HW Due May 23rd
Final Project Due
HW Due May 22nd
Work on Final Project
HW Due May 18th
Work on Final Project
HW Due May 16th
Work on Final Project
HW DUe May 14th
1. Finish books
HW Due May 10th
1. Read chapter 8 Gatsby and ch17-p 217
2. Email proposal for Final Modernism Project. State what project you are doing, how you plan to do and what elements of style and modernism you will be using.
HW DUe May 8
1. Poetry Project
2. Read 1/2 of chapter 8 Gatsby and 15-16 Sun
HW DUe May 4:
1. Read Chapter 7, Gatsby/ Chapters 12-14
2. Watch videos
HW Due April 26:
1. Finish Poetry Project
2. Bring in your favorite poem.
HW DUe April 24
1. Gatsby ch 5/ Sun 9
2. FInish Jing
HW Due April 20
1. Gatsby ch 4 sun chap 7, 8
HW Due April 18
1. Watch movie posted on main blog
2. read short story according to your group, annotate and label for modernism.
HW Due April 16
1. Watch movie about Modernism (will be posted by Sat.)
2. Poetry Workshop:
HW Due April 12
1. Make a comment on the other groups projects.
2. Lit. Circle. Gatsby Chapter half of chapter 3, Sun Chapter 4
HW Due April 10:
1. Lit Circ. Gatsby Chapter 2, Sun Chapter 3
2. Finish Poetry Project
3. Check out Tests, projects, essays
HW Due April 2nd:
1. Have Research Paper ready for peer editing
2. Read Chapter 1 (GG) Chapters 1-2 (Sun)
HW Due March 7th
1. "When the Negro was in Vogue" worksheet
2. WORK ON RESEARCH PAPER DUE TO WRITING COACH MARCH 8TH
HW Due Feb 29th
1. Be ready for "Mother Tongue" Socratic Seminar
2. Have introduction and body paragraph for research paper
HW DUe Feb. 15th
1. Finish outline
2. Turn in thesis an lit. analysis if you have not
3. be ready to work on powerpoint
HW Due Feb 13th
1. Finish PowerPoint or Movie
2. Have outline finished to go over
HW: Due Feb 9th:
1. Read "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" (48)
2. Work on thesis and make an appointment with your coach by Friday
3. Be working on outline
HW: Due Feb 7:
1. Ven Diagram for "I Have a Dream" and "The Ballet or the Bullet"
2. Research
3. Work on thesis and make an appointment with your coach
HW Due Feb 3:
1. Work on rewrite (if you got it back)
2. Research
HW Due Feb 1:
1. Have tentative research thesis (this can be very tentative)
2. Have Literary Source worksheet (handout in class and on research website, Historical Benchmarks and Literary Works)
3. RESEARCH (bring research)
HW: Due Jan. 30th
1. Read "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" (1046) , annotate or Cornell Notes, and bring Lit book to class.
2. •Pick one of Hughes’ poems that you feel illustrates a good example of his style.
HW: Due Jan 26th
1. Finish Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay.
2. Read "I, Too, Sing America" -"Let America be America Again"
HW; Due Jan 20th:
1. Have two body paragraphs for Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay.
2. Read "Ennui"- "Freedoms Plow"
HW: Due Jan. 18:
1. Have thesis and introduction for Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay.
2. Read "Cultural Exchange" - "Dreams"
HW Due Jan 16:
1. Read Argumentative Sheet in research handout
2, Read Hughes Packet ("Mother to Son" through "Cross" and annotate (handout)
HW Due Jan 12:
Come up with a thesis and support for the statement Did George do the right thing by killing Lennie? You can only use the book.
Winter Break Assignment:
Read Of MIce and Mean and Journal Assignment
HW Dec. 9th:
1. Finish Huck Finn
HW Dec. 7th
1. Read 38-40
2. QRQ 3
HW: Due Dec 5th
1. Read Chapters 34-38
2. Satire in Popular Culture: Find an example of a Satire in popular culture and write a paragraph explaining how it fits into satire and the elements used to convey the message and you need to have the example as well. (email)
