Homework 2/1-5

English 10R:

• Prep for your "Letter"/Rhetoric essay in class on Monday 2/8 and Tuesday 2/9

English 10H:

• Work on your group Human Rights Poetry Facilitation projects, due/taking place in class next week

"8 Common Grammar Mistakes and Why You Should Avoid Them"

We've already gone over some of these this year via Editing Logs, so take a little time to review with Shmoop!

1/25 Classwork: Quarter 2 Check-In

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Homework 1/26-29 (Midterms)

English 10R:

• Begin planning out your "Letter"/Rhetoric essay, which you will be writing in class when you return to class in February.

English 10H:

• Read the three human rights poems so that you know which one(s) you like best. 
• Begin reading your Q3 IR book.

Another Fitzgerald home set to be demolished!

Check out today's Syracuse.com article, "Syracuse Apartment Building Where F. Scott Fitzgerald Lived to be Demolished."

An Announcement from Guidance

Today, you received your second semester/spring schedule in 1^st period classes.  Look at your second semester/spring schedule.  Schedule changes for the second semester need to be completed by the end of midterm week.  You can stop by the counseling office during lunch, before school or during 9^th period to make schedule changes.  Make sure you pay attention where your 1^st period class is on February 1, 2016!

UPDATED 1/19: Homework 1/19-22 + 1/25

English 10R:

• MLK, Jr. Day assignment/Time article due in class Tuesday (will NOT be accepted late for credit)
• "Letter" analysis using the "Letter" Claims Tools (King's claims, supporting evidence, and two significant rhetorical devices) due on the following days and will NOT be accepted late for credit: 
• Paragraphs 26-30: due in class on Thursday 
• Paragraphs 31-34: due in class on Friday
• Paragraphs 35-37 (last one!): due in class on Monday 1/25

English 10H:

• "Letter"/Rhetoric end-of-unit essay in class on Wednesday and Thursday
• Finish your Q2 IR book and complete QIRJ #2 by midnight on Friday
• Choose a Q3 IR book by Monday 1/25 --> Sign up here.

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Happy birthday, MLK, Jr.!

Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been 87 today. Celebrate his birthday by watching this video, "Martin Luther King Facts They Didn't Teach You in School."

MLK, Jr. in the News!

Check out this article, "Liberty U. Students Plan Peaceful Protest of Trump's MLK Day Visit," and consider where you stand on this controversy.

Logos, Pathos, and Ethos in HARRY POTTER

Click here to take a look at some pictures of the use of logos, pathos, and ethos in the Harry Potter series.

UPDATED 1/11: Homework 1/11-15

English 10R:

• "Letter" analysis using the "Letter" Claims Tools (King's claims, supporting evidence, and two significant rhetorical devices) due on the following days and will NOT be accepted late for credit: 
• Paragraphs 19-21: due in class on Tuesday 
• Paragraphs 22-24: due in class on Thursday 
• Paragraph 25: due in class on Friday
• MLK, Jr. Day assignment/Time article due in class Tuesday 1/19 (Submit using the Digital Dropbox!)

English 10H:

• "Letter" Facilitations continue on Monday and Tuesday
• "Letter" analysis using the "Letter" Claims Tools (King's claims, supporting evidence, and two significant rhetorical devices) due on the following days: 
• Paragraphs 31-34: due in class on Monday
• Paragraphs 35-37: due in class on Tuesday 
• MLK, Jr. Day assignment/Time article due in class Friday (Submit using the Digital Dropbox!)
• Begin to prep for your "Letter"/Rhetoric end-of-unit assessment (in-class essay), which will take place next week.

Ethos, Pathos, & Logos Video Review

Welcome back! Need a little ethos, pathos, and logos review? Check out Shmoop's handy dandy video here!