Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Tues. Dec. 3:

1. Shakespeare Quiz: This is due to be finished by Tuesday. Make sure your answers are written well, and in sentences and thorough.

2. Shakespeare Navigator: Have a look at this large website, but particularly, learn how to access Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Read a synopsis of the 2nd one, print it out and bring it with you so we can prepare for the play on Dec. 11.

3. Also, look at some photos of The Globe Theatre in London, England. 

4. You might also start reading a novel that you choose, just to keep you immersed in a story.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Tues. Dec. 3:      

1. Read the first 5 chapters of TKMB.

2. Ongoing work throughout the novel study: You should have separate documents for each- be organized.

a) Theme work: develop your theme as you read by choosing direct references from the novel, and writing down the direct reference from the novel and writing a paragraph for each that explains/shows how it builds the theme. Not all chapters will build your particular theme, but read carefully so you can identify when the story does so.

b) Literary Devices: collect examples of imagery (vivid description), motifs (recurring items, occurrences, etc.), metaphors, similes, allusions, irony.  Look each of these devices up and look at definitions and examples online to understand them. Write down examples of these devices as you read the novel.  Be organized in your note-taking.

c) Choose a character: track them as you read and build a profile of them. Point form will be fine. You are trying to understand them as a human being and how they are changing as they experience what they do. Be descriptive.

D)Do 2 "Focus on Thinking' questions for each chapter. Choose the one's that help you learn important things.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Fri. Nov. 29: 

1. Work on the "Introduction to Shakespeare Quiz" this evening, using your "London Life" handout, your "Responding to Literature" text and computer research.  You do not have to finish it tonight, but get a very good start. You may word-process this work or not, but please bring your work with you tomorrow.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Fri. Nov. 29: 

1. Have all the questions answered well, vocabulary understood, and the research thoroughly done.  Have useable notes and be prepared to speak.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 28:

Your Theories of Relativity Assignment is due tomorrow!  That's all!  Do not forget to bring it.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 28:

See yesterday's blog entry for your homework. It is all due tomorrow.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Wed. due Thurs. Nov. 28:

Continue working on your Theories of Relativity Assignment- Action Plan.  Make sure you are editing your work carefully as you go.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Thursday Nov. 28:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (written in 1960)

Monday: 1) Read to p.6 "That was the summer Dill came to us."  2) Do vocabulary work.  See yesterday's blog entry.

Tues/Wed: 1)Read to the end of Chapter 1.   2)Add to your vocabulary- same format as yesterday.  3)Do all "The Facts" and all the "Focus on Thinking" questions.  Answer in full sentences and incorporate the questions into your answers. 

For example: The novel takes place in the southern United States in the state of Alabama, in the rural town of Maycomb. For example: Scout and Jem's father is a lawyer in Maycomb County, where he was "born and bread" and "knew his people."

Questions about Setting: The story begins in the summer of 1933 and ends October 31, 1935.  Answer the following questions:  1)Research: What happened worldwide in the 1930's. Describe the  conditions.  2) Describe the town of Maycomb and its inhabitants.  3) Why does Scout, the narrator, tell us her family lineage?  What does it suggest about the importance of family background to these people?

Research Questions: go to www. ferris.edu/htmls/news/jimcrow/timeline.htm.  From this site click on the appropriate area and take notes:      1) Slavery in America  1619 -  end of Civil War     2) American Civil War to the Jim Crow Laws and Segregation (be sure to include examples of segregation).  3) Civil Rights Movement to 1964/5.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Tues/Wed. this week:

You are to be working on your Action Plan and your Conclusion. Your assignment is due on Thursday morning of this week.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Tues. Nov. 26:

1. Start reading Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird, to page 6 "That was the summer Dill came to us." Write down all the words you don't know, look up and write down their definitions, and create a sentence to show your understanding. See below for format. Bring it with you tomorrow so I may see it before you start working on your essay.

Format is:

Word: part of speech (noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
Definition: write out the definition that best defines the word in its context.
Sentence: use it in a sentence that you create.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Monday, Nov. 25:

1. Theories of Relativity Final Assignment: You are continuing to work on your assignment to help one of novel's homeless youth get off the street. You should be finished your Situation and are working on your Action Plan. Keep researching for the best services for their needs, and be descriptive about what each of these programs and services will do, in some detail, to improve this youth's situation.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Monday, Nov. 25:

1. Feed Essay:You are preparing for your in-class essay on Monday. You should do a draft if you want to test your ideas and format, but this draft is not required for the in-class write. You will, however, have your acceptable outline with you, following the Handout. You should also refamilarize yourself with the vocabulary we have been building this semester, as I will expect you to use many of these words where appropriate. 

