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Welcome to my Wikispace!!! Here you will find what books we will be reading, what projects we will be doing, and other fun things about my class!  Freshmen class is currently reading Animal Farm. This book will be used to learn about figurative language such as personification, similes, metaphors, and alliteration. We are also learning about the differences in Vignettes and short stories.

Sophomores are currently involved in nonfiction works such as Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech, Elie Wiesel's Nobel Speech, as well as other speeches and essays from other authors and famous figures. We have written our own speeches, papers, and are learning about Syntax and Diction.

Juniors recently finished The Crucible and, in my opinion, enjoyed it. We are now working on nonfiction as well. They have spent time working on biographies of their own, as well as personal statements for future employers.

Seniors just finished Frankenstein. They did some critical thinking work and also watched the movie. We are now working on our very first research paper (we didn't do one last year due to lack of technological opportunities). The first research paper of the year is being done in partners and we are taking our time, and making sure that we are learning how to do write one correctly. The next unit for them will be over Shakespeare's Macbeth. That should be entertaining!