Here's what's ahead in our week in English class. Ninth graders are continuing on in The Red Badge of Courage, focusing on Figurative language. They are also learning about symbolism in literature and learning strategies for identifying symbolism when they encounter it as they read. They will learn about other figurative language, such as allusions and euphemisms, with practice coming through IXL standards.
Tenth graders are learning about the Russian author Anton Chekhov and his unique approach to endings in fiction writing. We will learn three types of endings used by Chekhov, reading a short story with an example. We will also start learning some research writing skills for an upcoming research paper. We have focused heavily on the reading knowing that we would shift to writing soon. Tenth graders will have IXL standards due for homework this week in conjunction with that.
All students have a book report on March 8. This should be on a self-selected book at their independent reading level that they are reading at school and at home. Have a great week!
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