The extra credit option is due the last week of the six weeks on Monday, February 15th.  Here are the instructions.  Here is a sample using Hester from The Scarlet Letter supporting her preferred candidate.

Here are the Quizlet flashcards to study for tomorrow's test:

Tone Voc 3 & 4


Don't forget to read through Chapter 139  and to finish the two handouts by Friday.


Emojis are due tomorrow.


 

1st Semester Exam Review

Literary/Rhetorical Terms 

Grammar Terms

Persuasive Techniques

Tone Vocabulary

Timed Writing today on fear.

Here's "The Raven" assignment I gave out today.  You have an extra credit option you can complete either by Friday for 20 points or Monday for 10 points.

We listened to this song today.  Tomorrow we will use the lyrics to practice rhetorical analysis, so start thinking about PURPOSE and STRATEGIES.  What strategies can you identify so far.

Here's the generic prompt we will use for all rhetorical analysis questions:

Carefully read ______.  Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the rhetorical choices the writer makes to develop his argument about _________. Support your analysis with specific references to the text.

Mini-Benchmark and pre-writing for tomorrow's timed writing took place today.

Timed Writing today on adversity.

Extra credit posters due today.

The Scarlet Letter Chapter 19 analysis due today for retest option.

Top 10 Spookiest Errors Terrorizing English Classes

Fragments  Fragments 
Comma Splices
Fused Sentences
Faulty Parallel Structure
Subject-Verb Agreement
Pronoun Agreement
Unclear Pronoun Reference
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Possessive Pronoun Errors
Comma Errors