We watched some scenes from Act IV of Hamlet and discussed them.

HOMEWORK:  Read Act V.  Blog post is due on Monday.

We began with the following Type II, 25 line assignment:

Describe Baba and Amir’s escape from Afghanistan and explain what you learn about each person’s character.

I distributed a vocabulary list for the next section of The Kite Runner.

We spent the remainder of the class discussing Ch. 9-14.

HOMEWORK:  Continue reading and find the definitions for the vocabulary words.

We took the quiz on the Rowlandson reading and began working on our first formal essay of the year:

Compare and contrast the struggles and sacrifices Bradford and Rowlandson make in their pursuit of the American Dream.

We continued to work on the press conference articles.

HOMEWORK:  Story Generators are due on Monday.