English 11 and 12 Homework for Wed. May 25:

1. Go online to find the New York Times Article, "Of Cannibals, Kings and Culture: The Problem of Ethnocentricity." 

**English 11s are to print it, and read it to the bottom of page 2 - or further if you have the time. Bring it all with you tomorrow.

**English 12s, you have the Handout. Work to at least the end of page 2 or further. 

2. Do a Glossary as you go: Word - Definition - and the Sentence it work is in.

3. Themes- Daily: be adding to these themes everyday: write the quotes from the text, and write your understanding of the theme it develops.

English 9 Homework for Tuesday, May 24:

1. Romeo and Juliet: 

a) Do all questions to the end of Act 1, scene 5. 

b) Then write a paragraph explaining how Juliet's feelings about love in earlier scenes, and Romeo's feelings about love earlier, have changed...and what these shifts in feeling might mean?  Each of these paragraphs should be at least 1/2 to 2/3's of  a page, 12 pt. ft., 1.5 spacing.

c) Structure in a Shakespearean Play: Read the handout your have, "Plot Structure of the Shakespearean Tragedy," to understand the structure of the play. Then complete your entries on the small white chart; then transpose them onto the large Blue Chart. You will only be doing the Exposition(short paragraph) and the Exciting Force (1 or 2 sentences.) Do it in pencil and be neat! 

English 11 and 12 Homework due Tuesday, May 24:

1. The Tempest: Reread from the beginning to Act 1, scene 2, line 239ish, "but there's more work."

2. Writing: Civilization vs. Nature: in bullet form, but with well-developed notes, start developing this Theme. This will be from your own ideas, but also incorporating the plot, and using direct references from the play where it is appropriate.  

3. Writing: In a developed paragraph, and with some direct references from the play, discuss the Conflict.

4. In the multi-page Handout, read page 152, "A real-life tempest"

I encourage you to use Shakespeare Navigator for understanding. 

English 11 and 12 Homework for Thursday, May 19:

1. 11's and 12's: The Tempest: Reread the speeches that Gonzalo makes in Act 1, scene 1, and compare them with the speeches made by Alonso, Antonio and Sebastian. Write down your impressions of Gonzalo and the three other regal passengers based on their speeches.

2. 12's: Go onto Shakespeare Navigator online and read Act I, scene 2, to line 105, both Shakespeare's text and Navigator's modern text.  Look up words you don't know, use the glossary on the opposite pages, and be prepared to read and explain the plot to line 105.

3. 11's: Write up the plot so far, to line 105, in your own words, be thorough and use some of the words from the text. Be prepared to tell the plot at the beginning of every block.

 

English 12 Homework for Wednesday, May 18:

1. Be sure to have finished all the Tempest work that was due Monday: Tragicomedy Paragraph, Journal Writing on A-D, and 1-4 Tempest questions.  You will share all these tomorrow.

2. Tonight, go to Shakespeare Navigator, online, to read the script and to get notes.

Read Act 1, scene 1, carefully, using the glossary, write notes, and be prepared to share your work with the class, tomorrow.  Know the characters, also.

Reread the speeches that Gonzalo makes in this scene and compare them with the speeches made by Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian.  Record your impressions of Gonzalo and the three other regal passengers based on their speeches.

English 9 Homework for Thursday, May 19:

1. Keep up with the work: You should be taking good notes every day in class. You should be re-reading any parts of the play you need to, on a daily basis. And you should ask questions in class when you need to. Use Shakespeare Navigator to help you at home.

Tonight you are to reread what we read and listened to today; and do the following:

Do all the questions for Act 1, 2, and 3. 

Also, you are to write a developed paragraph on who you believe is the better parent, Capulet or his wife. You are to say why and have examples from the script.  You are not to use first person. That means you are not to use "me", "I" etc. This is all due tomorrow.

English 11 Homework for Wednesday, May 18:

You should have all the Homework for the Tempest completed on the Weekend. We will go over this tomorrow.

1. Today's Homework: The Tempest: Go to Shakespeare Navigator - online - to read the script and to get notes. Read Act 1, scene 1, carefully, using the glossary, Write notes, and be prepared to share your work with the class, tomorrow. Know the characters, also.

2. Reread the speeches that Gonzalo makes in this scene and compare them with the speeches made by Alonso, Antonio, and Sebastian. Record you impressions of Gonzalo and the three other regal passengers based on their speeches.