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.