Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Another unseasonably warm day in October!

APees: Hamlet, Act II--analysis and reflection. If you are resubmitting your Macessays I really need them ASAP, and www.turnitin.com has been updated to reflect the new deadline. All I need is your original essay handed back in and the updated version loaded to the site. If you have technical problems, e-mail the new essay to hilleyj@ocps.net OR hilleyj@gmail.com.

Gifted English II: Vocabulary Mastery Test, followed by a reading of "Top of the Food Chain" by T. Coraghesson Boyle. Reminders:

  • 1. CMC is due next Wednesday; the test is Thursday, October 1.
  • 2. You will also have an analytical essay assigned to you next week on CMC.
  • 3. Your next novel is Candide by Voltaire; I strongly suggest you go ahead and get a copy. Barnes has several available through their Classics division or you can check one out of the public library; you can also access the text for free through http://www.literature.org/authors/voltaire/candide/
  • Each chapter is very brief.
  • 4. The first Author of the Day presentations will be on Halloween; check with me to confirm your presentation date.