English HW for when we meet again

ALL CLASSES-NO ASSIGNMENT BUT BOY WILL WE WORK WHEN YOU GET BACK. HAVE A GREAT BREAK.

English HW for Thursday, Dec 22, Day 2

CLASS ONE: BRING YOUR COPY OF SONNET 18.

CLASS TWO: COMPARE THE SPEAKER'S TONE TOWARD DEATH IN EACH OF THE THREE POEMS. YOUR ESSAY SHOULD BE AT LEAST 300 WORDS (ABOUT A PAGE AND A HALF.)

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FOUR: SAME AS CLASS THREE BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE AN ESSAY THAT EXPLORES THE THREE POEMS COMPLETELY.

English HW for Wednesday, Dec 22, Day 1

CLASS ONE: FOR THURSDAY, BRING YOUR COPY OF SONNET 18 TO CLASS.

CLASS TWO: BRING YOUR COPIES OF SONNET 73, HOLY SONNET 10, AND DICKINSON'S POEM TO CLASS.

CLASS THREE: COMPARE THE SPEAKER'S TONE TOWARD DEATH IN EACH OF THE POEMS WE DISCUSSED IN CLASS TODAY: SONNET 73, HOLT SONNET 10, AND DICKINSON'S "DEATH,"

CLASS FOUR: READ AND MARK UP SONNET 73, HOLY SONNET 10, AND "DEATH." BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS EACH POEM IN CLASS.

English HW for Tuesday, Dec 21, Day 6

CLASS ONE: YOU WILL NEED A COMPUTER.: GOOGLE "SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET 18." PRINT IT OUT AND BRING YOUR COPY TO CLASS.

CLASS TWO: NO WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT.

CLASS THREE: FOR SONNET 116, DETERMINE ITS RHYME SCHEME AND METER . THEN PUT IT INTO YOUR OWN WORDS.

CLASS FOUR: PRESENTATION OF YOUR SONNET.

HISTORY - Tests this week

Test #3...

is coming in all classes this week!

Period 1: Test on Monday 12/20

Period 2: Test on Tuesday 12/21

Period 3: Test on Wednesday 12/22

Period 4: Test on Wednesday 12/22

What to Study...

- The structure of the US Government (Types, Levels, Branches, & people/groups/jobs of each level & branch)

- The Articles of Confederation & Shays' Rebellion

- The Constitutional Convention + the 3 compromises reached at our in-class mock convention

- The US Constitution (know that there are 7 Articles, 27 amendments, the 1st 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights, & be able name some of the rights given to Americans in the 27 amendments)

English HW for Monday, Dec 20, Day 5

MONDAY IS ALSO A SIX PERIOD DAY.

THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE DOING MISSING ASSIGNMENTS, GET THEM IN ON MONDAY BY THE END OF THE DAY. ANYTHING TURNED IN ON MONDAY IS PENALTY-FREE. AFTER MONDAY THERE IS A TWENTY POINT PENALTY. WORK NOT TURNED IN BY THURSDAY WILL RECEIVE A ZERO-AND ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN WHAT ZEROS DO TO GRADES.

ASSIGNMENTS: CHECK YESTERDAY'S POSTINGS.

English HW for Friday, Dec 17, Day 4

REMINDER: FRIDAY IS A SIX-PERIOD DAY BECAUSE OF PROGRESS REPORTS.

CLASS ONE: MAKE-UP MISSING ASSIGNMENTS.

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS THREE: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

CLASS FOUR: COMPLETE MAKE-UP WORK. FOR MONDAY--SELECT ONE OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS. MEMORIZE IT AND PRESENT IT MONDAY. YOU CAN WORK IN GROUPS OF UP TO THREE BUT THAT DOES NOT--REPEAT DOES NOT--MEAN THAT EACH OF YOU WOULD ONLY HAVE TO MEMORIZE A THIRD OF THE SONNET.

English HW for thursday, Dec 16, Day 3

CLASS ONE: YOU ALL HAVE WORK THAT YOU OWE ME. PLEASE GET IT DONE TONIGHT.

CLASS TWO: CHECK THE LAST POST.

