We discussed the Brobdingnag section of “Gulliver” and how it applied to the essay assignment.  We spent the remainder of the period revising the essays.

HOMEWORK:  Revise the essays for Thursday.

WHAT’S NEXT:  “A Modest Proposal”

We reviewed chapters 19-31 and took the quiz on those chapters.

HOMEWORK:  Do unit 9 (pp. 98-103) in vocab book.  Continue reading in novel (finish by Monday).

WHAT’S NEXT:  Finish the novel and discuss the symbolism of the river.

We took the quiz on Chapters 19-31 in Huck Finn today.

HOMEWORK:  Do all exercises for Vocabulary Unit 9, pages 101-103.

WHAT’S NEXT:  Finishing the novel.

We talked about column writing today.  We read some handouts on what makes an effective column and read an example about gum stuck underneath desks.  Students made a list of the things which annoyed them about other people and we talked about developing columns from those lists. 

HOMEWORK:  Write a column (1.5 to 2 pages word processed)

WHAT’S NEXT:  Revising columns.