All the work and tests from Unit 1 should have been completed. Grades will go home on Wednesday!
If you have missed class Thursday or Friday and don't have your book at home, you can go to this web site, http://www.classicreader.com/book/1317/1/, and read "The Most Dangerous Game," the story we have been reading in class. We are about halfway through the story.
As you read, look for incidents and images that might be examples of foreshadowing.
E-mail Ms McCord at mccordl1@fultonschools.org if you need more details.

If you missed class today, you need to schedule an appointment to make up your timed writing.
Bring your copy of The Bedford Reader to class on Monday and Tuesday!
Additional upcoming excitement:
---Bring a rough draft of your personal narrative to class on Tuesday for peer editing.
---Test on Unit 1 - Colonial and Native American Lit - Thursday, Oct.7
---Final draft of your personal narrative - Friday, Oct. 8
---Bulletin boards and presentations for Unit 2 due on Tuesday, Oct. 12, and Wednesday, October 13, respectively.

You will have a quiz tomorrow on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Most Dangerous Game," and the vocabulary words from each story (pages 5 and 17). You may find the text of "The Cask of Amontillado" at this site: http://www.literature.org/authors/poe-edgar-allan/amontillado.html. You can find the text of "The Most Dangerous Game" linked to Friday's web entry.

Bring the first draft of your personal narrative to class tomorrow (Tuesday). You'll also need your copy of The Bedford Reader.
You should be preparing for your test Thursday on Native American and Colonial Literature and the personal narrative (Equiano, Smith, and Bradford as well as Dillard, Alexie, Orwell, and White).

If you missed today's quiz on "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Most Dangerous Game," see Ms. McCord to make it up.
Tonight's homework is to finish reading "Gift of the Magi." It's on page 523 of your text, but if you don't have your book with you, you can read it here: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/short-stories/resource/3427.html.
BE SURE TO HAVE YOUR TEXTBOOK IN CLASS TOMORROW!

You do NOT have a unit test on Thursday. Instead, expect a portfolio-based seminar assessment next Tuesday.
Tomorrow, you do not need to bring EITHER book to class. (!) We'll read and annotate another personal narrative and organize our portfolios for next week's check. Bring all your written work from this unit: notes on the student presentations, written responses to the narratives we've read, your timed writing, etc.
And, most important, your personal narrative is due Friday.
See you at coffee house!

Today we worked in groups to understand the short story "The Necklace.' If you were absent, finish reading the story before class tomorrow. If you don't have your book at home, you can find the text here: http://www.bartleby.com/195/20.html

Your personal narratives are due TOMORROW (Thursday) at the beginning of class. If you are not at school, please email your essay to mccordl1@fultonschools.org or send it with a sibling or neighbor. Include all drafts and the peer editing sheet we completed in class on Tuesday.
The following items will be due next Tuesday when you turn in your portrfolios:
---Your scored timed writing (Sherman Alexie)
---Your notes on
**group presentation
**John Smith / Virginia
**William Bradford / Plymouth
**Olaudah Equiano / Slave trade
---Your annotated copies of Annie Dillard's "The Chase," David Sedaris's "Me Talk Pretty One Day," and any notes you took on Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant."
In addition, in class on Tuesday you will write a short reflection on specific pieces we studied that exemplify the contrast between appearance and reality.
Unit 2 presentations will be given on Wednesday, when class will be shortened after the PSAT.

IF YOU WERE ABSENT ON FRIDAY, EMAIL YOUR PERSONAL NARRATIVE TO MRS. McCORD IMMEDIATELY: mccordl1@fultonschools.org.

You have lots to do over this lovely 3-day weekend:
--1. Gather together all the components of your portfolio [annotated copies of "The Chase," "Indian Education" (your timed writing) and "Me Talk Pretty One Day"; notes on the student presentation that began the unit, Equiano, Smith, Bradford, and Orwell; your multiple choice samples on the Kiowah grandmother and the desperate fate of the English language; and anything else that you generated in response to the material in Unit 1]. On Tuesday you will write a brief reflection on the components of the unit and their relationship to our overarching concept of the difference between appearance and reality.
--2. Use the materials from your portfolio to prepare for a seminar on Tuesday in which we discuss these questions:
*****How is our understanding of culture and society constructed through and by language?
*****How did the expectations of the "New World" conflict with reality?
*****How do our personal experiences shape our view of others, and how does the language we use influence that interaction?
(Yes, my perceptive scholars, those are the Essential Questions of the unit.)
PSAT Wednesday followed by student presentations on Unit 2!
Enjoy your holiday.

On Tuesday you will have a quiz on "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Necklace." You should have your study guides at home to use as you prepare, but be sure to bring them back to class on Tuesday for a grade. If you don't have your textbook at home, check the web site entries over the past few days for links to the two stories.
You will also have a notebook check on Tuesday, so be sure to bring everything you need to class with you.
Enjoy your holiday!

Tonight you are to read the short story "The Interlopers." You should have the guided reading packet with you so that you can answer the questions as you read. If you do not have the packet at home, you can read the story here: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Inte.shtml. Tomorrow, the schedule will be different, Remember to report to advisement first, then to 4th, 5th, and 6th for lunch, and finally to 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 8th. In our shortened class period, we'll discuss "The Interlopers" and begin to read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
YOUR NEXT TEST WILL BE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, OVER THE SHORT FICTION WE HAVE READ.

