English 12 Block 1: Homework for Tuesday
- Read Maya Angelou's "Grandmother's Victory" and answer the following questions:
- 1. What does Angelou mean by “powhitetrash children”? (2)
- 2. According to her grandmother, why should Angelou’s family be courteous in the face of such obvious rudeness and discrimination? (2)
- 3. Why is Angelou’s grandmother victorious? (2)
- 4. Explain one stylistic device used in this essay. (2)
- 5. Offer two reasons to explain why this is a narrative essay. (2)
- If you haven't written it, get ready for the editing exam:
- Review online editing quiz #1.
- Review online editing quiz #2.
- Review online editing quiz #3.
- Review online editing quiz #4.
- Review online editing quiz #5.
- Review online editing quiz #6.
- Review online editing quiz #7.
- Review online editing quiz #8.
- Also review the following topics:
English 11 Block 2: Homework for Tuesday
- Review this page on subject-verb agreement. We'll be writing the subject-verb agreement test on Wednesday, Mar. 29.
- If not finished, complete your second poetry paragraph. Explain the images of one poem from the "Poems With Imagery"handout. Include two or three quotations, with at least one using the formal method and another using the blended method.
English 11 Block 3: Homework for Tuesday
- Review this page on subject-verb agreement. We'll be writing the subject-verb agreement test on Wednesday, Mar. 29.
- If not finished, complete your second poetry paragraph. Explain the images of one poem from the "Poems With Imagery"handout. Include two or three quotations, with at least one using the formal method and another using the blended method.
