Thursday, May 30, 2019

English 12 Block 1: Homework for Friday
  • Read Chp. 7 of The Great Gatsby and start your 1st page of quote notes or a mindmap. Do your own work! Chp. 7 is due on Monday.
  • Interested in an epub version of The Great Gatsby? Right click here and choose Save Link As. Then import it into any epub reader or epub phone app. 

English 9 Block 2: Homework for Friday
  • Study for Spelling #13:
    • 1. opportunity
    • 2. optimistic
    • 3. outweigh
    • 4. paid
    • 5. parallel
    • 6. parliament
    • 7. particularly
    • 8. perform (not preform!)
    • 9. perseverance (Note: sever)
    • 10. persuade
    • 11. pessimism
    • 12. physical 
    • 13. pigeon
    • 14. poison
    • 15. politician
  • Did you miss the Part 4 test on Tomorrow, When the War Began?
    • Part 1: vocabulary
    • Part 2: multiple choice (main events and characters)
    • Part 3: paragraph

English 11 Block 3: Homework for Friday
    • Read Chps. 13 and 14 of October Sky. Work on your 3rd study guide.
      • Interested in an epub version of October Sky? Right click on the link and choose Save As. Then import it into any epub reader or epub phone app. 

      English 9 Linear: Homework for Friday
      • Your essay is due at the beginning of class on Friday! Make sure it follows the following steps: 
        • Putting together an essay from the inside out!
          • 1. Carefully consider the order of body paragraphs. They should conform to your overall thesis: best paragraphs go last. You always want to finish strongly.
          • 2. You’ll probably have to rework the introductory sentences of the body paragraphs, since they now must work with other paragraphs. Transitions should be used!
          • 3. Eliminate some sentences that don’t really answer the overall question. You never want to re-tell the story. Instead, use those parts from the story that address the issue.
          • 4. Formatting:
            • a. Put your title and name on top.
            • b. Spacing should be 1.5.
            • c. Use a size 12 or 14 font.
            • d. Use a standard font (e.g. Calibri, Times New Roman, etc.).
            • e. Indent each paragraph one Tab.
            • f. Eliminate any sub-titles but leave an extra space between paragraphs.