Rejuvenating. That's what my four days have been. I've napped, watched football, and even had the chance to read two books! I could get used to this. I hope you can say the same.
First quarter grades become official tomorrow afternoon. And with that, we start the second quarter. While this quarter will place a stronger emphasis on nonfiction writing, we first need to wrap up our Animal Farm unit. With that in mind, we'll spend most of Tuesday looking at "The Stalin Epigram", analyzing it on its own and tying it to the novel. On Wednesday you can expect an in-class timed writing over the two pieces. I might even throw a picture in the mix to spice up the writing (and the thinking) a bit.
I'm out of the class Thursday to meet with other language arts teachers in the building. It could be a good day to check out the Animal Farm film. If that is what we end up doing, you are going to want to take good notes; we won't watch a film unless we'll be writing about it after. Hint. Hint.
Once that is all concluded, there will be a wave of nonfiction articles. A nonfiction book we will be looking at together this quarter will be Warriors Don't Cry. You will all also be expected to read a nonfiction book of your choice (approved by me) outside of class. Yes, yes, there will be an assessment tied to the outside reading, don't worry. You can start thinking about/finding titles now, and I'll share more information on this in the near future.
You still have a nice looking day in front of you. Go out and enjoy yourself.
See you soon.
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