English HW for Wednesday, Dec 1, Day 4

CLASS ONE: ONLY A FEW OF YOU PASSED IN THE RETELLING TODAY. THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.

CLASS TWO: FINISH PARAPHRASING ROBERT FROST'S "OUT-OUT" USING THE STRATEGY OF "CHUNKING."

CLASS THREE: FINISH DICTIONARY WORK "MY LAST DUCHESS." READ "MY LAST DUCHESS" SEVERAL TIMES. WRITE NOTES ON THE TEXT--THAT WILL HELP YOU.

CLASS FOUR: REDO--IF NECESSARY--THE "MY LAST DUCHESS" RAFT. TURN IN YOUR REDO TOMORROW BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY.

English HW for Tuesday, 11/30, Day 3

CLASS ONE: USING THE RETELL RUBRIC, RETELL FROST'S POEM "OUT-OUT."

CLASS TWO: SEE LAST POST.

CLASS THREE: FINISH DICTIONARY WORK WITH "MY LAST DUCHESS." THEN REREAD "MY LAST DUCHESS" CAREFULLY SEVERAL TIMES. TAKE NOTES ON THE SIDE OF POEM. VOCAB QUIZ ON FRIDAY.

CLASS FOUR: CREATE A RAFT FOR "MY LAST DUCHESS." R--YOU ARE THE COUNT'S EMISSARY. A--THE COUNT, YOUR LIEGE LORD. F--YOUR ARE WRITING A LETTER TO THE COUNT. T--YOUR TOPIC IS THE PROPOSED MARRIAGE OF THE YOUR HOST THE DUKE AND THE COUNT'S YOUNG DAUGHTER. REMEMBER--THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN THE LATE 1600S. DO NOT USE MODERN ENGLISH. USE AS MUCH ELIZABETHAN ENGLISH AS YOU CAN

English HW for the next time we meet

CLASS ONE: FOR MONDAY, USING THE RETELL RUBRIC, RETELL ROBERT FROST'S "THE ROAD NOT TAKEN." YOU'LL ALSO HAND IN YOUR RETELLING OF "STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING."

CLASS TWO: FOR TUESDAY RETELL JOHN UPDIKE'S POEM "EX-BASKETBALL PLAYER."

CLASS THREE: FOR MONDAY EITHER RETELL OR CREATE A FOUR PANEL GRAPHIC NOVELLA FOR ROBERT FROST'S "OUT-OUT."

CLASS FOUR: FOR TUESDAY FIRST IDENTIFY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE EXAMPLES. THEN RETELL ROBERT FROST'S POEM "OUT-OUT."

English HW for Friday, 11/19, Day 5

CLASS ONE: USING THE RETELL RUBRIC, RETELL ROBERT FROST'S "STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING."

CLASS TWO: DRAW A PICTURE OF "STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING." MAKE SURE YOU POSITION PEOPLE AND OBJECTS ACCORDING TO THE POEM.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS FOUR: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

English HW for Thursday, 11/17, Day 4

CLASS ONE: IN A SHORT PARAGRAPH (5-9 SENTENCES), EXPLAIN WHY GEORGE ELLA LYON DID NOT CHANGE HER NAME WHEN SHE LEGALLY COULD.

CLASS TWO: USING THE RETELL RUBRIC, RETELL ROBERT FROST'S POEM "ROAD NOT TAKEN."

C LASS THREE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POSTING.

CLASS FOUR: IN A SHORT (8-11 SENTENCES) PARAGRAPH, EXPLAIN WHY GEORGE ELLA LYON DID NOT CHANGE HER NAME.

English HW for Wednesday, 11/17, Day 3

CLASS ONE: FINISH ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS ON "EVERYDAY USE."

CLASS TWO: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS THREE: GIVE THE POEM WE WORKED WITH TODAY IN CLASS A TITLE. EXPLAIN WHY YOU CHOSE THAT TITLE IN AN 8-11 SENTENCE PARAGRAPH.

CLASS FOUR: USING GEORGE ELLA LYON'S "WHERE I'M FROM" AS A MODEL,
CREATE YOUR OWN "WHERE I'M FROM." PLEASE TYPE IT.

English HW for Tuesday, Nov 16, Day 2

CLASS ONE: MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING "EVERYDAY USE" TO CLASS.

CLASS TWO (FOR WEDNESDAY): USING GEORGE ELLA LYON'S "WHERE I'M FROM" AS A MODEL, CREATE YOUR OWN "WHERE I'M FROM."

