Greetings Young APEs!
I hope you had a restful weekend.
This week, Friday is a holiday for students, so I will see you all twice. For A day, we will start Monday with an new unit: The Age of Reason. Please bring your books. This period, like all literary movements, reflects a shift away from the previous set of beliefs that molded the writing of that time. Instead of a focus on religious or spiritual matters, this era reflects a focus on science, and the independent spirit. This is an excellent unit for analyzing rhetorical strategies. Among the texts we will examine are excerpts from Ben Franklin's autobiography and Revolutionary War speeches and pamphlets. They are quite interesting, and show clearly the aforementioned shift in interest and impetus. We will have a quiz on lesson 14 vocabulary on Thursday, and I will distribute the study guides on Monday.
We are also nearing graduation exam time, so for the next several weeks we will review and practice our grammar and reading skills.
B Day classes still have a test to take on the Puritan era. You will take that test on Tuesday and begin the unit on the Age of Reason on Wednesday. Your quiz on lesson 14 vocabulary will be Wednesday.
See you in class!
Mrs. SO
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