Friday

In Class
We had 30 minutes to finish our Controlling Idea essay. We then signed out a book we had previously read (or hadn't, but which we really wanted to read) for our winter break homework.

Homework
In order to best prepare for the Critical Lens essay (and also because reading is fun) you are picking a book which you have read before in a high school class. You are rereading it analytically. Now that you know the plot, you can concentrate on the writing style and analyze how the author develops the themes, characters, setting and conflict. You will read for 30 minutes each day (Yes, you can skip the holidays if you so choose!) and record what you noticed while reading on the sheet. When you've finished, fill out the back of the sheet. This sheet is due on Monday for ALL students.

Note: We'll have single periods from now on AT LEAST until the Regents exam.