Homework: September 29

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Complete your "mentor text" study assignment--you received instructions in class today!
• Keep reading Room.

English 11 (C block)

• Complete the graphic organizer for the poem "Reservation Mathematics."

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Our conversations we rushed today, but they still provided some interesting ideas to consider about each poem. Write a reflection, answering the questions below.
  

Homework: September 28

English 11 (C block)

• Continue reading True Diary.
• Study your vocabulary--you have a quiz!

Honors English 11 (D and G blocks)

• Complete your poem discussion prep. See the slide below (or on Remind) for more detail.

English 11 (F block)

• Complete the graphic organizer for your "Reservation Mathematics" poem paragraph. You do not need to write the paragraph yet.

Homework: September 27

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Finish your word connections map as you study for your vocabulary quiz--it's tomorrow!
• Read your IR book.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• You have a draft of your personal (college) essay due Friday. Upload to Google Classroom.
• Take 5-10 minutes to fill out the book club prep sheet. You can take a few minutes at the beginning of class Friday to do so, as well.

Homework: September 26

English 11 (C block)

• If you haven't submitted your 3-paragraph revision to Classroom, DO IT.
• Read to page 151 in True Diary.
• Study your vocabulary!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read your IR book.
• Study your vocabulary--you have a quiz Thursday. Use the word relationships map you created in class today to help you study.

English 11 (F block)

• Study vocabulary--quiz on Thursday!
• Read True Diary to page 151.

Homework: September 25

Honors English 11 (D and G blocks)

• Read and mark up the two poems you received today in class. Make careful notes about your OBSERVATIONS, QUESTIONS, and CONNECTIONS. Remember, we'll be talking about the elements we've been discussing (point of view, setting, use of time, characterization, turning points) with these two texts.
• Study vocabulary--your quiz is coming up on Thursday.

English 11 (F block)

• Complete the "Reservation Mathematics" handout, but ONLY Step 1 and the first part of Step 2.
• Study your vocabulary--your quiz is Thursday!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Study vocabulary--quiz is on Wednesday! (I'll return your Practice Writing tomorrow afternoon--if you used vocabulary in your response, check there for feedback!)
• Work on your personal essay draft.
• Read Room!

Homework: September 22

English 11 (F block)

• Read to page 133 in True Diary.
• Start studying your new vocabulary!

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Complete the 3-paragraph response for Smoke Signals, following the format on the handout you received in class.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Work on your personal/college essay draft. FIRST draft is due next Friday.
• Continue to read Room.

English 11 (C block)

• Complete your 3-paragraph response revision and Turn In in Google Classroom. Bring the handwritten draft to class.
• Read True Diary to page 133. 
• Start studying your new vocabulary!

Homework: September 21

Honors English 11 (A block)

• Finish your "private geography" map.
• Do some freewriting about the word HOME...write a full page, then write "This matters because..." and keep going!

English 11 (C block)

• Read to page 129 in True Diary.
• Finish your 3-paragraph response to "Children of the Plains" (the revision) by Tuesday.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Write a 3-paragraph response to Smoke Signals, using the format you received in class today.

Homework: September 20

English 11 (C block)

• Study vocabulary--you have a quiz tomorrow!
• Make sure you've read through page 113 in True Diary.

Honors English 11 (D and G blocks)

• Add some notes to your Smoke Signals observations.
• Read your IR book.

English 11 (F block)

• If you haven't finished your 3-paragraph "Children of the Plains" response, make sure to do so by Friday!
• Make sure you've read True Diary through page 113.

Homework: September 19

English 11 (F block)

• Read to page 113 and write 2 sticky notes.
• Study your vocabulary and look over your classwork. You have a quiz tomorrow!

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Pick 5 observations from Smoke Signals from your homework sheet, and, on a separate sheet, add to them now that you've watched more of the film.
• Study vocabulary--quiz is Wednesday!

Honors English 12 (A block)

I gave you a lot of handouts today! To be prepared for class on Thursday, please make sure you've:

• Read at least through section 2 of Room.
• Read and marked up the House on Mango Street vignettes.
• Read and marked up at least 3 of the essays in the college essay packet.

Homework: September 18

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Complete the Observations handout for Smoke Signals.
• Study vocab--quiz is Wednesday!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Read the vignettes from House on Mango Street--mark up.
• Continue to read Room. 

English 11 (C block)

• Read True Diary to page 100; write at least 4 sticky notes.
• Study vocabulary--quiz is Thursday!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Pick 5 observations from Smoke Signals from your homework sheet, and, on a separate sheet, add to them now that you've watched more of the film.
• Study vocabulary--quiz is Wednesday!

