Agenda and Homework August 27th - 31st.

This week, we will be working exclusively with biographies. We will be reading biographies and locating information to write biographies on your person of interest. We will have a quiz on Friday over the Biography unit. Keep up with your notes and pay attention in class! Weekly homework: You will nominate your favorite citizen for the "The Best Louisianian Award". Locate biographical material, cite sources, create the one-minute nomination speech,and construct a certificate in the winner's honor.

Before you watch, decide who is Helen and who is Annie. Were you right?

August 13th through the 17th

This week, we will wrap up the preassessments and jump into our first unit - Biography and Autobiography.


Weekly Homework: August 13-17  Due Friday, August 17th at the first of class.

1. Create a list of 20 people you'd be interested in researching for biographies. Your list may include the living and the deceased.

2. Write a letter to your English teacher using the friendly letter format. See attachment on Edmodo.