January 9-13

This is your only five-day week in January.  This week, we'll gear up for our last quiz, review with the Study Guide, and look at two important historical passages: The Declaration of Independence and Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech.

MONDAY: Journal warm-up.  Finish Rhetorical Analysis terms activity from Thursday on Study Guide.  Time on laptops to read comments on rough drafts of The Grapes of Wrath essays and revise them into final drafts. Drafts are due by Friday night, January 13, at 10:00 p.m.

Due: Read Chapters 17 and 18 of Huckleberry Finn. Be able to access your rough draft of the Grapes essay.

Homework: Handwrite the 9 logical fallacies with definitions next to each on the Study Guide.

Continue working on final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY: Journal warm-up.  Current event topic with outline, just like Part II of the final.

Due: Handwrite the 9 logical fallacies with definitions next to each on the Study Guide.

Homework: Study for quiz.

Continue working on final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.


FRIDAY: Journal warm-up.  Quiz covering vocab, grammar and Huckleberry Finn reading up through Chapter 18.  The persuasive language in Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech. View speech.  If time, story round group activity with the 35 words on the vocabulary sheet.

Due:  (by the evening) final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.

Homework: Continue working on final draft of Grapes of Wrath essay if necessary; due to Turnitin.com by Friday night, January 13 at 10:00 p.m.

Study the Study Guide.

Enjoy the holiday on Monday, January 16
for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! 
See you on Tuesday.