Culver's English 11, Honors English 9, and Creative Writing

april2016

No bellringers this week. We will be on the block schedule for AP Exam testing, so remember that. Today I will only meet with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.

1. Finish reading “The First Seven Years” by Bernard Malamud
2. Discussion/”Take Notes” section of the workbook
3. View short video of the story here.
4. Working on argumentative essay
5. Kibin Website
6. Is your topic a good one? 
7. Argument Essay PowerPoint

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• Bellringer: None
• Turn to page 267 in the workbook. Review  the literary analysis bold words: plot, exposition, inciting incident, development, climax, resolution, epiphany, rising action, falling action, foreshadowing, themes, summarize  Page 1026  
• Review the vocabulary from the story  “The First Seven Years”
  • diligence
  • illiterate
  • unscrupulous
  • repugnant
  • discern
• About Bernard Malamud—watch video and answer the video guide
• Bernard Malamud Video Guide
• Turn in
• Read and listen to “The First Seven Years”  (In the workbook)

1. Today we watched this generation gap video (ten minutes). Have fun and watch it if you missed it!

2. Then we discussed generation gap Guess Who/Bring parent pic when they were your age project (completely voluntary).

3. Quick blip of “Everyday Use” video

4. Finally, in the workbook, you are to complete the “Everyday Use” Take Notes section as well as the questions that follow. (Do not do the last question–essential writing.)

Today we finished reading/listening to Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and completed some of the questions in the workbook.

Today we wrote down the definitions from page 1310 before we read a little bit of Alice Walker’s short story “Everyday Use.”  We also wrote about examples of the “generation gap” that we have experienced.

AP Practice Exam Schedule