English 4: 1/15, 19/10

1. ISR is on the board, reminder to use every spare moment. 3 to 5 journals due by the end of the month.
   
2. Re-give students history test open book.
3. Study, review, and give the Unit 3 vocabulary 1 test.
   
4. Hand out Political Language 1 and 2 with the following assignment: A. give a brief summary/interpretation f the printed speech (no more than 1/2 page, but not less than 1/4 page). B. Students need to give their best idea of the point of the speech. Interpret point as you will. I think of it as what is the writer trying to do, possibly adding why or how or both. C. Students are to back up the point with proofs of the point with support from the material and with their own reasoning. I'm looking for thoughtfulness and detail. D. Parts B and C of this assignment, together, should be between 250 and 500 words (about 1 to 2 handwritten pages or 1/2 to 1 page typed. E. This is homework to be completed by next class.
5. Spend the rest of class working on ISR, literature book pages 568 to 576, and/or the handout assignment.