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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

October7th

Ok, so maybe I'm not in love, per se, with Gretchen but you've gotta admit, she is as alluring as a collage-person can be.

Please use this page to help review your work in my English class and check on assignments, due dates, and interesting posts from your teacher!

English 8
-quickly reviewed similes and antonyms from last day
-learned about metaphors
-reviewed the theme of the video "The Lump"
-examined a piece of writing and discussed the way to improve it (informal versus formal writing)
-students began working on their paragraph assignment which is due on Oct. 8th: Discuss the theme of the video "The Lump"
- word of the week is: Complacent - to be pleased with yourself, often at the expense of remaining aware.
ex. The Oilers' goalie was so complacent in the game that his error cost his team the victory.

English 12
-reviewed The P-List -- the checklist of writing tips to use when crankin' out your literary writing
-reviewed what would be on the test on Oct. 8th.
-worked on the two paragraphs that are due on Oct. 8th