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This is a blog for the purpose of keeping you up to date on assignments, journal entries, essays, and other important dates regarding Nuth's 9th Grade English class at Fortuna High. If you have any questions, feel free to email me directly at nuthenglish@hotmail.com.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

1st Semester Final Review

Overview:
Literary Terminology
Short Stories 
Of Mice and Men 
Grammar including use of commas, passive vs. active voice, and sentence fragments.
Showing vs. Telling 
Reading Comprehension/Comparing Themes

Short Stories:
“The Most Dangerous Game” (Connell), “Cask of Amontillado”  (Poe), “Thank You Ma’am” (Langston Hughes), “The Necklace” (Maupassant), “The Sniper” (O’Flaherty), “The Gift of the Magi” (O. Henry), “An American Story” (Lewis)

Link to the Online Writing Lab (OWL) page on "commas"