Homework: September 27

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Read your IR book (15-20 pages sounds about right). Write 2-4 sticky notes that identify writer’s MOVES and your thoughts on WHY the writer made that move. Consider PERSPECTIVE and how it’s developed. 
• Proofread/edit your multiple perspectives poem/story using the criteria developed in class (unsubmit then resubmit in Classroom--the criteria are posted in a Classroom announcement).

English 12 (G block)

• Read your independent reading book. Write 2-4 sticky notes.
• Work on your vignette--use Criteria checklist and upload to Classroom by tomorrow.

English 11 (A block)

• Read your independent reading book for 15 minutes. Write 2-4 sticky notes. 
• Work on your perspectives writing--pick a piece of artwork and fill out the graphic organizer with notes. (Assignment and links are in Classroom.)

Homework: September 12

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Complete the vignette reflection in Classroom. If you haven't finished your vignette, finish that first!
• Read your IR book for 15 minutes. You should be making good progress through that book!

English 12 (G block)

• Read your independent reading book for 10-15 minutes, and prepare for the practice quiz tomorrow.

English 11 (A block)

• Read your independent reading book for 15 minutes.
• Using sticky notes, mark 3 key moves the writer makes in the text. Write your reason for choosing each.

Honors English 11 (C block)

• Read your IR book for 15 minutes. 
• As you read, keep an eye out for “moves” the author is making in your text, including: repetition, purposeful structure/intentional paragraphing, and unconventional but purposeful phrasing. Write at least 3 sticky notes that include the writer’s MOVE and your thoughts on WHY the writer made that move.

Homework: September 5

English 12 (G block)

• Today you wrote in your writer's notebook to the prompt story "This Is How I Remember It." Tonight, spend another 10 minutes freewriting--you can continue the story you started in class today, or start a different topic. Use your yellow sheet for ideas. If you finish before 10 minutes is up, pick another topic and keep going!
• And, read your independent reading book!

English 11 (A block)

• You’ve been writing in your writer’s notebook, and you have fodder for a vignette. Continue to work on your writing that you started in class today--spend 10-15 minutes. 
• And, read your independent reading book! 

Honors English 11 (C block)

• Read your IR book for 10 minutes. And, continue working on your vignette--spend 10-15 minutes drafting, organizing, etc.

Creative Writing (D block)

• You started your writing exercise in class today (it's posted in Classroom). Spend 15 minutes drafting, organizing, and/or editing.

Homework: September 4

Honors English 11 (C and F block)

• Read your IR book for 10 minutes. 
• And, do some drafting...pick one of the moments from your A-Z, and spent 10 minutes freewriting (do this in your journal). Run out of things to say? Pick another topic and start again!

Creative Writing (D block)

• SAW/DID/HEARD/DRAW in your composition book
• Read your independent reading book,
• Start drafting your writing exercise assignment--writing from detail. Spend about 10 minutes just writing in your writer's notebook--about details you've observed in your day-to-day, maybe? Or go back to your "cars" freewrite.

Upcoming assignments--all classes

You have a calendar that sets assignments and due dates between now and the end of the year. If you have any questions at any point, please check in!

Homework: June 5

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Make sure you've read/marked up to page 144 in Gatsby chapter 7 by Thursday.
• Study study study your vocabulary! 

English 11 (C block)

• Use the calendar you received in class today to plan out your time. You should be reading Gatsby and studying vocabulary in preparation for your test next week.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Finish reading/marking up chapter 7 for next class. 
• Upload your revised Strength/The Arrival essay to TurnItIn.com by 5 PM Thursday.
• Study study study your vocabulary! 

Homework: June 4

English 11 (C block)

• Read Gatsby to at least the end of page 130. If you're already there, keep going!
• Make sure you're studying your vocabulary words--you have a test coming up next week.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Get to at least the end of page 130 in Gatsby. If you're already there, keep going!
• Revisions of Strength/The Arrival essays are due Thursday.
• Make sure you're studying your vocabulary words--you have a test coming up next week.

