1. WELCOME TO ENG 9
Mrs. Penkalski

2. 10/3 – Welcome to English 9!
Good morning! Please come in and stand around the room. I will be placing you in a seating chart for the remainder of Quarter One and all of Quarter Two. After that, and providing your behavior allows, you will chose your own seating for Quarters 3 & 4.

3. 10/3
First, please copy the Objective and Homework in your agenda. If you do not have an agenda, use a sheet of notebook paper. Fold it hotdog style and record the Objective in one column and the Homework in the second. I check agendas twice per quarter! Next, please use a blue or black pen to write your complete name and period on a popsicle stick. I will be using the sticks to prompt speakers in small group and whole-group collaborative discussions.

4. 10/3
Next, Please take some time to CREATE your name plate. YOU MUST WRITE YOUR NAME USING THE BLUE MARKERS. AFTER you have written your name in BLACK MARKER you may decorate it using the markers, crayons, and colored pencils laid out for you on the back table. You will have about 15 minutes to finish your name plate. I offer extra-effort points at unannounced times for those students who have their name plates displayed on their desk.

5. 10/3
Finally, we will use the Determining Importance reading strategy to review the English 9 Syllabus.
You will need a highlighter and something with which to write for this activity. If you do not have a highlighter, you can find one in the pencil box located under one of the desks in your quad.
Your homework tonight is:
1. Secure a binder and 5 tabs
2. Get parent / guardian signatures on the following documents:
Syllabus – 25 points
Valued Practices Contract – 25 points
Parent Signature Page – 25 points

6. DON’T FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME TENT ON YOUR DESK.
10/5
Good morning!
After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please retrieve your English 9 Syllabus, a highlighter, and something with which to write.
I have a few more items to discuss regarding the Syllabus and then I will be collecting them to check for parent signatures. I will also be collecting the Parent Signature Form.
When we have finished reviewing the Syllabus and the class website, we will move on to our next activity.
DON’T FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME TENT ON YOUR DESK.

7. Of what importance is a first impression?
10/5
Next, please read the Essential Question.
Then, determine if the answer is of minimal importance, of average importance, or of great importance.
Now, label and date sheet of paper:
10/5 – Essential Question #1
Of what importance is a first impression?
Write a paragraph response. Please do not ask me how many sentences the paragraph needs to be.
Be prepared to provide a concrete example to support your stance.
If you do not finish your paragraph in class, please do so for homework.

8. A first impression is of minimal / average / great importance because
A first impression is of minimal / average / great importance because tell me why it is important .
For example, give me a concrete detail .
In other words, explain your detail example in a more descriptive way.
This is important because give overall outcome or result of explanation.
To conclude, a first impression is of importance because restate your reason .

9. DON’T FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME TENT ON YOUR DESK.
10/7
Good morning!
After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare your Essential Question #1 for turn-in. I will talk you through this so you become comfortable with the process.
Please hold Parent Signatures until I have asked for those.
When you have finished preparing your EQ#1 for turn-in, please get out a piece of paper for our next activity.
DON’T FORGET TO PUT YOUR NAME TENT ON YOUR DESK.

10. 10/7
Please label and date your paper Quote Response #1. Please take a few moments to read the English 9 Quote and Life Skill on the instruction board in the back of the room. Silently read the quote to yourself. After, we will briefly discuss the meaning of the quote. Then, you will interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity. Sometimes I collect the QRs and sometimes I do not. Regardless, they each become entries in the binder and are worth points for completion at the end of the quarter.

11. 10/7
Here are some suggestions to get you started: The quote, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end.” sung by Supersonic in their song “Closing Time”, is about ______________. For example, _____________________________. The rest is up to you!  For your concrete detail, brainstorm new scenarios that exemplify new beginnings that you have experienced or witnessed and start there.

13. 10/7
Next, get out a sheet of notebook paper and fold it “hotdog” style. Label and Date it: Parts of Speech Pre-Test and then number your paper 1 to 29 on the RIGHT side of the paper. I will model how I want this executed. You will have 30 minutes to complete this activity. You do not have any homework for tonight!

14. 10/11 “We are made to persist; that’s how we find out who we are.”
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please get out a sheet of paper in preparation for your weekly quote response.
Please label and date your paper: Quote Response #2 – 10/11.
“We are made to persist; that’s how we find out who we are.”
Tobias Wolff_
American short story writer, memoirist, and novelist
Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity. Please use the example on the board from QR#1 to guide your writing.

