Tuesday 5/31: Homework

Block E:
Work on your response due tomorrow that is inspired by David Sedaris's "Turbulence." We will meet in the library!

Block B:
Finish reading and annotating the article "A Whole Heap of Ashes" for our next class meeting. You will be writing an essay based on Foster's arguments, so read carefully.

Friday 5.27.16: Homework

Blocks B and C:
Study your vocabulary for next week's quiz.

Thursday 5/26/16: Homework

Block B:
Write sentences for your new vocabulary words and start studying!

Block C:
Carefully read and annotate Foster's article titled "A Whole Heap of Ashes" for Tuesday. You will be writing an essay about Foster's argument, so be sure to read closely.
Also, study your new vocabulary words.

Block E:
1. Using Sedaris's "Turbulence" as a model, write a story about a situation(real or imagined) which you wish to revise/re-do. Start, like Sedaris, at the end, and work your way back to the start in your retelling.
2. Use THIS site to find a book that you'd like to read as a book club book for class.

Tuesday 5.24.16: Homework

Block C:
Today we watched John Green's 2-part Crash Course on The Great Gatsby. Your job tonight is to finish watching Part 2, and to take careful notes on the argument that Green presents to his question: Is Gatsby great? Look for the claim, evidence, and reasons he presents, and be ready to share your understanding when we return to class on Thursday.

Block E: Choice piece due Thursday!

Monday 5/24: Homework

Block C:
Review your notes from today's video biography on F. Scott Fitzgerald

Block E:
Choice piece due Thursday.

Thursday 5/19/16: Homework

Block B and C:
1. Finish your take-home vocabulary quiz due Monday. For help with the format, see THIS link.

Wednesday 5/18/16: Homework

Block F and G:
Finish all the things!

G Block: Your "Stranger in the Photo Essay" and Final Reflection are due by 7:30 tomorrow morning. Upload both to Turnitin.com and PRINT OUT YOUR "STRANGER" ESSAY and bring it to class with you. You will not be allowed to print it when you arrive, so be PREPARED!

Tuesday 5/17/16: Homework

Block C:
Complete the writing task we started in class today to prepare for the Socratic seminar we will have on Thursday. You should bring your copies of "20 Minutes at Rucker Park" and the novel The Great Gatsbywith you to class on Thursday.

Also, study your words for this week's vocabulary quiz on Thursday as well.

Block E:
Seniors--finish your final portfolio due this Friday at 7:30 am!
All other students, work on the "What's the Scenario" choice piece that I gave you yesterday (due next week as a choice piece) and be sure to select a short piece of your writing that you would like to share on Friday!

Monday 5/16/16: Homework

Block E:
Look over the dialogue scenarios I handed out and do some thinking about which one you would like to do when we meet next.
Seniors, work on your portfolio!
Also, only a very small portion of you turned in a completed project today. Finish it!

Block F and G:
To prepare for our final activity that focuses on our study of Hamlet, find a specific moment or situation in the play that connects to another text we've studied together this year. Bring in a passage or quote from the play (which you can find HERE) and be prepared to share what you've found as part of a collaborative activity.

Block B:
Complete the writing task we started in class today to prepare for the Socratic seminar we will have on Thursday. You should bring your copies of "20 Minutes at Rucker Park" and the novel The Great Gatsby with you to class on Thursday.

Also, study your words for this week's vocabulary quiz on Thursday as well.

Friday 5/13/16: Homework

Block G:
Work on your two remaining assignments due the day of the final.

Block B and Block C:
Read and annotate the article titled "20 Minutes at Rucker Park." Look for connections between the article and The Great Gatsby as you read. We will engage in a Socratic seminar after we finish the film next week.

Thursday 5.12.16: Homework

Block B and C:
1.Study your new vocabulary words
2. Read and annotate the story "20 Minutes at Rucker Park." Look for connections to motifs, themes, and character between the story and the novel The Great Gatsby.

Block E:
Finish your final 3 components of your "Ten Ways" project due on Monday.

Block F:
Today, we finished watching the film adaptation of Hamlet. If you were not here due to testing, please watch the remaining section (see the link in yesterday's post).

To prepare for next week's collaborative activity, start thinking about Hamlet as it relates to the other texts we've studied this year. What similarities do you see between Hamlet's situation and those of the the other characters we've examined? What are some common motifs/themes? Next week, I will be asking you to write a one-pager on this topic, which we will then use as a jumping off point for an activity that we'll do together to conclude our study of the play.

Wednesday 5.11.16: Homework

Block E:
Continue to work on the final components of your project due next week.

Block F and G:
Continue to work on your final writing assignments due next week.

Tuesday 5.10.16: Homework

Block F and G:
Study for the comprehensive vocabulary test you'll take on words 1-75!

If you were absent today, please be sure to watch up to the 2:30 mark in Hamlet, so that you will be ready to view the conclusion of the film when we next meet.
You can watch the film HERE.

Block B:
Read your independent reading book tonight. Report to our classroom on Thursday and we will resume the film in the mini-theater.

Block C:
Read your independent reading book tonight. We will resume the film when we return to class on Thursday.

Friday 5/6/16: Homework

First, listen to Mr. T and be good to your mother figure this weekend!

Block C:

• Finish reading the end of the novel The Great Gatsby this weekend. Remember, the ending of the movie is different from the novel, so read carefully and take note of the changes we will soon see when we start the film.
• Also, study your new vocabulary words for Tuesday's Day 2 quiz.

Block E:

Write your letter for your classmate to prepare for our workshop on Tuesday.

Block F:

• Use the feedback you received today to make some revisions to your synthesis essay. The final draft will be due on Tuesday (for real, this time!). Be sure to upload it to the FINAL category in Turnitin.com. and bring in a final printed version as well.

• Also, start to review your words for Wednesday's vocabulary test.

Block G:

You have two remaining writing projects to complete, as well as a comprehensive vocabulary test on Wednesday! Get going!

Thursday 5/5/16: Homework

Block E:
Finish your 3 Genre pieces due tomorrow! Bring them to class, along with four additional copies of the one that you would like to workshop next week.

Block F:
Work on your essay due tomorrow!

Block G:
If you are scheduled to present tomorrow, get ready! If you presented today, be sure to write a brief reflection on how it went.
Continue to work on the remaining assignments on your end-of- year calendar.

Block B:
Finish reading and annotating Chapter 9 in Gatsby!

Wednesday 5/4/16: Homework

Block G:
Work on your theme presentation which you will make either tomorrow or Friday.

Block B:
Finish completing the close reading handout that we started in class today on Chapter 8. Be prepared to discuss your choices when we next meet.

Block C:
Finish completing the last two questions on the close reading sheet we started in class today. Use your understanding of the text as a whole to explore the figurative level of meaning and Fitzgerald's purpose. Why does Fitzgerald describe the situation in this way? What is he trying to accomplish?

Tuesday 5/3/16: Homework

Block B:
Finish reading and annotating Chapter 8 tonight.

Block C:
Finish reading and annotating Chapter 8 tonight.

Block E:
Continue to work on your three genre pieces due on Friday!
Read the excerpt from "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories" for some additional ideas.

Block F:
Work on your essay! It's due Friday!!