Homework: September 15

English 11 (C block)

• Complete the "2 worlds" assignment.
• If you didn't finish your 3-paragraph response to Children of the Plains.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Complete the "observations" handout for the beginning of Smoke Signals. I know you've only seen 20 minutes of it, but you can still make the 10 observations the handout asks for!
• Make sure you're studying for your weekly check in!

English 11 (F block)

• Read through page 100 in True Diary. Complete sticky notes.
• Study for your weekly check in!

Homework: September 14

Honors English 11 (D block and G block)

• Read your IR book for at least 15 minutes.
• Study for your weekly check-in--it's Wednesday!

English 11 (F block)

• By Tuesday, read to page 100 in True Diary and write 4 thoughtful, detailed sticky notes.
• Study your vocabulary!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Complete the personal writin prompt you received in class today.
• Study vocab--quiz Monday!

Homework: September 13

English 11 (F block)

• Make sure you've read through page 76 in True Diary. You should have at least 10 total sticky notes in your book.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• When we first started discussing "Death by Landscape" there were many questions. Now, you've had a chance to study some elements of the story with a small group. I'm asking you to tackle one of the questions (or, moments that you think are important but you don't know why). Write a thoughtful, exploratory paragraph, in which you attempt to answer it and consider why it matters. For questions like "Is Lucy actually dead?" you'll need to go beyond a yes or no. Consider, perhaps, why the answer to the question does or doesn't matter. Make sure to support your paragraph with specific evidence and reasoning.
  

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Complete a one-pager for "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves." Use the handout you received in class today for guidance!

English 11 (C block)

• You have an OPTION! Do ONE of these assignments tonight; you'll complete the other in class Friday.
• Read to page 76 and write 4 sticky notes, OR
• Complete your 3-paragraph response to Children of the Plains. 

Homework: September 12

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Be prepared to discuss "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves"--you should make sure you've read and marked up the whole story.
• Continue to read Room.
• Start studying your new vocabulary.

English 11 (C block)

• Complete the Junior/Rowdy character handout--left-hand column on both sides only!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• When we first started discussing "Death by Landscape" there were many questions. Now, you've had a chance to study some elements of the story with a small group. I'm asking you to tackle one of the questions (or, moments that you think are important but you don't know why). Write a thoughtful, exploratory paragraph, in which you attempt to answer it and consider why it matters. For questions like "Is Lucy actually dead?" you'll need to go beyond a yes or no. Consider, perhaps, why the answer to the question does or doesn't matter. Make sure to support your paragraph with specific evidence and reasoning.
  

Homework: September 11

English 11 (C block)

• Read True Diary to page 53. Write 3-4 sticky notes--use our discussions and the one posted earlier as models.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Complete a close reading on the passage of "Death by Landscape" you selected in class today.

English 11 (F block)

• Read True Diary to page 66. Write 3-4 sticky notes--use our discussions and the one posted earlier as models.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Complete a close reading on the passage of "Death by Landscape" you selected in class today.

Homework: September 8

English 11 (F block)

• Read True Diary to page 47. Write at least 2 sticky notes. Use the ones we did in class today as models.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Complete the observations page (front and back) of the "Death by Landscape" handout.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Continue reading Room, finish the section called "Presents."
• Start reading "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves"--it's due on Wednesday.

Homework: September 7

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read and mark up the story "Death by Landscape." Be ready to write about it and discuss it tomorrow.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Continue reading Room. 
• We'll pick up on our discussion of memory, perspective and events tomorrow in class. Revisit the story "This Is How I Remember It" with today's conversation in mind.

English 11 (C block)

• Continue reading True Diary to page 31.
• Write 2 sticky notes, using the one we did in class today as an example.
  

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Revisit "Death by Landscape," completing the Observations page of the handout you received today.  

Homework: September 6

English 11 (C block)

• Read True Diary to page 14 (first two chapters). Be ready to talk about it tomorrow!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read "Death by Landscape" and make some notes. Remember to mark your QUESTIONS, OBSERVATIONS and CONNECTIONS.

English 11 (F block)

• Read True Diary to page 24 (first three chapters). Be ready to talk about it Thursday!

Homework: September 5

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Get independent reading recommendations from at least 3 people--make notes and be ready to select books tomorrow (and/or, bring in one!).

English 11 (F block)

• Complete the "What Makes a Good Story?" handout. If you want to re-watch the video, it's here.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read your new IR book for 15 minutes.
• Complete the yellow handout.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Read to at least page 20 in Room. Note observations and questions!