Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Tuesday, 11/17/09

Academic Skills
1. Tutorial Tuesday question sheets - be prepared!
2. IR Habits journal -- remember, only two days until it is due.

Composition
1. Finish the 60-word Vocabulary Master List with all of the words from the past 6 lessons. Be sure to include a picture of the definition for each word.
2. Answer on looseleaf: Why are Jim and Della referred to as "magi" by the narrator in the short story "Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry? Explain what "magi" are in your answer and use a CD to support your opinion.

World Literature
1. Finish the 60-word Vocabulary Master List with all of the words from the past 6 lessons. Be sure to include a picture of the definition for each word.
2. Work on the Prince Prospero's Palace Project! Details below:
Prince Prospero's Palace Project
Read "Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe carefully, paying special attention to the setting. Choose to do a model, a blueprint, or an elaborate drawing of the rooms of Prince Prospero's palace. This project must be done with care, detail, and color. You will be graded on how accurately you render the rooms of the palace and whether or not your project shows time spent on its construction.
*Due on Friday, 11/20.

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