English 10: Oct. 25-29

Hello Students!
Hope your day with the substitute went well. I was, of course, getting much needed ActivBoard training, and now I can annotate what is being displayed from my Elmo! I also learned where to get some great resourses.

This week will be busy and fun. Now that we've finished with Native American literature, we'll be looking at some comparative colonial literature. Just what is the difference between a journal and a history? You'll find out.
And what makes Puritan writing distinctive? That we will learn as well. And just what is SATIRE? Well, you should know by the time we read and discuss excerpts from William Byrd's History of the Dividing Line. We may not get to all of this in one week, but it is all coming up soon.
Don't forget that your narrative essays for the Monaco Holiday Short Story Contest are due Thursday. I'll be both grading and submitting them, so do your best. Some of you will get to read your stories in class on Thursday.
Oh, and since we will be pretty busy on Thursday, plan to take your next vocabulary quiz on Monday, November 1. 

See you soon!
Mrs. SO