Friday 4/29/16: Homework

Block F:
Continue to work on your essay due next week!

Block G:
Work on your theme presentation due next Thursday.

Block B:

• Finish your power shift chart for the rest of Chapter 7. Be sure to use specific quotes to demonstrate your understanding.
• Study for your vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.

Block C:

• Study for your vocabulary quiz on TUESDAY!

Thursday 4/28/16: Homework

Block B:
Read and annotate the remaining pages of Chapter 7, keeping in mind the power struggle that you are tracing. When you return to class tomorrow, we will use some time to finish your power chart.

Block C:
Finish your power chart on Chapter 7. The assignment is included below, in case you need a reminder of the assignment details.

Block E:
Continue to work on your project--the next part is due on 5/6/16.
If you didn't get the chance to complete the exit ticket after the workshop today, please do so before our next meeting:

1. What did you get out of this activity today as a writer/reader?
2. What was the best suggestion or feedback that you received today?
3. Debrief this process? What worked? Didn't work?

Wednesday 4/27/16: Homework

Block C:
Finish your RAFT project if you didn't already do so in class today.

Block E:
Prepare for your Writing Workshop tomorrow.  Write your letter to your assigned classmate.

Block F:
Work on your essay. Seriously.

Block G:
Work on your essay. It's due Friday

Tuesday 4/26/16: homework

Block E:
1. For WEDNESDAY, read, annotate, and use the GOAT sheet to write a reading response on Woody Allen's short story titled "Udder Madness."

2. For THURSDAY, read, annotate, and prepare  for our workshop session. Write a thoughtful letter to your assigned classmate that provides constructive feedback.

Block F:
Read and annotate Act 1 Scene 1 in Hamlet to prepare for tomorrow's activity.
Continue to work on your academic essay and personal memoir project.

Block G:
Continue to work on your comparative essay and personal memoir project. Both are due VERY soon!

Block B:
Read and annotate Chapter 7 up to the bottom of page 144  and complete the first two parts of the "Chain of Events" graphic organizer.

Monday 4/25/16: Homework

Block G:
Select a photo and complete the pre-writing handout for your "Stranger in the Photo is Me" assignment due on May 19th.

Block B:
If you did not complete the final question on today's quiz, do so at home tonight. Your response should be in the form of a thorough, well-written paragraph. Here are your choices:

• Who is your favorite character in the novel. Explain why, using two specific details from the story.
• Who is your least favorite character in the novel. Explain why, using two specific details from the story.
• Explain the significance of the quote, "I wouldn't ask too much of her. You can't repeat the past."

Block C:

Revisit Chapter 7 in The Great Gatsby and complete the "Chain of Events" handout to re-order the events for our discussion. Fill out the chart using as many details, quotes, and specifics from the chapter as possible. 

Event 1= the lunch

Event 2=the hotel

Event 3=the accident

Event 4=the aftermath. 

Friday 4/15/16: Vacation Homework!

Block B:
Review Chapters 1-6 and the timeline we built today in class for the test on Chapter 1-6 in Gatsby that you will take when we return.

Block C:
Finish reading and annotating Chapter 7 in Gatsby. Use your road map to help you as you read.

Block E:
Work on your "Ten Ways" project due after break. Be sure to select one piece to bring to our workshop sessions on Monday and Tuesday after break. Bring enough copies for your group!

Block F:
Continue to work on both your personal essay and the scholarly synthesis essay.

Block G:
Continue to work on your Comparative essay due after break.

Tuesday 4/13/16: Homework

Block F:
You now have TWO essay projects to work on, so get going! Chose a photo to inspire your "Stranger" essay and start composing your response. Continue working on your scholarly essay as well.
Also, finish your book club book for Friday's final book club meeting. Maybe we should bring some book-related foods to celebrate?

Block G:
Begin working on your comparative essay. We will be heading to the lab tomorrow, so bring your materials.

Block B:
Finish reading Chapter 6 in Gatsby and complete your Reading Road Map.

Block C:
Read the first 5 pages in Chapter 7 of Gatsby (stop at the bottom of page 125) for Friday.

