English 10 Homework for Monday, Oct. 3:

1. Plato and You: Your homework over the weekend is to continue to reflect on yourself as a prisoner in Plato's Cave...examining your condition as an individual who is learning about the world and yourself in it.

What is the truth? Who are you? How chained are you?  What "Light" do you understand? Who do you want to be in the allegory? Why?  How do you find Enlightenment? What does it take to become a person with conviction, and who can see the truth.  

Set up 3 body paragraphs and start to develop each one. Decide what each Body Paragraph will focus on. It is personal,  therefore it requires personal examples and clear examples and explanations. However you must include Plato and his allegory in the process.

I will be checking your progress on this Monday, and frequently after that.

"By the Waters of Babylon" will be done in-class.

 

English 11 Homework for Monday, Oct. 3rd : 

1. The Jade Peony: You are working on creating your Expert roles for Jung-Sum, Second Brother. 

We will have only 3 roles this time: Summarizer, Questioner and Connector. Some of you will be buddied-up.

Start creating your Roles over the weekend and finalize it by the end of Monday's class. Some of you may be able to start your Lit Circle later in the block on Monday. 

Also, do the Part Two Questions for Jung-Sum that I handed out.  Use them as you read, and write down you answers.

English 10 Homework for Thursday, Sept. 28:

1. Plato Cave and You: You are reflecting on yourself as a prisoner in Plato's Cave, examining your condition as an individual who is learning about the world and yourself in it. 

What is truth? Who are you, and how chained are you? 

What "light" do you understand? 

Where in this allegory do you want to be in? Why? 

How do you find enlightenment? What does it take to become a person with conviction, and who can see the truth?

English 11 Homework for Thursday, Sept. 29:

1. The Jade Peony: You are starting the second section of the novel: Jung-Sum, Second Brother.

Do the research on turtles in Chinese culture, and on yin/yang and sun/moon. 

2. Start reading Chapter 4 and work on the questions as you go.

English 10 Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 28:

1. Plato and You: You are reflecting on your place Plato's Allegory.  You need to be thinking of who you are in the allegory and why.  You need to know the allegory well, then consider the situations, plot, and attitudes of the prisoners and Puppeteers to yourself, and your world. This is a difficult assignment, as you have to go deep into self-reflection, into your past, present and future. 

Ultimately, you will be writing a essay answering the question. But you need time to start examining yourself to the Allegory and building your understanding of your place in it.

Start doing this tonight and come with your work tomorrow.  We will begin  a short story tomorrow as well. 

English 11 Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 28:

1. The Jade Peony : Literature Circles.  You will continue with your roles today, and finish tomorrow by the end of the block.  Please be sure that you are contributing to the conversation and taking good notes.

We will be starting on Jung-Sum, second brother after tomorrow. 

 

English 11 Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 27:

1. Blocks C & D: Please bring the last page of your Overviews, if you haven't already.

2. The Jade Peony: You are working through your Literature Circle Roles over the next few days. I would like you to be finished by the end of the Block on Wednesday.  You should be taking notes as you go through your Roles so you have a sufficient understanding of the story, the characters, and the themes in this first section of the novel.

English 9 Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 27:

1. Who Am I in Plato's Allegory?:  This assignment is a considerable reflection on yourself. Reread Plato's allegory again, as many times as you feel you need to, and start reflecting on who you are in this allegory and why. This assignment will take some time, so start reflecting, thinking, making some notes. You will continue tomorrow in class.  However, this assignment will take some time, so we will also be working on other texts, in between times. 

 

English 10 Homework for Monday, 26th:

Please have your Overviews in by Monday.

1. Allegory of the Cave: Finish all the Symbols work, developing you answers well, so anyone can understand them. Make it neat and tidy as well as develped.

2. In completing your Symbols work, attempt to integrate some direct references (quotes) into your work you are doing this weekend.

For example:

ie. The prisoner "is reluctantly dragged up a steep and rugged ascent," but suffers in the light of truth.  He is in terrible pain, afraid and confused.  However, after considerable time adjusting to the real world, "he will be able to see the sun" and learn reality.

English 11 Homework for Thursday to Monday, Sept. 22-26:

Please have your Overviews in by Monday.  

1. Literature Circles for The Jade Peony: 

You will be working to  finalize your Role for Monday. So you will start the Lit Groups on Monday. 

 This weekend you are working to  finalize your Role that you will begin in your Literature Circle Groups on Monday: word-process your Role, developing  all aspects so you have an excellent document to work with. It is a document that has all the content, explanations, details etc. that you need to do the role - and for me to assess it - and it is organized. Print two copies-one for me and one for you. Do this before you come to class.

Be ready for Monday's class. 

Please have your Overviews in by Monday.

**Also, know what an inference is and have 3 examples to share tomorrow. 

English 11 Homework for Thursday, Sept. 22:

1. Literature Circles for The Jade Peony: 

You are finalizing your Role tonight: word- process your Role, developing  all aspects so you have an excellent document work with.  Print two copies- one for me and one for you. 

Be ready for tomorrow.

English 11 Homework for Wednesday and Thursday:

Please have you Parent Information in by Thursday.

