October 31, 2012

Enjoy the Carnival!!

9-12 English -Complete:  Take home vocab test; Have your completed suspense story
Turn in questions on   "Three Skeleton Key"


Writing Assignment:

•Write a story that shows suspense.

•Chose a title that grabs the audience.

•Make your first sentence hook the reader – ask a question, make a powerful statement, create an exclamation

•Use vivid specific language – nouns, verbs, adjectives

Write with a purpose - what emotion or feeling are you trying to convey?

¨ Challenge “The Fall of the House of Usher”

¨ Pages 473-494

¨ What is the mood of the story?

¨ Who is the narrator – first person or third person?

¨ Descriptions – house, Usher’s appearance-

  9-12 History  

 Continue research on  Andrew Carnegie and Bill Gates - compare them as businessmen and philanthropists


 6-8 English:
Complete Vocabulary

Rough draft of suspense story

6-8 US History

Complete 3.4 Reading Guide

No this day/current events test