Ms. Tyre's English 11 Homework for Tues. April 1:

1. The Jade Peony Literature Circle Roles: you should be improving your LC role for tomorrow's LC with your original group. Your written role should be word-processed, follow my instructions on the handout, and be well-developed and thoughtful.  I will be evaluating these written roles.

I expect a Literature Circle to take two blocks, if you are all working/discussing as you should.

2. Any work not handed in today is due tomorrow.  

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Tuesday, April 1:

1. Revise "Cloning Paragraph": Please improve your paragraph, underlining all changes, and staple the original underneath the revision.

2. Booktalk #2 is due Friday. Be working on this throughout the week.

Ms. Tyre's English 11 Homework for Spring Break:

1. Sentence-by-Sentence Revision for "Internet and Nature" essay: Follow the instructions I gave you in class and the handout I gave you. Due Monday, March 31st. (word-process)

2. VOM Essay Revision in this order: 1) Improve your Thesis Statement if necessary.  2) Rewrite your weakest Body Paragraph and underline all the changes you make (word-process this also and double-space).  3) Rewrite your Concluding Paragraph also and universalize it after the Thesis-Reworded (word-process etc, like the other).  Staple your original essay underneath the revisions. Due Monday, March 1.

3) The Jade Peony: Read "Part One: Jook-Liang, Only Sister." Work on the Literature Circle Role you were assigned, following my instructions on the Handout. Read Part One carefully first, then go back and work on your role.  Make sure you write up all the questions and other aspects of your role, following my instructions on the Handout.  Bring them in on Monday the 31st to I can have a look at them and give you feedback. We will start the Literature Circle on Tuesday, April 1.

Have a great break and get your work done steadily, not frantically.  See you March 31!!

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for March Break:

1. Follow the instructions on your Handout "March Break Homework for English 9." This work is due on Monday, March 31st.  Word- Process the Cloning Paragraph in the usual way.  You should word-process all your work but the Anticipation Guide.

 2.  Booktalk #2 is due for Friday, April 4.

Have a wonderful break and do your work in an unhurried fashion.  See you on the 31!!

 

Ms. Tyre's English 11 Class for Friday, March 14:

You have no homework tonight, but you need to be here tomorrow, as we are updating portfolios, setting up groups, getting novels and assigning some word for over the break. 

See you then.

Ms. Tyre's English 9 Homework for Fri. Mar. 14:

Enjoy a bit of your evening tonight: your slave-master English teacher will see you tomorrow. 

Please be here tomorrow as we have a lot to go over to set you up for Spring Break.

Ms. Tyre's English 11 Homework for Thurs. March 13:

1. You should be reviewing your stories tonight and making sure you are ready for in-class essay tomorrow, so you feel confident. 

You are advised to come at 7:30 am tomorrow to get started. I will be here to get you started and you will have until 8:20. I will collect your work and see you again in C Block. You will have all this block, and Lunch Break to finish if you need to.  I encourage you to take all this time so that you can look over your essay and revise before you hand it in.