English 11 (F block)

• Finish reading chapter 7 of Gatsby.
• Make sure you're studying vocabulary--you have a test coming up next week!

Homework: June 1

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Make sure you've read through chapter 6 in Gatsby, and make notes on the handouts for chapters 4 and 5.

English 11 (F block)

• You should read the first part of chapter 7 in Gatsby, up to the point we marked in class (at the end of page 130).

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Make sure you finish reading Gatsby through chapter 6, and make notes on the handout. You should have notes on your text through chapter 6, and you should have notes on handouts for chapters 4-6.

Homework: May 30

English 11 (C block)

• By next class, finish reading through chapter 5 in Gatsby, and fill out the Scavenger Hunt handout. You'll have time to work on this tomorrow in class if you'll be here!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• By Friday, finish up with chapter 4 and start into chapter 5. Use the Reading Road map for chapter 4 to help you keep track of important information.

Homework: May 29

English 11 (C block)

• Study vocabulary and continue to read Gatsby! Start chapter 5.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Tomorrow, you have a quiz! You should be ready to write about current vocabulary words (and maybe some old ones, too), up through chapter 3 in Gatsby, as well as the argument essay by Pau Gasol. 
• By Friday, finish chapter 4 and start into chapter 5.
• You’re going to work on a revision of your Strength/The Arrival essay. It’ll be due next Thursday.

English 11 (F block)

• You have a vocab quiz on Friday, and you should also finish reading chapter 6. Additionally, fill out the “Scavenger Hunt” handout. If you’re in class Thursday, you’ll do a vocabulary review activity and will have time to read. If you’re not here, you must find time to do these things on your own.

Honors English 11 (G block)

•  By Friday, finish Gatsby through chapter 5. Remember, you should be reading and marking up your questions, observations and connections.
• Friday, you have a quiz! You should be ready to write about current vocabulary words (and maybe some old ones, too), up through chapter 5 in Gatsby, as well as the argument essay by Pau Gasol.
• You’re going to work on a revision of your Strength/The Arrival essay. It’ll be due next Tuesday.

Homework: May 25

English 11 (F block)

• Read to the halfway point of page 95 in Gatsby.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read to the point we marked on page 53 of Gatsby.
• Make sure you're also studying vocabulary and reading/marking up the opinion essay by Friday, for the quiz!

Homework: May 24

English 11 (C block)

• Read Gatsby chapter 4 to the point we marked in class.
• Make sure you're studying vocabulary for Wednesday's quiz!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read Gatsby chapter 3 to the point we marked in class.
• Make sure you're studying vocabulary and reading the Pau Gasol essay for Wednesday's quiz!

Homework: May 23

English 11 (F block)

• Finish reading and marking up chapter 4 in Gatsby.
• Complete the handout for Gatsby chapter 4.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Finish reading chapter 2 in Gatsby. Make sure you’re ready to do some character study next class.
• If you have time, read/mark up the weekly article (you’ll write a response to it on your quiz).
• Finally—have you submitted your Strength/The Arrival essay? If not, do so by Friday and bring in your book/notes.

Homework: May 22

English 11 (C block)

• Make sure you've finished reading and marking up chapters 1-3 of Gatsby.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read and mark up chapter 2 of Gatsby.

Homework: May 21

English 11 (C block)

• Study for your vocab quiz--it's tomorrow!
• You should have read Gatsby to the point we marked on page 53.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Finish reading chapter 1 of Gatsby.
• Watch this 5-minute video about chapter 1--jot down some notes about your key take-aways.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehjTS6AhMJ8

English 11 (F block)

• Continue to read Gatsby, ending at the bottom of page 74. Answer questions 1-3 on the Gatsby reading road map.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read Gatsby to the point we marked on page 37.
• Watch this 5-minute video about chapter 1--jot down some notes about your key take-aways.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehjTS6AhMJ8

Homework: May 18

English 11 (F block)

• Study your vocabulary, and start reading chapter 4! You'll read up to the point we marked on page 70. Make sure to make some notes about your observations, questions and connections.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Study your vocabulary, and make sure you've finished reading and marking up chapter 1 of Gatsby.

