English 10 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Monday

• Be ready for next Monday's punctuation test!
• Commas
• Commas 2
• Apostrophes
• Apostrophes 2
• Semicolons
• Colons
• More on colons and semicolons
• Re-read 5.1 and 5. 2 of Romeo and Juliet.
• Feel free to use the No Fear Shakespeare site for Romeo and Juliet.
• The final test on Acts 4 and 5 is coming next week!

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Monday

• By Tuesday, we'll be ready for the following essay topics
• 1st topic:
• A) Compare and contrast “Grandmother’s Victory” and “Riding the Hyphen”.
• 2nd topic:
• B) Compare and contrast “I Have A Dream” and “Tyranny of the Clock”.
• For Monday, complete the following:
• 1. Complete two T-charts, venn diagrams or mind maps - one for each of the two topics. 
• 2. Complete your "quotes" assignment for Thursday Monday. Write out two quotes for each of the four essays. 
• One quote should focus on what the author says, and the other quote should focus on how it's being said. 
• Blend AND cite all eight quotations.
• Complete one page of notes for each essay: "Riding the Hyphen" and "I Have a Dream".
• Look for the topic, thesis, key points and examples, style and stylistic devices.

English 12 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Tuesday

• Read Alice Munro's "Boys and Girls" for Tuesday. Be ready for a 10 mark comprehension quiz.
• Did you miss the quiz on Leo Tolstoy's "How much land does a man need?"? If so, see me soon!
• Review these notes on didactic writing.
• Read (and re-read if necessary) Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour". Be ready for a short multiple choice quiz on Tuesday.
• Re-read your notes on irony, or check out my online notes on irony.
• If you missed the original assignment, answer the following alternate assignment for Tobias Wolff's "Say Yes":
• i. What is Tobias Wolff suggesting about racism? [Hint: Is it overt or subtle?] Answer in a full paragraph and explain with examples.