CLASS THREE: FOR SONNET 116: FIRST--DETERMINE THE RHYME SCHEME. THEN--SCAN THE POEM (UNSTRESSED/STRESSED SYLLABLES). FINALLY--REWRITE THE POEM USING MODERN ENGLISH.

CLASS FOUR: NO ASSIGNMENT.

English HW for Wednesday, Dec 15, Dat 2

CLASS ONE: DON'T FORGET YOUR R.A.F.T.

CLASS TWO (FOR THURSDAY): BRING YOUR COPY OF SONNET #18.

CLASS THREE: PUT SONNET #18 INTO MODERN ENGLISH

CLASS FOUR: EXPLICATE SONNET #18.

English HW for Tues, Dec 14, Day 1

Class One: Don't forget your RAFT assignment.

Classes 2, 3, 4: Because of MAP testing, there was no assginment.

English HW for Monday, Dec 13, Day 6

ALL CLASSES: ON MONDAY WE WILL TAKE THE MAP TEST. NO ASSIGNMENT FOR MONDAY.

English HW for Friday, Dec 10, Day 5

CLASS ONE: CREATE A RAFT FOR "MY LAST DUCHESS." YOUR ROLE IS THE MESSENGER FROM THE COUNT. YOUR AUDIENCE IS THE COUNT. YOUR FORMAT IS A LETTER THAT YOU MUST GET TO THE COUNT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. YOUR TOPIC IS THE PROPOSED MARRIAGE BETWEEN THE DUKE AND THE COUNT'S DAUGHTER.

CLASS TWO: FROM YOUR INDIE READING BOOK, SELECT A PASSAGE THAT YOU FIND INTERESTING, MEANINGFUL, OUTRAGEOUS, INSIGHTFUL. WRITE A PARAGRAPH EXPLAINING WHY YOU SELECTED THE PASSAGE THAT YOU DID AND BE PREPARED TO READ THE PASSAGE ALOUD IN CLASS.

CLASS THREE: SAME AS CLASS TWO.

CLASS FOUR: SEE YESTERDAY'S POST.

English HW for Thursday, Dec 9, Day 4

CLASS ONE: FINISH PARAPHRASING "MY LAST DUCHESS."

CLASS TWO: WRITE A RAFT BASED ON "MY LAST DUCHESS." YOUR ROLE: YOU ARE THE COUNT'S MESSENGER AND NEGOTIATOR. YOUR AUDIENCE IS YOUR "BOSS," THE COUNT. YOUR FORMAT IS A LETTER TO THE COUNT. YOUR TOPIC: YOU MUST ADVISE THE COUNT WHETHER OR NOT TO PROCEED WITH HIS DAUGHTER'S MARRIAGE TO THE DUKE. WHATEVER YOU DECIDE, YOU MUST PROVIDE TEXT-BASED REASONS.

CLASS THREE: SEE THE LAST POST.

CLASS FOUR: PARAPHRASE SONNET 18.

EVERYONE--PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE BRING YOUR INDIE READING MATERIAL TO CLASS WITH YOU. IF YOU DO NOT, YOU'LL RECEIVE MINUS POINTS.

English HW for Fri, Dec 3, Day 6

CLASS ONE: READ "MY LAST DUCHESS." THEN HILITE ANY WORDS YOU DON'T KNOW.

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS THREE: VOCAB QUIZ "MY LAST DUCHESS."

CLASS FOUR: VOCAB QUIZ "MY LAST DUCHESS." FINISH DRAWING "EX-BASKETBALL PLAYER." MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ACCURATE, TRUE TO THE TEXT.

English HW fcor Fri, Dec 3, Day 6

English HW Thursday, Dec 2, day 5

class one: using the retell rubric, retell John Updike's poedm "Ex-basketball Player."



class two: no assignment.



class three: using trhe retell rubric, retell "My Last Duchess."



class four: see last blog.

MATH - Homework Due Thursday, December 2nd

PERIOD 1 - Finish Worksheet 3.5. Be sure to show all work on a separate sheet of paper.

PERIOD 2 - Continue working on your project. Chart with work on a separate sheet of paper is due Friday.

PERIOD 3 - Finish problems on page 183 #10 - 24 even, #34.