Homework: May 17

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read Gatsby to the end of the first paragraph on page 21. Remember, you can listen to the audio here if you'd like. Mark up the text, keeping an eye on: character introductions, and subtext (what are the characters saying to each other? What are they "REALLY" saying?)

English 11 (C block)

• Read Gatsby to the end of the paragraph on p. 53 that we marked in class today. (It's the one that ends "I will rejoin you later.")

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Study your vocabulary! Your quiz is Monday.
• Read Gatsby to the end of the first paragraph on page 21. Remember, you can listen to the audio here if you'd like. Mark up the text, keeping an eye on: character introductions, and subtext (what are the characters saying to each other? What are they "REALLY" saying?)

Homework: May 14

English 11 (F block)

• Start studying your new vocab!

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Work on your Strength in What Remains/The Arrival response.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Analytical film essays are due tomorrow!

English 11 (C block)

• Read Gatsby to the bottom of page 34. Mark it up!

Homework: May 10

English 11 (C block)

• Study vocabulary--you have a quiz tomorrow!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Work on your Strength in What Remains/The Arrival comparative essay.

English 11 (F block)

• Finish reading chapter 2 in Gatsby. 

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Work on your Strength in What Remains/The Arrival comparative essay.

Homework: May 7

English 11 (C block)

• Study your vocabulary--you have a quiz coming up Friday.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Start thinking/planning/organizing/drafting your Comparative Review of Strength in What Remains and The Arrival. The full assignment is in Classroom.

English 11 (F block)

• Add to your Gatsby character chart.
• Study your vocabulary--you have a quiz coming up Friday.

Homework: April 30

Guess what, everyone? It's gonna be May.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read chapter 17 in Strength in What Remains--take notes in whatever style is most effective for you.
• Make sure you're studying vocabulary--don't forget to read the article about pollution!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• The Juno group presents tomorrow--make sure to upload your presentation to Classroom.

English 11 (C block)

• Study vocabulary! Quiz is next class.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read chapter 17 in Strength in What Remains--take notes in whatever style is most effective for you.
• Make sure you're studying vocabulary--don't forget to read the article about pollution!

Homework: April 24

Honors English 12 (A block)

• If you're in the Mean Girls group, your presentation is tomorrow! Make sure you upload your slides, if you have some, to Google Classroom. 
• If you're not in the Mean Girls group, and you want to do the response for that film, it's due to Turnitin.com by Friday.

English 11 (C block)

• Complete the connotation/denotation handout by answering question 7.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read chapter 15 and take notes in whatever style works best for you.
• For next Wednesday, May 2--study your vocabulary. Additionally, read/mark up the article called "The Effects of Air Pollution," and answer the multiple choice questions. You'll write a response to the article on the quiz, then you'll pass in the marked up article.

Homework: April 13

English 11 (F block)

• Enjoy your break by doing some/all of the following: read your IR book, play outside, talk to you friends IRL, climb a tree, eat some ice cream.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read Strength in What Remains through chapter 13. Mark your observations, questions and connections using sticky notes.
• Have a great break and spend some quality time outside. Keep your phone as far away from you as much as possible! Climb a tree, play outside, hang out with your friends, get some ice cream, read your IR book, pet some dogs.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Work on your film project presentation.
• Enjoy your last April break of your high school career by playing outside, hanging out with your friends, and reading a good book.

Homework: April 12

Honors English 11 (G block)

• You have a quiz! Don't forget to read that article, too. 

Honors English 12 (A block)

• You know your role for the film project--start working on it! Do some research to make sure you have interesting ideas to share with us.
• Tomorrow, we start watching Mean Girls!

English 11 (C block)

• Have a good break, play outside, read your IR book, get some rest, do fun things, talk to your friends IRL…

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read through the end of chapter 13 in Strength in What Remains. Use sticky notes to mark your observations, questions and connections.
• Play outside, read your IR book, get some rest, do fun things, talk to your friends IRL, eat ice cream...

