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.