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English 11 Block 1:
- TEST ALERT!!!
- We'll be writing the Maus II test on Friday, May 6.
- *Read to the end of Maus (Vol. II). Take detailed point-form notes on the remaining sections of the Maus 2 Study Guide.
- We'll be writing a paragraph. Here are some topics to consider:
- What were the challenges faced by Vladek when he lived Auschwitz?
- What was Vladek like as an old man?
- How was he a survivor?
- You can use examples from both volumes!
- Here is an online version of Maus II.
- Review this site's section on subject and predicate.
- Review this site's section on direct objects and indirect objects.
- Review this site's section on prepositional phrases and appositive phrases.
- *Review the following on simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences.
- Review this site's section on adjectives and adverbs.
- We'll be writing a Parts of the Sentence test on Tue., May 10.
English 9 Block 3 (Day 2):
- TEST ALERT!!!
- *Be ready for the Chps. 1- 6 Animal Farm exam on Friday, May 6.
- Read Chp. 6 of Animal Farm and complete the final notes in the study guide. [Characters re-occur, so the guide may not be perfectly chronological.]
- *Study these notes on the literary elements of Animal Farm and on the Themes of Animal Farm.
- Study your fill-in-the-blank notes on the Russian Revolution and Stalin.
- Consider the following questions:
- a) What is power? How is it being exercised (used) in Animal Farm? Is it a legitimate use of power or not?
- b) How are Old Major’s dreams betrayed by the end of Chapter 6? Use specific examples.
- c) What is happening to equality by the end of Chapter 6? Explain with specific examples.
- d) Explain how Animal Farm is an example of allegory. Explain with specific examples.
- Also review your notes on plot, irony, and characters.
- Don't have your book? You can read Animal Farm online here.
- Grammar:
- Review this site's section on subject and predicate.
- Review the following on simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences.
- Review this site's section on prepositional phrases and appositive phrases.
- Review this site's section on adjectives and adverbs.
- Quiz Alert!
- Did you miss Spelling #7 on Wed., May 4?
- 1. desirable
- 2. desperate
- 3. developed
- 4. disappearance
- 5. disappointment
- 6. discipline
- 7. disgusting
- 8. doesn’t
- 9. drastically
- 10. dying
- 11. ecstasy
- 12. embarrassed
- 13. emphasize
- 14. encyclopedia
- 15. environment
English 9 Block 3 (Day 1):
- TEST ALERT!!!
- *Be ready for the Chps. 1- 6 Animal Farm exam on Monday, May 9.
- Read Chp. 6 of Animal Farm and complete the final notes in the study guide. [Characters re-occur, so the guide may not be perfectly chronological.]
- *Study these notes on the literary elements of Animal Farm and on the Themes of Animal Farm.
- Study your fill-in-the-blank notes on the Russian Revolution and Stalin.
- Consider the following questions:
- a) What is power? How is it being exercised (used) in Animal Farm? Is it a legitimate use of power or not?
- b) How are Old Major’s dreams betrayed by the end of Chapter 6? Use specific examples.
- c) What is happening to equality by the end of Chapter 6? Explain with specific examples.
- d) Explain how Animal Farm is an example of allegory. Explain with specific examples.
- Also review your notes on plot, irony, and characters.
- Don't have your book? You can read Animal Farm online here.
- Grammar:
- Review this site's section on subject and predicate.
- Review the following on simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences.
- Review this site's section on prepositional phrases and appositive phrases.
- Did you miss Spelling #7 on Thursday, May 5?
- 1. desirable
- 2. desperate
- 3. developed
- 4. disappearance
- 5. disappointment
- 6. discipline
- 7. disgusting
- 8. doesn’t
- 9. drastically
- 10. dying
- 11. ecstasy
- 12. embarrassed
- 13. emphasize
- 14. encyclopedia
- 15. environment
