Homework for Thursday 11.13.14

Honors English 12  Block D:

1. Working with the passage you and your partners examined in class today, write two analytical paragraphs that explain what your close reading yielded:

********************Capture the WHAT and the HOW*****************************

Start with:  In this passage, King uses ________________________(strategies)  to _________________(big idea/purpose).

Paragraph 1: Examine the language and NAME the strategies/writer moves/author's craft.
Paragraph 2: Explain how this passage helps us to understand the rest of the story.

**If you were taking the Accuplacer test during today's class block, you can make up this assignment over the weekend with a passage that I will give you in class tomorrow.

English 11 Block E:

1. Study your new vocabulary words for next week's quiz. Use vocabulary.com to help you!
2. Read and annotate "Spin" in The Things They Carried for tomorrow.

Honors English 11 Block G:

1. Finish reading and annotating Chapter 5 in Gatsby. Complete the "Scavenger Hunt" activity.
2. Study your new vocabulary words for next week's quiz.