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Monday, March 14, 2016

Homework: March 14

Happy Pi Day! Yum.

Honors English 12 (G block)
  • Remember, you have a test tomorrow. The format is some passage IDs (identify context, analyze language, connect to a motif and name another moment that is related to that motif), and some short answer questions (CER-format). 
  • If you want to practice, 
    • here's a passage: "But again when i reflected that they had spurned and deserted me, anger returned, a rage of anger, and unable to injure anything human, i turned my fury towards inanimate objects" (165). 
    • here's a short answer question: How does Victor shift (personality and motivation) from the beginning of his story and the end? What causes the major shift(s)--be nuanced and specific here.
English 11 (A block)
  • Read and mark up Gatsby, up to the bottom of page 14. Keep an eye on WHO gets introduced, and HOW the narrator (Nick) introduces them.You'll meet three people.
  • Work on revision of your "stories can save us" essay--final draft is due Thursday.
  • Your vocab quiz is Friday!
Honors English 11 (B block)
  • Complete the "one pager prep sheet" that you started in class today, covering chapter 15.
  • Read chapter 16.
  • We'll read 17 in class tomorrow, you'll read 18 for Thursday, and we'll finish the book in class Thursday. You'll have a test on the book on Tuesday next week.
English 12 (D block)
  • If you haven't completed the chapter 4-5 activity, make sure you do so and pass it in.
  • Here's the "road map" for chapter 6-7:

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