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The blogger is back....sorry for my month of absence.....getting back to school and coaching varsity volleyball took over my time.

Quote of the Week-August 30, 2010

"For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is."--Goethe

Quote of the week--August 23, 2010

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."--Aristotle

Effective Comm 11 Homework--8/23/10

We created a rough copy of your resume and reference sheet in class today. You will edit your resumes/reference sheet on Wednesday. Do not forget to interview your assigned teacher for Thursday!

11A Homework--8/23/10

Finish the Intro to Romanticism handout and be ready to discuss the background of Romanticism tomorrow. Vocab Unit 1 quiz is Friday.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Expanding the Story

Click on the following link to access your One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest exanding the story handout. Your response should be handwritten in ink or typed, it should be at least one page in length, and it is due Monday, August 23.





https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=18aB4xazL--mDfD3WWxFQEUCOe9hz_KFnmIgsvOouQUc&hl=en

Welcome Back

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year!

**"You learn something every day if you pay attention."**

Quote of the Week---8/9/10

Enjoy the last week of summer break :/

Quote of the Week---8/2/10

"All there is to writing is thinking."---Robert Frost

The Scarlet Letter Scandal Project

For a post-reading assignment, you must create a letter for a famous person who has created some sort of scandal. Hester Prynne had to wear the letter "A" in her Puritan community to show that she committed adultery. Create a letter that best represents the person's actions that have been frowned upon.

• Your mini poster should include the letter (creatively designed), background information on the person, a description of his/her scandal, how the public has reacted to the scandal, how the "shunning" has affected him/her, why you chose the letter for this person, and compare/contrast the person to Hester Prynne. You will be presenting your letters to the class.



• You may choose a person from the list on the link or come up with someone else who is famous and has caused a scandal (dead/alive). Some other people: Lindsay Lohan, Chris Brown, Sadam Hussain, Marie Antoinette, and Stalin. Below is the link to the original assignment.

http://www.studyguide.org/scarlet_letter_scandal.htm

11A English Class Outline

• Summer Reading Review: The Scarlet Letter and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Romanticism: Irving, Hawthorne, Bryant, Longfellow, Emerson, and Poe
• Realism: Whitman and Dickinson
• Drama: Inherit the Wind, Death of a Salesman, and Our Town
• African American Lit: A Lesson Before Dying, Raisin in the Sun, and The Bluest Eye, poetry: Brooks, Clifton, and Hughes
• Modernists: The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, and The Kite Runner
• Greek Drama: Antigone
• Independent Reads: Of Mice and Men and And Then There Were None
• 20 weekly vocabulary words
• ACT and AP prep
• Group discussions, student-led discussions, projects, presentations, and writing will be implemented throughout the course

11R English Class Outline

• Romanticism: short stories and poetry
• Realism: poetry
• Novels and Dramas: Inherit the Wind, Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, Death of a Salesman, The Catcher in the Rye, A Lesson Before Dying, and Ordinary People
• 20 weekly vocabulary words
• ACT prep
• Projects, presentations, group discussions, and writing assignments will be implemented throughout the course

Effective Communications II Class Outline

• What is Public Speaking?
• Impromtus
• Charades
• Teacher Interview/Speech
• Narrative Writing/Speech
• Expository Writing/Speech
• Persuasive Writing/Speech
• PSAE Prep
• Debates
• Demonstration Speech
• Memory Book (Portfolio)

11A Summer Reading

• The Scarlet Letter and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest assignments are due WED, AUGUST 18.