Honors English II (Week of March 28-April 1)

Monday, March 28

• Begin nonfiction unit
• Read "Keep Memory Alive" by Elie Wiesel
• Literary Analysis: Persuasive Writing Techniques-due by the end of the hour

Tuesday, March 29

• Introduction to Frank McCourt and memoirs
• Read excerpt from Angela's Ashes
• Watch Frank McCourt interview

Wednesday, March 30

• Introduction to satire, hyperbole, overstatement, and understatement
• Read Mark Twain's essay "A Toast to the Oldest Inhabitant: The Weather of New England"

Thursday, March 31

• Read "The Dog That Bit People"
• Satire activity with "The Simpsons"

Friday, April 1

• Bell Work-due
• Nonfiction Unit Test