Monday, December 7, 2015

Planning 10 Online Block 1: Homework for Tuesday
  • Section 3.1 should be finished by Friday, Dec. 11.
  • Section 2.3 should have been finished by Thursday, Dec. 3.
English 12 Block 2: Homework for Tuesday
  • Bring your cans for the canned food drive!
  • For Wednesday, make sure you have completed a good copy complex paragraph in response to the following prompt: Compare and contrast the novel and movie versions of The Great Gatsby (TGG).
  • Did you write the final Gatsby exam on Wednesday, Dec. 2? It covers Chps. 7-9. Study your Powerpoint notes and your quote notes. Moreover, consider the following issues:
    • Do  you admire Gatsby?
    • Inequality in The Great Gatsby
    • Gatsby's death
    • What is the "Lost Generation"?

English 10 Block 3: Homework for Tuesday
  • Finish the 2nd poetry assignment:
    • Choose a different poem from our 11x17 handout and explain in a paragraph the atmosphere of the poem. Write a topic sentence, a body (with 2-3 specific examples of the atmosphere/mood), and a concluding sentence.
    • OR
    • Draw an image that resembles the imagery from different poem from our 11x17 handout. Write a 1-2 sentence explanation of that image and include 2-3 quotes which describe that image. Look for descriptive words, figurative language and sound devices.
  • Finish the first of many paragraphs in our poetry unit. 
    • Choose one poem from our 11x17 handout and explain the theme of the poem.
      • 7-14 sentences
      • TS/Body/CS
      • 2-4 specific examples
  • Did you write last Wednesday's in-class essay? This is a comparison of the novel and movie versions of Fahrenheit 451.
    • You may bring your modified T-Chart and your written outline only!
    • Here's the prompt: Compare and contrast the novel and movie versions of Fahrenheit 451.

    English 12 Block 4: Homework for Tuesday
    • For Wednesday, make sure you have completed a good copy complex paragraph in response to the following prompt: Compare and contrast the novel and movie versions of The Great Gatsby (TGG).
    • Did you write the final Gatsby exam on Wednesday, Dec. 2? It covers Chps. 7-9. Study your Powerpoint notes and your quote notes. Moreover, consider the following issues:
      • Do  you admire Gatsby?
      • Inequality in The Great Gatsby
      • Gatsby's death
      • What is the "Lost Generation"?