There will be a test on Days 1-2 (pg 9-52) on Tuesday, Nov. 16.  The test will include vocabulary. Vocab short-list mast stern cast bait tackle patch benevolent resolution inferior furled gaunt humility disgraceful subdue attain

We are currently reeading The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway.  This is a short novel amd while it does not have chapter divisions, we can divide the book up into sections based on the days (the story covers a period of 5 days). Day 1  pg 9-25 Day 2 pg 25-52 Day 3 pg 53-85 Day 4 pg...

The draft of your object description essay is due Thursday, Nov 3.

Remember that the Halloween stories are due on Monday, October 25!  Try to get someone to look at your grammar for you before you turn it in; we will not have time to be passing the story back and forth for editing. An excellent website to use to help you edit your paper is...