Homework: April 29

Next time I see you all,

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Honors English 11 (F block)

• You'll have time in class on Monday to work on:
• Your "How to Tell a True War Story" response
• Reading "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong."
• Both of those will be due on Tuesday, and we'll do some work with "Sweetheart." 
• If you're taking AP test(s), good luck!

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Paper work. Like, work on your paper.

English 11 (A block)

• Read and annotate chapter 8 of Gatsby, to the bottom of page 168.

Honors English 11 (B block)

• Read "How to Tell a True War Story." You'll work on the response in class on Tuesday.

Homework: April 28

English 11 (A block)

• Study your vocabulary--you have a quiz tomorrow!

Honors English 11 (B block)

• Study for your vocab quiz tomorrow.
• Revise your Strength in What Remains/The Arrival essay, and have a final draft with you tomorrow (bring your original draft, too!). 

English 12 (D block)

• Start reviewing all those vocabulary words. You'll have a test on them in a couple of weeks!

Homework: April 27

English 12 (D block)

• Read your IR book.
• Do a little thinking/working on your "Stranger in the Photo" essay. At least pick out a photo or 2!
• If you're still finishing up the reflection from class today, here's the slide:
  

Honors English 11 (F block)

• On Friday, your Strength in What Remains/The Arrival essay revision is due. 
• Also on Friday, you have a vocab quiz. Study hard!
• Make sure you've finished reading "How to Tell a True War Story" and have taken some notes. You do not need to complete the written response yet.
• Finally, read the very short story, "The Dentist."

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Work on your essay!

Homework: April 26

Honors English 11 (F and B blocks)

(F block folks, I forgot to collect your multiple choice handout at the end of class. Bring it in tomorrow and I'll collect it!)

• Read “Beginning” and write response:
• Both stories are about a main “character” (one fictional, one real) getting a draft notice and making a decision to go to war. In one-two paragraphs, explain how each text tells the story, then, in a final paragraph, decide what you think:
• WHICH STORY DOES A MORE EFFECTIVE JOB OF HELPING READERS UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCE OF RECEIVING A DRAFT NOTICE AND DECIDING WHAT TO DO?

Honors English 12 (G block)

• WORK ON YOUR ESSAY. SERIOUSLY. 

English 11 (A block)

• Finish reading chapter 7, and finish your Chapter 7 POWER map. A reminder of the guidelines is here:
  

Homework: April 25

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Work on your essay! We'll resume our discussion of Hamlet tomorrow.
• The article Gaby found is linked here. As I noted, it has a fairly robust Works Cited list that might be helpful for some of you.

English 11 (A block)

• We're looking at POWER SHIFTS in Gatsby, chapter 7. Tonight, you'll read chapter 7 to the bottom of page 144. As you read, you'll want to mark power shifts when you annotate. You don't have to add them to your chart yet. Just put a G+ when Gatsby gains power, a G- when he loses some, a T+/T- for Tom. Be prepared to talk about it tomorrow!
• Start studying your vocabulary--we'll have a quiz on Friday.

Honors English 11 (B block)

• Finish your "On the Rainy River" map.
• Start studying your vocabulary--we'll have a quiz on Friday.

English 12 (D block)

• We'll have a seminar discussion on Juno and Frankenstein on Wednesday. You need to make notes (a web/mindmap/bulleted list/etc.) to prepare. Consider these questions: 

DISCUSSION PROMPT: What do these texts, in combination, tell us? Consider essential questions, as well as the nature of growing up, issues of coming of age, and the roles and responsibilities of parents.  Our essential questions are: 1. What turning points in our lives determine our individual paths to adulthood? 2. How do our families of origin, friends, societies, & psychologies shape our morals & values? 3. What does it mean to be an adult?  How do you know when you are one?.

•  If you haven't completed the "Stranger in the Photo is Me" pre-writing activity (handout), do so for Wednesday.

Homework: April 15

Honors English 11 (B block)

• Read "Love," "Spin" and "On the Rainy River"--be ready to discuss on Monday.

English 12 (D block)

• Complete the "Stranger in the Photo" pre-writing activity.

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Finish your "On the Rainy River" map.
• Read "Enemies" and "Friends." 

