English HW for Tuesday, Day 2, Dec 1

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS THREE: FIRST: vocab retake. don't forget your corrections. you cannot take the redo without corrections.

CLASS FOUR: DRAW A PICTURE OF THE FIRST TWO STANZAS OF NIKKI GIOVANNI'S POEM "poetry is a tressle."

CLASS SIX: In a multiple paragraph (more than three) essay, answer the question that Ted Kooser seems to ask at the "Abandoned Farmhouse:" What Went Wrong?" You must support your ideas with references to the poem itself.

TO ALL CLASSES: DON'T FORGET YOUR INDIE READING BOOK.

English homework for Nov 30

CLASS ONE: NO WRITTEN HOMEWORK

ALL OTHER CLASSES: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING

English HW for the next time we meet

CLASS ONE (TOMORROW-TUESDAY): SEE THE LAST POSTING

CLASS THREE (MONDAY AFTER VACA): SEE THEN LAST POSTING.

CLASS FOUR (MONDAY AFTER VACA): BRING IN YOUR FAVORITE POEM AND EXPLAIN (IN 5-7 SENTENCES) WHY YOU CHOSE THE POEM YOU DID.

CLASS SIX (MONDAY AFTER VACA): Using George Ella Lyon's poem "Where I'm From" as a model, create your own Where I'm From. It should be about as long but can be a little longer-it's more important to stay true to the spirit of her poem.

Have a great Thanksgiving break!

english HW for Monday, Nov 23, Day 5

CLASS ONE (DUE TUESDAY): draw a picture depicting the first stanza of Nikki Giovanni's poem "poetry is a tressle". Then tell me what you notice when you look at and read the poem. DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB QUIZ ON TUESDAY.

CLASS THREE: FOR MONDAY AFTER VACA: READ "poetry is a tressle" several times (2 or 3 any way) in a brief paragraph, tell me what what you notice and what you wonder (as in I wonder why. . .) Then draw a picture of the stanza.

CLASS FOUR: bring in a copy of your favorite poem (no song lyrics please.)

CLASS SIX: please google "He restoreth my soul" and write down what you find.

REMEMBER: OUR ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ARE "HAT IS POETRY" , "HOW DO POETS CREATE ANEW," "WHO AM I," AND "WHAT MAKES ME WHO I AM."

p.s. If you don't know whgat a tressle is, try "trestle."

English HW for Fri, Day 4, Nov 20

CLASS ONE: no written assignment. DON'T FORGET THE VOCAB QUIZ MONDAY!)

CLASS THREE: write a brief essay (1-2 paragraphs) explaining why you chose the poem you did. Turn in a copy of the poem with your essay.

CLASS FOUR (DUE MONDAY): bring in your favorite poem. (not song lyrics).

CLASS SIX: CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING OPENING STANZA OF NIKKI GIOVANNI'S "POETRY IS A TRESSEL" (TRY ANOTHER SPELLING: TRESTLE)
poetry is a tressle
spanning the distance between
what i feel
and what i say

THEN DRAW A PICTURE OF THE STANZA AND THEN EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK MR. GRAVES CHOSE THESE LINES (MR. GRAVES SUGGESTS THAT YOU CHECK YOUR NOTES)

TO ALL THE PARENTS: THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING SO QUICKLY TO THE CONFERENCES. REGRETTABLY ALL THE TIME SLOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED. IF ANY OF YOU WERE UNABLE TO BOOK A CONFERENCE, PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF US AND ARRANGE FOR A TIME DURING THE SCHOOL DAY AFTER THE THANKSGIVING BREAK.

english HW for Thursday, Day 3, Nov. 19

CLASS ONE: write an 8-11 sentence paragraph (minimum) explaining why you chose the poem you read in class. You must attach a copy of that poem to your paragraph.

CLASS THREE (DUE FRIDAY): same as class one.

CLASS FOUR: vocab quiz from War. You MUST--REPEAT MUST--turn in your completed word maps with the test. The quiz counts 50 points and the word maps count 50 points.

CLASS FOUR: we'll finish "My Favorite Poem" tomorrow.

TO ALL CLASSES: DON'T FORGET MY NEW AND IMPROVED "REDO" POLICY.

English HW for Wednesday, Day 2, Nov 18

C LASS ONE: bring in your favorite poem.

CLASS THREE: we'll continue with your favorite poems

CLASS FOUR: we'll do vocab work to get ready for Thursday's quiz.

CLASS SIX: bring in your favorite poem.

English HW for Tuesaaday, Day 1, Nov 17

CLASS ONE: this is due Wednesday-bring in your favorite poem.

CLASS THREE: vocab quiz from War. Bring in your favorite poem.

CLASS FOUR: in a short (one to three paragraphs) essay, explain how and why Liam O'Flaherty and Jack London used irony in The Sniper and War.

CLASS SIX: final draft due comparing and contrasting the themes of Liam O'Flaherty's The Sniper and Jack London's War.

for all classes: From today forward, all major assignments (those assignments that are scored based on 100 points), are to be passed in on the due date. If those assignments are not turned in on the due date, you have until 7:30 THE NEXT DAY to turn it in without penalty. If you do not turn in missing work by 7:30 the next day, you will be penalized ten points for the first day late and twenty points for the second day late. I will not accept papers etc. after 48 hours and you will receive a zero. Late work will NOT be given a redo chance. So--do the work, pass it in on time, and take advantage of redos. If there are extenuating circumstances (illness, family commitments), we can possibly work something out.

