English 9 Homework for Thursday, Oct. 1:

1. Introductory Paragraph for the short stories: Revise this paragraph if you can, on a work-processor, 12 pt. ft., in Times New Roman, double spaced, last sentence underlined.

If you are writing my hand, BE NEAT, double space and underline the thesis (the last sentence). All of you should have someone read it, when you are sure you have written it well. Revise if you have too!!   Bring it to class.

2. You may want to think about the ideas and organization of your body paragraphs, for tomorrow, if you have time.

English 10 Homework for the next few days - 1 and 2:

1. Read my Tuesday Blog entry:  The explanation and questions are there to guide you in writing this In Class Personal Reflective essay: Remember, this is a personal essay using the elements of Plato's Allegory to reflect on your own growth as a person who is learning and struggling to make sense of yourself in the world. The premise is that you are a "prisoner in the cave." How will you become someone who can stand in the light of truth (what truth?), and what will enable you to become a thinking, feeling, moral human being, one who is intelligent, and is able to take the steps you have to take. What learning do you need (it is not all schooling), what attitudes, courage etc. will get you into the "light."

2. Your Homework is the Election Work: look at 2 in my Tuesday blog, and learn these issues. They are also on the board. You should have taken a photo of it.

English 10 Homework for Tonight and the next few days:

1. Personal Cave: This will take you a few days. Take the answers for F, G, and H that you wrote about yesterday, and apply them to yourself. I want you to use real personal examples, not vague, half thought-out ideas and examples. This is about you in your cave. Use the imagery and metaphors from the allegory to help you describe your life and your understanding of reality. Each question below needs considerable thought before you write. You are grappling with yourself : and each question requires a well-developed paragraph. Start tonight!!

f. What is the life you are living? Is it a true life? What is a true life? How do you know?

g. How do you confuse "shadows" with "reality"?  Use several personal examples, explaining them well. 

h. What prevents you from seeing the truth, or makes you regard "shadow" as the "truth"?

Remember: These are not one sentence answers, but paragraphs that clearly show you are grappling with the ideas and yourself.

2. Election work: The issues we will talk about in class are on the board and below. You should take a photo of the list on the board, for the ongoing research you will do. Start searching and creating a document you can use.

The Issues are: Climate Change, the Refugee Crisis, Bill C-24, Keystone Pipeline, Bill C-51.

 

English 9 Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 30:

1. Introductory Paragraph for your Synthesis Essay: Improve the draft you did yesterday.  Remember it must make sense to a stranger.  Look at yesterday's blog for the particulars.

**USE YOUR WORD-PROCESSOR SO THAT YOU CAN CONSTANTLY BE IMPROVING YOUR SENTENCE STRUCTURES, YOUR VOCABULARY AND YOUR IDEAS.  PRINT IT OUT AND BRING IT TOMORROW

English 9 Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 29:

1. Synthesis Essay - Introduction:  You are to choose two of the short stories on your chart to start a Synthesis Essay. 

Today you are working on your Introductory Paragraph which will give the following information, in  4-5 sentences.

A. The Introductory paragraph requires the titles of each short story, the author's names, AND you explain the main point of synthesis that you will be discussing in your body paragraphs later on. Approximately 5 sentences for this introduction.

The rest of the discussion is in the body paragraphs, after the Introductory Paragraph.

Do not use the words "I", "me" etc.

**Work on your Word Processor, not on pencil and paper. This will allow you to revise as you write.

This is due tomorrow.

 

English 10 Homework for Tuesday and beyond:

1. Overviews: They must be in by Wednesday at the latest.

2. "Many Workmen": You are to do another revision of this analysis by Wednesday. You are not to have a modern example. Try to improve your analysis of the poem.  Take care to revise your ideas and your writing as you word process this paragraph.  Do not print until you have read it over several times. Staple this last rewrite on top of the other two. 

3. Examinable Terms: These are due NEXT Wednesday.  Follow the format that was on the board:

Word: alliteration                                                 Def: Repetition of the first sound in a group.       Example: The sun sank slowly into the sea.

4. Leader's Debate on Foreign Policy: take some time to find a good overview of what the Leaders discussed in their debate tonight. cbc.ca is a good start. You will discuss this tomorrow in class.

5. Allegory of the Cave: Develop ideas and write answers and for questions f, g, and h.  Each if these answers should be written in paragraph form, and include examples that help understanding. Work on these tonight/tomorrow in class.

English 9 Homework for Monday. Sept. 28:

1. Overviews: Please have your Overviews in my Monday. Make sure your parent photocopies my information for themselves, and that they fill in the information I need.

2. All "The Sniper" revisions should be in by Monday.

3. "The Curio Shop": Read the short story again, or even twice more.  Do question 2. Please write full sentences for each quote. Develop your answer by writing 2 or more sentences for each answer. Try to integrate some of the quotes in your answers. 

4. Add "The Curio Shop" to your chart - in all categories.