1. You are working on finalizing your Literature Circle Role in your Expert Groups. You have tomorrow to finish these. Thursday we our working in our Literature Circles. 

Each of you must have two copies of your Expert Role, one for you, and one for me to mark. This is a very developed document that you need to conduct your Role.

English 10 Homework for Wed/Thurs:

1. Have your parents read the Overview and fill in the last page. They should photocopy the last page so they have my information, than they should fill in the last page and you return it to me. I would like these by Monday at the latest.

2. Please revise the "Many Workmen" paragraph by Thursday. Please rewrite (word process) the paragraph, developing the ideas, organization, and written expression to make it better.  You are to staple the Second Draft on top of the First one. Make sure you have improved it. You are writing for a "stranger", someone who does not know the poem. It must make sense.

3. Do questions on Plato's Allegory: A-G. For question G, have three developed examples that you will share with the class. Develop those examples.

4. Also consider question H. Come with an example or two.

English 10 Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 20:

Parent Information: I will give you the handout tomorrow. Please have your parent photocopy the last page so they have my information, then return the original filled in by your parents for me - by Thursday. 

1. Allegory of the Cave: Please finish the "Questions to discuss after reading" to the end of F.  

Incorporate the question in your answers so they make sense to anyone. Develop your answers. And please use examples from the real world to help make things clear.

English 11 Homework for Monday, Tues, Wed:

Parent Information: Please have your parent photocopy the last page of the Overvies so they have my information; then return the original filled in by your parents for me - by Thursday.

1. The Jade Peony: You are working in your Expert Groups until the end of the day Wednesday. Follow the instructions on your Lit Circle Role.  You will start your Literature Groups on Thursday.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, you are in your Expert Groups, developing an engaging role for your Literature Group. 

In your Expert Groups you work together to create a lesson Plan as organized on the Handout. Be thorough in your write- up (including answers), so that you have a plan to teach it; but you do not share the answers with your Lit Circle: you make them do the work you have developed.  

English 10 Homework for Monday, Sept. 19:

1. Write your final draft of "Many Workmen".

a. Word process your final paragraph. Take your time and do it well. Don't print until it is perfect. 

b. Please use a 12 point font, and Times New Roman. 

c. Double space your paragraph, and indent the first line with the TAB key.

d. Attach all your other drafts underneath your final draft. Staple it and hand it in on Monday.

2. The Allegory of the Cave by Plato: 

a. Reread Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"by going online and reading a few versions of it so that you understand it. There are a lot of versions on-line, and some good visuals to help you understand it. 

b. On Monday you will write a paragraph explaining the Allegory. 

 

English 11 Homework for Friday-Monday: Sept. 16 to 19: 

1.   Take your Overview home so your parents can take all the information down, particularly the Expectations and the last page. They are to fill in the last page and send it back to me - by Thursday.

1. The Jade Peony - B and D blocks: Finish reading Part One of the novel and start developing ideas for your Literature Circle group over the weekend. You should come with your ideas on Monday, where you will be working to create your Expert Groups.

English 10 Homework for Thursday, Sept. 15:

1. S.I.F.T: Finish the S.I.F.T for "Many Workmen" by tomorrow.

S-Speaker/Subject/Story can be completed.

I- Imagery can also be completed. 

F-1. Type of poem can be completed. Develop your answer.

T-Theme can be completed as well. Answer each of the questions (3).  

Then write a paragraph (4-5 sentences) explaining the poem. Do the paragraph on a separate piece of paper, and bring it with you tomorrow.

 

English 11 Homework for Thursday, Sept. 15:

1. The Jade Peony: Start reading the novel, and as you start delving into the story, consider ideas for your Literature Role. 

English 10 Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 14:

1. Many Workmen: Do the questions for S. in the S.I.F.T.:  speaker, subject and story.

2. Have a definition of Imagery and 3 examples. 

3. Print out a good sheet of Tone words.

English 11 Homework for Wednesday, 14th:

1. Finish your Research Questions for The Jade Peony, 1-16 for tomorrow. You will share your work in groups before we start the novel.

English 11 Homework for Wednesday, English September 14:

1. Be working on completing the 16 questions for "Chinese Community Diverse and Spreading" by Wednesday.

2. Tomorrow bring your 8 dividers so we can set up our Portfolios.

English 10 Homework for Tuesday, September 13:

1. Be working on completing a) Paragraph explanation of the poem, "Many Workmen."  Also, create another scenario similar to "Many Workmen," that also shows human hubris. 

2. Please have your dividers with you tomorrow, Tuesday, so we can set up our Portfolios.

English 10 Homework for Monday, September 12:

1. Have 8 Dividers by Tuesday.

English 11 Homework for Monday, September 12:

1. Question/Research: What makes Wayson Choy worthy of writing a novel about Chinese Canadians? This will be a developed paragraph or two. This requires his background etc.

2. Do the research questions 1 - 10. You will need to write each question down, then answer each question in a reasonably developed paragraph (2-5 sentences- or more). This requires you to research each question carefully. 

3. Binder Dividers (8) are due on Tuesday.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 and 11 Homework for Friday, September 9:

1. Finish the Student Information Handout for tomorrow if you haven't already. Bring it to class.

2. 8 Binder dividers for English Binder by Tuesday.