HW Due Dec. 1st
1. QRQ 2
2. Read Chapters 29-33
HW Due Nov. 29th
1. Do worksheet 19-24 (handout in class)
2. Read chapters 25-28 and have question or insight ready.
HW Du November 23
1. Read Chapters 20-25
2. QRQ
HW DUe November 21
1. Read Chapters 15-19
2. Epigram poster
HW Due November 17th
1. Finish realism chart for "Story of an Hour" you need 2 examples of realism.
2. Read ch12- 14
HW DUe November 15th:
1. Read Chapters 9-11
2. upload paper to turnitin.com by 8 AM
HW Due November 11th:
1. Read chapters 6-8
2. Finish "Life on the Mississippi" p 670 in big book
3. Quiz on Huck Finn
4. Work on Paper
HW Due Nov 9th
1. read chapters 3-5 in Huck Finn
2. have rough draft for essay (at least three paragraph)
HW Due November 7th
1. Read Chapters 1-2 in Huck Finn (not in book, if you were not in class try to get the book from a friend or online and I will give you the book in class or you will do catch up)
2. Bring paper for peer editing
3. Be working on paper
HW Due by November 3rd
1. "Self Reliance," "On Walden Pond," "Civil Disobedience," "Masque of Red Death," and "Young Goodman Brown" all need to be read.
2. Have introduction for essay done.
HW Due November 1
1. Have transcendentalist project ready to present. (Email it to me or share it with me)
2. Have thesis for critical analysis paper
HW Due October 26
1. Pick one of the following texts to be an expert in and either annotate it, use Cornell notes for it or color map it: "Self Reliance," "On Walden Pond," "Civil Disobedience," "Masque of Red Death," or "Young Goodman Brown." This can be your group assignment text or one that you have already read. Make sure it is a text that you really enjoy or at least understand. We will using it to write a paper.
2. Read "Self-Reliance" in American Literature (it is shorter in the book...)
3. Write a blog post to make a text to text activation. (On main page)
HW Due October October 24
1. Transcendental worksheet (Text to world schema) (handout)
2. Poe Symbolism poster (handout)
HW Due October 18th"
1. Finish IRVING worksheets
2. Bring in all tests, quizzes, papers, etc... that we have done in class.
HW Due October 14th:
1. Read "Rip Van Winkle" and color map it (have three ideas and don't forget to go back and synthesize the purpose, structure, etc...)
HW Due on October 10th
1. Read pages 263-266, 283-286, and 290-292
2. take notes
HW Due on OCtber 6th:
Read the Declaration of Independence in text book and take Cornel Notes.
Bring back Crucible
HW Due on October 4th:
Prepare for test!
Print Newspaper
HW Due on September 29th:
HW Due on September 23rd:
HW Due on September 21st
HW Due on September 19th
Next 10 vocabulary words
HW Due on September 8th
Project
HW Due on September 6th
HW: Due on September 2nd
HW: Due on August 31st
HW: Due on August 29th:
HW: Due On Thursday, August 25th:
HW: Due on Tuesday, August 23
1.Email me in a word or text document an excerpt of text that you enjoy and find comfortable reading (label it Comfort level) and then below have an excerpt of a text that is more of a challenge for you to read (label challenge level
HW Due on Friday, August 19th
H.W. Due on Wed, August 17th
1. Read Coyote Stories (handout in class) and make annotations for it
2. Finish literary element posters
3. Bring 3-ringed binder to be kept in class
H.W. Due on August 12th
H.W. Due on August 10th
Final Project Due
HW Due May 22nd
Work on Final Project
HW Due May 18th
Work on Final Project
HW Due May 16th
Work on Final Project
HW DUe May 14th
1. Finish books
HW Due May 10th
1. Read chapter 8 Gatsby and ch17-p 217
2. Email proposal for Final Modernism Project. State what project you are doing, how you plan to do and what elements of style and modernism you will be using.
HW DUe May 8
1. Poetry Project
2. Read 1/2 of chapter 8 Gatsby and 15-16 Sun
HW DUe May 4:
1. Read Chapter 7, Gatsby/ Chapters 12-14
2. Watch videos
HW Due May 2
1. Read "Hills Like What Elephants" or "Soldier's Home" (which ever you have not)
2. Read Chapter 6 Gatsby, Chapter 10 and 11 for Sun--> lit groups be ready!!!
HW Due April 26:
1. Finish Poetry Project
2. Bring in your favorite poem.
HW DUe April 24
1. Gatsby ch 5/ Sun 9
2. FInish Jing
HW Due April 20
1. Gatsby ch 4 sun chap 7, 8
HW Due April 18
1. Watch movie posted on main blog
2. read short story according to your group, annotate and label for modernism.