MISSING OR LATE WORK WILL CAUSE ME TO CALL HOME.

English HW for Monday, Day 6, Nov. 16

CLASS ONE: final draft of War and Sniper due along with your first draft and your graphic Organizer.

CLASS THREE: final draft of compare and contrast essay due. ALSO: vocab quiz on Tuesday.

CLASS FOUR: those of you who did not pass in the RAFT today, you must turn it in Monday without fail. ALSO: WRITE AN ENDING TO War. YOUR ENDING MUST BE ONE TO TWO PAGES LONG, DOUBLE SPACED.

CLASS SIX (DUE TUESDAY): final draft of compare and contrast essay due Tuesday. Also the vocab redo quiz will given on Tuesday. Remember: you must-repeat must-turn in your corrections and word squares BEFORE you take the test.

VOCAB WORDS FOR PERIOD THREE: vistas, cessation, compulsory, repugnant, pungently, myriad, reconnoiter, detested, maddeningly, fusillade, unslaked, sheepishly, appalled. Vocab quiz on Tuesday.

English HW for Friday, Nov 13, Day 5

FRIDAY IS A SIX PERIOD DAY.

CLASS ONE: first draft due for compare and contrast the protagonists of War and The Sniper.

CLASS THREE: first draft of compare and contrast War and The Sniper. we'll peer edit most of the class. Final draft due Monday.

CLASS FOUR: RAFT based on War. See yesterday's post for details.

CLASS SIX: Compare and contrast how London and O'Flaherty use key literary elements to develop their themes.

HISTORY- Test Reminder!

All Classes!!

History Test #2 is coming in all classes....

Per. 1 - Friday November 13
Per. 3 - Friday November 13
Per. 4 - Monday November 16
Per. 6 - Friday November 13

The test will cover...
Road to Revolution (itesm from 2 sets of notes... Boston Massacre, Sons of Liberty, Intolerable Acts etc), battles/events from the project (Lexington & Concord, Bunker Hill, Trenton, Saratoga, Yorktown, Winter @ Valley Forge), Abigail Adams & Mumbet, and the End of Revolution notes

English Homework for Thursday, Nov 12, Day 4

CLASS SIX ONLY-A CLARIFICATION: you do not have to write an essay in which you compare and contrast "the scout" and "the Republican sniper." You MUST compare and contrast these two protagonists using the graphic organizer of your choice, such as a Venn diagram or the three column graphic organizer we have used in class. We will use those graphic organizers to write the compare ans contrast essay in class on Thursday following the VOCAB QUIZ.

English HW for Thursday, Nov 12, Day 4

CLASS ONE: based on what the protagonist does, says, thinks, and what others say about him (in this case it would be the narrator.) analyze the black-eyed scout as a character. You must use a graphic organizer such as the 3 column graphic ORGANIZER.

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN WORK BUT BRING YOUR COPY OF WAR AND THE SNIPER.

CLASS FOUR (FOR, FRIDAY:) write the following RAFT: your role: the black-eyed scout. your audience: loved ones at home. your Format: a letter. Your topic: the war you are part of, your mission (by the way it's your final mission before going home,) and your encounter earlier that day with the enemy.

CLASS SIX: FIRST: compare and contrast the character "scout" to the character "the Republican sniper." THEN: vocab quiz from "War." the following words are the words that we have studied and worked with all week: apprehend, pungently, repugnant, lurk, appalled, myriad, essayed, aperture, maddeningly, tattered, reconnoiter, invade, fusillade, ere.

Winter Clothing Drive!!

We Need Your Help!!

Each year LHS's GIVE community service club runs a warm clothing drive for those in the Leominster community who would otherwise go without winter clothes this year!

... this year GIVE is working with Student Council to combine the warm clothing and canned food drives so that the families who must go to the souip kitchen for their Thanksgiving dinner can receive the gift of warm winter clothes at the same time!

In support of this drive all of Mrs. Oshman's history classes will be competing to find out which class can contribute the most to this important drive...
Items will be tallied for each class and the class who wins will receive a day of movies and games to reward them for their holiday community service!!

Items for donation may include...

coats,

scarves,

earmuffs,

mittens or gloves,

hats (must be new),

socks (must be new),

or any other item of clothing that might be needed this winter!

Please help in any way you can!! Thank you so much!

English HW for Thursday, day 6, Nov 5

CLASS ONE: finish marking up chapter II of "War."

CLASS THREE: finish reading and marking up "War."

CLASS FOUR: tomorrow is the last say I'll accept the sniper RAFT.

CLASS SIX (DUE FRIDAY): FIRST: read and mark up "War." THEN: pick out difficult vocab words.

Englishy HW for Wednesday, Nov 3, Day 5

CLASS ONE: FIRST-finish hiliting vocab words in"War." THEN-Read and mark-up "War" chapter 1

CLASS THREE: short story revision due. also pass in the first draft with sticky notes.

CLASS FOUR: RAFT for the "Sniper" due. Vocab redo quiz.

CLASS SIX: same as Class Three.