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Homework

Seniors
Your essay tomorrow will be on education in the U.S., specifically at River Oaks. As seniors, you have a unique insight into what works and doesn't. However, because you haven't yet learned how prepared you are, we have also looked at national trends and international solutions.

Using the articles and videos discussed, along with your own observations and experience, construct an argument around a three-point plan for improving education at River Oaks. Consider both the positives and negatives from your notes, as well as those from your sources, citing when appropriate.

Your essay will be around 500 words and will be typed and shared on Docs with the filename "lastname - education."

Sophomores
I will introduce the Victorian Period tomorrow. Honors students have an extension through the weekend to finish reading Frankenstein. Be prepared to take an objective exam and to write a short essay using the novel.

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Seniors Your exam is on Thursday, and your final essay is on Friday. I'll talk more about the essay in class tomorrow. Also, the senior auction project lacks one more important detail - your memories! We will spend a bit of time tomorrow in class writing down some of your fondest memories of your senior year, and the rest of your time at RO.  Sophomores Read "Lines Composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey," and complete the questions at the end of the selection in your book. As always, please use complete sentences and cite frequently from the text.