October

__ English1Agenda october __ 4 Narrative and 2 Descriptive non fiction essays: ** William Least Heat Moon ** -//A List of Nothing in Particular// __  Vocabulary due Oct. 9 __ Lesson 3 and 5 pictionaries—50 points minus errors and missing pictionaries 1 Flashcard—10 points CUP 3 quiz—points TBA-CUP 3 quiz Oct. 15 ** __Literature__ ** (6 non fiction essays) __For each AACC, type the name of the essay and writer, then include the abstracts and CCs on one document__ 6 annotations—(60 points-10 points each)-You will be turning in your annotated essays for points 6 abstracts—(60 points-10 points each) 6 contextual connections—(60 points-10 points each) Due dates for AACCs: 1 on Oct. 9, 2 more on Oct. 15, and the remaining 3 on Oct. 23  ** __Writing__ -see link NDessays for instructions ** Personal narrative short essay—50 points and linked to your wikispace as “Narrative Essay” Due by Oct. 29
 *  A.  ** ** Common Usage Problems ** **(CUP 3)**- Study words linked on my wiki
 *  B.  ** ** Vocabulary lesson 3 **
 *  C.  ****  Literature **
 * George Orwell- **// Shooting an Elephant //
 * Lars Eighner ** -//Dumpster Diving//
 * Sylvia Plath ** **&** **Jack Kerouac**-selected journal entries from Plath and and selected excerpts from Kerouac from his novel //On the Road//
 * Laurence- **// Where the World Began //
 * Leonard- **// The Only Child //
 *  D.  **** Writing-see topics and instructions on my wikilink: NDessays **
 * __CUP__ **

Personal descriptive short essay—50 points and linked to your wikispace as “Descriptive Essay” Due by Oct. 29

__** WIKI **__ Add 1 school-appropriate video clip to your home page—15 points due Oct. 29 __Oct. Blog-__Open the October Agenda link and click on the Discussion Tab (top of screen). Under Subject, click on OctBlog. Post your comments on the question Mrs. Clark posted.—25 points-due Oct. 15

Visit the school newspaper website: [|www.tinyurl.com/altahki]. Read any two stories and submit a comment on each one. Comments can be to suggest improvements, suggest story ideas, disagree with the article, etc. Comments should be roughly 3-5 sentences long. Post by Oct. 15
 * __HKI Online__**

__Calendar __- Quarter 1 ends Oct. 29 College Day Oct. 28-seniors miss periods 1,2 SEOPs TBA (miss half class) No school Oct. 1, 2, 5, and 30 :)