Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Fri. Jan.10:

1. Ongoing: Literary Devices and Vocabulary Documents. You should continue on building your two documents.  As we read Provinicial poems and stories, and do the multiple choice sections, be adding to these Documents so you can learn them and review them before the Provincial Exam. See the previous Blog for the format.

2. Outline for Personal Narrative Essay #1: Start building your outline for your first Narrative essay.  You should start with an introduction that includes your prompt and consider using a story map to organize your ideas. Bring what you have done tomorrow and you can have some time to work on it.

We will also read a section of a Provincial Exam.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Thurs. Jan. 9:

1. Update your Tragedy Plotline.

2.  Finish your Act 3 questions.

3.  Add to your Figurative Language. Find a few, but important imagery and explain them. Make sure you include the Act, scene, and line numbers for each.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Thurs. Jan. 9:

1. Literary Devices Document: Start a document of Literary Devices so that you can review and study these before the Provincial Exam. Use the following format:

ALLUSION: 1) write a definition and 2)have a clear example or two

2. Vocabulary Document: Start a document of vocabulary that comes up in our readings in the next two weeks. Like the document above, 1) start with the word 2) give a definition and 3)use it in a sentence. I will be looking at these throughout the next two weeks.

3. Personal Narrative Essay #1: Start working on your ideas for this first Narrative Essay.  I will ask to see it Monday.

 

 

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Wed. Jan. 8:

1. "Ballplayer": Read the poem "Ballplayer" several times, and do the multiple choice (not on the handout, but on your own paper).  Look up all terms and vocabulary that you do not know in the multiple choice and write them down on a page with definitions. You will be tested on these.

2. "Fast Break": Do the same with this poem: read it several times and do the multiple choice, looking up and defining the terms and vocabulary you need to, in order to complete the work.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Wed. Jan. 8:

1. Romeo and Juliet Paragraph Due: Have your well-developed paragraph analyzing the events and outcomes in Act 3, scene 1. Use proper paragraph structure, and all the other criteria in yesterday's blog.

2. Ongoing Romeo and Juliet work: 

• 1) Tragedy Plotline should be up-to-date each day.  

  2) Your Figurative Language rewrite should be complete for Act 2, scene 2.  You will be adding to this from Act 3, 2.

  3) Act-scene Questions up to date daily. Be sure that you are keeping up to date every day on you questions.  Make sure your notes are organized and complete.

  
  

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Wed. Jan. 8:

1. Write a well-developed paragraph analyzing the events and the outcome in Act 3, scene 1.  This means having an interpretation of the characters - what they do, why they do them, and the results.

Word-processed, double-spaces, well-developed ideas that are intelligent, that are written in clear writing that flows in a logical order, and includes concrete examples.  Follow proper paragraph format (Handout).  Your paragraph should be 2/3 to 3/4 of a page in the usual font and spacing.  Do not use first person.

Ms. Tyre's English 10 Homework for Tues. Jan. 7:

1. You will complete your TKMB essay tomorrow.

C and D Blocks can come in at 7:30am tomorrow.

D Block will have priority for Lunch Break tomorrow. C Block needs to finish by the end of their block.