Wednesday, August 31

HONORS AMERICAN LIT

Introduced current vocabulary unit on Quizlet.
Discussed some central questions for thinking about any literature:

• Whose stories are being told?
• Who is telling those stories?
• Whose stories are not being told?

Began notes on The Tempest.
ASSIGNED PACKET ON THE TEMPEST FOR TOMORROW!

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Tuesday, August 30

Created folders, reviewed syllabus for the course.
Introduced class blog.
Distributed weekly reading log forms; explained the role of independent reading in the course.
Students created or signed into Quizlet accounts for vocabulary work, and joined this class on Quizlet.
Signed out textbooks.

DUE DATES

First reading log due Tuesday, September 6.
First vocabulary quiz Friday, September 9
Signed syllabus and movie form due Friday, September 9.

Syllabus and Movie Permissions

You may download a copy of the syllabus here.
You may download a copy of the movie letter here.

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