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 * - || -View and discuss visual illusions and perception. Review directions for Campaign 08. Go to the computer lab (205) and continue working on the project. || -Continue with Campaign 08. Go to the computer lab (205) and continue working on the project. || -Back to School Night (Begins 6:00 PM. Ends 8:45 PM) || - ||
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 * -Read "[|Politics and the English Language]" and answer the discussion questions. Go to the library and continue working on Campaign 08. || -Go to the library and continue working on Campaign 08. || - || - || - ||
 * - || -View and discuss visual illusions and perception. Review directions for Campaign 08. Go to the computer lab (205) and continue working on the project. || -Continue with Campaign 08. Go to the computer lab (205) and continue working on the project. || -Back to School Night (Begins 6:00 PM. Ends 8:45 PM) || - ||
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 * -Read "[|Politics and the English Language]" and answer the discussion questions. Go to the library and continue working on Campaign 08. || -Go to the library and continue working on Campaign 08. || - || - || - ||


 * October**
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 * - || - || -Begin presenting Campaign 08. || -Continue presenting Campaign 08. || -Continue presenting Campaign 08; possible AP Practice: return and discuss Practice AP Essay #1. ||
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 * -**PSAT:** Pass out booklets. **AP Essay Review:** Distribute packets and begin student sample essay analysis (Due tomorrow). **Memoir:** Discuss [|Understanding Memoir]; Read and analyze (1 page each) [|Perspectives on Fear], [|Myth of the Latin Woman-I Just Met a Girl Named Maria], [|How to Tell a True War Story]. (Wednesday). **//__Reminder:__//** Complete your Independent Reading novel by the end of the quarter (10/31). When you complete your novel, remember to write your [|Book Reviews]and the Graphic Essay. These will be due completed the last day of the quarter to share online ([|Book Reviews]) and in class (the Graphic Essay). || -**AP Essay Review:** Student peer scoring. || -**PSAT Testing** || -**The Memoir**: Discuss [|Understanding Memoir] and [|Perspectives on Fear], [|Myth of the Latin Woman-I Just Met a Girl Named Maria], [|How to Tell a True War Story]. **Writing the Memoir:** [|Listen] to a discussion of the form by William Zinsser, the author of //Writing Well//; what are some of the most important aspects of the memoir according to Zinsser? [|Read the excerpts from his book] before you begin working on your own memoir. Writing Your Memoir || -**AP Essay Review:** Discuss [[file:AP Practice Essay #1 Review.doc]] Continue working with the packet over the weekend, noting the weaknesses and strengths of each item on the review. ||
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 * -**STAR Testing:** Go to the library and test for your reading levels. Select an AR book/read your Independent Reading book. || -**AP Essay Review:** Discuss [[file:AP Practice Essay #1 Review.doc]]. Collect Memoir event summaries (from Thursday). || -**The Memoir**: Discuss in groups: [|Perspectives on Fear],[|Myth of the Latin Woman-I Just Met a Girl Named Maria], [|How to Tell a True War Story]. || -**The Memoir**: Create discussion pages for your assigned memoir. Prepare your discussion page with complete answers to the analysis questions from the powerpoint, [|Understanding Memoir]. We will begin discussions of the memoirs tomorrow. || -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. ||
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 * -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. || -**The Memoir:** Listen to [|To Make A Friend, Be A Friend]. Analyze memoir characteristics. || -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. || -**Independent reading/Book Clubs:** Share in class (the Graphic Essay). Play book club game. || -**Independent Reading:** [|Book Reviews]due. **Scary Stories:** Share scary stories. ||
 * -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. || -**The Memoir:** Listen to [|To Make A Friend, Be A Friend]. Analyze memoir characteristics. || -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. || -**Independent reading/Book Clubs:** Share in class (the Graphic Essay). Play book club game. || -**Independent Reading:** [|Book Reviews]due. **Scary Stories:** Share scary stories. ||


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 * -**Faculty Meetings:** Student free day. || -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. || -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. || -**The Memoir**: Discuss assigned memoirs. || - ||
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