Homework due Wednesday and Thursday:
- The paper is
due on Wednesday for A day and Thursday for B day. All the criteria for the paper is on a handout given in class.
Homework due Monday and Tuesday:
-Quiz over
words 43-100 on Monday and Tuesday.
-Finish the
packet for A Raisin in the Sun.
-Work on your
paper. The paper is due on Wednesday for
A day and Thursday for B day. All the
criteria for the paper is on a handout given in
class.
Homework due Thursday and Friday:
-Quiz over
words 1-42 on Thursday and Friday.
-Do the packet
through Act 1, scenes i and ii. Stop at Act II.
-Write a
preliminary outline for your paper.
Write your thesis. You should
also have your secondary source.
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Study words
1-42 for a quiz on Thursday and Friday
Homework due Friday and Monday:
-Study the
list of vocabulary words
-Write a 1 to
1.5 page response to the following prompt.
Use two quotes. Write two body
paragraphs, with a sentence as your thesis for your opening and closing
paragraphs.
-“What makes
Walter feel bitter and what makes him feel hopeful?”
Homework due Friday and Tuesday:
-Study the
list of vocabulary words
Homework due Wednesday and Thursday:
-Roots test
-Edit
paragraph over “The Life.” Bring in both
copies.
Homework due Monday and Tuesday:
-Study for
Roots Test on Wednesday and Thursday
-Type/Revise
paragraph for “The Life”
-You
should have 2 quotes, matching topic and concluding sentences, and follow all
the other criteria for writing discussed in class so far.
-3/4
of a page long
-Here’s the prompt: “Why does Mr. Shiflet leave Lucynell at the diner?”
If his prompt is too broad, answer a different question.
-Keep a Raisin
in the Sun in your locker for now.
Homework due Thursday and Friday:
-Roots quiz
-Finish
reading the short story.
-Answer the
questions on the handout about the short story.
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Write a page
in response to “The Bear.”
-How
does the boy learn both humility and bravery in Faulkner’s “The Bear”?
-Write
one page typed as a response. Use at
least one quote from the story. You
should have a sentence as the thesis as a miniature introductory paragraph and
a sentence as a miniature concluding paragraph.
-Vocab test over 10. 11. 12 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
-Get A Raisin in the Sun and keep it in your
locker for now.
Homework due Friday and Monday:
-Vocab quiz 12
-Vocab test over 10. 11. 12 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
-Get A Raisin in the Sun and bring it to
class.
Homework due Wednesday and Thursday:
-Roots quiz
-Do vocabulary
section 12.
-Get A Raisin in the Sun and bring it to
class.
Homework due Monday and Tuesday:
-Vocabulary 11
quiz
-Study roots
for a quiz on Wednesday and Thursday.
Homework due Thursday and Friday:
-Study
Vocabulary 10 and the Romeo and Juliet vocabulary for a quiz on Thursday and
Friday.
-Do Vocabulary
11 in the book.
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Test on Romeo
and Juliet- you will need your book for a section of the test.
-Do packet
about Romeo and Juliet.
-Study
Vocabulary 10 and the Romeo and Juliet vocabulary for a quiz on Thursday and
Friday.
Homework due Friday and Monday:
-Do vocabulary
10 in the book.
-Study for a
vocabulary 9 quiz
-Study for a Romeo
and Juliet test on Tuesday and Wednesday.
You should study your notes and study the play. The test will consist of a section where you
will identify who said a quote and what the quote means in relation to the
play. Also, there will likely be an essay
about one of the main topics that we have discussed. You will be able to use your book for the
essay section.
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Do vocabulary
9 in the book.
-Study for a
vocabulary 8 quiz
Homework due Thursday and Friday:
-Do vocabulary
8 in the book.
-Read Act 2, scene 6
Act 3, scenes 1, 5
Act 4, scene 1
Act 5, scene 3
-Bring your
book to class.
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Gatsby
Vocabulary quiz over the 20 words from chapters 5-9. If you did not get the sheet, pick it up from
outside Mr. Wilson’s door.
-Read Act I,
scenes 1, 3, 5 and Act II, scenes 2, 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Bring your book to class.
Homework due Friday and Monday:
-Paper
due. Staple your 2 drafts and outline
together with the new draft on top.
-Study Gatsby
Vocabulary sheet given in class for a quiz on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you didn’t get a sheet, they are in front
of the classroom door.
Homework due Wednesday and Thursday,
March 5th and 6th:
-Bring in a
completed rough draft of your paper and your outline.
-Bring Romeo and Juliet to class.
-Completed
paper will be due March 7th and 10th.
Homework due Monday and Tuesday, March
3rd and 4th:
-See paper
instructions below
-Write a
thesis. Make an outline. Include your 5 quotes in your outline. Write one page of your paper. Bring
your outline to class, along with the page that you write.
-Bring Romeo and Juliet to class.
Prompts for paper,
revised (2/29):
-Choose one of
three or make up your own thesis that must be approved.
The paper will
be 3-4 pages, due March 7th and 10th. 12 point, Times New Roman font. 1 and 1/4 inch margins, double spaced. All the criteria for writing as discussed in
class apply. 5 quotes.
