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:
• Who is Henry Gatz? What does he tell us about Gatsby?
• What is ironic (and eerie) about the “The Swastika Holding Company"?
• Who showed up to the funeral? Who didn't?
• Who does Nick meet after the funeral?
• Is Jay Gatsby an appealing character?
• Is Jay Gatsby similar to Sandor Hunyadi/Alex Hunter in Under The Ribs of Death?
• In a broad sense, 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 Monday's drama test.
• Start studying for Wednesday's subject-verb agreement test. Take a look here and here.

English 11 Block 3: Homework for Friday

• Read Chps. 22 and 23 (and beyond) of October Sky. The 4th OS test is next Thursday! Start your 4th study guide.
• Did you miss last Wednesday's pronoun agreement (aka pronoun antecedent) quiz?
• Take a look here and here.
• 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.