Monday, April 29, 2019

English 12 Block 1: Homework for Tuesday
  • Did you miss the quiz for Maya Angelou's "Grandmother's Victory"? Read the narrative essay and consider the issue of dignity. See me this week!
  • Make sure you get the handout and crossword for "Types of Writing".
  • The following are due on Wednesday...
  • If not done, finish the following alt. assignment for "Death and Justice":
    • In a full paragraph and with at least two properly blended and cited quotations, explain how “Death and Justice” is an argumentative essay.
  • If not finished, read George Woodcock's "The Tyranny of the Clock" and complete the following alt. assignment:
    • In a full paragraph and with at least two properly blended and cited quotations, explain why “The Tyranny of the Clock?” is an expository essay. You may provide a complex response.
  • If not done, read “What is poverty?” and finish the following alt. assignment for Wednesday:
    • In a full paragraph and with at least two properly blended and cited quotations, explain why “What is Poverty?” is (or isn’t) an expository essay. You may provide a complex response.

English 9 Block 2: Homework for Tuesday
  • Finish the poetry annotation project for Thursday.
  • Be ready for Thursday's spelling quiz!
    • 1. genetics
    • 2. government
    • 3. gullible
    • 4. guarantee
    • 5. guardian
    • 6. guerilla
    • 7. guidance
    • 8. happened
    • 9. height
    • 10. heroes
    • 11. hoarse
    • 12. hoping
    • 13. hybrid
    • 14. hygiene
    • 15. hypocrisy
  • Miss the poetry test? Review your poetry notes and crossword for the poetry test. If you're up for the challenge, read my online poetry notes for Grades 11/12! :-) Also, review the themes of each of the five poems we studied as a class.

English 11 Block 3: Homework for Tuesday

English 9 Linear: Homework for Tuesday
  • Didn't write last Wednesday's test? Finish reading Tomorrow, When The War Began. Finish your Part 4 study guide. The final test is on Wednesday.