Monday, October 26, 2009

Today may be a hard day for some of you; Ms. McMillen has an announcement to make regarding the passing of a BHS student that has been on the news. His name was Brandon W. and his car flipped just off of Michigan early Saturday morning. If this young man was a friend of yours, or if one of the other students involved in the accident is a friend, and you are distraught, please know that resources will be in place to help you tomorrow all day. Please come see me before class if this upsetting news is particularly jarring to you and I will direct you to the appropriate office--or escort you personally if necessary.

Unfortunately, we still have business to attend to, even in the face of tragedy. Hence, our schedule for today:

Gifted English II: Discuss "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker and prepare to make the transition into our next unit--horror in literature! I hope that you will find this interesting. The Author of the Day project list should be filled out by now, but I will still be presenting authors this week until we end the quarter. Today's author is the great, terrifying HP Lovecraft.

APees: Hamlet, Act I, scene ii soliloquy analysis, followed by (if time) Act I quiz. MacPapers are due by 3 p.m. today and tonight on www.turnitin.com. If you are having trouble logging in, you can e-mail me a Word attachment and I will upload it for you. Please send your paper by midnight Monday at jennifer.hilley@ocps.net and face no penalty.