HW Due April 16
1. Watch movie about Modernism (will be posted by Sat.)
2. Poetry Workshop:
Read the Poem:
How Poetry Comes to Me by Gary Snyder
It comes blundering over the
Boulders at night, it stays
Frightened outside the
Range of my campfire
I go to meet it at the
Edge of the light
Then write a poem entitled:
How Poetry Comes to Me: Inspired by Gary Snyder.
3. Gatsby: Finish Chapter 3
SUn read chapter 5 and 6
HW Due April 12
1. Make a comment on the other groups projects.
2. Lit. Circle. Gatsby Chapter half of chapter 3, Sun Chapter 4
HW Due April 10:
1. Lit Circ. Gatsby Chapter 2, Sun Chapter 3
2. Finish Poetry Project
3. Check out Tests, projects, essays
HW Due April 2nd:
1. Have Research Paper ready for peer editing
2. Read Chapter 1 (GG) Chapters 1-2 (Sun)
HW Due March 7th
1. "When the Negro was in Vogue" worksheet
2. WORK ON RESEARCH PAPER DUE TO WRITING COACH MARCH 8TH
HW Due Feb 29th
1. Be ready for "Mother Tongue" Socratic Seminar
2. Have introduction and body paragraph for research paper
HW DUe Feb. 15th
1. Finish outline
2. Turn in thesis an lit. analysis if you have not
3. be ready to work on powerpoint
HW Due Feb 13th
1. Finish PowerPoint or Movie
2. Have outline finished to go over
HW: Due Feb 9th:
1. Read "The Man to Send Rain Clouds" (48)
2. Work on thesis and make an appointment with your coach by Friday
3. Be working on outline
HW: Due Feb 7:
1. Ven Diagram for "I Have a Dream" and "The Ballet or the Bullet"
2. Research
3. Work on thesis and make an appointment with your coach
HW Due Feb 3:
1. Work on rewrite (if you got it back)
2. Research
HW Due Feb 1:
1. Have tentative research thesis (this can be very tentative)
2. Have Literary Source worksheet (handout in class and on research website, Historical Benchmarks and Literary Works)
3. RESEARCH (bring research)
HW: Due Jan. 30th
1. Read "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" (1046) , annotate or Cornell Notes, and bring Lit book to class.
2. •Pick one of Hughes’ poems that you feel illustrates a good example of his style.
•Create a poster illustrating that poem.
•You need illustrations, direct quotes, symbols, your phrases, and literary elements.
•Make sure it is unified.
HW: Due Jan 26th
1. Finish Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay.
2. Read "I, Too, Sing America" -"Let America be America Again"
HW; Due Jan 20th:
1. Have two body paragraphs for Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay.
2. Read "Ennui"- "Freedoms Plow"
HW: Due Jan. 18:
1. Have thesis and introduction for Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay.
How does Steinbeck use his characters to convey his purpose? Pick one character to answer this question.
Should George be convicted for murder? Why or why not?
2. Read "Cultural Exchange" - "Dreams"
HW Due Jan 16:
1. Read Argumentative Sheet in research handout
2, Read Hughes Packet ("Mother to Son" through "Cross" and annotate (handout)
HW Due Jan 12:
Come up with a thesis and support for the statement Did George do the right thing by killing Lennie? You can only use the book.
Winter Break Assignment:
Read Of MIce and Mean and Journal Assignment
HW Dec. 9th:
1. Finish Huck Finn
HW Dec. 7th
1. Read 38-40
2. QRQ 3
HW: Due Dec 5th
1. Read Chapters 34-38
2. Satire in Popular Culture: Find an example of a Satire in popular culture and write a paragraph explaining how it fits into satire and the elements used to convey the message and you need to have the example as well. (email)
HW Due Dec. 1st
1. QRQ 2
2. Read Chapters 29-33
HW Due Nov. 29th
1. Do worksheet 19-24 (handout in class)
2. Read chapters 25-28 and have question or insight ready.
HW Du November 23
1. Read Chapters 20-25
2. QRQ
HW DUe November 21
1. Read Chapters 15-19
2. Epigram poster
HW Due November 17th
1. Finish realism chart for "Story of an Hour" you need 2 examples of realism.
2. Read ch12- 14
HW DUe November 15th:
1. Read Chapters 9-11
2. upload paper to turnitin.com by 8 AM
HW Due November 11th:
1. Read chapters 6-8
2. Finish "Life on the Mississippi" p 670 in big book
3. Quiz on Huck Finn
4. Work on Paper
HW Due Nov 9th
1. read chapters 3-5 in Huck Finn
2. have rough draft for essay (at least three paragraph)
HW Due November 7th
1. Read Chapters 1-2 in Huck Finn (not in book, if you were not in class try to get the book from a friend or online and I will give you the book in class or you will do catch up)
2. Bring paper for peer editing
3. Be working on paper
HW Due by November 3rd
1. "Self Reliance," "On Walden Pond," "Civil Disobedience," "Masque of Red Death," and "Young Goodman Brown" all need to be read.
