English 11 Homework for Wednesday, April 1:

1. Prometheus: Read the Handout "The Olympian Gods"and other sources online that give you the Myth of Prometheus."  Know the details of this myth, the settings, the characters (all of them), their attitudes towards Man, the conflict, and an analysis of it all.  Tomorrow each of your groups will be given an illustration on an overhead to explain to the class.

2. Personal Edit Checklist: Those of you who have not handed in your Personal Edit Checklist, please do so by tomorrow.

3. I will return your Essays tomorrow and give you instructions for Revisions.

English 10 Homework for Tues/Wed/ Thurs: M31 & April 1:

1. Read "The Rosa Parks Story" and add to the notes you have already about her.

2. Then Read "Nova Scotia To Posthumously Pardon Civil Rights Pioneer," "America's Racial Divide Is Still Not Bridged," and "The Legacy of Little Rock." On Thursday come with Synthesis notes you have created on these four articles. The synthesis ideas can be in bullet form, but clear and developed. You will work in your groups so you can present your ideas to the class.

3. Tomorrow I will give back your essays and set up a Revision Assignment.

English 10 Homework for Tuesday, March 31:

1. Improve your Background Notes and Research for To Kill A Mockingbird after today's class. Update by Wednesday.

2. Rosa Parks: Go to: < http://www.biography.com/people/rosa-parks-9433715#synopsis >  Listen and read and take some essential notes. 

3. Martin Luther King: go online and watch and listen to his "I Have A Dream" speech. Listen to it a few times, and then fill in the handout I gave you today. 

English 11 Homework for Tuesday, March 31:

1. Revise your Enlightenment/Romantic Age Chart over the next couple of days.  You will need it later.

2. Research the Myth of Prometheus. Look at a few different sites for a comprehensive understanding. Consider: What kind of a god was he? What did he do to get himself in trouble etc.? Know the story. How did it end? Bring your notes to class.

English 10 Homework for the March Break, due Monday, March 30:

1. Research: Do all the research questions on the two page handout. Use the websites I gave you, but also go further for more, or better ones if you need to.

You will word-process your answers in paragraph form; from short to long depending on the questions. Of course more is better. I want you to know these important events in history.

Have it all ready for Monday, March 30.

Have a fun, and productive break!!

 

English 11 Homework for the March Break, due March 30:

1. Personal Edit Checklist: Create this document from the Exemplar I showed you in class. Print two copies and bring them on March 30th.

2. Read the multi-page Handout, "Romanticism as a Period and a Concept" carefully and thoughtfully. Then follow the instructions on the other single-page handout, "The Romantic Age." 

Do your work thoroughly and word-process,  preferably in paragraphs, and do not mark up the multipage handout, which I will be taking back. Your entries should be clear and reasonably developed. You should research beyond the multi-page Handout.

** The Arts section, #7, requires some careful research, also. Look for the these poets, novelists, painters, and musicians - read, view and listen to their works. 

3. Now you are ready to do The Chart: The Enlightenment World View vs. The Romantic Age World View: using the Chart paper,  create a chart showing the changes in the values of the  "Enlightenment World View" to the Romantic World View. These are essentially attitudes, beliefs, values, culture etc. that you learned from you readings and research.  I expect you to identify  10 to 12 values (bullets) in order to show these important changes. 

Example: 

The Enlightenment World View (Values)

-saw the outer world through scientific observation - the logical and factual

-another bullet with a value

-another bullet with a value   (10-12 in all)

When you finish this side of the Chart, do the other side: the Romantic World View (Values) by following each bullet from the Enlightment values on the left ---------------drawing a line to the right and explaining how each value changed in the Romantic Age. Complete the chart.

Make a schedule and get it done without stress. 

This is all due on March 30th.

Have a productive and enjoyable time! 

English 10 and 11 Homework for Thursday, March 12:

1. Tomorrow is your last day for writing your Synthesis Essay.  You are welcome to come at 7:30 am tomorrow morning.  I will allow the lunch break for writing as well, but only for those who come early enough to get a seat at a table - 30 people only.

You should give yourself time to do an edit, before 2:55. Use your Personal Edit Checklist to guide you.

