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The two English Strategies classes (second and sixth periods) began a three-week short story unit. We’ll be going over lots of literary elements as well as some reading skills, focusing once again on inferences.

First period (English Studies) began The Giver. It’s an initially confusing book, but students should begin making sense of it within a couple of chapters.

Fourth period went over clauses today in preparation for Great Expectations.

Homework

• First period: complete chapter one of The Giver.
• Second and sixth periods: finish reading “Raymond’s Run.”
• Fourth period:
  • write five sentences that contain adjective clauses; you must use each relative pronoun once:
    • that
    • which
    • who
    • whom
    • whose
  • Extra credit: write a sixth sentence that has an independent clause slip by a dependent clause.