We will have a short class tomorrow because of the PSAT in the morning. Groups will be presenting the introduction and overview of Unit 2, "Writing a Revolution." You will NOT need to bring either book to class.

Class was short today, but we managed to read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." If you missed class, or if you want to reread the story, you can find it here: http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=100. You'll be writing about this story and "The Interlopers" in class tomorrow, so be sure you understand them both.

We'll finish up the Unit 2 presentations tomorrow and discuss the Five Canons of Rhetoric and the CDW format. You will need your Bedford Readers for a book check, so it's essential that you have YOUR Bedford Reader! On Friday, we'll have a similar check for your red US Lit books.

Bring YOUR textbook to class tomorrow (Friday) for a book check that has been mandated by the administration. We'll use those books to read "The Scarlet Ibis."
Remember: Test Tuesday on the short fiction unit.

Book check! Bring both of YOUR books to class with you, and then prepare find out what it feel s like to be in the hands of an angry God.

In class we read "The Scarlet Ibis." You may review the story here: http://209.184.141.5/westwood/academ/depts/dpteng/L-Coker/VirtualEnglish/Englsih%20I/English%20Ia/scarlet_ibis.htm.
Study for your test on Tuesday:
"The Cask of Amontillado"
"The Most Dangerous Game"
"The Gift of the Magi"
"The Necklace"
"The Interlopers"
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
"The Scarlet Ibis"
Elements of fiction: plot, conflict, character, theme, setting, etc.
Questions? Email Mrs. McCord at mccordl1@fultonschools.org.

If you didn't have your textbooks in class today, be sure to bring them on Monday.
On Monday, we'll finish discussing "Sinners..." and move on to the political rhetoric of Paine and Henry, so the American Lit textbook will be needed.
If you're caught up, you have no homework over the weekend!

Test tomorrow over all short stories. Use your review sheets to prepare.
Questions? Email Mrs. McCord at mccordl1@fultonschools.org before 9:00 tonight, or come to G59 for a study session in the morning.

Patrick Henry today;
Thomas Paine tomorrow.
Comparison essay / seminar / assessment yet to be determined on Wednesday.

Seminar tomorrow! (Henry, Paine, Franklin). If you need the text of Franklin's address, follow this link: http://www.usconstitution.net/franklin.html. You should have the text for Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine in the class handouts for thd past couple of days. If you need them, follow these links: Henry - http://www.history.org/almanack/life/politics/giveme.cfm, and Paine - http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/crisis/singlehtml.htm.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will complete the final part of your Unit 2 test - the essay.
BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS. You may use it as a reference in writing your essay.

Today we finished taking the test on Unit 2, Short Fiction. If you missed either part of the test, you need to schedule a time to make it up by the end of this week.
Tomorrow, the counselors will be speaking to the class, so you do not need to bring your textbook.
On Friday, we will begin reading Fahrenheit 451.

Bring your copy of Bedford Reader to class on Thursday!
If you haven't read Paine, Henry, Edwards, or Franklin, be sure to do so before class tomorrow.
Finally, be able to explain the illustrations on pages 129, 131, 153, 160, 186, and 189 in terms of their persuasive techniques and effectiveness.

Interesting conversation today. Plan your rebuttals and be prepared for Round #2 tomorrow.
Meanwhile, you will not need either book tomorrow. The angels need a break.
No homework!

Thanks for your attention today during the counselor's visit.
You will not need to bring your textbook to class tomorrow---or for the next few weeks---since we'll be reading Fahrenheit 451 for a while.

Bring the sample multiple choice questions to class on Monday so that we can finish discussing them.
HOMEWORK: In The Bedford Reader, read the essay on pages 532-535 (These are the RIGHT pages----the ones listed on the board are WRONG!) and jot down some discussion points in response to questions 3 and 4 under "Questions about Writing Strategy" on page 536.

Today we began reading Fahrenheit 451. Please be sure that you have read pages 3-14 (3rd period) or pages 7-18 (8th period) before class on Monday. You might want to be prepared for a quiz!

Before class on Tuesday, be sure that you have read the first 2 assignments (3rd period - pages 3-24; 8th period - pages 7-28) of Fahrenheit 451. You should also have written down the following vocabulary words and their defnititions and parts of speech:
hearth - salamander - kerosene - luxuriously - prior - compress - hypnotize - marionette - thimble - distill.
You will have a quiz on Section One (The Hearth and the Salamander) on Monday.

The Bedford Reader needs to come to class again tomorrow. When we finish debating the moral and practical significance of cheating, we'll move on to the Civil Rights movement. MLK's"I Have a Dream" and "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" will round out our week.

Today's QuickWrite asked you to explain what Montag reveals about himself when he uses the phrase "Once upon a time." (Third period, you'll find this reference on page 34; Eighth period, you'll find it on page 38.)
In class we discussed the significance of Clarisse's family and her relationships with people her own age, Mildred's leisure time activities, and Montag's fear of the Mechanical Hound. Then we read the section assigned for tonight: 3rd - pages 35-48; 8th - pages 39-52).
Quiz on Section One, The Hearth and the Salamander, on Monday!

Seminar tomorrow on "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." Written prep counts 50%.
You need to bring with you a proposal for a project on persuasive rhetoric, if you are going to exercise that option.

Quiz Monday on "The Hearth and the Salamander," Part 1 of Fahrenheit 451.
There will be a review session Monday morning, G-59, from 8-8:30. Come by if you have time.