Homework: April 11

English 11 (C block)

• Study your vocabulary--you have a quiz next class!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read chapter 11 in Strength in What Remains, until the break on page 171.
• Study vocabulary--you have a quiz tomorrow!
• Remember to read and mark up the article about cell phones--it's part of the quiz!

English 11 (F block)

• Finish making notes on the organizer from class today, about denotation and connotation. There will be a question about it on the quiz tomorrow.
• Study those words for your quiz!

Homework: April 2

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Prepare for tomorrow's seminar discussion! Remember to bring your Frankenstein book with you, too. I'm collecting them!
• If you need to give me a works cited list, BRING IT IN.

English 11 (C block)

• Make sure you have your visual project with you tomorrow. We'll finish the writing in class tomorrow. Feel free to work on it tonight, especially if you were still working on your visual in class today.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read and complete the reading road map for the first couple of sections of chapter 9. You'll have time next class, and will need to finish reading through chapter 9 by the beginning of class Friday.

Homework: March 27

Honors English 11 (A block)

• Finish reading Frankenstein by Monday. You'll write in class on Monday, and will do a discussion on Tuesday.

Homework: March 26

English 11 (C block)

• You have a vocab quiz next class--study up!
• You should be working on your project visual.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Finish reading chapter 7 and fill out the organizer.

English 11 (F block)

• Work on your project visual! It's due next class, and we'll do some writing in class.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Finish reading chapter 7 and fill out the organizer.

Homework: March 23

English 11 (F block)

• Study vocabulary--quiz is Monday!
• Start planning/making the visual for your project. Remember to keep your process in mind as you go. You'll have work time in class Monday after the quiz, so if you have special materials you'll need, bring 'em in!

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read Strength in What Remains to the break on page 85. Jot notes in the organizer I gave you in class today.
•  Study vocabulary! Quiz is Monday.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Keep reading Frankenstein--use your schedule to keep on track.
• Pick a sentence from Frankenstein that you think sounds interesting, or that has something interesting to say, beyond just the context of the novel itself. Write some notes about it. Today in class we looked at some examples of the column "New Sentences" which is described as "brief commentary on one line from a book, song, television show, and more." You'll try out your own version of "New Sentences" on Tuesday in class. Here's a link if you want to explore more examples.

Homework: March 22

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Finish up your Strength ch. 1-5 mind map/web.
• Read chapter 6.
• Start studying vocabulary.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Continue to read Frankenstein. 

English 11 (C block)

• If you haven't finished reading "The Lives of the Dead," you should do that. Mark it up. I'll check it next class.
• Do some thinking about your project idea. We'll talk and work next class.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Finish your visual notes for chapter 6.
• Study your vocabulary quiz--it's next class!
• Read chapter 7 through page 85, and start filling in notes on the chapter 7 organizer.

Homework: March 19

English 11 (F block)

• Read to the second break on page 2 of "The Lives of the Dead" and mark up the text with your questions, observations and connections.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Finish reading and taking notes on Strength in What Remains through chapter 3.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Continue to use the reading schedule to keep up in Frankenstein.

English 11 (C block)

• Read to the break on page 4 of "The Lives of the Dead" and mark up the text with your questions, observations and connections.

Homework: March 16

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Continue on with your reading schedule for Frankenstein. If you can't get through 10 for Monday, try to at least be through 9. Read carefully, and enjoy--things are starting to get crazy!

English 11 (C block)

• Finish writing your paragraph for "In the Field" and revise using the criteria checklist.
• If you have missing assignments, finish them.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read and take notes using the Cornell format. On Monday, we'll talk about the side and bottom boxes--for now, just take notes in the main box.

Homework: March 15

English 11 (C block)

• Make sure you've finished reading "In the Field" and have completed the front side of the handout.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Finish reading Chapter 2 in Strength in What Remains and take some Cornell notes. Next class, we'll talk about what goes in the margins and on the bottom.

English 11 (F block)

• Complete your paragraph draft in Classroom.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Complete the revision of your The Things They Carried project response.
• Read to the break on page 27 in Strength in What Remains and complete the middle section of Cornell notes--next class, we'll talk about what goes in the margins and on the bottom.

