Feb. 18-20

9th Literature/Composition
Weekly Focus: Novel Study "A Bronx Masquerade"

Monday: Snow Day

Tuesday: Snow Day

Wednesday: Read "News at Five" in the novel and complete poem analysis.  Take notes on the 5 types of media bias and complete a poem about media bias after watching the news tonight.  Choose a point of view, policy. group that is rarely presented in an accurate and unbiased way in the media (teens, minorities, immigrants, religion, etc).  Write a poem titled "News at Five" to criticize the media's attempt at bias.  Class Agenda (PPT)

Thursday:  Student presented their 4 slide PowerPoint on examples of "Appearance vs. Reality" in the US.  The subjects could be companies, entertainers or musicians, industries, etc.
HW Tonight: Study the vocabulary from Wednesday's notes for the quiz tomorrow, and have a poem to present for Open Mic Fridays. Class Agenda PPT

Friday: Quiz on vocabulary, Open Mic, and Appearance Vs. Reality presentations (day 2).

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