HW

Hello,

This week has been a long week.  Thank you for participating even though you were tired and cranky!  I was a little tired and cranky as well.  I commend all of us for not taking it out on one another. 

A friendly reminder to the late comers and the class skippers: you are wonderful, intelligent, busy young people.  However, you are being graded for the work you do IN CLASS.  If you are not in class, you get a zero for the day.  If you refuse to participate, you will be graded accordingly.  This is not because I'm  picking on you.  It's because I have high expectations of what you can and will accomplish.  

You will NOT be getting a passing grade just for showing up at some point during the day.  You can do more than that. 

On a lighter note: there is no school on Monday! Share the school calendars with parents and guardians.  

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. Define suspense

2. Define foreshadowing

3. How does a writer build suspense?

Option two:

In a five sentence paragraph, answer the following question:

What are three examples of foreshadowing in the first chapter of Of Mice and Men? How does this build suspense?

PARENTS/ GUARDIANS: If you have any 
questions or comments please feel free to 
comment on the bottom of this page. I will 
reply as soon as possible. I look forward to your 
comments.

See you on Tuesday,

Ms. Betsy