English 10 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Wednesday
- Re-read Act 4 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!
- Be ready for next Monday's punctuation test.
English 12 Block 3: Homework for Wednesday
- 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 Thursday
- For Thursday, read Leo Tolstoy's "How much land does a man need?"
- 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.
