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Semester Test Review

Here it is....Semester 1 Review.

The one posted previously linked to Pre-AP English 10...sorry!

This one should be similar to the hard copy you had. I had to recreate as the one you have is saved on the computer at school.

Monday, Dec. 14

Our last week!

Today's Menu:

1. The daily announcements.
2. Writer's Notebook: Does The Crucible fulfil its title? Reflect, respond...then turn in your Writer's Notebook. (topic list here)
3. The Crucible = a Test...literally!
4. Work on project.
5. Review for semester test. Ooooppss...posted wrong link! Will correct shortly! Thanks, Madeline!

Deadlines:

• Semester test: Wednesday, 1A.
• Project due: Thursday, 8:00 AM
• Blogs due Friday, 8:00 AM

Thurs/Fri: Dec. 10-11

Yes, it's cold outside!

Today's Menu:

• Announcements
• Quiz over Act 3
• Read Act 4.
• Test on The Crucible and vocab on Monday!
• Semester Test Review...I'm working on that. Will post it very soon!

DUE next week:

1. Blog posts
2. Writer's Notebook
3. Song list with rationale and cd cover for The Crucible
4. Semester Test = 20% of your entire grade for this semester!

Tues/Wed: Dec. 8-9

Please click here for today's announcements.

Writer's Notebook:

• 1A: Please see previous post for topic.

The Crucible:

1. Quiz over Act 2 and vocab.
2. Read Act 3.
3. Work on project and character wheel.

Fri/Mon: Dec. 4 & 7

Good morning!

Here are today's announcements.

Writer's Notebook: Review the first page of this handout and this article about our Navy Seals and reflect on this question in your writer's notebook: When is torture a "good thing"? (Grammar question: why is the question mark outside the quotation mark?)

The Crucible

1. Vocab quiz.
2. Read Act 2...complete for next time.
3. Assign Vocab list 2...quiz next time!
4. Reminder: be working on your character wheel and your song list.

Wed/Thurs, Dec. 2-3

Today's Announcements.

Today's Other Read...reader's theater. Check out who is bullying whom!

The Crucible = a great test

1. Quiz over intro-pages 24!
2. Vocab...review lists 1 and 2. Quiz next time!
3. Assign parts and read.

Grammar Time!

• Review appositives. Write a sentence containing an appositive on your assigned character on this Etherpad.
• Today we shall discuss participials.