Honors Classes

Research papers are due on or before March 9th for White day and March 10th for Green day. If you are sick that day, please send the paper with another student or have it dropped in my mailbox.

Gifted

Look up the definition of Concrete Poems. Look for examples.
Study for your vocabulary quiz!

Tuesdays with Morrie

Hello you little avid readers...on to our next novel, Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom. The critical reading questions that we will be answering and discussing in class can be found at the following website: http://www.randomhouse.com/features/morrie/guide.html

Oral Book Reports

Oral Book Reports for Second Nine Weeks! On Monday and Tuesday, we will be going to the library to check out a new novel to read for your oral book report. Criteria are the same as last time: Novel must be more than 150 pages, if you have a novel at home that you want to read, you must bring it to class Monday or Tuesday.

For the report itself, you will be required to speak about your novel for at least 3 minutes, but no longer than 5

Provide title and author

You must summarize

Give book's theme

Personal reflection

Green days will give their reports starting on December 16, White days start on December 17.

Ralph Ellison Critical Perspectives

Read the articles found on this website by Kaiser and Corry :
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/ellison-main.html

Do you know your words??

This game allows you to challenge your knowledge of the English language. Test it out and post your scores in the comment section!!

http://codebox.no-ip.net/controller?page=misc.QuizCommonWords

Ralph Ellison-Invisible Man

Hello, gifted children...please view the following link in order to gain insight into Ellison's life. He was a highly acclaimed, yet criticized writer, and I believe you will find both him and his book interesting.

www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/1914-/lit/ellison.htm