11th Grade Honors English - Sept. 18-22

Monday - Quiz on Twain's "Life on the Mississippi"; Puritan cultural values/Puritan Plain Style explained; Bradford's narrative excerpt assigned
HOMEWORK - Finish reading Bradford's narrative and answering comprehension questions for tomorrow

Tuesday - Discussion of Bradford's narrative (evaluation questions); Narrative essay explained and assigned
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday, 9/25

Wednesday - Sample narrative essay reviewed in class; Tell vs. Show writing activity; Begin The Crucible introduction (if time permits)
HOMEWORK - Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday, 9/25

Thursday - Finish The Crucible introduction; Read the play's dramatic exposition (p. 563-566)
HOMEWORK - Finish reading p. 563-566 (if not finished in class)

Friday - Discussion of p. 563-566; Reading of p. 566-575 of Act I
HOMEWORK - Read to p. 575 (if not finished in class); Rough draft of narrative essay due Monday (be prepared for a peer review session by having a printed copy of the rough draft in class)