Sunday, March 02, 2008

The assignments below are due on the dates shown.

March 3/5
Bring Elements of Style for review in class.
Descriptive essay: Describe a person in your house from an unusual point of view. Make the description meaningful (Example: your infant brother viewing your father; your cat viewing you, etc. The writing can be funny and will obviously be told first person).
Wizard of Oz, Chapter 17.
Journal 3x
March 10/12
Memorize assigned poem.
Read The Shining Company to the chapter titled “The Golden King and the Three Hundred”
Wizard of Oz, Chapter 18.
Journal 3x.
March 17/19
Begin Fifteen Year essay. Students who wrote this essay in a previous year will receive a new topic.
Read The Shining Company to chapter
Wizard of Oz, Chapter 19.
Journal 3x.
March 24/26
Spring break
March 31/April 2
Rough draft of Fifteen Year essay due.
Finish The Shining Company.
Wizard of Oz Chapter 20.
Journal 3x.
April 7/9
Fahrenheit 451.
Wizard of Oz quiz.
Journal 3x.
April 14/16
Fahrenheit 451.
Final draft of essay due.
Journal 3x.