Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
English 11A
TODAY’S OBJECTIVES:
Students will examine how the author’s purpose affects his/her
use of language and choice of form
AGENDA:
1. Submit electronically Draft Research Paper! Turn in
Draft Research Checklist with your paper.
2. Complete next Huck Finn reading quiz (ch. 2025).
3. In your reading circles, discuss roles assigned for
text read so far (e.g., Passage Picker, Succinct
Summarizer, etc.) with your 1) expert group
and then your 2) home group.
Read excerpts from ch.23 (pp.183-184) from Huck Finn in
order to answer the following questions: 1) what is
Mark Twain’s purpose in writing this passage
(what does he want the reader to think about) 2)
who is the audience for these passages?
5. Begin the documentary entitled Which Way Home; take
notes about various characters you meet in film
(see handout). Complete written response
about film on back of worksheet – turn in when
complete.
4.
HOMEWORK/UPCOMING DUE DATES:
 Vocabulary quiz for Huck Finn is Friday, 8 January
(see vocabulary list on webpage).
 “Promise to Myself” (see webpage) – due on Monday,
1/11!