Week of 9/20 - 9/24

English 11
Students will read Puritan literature in class (A General History of Virginia, Of Plymouth Plantation, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God) and may be responsible to review each as homework to have a general idea for discussion. Completed vocabulary definitions will be checked in notebooks on Friday, Sept. 24. Students will also receive rough drafts of Creation Stories and will begin revisions.

PSSA
Students will work on Measuring Up activities in class and will discuss reading comprehension strategies.

Practical Eng. 10
Students will continue short stories and will work on Poe's The Masque of the Red Death. Students will view video adaptations and will be required to create a visual storyboard. Time will be allotted in class; however, some students may need to complete the assignment at home if they do not finish during the class period.

English 8
Students will work with Parts of a Sentence, primarily subjects and predicates. Vocabulary 3 definitions, sentences and worksheet will be due Wed. Sept. 22.  The QUIZ will follow on Fri. Sept. 24. 

Journalism
Students will begin working in the Journalism notebooks and will continue recognition of newspaper terminology. Students will be required to locate different elements within a newspaper. This information will be test next week. Students are responsible for completing a Newsweek summary due Thurs. Sept. 23.