Friday 5/29/15: Homework

Block G:
Finish reading and annotation TTTC this weekend.
Study for the vocabulary test words 1-80!

Block B:
Study for the vocabulary test words 1-80.

Block C:
Assemble all of your notes from the reading for next week's work.
Study for the vocabulary test words 1-80.

Thursday 5/28/15: Homework

Block B:

1. Read and annotate Act 1 Scene 2 (1.2) in Twelfth Night for tomorrow. Don't worry if you don't understand everything!
2. Start studying for the First 80 Vocabulary Words test!

Block C:

1. Finish your response to "The Ghost Soldiers" prompt in our Google classroom.
2. Begin studying for the First 80 Vocabulary Words test!

Block E:
1. Read and annotate Act 1 Scene 2 (1.2) in Twelfth Night for Monday. Don't worry if you don't understand everything!
2. Start studying for the First 80 Vocabulary Words test!

Monday 5/26/15: Homework

Block E:
Start studying for the BIG 80 vocabulary test coming up next week!
Read your independent reading books

Block G:

Keep up with your reading schedule!
Start studying for the BIG 80 vocabulary test coming up next week!

Block B:
Start studying for the BIG 80 vocabulary test coming up next week!
Read your independent reading books

Friday 5/22/15: Homework

Block G:
1. Finish watching the interview with Tim O'Brien that we started in class. We finished at about 37:00 minutes, so you can scroll to that spot to finish the interview. 

2. Next, respond to the question on the hand-out in a thoughtful free-write. If you did not receive a handout, I've posted a copy for you below. 

Block B:
Study for a vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
Read your independent reading book. 
We will be starting our new and final unit of the year on Tuesday.


Block C:
Continue to follow the reading schedule over the weekend as you read. 
If you didn't get a chance to finish reflecting on the article "Split Image" in class today, please do so over the weekend. Here are the prompts:

Thursday 5/21/15: Homework

Block B:
Tomorrow we will finish the documentary "June 17, 1994" tomorrow. Bring your notes to class, as you will be asked to do some writing and discussing tomorrow. Consider this ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What is the story, and who gets to tell it?  

Block C:
Finish the response to "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra-Bong" for tomorrow. Be sure to articulate clearly what you see as O'Brien's purpose. Why does he tell the story in this way? How does this "form" function to fulfill his purpose?

Block E:
Study for your vocabulary quiz on Tuesday. 
Read your independent reading book.

Wednesday 5/20/15: Homework

Block C:
Be sure to fill out your entrance/exit ticket before you arrive to class tomorrow. We will be having an activity day tomorrow, so make sure you are up-to-date on the reading schedule. 

Monday 5/18/15: Homework

Block C:
1. Finish watching the interview with Tim O'Brien and Nate Fick that we started in class today.

2. Respond to the prompt that I gave you in class about truth in storytelling. Please type your responses and bring them with you to our next class.


Block E:
1. Based on what you've seen this far on the 30 for 30 documentary we watched in class today, answer the following question in a thorough paragraph, using your notes from class:

The documentary "June 17th, 1994" is really a film about__________________________. (explain why in a full paragraph).


Block G:

Keep reading! Stay on track with your reading schedule!

Friday 5/15/15: Homework

Happy Prom Night!

Block E:

Read your independent reading book.

Turn in your essay (which is already LATE!) to the Google classroom site.

Block G:

Stay on track with the reading schedule for TTTC.

Block B:

Read your independent reading book.
Turn in your essay (which is already LATE!) to the Google classroom site.

Wednesday 5/13/15: HOMEWORK

BLOCK B:
1. Complete and submit your Gatsby synthesis essay to the Google classroom by midnight tonight.
2. Read your independent reading book.

BLOCK C:
1. Continue to read and take notes on the stories in the text. Stay on track with the agenda.
2. Finish your response to "How to Tell a True War Story" by Monday.

BLOCK D:
1. Continue to work on your final "Stranger in the Photo is Me" essay due on Monday. PRINT your essay BEFORE you arrive to class!!!
2. Finish your portfolio based on the instructions I gave you on the handout. Be sure to upload and discuss at least THREE artifacts and add your reflections to your FINAL REFLECTION page.

BLOCK E:
1. Complete and submit your Gatsby synthesis essay to the Google classroom by midnight tonight.
2. If you didn't do so already, read and annotate the article "Daisy and Myrtle: What's Behind the Plant Names in The Great Gatsby." Then, write a short response that includes the following:

• a summary of the article
• your reaction to the article
• a connection you made to the article

2. Read your independent reading book.

Tuesday 5/12/15: Homework

Block D:
Work on your final "Stranger" essay and portfolio! We're in the home stretch folks!

Block E:
1. Continue to work on your synthesis essay due on Wednesday.
2. Study for your vocabulary quiz on Wednesday as well.
3. Consider the connections you made between Fitzgerald's life and his literature. Be ready for a discussion tomorrow.

