TODAY IN CLASS

We started watching the classic film "To Kill a Mockingbird." However, there is outside work to be done, including a polished paragraph for tomorrow. What follows is the hand-out distributed in class today:

Some Quick Programming Notes for English 10

1. Next week, on Wednesday (May 2), there will be a 30-point vocabulary quiz with words drawn from Units 8-12. It can include definitions, synonyms, and “frame sentences.” Review on your own; no work needs to be prepared for stamping next week.

2. For tomorrow, write ONE SOLID PARAGRAPH (7-9 sentences) on something significant (an insight or understanding, not just a “new fact”) that Scout learns from one of the following characters: Calpurnia, Miss Maudie, or a character of your choice BESIDES Atticus. As you consider what “lesson” to write about, be sure to choose something that helps her grow up or mature. Make sure to have a clear topic sentence, provide two examples of evidence from the text including at least ONE direct quotation, and make sure that the quotation is blended or integrated into your own sentence structure. It cannot be “stranded.” End the paragraph with a “clincher sentence” that reinforces your point.

Review the final product for fragments, run-on sentences or comma splices, or other errors.
Type or write NEATLY in blue or black ink. No late (or forgotten) papers or papers written in pencil will be accepted.

3. On Tuesday of next week we will be starting a debate unit. You will be doing some research IN class while you are working on a “Mockingbird” essay outside of class.