English 11

Period 4
As you had your in-class essay today, your only homework is to answer questions 2, 4, 5, and 6 on "A Lady's Beaded Bag".

Period 3
Make sure that your planning sheet is complete for Tuesday's in-class essay.

English 10

Come up with one good question about the short story we read in class on Friday.

English 11--Period 3

Finish the questions on the short story for homework tonight.

English 11

Period 3

Finish the chart on the grandfather, grandson, and Masoud.   The chart should indicate 5 things that you learn about each person.

Period 4

State the conflict and theme of the short story "A Handful of Dates".  Also, choose one of the three major characters, write three adjectives about him with a quote from the story that supports that adjective.  Bring this to school tomorrow.

English 10

Start to study the class vocabulary words and keep looking for new words.  You need to bring 5 new, good words and their definitions to class on Friday.

Semester Two--English 11

Period 3:

Please complete the plot diagram of the video clip we watched today.  Click on the green text here to access the video clip.

Period 4:

Please write down 3-5 sentences about your first impressions of the story "Two in One".   If anything confused you, include a question or two as part of your response.

I do homework checks regularly and the marks can add up quickly, so be sure to do your homework.

Semester Two--English 10

Students should be collecting good, academic words that are new to them.  You can find these words anywhere--from your English readings to your material in other classes to newspapers and magazines that you read in your spare time.  Bring 3-5 new words plus their dictionary definitions to class on Friday.

English 10

Today in class we finished discussing the chapter questions on the class novel and began watching the movie.  We will finish the movie tomorrow.

The vocabulary test has been postponed to Thursday, Dec. 15th.

English 11

Today in class, we read up to the end of Act I, scene v.  Make sure you answer the questions on the Act I Study Guide. Also, make sure to find a quote from each scene that you think is significant, write down the quote and explain why you believe it is important to the play.  Your explanation should be as full as possible within the space provided.

Also, because we have not done any vocab review, I'm postponing the vocab quiz until next week.

English 11

For Monday's in-class essay you can bring in a sheet with up to six cited quotations and your opening one or two sentences.  This sheet will be stapled to your finished essay.  The prompt is as follows:

Discuss the role of family and community in the lives of Jordin Tootoo and Saul Indian Horse.

As a class, we came up with these opening sentences which students can choose to use or not...

1. Often, the support of family and community is vital to an individual's success in life.
2. Sometimes it can be hard for individuals to achieve their potential if they lack the support of family and community.

English 10

Study your vocabulary words for this week's test.  Make sure you read up to the end of Chapter 27 of the class novel.

English 10

Both classes should read Chapter 22 of the novel.  The writing assignment I gave today is as follows:

Write a one-page response (single spaced/two-page double spaced) where a character discusses his or her reaction to the trial.  How does your character understand what happened and how does he or she feel about it?

Your choices are...

• Tom writes a letter to his wife from his jail cell
• Dill writes a letter to Boo
• Mayella talks to her geraniums
• Braxton Underwood writes an editorial for his paper
• Scout explains the trial to Little Chuck Little
• Jem explains the trial to Miss Maudie

This assignment is due on Friday.  I'll mark you faithfulness to the character, creative engagement, and grammatical and written expression.

English 11

Tonight, fill in the Venn Diagram for Saul and Jordin Tootoo.  Then, write a possible opening sentence or two for your essay.

English 11

Period 2

Do the questions for Chapters 19 and 20 and read Chapter 21 for homework.  You should be reviewing the vocabulary words for the quiz on December 7th.

Period 4

Do the questions for Chapters 20 and 21.  You should be reviewing the vocabulary words for the quiz on December 7th.

English 11

Tonight, read the Jordin Tootoo article and do the multiple choice questions.  You should also be reviewing the vocabulary words for the test on Dec. 9th.

English 10

Period 2
Finish the questions for Chapters 17 and 18.

Period 4
Use 10 vocabulary words to write sentences about the novel.  If you can fit more than one vocabulary word into each sentence--great!  Also, complete the questions for Chapter 19.