Week of September 9, 2013
11th Academic English
We've spent the first two weeks of school doing a lot of prep work -- reading, outlining, reviewing -- and now we're ready to evaluate your progress.  This week you'll have some time to work on your Creation Myths, due on Friday, September 13th.  Don't forget that this is an assignment worth 100 points.  Make sure your writing is excellent!  Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday we'll work on some Early American Explorer journal excerpts. On Thursday, September 12th, you'll take Vocabulary Quiz #1 and will work on Vocabulary List #2 and its review sheet.  Make it a fantastic junior year!!

12th Academic English
We've spent some time working with early Anglo-Saxon writings and studying the earliest beginnings of our English literature heritage.  On Wednesday,  you'll take a test on this introductory information and on the three Anglo-Saxon Exile Poems.  Don't forget that your writing on Exile is due on Monday, September 16th.  Thursday you will take Vocabulary Quiz #1 and will work on Vocabulary List #2 and its review sheet.  We'll also begin our study of Beowulf this week.  Make your last year in high school the best year ever!!