Wednesday

• Root Words
• Here is a playlist of videos for 8 of the 10 roots we have studied this semester. 
• I made a Kahoot! game you can play to practice our root words.

• Semester Exam
• Study guide 
• Semester Exam Schedule
• 2A Exam: Thurs. Dec. 20 
• 3A Exam: Tues. Dec 18
• 4A Exam; Tues. Dec. 18

• Short Fiction
• Discussion of "The Archetypal Myth of the Quest in Joyce's 'Araby'" by Mahmood Azizi
• Other examples of critical literary perspectives to read: 
• "Feminist Gothic in 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Sarah L. Crowder
• "Fairy Tales and Freud: Psychoanalysis in Children's Stories" by Mari Ellis Dunning
• "New Historicism of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'" by Todd Lowery 
• "Mental Nepantalism in Sandra Cisneros' 'Eleven'" by H. E. Eanes

• Don't forget about your Winter Break Reading! ☃️Books are ready at the desk in the library if you plan to check it out there.

• Test Prep: I can create an account for anyone who would like to practice for the ACT / SAT / or TSI online. If you would like to try this out, please let me know by filling out this quick form.

• I have decided to start collecting donations to send girls in developing nations to school for a year. It is $58 for each student, so let's see how many we can support throughout the year! 
• Info on worldwide education for girls:
• Fact list- ABC News
• 264 Million Children Don't Go To School
• 10 Toughest Places for Girls to Go To School
• 5 Ridiculous Reasons Girls are Denied an Education (video)
• Meet Girls Who Are Fighting for Their Right to an Education (video)
• The organization I support: International Rescue Committee rescue.org