2. Have introduction for essay done.
HW Due November 1
1. Have transcendentalist project ready to present. (Email it to me or share it with me)
2. Have thesis for critical analysis paper
HW Due October 26
1. Pick one of the following texts to be an expert in and either annotate it, use Cornell notes for it or color map it: "Self Reliance," "On Walden Pond," "Civil Disobedience," "Masque of Red Death," or "Young Goodman Brown." This can be your group assignment text or one that you have already read. Make sure it is a text that you really enjoy or at least understand. We will using it to write a paper.
2. Read "Self-Reliance" in American Literature (it is shorter in the book...)
3. Write a blog post to make a text to text activation. (On main page)
HW Due October October 24
1. Transcendental worksheet (Text to world schema) (handout)
2. Poe Symbolism poster (handout)
HW Due October 18th"
1. Finish IRVING worksheets
2. Bring in all tests, quizzes, papers, etc... that we have done in class.
HW Due October 14th:
1. Read "Rip Van Winkle" and color map it (have three ideas and don't forget to go back and synthesize the purpose, structure, etc...)
HW Due on October 10th
1. Read pages 263-266, 283-286, and 290-292
2. take notes
HW Due on OCtber 6th:
Read the Declaration of Independence in text book and take Cornel Notes.
Bring back Crucible
HW Due on October 4th:
Prepare for test!
Print Newspaper
HW Due on September 29th:
1. Finish Monologue and be ready to present.
2. Finish Act IV and finish Cornell Notes
HW Due on September 23rd:
Hw.: Read through at least page 135 of Act IV and complete Cornell Notes Make sure you answer the question. Who is a symbol for a crucible? (have examples)
HW Due on September 21st
HW: finish act III with Cornell notes (You will turn in Cornell Notes, email or hand in)
Make sure you answer the question. Who is a symbol for a cruicible?
HW Due on September 19th
Next 10 vocabulary words
HW Due on September 8th
Project
HW Due on September 6th
Hw: Finish Act II
Work on project
HW: Due on September 2nd
1.read through page 60 and finish character guide
2. Study for quiz on terms, vocabulary, and Crucible
HW: Due on August 31st
1. Finish Vocabulary web
2. Read Primary Source: “The Examination of Sarah Good,” have annotations
3. Work on project
HW: Due on August 29th:
1. Finish Act I and make annotations
2. Have work to do in class for project
HW: Due On Thursday, August 25th:
1. Have excerpt of the text that you want the class to read printed out for copies. (I only want one excerpt 1-2 pages per group)
2. Finish reading “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and have annotations
3. Bring a laptop if possible.
HW: Due on Tuesday, August 23
1.Email me in a word or text document an excerpt of text that you enjoy and find comfortable reading (label it Comfort level) and then below have an excerpt of a text that is more of a challenge for you to read (label challenge level
2. Have texts for project and begin working on your part of the project.
HW Due on Friday, August 19th
Step 1: Create a web diagram to characterize the town of Salem using the information on pages 2-8 (stop when dialogue starts).
Consider adding to your web:
·Historical facts
·The layout of the town
·Characteristics of the people who live there
·The feeling or mood of the town
Your central point should be an illustration and your main branches also should have picture to illustrate the meaning. This should be detailed with internal citations and look professional.
2. By Tuesday, August 23rd groups should have their texts for their project.
H.W. Due on Wed, August 17th
1. Read Coyote Stories (handout in class) and make annotations for it
2. Finish literary element posters
3. Bring 3-ringed binder to be kept in class
H.W. Due on August 12th
. Read 1. “The Worn Path” handout focusing on the annotations, not the story.
2. Bring scissors, colored pencils, and tape (if they have it) to the next class period for bookmark. Also, if you have an internet connection device or a dictionary, this will be helpful.
H.W. Due on August 10th
1. Bring in Summer project (should be about done)
2. register at turnitin.com (5 minutes)
3. read through syllabus and bring back slip signed (5-10 minutes)
