English+III

=Welcome back juniors.= = = =Week 1 8/7= Make sure you have your copy of Huch Finn and that it is read by Monday of next week.

This I Believe link [|essays]

English B due Wed. Huck Finn vocabulary: [|vocab] []

=Week 2 8/14=

CBA: Explain the current financial situation in one page. Some areas to look at would be S and P, debt ceiling, national debt, Dow Jones, government spending, etc.

=Week 3 8/22= = =



romanticism and realism for your essays

=Week 4 8/29=



=Week 5 9/5-9/9=

Great job today! Some really interesting points were made. I look forward to reading your answers.




 * Reminders:**
 * GG test Monday**
 * LAD due Monday**
 * read through chpt 8 in Grapes of Wrath by Friday.**

Week 7 9/19 Wow!!! We are in week 7?!? CBA: Examine route 66 as it is today and in the time of Grapes of Wrath. Pick one interesting restaurant, tourist spot or town and describe it fully. Three Minute Fiction Contest: Here is the NPR link for more examples and rules []

Rules:
 * One charcter must arrive in town and one must leave town
 * No more than 600 words or about 1-11/2 pages typed
 * typed double spaced
 * must be a complete story
 * Due on Wed of next week

=Week 8 9/26= = = Lesson Plans Grapes of Wrath Essay:

DIDLS:

[|Harlem rennaisance PP]thank you Eric Christensen Lakeside School

from WebEnglish Teacher

Theme for English B by Langston Hughes

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9/16 HW: finish chapter 6 and data notebooks for 2-5

Information about Zora [|Zora neale Hurton official page]

Information about Eatonville [|Florida Black history]

Images from Florida's history [|Historical photos]

Eatonville today [|Town of Eatonville]

10/6 Here are the HR presentations from class:











9/27 Here are the questions from todays rounds 1. Describe De Muck? 2. Relate Annie Taylor's story to Janie. 3. How is life in De Muchbelieve you different and similar to Eatonville? 4.What does Teacakes actions in Jacksonville imply about him? 5. Do you believe Teacakes's story? why/why not?

=The Crucible=



= October 31, 2011 = = = = Don't forget to do your Crucible character charts = = = = this week's lesson plans: = = = = = = =

=Transcendentalism and poetry= power point [|Transcendentalism]

World Wide Walden Project [|Walden Project Website]

=The Things They Carried=

[|Vietnam Powerpoint]



questions for Monday

Time Photo Essay:Talisman [|Talsiman]

=Remember final draft is due Tues= =War projects are due Thur=

=Reading for Monday: On the Rainy River=