ENGLISH 7

Completed spelling Unit 3.

Novel progress check in #1

Reviewing characterization and character traits.  “Two Sides of Me.” Use colors in your drawings. Models. Due Tuesday. Will work on rough draft in class on Monday.

ENGLISH 8

QW:  “I thought that I was justified in telling rather less than I knew, since no practical good reason could result from it, but with you there is no reason why I should not be perfectly frank…” (Periods 2 and 4)

“It was a fantastic moment. Afterwards, more than one of those present remembered that moment”... (Periods 5 and 6)

The verdict delivered. You did great job saving the narrator's life and sending him for help, or convicting him. The four classes were evenly split between innocent and guilty. Congratulations!

Checked in & discussed questions on Section 1 of your novel. If you were absent or are handing in late, show your work to me on Monday, along with surrendering one late slip.

Next: A perfectly wonderful character paragraph. Get your body paragraph correct and the rest of the essay  is so easy to do!

Short review with handouts of basic paragraph, highlighting topic sentences.

*Assignment: write a one-paragraph character study on the villain in The Tell-Tale Heart. You can start working on it now and get a lot done. We will continue to work on rough drafts on Monday in class, with two peer edits. Final draft will be due on Tuesday.

Use character map/chart and textbook  The Tell-Tale Heart to find quotes and back up ideas, with direct passages (quotes) and page numbers. Evidence to support your argument.