hot Zone Reading Guide 1

Today we talked about Percy Shelley’s famous poem, “Ozymandius.” Ozymandius Students will use the poem to write their last short answer response (due Monday). Dracula Chapter 27 SAR

Please make sure to study for your Hot Zone 2 vocab quiz on Monday!

Also, students may watch the black and white version of Dracula and complete this chart for extra credit: Dracula Film Extra Credit. You may also rewrite your SARS, under certain conditions: Dracula SAR Revision. I just want to emphasize – I need to see substantial revisions, including both changes based on my comments AND changes based on what you have learned. If you submit revisions that are essentially the same, you will not receive credit.

Today students wrote short answer responses in class for a major grade. If you were absent, please come make them up tomorrow (Friday) during tutorials.

Homework is just to read Chapter 27 of Dracula!

Also, you will NOT need your computer in class tomorrow.

Today we read a poem by Lord Byron called “The Giaour” and answered some critical reading questions: The Giaour.

Tomorrow, students will be writing two short answer responses in class for a major grade. Here is the sheet with the readings that the questions will be over: Dracula In-Class SARS

Also, please make sure that you bring your laptop on Friday and that you have a Google account!

We talked about adjectives and adverbs using the following PowerPoint – Parts of Speech Presentation – Adjectives. There was no homework beyond your scheduled reading – Chapters 21 and 22.

Today we continued looking at Dracula: Dead and Loving It. There is no SAR tonight, and your reading is abridged: you only need to read pages 213 to 218 of Chapter 19 and pages 230 to 235 of Chapter 20.

We began today by reading an article about the characters of Seward and Renfield and answering some multiple choice questions: The Zoophagous Maniac. Students will use that article in writing their short answer response this weekend: Dracula Chapter 18 SAR. Please make sure that you read Chapters 17 and 18 over the weekend. Have a good Halloween!