Monday, September 23, 2013

Week of September 23 to September 27

Journalism
Students will submit articles for first issue of the Spartan Spectrum by Wednesday 9/25. Once articles are submitted from additional writers, journalism students will work as a class to edit all articles prior to design and layout.

Advanced Writing
Students will revise and edit initial drafts of the Picture's Worth a Thousand Words paper and resubmit the second draft on Monday 9/30. Students will begin developing outlines for the Ordeal by Cheque project. The Ordeal project will not be due until Wednesday 10/16, but smaller assignments will occur within that time period.

English 10
Students will finish reading "Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" and will continue the unit by reading "A Problem." Students will be assigned a writing prompt about the value of literature, but the assignment will not be due until Wednesday 10/2. Vocabulary 2 Homework will be due Thursday 9/26 with a quiz to follow on Friday 10/4.

Honors English 10
Students will continue a discussion on varying levels of symbolism. Additional stories will introduce the idea of individual v. universal symbols.Vocabulary 1B homework will be due Thursday 9/26 with a quiz to follow on Friday 10/4. The Masque of the Red Death perspective paper due dates have been extended until Monday 9/30.