The Week of May 26

We will finish the Animal Farm discussion this week & conclude the unit with an in-class writing. Once completed, you will choose your literature circle book & complete the reading of it for next Friday (don't panic...they are not long novels!). We will begin the film Osama next week. You can begin preparing for exams by looking over the Greek and Latin root lessons. You had three packets -- Lessons 1 & 2, Lessons 3 & 4, and Lessons 5 & 6. These Greek and Latin roots will be on the exam because they are important in preparing for SATs. You may also want to look over the literary terms we have explored and discussed this year. We discussed many while reading Romeo and Juliet, All Quiet on the Western Front, The House on Mango Street, and Animal Farm. Besides these two things, we will discuss the requirements for the thesis paper you will be writing on exam day during the week of June 8. Enjoy the week! ~Mrs. Hatler

The Week of May 18

Monday, May 18: Chapters 7 & 8 due
Wednesday, May 20: Chapters 9 - end due

We will be having a Socratic Seminar and an in-class writing on the novel. I will provide you with the dates for both of these activities in class. I want to see when we are finished with the group presentations. Next week we will be starting our literature circle novels and viewing Osama.

Assignments for the Week of May 11

Animal Farm Reading Assignments:
Please read Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech by clicking on the following link before Wednesday's class: http://www.mlkonline.net/dream.html .
Due Wednesday, May 13 -- Chapters 1-3
Due Friday, May 15 -- Chapters 4-6
Due Monday, May 18 -- Chapters 7 & 8

*Reminder: All Quiet on the Western Front test is on Monday, May 11. Letter assignment is also due on Monday, May 11.