**NO SCHOOL FRI. 2/16; CLASSWORK/HW DUE MON. 2/19

1st/3rd AP LANG

HW DUE MON. 2/19:

1) In the One Hundred Great Essays (OGE) anthology, THOROUGHLY READ Georgie Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language" (pp. 517-530)

**ALSO, here is a LINK to the essay FULL TEXT:
 ORWELL "POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE" 

2) For this reading, BY CLASS MON. 2/13, COMPLETE JOURNAL #5: 

--ON PAPER, typed or written in 150-200 words, ANSWER **QUESTION #1 (THREE PARTS/BELOW) at the end of ORWELL's essay

**For your reference, here is QUESTION #1 (THREE PARTS) for JOURNAL #5:
--Why is Orwell so concerned over the state of the English language? 
--Why does he think it [English] has degenerated so? 
--What differences does he see his suggested reforms making?

3) MAKE SURE you complete this reading and JOURNAL BEFORE CLASS Mon. 2/19; you'll have plenty of time to get this done

--ALSO: make sure you each are ready to talk about the section of Orwell's essay that each of you were assigned in class--YOU WILL BE GRADED ON THIS MONDAY!!


2nd British Lit./Comp.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR SUB DAY/IN CLASS THURS. 2/15; **ALL DUE IN CLASS COMPLETED MON. 2/19:

1) MAKE SURE you have completed the TWO DOUBLE-SIDED practice sheets given to you in class Thursday (GRAMMAR section) for the following skills:

--"DASHES" Ex. 1 and Ex. 2

--"HYPHENS" Ex. 1

--"BRACKETS" Ex. 1 and Ex. 2

--"APOSTROPHES WITH POSSESSIVES" Ex. 1 and Ex. 2  

**REMEMBER: Don't take these types of seemingly-simple practice assignments for granted! Be ready MONDAY 2/19 to volunteer your answers and receive credit for your work!