Homework: March 6

English 11 (F block)

• Study your vocabulary for tomorrow's quiz.
• Read and mark up "In the Field" to the end of page 5.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read your IR book and study your vocabulary! You have a quiz tomorrow.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Finish reading Frankenstein letters 1-4, mark your observations and questions, and fill in salient information from each letter on the handout you received in class today.

Homework: March 5

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Study your vocabulary and read your IR book.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Finish reading/marking up Letter 1 in Frankenstein, and come in tomorrow ready to discuss it!

English 11 (C block)

• Study your vocabulary and read your IR book.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Work on your essay revision and study vocabulary--your quiz is Wednesday!

Homework: March 1

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Spend about 10 minutes or so writing down your reactions to today's discussion.

English 11 (F block)

• Write 3 quick paragraphs of reaction to today's video--"I think," "I notice," "I wonder."

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Write a 400-word response/reflection to yesterday/today’s discussion.
• You can: summarize and react to main points, connect and write about a new idea related to our question, share other ideas that you couldn’t work into the conversation

Honors English 11 (A block)

• Read the "Meet Mary Shelley" packet, and the Barbra Streisand's dog article.

Homework: February 27

English 11 (C block)

• Finish up your 3-paragraph response for Restrepo.
• Study your vocabulary.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Prepare for Thursday's discussion, and study for your vocabulary quiz--it's Thursday!

English 11 (F block)

• Read your IR book.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Take a few minutes to jot down your thoughts/reactions to today's discussion.
• Read your IR book.

Homework: February 26

English 11 (F block)

• Complete your 3-2-1 for Restrepo (see slide with instructions).
• Study vocabulary! The quiz is tomorrow.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Continue to prepare for tomorrow's discussion--use the handout to guide you.
• Study vocabulary--you have a quiz tomorrow!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• WHEN YOU ARRIVE WEDNESDAY, you should have with you:
• A hard copy, in MLA format, with a title, works cited page, plus all supporting materials:
• Proposal
• Drafts with peer review
• Any drafts you printed and made notes on (make sure the rest of the essay work is uploaded in Classroom so I can see changes).

Homework: February 15

English 11 (C block)

• Read and mark up the review of Restrepo.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read, mark up and respond to the article “What Makes Us Moral?” for Friday.
• For your response, just write a page or so about your thoughts, reactions, and/or connections. 
• You could write about:
• What connections do you see between this article and the film?
• What’s your reaction to the article’s ideas about morality? Explain.
• Discuss a “move” made by the writer in this piece that you think is good and/or interesting. Explain.
• Pick a passage from the article and respond to it.

English 11 (F block)

• Complete a 3-paragraph response to Restrepo--summarize, respond, connect. The full assignment sheet is available in Classroom if you can't find your copy.

Homework: February 14

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Give a quick read and mark up to the Introduction to Paul Rusesabagina's autobiography An Ordinary Man. It will provide helpful context for the film we're watching.

English 11 (F block)

• Give a quick read and mark up to the NY Times movie review of Restrepo called "Battle Company: Loving Life, Making War." It will provide helpful context for the film we're watching.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read, mark up and respond to the article “What Makes Us Moral?” for Friday.
• For your response, just write a page or so about your thoughts, reactions, and/or connections.
• You could write about:
• What’s your reaction to the article’s ideas about morality? Explain.
• Discuss a “move” made by the writer in this piece that you think is good and/or interesting. Explain.
• Pick a passage from the article and respond to it.

Honors English 11 (A block)

• Read and mark up the story "Recitatif," keeping in mind the question: How do our families of origin, friends, societies and psychologies shape our morals and values? 
• Mark up the story with your observations and questions about identity- and relationship-development.
• Study for your quiz--it's Friday!

