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Independent Reading Review of The Crucible Continued watching the film adaptation of The Crucible Completed Act III of the film and summarized/discussed events and symbols within the play HOMEWORK: We will complete viewing and discussion of the film on Monday. USATestprep is due; DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! American Literature
Independent Reading Voice Lessons: Diction (Larkin) Students continued watching The Crucible, summarized events and continued taking notes in preparation for their upcoming Persausive Essay American Literature
Independent Reading Warm-up: What if...? Wednesday: What if you were accused of something you did not do (and faced significant jail time) would you lie on a good friend to save yourself? Would you go to jail? Reviewed and summarized Act I of The Crucible
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Independent Reading Warm-up: Voice Lessons - Diction Continued watching The Crucible film HOMEWORK: Your USATestprep assignments are live and due over the coming weekend. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! American Literature
Independent Reading Students reviewed the four (4) Prompts for their upcoming Argumentative Essay (details to follow this week):
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Unit 11 Vocabulary Test Continued reading Act I of The Crucible American Literature
Independent Reading Voice Lessons - Diction (Angelou) Complete The Crucible guided notes (1st & 2nd block) Began reading Act I of The Crucible
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Independent Reading Voice Lessons - Diction (Steinbeck) Watched "25 Disturbing Facts About the Salem Witch Trials" video Intro to The Crucible with Guided Notes American Literature
Independent Reading Completed Advertisement Project Presentations (if necessary) Review of CEI paragraph structure (Claim-Evidence-Interpretation) Students practiced constructing a CEI paragraph using one of the textbook questions on "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Students then were assigned a timed-writing prompt: What is Jonathan Edwards' purpose in writing his sermon? How does he use rhetorical appeals within the sermon? American Literature
Independent Reading Unit 11 Vocabulary quiz 1st & 2nd Block began their Advertising Project presentations 4th Block:
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