One Book, Many Voices Author Visit
This week, we will have the author of the One Book Many Voices selection come and visit. She will read excerpts from her book and take questions from the students. Below, George Ella Lyons speaks to a group of students.
Honors American Literature:
Students will have an opportunity to go to the Booth Western Art Museum on November 12th. I have sent home permission slips. Please sign those and have your student return with $12.00 for the trip. This week though, we will begin to prepare to read and watch The Crucible by completing a DBQ on McCarthyism and The Crucible: What are the parallels? Students will have an opportunity to examine documents to answer this question.
American Literature:
We will be focusing on close reading and synthesizing information this week as we work through The Crucible and McCarthyism packet. Students will be asked to discuss some of the parallels they see between the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 and McCarthy's "witch hunt" for Communists in the 1950's.
AP Literature:
Please remember to encourage your student to take AP exams. Deposits are due to Mrs. Jones in room 177 by Friday, December 11th. You may give your payment to the front office. They will make sure it reaches me.
This week, we are starting to read Things Fall Apart as well as practicing the writing portion for the AP exam.
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