Monday April 4, 2016

English 9- Today we took notes on writing expectations for 4th quarter. We reviewed the part 2 TKAM test.  I assigned the vocab for the week and we began looking at the "Epic Hero Cycle" to prepare for reading The Odyssey.  Here is the vocab for the week:

•Formidable

•Ravage

•Profusion

•Adversary

•Guile

•Rancor

•Abominably

•Ardor

•Tumult

•Rapine 

Here are the notes we took about writing expectations:

•ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS use complete sentences and complete thoughts

•Don’t use too many indefinite pronouns! (It, Its, he, she, they etc.)

•Don’t use “I” in academic writing

•Don’t make huge jumps in content—consider the reader has not read the text before

Areas of opportunity for writing assessment:

•-Answer the entire prompt or question!!

•No late work! (I can make exceptions for exceptional circumstances.)

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•Keep up with me!

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•This is the last quarter to prepare before you move on to English 10. Make sure you apply yourself!

Use the resources I make available to you!!!