AMC 11th Grade English 08-09

A check-list of our first five weeks will “spring” us into the middle of the semester.

• Students completed a one-page report on a member of the Harlem Renaissance
• We began Socratic conversation with an analysis of the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Students continued the practice of READING TUESDAY. One “Thumbs Up” Book Report captured the essence of the reading.
• Students prepared and conducted a seminar on Langston Hughes’ poem, “Mother to Son.”
• Students practiced writing to prompts on the Educational Placement Test. This test is given to all Juniors in March. Passing it means beginning college without having to take remedial English.
• Students prepared a Readers’ Theatre script on “Mother to Son.”

I’d like to hear from you. What do you think you’ve achieved lately? Which of the assignments above do you think marked your high points in English? How  have you started your spring semester?  What are you looking forward to?