Tuesday, February 17, 2026

**ATTENTION 4th HAmLit: F451 LIT. ANALYSIS EXTENDED PARA. *COMPLETED* ROUGH DRAFT DUE THURS. 2/19**

4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

*CLASSWORK/HW* DUE THURS. 2/19:

By 1:30pm classtime THIS THURS. 2/19, complete a TYPED/GOOGLE DOCS shared w/me 'WORKING' [yet complete!] ROUGH DRAFT' for your Fahrenheit 451 LITERARY ANALYSIS EXTENDED PARAGRAPH you received instructions/prompt/models for on WED. 2/18 and again THURS. 2/19 
  • to help guide you as you formulate/compose your ext. para. analysis response, use the PINK INSTRUCTIONS/PROMPT/GUIDE SHEET with the response question given to you TUES. 2/17 (*hard copy in your binder WRITING SECTION/also attached the Classroom posts NOW and THROUGH the THURS. 2/19 due date!)
  • ALSO!!! ---> you'll had TIME IN CLASS BOTH 2/18 and 2/19 to begin and work on this draft as well, so **NO EXCUSES!**

**REMEMBER: for this GRADED ROUGH DRAFT, 
  • you can have a TYPED/PRINTED to present to me in class, BUT!!! ---> 
  • I STILL NEED YOU TO EMAIL/SHARE THE DOCUMENT draft to me NOW/BEFORE CLASS BEGINS THURSDAY 2/19, PLEASE!!
  • **make sure to have the settings on the share document to "EDITING"

**ALSO, FYI: we will be spending a good amount of class time the next two class blocks PLUS BLOCKS NEXT WEEK using MANY writing tips/resources/MLA notes/discussion, etc. I've given you/will give you to REVISE AND EDIT these drafts into a FINAL COPY for a major grade (*FINAL DRAFT DUE DATE TBA/within next two weeks*)


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**AND, FINALLY: SOME USEFUL, "GRADE-SAVING" FINAL THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER AS WE FINISH THE SIXTH WEEK (!!!) OF THE SEMESTER/ENTER WEEK #7
  • CHECK THE CLASSROOM/REMIND FROM ME EACH NIGHT!
  • HAVE YOUR COURSE BINDER WITH YOU DAILY--and BE ORGANIZED!!!
  • BRING YOUR COPY OF F451 TO CLASS EVERY DAY; **you need it to complete your extended paragraph writing assignment!

Monday, February 9, 2026

**ATTN: 1st/2nd AP/1102 HW RDG DUE COMPLETED WED. 2/11 *as well as J#15 IN-CLASS WORK REMINDERS BY THURS. 2/12**

1st/2nd AP LANG/ENG 1102

**IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW WED. 2/11:**

1) FIRST: With the HARD/PAPER COPY from The Language of Composition (LOC) anthology given to you today TUES. 2/10 and we started reading together, THOROUGHLY READ ALL OF:
 
George Orwell's still-SUPER-important essay "Politics and the English Language" (pp. 707-718)

**ALSO, here is a LINK to the essay FULL TEXT (**and also linked as a PDF on the Classroom):



2) THEN: for this essay, EVERYONE WILL BE GIVEN TIME WED. 2/11 TO WORK IN CLASS IN GROUPS/INDIVIDUALLY TO COMPLETE these for part of JOURNAL #15
  • ON POST-ITS or WRITTEN ON THE TEXT and DONE WITH CARE ON THE ACTUAL ASSIGNMENT, or PAPER, typed or written, ANSWER **THE MARKED QU'S (#4,5,6 and #8,9,10) from "Questions for Discussion" & "Questions on Rhetoric and Style" at the end of ORWELL's essay 


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3) ADDITIONALLY
  • By/on THURS. 2/12 in class, you each will get into small groups to SUMMARIZE AND DISCUSS a section of Orwell's essay that each of you will be  assigned INDIVIDUALLY in class--YOU WILL BE GRADED ON YOUR SUMMARY THOROUGHNESS AND ABILITY TO CONVINCE ME THAT YOU READ WED. 2/11, THURS. 2/12, and MON. 2/17 (*after the long wkend) as we discuss these sections!
    • ^^TO MAKE THIS PART EASIER FOR YOU, TRY ANNOTATING THE MAIN IDEAS OF THE SECTION(S) YOU ARE ASSIGNED, and think about the following qu's as you read your section
--Why is Orwell so concerned over the state of the English language in this section/what I'm reading? 

--What does he say/use examples of in this section that shows how he thinks it [English] has degenerated so/become so muddled? 



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4) SO, IN CONCLUSION, here's the simple breakdown to make sure you use your time WISELY between now and class tomorrow WED. 2/11 and THURS. 2/12 to have the following completed:
  • MAKE SURE you COMPLETELY READ ORWELL'S **ENTIRE** ESSAY
  • MAKE SURE you complete and PRINT OUT/WRITE OUT/post-its your JOURNAL #15 LOC MARKED QU'S RESPONSES BEFORE CLASS 


5) **THEN, THURS. 2/12 TBA in class...
  • AFTER I ASSIGN THEM TO YOU, MAKE SURE you read (*post-it note-annotated would help!) your INDIVIDUALLY-ASSIGNED SECTION OF ORWELL'S ESSAY to summarize for the in-class GRADED DISCUSSION THURS. 2/12 and MON. 2/17 AFTER THE LONG WKEND and onward through the upcoming week!

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    **AS ALWAYS, QUICK REMINDERS
    • CHECK THE CLASSROOM/BLOG EACH NIGHT TO KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED/BE PREPARED FOR EACH CLASS!
    • HAVE YOUR COURSE BINDER/REQUIRED READING WITH YOU DAILY!

    Thursday, February 5, 2026

    **ATTENTION 4th HAmLit: WKEND HW J#5 DUE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASSTIME MON. 2/9**

    4th Honors American Lit./Comp.

    HW DUE MON. 2/9:

    1) For JOURNAL #5 given/explained to you FRI. 2/6 in class and pdf linked on the Classroom (WRITING SECTION)use the template/model given to you to create your OWN PERSONAL

    JOURNAL #5: "Where I'm From" CREATIVE PERSONAL VERSE/POEM


    **Remember: the more CREATIVE and IN-DEPTH you are, the better YOUR GRADE/ASSESSMENT will be for this! 

    • USE THE TEMPLATE TO TYPE UP OR NEATLY WRITE OUT YOUR OWN VERSION
    • also use the EXAMPLE(S)/MODEL "WHERE I'M FROM" given to you to guide you as you write your own (binder WRITING section/also linked on the Classroom)
    • REMEMBER: If I'm printing for you, share w/me PLENTY AHEAD OF TIME/CLASS, plz!

    **Think of funny/meaningful/frightening moments in your life, favorite sayings, things/items that remind YOU of 'YOU,' your 'home,' the place where you live, and/or the people who surround you

    **ALSO IF YOU WANT, BE READY TO SHARE YOUR CREATIVE RESPONSES MON. 2/9 IN CLASS FOR AN EXTRA/BONUS 100% WEEKLY CCR/participation GRADE!!!**