tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52255803024996274162024-03-13T07:52:12.581-07:00Block F Honors English 4Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-13170650354588609072017-05-19T11:36:00.002-07:002017-05-19T11:36:09.144-07:00Friday, May 19<i>Downton Abbey</i>.<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-51151571914470709962017-05-18T13:56:00.003-07:002017-05-19T11:35:48.592-07:00Thursday, May 18By special request: watched <i>The Sponge Bob Squarepants Movie</i>.<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-75601453695250394132017-05-17T12:43:00.002-07:002017-05-18T13:55:44.381-07:00Wednesday, May 17Overview of final exam.<br />
Extra credit point to those who return their texts by or on the day of the exam.<br />
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Watched <i>Downton Abbey</i>.<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-82306585190255866772017-05-16T10:33:00.001-07:002017-05-17T12:42:37.756-07:00Tuesday, May 16Gave all the answers to the questions on the final exam.<br />
All of them.<br />
And you missed it.<br />
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Ha!<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-54905585099392418302017-05-15T11:15:00.002-07:002017-05-16T10:32:29.281-07:00Monday, May 15Finished watching film of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest </i>on film.<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-70313326164131566442017-05-12T11:38:00.001-07:002017-05-15T11:14:54.144-07:00Friday, May 12Finished watching Act 2 of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest </i>on film.<br />
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Read Act 3.</div>
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-36725300788489594912017-05-11T11:42:00.001-07:002017-05-12T11:36:35.588-07:00Thursday, May 11<div style="text-align: left;">
Quiz on <i>The Importance of Being Earnest </i>vocabulary.<br />
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Finished reading Act 2 of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>.<br />
Began watching Act 2 on film. <br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b> </b></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-82913823579312350112017-05-10T10:54:00.000-07:002017-05-11T11:41:25.203-07:00Wednesday, May 10<div style="text-align: left;">
Choice of reading or vocabulary study.<br />
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Continued reading Act 2 of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>. (Read 40-52).<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b> </b></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-47886407037783012832017-05-09T12:36:00.002-07:002017-05-09T12:36:30.904-07:00Tuesday, May 9<div style="text-align: left;">
Choice of reading or vocabulary study.</div>
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Return of AP Calculus students.</div>
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Began watching season 1, episode 1 of <i>Downton Abbey. </i><br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b> </b></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-2588920563695762072017-05-08T11:25:00.002-07:002017-05-10T10:51:09.487-07:00Monday, May 8<div style="text-align: left;">
Silent reading.<br />
COLLECTED last weekly reading log.<br />
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Began reading Act 2 of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>. Now on page 40.<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b> </b></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
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<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-60435882594804035372017-05-05T12:28:00.004-07:002017-05-08T11:24:21.036-07:00Friday, May 5<div style="text-align: left;">
Choice of reading or vocabulary review for warmup.</div>
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Watched Act 1 of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest </i>on film.<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b> </b></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
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<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-20599007737621168422017-05-04T12:34:00.001-07:002017-05-05T12:28:00.366-07:00Thursday, May 4<div style="text-align: left;">
Choice of reading or vocabulary review for warmup.</div>
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Finished reading Act 1 of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>.<i><br /></i><br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b> </b></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
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<b><b> </b> </b></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-36501405501285736792017-05-03T12:57:00.001-07:002017-05-04T12:33:23.918-07:00Wednesday, May 3<div style="text-align: left;">
Choice of reading or vocabulary review for warmup.</div>
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Began reading Act 1 of <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>; now on page 21.<i><br /></i><br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b> </b></b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
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<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
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<b><b> </b> </b></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-78719572377486498052017-05-02T12:36:00.003-07:002017-05-03T12:55:52.636-07:00Tuesday, May 2<div style="text-align: left;">
Restoration and 18th Century Literature vocabulary quiz.</div>
Silent reading.<br />
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Introduced <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary unit.<br />
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PowerPoint notes on <i>The Importance of Being Earnest</i>; signed out copies of the play.<i><br /></i><br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b><br />
<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
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<b><b> </b> </b></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-14562775784198662722017-05-01T12:04:00.003-07:002017-05-02T12:33:08.025-07:00Monday, May 1<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>Reminder: Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!</b></div>
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Students read section on Voltaire and "Before You Read" in textbook (617-618).</div>
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Silent reading.</div>
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COLLECTED weekly reading logs. <br />
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Read and discussed excerpt from Voltaire's <i>Candide</i> (619-622).<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b>TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature vocabulary quiz.</b></b><br />
<b><b><b>THURSDAY, May 11: <i>Importance of Being Earnest</i> vocabulary quiz.</b> </b></b><br />
<b>MONDAY, May 8: Final Reading Log due today.</b><br />
<b>THURSDAY, May 25: Final Exam. </b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b><b> </b> </b></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-68720899691366328902017-04-28T11:12:00.001-07:002017-05-01T11:57:40.304-07:00Friday, April 28<div style="text-align: left;">
Homework check: "translations" of excerpted heroic couplets
(597--600). <br />
Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study, or work on Pope. <br />
