January 7-11, 2008
English 11 1st Semester Exam Review
First Semester Exam Schedule
January 14-17, 2008
English 11
Read nonfiction selections - Rise of a New Underclass
By Ellis Cose NEWSWEEK
Dec. 31, 2007 - Jan. 7, 2008 issue
Essay Analysis handout
Persuasive Strategies - pp. 260-261 textbook
HW: Complete English 11 1st Semester Exam Review
Women Are Never Front-Runners
By GLORIA STEINEM
NYTimes January 8, 2008
Snow Falling on Voters
Snow Falling on Voters
By DONALD HALL
NYTimes January 8, 2008
1-8-08
Read textbook pp. 370-380. Identify thesis, three main ideas and three persuasive methods.
1-9-08
The Thoreau Problem
BY REBECCA SOLNIT
Orion Magazine May/June 2007
1-10-09
Revising and Editing practice - textbook pp. 125, 253, 325 and 443.
AP English 12
AP First Semester Review Terms
Work on Book Reviews
The New York Times Book Review
Writing a Book Review - The OWL at Purdue
Guide to Writing Book Reviews