Welcome back to school!

The fact that you are reading this post is a good indication that you are probably concerned about this class,  about your grades, and most importantly, about your education.

Today I distributed the course syllabus.  Please read it carefully with your parents.  Return the signed acknowledgement form no later than Friday.

You received a handout with the first chapter of The Scarlet Letter to read and annotate.  The back includes tips for annotations as well as your first vocabulary list.  You will have a vocabulary in context quiz tomorrow.

This list of words will begin your vocabulary log in your notebook.  You should include the word, the definition based on how it is used in the passage, and your own sentence using the word with context clues. Your quiz tomorrow will include some of those words and other words used in the passage which are not on the list.  The first four words on the list are not used in Chapter 1 but are important for your understanding of the novel and will be used in future chapters.

Yesterday I spoke to you briefly about the letter of introduction you will need to write.  Here you will find a sample letter with the specific instructions for yours.