I returned the college application essays, and we discussed comma usage and compound sentences.

Following that, we completed our one minute drill for Hamlet, Acts I and II.

HOMEWORK:  Make revisions on essays and choose and explain five commas in your essay.

We examined one of the ballot questions from the Commonwealth of Mass. and discussed how important it is to be able to read effectively.

Following that, Nick read us another post from Thunder6, and we talked about his attitude toward his superiors.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading in The Kite Runner. 

We corrected our quizzes on “Beginnings” looking for the answers in the book.  We also discussed one of the ballot questions and explained how important it was to know how to read effectively.

HOMEWORK:  Vocab definitions.

We discussed the story generators and talked about our next story ideas.  After that we looked at Leigh Ann’s article on the projector.

HOMEWORK:  Develop ideas for the next set of articles.