English Homework for Monday, March 2, Day 5

CLASS ONE: First: read"Book Three" of The Odyssey." Then fill ot "What's important." Finally: complete the seven vocab squares (don't do squares for words you know.)

CLASS TWO: Complete your vocab squares.

CLASS FIVE (DUE TUESDAY): First: Read Book Three of "The Odyssey." Then: Fill out "What's Important." Finally: Complete the vocab squares.

Class Six: First: Read "Book Four-The King and Queen of Sparta" of "The Odyssey." Then: Fill out the "What's Important" sheet for Book Four. Since Book Four is so content rich (that is teacher-talk for "long"), you may need to use both sides of "What's Important." Thirdly: find three different epithets for each of the following mortals and immortals: Zeus, Poseidon, Calypso, Athena, Odysseus, Telemachus, and Nestor. Make certain that you reference the Book and line (s) of your epithet. For example: one epithet for Nestor is "noble charioteer," Book Three, line 76. And finally, draw an inference from the epithet (what does the epithet say about the character).
THIS IS A LONG ASSIGNMENT-DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO START IT.
If you don't remember what an epithet is, check your notes or read on: an epithet is an adjectival phrase-often a compound adjective such as "rosy-fingered Dawn, a descriptor, of a person/god, place, or thing that becomes a "tag line," that always identifies that character, place, or thing. Another example would be "wine-dark sea" rather than saying the Mediterranean Sea.

HISTORY - LINKS TO THE BROADCASTS

Below are the links to the two broadcasts that express both sides of the Patriot Act controversy.
The essay is due Monday March 2nd! (or Tuesday for Period 5 because Monday is a day 5)
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John Ashcroft press conference...
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/july-dec03/patriot_8-19.html#
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"The Civil Liberties Debate"...
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june03/patriot_2-24.html#
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This leads you to a page with another link on it.
You will have to click the link that says "Click here to watch"

REMEMBER as you're writing your essay to think about...
Why you agree or disagree with the statement you chose,
What rights people believe the Patrit Act has taken from us,
Whether or not you trust the governmetn to protect our rights
What you think the government should or should not be able to do,
What you think citizens should, or should not be allowed to do,
How Serious you believe the terrorist threat is...
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Try writing a draft first!
And think about typing the final draft.

Biology - Mitosis Lab Quiz

Periods 2 & 6

Tomorrow you have a lab quiz on using a microscope to find and identify cells in mitosis. Doing a Google image search for "onion root mitosis" is a great tool to help you study.

English homework addition

FOR CLASS SIX: THERE WILL A QUIZ ON THE GODS, GODDESSES, MORTALS, AND PLACES FROM BOOKS ONE AND TWO.

English Homework for Friaday, Day 4, Feb 27

CLASS ONE: Read Book Two. Fill out "What's Important." Review Book One and your class notes on gods and goddesses to prepare for a brief quiz.

CLASS TWO: Read Book Three. Fill out "What's Important."

CLASS FIVE: Same as CLASS TWO.

CLASS SIX: same as CLASS ONE.

English Homework for Thursday, Feb 26, Day 3

FOR ALL CLASSES: READ BOOK TWO-"TELEMACHUS SETS SAIL." THEN FILL OUT "WHAT'S IMPORTANT."

English Homework for Wed, Feb 25, Day 2

CLASS ONE: See yesterday's posting.

CLASS TWO (Due Wednesday): Read Book 2: "Telemachus Sets Sail." Complete "What's Important."

CLASS FIVE: Reread Book 1: "Athena Inspires the Prince." Complete "What's Important." Review Gods and Goddesses chart and the Odysseus chart. Quiz on Wednesday: Gods, Goddesses, and characters we have met so far.

CLASS SIX: Review Book 1. Fill out "What's Important" sheet.

English Homework for Monday, Feb 24, Day 1

FOR CLASSES ONE, TWO, AND FIVE: Read Book One-Athena Inspires the Prince-of "The Odyssey." Then complete the "What's Important" sheet.

FOR CLASS SIX: Read Book One-Athena Inspires the Prince-of "The Odyssey."

