I hope everyone had a relaxing and refreshing WINTER BREAK! This week, we will continue our Defining Style Unit 2 study by writing a prologue for the Cask of Amontillado, reading an exciting work by Roald Dahl and ending our week by reading a few editorials on a current topic. 
CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Tutoring: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:45-5:00 PM in room 1002. No appointment necessary. You can retake tests, work on missing assignments and receive additional support. 
• AMNESTY WORK: any assignment you missed from unit one can be turned in for reduced credit by Tuesday February 27, 2019.  Don't miss this opportunity to improve your grades. 

WEEKLY AGENDA

• Monday Prologue of the Cask of Amontillado 
• Tuesday Create your own Crest/Background info of Roald Dahl/Text Vocabulary
  
• Wednesday Reading of Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl 
  
• Thursday A Case for Mary
• Friday  America's New Blueprint/Review of Editorials: College isn't and shouldn't be for everyone/College is still valuable
  

We dive into our second unit on Defining Style this week. We will explore symbolism and irony. We will also read the "Cask of Amontillado." You will get an opportunity to explore our independent reading theme for this unit: Social Justice.  
Class Announcements: 
Tutoring Available: Tues and Thurs from 3:45 - 5:00 pm weekly in room 1002; no appointment necessary
Unit 1 Amnesty Window: From now until Tuesday Feb 26, 2019 you can turn in missing assignments/projects from Unit 1.   
Unit 1 Post Test Retakes: If you scored lower than a 70 on the Unit post exam you can retake the test after school during tutoring. 
Unit 2 Independent Reading: Find a text that centers around Social Justice. You will be reading this book and working on guided prompts for your double journal entry.  
Weekly Agenda
Mon - Unit 2 Pretest/Symbolism using Nearpod
Tues - Symbolism in Street Art (narrative writing) 
Wed - Irony in the Cask of Amontillado
Thurs - Social Justice Inquiry Exploration (in the Media Center)
Fri - Cask of Amontillado project 

This week, we will conclude our thematic unit on Coming of Age. You have read a variety of Coming of Age texts. You will now get an opportunity to engage in a group project centered around expository writing.  We will use a variety of mini-tasks to help us to reach our final goal of writing a group essay.  In addition, you will take your Unit 1 post-test and submit your Coming of Age One-Pager. 9th Literature tutoring official begins this week.  Also the 9th Grade Literature team is hosting a Super Saturday this Saturday from 9:00-12:00 noon, upstairs in the Betty Gray Building. Please use this form to sign up today!