English 12 Homework due tomorrow 29th:

You are working on your ideas of synthesis for the Synthesis Essay, "Oryx and Crake" and "Dover Beach." You must show how these two texts have many literary and other important elements in common: plots, settings, characters, conflicts - both inner and outer, moods, motives, purpose, narrators. In other words, how is the story exposing essential truths about humanity and it's progress and in both texts. 

The Synthesis Essay begins Tuesday the 5th of December and finishes Thursday the 7th of December. 

You will finish reading Oryx and Crake by the 20th of December.

English 12 Homework for tomorrow and Wednesday, the 21st: 

**Some of you have not handed in your Dialectical Journals.  You must have them in by 8:20 am tomorrow (Thursday) or you will not get credit.

1. Have your Dialectical Journals, 5-7, handed in by Wednesday.

2. The work for "Dover Beach" is due Monday,   27th.

3. Read the poem,"Dover Beach," as many times as you need to. A poem must be read several times. Read it well, look up words that you don't know, and create a glossary of terms. Also do the vocabulary list at the top of the Handout.

4. Finish all the questions for "Dover Beach." Use the Handouts . Do the SIFT and the Questions.

Develop your answers - and integrate quotes where it makes sense to.  

**Identify Literary Devices where you should for understanding and clarity.

English 12 Homework due Thursday to Tuesday.

1. Read to the end of Chapter 7.

2. Finish Dialectical Journal #3, from Chapters 5-7.  Start taking notes and building ideas for the next Dialectical Journal. 

English 11 Homework for The Jade Peony:

1. The Jade Peony: You are working in your Groups, starting with Summarizer, and working through all the Roles, in order, 1 - 5. 

Everyone is on task, adding their ideas, discussing, and learning with the group. 

English 12 Homework for November 14:

1. Oryx and Crake: Read all of 5: pages 115 to 134.

Read carefully, look up words, write notes that you need to....and be prepared to share your ideas. 

English 11 Homework for this week:

Bring your novel everyday, as you will be working with it.

Read Chapter One of The Jade Peony by tomorrow. 

In class you will discuss the questions as a group, then do the questions individually.

**English 12 Class work and Homework for this week and next due Tuesday, November 14th.

1. You are working everyday on your Dialectical Journals for Oryx and Crake. You are working to the end of Chapter 6 -  Rakunks, to end of Brainfrizz.

You must identify the procedure you are using for each entry and develop your ideas.

2. You must also develop a Vocabulary List for this novel that will help you understand things and to use in your writing. 

3. Go to the Online Magazine- INSIDE ECOLOGY, and read and take a few notes on Britt Wray's short book review: Rise of the Necrofauna,  for future use. It is short.

4. Read the Handout :"Jurassic Park Dream Moves Closer." Also read the National Post article: Science is inching closer to bringing species back from extinction - but the rise of necrofauna has risks. Take notes!!

English 12 Work for Oryx and Crake for Thursday to Monday:

1. Read to the end of Downpour.

2. Do 3 Dialectical Journal Entries: use the style of the Sample Dialectical Journal entry for   your entries.  Develop your Journals! 

You do not have to have an Entry for each Chapter, but you do have to make good choices of Entries. And, you can have two Entries from a Chapter: it is all up to you. But develop your Journals!

You are the Reader !!! and you are the Learner

3. Vocabulary quiz on Monday.