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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

ENGLISH 7
It’s In the Bag speeches: Kaitlyn, Tom, Preston, Simone, Seth, Ella
Began popcorn reading in literature textbooks, Two Kinds by Amy Tan, p.16. If not finished in class, finish reading for homework. The worksheet is due Thursday.
Third Wish questions were checked in. Paste or tape in notebook.
HW: Weds: Planner check ; Finish reading Two Kinds
And speeches: Allie, Merritt, Eva, Colton, Emely
Thurs: Mugshot week 2 and speeches: Marcos, Richard, Abby P., Abby E., Aidan; Two Kinds worksheet
Fri: Spelling Unit 3, exercises p. 23, 1-20, misspelled word 5X each
Novel check-- one-fourth through novel.
Speeches: Jimmy, Cassius


ENGLISH 8

The insanity trial of the murderer in The Tell-Tale Heart. Half of you are the prosecutors, and the other half are the defense attorneys. We will complete his trial on Wednesday and Thursday. You have to find the evidence to defend or convict the narrator, using quotes from the story to support your claim. First on your own, and then in groups be ready to present.
I get to be judge and jury. You will have more time on Wednesday to work on this.
Finish plot diagrams for The Tell-Tale Heart.
HW: Weds. Fill out your prosecutors or defense attorney’s “case.”
Thurs: Written defense/prosecution
Fri: One quarter through mystery novel; first set of reading guide questions complete. Will there be a quiz?

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Sebastopol, CA
After many years as a newspaper reporter and writer, a job that I was lucky enough to love, I got my English teaching credential, hoping to pass on to kids how to find their unique voice and clearly communicate what they think and feel. Public school educated in Philadelphia, college in New York City (Barnard College), transferred to and graduated from UC Berkeley in English and received a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. Yay, my son, my student in 8th grade, is now a Cal alumni, too, a 2017 graduate with a degree in computer science, now working at Google (You Tube) as a product manager. William Faulkner is one of my favorite writers, as well as Anne Lamott, Langston Hughes and many of the nighttime, satirical comedy shows. On my top bookshelf sit Nobel Prize winning writers Toni Morrison and Orhan Pamuk, along with friends who have won Pulitzer Prizes in journalism, who started writing in junior high or in writing groups in Sonoma County. Go public education in California!

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