English HW for Monday, Day 4, Dec 21

CLASS ONE: FIRST-using the RETELLING RUBRIC as your guide, retell "My Last Duchess." THEN-using the RAFT RUBRIC as your guide, create a RAFT: Your ROLE is that of the Count's loyal and trusted emissary. Your AUDIENCE will be your boss, the Count. The FORMAT will be a letter that you write to the Count. The TOPIC will be the proposed marriage of then Count's young and beautiful daughter to the Duke of Ferrar. after your conversation with the Duke, you decide to send a letter to the Count, advising him to either let the wedding plans proceed or to cancel the plans immediately. Whatever the course of action you advise the Count to take, he stands to loose a great deal.

CLASS THREE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS FOUR: IF NECESSARY, FINISH THE IN CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS SIX: FIRST-read and mark up "Lament." THEN-answer the questions below thew poem. FINALLY-read and mark up "Out, out-"

Englishn HW for Friday, Day 3, Dec 17

CLASS ONE: first draft of "My Last Duchess" RAFT: R-You are the Count's negotiator. A-The audience is the count. F-After meeting with the Duke, you write a letter to the Count in which you advise him to proceed with or cancel the plans for the Duke to marry the Count's fair daughter. T-Your topic is the proposed marriage. Remember--the count (your boss) has a lot to gain or lose. Be careful and choose your words wisely.

CLASS THREE (DUE MONDAY): Read and mark up "Lament" by Edna St. Vincent Millay and "Out, Out- by Robert Frost.

CLASS FOUR: No written assignment. DON'T FORGET YOUR INDIE READING BOOKS.

CLASS SIX: FINAL DRAFT OF "My Last Duchess" RAFT.

English HW Thursday, Day 2, Dec 17

CLASS ONE: Bring your marked-up "My Last Duchess" to class.

CLASS THREE: final draft of RAFT due.

CLASS FOUR: If you did not finish your essay in class, finish it for homework and bring it in tomorrow.

CLASS SIX: rough draft of "My Last Duchess" RAFT due tomorrow. Remember: you (the count's negotiator), following your conversation with the Duke of Ferrar while viewing the portrait of the deceased duchess, must tell the Count whether to proceed with the marriage or break off negotiations immediately. You will tell him in a letter. And remember too that it's the 16 century--no modern language.

English HW fcor Wednesday, Dec 16, Day 1

CLASS ONE: Finish marking up "My Last Duchess." (Due Thursday)

CLASS THREE: Rough draft for "My Last Duchess" RAFT. Remember--you are the emissary from the Count, sent to the Duke to negotiate the terms of marriage between your lord's daughter and the Duke of Ferrar. After the conversation while viewing the last Duchess's portrait, you decide to send your lord a letter that night under the cover of darkness--its that important.

CLASS FOUR: Write a three paragraph essay explaining what happened to the family in the poem "Abandoned Farmhouse."

CLASS SIX: All past due essays due today. any outstanding essay not passed in today will retain its original grade. If that grade is a zero, so be it.

Engblish HW fcor Wednesday, Day 1, Dec 16

English HW for Monday, Dec 14, six period day

CLASS ONE: Amnesty Day-you will get rid of those zeros.

CLASS THREE: In a multiple paragraph essay, explain what went wrong in the "Abandoned Farmhouse."

CLASS FOUR: write your own parody of "This is just to say." stick closely to the original and follow the samples.

CLASS SIX: AMNESTY DAY: you will get rid of low grades and missing work.

English HW for Friday, Progress Reports-6 periods

FOR ALL CLASSES: SEE PREVIOUS POSTINGS FOR WEDNESDAY

EWnglish HW for Wed, Dec9, Day2

CLASS ONE: proof, edit, revise (if necessary) your "Where I'm From" poems.

CLASS THREE: first: proof, edit, revise your "Where I'm From" poems. Copy must be perfect.
THEN: following the examples from class and based on the structure of "This Is Just to Say," write a PARODY of William Carlos William's poem. (You can write more if the muse so inspires.)