15. Essay – Letter – Sentence – Word - Paragraph
10/11
Next, please clear your desk of all items.
Each quad will need TWO (2) whiteboards from under your desks and two (2) black expo markers with which to write. The expo markers can be found in the tool box also located under your desks.
Please take a few moments to consider the following Essential Questions:
GROUP ONE – Answer EQ #4A – Put the nouns in logical order. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.
Essay – Letter – Sentence – Word - Paragraph
GROUP TWO – Answer EQ #4B – Think back to IOVC. What does one concern oneself with when considering the ORGANIZATION writing trait?

16. 10/11 LETTER WORD SENTENCE PARAGRAPH ESSAY
GROUP ONE – Answer EQ #4A – Put the nouns in logical order. Be prepared to explain your reasoning.
LETTER
WORD
SENTENCE
PARAGRAPH
ESSAY

17. 10/11
GROUP TWO – Answer EQ #4B – Think back to IOVC. What does one concern oneself with when considering the ORGANIZATION writing trait? There is one right answer that can use various synonymous relationships. A complete, accurate answer uses terminology such as: structure, framework, introduction, body, conclusion, topic sentence, concrete detail, commentary, etc.

18. 10/11
Third, please clear off your desk for the Chunk Paragraph activity. In this activity, you will work with your quad to piece together the components of a chunk paragraph and their respective descriptors and examples.
The object is to lay out the strips of paper in such a way that they vertically display the logical progression of the components of a paragraph while at the same time horizontally display the accurate descriptors and examples of said components.
The four categories of each component are:
Name Definition Context Example
YOU WILL HAVE 10 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY

19. 10/11 COMPONENT DEFINITION CONTEXT EXAMPLE Topic Sentence
Introduces the topic
May include title, author, and simple answer
I nominate Mr. Borg for Staffulty of the Month because he is funny.
Concrete Detail
Specific detail that supports the topic sentence
What the text SAYS
He often starts our day by telling us hilarious jokes.
Commentary #1
Analysis, explanation, or induction of the concrete detail
What the text MEANS
He uses the jokes to gain the students' attention and interest.
Commentary #2
Expands on the analysis, explanation, or induction of the concrete detail
Why the text MATTERS
It's important to have students' attention so there is a positive learning environment allowing each one of us to learn.
Concluding Sentence
Wraps up the paragraph
Restates the topic sentence without repeating key words from the body
Mr. Borg is the best candidate for this month's Staffulty of the Month award.

20. 10/13
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please retrieve your highlighters. You will need all of them for this activity.
We are going to color-code our What is a chunk paragraph? worksheet using the color scheme we will use all year. These colors and their designation are not negotiable.
BLUE = Title and Author / Golden Thread
PURPLE = Simple Answer
GREEN = Concrete Detail
YELLOW = Commentary #1
PINK = Commentary #2
ORANGE = Transitions

21. What is a chunk paragraph?

22. 10/13
Next, we are going to take a look at some exemplar paragraphs. For each paragraph, we will spend some time highlighting the components and discussing their effectiveness in good writing. Exemplar #1 – Staffulty of the Month Response Exemplar #2 – QR#1 Exemplar #3 – QR#2

25. What is a chunk paragraph?

26. 10/13 - HOMEWORK
Choose a quote of your own. The quote must be school appropriate. Interpret the quote in a one chunk, chunk paragraph. Use the chunk paragraph highlighted notes and exemplars we discussed in class. You will turn this in at the beginning of class on Monday, 10/17. Be prepared to present your paragraph to the class. This will be graded as an assessment.

27. 10/17
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please get out a piece of paper and label and date it:
Quote Response #3 – 10/17.
Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity.
“A bad habit never disappears miraculously; it’s an ‘undo-it-yourself’ project.”
Abigail Van Buren_
Advice Columnist & author of “Dear Abby”
You should use the Chunk Paragraph notes to guide your writing.

