ELL 1/2 Social Studies
Hurricane Florence Roars Into Carolinas News!

1. What is a hurricane?
2. When did the hurricane reach land?
3. How many people have died so far?
4. How many km/h was hurricane Florence when it arrived? (1mp/h = 1.66km/h)
5. How many rescue workers are helping people? What are they doing to help?
6. The governor said, "a storm like this comes along once every 1000 years." Is he right? Check the article! Explain.

English 10
The Tell-Tale Heart is not for homework. This is something we'll do in class.

Now that our first creative writing assignment is done, we're going to do some peer editing. Editing first! This part is straight forward.

1. Exchange with a partner.
2. Answer the most important question: IS IT ENGLISH?
3. Check for spelling.
4. Check sentences.
5. Check paragraphs.
6. Do you feel the story is complete?

Let's examine tone in your work.

Tone, is the attitude of a writer towards a particular subject. In this case, it's your attitude about the world Harrison Bergeron lives in. Try these questions:

1. Read through your story.
2. On a separate page, write out as many examples of tone that you've put into your story. It might be a single word, or it might be a phrase. Keep this page to yourself.
3. Exchange your story with a different partner.
4. Read through it. Do the same thing. Find words and phrases that show the author's tone. Write them down.
5. Return the story to the author.
6. Meet with the author. Did you both find the same words and phrases that reveal the author's attitude? If YES - you have succeeded. When we read a story, we should generally agree on the TONE. If NO - you might want to think about revising! This is a great chance to discuss the effectiveness of tone in your creative writing.