English 11 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Monday

• Read Chp. 6 of October Sky. The first test, on Chps. 1-6, will be written on Monday, Dec. 10.
• Work on your Part 1 study guide and vocabulary. The study guide is due before you write the test, and the first part of the test is a 10 mark matching section on the vocabulary. 
• Don't forget to study your October Sky notes!
• Did you write Friday's spelling quiz?

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Monday

• Be ready for the first The Great Gatsby exam on Monday. Dec. 10. It covers Chps. 1-3. Study your Chp. 1 notes and class notes!
• Consider the following issues:
• How does the novel (so far) resemble Fitzgerald's life?
• How are the wealthy in this novel different from the rest of us?
• How do the settings in the first three chapters help describe American society in the 1920's?
• ***Challenge: Complete this online crossword puzzle for Chps. 1-3!
• Read Chp. 3 of The Great Gatsby (TGG). Finish one page of Cornell notes for Monday. Detail counts! 
• Interested in an epub version of The Great Gatsby? Right click here and choose Save Link As. Then import it into any epub reader or epub phone app.
• Did you miss Friday's 20 mark vocabulary quiz for Chps. 1-3?

English 9 Linear: Homework for Tuesday

• Finish the newspaper/magazine project. 
• The Newspaper Project: Review the last six chapters of Interface. Choose one chapter and then choose four articles/stories within that chapter (except the poems). By the end of next week, we will have typed up four explanatory paragraphs (of 8 to 12 sentences). They should all follow the same format:
• Explain your article like this!
• TS: Bob Smith's "--------------------" explains how/discuses the/argues that ______________________________. [Transition phrase, ...]
• Explain three events, examples and/or points in full detail.
• CS: Overall, what is the author's message? What is your view of this message?
• Use 2-4 introductory transitions.
• 14 font size; 1.5x  spacing
• Aligned: Full "Justify"
• Right Indent: 8 cm or 3.15 inches
• Create a title and include your full name.
• No line breaks, please!