Block G:
1. Stay on track with the reading agenda.
2. Your story map is due on Thursday.

John Green's Great Gatsby criticism video

Here is a link to John Green's commentary on the novel The Great Gatsby that we watched in class. Feel free to revisit it for your synthesis essay!

Monday 5/11/15: Homework

Block G:
1. Keep up with the reading schedule!
2. Your story map for "On the Rainy River" is due on Thursday.
3. Study for the vocabulary quiz on Tuesday

Block B:
1. Study for your vocabulary quiz on Wednesday!
2. Finish writing your synthesis essay on Gatsby literary criticism due in the Google Classroom by Wednesday!
3. If you missed today's presentation of Fitzgerald's biography, you can watch it here. Take note of the similarities in Fitzgerald's life and writing.

Block C:
1. Keep up with the reading schedule!
2. Your story map for "On the Rainy River is due on Wednesday.
3. Study your vocabulary for the quiz on Wednesday.
4. Your analytical response on "How to Tell a True War Story" is due on Monday 5/18.

Friday 5/8/15: Homework

Block B:
1. Study your vocabulary words for next week's quiz.
2. Continue to work on your Gatsby Synthesis essay that is due on Wednesday.


Block C:
1. Keep reading and annotating based on the reading schedule!
2. Finish your story map of Tim's journey due on Wednesday.
3. Study for your vocabulary quiz which will be on Wednesday as well.


Block D:
1. Work on your "Stranger in the Photo" essay and your final portfolio.

Block E:
1. Study your vocabulary words for next week's quiz.
2. Continue to work on your Gatsby Synthesis essay that is due on Wednesday.

Thursday May 7th, 2015: Homework

Block C:
1. Complete the reading assignments on the agenda that I gave you in class--we will be discussion the stories and completing an activity tomorrow.
2. Study your vocabulary words

Block D:
1. Review the "To be or not to be" soliloquy that we studied in class today. We will watch a few versions tomorrow.
2. Continue working on your final portfolio and your "Stranger in the Photo" essay.

Block E:
1. Read, annotate, and complete your graphic organizer on the article by James Miller that we started in class. Be sure to react to the claims he makes on your organizer. We will be heading to the lab tomorrow to write!
2. Study your vocabulary words too!

Block G:
1. Complete the reading assignments on the agenda that I gave you in class--we will be discussion the stories and completing an activity on Monday.
2. Study your vocabulary words

Wednesday 5/6/15: Homework

Block E:
1. Study your new vocabulary words.
2. Complete the Thomas Foster section of your "Literary Criticism" organizer by extracting Foster's central claims and support. Then, react to Foster's argument. Bring your completed organizer to class.

Block G:
1. Follow the reading schedule that I distributed today in class. I've included the schedule below as well:

G BLOCK Reading Schedule

2. Study your new vocabulary words.

Block B:
1. Read and annotate the article by James Miller that we started in class today.
2. Extract Miller's central claims and support and add them to your "Literary Criticism" graphic organizer.
3. If you haven't done so already, upload and turn in your response to the Gatsby film versions we watched.

Tuesday 5/5/15: Homework

Block G:
1. Finish reading the first short story in our new collection titled "The Things They Carried." Complete the character chart as you read.

Block B:
1. Finish your TYPED response to the article by Thomas Foster, using the template I gave you as a writing guide. Print your respone BEFORE you arrive to class tomorrow.

Block C:
1. See the reading agenda that I gave you in class and be ready with the assignment that is due when we meet next. I've included it here for you:

C Block Reading Schedule

Be sure to ACTIVELY read and keep track of the notes that you take, as they will be collected at the end of the unit.
2. Study your new vocabulary words!

Block D:
1. Read Act 1.V and create an entry in your Hamlet Reading log, using the directions I gave you in class today.
2. Continue to work on your "Stranger in the Photo is Me" assignment and begin assembling work for your final portfolio as well.

Friday 5/1/15: Homework

Block D:
1. Work on your Frankenstein/Juno essays due at the start of class on Monday.

Block E:
1. Watch this clip from the beginning of the 2000 A&E production of The Great Gatsby starring Paul Rudd. Consider how the film starts, and how that differs from the film we just finished. Which is more true to the novel?

2. Write one additional paragraph (3) to your film response that we started in class on Friday. Here are the prompts:

Paragraph One: Your reaction, observations about similarities between the film (dir. Baz Luhrmann) and book.

Paragraph Two: Differences between film and book (and purpose for the change).

Paragraph Three: Differences between the film adaptations (The Baz Lurhmann version and the segment from the A&E version). Which seems more true to the novel and why you feel the way you do?

Block G:
1. Write your own version of "The Things I Carry." Type it in a Google document and print it before you arrive to class on Tuesday.