Homework: February 13

English 11 (F block)

• Start studying vocabulary, and make up any late work.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• For next class, read the Introduction of Paul Rusesabagina's autobiography, An Ordinary Man. It will help to provide context for the film Hotel Rwanda.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Work on your essay. Final draft is due February 28, but I'd suggest finishing it up this week and submitting it Friday.
• You have a vocabulary quiz Friday!

English 11 (C block)

• Start studying vocabulary, and make up any late work.

Homework: February 12

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Complete your peer review work.
• Start studying vocab--quiz is Friday.

English 11 (C block)

• Complete the paragraph on the back of the iceberg handout that says "Extension."

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Complete your project reflection.
  

Homework: February 9

English 11 (C block)

• Study your vocab! 
• Complete the front side of the iceberg handout.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read your IR book, and make sure you're ready for your presentation.

English 11 (F block)

• Complete your paragraph for the "PARAGRAPH WRITING GAME"! Prize to the best one!

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Complete your project reflection.
  

Homework: February 5

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Project work! See earlier slide for clarification.

English 11 (F block)

• Complete your paragraph. Then, use the criteria to self-edit--do through the highlighting step, at least. The slide with instructions is in Classroom.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Presentations start tomorrow, and your essay is due!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Your essay is due on Thursday. We'll work with writing groups. Make sure you have a strong draft!

Homework: February 2

English 11 (F and C block)

• Finish your paragraph for "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" and make sure it's uploaded to Classroom.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Project prep--we'll start next class!

Honors English 11 (A block)

• Work on your essay.

Homework: February 1

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Complete your proposal if you haven't already done so. Remember, a proposal should:
• Talk through the ideas you have for your essay. 
• Share evidence that helps support your essay.
• Name any additional texts you'll discuss and share the connection.
• Explain your main idea in as much detail as possible.

English 11 (C block)

• If you haven't already completed the Venn diagrams, do so.
• Write a response on the back of the packet.
• If you were involved in the discussion today, this is pre-writing for a paragraph you'll write tomorrow.
• If you were not involved in today's discussion, this is prep for a discussion you'll have tomorrow.
• Start studying vocab--your quiz if Monday Feb 12.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Story project work! I've Remind-texted you this slide, but here it is again!
  
   

Homework: January 31

English 11 (F block)

• You completed the Venn diagrams for the story "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" and we discussed it in a really thoughtful conversation today. 
• Tonight, fill the back page of the "Sweetheart" handout with all of your ideas. This will serve as a freewrite/draft--you'll write a paragraph in class on Friday.

Honors English 12 (G block)

• We started project work today! I texted you the project work breakdown, which includes the homework assignments. It's here too, just in case.
  

Homework: January 30

Honors English 11 (G AND D Blocks)

• We finished watching Restrepo today. Spend at least 20 minutes mapping out all the connections (thematic, character-based, etc.) you can make among Restrepo, Big Fish and The Things They Carried. Be as detailed as possible. Remember, we'll start a group project next class, so you'll want to make sure you're prepared.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Complete a 1-2 paragraph draft essay proposal for your Another Brooklyn essay. Remember, this is just in its incipient stages. You can upload it to Classroom or write it in your journal.

English 11 (C block)

• Complete the Venn diagram organizers for "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong." You'll do the last page (the writing) in class. 

Homework: January 16

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Study vocabulary! Your test is tomorrow and you want to get 100%!
• If you want to get started on your Midyear Exam prep, go for it.

English 11 (F block)

• Work on your Midyear Exam prep, and any makeup work you owe.
• Alexie essay revision?
• "Rainy River" map?
• If you want to re-take the vocab test, come meet with me after school some afternoon this week.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Prepare for your Midyear Exam!
• If you want to re-take the vocab test, come meet with me after school some afternoon this week.

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Our Midyear Exam is next week. Prepare for it!
• If you want to re-take the vocab test, come meet with me after school some afternoon this week.
• By the first day of Term 3, read through chapter 10 in Another Brooklyn.

Vocabulary practice test answer keys

Here are the answers for the vocabulary practice tests! MAKE SURE YOU'RE USING THE RIGHT KEY TO CHECK YOUR ANSWERS!