28. 10/17
Next, please retrieve today’s handouts from your binder. You will need 2 highlighters of different colors and a black pen with which to write. First, we will discuss The Parts of Speech Pre-Test and the assessment analysis results. (ACTIVITY #1) Then, we will review the Grammar Resource by highlighting the hand-written headings and sub- headings. This is our grammar road map: It identifies the skills you will be held accountable for this year. (ACTIVITY #2)

29. 10/17
Then, we will begin our Grammar instruction with The Eight Parts of Speech. We will discuss The 8 Parts of Speech using the analogy of a family. We will consider each part of speech as “a part of a family” and will associate their function in a sentence to those responsibilities of family members. (ACTIVITY #3) Finally, we will watch School House Rock – Grammar Rock You are expected to take notes for each part of speech. I will be stopping the videos and will engage whole group discussion. (ACTIVITY #4) HOMEWORK: Complete the back of the Parts of Speech Family

30. 10/19
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please retrieve your Parts of Speech Packet and family from your binder. You will need 2 highlighters of different colors and a black pen with which to write. I am checking the notes and back of page for completion. First, we will continue watching School House Rock – Grammar You are expected to take notes for each part of speech. I will be stopping the videos and will engage whole group discussion. (ACTIVITY #4) At the conclusion of the videos, we will use The Parts of Speech packet to guide an in-depth discussion of each part of speech including its definition and function(s) in a sentence. (ACTIVITY 5)

31. 10/21
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare your Possessives Homework for turn-in.
I will also be checking your Chunk Paragraph highlighting notes.
I will be passing back your Quote Responses and explaining the grading.
Then, we will review The 8 Parts of Speech packet. Please locate within each part of speech the PRACTICE and TASK-ORIENTED requests. Highlight each area along with me as I discuss the homework expectation.
HOMEWORK: Pronoun/Antecedent-back, Subject Object Pronouns-back, & Verbs-front & back [A total of 4 pages.]

32. 10/25
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare the following for turn-in:
Pronoun/Antecedent-back
Subject Object Pronouns-back
Verbs-front & back
You will turn-in each homework page separately. I will guide you as you pass them forward.
After you have prepared your homework at your tables, please retrieve a sheet of notebook paper in preparation for the weekly quote response writing.

33. 10/25
Please get out a piece of paper and label and date it:
Quote Response #4 – 10/18.
Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity.
“There is only one real fault and that is to persuade oneself that second best is anything other than second best.”
Doris Lessing_British writer
You should use the Chunk Paragraph notes and the rubric to the Personal Quote Response to guide your writing.

34. 10/25
Now, I will try to work us through the rest of the Parts of Speech packet in preparation for your test on Thursday. As we discuss every day, you will be taking the test whether we make it all of the way through the packet or not. It will be in your best interest to be quiet and to stay focused. After we finish the packet review, it is my intention to review practice sentences with you so you will know exactly how to perform on the test. You will need to know the definitions of the 8 parts of speech for the first section of the test.

35. 10/25 He and I finally finished all (of our work).
Example Sentence:
(PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE – ADV)
Antecedent
Subject Subject Direct Object
singular
Person Person Past Person common
1st coord 1st Action Indef nd concrete
Pro Conj Pro Adv Verb Pro Prep Pro Noun
He and I finally finished all (of our work).
Homework: Study the definitions and functions of the 8 parts of speech

36. 10/27
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare for your Agenda check. I have decided to post-pone the Binder check as I feel it is in your best interest to allow as much time as possible for The 8 Parts of Speech Post-Test. We need to get through this activity within the first 10 minutes of class to ensure that you have sufficient time to complete the test. I need you to listen carefully to the directions and to execute said directions quickly and efficiently. Thank you for your cooperation.

37. 10/27
Next, please clear off your desk in preparation for a Parts of Speech post-test. You will need a pencil. First, I will show you the fill in the blanks definitions for the test and you will write your answer on the answer document. You will have 5 minutes for this portion of the test. After, you will have 20 minutes to code the sentences. Finally, we will trade and grade the assessments before the end of the period. Good Luck! If you’ve been paying attention you will do great!

38. 10/27 The fat man broke the dark brown chair.
Parts of Speech Post-Test Sentences
The fat man broke the dark brown chair.
Wow! Those are extremely bright colors.
Stephen’s rabid dog had been running and barking wildly for two days.

39. 11/1 “We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please get out a piece of paper and label and date it:
Quote Response #5 – 11/1.
Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity.
“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”
Mary Catherine Bateson
You should use the Chunk Paragraph notes to guide your writing.

40. 11/1
Next, we will engage in a Possessive Noun Review. First, I will review the grading observations from the initial homework. Then, we will review the instructional information on assignment worksheet titled POSSESSIVES. Next, we will review the instructional information using practice phrases. Finally, we will review the homework expectations form assignment worksheet titled NOUNS-Possessives pgs. 261 & 263 AND PREPOSITIONS pg. 39.

41. 11/3
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare your NOUNS-Possessives pgs. 261 & 263 AND PREPOSITIONS pg. 39. for turn-in. After, please clear your desk in preparation for our Parts of Speech Post Test Review.

