5th week's lesson 2/26 - 3/2 - 2007

This week we are working on a comparison and contrast essay on "A Dream Deferred" and "Dreams" by Langston Hughes. The writing prompt for freshmen in the district is also comparison and contrast, and you will be doing that in May. Also this week we start Romeo and Juliet, remember if you have questions Miss Howard and I will be here to help you.

Monday 2/26
1. Poetry Journal Due (absolute deadline)
2. Collect other poetry
3. Review Vocabulary 11 Test and do corrections (homework)
4. Read and discuss "Theme for English B"
5. Read "Writing about a Poem" (homework)

Tuesday 2/27
1. Vocabulary Bee
2. Work on and write compare and contrast essay on Hughes poems (homework)

Wednesday 2/28
1. Spelling Bee
2. Finish first copy of essay and type it.
3. Read Romeo and Juliet pages 982 and 988 (homework)

Thursday 3/1
1. Practice Vocab Test
2. Edit essay and retype (homework)
3. See Shakespeare Six O’clock News

Friday 3/2
1. Essay due
2. Idiom Test
3. Read and discuss Shakespearean drama

Please keep up with your reading.