Homework: March 18

Honors English 11 (F and B block)

• Prepare for your test--it's Tuesday! Below, you'll find a passage you can practice with, and a short answer question you can practice. I'll be around after school on Monday for practice and review.
• Passage ID: "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming.”
• Short Answer: The AUTHOR'S NOTE at the beginning of the book states: "Out of what I hope is an excess of caution, I have changed the names of many people and places in Burundi. "Goss" and "Fair Oaks Nursing Home" are also pseudonyms." Analyze the language in the quotation, then include 3 specific examples from the story to explain why this author's note would be necessary.

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Prepare for your seminar discussion on Monday, in which you'll consider: What do these two texts, in combination, have to say about: the nature of growing up, issues of coming of age, the roles and responsibilities of parents, and the substantial consequences of giving birth, among many other ideas.  
• Read the critical article "Parent-Child Tensions in Frankenstein" carefully.

English 11 (A block)

• Finish reading and marking up chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby. Tom, Myrtle and Nick are in town, and they're going to have a little party. Keep an eye on what happens, especially when something violent happens near the end of the chapter. Also, what's Nick's state of mind by the time the chapter ends?