Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Today, you wrote your first in class, critical/analytical essay. I have set up a sign up sheet on the corner of my desk. I encourage all of you to sign up to meet with me to go over your essay one-on-one. Tomorrow, you will write your first multiple choice comprehension exam. You are expected to understand the literary devices you learned in grade nine (I handed them out again) as well as the parts of a sentence (adverb, adjective, noun, verb) and terms such as antonym and homonym (and connotation). Basically, this first exam lets me know what areas need to be reviewed more systematically, as well as checks to see how well you are reading overall.