Oct 20 & 21 2025 Picture Re-Takes, Review of All Short Stories To Date, Bones of Poetry, Poetry Types

Attendance

Picture Retakes - PM Blocks - listen to announcements or your teacher PM.

Reminder - Oct 30 Thurs - Short Story & Poetry Test - 40-50 MC + a written section! Short Story Assessment - new story

Silent Read 20 min

Short Story Reminder: 

Sightlines 8 

Ambush Pg 61

The Street That Got Mislaid Pg 4

Thank You Ma'am Pg 14

Poems - Bones of Poetry & Types. 

Time to work on - Personal Novel Read Assignment - Teams - Due Dec 5 2025. Library - Max 2 per table - bring up personal novels to renew.

If you are done your Personal Novel Read Assignment - you can type or pair up - and check in with me for an option.

Meet with Ms. H re: Teams Marks to date. 


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