Week of September 4, 2017
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12th Academic English
This week you will have some time to complete the first reading response of the year.  This writing assignment is due on Thursday, September 14th at the start of class.  Wednesday we will talk about the Anglo/Saxon exile poetry you read in class last week.  We'll use this discussion as the basis for your first major writing assignment when you will be asked to write about a time you experienced exile in your life.  This work is due on Friday, September 15th.  Later in the week we will begin work with the epic Anglo/Saxon poem, Beowulf.

11th Academic English
This week we will begin our grammar review.  We'll start with the Parts of Speech and will practice identifying those in sample sentences from worksheets you will receive in class.  Make sure you are prepared for a quiz on the Parts of Speech early next week.

SAT Prep
Last week we practiced our editing and revising skills.  This week we will begin looking at the structure of the SAT Reading tests, and will practice strategies for deciphering this section of the SAT.  You'll use your SAT Practice books to develop these skills.