Screenplay Links for 12th Grade English Comparative Essays

You can find the screenplay for ROOM here.
You can find the screenplay for JUNO here.

Tuesday 4/12/16: Homework

Block B:
Write a thoughtful and well-supported CER paragraph based on the connections you made between Chapter 5 in Gatsby and MTV "Cribs." You can watch the episode again.



Block C:
Study for the Gatsby mid-point test on Chapters 1-6. Use the close reading handout we worked with today to practice your quotation analysis. Be sure to review the timeline we made in class and all of your annotations and road maps thus far.


Block E:
Continue to work on your "10 Ways" project.

Survey for 1th grades in Blocks B and C

Please take a moment to complete this post-survey for me today. Thank you!

Monday 4/11/16: Homework

What a crazy day! Here's what you need to do tonight:

Block C:
Finish your "Make and Take" quiz on Chapter 6. I will collect them at the start of class tomorrow, and we will use your quizzes for an activity.

Block E:
Continue to work on your "10  Ways" project. We will debrief your take-aways from today's visitor when we meet again.

Block F:
Read and annotate the short essay titled "Stranger in the Photo is Me." Take note the way that the author structures his essay, as it will serve as a mentor text for your own essay.

Block G:
Finish your mind map that we started in class today. Your map will serve as a pre-writing exercise for the comparative essay you will  write later this week,

Friday 4/15/16: Homework

Block E:
Work on your "Ten Ways" project. Three P.O.V.s due on 4/26/16.
Remember that our guest speaker is coming to visit on Monday, so be ready! Look over his words of advice before you arrive.

Block F:
Your thesis proposal and annotated bibliography are due on Monday! Please follow the format outlined on the site included here on the blog.

Block G:
Study for your vocabulary quiz on Monday! And, read and annotate the assignment and mentor text that I gave you yesterday. We will be looking at the examples together before you write an essay on your own.

Thursday 4/7/16: Homework

Block G:

• Read the mentor text articles for the writing assignment I gave you today. We will talk about then when we meet next week.
• Study for your vocabulary quiz on Monday as well! 

Block B:
Finish reading and annotating Chapter 5 in The Great Gatsby. Be ready for a reading quiz on Monday.

Block C:

• Finish reading and annotating Chapter 6 in The Great Gatsby. Be ready for a reading quiz on Monday.
• Also, be sure to return to your Motif Chart and use the text to find evidence for each of the motifs we've noticed. I will be checking your charts again on Monday. 

Wednesday 4/6/16: Homework

Block E:
Work on your scene and project plans for Friday. We will have lab time to work on Friday.
Also, read the advice from David Brody before he joins us on Monday.

Block F:
Begin your research for your essay. Get yourself a library card using the guide I gave you today.
We will head to the library on Friday for more research time.

Annotated Bibliographies!

Here is a great resource that will help you write your annotated bibliography.

Tuesday 4/5/16: Homework

Block F:
Begin research for your essay project. Review the notes you took on the Claridge article. We will revisit it fully tomorrow.

Block G:
Finish your one-pager response, and respond to the critic's comments below in your response:

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Block B:
Complete the character analysis sheet on Chapters 1-4 that I gave you at the end of the class period today. Be sure to use the text to provide support for your reason!


Block C: 
Complete your motif map with details and specific examples from the text.

Monday 4/4/16: Homework

Block B:
Finish your comic strip section for tomorrow's performance. Be sure that you have read the entire Chapter 4.

Block C:
If you haven't done so already, watch this edition of MTV Cribs and complete the writing prompt on the handout I gave you in class today. Your CER paragraph will be due tomorrow!

Block E:
Work on your "10 Ways" project.

Friday 4.1.16: Homework

Block C:
Finish reading Chapter 5 in The Great Gatsby, using your reading road map to help you. You can expect a reading check when we return.

Block E:
Prepare your "original story" for the Ten Ways to Tell a Story project. Bring the piece you hope to share at the CoffeeHouse Night on Monday as well.

Block F:
Begin the research for the synthesis essay we will start next week. Prepare a one-pager on Room for the Socratic seminar we'll have on Tuesday.

Block G:
Prepare a one-pager (typed) on Room for a Socratic seminar we will have on Tuesday.