1. American Literature Thursday, October 2nd
Standard 2 & 3
PSAT Info
Turn in the comma practice from last class.
Patrick Henry’s Speech – Get out annotations
SOAPStone
Find 2 examples of parallelism & 2 quotations that demonstrate Patrick Henry's attempt to build/maintain ethos/logos/pathos.
Parallelism: similarity of structure in a pair of series of related words, phrases, or clauses. Used in rhetoric to reinforce an idea.
Write a paragraph outlining his major points about why they must fight now.
On a notecard, signup for a book talk by listing name, the title of your book, and the author’s name. Give me a brief summary of what you have read thus far.
Free Read – Book Talks Begin on October 24th
If time allows:
Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Sentiment Analysis

2. Here are some quick facts:
· The PSAT is a pre-SAT assessment that consists of three sections – critical reading, mathematical reasoning, and writing skills. This test is a great way to practice taking college entrance exams! · Taking the test is the way students would enter the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Competition – various scholarships and recognitions may result based on test scores · The test is “opt-in”, and there is only room for 150 students to take the exam · Test date: Oct. 8:00 am in the Cafeteria (this is a national test date and cannot be moved) · Cost: $20.00 · Sign up and pay in the Counseling Office by Friday, Oct.10th at 3:30 pm