Homework: April 14

English 12 (D block)

• You took a test--hooray!
• Read your IR book tonight.

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Read and jot down some notes on "Love," "Spin" and "On the Rainy River" up to page 46.

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Work on your essay, if you want. If you don't want to, that's ok--but be ready to work hard when you come back from break.
• Read your book club book.
• Finally, get your hands on a newspaper, and complete at least one "Black-out poem"--watch this 5-minute video to learn how to do it. You can check out a lot more examples if you look up Austin Kleon on Instagram (@austinkleon) or check out this link to his website.

English 11 (A block)

• Read Gatsby, up to the place on page 134 that we marked in class today (it's most of the way down the page, where you see the ellipsis). 
• We'll be doing an activity with chapter 7, so make sure you read carefully and make notes on your text.

Homework: April 12 and 13

English 12 (D block)

• You have a test tomorrow!
• You can practice by analyzing this quotation:
• And by answering this short answer question:
• I'll be around after school Wednesday if you want to come by and check in/practice.

Honors English 11 (B and F block)

• Finish reading "The Things They Carried" (the story...not the whole book... :))
• Here's a great resource, with "annotations" of some of the terminology: http://www.bookdrum.com/books/the-things-they-carried/9780767902892/bookmarks.html
• Make some notes about what you observe...keep our essential questions in mind, and be ready to talk next class.
• Be working on your revisions of your Strength in What Remains/The Arrival review.

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Work on your essay! If you don't already have your resources, GET THEM. If you have them all, start mapping/planning/writing.

English 11 (A block)

• You have a quiz tomorrow on Gatsby, chapter 1-6. Remember, it will be some passage identifications and a short answer question. You can practice using the handout from class today...pick a random quotation, and see if you can analyze it.

Homework: April 11

English 12 (D block)

• Make sure you've carefully read and annotated Frankenstein to the top of p. 271 (stop at "Great God!")
• We have a test on Thursday! Be ready for it!

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Work on a revision of your Strength in What Remains/The Arrival essay comparison.

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Keep working on your essay. Find resources, start writing, come check in with me if you have questions or need help.
• You have a quiz on Wednesday...don't forget!

Homework: April 8

English 12 (D block)

• Finish Frankenstein, chapter 23, and read chapter 24 (to the stopping point on page 259 where it starts "Walton in continuation")
• Remember, test next week!!!

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Write your "VOCABULARY MATCH-UP" story. See the information, and examples, here, under the B block post.

Homework: April 7

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Complete your Thesis proposal and your annotated bibliography--due Monday the 11th. 
• You have a DAY 7 check in next week, but not on Day 7. It's on Day 2. Be ready! :)

English 11 (A block)

• Read your IR book, make notes on the "comparing MTV Cribs to Gatsby" handout and be ready to discuss.
• If you didn't finish reading Chapter 5 of Gatsby, and filling out the Chapter 5 "scavenger hunt" do that for Tuesday!

Honors English 11 (B block)

• Read your IR book! 
• Think about Big Fish and our essential questions--we'll talk on Tuesday. 

Homework: April 6

English 12 (D block)

• Finish reading Frankenstein through chapter 22.

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Finish up your "The Things I Carry."

Homework: April 5 (and the 4th...for D block)

H. English 11 (B and F block)

• Read and mark up the "mentor text" called "The Things I Carry." Then, write your own version of this essay. Due Thursday for B block, Friday for F block.

H. English 12 (G block)

• You should be working on your final essay!

English 11 (A block)

• Finish reading and marking up chapter 5. 
• Complete the "scavenger hunt" assignment handout.
• Study for your vocabulary quiz--it's Thursday!

English 12 (D block)

Make sure you've finished reading ch 19 and 20 in Frankenstein. BIG THINGS are happening!

Annotated bibliography resource for Honors English 12

Here you go--a clear explanation of the annotated bibliography you'll need for your essay project.

Homework: April 1

English 12 (D block)

• Read chapter 18 of Frankenstein!

Honors English 11 (F block)

• Both due Tuesday:
• Work on your Strength/The Arrival comparative review.
• Study for your DAY 2 quiz.

Honors English 12 (G block)

• Do some pre-writing for your Juno/Room essay, and start looking for critical resources. We'll talk about resources on Tuesday.