CLASS FOUR: Two things--FIRST: if you did not finish today's assignment, please do that. And THEN: using George Ella Lyon's as a model, write your own "Where I'm From."

CLASS SIX: See the last posting.

DON'T FORGET--FRIDAY IS PROGRESS REPORT DAY.

English HW for Tuesday, Dec 8 Day 1

CLASS ONE (DUE WEDNESDAY): no written nassignment. we'll finish then benchmark assessment.

CLASS THREE: same as class one.

CLASS FOUR: same as classes 1 and 3

CLASS SIX: see previous postings.

English HW Monday, Dec 7, Day 6

CLASS ONE: No assignment

CLASS THREE: Using George Ella Lyon's poem "Where I'm From," write your own Where I'm From. Length should be about as long as Lyon's. Like Lyon's poem, it doesn't have to rhyme.

CLASS FOUR: "War" vocab redo.

CLASS SIX: Same as the last posting.

English HW for Friday, Dec 4, Day 5

CLASS ONE: There are two tasks for tonight: (1) using George Ella Lyon's poem as a model, create your own "Where I'm From" poem. It doesn't have to rhyme. (2) study for the vocab retake quiz. The format will be the same (fill in the blanks) but this time you should know the SYNONYMS.

class three: no assignment.

CLASS FOUR: TEXT: "Where I'm From" TASKS: write as many "I noticed . . . " statements as you can and at least 3-5 "I wonder. . . " questions. DON'T FORGET THAT THE "WAR" VOCAB RETAKE IS TOMORROW. THE FORMAT WILL BE THE SAME (FILL IN THE BLANKS.) BUT YOU SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE SYNONYMS FOR THIS QUIZ.

CLASS SIX; WRITE A THREE PARAGRAPH ESSAY INN WHICH YOU EXPLAIN WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAM'S POEM "This Is Just To Say."

to all classes: don't forget your Indie Reading book.

English HW fcor Thursday, Dec 3, Day 4

CLASS ONE: read the poem "Where I'm From" several times. Then write at five "I noticed that. . ." statements about the poem and then write at least three "I wonder . . ." questions.

CLASS THREE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS FOUR (DUE FRIDAY): read and reread "Where I'm From." Then write as many "I noticed. . . " statements as possible (at least 10). Then write 3-5 "I wonder. . . " questions.

CLASS SIX: READ AND REREAD "This Is Just To Say" several times. After multiple readings, write at least ten "I noticed. . . " statements. Then write at least five "I wonder . . ." questions.

AVOID THE OBVIOUS SUCH AS " I NOTICED THAT THE POET USES WORDS."

HISTORY - 2 Homeworks this week

Students in all US History classes will receive 2 homeworks this week...

Per 1:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Wed. 12/2,
Articles of Confederation, good or bad?: Th. 12/3

Per 3:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Tue. 12/1
Articles of Confederation, good or bad?: Th. 12/3

Per 4:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Tue. 12/1
Articles of Confederation, good or bad?: Wed. 12/2

Per 6:
Choosing the Best Type of Government: Tue. 12/1
Articles of Confederation, good or back?: Wed. 12/2

English HW for Wed, Dec 2, Day 3

CLASS ONE: Draw a picture of the first two stanzas of Nikki Giovanni's poem "poetry is a tressle."

CLASS THREE: closely examine "poetry is a tressle." list at least five "things" that you notice as you read her poem. Then ask at least three "I wonder why . . ." questions based on your observations.

CLASS FOUR: answer then following "I wonder why . . . ' questions based on N Nikki Giovanni's poem;
I wonder (1) why Sunday, X, and O are the only capitalized words and letters? (2) if the speaker is a woman ? (3) who the listener is?

CLASS SIX: FINAL DRAFT OF "What went wrong" based on the "Abandoned Farmhouse." you must include your first draft and your editor's stickies.

PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR INDIE READING BOOKS. I'LL BE CONDUCTING "TOOL CHECKS" SOON. NO TOOLS, NO POINTS.