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.