Biology - Homework and Quiz

Period 2
You have a mitosis quiz on Friday, 2/13. You can use your Cornell notes and the flash cards we will work on in class to study. I will collect your notes and flash cards along with your quiz so I can give you credit for everything.

Periods 5 & 6
You have a mitosis quiz on Thursday, 2/12. You can use your Cornell notes and the flash cards we worked on in class to study. Finish your note cards and your final Cornell notes summaries for homework. I will collect your notes and flash cards along with your quiz so I can give you credit for everything.

English Homework for Wed, Feb 11, Day 3

Class One: RAFT based on "The Chaser": R: you are Diana. Audience: your very best friend and confidant. Format: letter or a dramatic monologue. Topic: the past 10 years with Alan. THEN: in your Indie reading Jrnl: write a two page reflection of your Term 2 Indie reading.

Class Two: Same as Class One.

Class Five: revise your "Chaser" RAFT and write a two page reflection of your Term 2 Indie Reading successes and failures.

Class Six: Same as Class One EXCEPT NO REFLECTION.

FOR ALL CLASSES: MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS HAVE YOUR INDIE READING BOOK WITH YOU. WE WILL SET TIME ASIDE FOR READING.

English for Wednesday Feb 4

Periods One and Two will be testing DON'T FORGET YOUR MARKED-UP COPIES OF FROST'S POEM AND THE SHORT STORY.

Good luck everyone!

English Homework for Tuesday, Feb 3-a six period day

For all classes: you should be marking-up your copies of "Once by the Pacific" and The Chaser." you must bring your marked-up copies to the test.

Class Two: Your final draft of your analysis of "A Dream Deferred" is due.

Class Six: Your second draft of your analysis of "A Dream Deferred" is due.

For All Classes: all work owed is due tomorrow. no excuses, no extensions.

The following is a list of the words that make up our "Word Wall:" extraordinary, imperceptible, autopsy, rapture, gibber, venerable, toiling, clutching, potion, giddy, fervently, siren, munificence, stoop, downy, elixir, solitude, trifling, coy, countenance, warrant, brawl, defaced, detested, report, rueful, dowry, babbles, thwarted, silhouetted, invader, reconnoiter, anxious, enveloped, lurk. beleaguered, spasmodically, monotonously, turret, remorse, paroxysm, ascetic, ruse, fanatic, parapet, pungently, perceptible, repugnant, fusillade, and shriveled.

Freshman English Agenda for Mondayand Tuesday

FOR ALL CLASSES: Most of you don't owe any work and took advantage of the rewrite opportunities. Unfortunately, some of you still owe work. So-for those of you who owe assignments (sorry-rewrite time is past), you will be doing those during class on Monday, Feb 1, and Tuesday, Feb 2. I will list the names who owe work so that you can start now and get the work done as soon as possible. In any event, all work is due by the end of the school day at 2:15 on Tuesday. These lists are not meant to embarrass or humiliate but rather give you a headstart.
CLASS ONE: the following people owe the Retelling of "The Story of an Hour:" Luis, Meagan, Tabor, Alex Dewhurst, Shaiana, Diego, Jon Paul, Alex M., Alex N., and Nathan. The following owe the "My Last Duchess" RAFT: Diego. The following owe the "My Last Duchess" retelling: Diego and Jon Paul.

CLASS TWO: The following owe "The Sniper" retelling: Laura, Jon, and Celine. The following owe the "My Last Duchess" RAFT.

CLASS FIVE: the following owe the retelling of "My Last Duchess:" Luan, Ashlyn, Kim, Robert C., Marcos, Edwin, Brandon, Kayla, Chelsea, Ryan S., Lindsey, and Ryan T. The following owe the "My Last Duchess" RAFT: Luan, Ashlyn, Kim, Marcos, Edwin, Brandon, Kayla, Chelsea, Ryan S., Lindsey, and Ryan T. The following owe the retelling of "The Story of an Hour:" Ashlyn, Kim, Ryan S., Eric, Ryan T., and Katrina.

If, and it's a pretty big if, there's no school Tuesday, all work is due Wednesday no later than 2:15. You all know where C226 is and you all know where the homework box is. The easiest way to avoid a zero is to do the work. If you have any questions, PLEASE ask me Monday.