Thursday, June 6, 2019

English 12 Block 1: Homework for Monday
  • Be ready for Monday's final Gatsby test!
    • Read Chp. 9 of The Great Gatsby and finish a new page of quote notes or a mindmap for next Monday. Do your own work!
    • Consider some of the following questions:
      • What is ironic (and eerie) about the “The Swastika Holding Company"?
      • Is Jay Gatsby an appealing character?
      • Is Jay Gatsby similar to Sandor Hunyadi/Alex Hunter in Under The Ribs of Death?
      • Who killed Gatsby? Was it just one person?
      • Is the ending (i.e. Chps. 7-9) of Baz Luhrmann’s movie version of The Great Gatsby similar to F. Scott Fitzgerald’s original novel?
      • Review the 6 essay types (esp. #1, 4 and 5).
  • Did you miss the 3rd vocabulary quiz (Chps. 7-9)?
  • 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. 

English 9 Block 2: Homework for Friday
  • Be ready for Friday's 14th spelling quiz!
    • 1. pollination
    • 2. pollution
    • 3. possessed
    • 4. potatoes
    • 5. practice (Cdn. noun)
    • 6. prairie
    • 7. preferred
    • 8. prejudice
    • 9. preparation
    • 10. privilege
    • 11. propaganda
    • 12. protein
    • 13. psychology
    • 14. publicly
    • 15. pursuit
  • Be ready for Monday's drama test.

English 11 Block 3: Homework for Friday

    • Read Chp. 21 of October Sky. The 4th OS test is next Thursday! Start your 4th study guide.
    • Did you miss Wednesday's pronoun agreement (aka pronoun antecedent) quiz?
      • Interested in an epub version of October Sky? Right click on the link and choose Save As. Then import it into any epub reader or epub phone app. 

      English 9 Linear: Homework for Monday
      • Be ready for Monday's drama test.
      • Your essay was due at the beginning of class last Friday! Is it handed in? Make sure it follows the following steps: 
        • Putting together an essay from the inside out!
          • 1. Carefully consider the order of body paragraphs. They should conform to your overall thesis: best paragraphs go last. You always want to finish strongly.
          • 2. You’ll probably have to rework the introductory sentences of the body paragraphs, since they now must work with other paragraphs. Transitions should be used!
          • 3. Eliminate some sentences that don’t really answer the overall question. You never want to re-tell the story. Instead, use those parts from the story that address the issue.
          • 4. Formatting:
            • a. Put your title and name on top.
            • b. Spacing should be 1.5.
            • c. Use a size 12 or 14 font.
            • d. Use a standard font (e.g. Calibri, Times New Roman, etc.).
            • e. Indent each paragraph one Tab.
            • f. Eliminate any sub-titles but leave an extra space between paragraphs.