42. 11/3
Please clear your desk in preparation for our Parts of Speech Post Test Review. First, we will discuss the grading observations and item analysis of the assessment. Next, we will review the coding of the sentences. Finally, we will practice coding new sentences.

43. 11/3
Next, we will engage in a Pronoun Review. First, I will review the grading observations from the initial homework titled Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent pgs ; Subject and Object Pronouns pgs Then, we will review the instructional information on assignment worksheet titled PRONOUNS pgs. 511 and 519. Next, we will review the instructional information using practice sentences. Finally, we will review the homework expectations form assignment worksheet titled PRONOUNS Demonstrative Pronouns pg. 513 and PRONOUNS Indefinite Pronouns pg. 521, 527, and 529.

44. 11/7
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare your Pronoun Packet for turn in.
Then, get out a piece of paper and label and date it:
Quote Response #6 – 11/7.
Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.“
Thomas Edison_American Inventor
You should use the Chunk Paragraph notes to guide your writing.

45. 11/7
Next, we will engage in a Whole-group Trade AND Grade activity of our homework. You will need a highlighter with which to grade. You may not use yellow. YOU MAY NOT HAVE A PENCIL OR PEN ON YOUR DESK AT ANY TIME. First, we will review, for a second time, the instructional information on assignment worksheet titled PRONOUNS pgs. 511 and 519. Finally, we will review the homework expectations form assignment worksheet titled PRONOUNS – TAKE HOME QUIZ.

46. 11/10
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare for our Binder Organization. We will review each handout and homework assignment thus far and will place in the appropriate binder section. After, we will review the class website, again, and the manner in which one accesses information. You will not have homework.

47. 11/15
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, get out a piece of paper and label and date it:
Quote Response #7 – 11/15.
Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity.
"There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do."
Freya Stark_British - Italian explorer and travel writer
You should use the Chunk Paragraph notes to guide your writing.

48. 11/17
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please wait for instructions as to how to complete your Agenda Check slip. When you have finished tallying your score, please leave your agenda open to today’s date. B DAY – 11/1, 3, 7, 10, 15, 17

49. 11/17

50. 11/17
Next, please get out a highlighter – You may not use YELLOW – and a BLACK pen.
We will be grading our Punctuation Packets today.
First, consider Essential Question #3:
What role does punctuation play in writing?
(You will be required to write a 1 chunk, chunk paragraph response to his question
at the conclusion of our Punctuation Unit.)

51. 11/15
Now, Let’s consider the following: “Let’s eat Grandma!” OR “Let’s eat, Grandma!” WHAT ABOUT “When cooking, crack open a window.” “When cooking crack, open a window.”

52. 11/28
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, get out a piece of paper and label and date it:
Quote Response #8 – 11/28.
Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity.
"Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things we do most are the things we do best."
Marva Williams_American educator
You should use the Chunk Paragraph notes to guide your writing.

53. 11/28
We will now continue grading, annotating, and discussing the Punctuation Packet.

54. 11/28 - Homework
This is the second quarter writing assessment. Students will be scored on the following: IDEAS - Accurate interpretation of the quote ORGANIZATION - One chunk, chunk paragraph structure including transitions CONVENTIONS - Accurate usage, grammar, and mechanics Students are to complete the following: 1. Choose an original quote response to rewrite. Students may choose from quotes 3 to Highlight the original piece for the components of a chunk paragraph. 3. Revise and edit the original showing the markings. 4. Make 3 suggestions to yourself for improvement on the final piece. 5. Re-write the original quote response on a NEW sheet of paper. Label this piece QUOTE RESPONSE RE-WRITE. 6. Highlight the re-write. 7. Be ready to turn it in on Friday, December 2.

55. 11/30
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please get out a highlighter and a black pen.
We will now continue grading, annotating, and discussing the Punctuation Packet.
After we have finished, I will collect scores but allow you to keep your packet so you can use it to edit your Quote Response Re-Write which is due next class period, Friday, December 2 at the beginning of class.
Finally, we will engage in a reading activity.
Reading for Purpose – “The House”
literacy skills – Setting
reading skills – Determining Importance

56. 12/2
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please prepare your Quote Response Rewrite for turn in. Then, clear your desk in preparation for distribution of many, many handouts that you will be responsible for using/referencing as we proceed through the BUILDING LITERACY SKILLS unit. Reading Strategies Packet Elements of Literature Literary Terms Survey

57. 12/2
Next, we will engage in a whole group activity in which I will informally test your knowledge of key literary terms. Please use the response cards that located inside the tool box under one of the desks of your quad. Please use the following key: A – RED B – YELLOW C – BLUE D – GREEN

58. 12/6
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, get out a piece of paper and label and date it: Quote Response #9 – 12/6. Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a 1-chunk paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity. "It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.“ e.e cummings_American writer

59. 12/6
Next, we will continue discussing the metacognitive skills necessary to be an active reader. As our focus right now is on plot, setting, and character, we will take a look at a photograph / painting to activate our visualization skills. Please turn in your text books to page 7 and spend a few minutes examining the photo and considering the questions that appear above the picture. Then, as a group you will complete the OPTIC organizer.

