Communications 11 Block 1: Homework for Wednesday

• You should be finished the reading and practice portions of 2.3 by the end of Tuesday.
• Your second package, 2.2, should be finished by Tuesday, Feb. 23. The main part of this package is the final essay.
• Using the notes on how to write an essay that I supplied in class, write a short four paragraph essay on an expository topic or a narrative topic.
• The introductory paragraph should be 2-3 sentences.
• Each of the the 2 (or 3) body paragraphs should include an introductory and concluding sentence, as well as 3 -4 specific examples.
• Start your concluding paragraph with "On the whole, ..." or "Overall, ...".
• Your two dividers (labelled Grammar and Notes) and signed parental letter were due on Tuesday, Feb. 9. I will upgrade your marks without penalty if you show them to me later.

English 11 Block 2: Homework for Wednesday

• For Wednesday, finish the following questions for "The Jade Peony":
• 1. In 3-4 sentences, explain one major theme from the story. 
• 2. There are many beautiful phrases or images in this story. Write one down as a quote and explain why you find it so moving. 
• 3. Describe two conflicts in this story. What kind of conflicts are they? 
• 4. What is personified in p. 115? (Personification is a non-human thing or concept that’s treated/described as if it were human.)
• 5. What does Sek-Lung discover at the end of the story? What does it symbolize? 
• Did you write Tuesday's sentence test?

English 11 Block 4: Homework for Wednesday

• For Wednesday, finish the following questions for "The Jade Peony":
• 1. In 3-4 sentences, explain one major theme from the story. 
• 2. There are many beautiful phrases or images in this story. Write one down as a quote and explain why you find it so moving. 
• 3. Describe two conflicts in this story. What kind of conflicts are they? 
• 4. What is personified in p. 115? (Personification is a non-human thing or concept that’s treated/described as if it were human.) 
• 5. What does Sek-Lung discover at the end of the story? What does it symbolize? 
• Did you write Tuesday's sentence test?