English 10 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Wednesday

• Study for the first vocab test on Thursday! It covers all 60 words from the first four lists.
• Read the short story "Lenses" and answer the following questions in full:
• 1. Describe, as far as possible, the setting of the story. 
• 2. In the last two pages, Silverman uses a number of phrases to make the surgical procedure sound awful. Quote two passages (using “quotations marks”) that show how Corinne views the procedure. Use full sentences.
• 3. A dilemma is a choice with two difficult outcomes. Describe Corinne’s internal conflict. Do you agree with her choice?
• 5. If you could have the metal eyes that Grusha is receiving, and get perfect vision as a result, would you do it? Why or why not?
• Answer in full sentences. Do not start with “because”, "to", “so”, “that” or “then”. You’ll receive up to two marks each.
• Did you hand in the typed good copy of your essay?
•  "Are 16 year-olds adults or children, or something in-between?"

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Wednesday

• Read Chp. 13 of Under the Ribs of Death (UTROD) for Monday. Finish the vocab definitions and start the study guide for Part 3.
• Did you miss the 2nd UTROD exam (Chps. 6-12)?
• Did you hand in and/or show me the parental contact letter and your labelled tab dividers? 

English 12 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Wednesday

• Complete the study guide for Part 1 of Under the Ribs of Death (UTROD) and be ready for Wednesday's test on Chps. 1 to 5!
• Do you know your vocabulary terms?
• Did you study the notes on plot and the themes of UTROD?
• Have you read all the way to the end of Chp. 5?
• Did you hand in and/or show me the parental contact letter and your labelled tab dividers?