I hope that you are all enjoying the break from school and you are finding a way to appreciate the clouds. There is not too much for you to remember for the weekend, but there are a few things. 


English 12
Bring your second version of your metaphor poem for Tuesday. Good typed version is due on Wednesday.
We will continue with Hamlet on Tuesday and we will do poetry and Hamlet on Wednesday. You will be expected to keep notes on what happens in the play and who the characters are as we go along. 


Creative Writing
What a great day on Friday! You were absolutely wonderful. Thank you so much for all your enthusiasm and energy with the 1's and 2's.  I know Pam was very appreciative. I will read you the story that she gave me.You could post something on the blog about your experience. If you were away, you could write about missing something and what that feels like.


Rachel: your story to read on Tuesday
We are working on phase 3 letters on Tuesday. Bring appropriate writing materials. Don't forget to send your pictures of yourselves. I haven't received any yet. I'm just saying.....
We are going to write letters to the students at Bayridge.
We are going to start work on mystery stories.
Remember that your drafts of your poems are due for Wednesday. I wanted you all to post one of your poems.  You will be reworking your poems on Wednesday and making the best they can be.
You will be putting them into some kind of booklet or something.....be creative....that's why we are here.

English 10
Thank you so much for a fine first week! You were simply wonderful to teach.
You have a quiz on poetry terms on Tuesday. Review the worksheets that I gave you on Friday. If you were away on Friday, confirm the correct definitions of the words with your friends.
With Romeo and Juliet, I wanted you to write find the oxymorons in Romeo's conversation with Benvolio.
Note them, but also note what message he is giving by using them. Look at each one individually.
You are to draw 2 cartoons for each scene. On Tuesday, you will be asked to write the quotation that best describes that scene. If you feel ambitious, you can do it on the weekend.

Journal assignment:
Persuasive journal: Write about the value of arranged marriages. Be for them or against them and give reasons to support your opinion OR: Write about a time when you were persuaded to do something that you didn't want to do. How did it feel? What was the result of that choice? Homework check. Not done: in at lunch.


Remember that when you read Shakespeare, you don't have to understand everything.
We will be reading sections.