Essays were due today.  We watched the beginning of the Keira Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice.

HOMEWORK:  Test on Pride and Prejudice on Monday.

We continued to work on layout.

HOMEWORK:  Story Generators due on December 5.  New articles due on December 8.

Essays were turned in today, and we watched the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley.

HOMEWORK:  Test on the novel on December 2.

We finished discussing the Quintana poetry.

HOMEWORK:  Essays are due on December 1.

With Google Docs up and running again, we were able to read all the articles and continue with the layout.

HOMEWORK:  Work on new articles and story generators.

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We continued watching The Last of the Mohicans film.  There will be a quiz following the film.

We had our last one minute drill and discussion of Pride and Prejudice.  We continued to debate its status as a “Great Book”.

HOMEWORK:  Essays are due on Wednesday.

We read some poems by Leroy V. Quintana, a Vietnam veteran.  Students analyzed them individually, identifying speaker, tone, meaning, literary devices, etc.

HOMEWORK:  Complete the analysis of the poems.

Articles were due today.  We shared them and worked on layout.

HOMEWORK:  Revise articles.

We began watching The Last of the Mohicans today.  For a guide to the film, click here.  Students should be taking notes in preparation for an open note quiz on the film at its conclusion.

HOMEWORK:  Review movie notes.