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Discussed translations, corrected misunderstandings of couplets.</div>
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COLLECTED "translated" couplets.</div>
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<br />
Read and discussed introduction, notes, and excerpt from "An Essay on Man" by Alexander Pope (601).<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b>TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz </b> </b></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-83309411660747533652017-04-27T11:16:00.002-07:002017-04-28T11:10:28.129-07:00Thursday, April 27<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>HOMEWORK:
Read intro material on Pope, as well as excerpted heroic couplets (597--600). "Translate" each of the ten excerpted couplets into modern English.</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study, or work on Swift or Pope (if absent and catching up, or caught up and ahead).<br />
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Groups shared their notes on "A Modest Proposal" (582--589).<br />
Groups completed DEJs with 2 quotes each to illustrate "logical" appeals, emotional appeals using animal imagery, and "ethical" appeals where the author attempts to frame himself as "virtuous."<br />
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Groups reported to the class.<br />
COLLECTED one DEJ per group for a grade.<br />
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DUE DATES<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b>TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz </b> </b></div>
</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-12451847106054640682017-04-26T10:34:00.001-07:002017-04-27T11:17:01.778-07:00Wednesday, April 26<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>HOMEWORK: Read intro material on Jonathan Swift (579--581). Finish reading "A Modest Proposal," marking with Post-it notes examples of "logical" appeals, comparisons of children or the Irish with animals, and places the author portrays himself as virtuous/ethical.</b><br />
Choice of silent reading or vocabulary study.<br />
<br />
Introduced Jonathan Swift and upcoming group Double entry journal assignment.<br />
Began reading "A Modest Proposal" (582--589). </div>
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br /><b>TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due by midnight.</b></b><br />
<b><b>TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz </b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-60832556713158984912017-04-25T09:39:00.001-07:002017-04-26T10:29:07.971-07:00Tuesday, April 25<div style="text-align: left;">
<i>Short class today due to early release schedule. </i><br />
<b>HOMEWORK: Read intro material on Jonathan Swift (579--581).</b><i> </i><br />
Reading quiz on the introduction to The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century unit (559--578).<br />
<br />
Choice of silent reading, vocabulary study, or work on final revisions for <i>Macbeth</i> literary analysis essay. </div>
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br /><b>TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due by midnight.</b></b><br />
<b><b>TUESDAY, May 2: Restoration and 18th Century Literature Vocabulary Quiz </b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-73397612028869166282017-04-24T13:14:00.003-07:002017-04-25T09:37:07.172-07:00Monday, April 24<div style="text-align: left;">
<b>HOMEWORK: Read introduction to The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century unit (559--578). Be prepared for a reading quiz! </b><br />
Silent reading.<br />
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.<br />
</div>
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Students took notes on PowerPoint introduction to Restoration/18th Century literature.<br />
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br /><b>TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due by midnight.</b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-10498630012985404882017-04-13T11:37:00.000-07:002017-04-24T13:12:33.670-07:00Thursday, April 13<div style="text-align: left;">
<i>This class short due to special assembly schedule.</i></div>
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Students continued revising drafts to final draft form.Individual students requested 1:1 writing help from Ms. Bishop.</div>
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br /><b>TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due by midnight.</b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-48298725122109724872017-04-12T11:44:00.003-07:002017-04-13T11:35:46.364-07:00Wednesday, April 12<div style="text-align: center;">
ENGLISH 4, HONORS</div>
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Writers' groups wrapped up discussing rough draft essays on <i>Macbeth</i>.<br />
Students began revising drafts to final draft form.<br />
Individual students requested 1:1 writing help from Ms. Bishop.<br />
</div>
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br /></b>MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due.<br />
<b><b>TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due by midnight.</b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-58382646317075289342017-04-11T10:44:00.002-07:002017-04-12T11:43:08.809-07:00Tuesday, April 11<div style="text-align: center;">
ENGLISH 4, HONORS</div>
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<i>This class short due to fire drill.</i> <br />
Writers' groups began discussing rough draft essays on <i>Macbeth</i>.</div>
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br /></b>MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due.<br />
<b><b>TUESDAY, April 25: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due by midnight.</b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-29095634723103651062017-04-11T10:17:00.000-07:002017-04-11T10:42:40.303-07:00Monday, April 10<div style="text-align: center;">
ENGLISH 4, HONORS</div>
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<i>This class taught by a sub in Ms. Bishop's absence</i>. <br />
Silent reading.<br />
COLLECTED weekly reading logs.<br />
<br />
Students continued work on MLA literary analysis essays on <i>Macbeth</i>. </div>
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br />MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due.</b><br />
<b><b>THURSDAY, April 13: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due (tentatively).</b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225580302499627416.post-17470575758233673312017-04-07T13:10:00.005-07:002017-04-11T10:16:02.272-07:00Friday, April 7<div style="text-align: center;">
ENGLISH 4, HONORS</div>
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Students confirmed they could see shared rough drafts through Google Docs.<br />
<br /></div>
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Continued work on literary analysis essays on <i>Macbeth</i>.<br />
Writers' groups postponed until Monday; rough drafts are due on that day. <br />
Students shared current drafts with Ms. Bishop.</div>
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<br /></div>
</div>
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DUE DATES</div>
<b><br />MONDAY, April 10: Rough draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due.</b><br />
<b><b>THURSDAY, April 13: Final draft <i>Macbeth</i> analysis due (tentatively).</b> </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0