Ms. Hale’s Class Blog

Hi guys! I got the class end-of-the-year photos developed, but realized I probably shouldn’t just post them online. Email me if you want a copy! (Or feel free to contact me through Facebook if you prefer.)

I hope your summer is wonderful.

English 2: Write your presentation script for your I-Search project. You need to write one or two sentences about each of the following items:

• Why I chose my topic
• What I already knew
• What I wanted to find out
• How I conducted my research
• What I found out
• Where I can go from here (What I could do next if I chose to continue this research)

Also, final exams for our class are next Monday (Period 1) and Tuesday (Periods 3 & 4). No notes will be permitted. You will need to be able to do the following:

• Write an Academic Paragraph (know all the parts!)
• Explain Irony (know the three types: Dramatic, Situational, and Verbal)
• Define the following terms in your own words:
  • Bigotry
  • Class (as in social/economic class)
  • Dehumanization
  • Discrimination
  • Injustice
  • Oppression
  • Prejudice
  • Resistance
  • Scapegoat
• Bring an SSR book or magazine to read after you finish testing. This will be part of your final exam grade!

English 4 & English 4 HP: Rest up for your final exams in our class tomorrow and Friday. You will need to bring your Importance of Being Earnest packet and your Literary Theory packet.

English 2: I-Search project final draft due tomorrow, Wednesday, 6/4! Bring all your I-Search materials, including journals, rough draft, and rubrics, to class tomorrow.

English 4 & English 4 HP: No homework.

English 2:

• Work on I-Search projects. (Final Draft due Wednesday!)
• Bring SSR books tomorrow.

English 4 & English 4 HP: No homework.