Thursday

Root of the Week: -IC (suffix meaning "nature of" or "-like"). Note that -IC turns a noun into an adjective.

Create a sketchnote page in the vocab/terms section of your notebook for this suffix. Remember to include:

Poem of the Week: Shakespearean sonnet notes / discussion. Poems were turned in.

We will start writing college admissions essays next week. For Thurs. 10/11/18, please research the schools to which you plan to apply and come to class with ALL of the essay topics you plan to complete. Here are some resources:

There will be multiple choice and written portions. You will be allowed to use your annotated book on the written section.
The test will be similar to the first test, except that it will include passages from the epic poem and questions from our wrap-up activities (Halverson article, themes, genres).
For the passage-based questions, you will need to identify things like vocabulary, the speaker in the passage, who is being addressed, the importance of the passage to the narrative as a whole, whether or not the passage is a digression. The written sections will come from the passages as well. Here is a sample passage-based series of questions.
Background information will appear on the exam. Review:

Mrs. Ramos | English 4 AP (B)