*Alert: I will expect a direct call to my telephone (local 8044) by 8am if you are not coming on Monday or Tues. or Wed.  This means your parent or guardian must speak to me live, not on the answering machine.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Fri. Nov. 22:

1. Feed Essay Development: Keep working on your ideas/development/organization of your essay.  Do not hesitate to do more research in order to understand the material better.  In the novel, corporations are one of the most powerful institutions/cultures in the world. It is important that you know what a corporation is, the power they have, and the way they operate, in order to understand their behaviour in the novel and in reality. Look at "The Corporation" documentary on YouTube.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Fri. Nov.22:

1. Theories of Relativity: you are working on your Action Plan for your homeless youth. Be thorough, including doing more research, to give them the best outcome you can. Bring your work with you tomorrow.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 21:

1. Feed Essay Development: keep developing ideas, but also start synthesizing them. Have a draft thesis statement for me to look at at the beginning of class on Thursday and Friday.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 21:

1. Theories of Relativity Final Assignment: Be working on the Situation paragraph. You do not need to completely finish it by tomorrow, but you should be close. Make sure you self-edit your work at you go. Always bring all your completed work with you each day.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Wed. Nov. 20:

1. Feed Essay Development:  continue on course. You should be working on the big ideas of your Question,  and also the concrete details and real-life examples required for most of these questions. Being vague and general do will not get you far enough. You should be researching for some of these examples. Bring all your work everyday, so I can see your progress and advise you where you need me to. 

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Wed. Nov. 20:

1. Theories of Relativity: Finish the paragraph on Who you are and how you got involved with this homeless person and word-process it (single-spaced) and bring it in with you tomorrow.

2. Start the first few sentences of the Situation Paragraph in your notebook.

 

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Tues. Nov. 19 and the rest of the week in class and at home:

1. Feed Essay Work:  You should be working on your initial ideas for your question.  This will require some rereading and brainstorming. Your large 11 x 17 paper is a place to start putting ideas down in any way you want to.  You need to be finding ideas, examples, explanation and synthesizing all this with real life and Plato's Allegory.  Get a good start and bring in all your work tomorrow.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Tues. Nov. 19:

1. Reflection of LC #2: Now that you are finished your LC of Theories of Relativity, please write another Reflection.  Like your last one, reflect on 1) what you learned that is important to your understanding of homelessness and use examples from the story to show it, and 2) Your strengths in the LC contributions and what you could improve in future LCs.

Please word-process in paragraph format for each.  Due Tuesday, Nov. 19.  *You do not need to do the self-evaluation form.

Christmas Boxes: Friday, Nov. 15: Block B. 

Chevonne will collect all of the items students bring in today, and any other money donations, and make sure it all gets to I group sponsoring this initiative. I have $7.00 in an envelope locked in my large cupboard and will give it to her on Monday.  Well done B Block!

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Friday, Nov. 15 and Mon. Nov. 18:

1. Literature Circles: You are back in your LC groups and starting your LC discussions. Start with Discussion Director and then Vocabulary Enricher. Start with "round robins" so everyone must contribute. Your should finish 2 roles today. Keep an eye on the clock. Have your Homelessness Research Document out and refer to it.  Please take thorough notes. Hand in your written roles in the IN Basket at the end of the block today and I will return them to you on Monday.

2. Review your notes over the weekend and review all your work. Next week you will be doing in-class formal written assignments on this novel.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Clarification: 1 and 2 below are for Friday, and 3 is for Monday.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Fri. Nov. 15 and Mon. Nov.18: C & D Blocks

1. PLATO-BENET REVISION DUE: These revisions go into my IN basket at the beginning of the block. Make sure your name, block and date is one them. Follow my instructions from this weeks blogs.

2. LITERATURE CIRCLE - FEED: You are on your second day of your circle. You should be finished by the end of the block. You may also have other questions to ask beyond your LC roles for greater understanding, if you have time. At the end of the block hand in each of your word-processed Literature Roles into my IN basket. 