1. Does Nick gain anything from Gatsby for all
that he sacrifices? Why or why not?
2. Why do Daisy and Tom get away with their
irresponsible lifestyles, while Myrtle, George Wilson and Gatsby die? What prevents justice from being served?
3. Does Gatsby achieve his dream? Why or why not?
Homework due Wednesday and Thursday:
-Quiz over Vocab from chapters 1-4
-Brainstorm
ideas for a paper. Write down three
quotes that you will use for your paper.
Bring these to class. Also, write
a thesis.
-Read the handout
about the history of The Great Gatsby.
Then, write down 10 observations, total, about the book, Fitzgerald, and
other historical facts.
Homework due Monday and Tuesday:
-Finish The
Great Gatsby. Bring your book to class.
-Finish
finding the definitions of the vocabulary for the worksheet.
-Study the
vocabulary words.
-In
class, we’ll go over a consensus definition for each word. (Thursday-Tuesday;
Feb 21st-Feb 26th).
-We
will have a quiz (counting as two quiz grades) over the words on Wednesday and
Thursday for the words from chapters 1-4.
-The
quiz will be sectioned in groups of 10, as is per chapter, with matching for
the definitions.
Homework due Thursday and Friday:
-Read chapter
7 of The Great Gatsby. Bring your book
to class.
-Do chapters
4-6 of the handout for vocabulary over The Great Gatsby
-Finish
chapters 4-6 of the handout of questions from The Great Gatsby.
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Read chapters
5 and 6 of The Great Gatsby. Bring your
book to class.
-Do chapters
1-3 of the handout for vocabulary over The Great Gatsby
-Do chapters 2
and 3 of the handout of questions from The Great Gatsby.
Homework due Thursday and Friday:
-Read chapters
4 of the Great Gatsby. Bring your book
to class.
-Do questions
1-8 for chapter one of the handout on the
reading.
-Memorize
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” to be recited to Mr. Wilson by Friday B-day and Tuesday
for A-day for extra-credit.
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Read chapters
2 and 3 in The Great Gatsby. Bring your
book to class.
-Write a poem
in the style of one of the poets that we have studied so far. Write down the name of the poet whose style
you are emulating.
-Finish the
packet on e.e. cummings.
Homework due Friday and Monday, Feb. 8th
and Feb 11th:
-Do a second
revision of your paper. Turn in all
three revisions stapled together with the new version on top.
-Read 20 pages
in The Great Gatsby, bring your book to class.
Homework due Wednesday and Thursday,
Feb 6th and 7th:
-Quiz 4 over
roots
-Type up Old
Man paper. Make revisions and
corrections based on my comments and the handouts given about essay
writing.
-Bring The Great Gatsby
Homework due Monday and Tueday, Feb 4th and 5th:
-Study 20
roots for quiz on Wednesday, Thursday. This
quiz will be more challenging than the previous, with more words where you have
to provide the definition without matching.
-Do questions
1-10 of Thinking Critically from the packet on TS Eliot’s poem. Write out the answers on a separate sheet of
paper.
-Bring The Great Gatsby
Homework due Thursday and Friday:
-Roots quiz, 20 roots.
-Coin three
words using roots from the sheet. Write
definitions for the words also. Bring
these to class.
-Bring The Great Gatsby
Homework due Tuesday and Wednesday:
-Vocabulary 7
Quiz
-Get The Great Gatsby
-Bring The Old Man and the Sea to class. Review the book and the notes for an in-class writing.
Homework due Friday and Monday:
-Do Vocabulary
7
-Get The Great Gatsby
-Keep a paper
and pen by your bed. When you wake up,
jot down anything you remember from your dreams. Just give it a try, and see if you can
remember your dreams. If they are
inappropriate for class, please censor them.
Only share what you are comfortable sharing.
Homework due Wednesday and Thursday:
-Finish book
-4th
page of handout
-Roots quiz on
Wednesday and Thursday
Homework due Friday and Tuesday:
-Read from
pages 60-90
-Do the third
page of the worksheet.
-Vocabulary
Test over chapters 4,5,6
Homework due Wednesday and Thursday:
-Read through
page 60. Bring your book to class.
-Do
page 2 of the worksheet.
-Write
down 10 observations over the reading.
Bring these to class.
-Highlight
and annotate the reading
-There will be
a test over Vocabulary 4, 5, and 6 on Friday and Tuesday.
-Begin
studying roots sheet.
Homework due Monday and Tuesday:
-Read pages
through page 30 of The Old Man and the
Sea by Hemingway. Bring your book to
class.
-Do page 1 of
the worksheet.
Homework due Thursday and Friday,
January 10th and 11th:
-Purchase The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway and
bring it to class.
-Vocabulary
Quizzes: Chapter 6 AND Vocabulary from
1. Spectral
2. Odious
3. Tremulous
4. Ephemeral
5. Credulity
6. Sanguine
7. Hoary
8. Venerable
9. Ascend
10. Tinged
11. Melancholy
12. Ostentatious
13. Sagacious
14. Prodigy
15. Celestial
16. Placid
17. Amiable
18. Expedient
19. Discern
20. Plausibility
21. Ambiguity
22. Decorous
23. Grave
24. Mitigate
25. Torpor