English 10 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Tuesday

• Re-read 5.1 to 5. 3 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 this week!
• Did you miss today's punctuation test? See me soon!
• Commas
• Commas 2
• Apostrophes
• Apostrophes 2
• Semicolons
• Colons
• More on colons and semicolons
• Be ready for next Friday's spelling quiz!
• 1. meticulous 
• 2. mitigate
• 3. mollify  
• 4. moribund 
• 5. mundane 
• 6. nebulous  
• 7. necessary  
• 8. noticeable  
• 9. obsequious
• 10. obstinate 
• 11. occasionally  
• 12. occurred  
• 13. oligarchy  
• 14. onerous  
• 15.   orthodox

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Tuesday

• On Tuesday, we'll be flipping a coin and writing about one of 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”.
• You can use the following:
• an outline; have both outlines ready to go!
• your "quotes" assignment; 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.

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.