3. PREPARE FOR IN-CLASS WRITING: on Monday we will begin in-class writing of this novel. I will give you questions/prompts for this, which you will write in the form of well-structured paragraphs.  Review your "Criteria for Writing Paragraphs" in the Writing section of your binder.  Be thinking of the "big ideas" of the novel and review your notes.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 14:

1. B Block: bring items for the Christmas Boxes and a loony if you have not contributed money yet.

2. Literature Circle Roles: You are continuing to work in your Expert Group tomorrow, but you must make this extra time count. You should be connecting to the Research Document you did in the Library, and you can use the articles you read and do more research on any aspect of the story that will enrich the conversation and understanding of your group.

You can also ask more questions in all your roles.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 14:

1. Literature Circle Role: your fully developed LC role is ready for your circle tomorrow. It is word-processed according to the format, and addresses important elements/forces/themes/satire of the novel. You may print a copy for me, also, if you feel inclined.

2. Plato-Benet Revision: I am taking in the body paragraph revisions this week. Underline the changes and staple the original underneath it. Identify the # of the BP in the Title.

 

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Wed. Nov. 13:

1. Hand in your Revised Body Paragraph with the original essay this week. Follow my instructions in my Friday Blog. Also hand in your copies of the Allegory and Benet's short story.

2. Feed: Be working in your Expert Groups today and tomorrow. Following the exemplar formats,work on these, making sure you are getting to the important areas of the novel, including the satire. All roles need teaching plans. Remember it is our culture and institutions Anderson is criticizing with wit and humor. Be able to show these things and reflect on where we are going. Your LC Role should be word-processed.

Ms.Tyre's English 9 Homework for Wed. Nov. 13:

1. All 9's: You are working on your LC role and starting to word-process it. Make sure you are using your exemplar and working with your Expert Group in class.  Please be using your Homelessness Document in your Expert Group also. Bring your completed, word-processed Role with you on Thursday.

2. B Block 9's: Remember to bring in items for the Christmas Boxes this week. They need to be ready by Friday.

Ms. Tyre's 2nd Blog for English 10 Homework: Look below for the Novel Study Homework.

You are to rewrite/revise/improve/develop etc. a Body Paragraph from you Plato-Benet Essay. This is due next week- Tues. to Fri.  The improved paragraph is word processed on a separate piece of paper, in the usual format, and all additions and changes are underlined.  Your original a essay is stapled underneath.

Please look below English 9 Homework for the your LC homework for Tuesday.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Tues. Nov. 12:

1. Operation Christmas Child: Bring some items for the Christmas boxes, ie. Puzzle books, colouring books, soaps, pencil crayons, hair brushes, watches, jewelery, ornaments, a t-shirt, and anything else you see that might be appreciated by a 10-14 year old.  Also bring on loony for shipping.

2. Theories of Relativity: Finish the novel and be working on you Literature Circle role so you can work with your Expert Group on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Also have other questions, concerns, ideas from the novel that you want to discuss with you LC group on Thursday and Friday.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Tues. Nov. 12:
1. Feed: finish reading the novel, and come prepared with ideas for you LC role. You will be in your Expert Groups on Tues. and Wed.
Every two or three chapters write some notes and page numbers to ensure you are getting what you need to enrich you role.

2. Also have other areas of the novel that you want to discuss in you Literature Circle groups.  These are areas of discussion that you can do with your LC group that you think are important to cover. 

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Friday, Nov. 8-12:

1. Theories of Relativity: Please be reading the novel carefully and with a mind to building your LC role.  Think about what you could do better in this LC, and try to make that happen.

B Block will be in Remembrance Day Ceremonies with me, so you need to be finished the novel by Tuesday and come with some ideas for your expert groups.  I will give you Tuesday and Wednesday in these groups to get ready for Thursday-Friday Literature Circles for B and A.

B Block needs to bring in toys, school supplies, hygiene items etc. for Operation Christmas Child, throughout the week.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Fri. Nov. 8:

1. Feed: you should be reading your novel carefully and starting to build your LC role. Try to improve your work on this role by reading for the big ideas, compare with our world in several ways, with yourself personally, with other texts etc.  Be insightful and have questions. Tomorrow, you may read and be working on your LC role with or without your expert group. You will be in expert groups on Tuesday, Nov. 12 when we return.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 7: Reflection of LC #1:

1. Reflection #1: Discuss the insights you gleaned from your LC discussion with your group. Give examples.  2/3 of a page in the usual format.

