Assignments due for the week of November 9th, 2020
PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep
You have now completed the PSAT test! Next week, I will have a final scaled score for you on the entire test. We will spend the rest of the semester reviewing and taking the ACT test. As we study the different sections, it will also be helpful in preparing you for the SAT test in the spring. We will start preparing for the grammar section. Review the principal parts of irregular verbs on page 38 in your notebook. We will have a quiz to review these next week. Pay special attention to the ones we went over in class today. We will also do some practice sections to prepare for the test.
Quick Looks at Great Books
To review the entire novel, complete the Chronolog you were given in class today. We will review the entire book and play competitive games to review characters and events. Watch the following scenes that you read in the novel.
Since you have no reading to complete this week, do the following pages in your Literary Terms notebook: Metaphor & Simile (pages 10-12), Personification (pp. 16-18), Symbol (pp. 19-21), Alliteration (pp. 22-24), and Allusion (pp 49-51).
U.S. Government
Election Day is finally here! This is an exciting time in our history! Please plan to be totally involved by watching things as they happen, either on TV or on the Internet. This is a great thing to do as a family! You can receive extra credit for actually going to the polls with a parent or other registered voter. That will even further acquaint you with the process. You were given a U.S. map with the electoral votes listed for each state. Watch the count throughout the evening and color in each state in either blue or red as it is called for the Democrats or the Republicans.
Bring the map to turn in next Monday. (You will also use that map in the game we play.) I sent an email to everyone with the U.S. Senate races to follow. You need to turn in your results in our next class. If you cannot print it, do it on another sheet of paper. Also, don’t forget to send me (by 5 P.M. Tuesday, November 3) your election predictions to the questions I gave you. Enjoy the time with your family and all the interesting discussions that will ensue.
Adventures in American Literature
Begin The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne by reading Chapters 1-6 and answering questions 1-14 (pages 11 and 12) in your study guide. We will discuss the chapters and make sure you understand the characters and events before we take the quiz.