1.Vocabulary quiz, words 1-25
2.Pass back PSAT scores
50% of questions right is AVERAGE for college-bound students. In other words, just because all sorts of people in this class scored around 12/24 doesn't mean that you shouldn't be in Honors English. It does mean, however, that The Scarlet Letter will be very difficult for you to read. Walden (our second book, will be very tough, too. The only book second semester that is a challenging read is The Great Gatsby, and it will be difficult (I'm guessing) for students who scored less than 13/24. By the way, this is all meaningless if you didn't pace yourself right on the test. Another rule of thumb is OAKS tests. If you "Exceed" on those tests, the difficult books that we're reading won't be too terribly challenging for you.
3. Summer reading. (Yeah, yeah, that was a sentence fragment.)
Your summer reading must be submitted to Turnitin.com by next Friday. I'll set up the account soon.
HOMEWORK: Read chapters 1,2, 3 of  The Scarlet Letter.