1. American Studies Friday, 21 October 2011 Time will pass; will you? 40 school days remain in the fall semester. Quote of the Day: “ Character is higher than intellect … A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think. ” Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. Housekeeping and Recognition AIMS testing to exceed—next week. Report to the North Gym after attendance is take Period 1. DO NOT LOSE the pink pass on your desk Tuesday: Writing; Wed: Reading; Thurs: Math Yes, each group has a stapler…

3. Homework Reminders Monday: Grammar lesson #3 is due—parallelism Socratic Discussion: Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave”—what is a “ideal” society?—3-entry dialectical journal due—tii upload Tuesday: Pageant, Chapter 15: “The Ferment of Reform and Culture” (p. 340-350) Wednesday: Pageant, Chapter 15: “The Ferment of Reform and Culture” (p. 350-369b)—guiding questions due--tii

4. Today’s Class Yes, you have staplers in your groups— collect bibliographies History Focus Multiple Choice Test 1-14 Reflection Prompt: What area of American social policy would you reform, and how? Think for two minutes; write for five. Lunch Close Reading Practice—from Emerson’s “Self-Reliance”