Grade 12

• Discussed the importance of using the tools we've gathered over the course of the year for writing a competent essay: The Seven Deadly Sins of Writng, reading your work out loud, having other people read your work, proofread/edit/rewrite. You always have the time to do this. Waiting until the night before the due date is not going to result in your best writing.
• Reviewed "The Language of the Birds", wrote an example intro paragraph for this story with a strong thesis statement. Discussed in groups.
• Began response paper. Due tomorrow.
• Group A journals due tomorrow.

Grade 10

• Went over quiz 2.
• Discussed the first half of chapter 10 in terms of plot, imagery and symbol transformation.
• HW: Finish chapter 10. Reading log. (Note: Reading logs will be checked tomorrow.)