To Kill a Mockingbird

This week English 10 will be starting the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. On Tuesday they got 12 vocabulary words over chapters 1-2 which they will be quized over on Friday. We started reading Chapter 1 in class and will continue that tomorrow. During this unit, homework will be required in order to keep up with the class. On Wednesday, students have an assignment due in which they will be infering the setting of the story through the inaugural address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Students will also need to complete the study guide for chapters 1-4 as we read the story.

Creative Writing will be starting their short stories on Thursday. I will post the requirements on Thursday after giving the assignment. On Wednesday students will be turing in a dialogue exercise.

Modern Media is about to finish their film unit and having a test on Friday. Wednesday in class we will be watching a video called Mickey Mouse Monopoly about the way that the media industries work.