English 12 Block 1: Homework for Wednesday
- Be ready for Wednesday's in-class comparison essay! We'll flip a coin on the following options:
- 1st topic:
- Compare and contrast “Grandmother’s Victory” and “Riding the Hyphen”.
- 2nd topic:
- Compare and contrast “I Have A Dream” and “Death and Justice".
- Do you have your two outlines ready?
- For Tuesday, complete two (similarities and differences) T-charts for the following topics. Focus on the thesis and main arguments, as well as the style of writing.
- For Monday, identify 8 quotations (two from each essay in our two potential essay topics) that exemplify each essay's thesis and style. Blend them and cite them according to your handouts.
- 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".
English 9 Block 2: Homework for Wednesday
- Read Chp. 7 of Tomorrow, When the War Began.
- Did you miss the Part 1 test on Tomorrow, When the War Began?
- Part 1: vocabulary
- Part 2: multiple choice (main events and characters)
- Part 3: paragraph
- Study your notes on the plot!
- Did you finish the poetry annotation project?
English 11 Block 3: Homework for Wednesday
- Please read to the end of Macbeth. Tomorrow we'll finish up and get ready for the final exam - on Acts 4 and 5 - on Thursday.
- You can use the No Fear Shakespeare version or the audio version!
- Finish the Act 4 study guide.
- Did you miss Tuesday's test on the apostrophe, colon, semicolon and comma?
English 9 Linear: Homework for Thursday
- Complete your notes on the two articles I handed out today. See me if you don't have the handouts.
- Complete at least half a page of notes for each article.
- Describe the central person in each article.
- What did he do? What is he known for?
- What makes him a hero?
- How is heroism defined in each article?
- 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.
- Study your notes on characterization.
