English 8

Tonight, students need to finish the questions on "A Secret for Two".

English 10

Today, students handed in their good copies of the paragraph on "The Telltale Heart".  Then, we finished reading "The Metaphor".  Students were asked to do questions 1-4.  The vocabulary quiz is being postponed until next Wednesday (the 4th). 

English Lit

We discussed the Restoration and looked at one of the first authentic female voices in English literature (authored by a woman), "To the Ladies" by Lady Mary Chudleigh.  Students must write a question (and answer) and do a quotation and literary device on this poem for Monday.  Monday's "quest" will only be 40 minutes.  The rest of the notes on the Restoration (to about page 349) will be due on Wednesday.

English 8

Tonight, finish you vocab cartoons, a question on "A Secret for Two", and the first four spaces on the question sheet.

English Lit

Monday's "quest" will consist of 6 vocab words and a piece of writing from Milton with 8 questions (2 multiples choice and 6 short answer, ranging from 2-4 marks each).

Engliish 10

Today, the class read just over half of the short story "The Metaphor" in their textbook.  We stopped reading on page 75.  Students should not read any further tonight.  They should be reviewing the class vocab words for Monday and doing the good copy of their "Telltale Heart" paragraphs for tomorrow.

English 8

For Monday, complete all the question on "The Old Man" question sheet. 

English 10

Today, we discussed the class-generated questions on "The Telltale Heart".  This weekend, complete the question sheet I gave you.

English Lit

Today, we had a class debate on whether or not Satan was the hero of Paradise Lost.  On Tuesday, there will be an essay on a closely related topic.  You may bring a quote sheet, notes and the book (the textbook will be fine - you don't need the fill text of the poem).

Check back for the class vocabulary words.  You won't need them for the essay, but you will for the Milton test (on Thursday).

The words you will need to know are the following:

1. guile
2. venial
3. impious
4. satiate
5. ethereal
6. impetuous
7. ire
8. baleful
9. chide
10. apostate
11. precipice
12. obdurate

English 8

For homework, make a list of debate topics that might be good for the class.  Write down AT LEAST two serious topics and one silly one (such as, the perfect pair of pants for a dog).

English 10

Today, we read "The Possibility of Evil" and students were assigned questions 1-7 for homework.

English Lit

Think about what we discussed today in preparation for our debate on Thursday: Paradise Lost is Satan a hero or not?

English 10

Tonight, complete #11 on the question sheet for "The Doll's House".  It asks you to write a well-structured paragraph (8-12 sentences) that argues whether the story is optimistic (hopeful) or pessimistic (hopeless).
Remember the format for an argumentative paragraph is as follows:

1. Topic sentence:  state your argument (also include the author, title, and genre)
2. Point #1:  explain your first supporting idea in 2-3 sentences.
3. Point #2:   explain your second supporting idea in 2-3 sentences.
4. Point #3: explain your third supporting idea in 2-3 sentences.
5. Concluding sentence: restate your argument.

English 8

Tonight, write a moral and a theme sentence for "The Sweater".

English 10

Today, we read Katherine Mansfield's "The Doll's House" and listened to at this link here.
For tomorrow, students have been asked to answer the first 5 questions on a sheet I gave out.  Email me if you need it.

English 8

There is no specific homework tonight.  However, you might want to go over the short story terms and the vocabulary words we have been learning, just to keep reviewing.

English 10

Today, students wrote a journal on one of the following topics:
1. The toy everyone covets
2. Lunch hour
3. A recipe for popularity

If you missed class today, you can complete the journal. We looked at vocabulary for the next story, but did not begin reading it.

English 8

There is no homework for tonight.

English Lit

We read most of the excerpt from Paradise Lost today.  Students should record new vocabulary words, compose at least one of the three questions they will have to ask, and look for at least two of the three important quotes they will have to find, and identify at least two of the three poetic devices they'll need to find.  We'll finish reading this next class.

English 8

Tonight, complete the questions for "The Golden Pants"; I'll do a homework check tomorrow.  The vocabulary word cartoons are due on Monday, 
Tomorrow, some students will give their Book Talks, and groups will present their fairy tales.