9 December

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mission 1

• Write a paragraph responding to the quote above. What does this mean to you? Do you agree with the quote? Have you ever "been stupid" with old friends? Write about it.

Mission 2

• Daily Language Review

Mission 3

• 6+1 Writing

Mission 4

• Phonological Awareness

Mission 5

• Spelling

Mission 6

• Accuplacer Practice Day 6

Mission 7

• Practice Cornell Notes

Mission 8

• Watch "Oz the Great and Powerful" and take notes for Essay 3.
• Information on the movie can be found on the Internet Movie Database.
• The notes sheet can be found here.
• Essay 3
• Paragraph 1 - same as Paragraph 1 from Essay 2 (sample essay on Course Book p. 368). Instructions on how to write this paragraph are on pages 332-339. SKIP the information on theme.
• Paragraph 2 - same as Paragraph 2 from Essay 2 (sample essay on Course Book p. 368). Instructions on how to write this paragraph are on pages 334-359. Write about differences only (contrast).
• Paragraph 3 - what is your opinion? Which of the two movies is best? Which of the two movies is most like the book? Why do you believe that movie is the best?