Tuesday, May 12, 2009

English homework May 14th, Day 3

CLASS ONE: QUIZ ON ACT II AND READ ACT III, SCENE 1

CLASS TWO: QUIZ ACT II AND READ ACT III, SCENE 1.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH ACT II. COMPLETE "WHAT'S IMPORTANT."

CLASS SIX: QUIZ ACT II. READ ACT III, SCENE 1



Friday, May 8, 2009

English Homework for Monday, May 11, Day 1

CLASS ONE: FINISH ACT II PLUS "WHAT'S IMPORTANT."

CLASS TWO: FINISH ACT II PLUS "WHATS IMPORTANT."

CLASS FIVE: READ ACT II: THE CHORUS, SCENE 1 AND SCENE 2. FOR EACH OF SCENES 1 & 2, COMPLETE A "WHAT'S IMPORTANT" AND COMPLETE THE DREAM WORKSHEET, JUST QUESTION 2-ALL PARTS.

CLASS SIX: FINISH READING ACT II PLUS COMPLETE A "WHAT'S IMPORTANT" FOR EACH-REPEAT EACH-SCENE.

HISTORY Trail of Tears video ~ link to watch it

The Cherokee Trail of Tears will most probably be a part of our next test... and the Final Exam...

If you missed it in class you can watch it online at PBS.com...
just follow the link below!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/

Thursday, May 7, 2009

English homework for Friday, May 8, Day 6

CLASS ONE: READ ACT II, SCENE 1 PLUS "WHAT'S IMPORTANT"

CLASS TWO: SAME AS CLASS ONE.

CLASS FIVE: FINISH READING ACT 1. MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU KNOW WHO BELONGS TO WHICH FAMILY--WHO IS A CAPULET AND WHO IS A MONTAGUE.

CLASS SIX: FINISH READING ACT 1 PLUS A "WHAT'S IMPORTANT."

TO ALL CLASSES: MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU BRING YOUR INDIE READING AND YOUR ROMEO AND JULIET TEXTS TO CLASS EVERY DAY.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

English homework for Thursday, May 7, Day 5

FOR ALL CLASSES: SINCE WE ALL TOOK THE GATES-MCGINNTY, JUST MOVE THE ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY TO TOMORROW.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

English homework for Wednesday, May 6, Day 4

CLASS ONE: Finish reading Act I. Meke certain that you know who is a Capulet and who is a Montague.

CLASS TWO: Using the Insult Sheet, create four of your own insults by combining one word from column A, one word from column B, and one word from column C (in that order.) Then translate your insults into contemporary English. The website www.dictionary.com is very helpful.

CLASS FIVE: Finish reading Act I. Make certain that you know who belongs to which family--who is a Capulet and who is a Montague.

CLASS SIX: Same as Class Two and finish reading Act I.

FOR ALL CLASSES: YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE BOTH YOUR INDIE READING BOOK AND YOUR ROMEO AND JULIET WITH YOU.


Monday, May 4, 2009

English homework for Tuesday, Day 3, May 5

CLASS ONE: Using the three-columned "Insult" handout, invent four of your own insults. Make sure that you look up the meaning using www.dictionary.com

CLASS TWO: Finish Act I.

CLASS FIVE: Same as Class One.

CLASS FIVE: Read the Prologue to Act I. Highlite each reference to the number "two, things that normally appear in pairs, or things that appear in pairs or twos.

Friday, May 1, 2009

English Homework for Monday, May 4, Day 2

Class One: finish "Prologue" homework; find all references to "two," pairs, etc.

Class Two (for Tuesday) read Act I.

Class Five: Read Act I.

Class Six: Read as much of Act I as you can.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

English Homework for Friday, May 1, Day 1

Class One (due Monday): Using the Prologue sheet, find and circle (or underline, or highlite) every reference to "two" and things that normally come in "twos."

Class Two: bring your Romeo and Juliet text.

Class Five: same as Class One (only yours is due Friday.)

Class Six: we'll finish the presentations and then start Romeo and Juliet.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

English for Thursday, april 30, Day six

Class One: make certain you bring your Romeo and Juliet text and the Prologue sheet.

Class Two: We'll finish the presentations.

Class Five: make certain that you bring your Romeo and Juliet text.

Class Six (for Friday): we'll finish the presentations. Bring your Romeo and Juliet texts.

FOR ALL CLASSES: MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU BRING YOUR Odyssey TEXTS TO TURN IN. REPLACEMENTS ARE EXPENSIVE.