Homework: September 8

English 11 (G block)

• Today in class, we watched the first 10 minutes of Morgan Spurlock's 30 Days: Life on an Indian Reservation. Tonight, please write two paragraphs:

1. A summary of the film, so far.
2. Your response, connections, reactions, and/or questions.

• Also, review The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian--you'll write about it in class tomorrow!

English 11 (A block)

• Today in class, we finished watching 30 Days. Please write a two-paragraph response:
1. A summary of the second half of the film.
2. Your response, connections, reactions and/or questions.
• As you write your response, keep in mind these tips that we talked about in class today:

•  Also, review The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian--you'll write about it in class tomorrow!

Honors English 11 (C block)

• Start working on that "Article of the Week"--read carefully, mark up, and answer the multiple choice questions
• Review your notes from this summer to get ready to write about The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. You'll do this writing in class on Wednesday.
• Write a two-paragraph response to what we watched so far of 30 Days: Life on an Indian Reservation.
• Paragraph 1: Summary (4-5 sentences). Keep these things in mind: 1. A summary covers the source material as a whole. 2. A summary presents information in a neutral fashion--no bias/opinion/1st or 2nd person. 3. A summary is significantly shorter than the source material.
• Paragraph 2: Your response (8-10 sentences). Use these prompts, if you want! 
• This reminds me of...
• I notice...
• I wonder...
• I can connect to.... because....