Thursday, February 8, 2024

 English 11 Block 1: Homework for Friday

  • Bring me your course selection sheets!
  • Read Chp. 6 of Maus. Try to complete your study guide. Detail counts! (We'll have some time to work on it tomorrow before we review for the test.)
    • Test alert! Be ready for the Maus test on Friday, Feb. 9 Monday, Feb. 12.
  • Start reviewing for our upcoming "Parts of the Sentence" test:
  • By this Friday you'll need three labeled tab dividers: Grammar / Writing / Units  /5
  • Get you mom, dad, or guardian to sign the Letter to Parents! /10

Philosophy 12 Block 2: 
Homework for Friday
  • We'll be writing a paragraph tomorrow that answers the question, "What is philosophy?"
    • Brainstorm all the elements that might define philosophy.
    • Try to group your examples into three of four categories. Categorization is a critical thinking process that finds commonalities across various examples. These categories become the basis of body sections within paragraphs.
  • Test alert! We'll be writing the first test next Tuesday on "What is philosophy?"
  • If not finished, complete all of the questions from the introductory chapter of the textbook.
  • Make sure you get today's notes on knowledge and epistemology.


  • By this Friday you'll need three labeled tab dividers: Journal / Units / Applied Phil.
  • Get you mom, dad, or guardian to sign the Letter to Parents! /10


English 12 Block 3: Homework for Friday
  • Quiz alert! Read Alice Munro's "Girls and Boys" from the short story booklet.
    • Take notes on the main plot events, the characters, and the symbols (including the horse and the curtains).
    • Consider how the socialization process changes the self-image of the main character.
    • Be ready for a multiple choice quiz tomorrow afternoon.
  • Did you get the notes on character? Pick up the "Bedtime Story" pretest from the English 12 bin.
  • Did you miss the questions from Luisa Valenzuela's "The Censors"? If so, see me ASAP for the alt assignment!
  • Get you mom, dad, or guardian to sign the Letter to Parents! /10
  • By this Friday you'll need three labeled tab dividers: Grammar / Writing / Units  /5


English 11 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Monday
  • If not finished, complete the "Two Article" assignment we worked on Wednesday. Why are the articles fake? What makes them good fakes?
    • Create at least 7 points per article, but the more the better.
    • Use bulleted full sentences with examples.
    • Use the following links:
    • /7 + /7 per article w/ clear points + /6 clear sentences = /20
    • Looking for ideas? Check out the following: