Article of the Week OR Essay Progress

Goal: Complete the first Article of the Week for this new grading period. Or choose to do the AOW for homework and work on your essay instead.

Agenda: 
Read
Reading progress update
Article of the Week
OR
Finish your essay on "Cask of Amontillado"

Tell me about your reading: 
Reading progress update HERE.


Article of the Week: 

• Go HERE to access your article. I'm sending you to the Newsela home page. 
• It is UP TO YOU to choose the article you'd like to read today. 
• Be sure to include the title and author in your response. 
• Write a two paragraph response in your English Journal (the frame to the right is for your first paragraph). 
• First paragraph = summary,   Second paragraph = your thoughts/opinions

OR

Finish your Poe/Laughton essay: 

• Last week we spent four days of class time on this essay, but if you still need more time and/or help, you could decide to do the article of the week as homework and use our class time today to work on your essay. 
• The complete draft of your essay is due before school tomorrow. 

Check Powerschool 

• Check your Powerschool. Your first 6 week grades for this semester should be done. 

Reminders:

1. A COMPLETE draft of your Poe/Laughton Essay is due Tomorrow before school. Be sure you have all of your paragraphs completed including an introduction and conclusion. 
2. Book #8 should be finished by FRIDAY.