60. “The Gulf Stream” by Winslow Homer 1899
Back in Prouts Neck, Maine, after one of his winter visits to the Bahamas, Homer painted this dramatic scene of imminent disaster. A man faces his demise on a dismasted, rudderless fishing boat, sustained by only a few stalks of sugarcane and threatened by sharks and a distant waterspout. He is oblivious to the schooner on the left horizon, which Homer later added to the canvas as a sign of hopeful rescue. Some art historians have read The Gulf Stream as symbolic, connecting it with the period’s heightened racial tensions. The painting has also been interpreted as an expression of Homer’s presumed sense of mortality and vulnerability following the death of his father.
an understanding of a lifetime's experiences, deepened by adversity and intimations of mortality, laced with memories and (re)arranged by reflection, and in a language of form grown intolerant of pictorial waste and expressive digression, those subjects that were closest and meant most to him.

61. Analyzing visuals using OPTIC
Overview
Write a brief overview of the image: in one or more complete sentence(s), what is this image about?
Parts
Notice all parts, noting important details - anything: color, figures, textures, groupings, shadings, patterns, numbers, etc.
Title & Text
Use the title to clarify the subject of the image. Consider both literal and metaphoric meanings. What does the title suggest?
Is there any text in the image—a caption, or words in the image itself? What might this text suggest?
Interrelationships
Specify the interrelationships in the image. In other words, how the parts are related, both to one another and the image as a whole. Consider how the parts come together to create a mood or convey an idea or argument.
Conclusion
Write a conclusion paragraph about the image as a whole: think about what the artist, photographer, creator, or designer might be trying to capture and convey, and what ideas, arguments, or implications this image presents

62. 12/6 - Homework
Study the Coordinating Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions, and Relative Pronouns from your Parts of Speech notes. Your quiz will be on Friday, December 16. You will be responsible for completing the following acronyms:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
& RELATIVE PRONOUNS
F A A
N W
B H
O I
Y T
S E B U S

63. 12/8
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, please retrieve your textbook beneath your desk and turn to page 7. You will spend the first 15 minutes of class finishing the collaborative OPTIC organizer. Then, we will engage in a whole-group discussion focusing on the components of OPTIC as we discuss the painting.

64. 12/8 - Homework
Study the Coordinating Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions, and Relative Pronouns from your Parts of Speech notes. Your quiz will be on Friday, December 16. You will be responsible for completing the following acronyms:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
& RELATIVE PRONOUNS
F A A
N W
B H
O I
Y T
S E B U S

65. 12/12
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, get out a piece of paper and label and date it: Quote Response #10 – 12/12. Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a 1-chunk paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity. "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” Mark Twain_American writer

66. 12/12
Next, we will use our Elements of Literature handout from the Highlighted and Annotated Text section of our binder to review the literary terms of plot, setting, mood, and conflict, and we will use the Reading Strategies Packet to review the reading skills of predicting and sequencing of events. Finally, we will begin reading “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W. D. Wetherell.

67. 12/12 - Homework
Study the Coordinating Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions, and Relative Pronouns from your Parts of Speech notes. Your quiz will be on Friday, December 16. You will be responsible for completing the following acronyms:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
& RELATIVE PRONOUNS
F A A
N W
B H
O I
Y T
S E B U S

68. 1/4
Good morning! After you have finished writing the Objective and Homework in your agenda, get out a piece of paper and label and date it: Quote Response #1 – 1/4. Silently read the quote to yourself. Then, interpret the quote in a 1-chunk paragraph response. You will have 6 minutes for this writing activity. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut_American writer

69. 1/4
Next, we will discuss the Semester I Exam, Semester 1 Exam Study Guide, Semester 1 Exam Written Response and suggested study tips. After, we will begin our discussion of the coming of age story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherall.

70. 1/4
Please consider the following Essential Question: At what times have you hidden your own feelings or interests because you were afraid of what others might think?