English 11 Block 1: Homework for Friday

• October Sky: Finish reading Chp. 18/19 of October Sky . Continue with the Part 3 study guide. (It's worth 10 marks. I want detail, not prettiness! Also, study your vocabulary!)
• Test alert! Be ready for next next Monday's Part 3 (Chps. 12-20) test!
• Did you miss the Part 2 test? See me ASAP!
• Make sure you've filled out the back of the study guide. The thematic notes will be invaluable for the paragraph.
• Here's the key for the Part 2 crossword:
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• Did you miss last Wednesday's punctuation test? Review your notes and study the following:
• semicolon and colon #1
• semicolon and colon compared #2
• the comma
• the apostrophe
  
  

Philosophy 12 Block 2: Homework for Friday

• Test Alert! 
• On Thursday Friday, we'll write the political philosophy test.
• Study these notes:
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• Make sure you've done at least two page of notes on your political philosopher, including the criticisms. Detail counts! I'll collect it at the the end of Tuesday's class. /20
• Political philosophy: Make sure you get the notes on socialism, liberalism, and conservatism.
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• Here are the journal entries (so far) for Round 3:
• 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? 
• 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?
• 20. Now that we are half-way through this unit, you may be closer to self-understanding. Which political philosophy most closely resembles your own beliefs? Explain with at least three examples.

English 12 Block 3: Homework for Friday

• The Great Gatsby: Read ALL  of Chp. 9 and finish your Chp. 9 notes!
• For Part 2 (Chps. 7-9), you may mix and match three types of notes: Cornell, question, and mind-map. The Chp. 9 notes (of your choice) are due Monday, June 10.
• 📌For both Chp. 8 and Chp. 9, all note sets need to include five properly introduced quotations, no matter which note type is being used. 
• Did you miss Thursday's Dangerous Language test? See me ASAP!
• Test alert! Did you miss the Part 2 test? See me ASAP!
• Study your notes on the themes of TGG, as well as the notes on colour and the American Dream.
  
  

English 11 Block 4 Linear: Homework for Tuesday

• Test alert! The final October Sky test is coming on Thursday, June 6 and the first half of Tuesday's double block! (We'll be moving on to a new unit in the 2nd half of Tuesday's class.)
• Read to the end of October Sky (including the Epilogue) and finish the Part 4 study guide. Give me detail! /10
• Make sure your T-Chart is ready to go, with highlighting.
• Don't forget to bring the "Six Types of Essays" handout.
• The final exam is on Tuesday, June 25.
• Get the compare and contrast notes from a fellow student on the novel vs. movie comparison if you missed the last few classes. The movie is on Netflix.
• Did you miss the capitalization test? See me ASAP!
• Review these excellent sites on capitalization:
• Capitalization 1
• Capitalization 2
• Miss the Part 3 test? See me ASAP!