NPR Article: "50 Years Later, King's Birmingham Letter Still Resonates" (4/15/2013)

Click here to read the article and/or listen to the NPR broadcast about the long-lasting impact Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" still has over 50 years after its publication.

Homework 1/5-9

English 9:

• RJ vocab. #2 due Thursday at 3:00
• WN #8 due Friday at 3:00

English 10R:

• Read and annotate "Letter from Birmingham Jail" for Monday, 1/12
• "Letter" vocab. due Friday at 3:00
• If you'd like credit for your six-word memoir, turn it in by Friday at 3:00 (optional)

*SSR will be on Friday this week.

English 10H:

• Read and annotate "Letter from Birmingham Jail" for Monday, 1/12
• "Letter" vocab. due Friday at 3:00
• If you'd like credit for your six-word memoir, turn it in by Friday at 3:00 (optional)
• Finish your Quarterly Independent Reading Book and complete your second journal (and third journal, if you are doing extra credit) by midnight on 1/16

*SSR will be on Friday this week.

OF MICE AND MEN SNL Parody

If you are absent tomorrow (Tuesday 12/23) and would like to view the Of Mice and Men parody, click here!

Homework 12/22-23

English 9:

• RJ 1.5 paragraphs revisions due Tuesday at 3:00

English 10R and 10H:

• Turn in your GG and MM books before break!
• Finish your six-word memoirs if you need more time, and turn them in the week you return

Have a wonderful holiday, everyone! Rest up, and read a good book! :)

10H: Preferences for Next Week

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The American Dream in the News 12/10/14

According to this article, a new poll reveals that only 64% of Americans still believe in the American dream.

Homework 12/15-19

English 9:

• RJ 1.1/1.3 characterization paragraphs revisions due Wednesday at 3:00
• WN #7 revisions due Friday at 3:00

English 10R and 10H:

• The American Dream culminating essay draft due Tuesday in class on Google docs; final draft due Friday at 3:00 or before you leave for break, whichever comes first

Grammar Girl's Editing Checklist

Click here to access Grammar Girl's Editing Checklist, complete with links to mini-lessons for your Editing Log—just in time to write your American Dream essays, sophomores!

UPDATED: Homework 12/8-12

English 9:

• WN #7 due Friday at 3:00

English 10R:

• MM vocab./reading quiz on Tuesday
• The American Dream culminating essay draft due 12/16 in class on Google docs; final draft due 12/19 or before you leave for break, whichever comes first

English 10H:

• MM vocab. due Monday at 3:00; revisions due Friday at 3:00
• "Nothing Gold Can Stay" well-developed paragraph will be completed in class on Tuesday
• MM chapters 4-6 and questions due at midnight on Tuesday on Google Docs; comments due Wednesday at midnight
• The American Dream culminating essay draft due 12/16 in class on Google docs; final draft due 12/19 or before you leave for break, whichever comes first