English 11 & 12 Homework for Wednesday, June 8:

1. The Tempest: everyone pre-reads for the next class, and you can even have questions for the presenters.

2. You also need to take good notes.

English 9 Homework for Tuesday, June 7:

1. Romeo and Juliet: All Act 3 questions are due tomorrow at 8:20 am. Your answers must be well-developed and thoughtful. 

2. CHART: Your chart should be completed to where we left off. You are on the Falling Action.

English 11 and 12 Homework for Tuesday, June 7:

1. The Tempest: Everyone keeps good notes from the class, and everyone is to preread the next Act and scene for the next day.  You can also ask questions of the group that is presenting.

I will have a pop-quiz from time to time. These will be a question for a short paragraph.

English 9 Homework for Monday, June 6:

1. Romeo and Juliet: Do all the questions in Act 3 to where we left off: Scene 1, 2, 3.

*You are to develop your answers: one sentence answers are not enough. *You should be writing in paragraphs (2-4 sentences: whatever is required to answer the question well), *you should be clear, and *you should be thorough. 

I also expect you to and integrate quotes into some of these paragraphs.

English 11 and 12 for Monday, June 6:

1. You all need to be be working with your group on the Acts and Scenes you will be presenting over the next two weeks. 

You need to study your Act, and scene. Go online to understand it well, and prepare to discuss and work with the class.  

I will play the CD of your scene first, and your group will do the rest.  

I suggest you engage the class by having questions and other commentary to ensure they understand the plot, themes etc. The class should have time for questions also. 

I also suggest you keep the time of your presentation to 45 minutes. I will play the CD, you will do the rest, and this should take approximately and hour in total to do.

On Monday we will begin with Act 2, scene 2. 

English 9 Homework for Friday, June 3:

1. CHART - Rising Action: Tomorrow, I will be checking your bullets on your chart on the Rising Action of the play. You need it to be up to date, and it should be neat, and in proper structure. Get it ready.

2. Questions for Act 3, scene 1: Do the few question that we covered before we left off. Your answers should be full sentences, often more than one, and try integrating a quote or two where you can.

English 11 and 12 Homework for Friday, June 3:

1. Research Thomas More's treatise "Utopia." Compare Gonzalo's ideals in Act 2, scene 1, lines 143 to 152 and lines 155 to 160, and 167 to 170. 

Process: 

A. In your own words, and in bullet form, write out all of Gonzalo's ideals, in your own words and explain.

B. Read some excerpts and analysis of Thomas More's commonwealth "Utopia."  Create a list of several bullets.

C. Compare these two sets of ideals for living. Several bullets.

D. Then, in another set of bullets, contrast those with Antonio's and Sebastian's ideals. Be neat and be thorough.