2. Homework over March Break: I will be assigning some homework over the break.  This will be research and note-taking. 

Unless you have already told me that you are not going to be here on Friday, I expect you to be.  I will be giving you readings/websites and handouts; and, we will also be updating your Portfolios. 

 

 

English 10 Homework for Monday, March 9, 10, 11:

1. Sentence-by-Sentence Revisions of your "Loons" essay is due on Tuesday, at 8:20 am. Please staple the original essay UNDERNEATH your revisions.

2. Synthesis Chart and Essay Writing: You should have completed the chart over the weekend, so that you have today, Monday, to work on your outline.  On Tuesday, you will start your Essay, and finish it on Thursday, giving you three blocks.

Resourses you will have with you: 1) Your Synthesis Chart, Outline, Transitions, Storyteller, Glossary, Peer & Self-Editing Guidelines, and Personal Edit.

Those on the SS Field Trip, I suggest you come in at 7:30 to 8:15 at least one day and a lunch break to make up the time you will lose. Those on the field-trip will have another 20 minutes or so on Friday, if you need it; but I would prefer if you make it up in the morning or lunch time if you need it.  

You may use your Glossary for this essay, also.

On Friday I will be giving all of you the homework you will complete over the March Break; and, we will set up our Portfolios. 

English 11 Homework for Monday, March 9:

1. Sentence-by-Sentence Revision of your "Pedestrian" and "Huxley" essay is due on Tuesday.  Please drop it off in my basket before your first block by 8:20am.  Please staple your original essay UNDERNEATH your revisions.

2. Synthesis Essay: You may have your Synthesis Chart, your Acceptable Outline, your Glossary, Transitions sheet, and your "Peer and Self-Editing Guide" for your in-class writing.

Be ready to begin writing on Tuesday. You will write on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. 

Friday's class will be Portfolio update and handing out March Break homework. 

English 11 Homework for Friday, March 6:

1. Synthesis Chart of the three articles: spend some time working on this chart tonight. You do not need to finish it, but come in with some good areas of synthesis tomorrow that you can share with the class.

2. Sentence-by-sentence revision of Synthesis essay is due Tuesday. You could do a little work on this if you have time.

English 10 Homework for Thursday, March 5:

1. Synthesis Chart: Be working on this chart for homework, this evening, and Thursday night. I do not expect you to finish it.  

In tomorrow's class I will be returning your essays, and going over an exemplar; and on Friday you can work on the synthesis chart class with your partner or group.

English 11 Homework for Thurs. March 5:

1. Revise your Precis, "Over Our Heads" by rewriting it again and improving it. Word process it, using a 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, and 1.5 spacing.

Staple the 2nd Draft (today's edited one) underneath the Revised one. Put your Name, Block, and Date on the top right-hand corner.

2. Sentence-by-sentence revisions of the Synthesis Essay is due on Tuesday.

English 10 Homework for Wed. March 4: 

1. "The Doll's House": Finish all elements of literature on the chart for this story.  Be thorough, please.  Your chart is the only notes you will be working with when you come to write about two stories. 

Be sure to use the questions on "Critical Reading of Short Stories" to help you develop your chart.

English 11 Homework for Wed. March 4:

1. Precis "Over Our Heads": Complete your second draft of this precis. Be sure that the first sentence of the precis includes the title, author and publication: Maclean's Magazine.

Your precis should be 1/4 to 1/3 of the original text.  You are to word-process it in Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1.5 spacing, and regular margins.  Please have your name, block and date on the top right-hand corner of your precis.

English 10 Homework for Tuesday, March 3:

1. Finish your work on the chart for "The Stolen Party."

2. Read "The Doll's House" tonight- More than once! Tomorrow you will be working on the Chart.

English 11 Homework for Tuesday, March 4:

1. Glossary: if you did not do the Glossary for "Over Our Heads," over the weekend, it is due at 8:15 am tomorrow in my classroom.

2. Precis: Following the Precis Handout, write a Precis for "Over Our Heads."  It should be no longer than 1/4 to 1/3 of the test, and should not have examples or details. This is due tomorrow in class.