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English 12 Blocks 1/2: Homework for Friday

Test alerts: Be ready for the Dangerous Language test on Friday, Jan. 12. On Monday we'll write the Chps. 7-9 test. It will include an in-class essay.

Read Chp. 9 of The Great Gatsby and work on your notes for Chp. 9. The notes will be due on Monday.

For the final three chapters, you may use any combination of Cornell, question, and mindmap notes!

As always, detailed answers with quotations and analysis earn points!

You can read your paperback novel or...

read TGG online;
ask me to send you an .epub electronic book file;
ask your support teacher for an audio book version.

Did you miss The Great Gatsby 2 (Chps. 4-7) test? Read your Part 2 PowerPoint notes on colour and the American Dream!

Study the notes on the American Dream and the symbolism of colour.
Once you've finished studying, check out the Part 2 crossword.

Did you miss The Great Gatsby 1 (Chps. 1-3) test? Read your Part 1 PowerPoint notes!

Once you've finished studying, check out the Part 1 crossword.

Literacy 12 exam results: Please click here and then on Current Student. You may need to set up an account. You'll also need your PEN number, which I don't have. (Please see the office or your counselor.)

Philosophy 12 Block 3: Homework for Friday

Test alert! Be ready for next Wednesday's political philosophy exam!

Notes: Make sure you have the following notes:

Complete the following journal entries if not finished:

19. As a soldier, would you willingly die for your country? Would it matter if you volunteered or were drafted? Remember Socrates’s final choice. What would he say?
18. Would you be willing to commit perjury for your best friend? For example, might you testify that he was driving carefully when he hit a pedestrian, even though he had been joking around and not paying attention?
17. When you do something embarrassing*, how much does it bother you to have other people notice it and laugh at you? Why? Be honest!

English 11 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Friday

For Friday, complete the introductory paragraph for the upcoming essay. Use the template below if you want: