Friday, June 20, 2025


Marks are up! Check the marks page to the right. Have a great summer!


 

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

For Thursday/Friday

The final exam and term 4 poetry test will be written on Thursday, June 19 (Block 1) or Friday, June 20 (Block 2) in the mornings.

Friday, June 13, 2025

 For Monday

  • Grammar: 
    • Complete p. 106 of the subject-verb agreement handout, and finish any pages you have missed. The subject-verb test will be written along with the final exam next week.
    • Miss the Sentence Errors or Parts of the Sentence test? See me ASAP.
  • Poetry:
    • Did you get today's notes on sound play? If not, see me ASAP!
    • If not done, complete a paragraph response to the following prompt:
      • Discuss the speaker's conflicting attitudes towards the pigeons in Ann Goldring's "The Pigeon, Icarus". Download the response sheet here.
      • Use your own words!
    • Make sure you get the notes on theme, emotional impact, and blending quotations.
  • Macbeth:
      • 💥Did you miss the Act 1 test? The Acts 2/3 test? The Acts 4/5 test? See me ASAP!

    Thursday, June 12, 2025

    For Friday

    • Grammar: 
      • Complete pp. 104-105 of the subject-verb agreement handout.
      • Miss the Sentence Errors or Parts of the Sentence test? See me ASAP.
    • Poetry:
      • If not done, complete a paragraph response to the following prompt:
        • Discuss the speaker's conflicting attitudes towards the pigeons in Ann Goldring's "The Pigeon, Icarus". Download the response sheet here.
        • Use your own words!
      • Make sure you get the notes on theme, emotional impact, and blending quotations.
    • Macbeth:
        • 💥Did you miss the Act 1 test? The Acts 2/3 test? The Acts 4/5 test? See me ASAP!

      Monday, June 9, 2025

        For Wednesday

      • Grammar: 
        • Complete pp. 98 to 101 of the subject-verb agreement handout.
        • Miss the Sentence Errors or Parts of the Sentence test? See me ASAP.
      • Poetry:
        • If not done, complete a paragraph response to the following prompt:
          • Explain the theme for one of the poems on the 11x17 handout sheet.
          • Use your own words.
          • Come to class with a hard copy that we can analyze.
        • Make sure you get the notes on theme and emotional impact.
      • Macbeth:
          • 💥Did you miss the Act 1 test? The Acts 2/3 test? The Acts 4/5 test? See me ASAP!

        Friday, June 6, 2025

         For Monday:

        • Grammar: 
          • Complete the first page of the subject-verb agreement handout.
          • Miss the Sentence Errors or Parts of the Sentence test? See me ASAP.
        • Poetry:
          • Complete a paragraph response to the following prompt:
            • Explain the theme for one of the poems on the 11x17 handout sheet.
            • Use your own words.
            • Come to class on Monday with a hard copy that we can analyze.
          • Make sure you get Friday's notes on theme.
        • Macbeth:
              • 💥Did you miss the Act 1 test? The Acts 2/3 test? The Acts 4/5 test? See me ASAP!

            Wednesday, June 4, 2025

            For Thursday:

            • Grammar: 
              • 💥The Sentence Errors test is tomorrow, June 5!
              • Review all of your handouts!
            • Macbeth:
              • 💥Did you miss today's Acts 4/5 test? If so, see me ASAP!
              • Read to the end of the play!
                • Get the notes on "Macbeth as a Tragic Hero" and the notes that compare Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
                • Study your "Literary Devices of Macbeth" handout from Act 1.
                • Finish the Act 4 study guide and Act 5 Study Guide.
                  • Consider reading the modern English version as well. You can read it here:
                • 💥Did you miss the Act 1 test? The Acts 2/3 test? See me ASAP!