Today we read the graphic novel versions of "The Masque of the Red Death" and "Tell-Tale Heart," using the pictures to gain a deeper understanding of the text. Then we read the same stories in their original form. We discussed the themes present in most of Poe's works.

We learned about Edgar Allan Poe, his background, and his literary genre in preparation for reading his stories in class tomorrow.

Andrew utilized three sources to support his writing and successfully completed his paragraph on school start times. This exercise will be valuable for Andrew as it will assist him in the process of writing a one-page essay, which will also incorporate the use of sources.

We worked on paragraph writing today, using three different sources with quotes to support ideas.

Andrew used a model text to demonstrate how to write an effective paragraph that includes quotes from sources. He then wrote his own paragraph based on the articles he's been researching this week.

Andrew read the 3rd article for his synthesis paragraph today. He then wrote an article summary and provided quotes for support. He then wrote three pros and three cons of a later school start time.

Andrew read the 2nd article today. He identified the author's main point, found a quote to support it, and provided an explanation for the quote.

Andrew chose to read about school start times and sleep. He read the first article today. He identified the main argument of the article and provided a quote from the text to support the main point. He then explained how the quote supports the main argument.

We are focusing on essay writing this week using three different sources. Andrew chose the topic he would be reading about this week, which includes three articles.

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