First period continued working with voice, specifically looking at how word choice affects voice. We explored slang, informal, and formal synonyms and looked at how those choices carry certain implications.

Second and sixth periods began the second unit on Nightjohn. We wrote and talked about literacy.

Fourth period evaluated their bias projects. We’ll be starting a new unit on mythology and the Odyssey tomorrow.

Homework

• First period:
  • look up “idiom”;
  • find five examples of idioms.
• Second, fourth, and sixth periods: none