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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Homework: November 19

Honors English 11 (A)

  • Study those vocab words! You have a quiz tomorrow.
  • Additionally, you should be working on your essay revisions...they're due at the end of the week. Remember, I'm around after school if you have questions or want help!
  • Read your independent book!
English 12 (B)
  • We had a great conversation today about the nature of growing up and the lessons that we learn from Room. We'll come back to it tomorrow, specifically to look at how Ma has been affected by the experience. 
  • Tonight, write up a reflection on today's conversation.
    • In the first paragraph, summarize some of the main ideas of the conversation. Mention some of the things you discussed, and some of the ideas and evidence you shared with each other.
    • In the second paragraph, reflect on your thoughts. What do you think about the question posed? How was your thinking affected by the conversation? What were some of the ideas that others shared, and what do you think of them?
  • Read your independent book!
Honors English 11 (D)
  • Write up a reflection, in which you rank the 5 Red Sox articles from best to worst (1-5). You decide what constitutes qualities of a strong essay--just be ready to discuss! In a reflection, talk about why you chose the ones you did. You might mention structure, diction, argument, idea-development, etc. 
  • If you didn't finish your in-class response, use the template below to finish up.
  • Work on your essay revisions! I'm around after school...come by to chat about your essay!
  • Read your independent book!

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