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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Honors English, Thursday 9/17

Homework: Make sure you have your "Allegory of the Cave," notes, etc. with you in class next time.

1. We discussed that tomorrow (Friday, 9/18) is midterm. Students should have turned in "Did I Miss Anything?" (binary opposition exercise) and all writing done in class. Still to be entered into grades: "Did I Miss Anything?"  (20 points), "Learning Resistances" (20 points),  Presentations of "Allegory of the Cave" (50 points), Thought Exercise #1 on the Home Reading book (20 points), and discussion paragraph on the Thought Exercise (5 points).

2. Thought Exercise "share" with one or two other classmates. Then write a paragraph that:
1. Evaluates your thesis (topic sentence) and your partner's ideas
2. Why you included your specific details/facts
3. How you did your format, and could it be improved?

3. Discussed symbols and big ideas in "Allegory of the Cave" and handed out note sheets they can use on the comparison/contrast test next Wednesday, 9/23.