Homework: October 24

English 11 (F)

• Tonight, you're reading and you're adding to your topics organizer. 
• You should finish through 198, and you should add a whole lot of information to your organizer. Good work today in class--you accomplished a lot!

Honors English 12 (G)

• Read Room--you'll finish the book for next Wednesday.
• Read your independent book, too!

Honors English 11 (A)

• Complete your response to the CNN article about the Redskins logo controversy. Here's the template, from They Say/I Say by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein:

In recent discussions of ___________________, a controversial issue has been whether _______________________. On the one hand, some argue that_______________________. From this perspective, _______________________. On the other hand, however, some argue that _______________________. In the words of one of this view’s main proponents, __________________. According to this view, _______________________. In sum, then, the issue is whether _______________ or  ________________________.

     My own view is that_______________________. Though I concede that_______________________,  I still maintain that _______________________. For example, _______________________. Although some might object that_______________________, I would reply that_______________________. The issue is important because_______________________.

English 12 (B) 

• Complete a three-paragraph response to the first section of Room (pages 1-56). Your response should follow this structure:
• Paragraph 1: Summarize
• Paragraph 2: Reader Response--what do you think of the book so far? What do you like, what questions do you have? What do you notice as you read?
• Paragraph 3: Connections--What connections can you make between this book and other texts/real world experiences?