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Your first journal entry is due on Monday.

This week we will read pages 85-150 of our novel. Finish answering the rest of the "Quick Quiz Questions" as you read.

Remember, the short story unit test is on Wednesday, October 5th.

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Prepare your lit circle role for tomorrow. Have the chapter questions completed in point form. Finally, study for your vocabulary quiz.

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Continue working on your lit circle assignments (see yesterday's post) and studying your vocabulary words for Friday.  As all the groups worked well today in class, I've given full marks to everyone for their work on questions #1-5.  I'll take questions #6 - 9 in for completion marks tomorrow.  The questions are:
6.  What considerations tempt the barber to kill Captain Torres?  What considerations motivate him not to?  Which of his motivations are admirable and which are selfish?
7.   State the theme of the story and provide two quotes that support your theme statement.
8.  Is it cowardice to kill or not to kill the captain?  Justify your answer with supporting evidence from the story.
9.  Would the barber have been a hero or a murderer if he had killed the captain?  Defend your choice.

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Read over the POV and theme handouts.

Work on your novel assignment.  You should be well on your way to finishing the first 84 pages of The Kite Runner.  Work on your lit circle role (that you discussed with your group today) and jot down the answers to the questions on the novel.  The assigned questions for this week are Chapters 1-4 #1-6 and Chapters 5-9 #1-7.  Your answers can be in point form.  The questions are simply to ensure that everybody is keeping up with the reading.  You will receive completion marks on Friday for coming to class with the questions finished. 

Also, study your vocabulary words for Friday. Your words are:
Profuse, scold (noun), interminable, boisterous, recital, petulantly, reprimand, perfunctory, jovial, civic, craned, lapse, feigned, imposed, astray, and conscientious.

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Study vocabulary words from "Miss Brill " for Friday. Finish point -of - view exercise for tomorrow. Read over your literature circle role and come in tomorrow prepared to discuss it further.

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Study for you vocabulary quiz tomorrow.  Polish your character sketches of "Miss Brill" which are due tomorrow.  Also, finish questions #1-6 on "The Lottery".

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Finish your rough copy of your "Miss Brill" character sketch.  Continue studying for your vocabulary quiz on Friday.

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Polish your descriptive paragraph tonight. It is due tomorrow. Study for the vocabulary quiz on Friday. The words are:

deter, fester, abreast, invalid, quivered, rogue, solemn, poignant, eavesdrop, hollow, frail, dashing, clasp, gravely, resolute, spinster

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Finish the question sheet on "Miss Brill" and be prepared to share your answers with your new group tomorrow.  Also, complete the descriptive paragraph that you planned in class today. The paragraph assignment is as follows:

In paragraph form, tell me about an exciting, frightening, painful, or happy incident from your life. Use at least 3 different sense images to bring your descriptions to life.

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Brainstorm the word "lesson" to come up with a specific incident from your life that concerns a lesson.  This will be the first step in writing a narrative composition.  Your incident can be humorous, sad, exciting, or frightening.  The lesson can be life-changing and profound or simply entertaining. We will be sharing our stories with each other at different stages in the writing process, so keep that in mind as you plan, please.

Also, read the short story "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield on page 57 of your text.

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Study for the vocabulary quiz. Also, complete your personal narrative as it is due tomorrow.

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Complete the four questions on the short story, Identities, posted on the white board.
Read pages 10-11 in your short story textbook.
Write a 1 - 1.5 page personal response to the statement:  Tell about a time when a person made an unfair judgement about you OR you made an unfair judgement about someone else.  This will be due on Friday and I will be marking it according to the purple scoring guide that we discussed in class.
Remeber the vocabulary quiz on Friday too!

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Complete the questions on "Fish Cheeks " and study the vocabulary words for Friday.  The vocabulary words are:

1. mnemonic
2. commiserate
3. surly
4. vex
5. cicada
6. splatter
7. smack
8. ceaseless
9. insistent
10. swinish
11. macabre
12. vanity
13. impetuous
14. unbidden
15. thwart
16. slake

(and possibly 4 more words, to be added tomorrow)

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After reading "Two In One", answer questions #1-3 and explain in a few sentences what makes this a compelling story.  Also, summarise it in 6-8 sentences.  Have a good weekend.

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A. Poetry - Read "September Rain" and "September Midnights" silently and out loud a few times. (See "September Poems" under the pages menu.) Do the following 2 things :

1.  Explain what the poet wants to communicate (his or her purpose for writing the poem).

2.  Write down 3 effective images or words from each poem and be prepared to explain your choices.

B. Personal Response - In 1 - 1.5 single -spaced pages, tell about a person who had a significant influence on your life and future plans.

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Complete your personal information sheet and hand it in tomorrow. Read the short story, "How Dewey Decimal Saved My Life".  Organise your binder to have 5 sections: Writing, Short Stories, Novel, Poetry, and Grammar and Usage.

Welcome to English 12

This is the place to come to find out about course content and assignments.  I will try to update this site often.  From this point forward, you will be responsible for keeping track of all your work and ensuring all assignments have been completed and handed in.  Absences are no excuse for missed work; so check this site regularly.