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FOUR: EXPLICATE "POETRY IS A TRESSEL." 300 WORDS MINIMUM.

English HW for Monday, Nov 15, Day 1

CLASS ONE (FOR TUESDAY); NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT-MAKE CERTAIN YOU BRING YOUR "EVERYDAY USE" TEXT WITH YOU.

CLASS TWO: IN A MULTI-PARAGRAPH ESSAY OF 300 WORDS, EXPLAIN/ANALYZE THE POEM "POETRY IS A TRESSEL."

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT BUT MAKE SURE YOU BRING THE POEM "POETRY IS A TRESSEL."

English HW for Wednesday, Day 5, Nov 10

CLASS ONE: FINISH THE RETELLING OF "EVERYDAY USE."

CLASS TWO: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS THREE: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS FOUR: FINISH REWRITING (IF NECESSARY) THE "EVERYDAY USE" ESSAY.

English HW for Tuesday, Nov 9, Day 4

CLASS ONE: RETELL "EVERYDAY USE" USING THE RETELL RUBRIC AS YOUR GUIDE.

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS THREE: RETELL "EVERYDAY USE" FOLLOWING THE RETELL RUBRIC. ALSO WE HAVE A QUIZ ON "EVERYDAY USE"--VOCAB AND CONTENT.

CLASS FOUR (DUE WEDNESDAY): REWRITE--IF NECESSARY--YOUR ESSAY . MAKE SURE YOU TURN IN YOUR FIRST DRAFT AND YOUR PARTNER'S SCORING RUBRIC.

English HW for Monday, Nov 8, Day 3

CLASS ONE: WRITE THREE IMPORTANT FACTS FOR EACH OF THE CHARACTERS OF "EVERYDAY USE."

CLASS TWO: CHECK THE LAST POSTING.

CLASS THREE (FOR TUESDAY): (1): RETELL, USING THE RETELL RUBRIC, "EVERYDAY USE." QUIZ ON TUESDAY--VOCAB AND CONTENT FROM "EVERYDAY USE."

CLASS FOUR: IN A MULTIPLE PARAGRAPH ESSAY, DISCUSS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TITLE "EVERYDAY USE" AS IT APPLIES TO THE THEME AND METAPHORS OF THE SHORT STORY.

FRIDAY WAS THE LAST DAY TO PASS IN LATE/MISSING WORK WITHOUT PENALTY. WORK PASSED IN NEXT WEEK WILL BE ACCEPTED AT MY DISCRETION. IF I ACCEPT ANY WORK, THERE WILL BE HEAVY PENALTIES.

English HW for Friday, Nov 5, Day 2

CLASS ONE: WRITE DOWN AT LEAST THREE IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT EACH OF THE CHARACTERS: MAMA, MAGGIE, DEE, HAKIM.

CLASS TWO (FOR MONDAY): VOCAB QUIZ. THEN--(1) WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DEE'S NAME CHANGE? (2) HAKIM CLAIMS HE IS MUSLIM. HOW SERIOUS IS HE ABOUT HIS NEW FAITH?

CLASS THREE: VOCAB QUIZ FOR TUESDAY. DON'T FORGET YOUR COPY OF "EVERYDAY USE."

CLASS FOUR: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT BUT MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR COPY OF "EVERYDAY USE."

TO ALL STUDENTS: ALL MISSING WORK IS DUE TOMORROW. ALSO--I'LL BE COLLECTING YOUR INDIE READING JOURNALS.

English HW for Friday, Day 1, Nov 4`

CLASS ONE (FOR MONDAY): FINISH READING "EVERYDAY USE." THEN ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER, TELL ME IN WRITING IMPORTANT THINGS ABOUT EACH CHARACTER.

CLASS TWO: VOCAB QUIZ ON TUESDAY. FOR TOMORROW, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (1) WHY IS MAGGIE NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO DEE'S VISIT? (2) WHY HAS DEE RETURNED?

CLASS THREE: VOCAB QUIZ MONDAY.FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS--MAMA, MAGGIE, DEE--TELL ME AT LEAST THREE THINGS ABOUT THEM. BE SURE TO GIVE ME THE PAGE NUMBER WHERE YOU GOT THE INFO.

CLASS FOUR: COMPILE A "CHARACTER SKETCH" FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: MAGGIE, DEE, HAKIM. FOLLOW THE FORMAT WE USED FOR MAMA.

ALL CLASSES: INDIE READING JOURNALS DUE FRIDAY, NOV 5--NO EXCEPTIONS.