2. Reflection #2: Discuss your own participation and contribution to the group.  Do not describe what you did in your role, I have read it.  Reflect, instead, on how you participated and contributed in the group, both in your social skills, attitude and intellectual/thinking skills. Use the Self-Evaluation Form for some areas of reflection for this section.

3. Self-Evaluation Form: Photocopy the A)Preparation and B) Participation.  Fill them in using the Scoring Guide and add them up.

Bring all three tomorrow and staple them in order.

Also, bring any of your work that is at home that should be in your Portfolio. However, you need to have your Allegory-Benet essay at home in order to do a meaningful revision of a Body Paragraph.  Be sure to improve the BP in terms of content: ideas, examples development, and in your written expression: vocabulary, sentence structures, order.  This is due at the beginning of the block on Tuesday, November 12.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Thurs. Nov. 7:

1. You should all be working on Theories of Relativity.  Start reading the last half of the novel and write down ideas for your role and you read.  Also, you can write down questions you have for when you get together in your LitCircles.

Have a great day "at work," or see you in class tomorrow.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Wed. Nov. 6:

1. We will update you portfolios tomorrow.

2. Make sure your notes are well written from your LitCircle.

3. You could get a start on your Reflection Paragraphs and Self-Evaluation Form.  I will give you time tomorrow to work on it.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Tues. Nov. 5:

1. Make sure to be taking notes from your Literature Circle conversations, as you will be doing a Two Part Reflection after this LC on Tues. or Wed.  

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Tues. Nov 5:
1. Reflection #1: write a reflection of 2/3 of a page minimum, in the usual format, on what insights you got and other elements of homelessness that you learned in your literature circle group. 

2. Reflection #2: write a reflection of 2/3 of a page minimum, in the usual format, on your contribution and your participation as a group member.  This is not your LC role I want to read again, but your ability and attitude in doing your role. Also, what did you learn about what you could do differently or better next time.

3. Self-Evaluation Form: Write out or photocopy the Preparation and Participation elements from the Handout. Fill it in and attach it to the other Reflections.

Ms. Tyre's 2nd entry for English 10 Homework later next week:

1. Please read the entry before this one for what is due on Monday.

2. Later in the week (by Friday or earlier) you will hand in a revision of your weakest Body Paragraph from your Plato-Benet Essay.  You will revise the Topic Sentence of the paragraph to include synthesis, and in the rest of the paragraph you will add concrete examples from the text, a thorough discussion of those examples, 1 or 2 integrated quotes that serve an important purpose in the discussion, and a Concluding Sentence that ends the discussion and reminds the reader of the main point.

Do your revision on a separate page and identify what paragraph it is ie. Body Paragraph #___. This will be word-processed, 12 pt ft. TNR, double-spaced. Underline the new content and any other words you change. Staple the original essay underneath the revision.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Monday, Nov. 4:

1. Finalize your Literature Circle Role, word-process it and bring it on Monday.  Bring your novel and use it. You should have bookmarks/tabs in it to help you navigate the references you will share and discuss. Review the Social and Thinking Skills section on the LC Self-Evaluation Form so you are clear what is involved.

Ms. Tyre's Homework for English 9 Monday, Nov 4:

1. I forgot to remind you to bring your Literature Circle Role with you on Monday to hand in at the end of the block. 

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Monday, Nov. 4:

1. Paragraph Revision of "Connections to Nature" essay. You are to choose your weakest Body Paragraph in this essay and improve it, following my edits, but also your own ideas.

This paragraph is word-processed on a separate piece of paper. You are to double-space, use 12 point font, Times New Roman and underline each of your changes.  If you choose to completely rewrite it underline the whole text.

Hand it in with the single paragraph revision on top and a title that indicates what BP it is: Paragraph #____ at the top of the page.  Staple your original essay underneath the paragraph revision. 

2. Literature Circle Work: You will finish you Literature Circle Roles by the end of the block on Monday.  You should have good notes from your conversations in your Novel Study section of your binder.  For Tuesday you have a Reflection due.  This is a well-developed paragraph, word-processed where you reflect on the Literature Circle you had with your group.  You can reflect on what insights you learned of the novel in your conversations and roles, how you contributed in terms of ideas and social skills and any other aspects of the LC that you wish to comment on.  This paragraph is word-processed in the usual way and should be a minimum of 2/3 of a page.  Included in this Literature Circle Reflection are the two sections: A) Preparations and B) Participation on the Self-Evaluation Form.  Photocopy these and fill them in using the Scoring guide. Paste them on the back of your written Reflection and hand them in.