Honors English 12 (A block)

Matching                       
1. L                                 
2. N                           
3. I
4. J
5. F
6. M
7. A
8. H*
9. K
10. G
11. D
12. E
13. O
14. B*
15. C
* These definitions are very similar, and won't be phrased this way on the test. Use the definitions on the vocabulary.com list to study.

Multiple Choice
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. D
10. B
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. D
15. B

English 11 (F BLOCK ONLY)

Matching
1. M
2. A
3. J
4. H
5. B
6. E
7. D
8. G
9. C
10. K
11. I
12. N
13. L
14. F
15. O

Multiple Choice
1. A
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. B
11. B is best, but D is ok too
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. D

Honors and Academic English 11 (C, D and G block)

Matching
1. L
2. F
3. A
4. N
5. B
6. M
7. I
8. J
9. E
10. D
11. K
12. O
13. G
14. H
15. C 

Multiple Choice
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. B

Homework: January 12

English 11 (F block)

• Study vocabulary--your test is Tuesday!
• If you are missing your ESSAY REVISION or your RAINY RIVER MAP, complete those over the weekend.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Study your vocabulary--test is Tuesday!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Make sure you've read and marked up Another Brooklyn through chapter 7.
• Study vocabulary--test is Tuesday!

English 11 (C block)

• Complete RAINY RIVER MAP.
• Study vocabulary--test is Wednesday.
• If you haven't submitted your essay revisions, DO IT.

Homework: January 11

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Read and mark up Another Brooklyn, through chapter 4.
• Make sure you're studying your vocabulary!

English 11 (C block)

• Do the prep for your "On the Rainy River" map assignment. You'll start making the actual map in class tomorrow.
• Study your vocabulary!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Study vocabulary!

Homework: January 10

English 11 (C block)

• Finish reading/marking up "On the Rainy River."
• Study vocabulary--you have a quiz tomorrow!

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Finish the response to "The Ghost Soldiers" if you didn't hand it in today.
• Read "Night Life."
• Study vocabulary--you have a quiz tomorrow!

English 11 (F block)

• Finish your "Rainy River" map.
• Study vocabulary for your quiz on Friday.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Study your vocab for your quiz. If you want to pick out a passage to close read from "The Ghost Soldiers" on the test Friday, go for it!

Homework: January 9

English 11 (F block)

• Work on your "Rainy River" map and study your vocabulary!

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Finish the "Ghost Soldiers" response if you didn't finish in class.
• Read "Night Life"

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Finish reading chapter one of Another Brooklyn. Annotate, and make note of your observations, questions and connections.

Homework: January 8

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read "The Ghost Soldiers" to the break on page 209.
• Study vocabulary--quiz is Thursday!

English 11 (F block)

• Brainstorm for your "On the Rainy River" map.
• Study vocabulary!

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read "The Ghost Soldiers" to the break at the end of page 202.
• Study vocabulary--quiz is Thursday!

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Type up a poem, and study your vocabulary!

Homework: January 3

English 11 (F block)

• Read your Independent reading book!
• IF YOU ARE MISSING WORK, take the time to make it up.

Honors English 11 (G block)

• Read "Field Trip" in The Things They Carried. Write at least 3 sticky notes to analyze language.

Honors English 11 (A block)

• Spend 20 minutes writing some poems! Draft, write ideas and images, etc.

English 11 (C block)

You should have read to about page 50 in "On the Rainy River" (remember, the page #s are the little numbers in parenthesis). If you haven't, get there and make sure it's marked up.

THEN, YOU HAVE 2 OPTIONS. YOU HAVE TO DO ONE:

• Either, finish reading and marking up the story,
• OR
• Complete the close reading response--both sides.

Homework: January 2

Honors English 12 (A block)

• Make sure you've read and carefully marked up 10 of the poems in Clint Smith's book. 
• Upload your essay to TurnItIn!!!

English 11 (C block)

• Read your independent reading book like a champ.

Honors English 11 (D block)

• Read the story "Field Trip" in TTTC. 
• Write a least 3 sticky notes that focus on analysis of language in the story.