English 11 Homework for Tuesday, Feb.  9:

1. Short Story and Article Synthesis: Read "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, then read Anna Toth's article from the Richmond Review, "Vonnugut's Dystopia May Not Be So Far Off."

 After reading them both two or three times, do a synthesis of the two texts in point form.

A synthesis is bringing two or more texts together and finding similarities and differences in them. What elements or ideas in the "The Pedestrian" are similar in Toth's article. What do they show about society and where it is going? Spend the time to do it well, and bring your work to class on Tuesday. Be thoughtful, and have 4 or 5 bullets for each.

* also know who Vonnegut is and what he writes so you do this well. 

English 9 Homework for Fri. Feb. 5:

1. Your Binder Setup is due tomorrow. I will be checking it.

2. You are to have a chosen a novel by Tuesday. If you already have one, please bring it to class so I can register it in my book.

3. Research on Ecosystems: You should have finished your notes on the 7/8 ecosystems. Tonight you are to take notes on - The World's 6 Most Pressing Environmental Issue-And What You Can Do To Help Solve Them. You will find this on inhabitat.com, or just use the title.  

You are to read the page and take good notes: of the issues, and the ways we can help.

3. Binder Setup is due tomorrow, also. Your binder should be set up for me to see.

English 11 and 12 Homework for Friday, Feb. 12:

1. Binder Dividers set up by Friday. 

2. Signed Overviews by Monday. 

3. Keep working on your essay ideas/examples tonight (Big Paper). You should have started your essay on the "official paper." If you haven't, you should be tomorrow. Your essay is due the end of class on Tuesday.

English 11 and 12 Homework for Wednesday, Feb. 3:

1. Working on your essay ideas, examples on the big paper. C Block- be ready to start writing the in-class essay tomorrow.

2. Signed Overview by Monday. Have you parent fill in the last page and photocopy for themselves.

3. Binder Dividers set up by Friday.

English 9 Homework for Wednesday, Feb. 3:

1. English 9 Overview: your parents must read and fill out the last page with the information I am asking for. They are to write down of my information, including the Homework Blogspot. Please have this in by Monday.

2. Binder Setup is due on Friday. It should be completed and in your Binder.

3. Independent Novel for Monday: choose a novel from the SLSS library or Richmond Library by Monday.

4. Biosphere Homework: go online to a few different sites to get sufficient information on the Earth's Biosphere: a) find a photograph, explain what it is and what it is made of b) explain how it is essential for life to have been created c) explain how we need it to survive, and d) how is the health of the Biosphere?

 

English 9 Homework for Tuesday, Feb. 2:

1. Set up  8 English Binder Dividers by Friday.

2. Bring your Grade 8 final mark tomorrow. Tues.

3. Go to Brighouse Library and choose a novel for Monday.

English 11 and 12: Homework for Tuesday, Feb. 2:

Binder Setup: 8 Tabs for the following categories by Friday:

1. Writing 

2. Elements of Literature 

3. Short Stories 

4. Novel Studies 

5. Non-Fiction/News 

6. Poetry 

7. Glossary

8. Reflection Log 

Be working on ideas for your Personal Essay that begins tomorrow. 

Create a series of questions about yourself : who are you now? Why? Who do you want to be? Why? How will you change or grow. What is important to you. Why? How do you engage in the world - home, community, globally? Give examples to show all this, and look toward your future self, and where are you going? What aspects of the world are you interested in? What do you know about the world and global events? Why or why not? How might you affect the future? Who do you want to be in this world? Why?