Friday 12/19/2014: HOMEWORK

Block B:

Read and annotate the first half of the last story in the collection titled "The Lives of the Dead."

Block C:

Read and annotate the article by Miller in the Gatsby reading packet I gave you today. 

Study the First 40 words for the big vocab test! 

Block D:

Read and annotate "Death by Landscape" by Margaret Atwood. 

Read your book club book too! 

Have a great holiday! 

Block E:

Study the First 40 words for the big vocab test on Tuesday! 

The First 40!

Here's the list of the FIRST 40 VOCABULARY words that you should have mastered by this  point. You will be taking a comprehensive test on these words in the next week...so STUDY!!

1.     prudent

2.     inevitable (adj. bound to happen)

3.     subtle

4.     compromise

5.     prosperity

6.     reverence

7.     compassion

8.     diligent (adj.—hard working)

9.     benevolent

10.haughty

11.disdain

12.venerable

13.restrained

14.orator

15.abstain

16.resonate

17.juxtapose/juxtaposition

18.asylum

19.wary

20.impetuous

21.foster

22.superficial

23.abate

24.sagacity/sagacious

25.superfluous

26.vindicate

27.reconciliation

28.impute

29.bias

30.discredit

31.capitulate

32.canny

33.aesthetic

34.fortitude

35.brazen

36.emulate

37.conditional

38.boisterous

39.frugal

40.transient

Thursday 12/18/14: Homework

Block C:

1. Gatsby figurative language essays are due tomorrow. Please upload them to Turnitin.com and bring a hard copy with you to turn in to me.
2. Finish your Gatsby character poster for tomorrow.

Block D:

1. Prepare for your first book club meeting tomorrow. Remember, you will need 200 words on your first impression of the novel as an entry ticket.

Block E:

1. Begin reviewing for the comprehensive vocabulary test you will have on Tuesday on the first 40 words we've studied this year!
2. Make sure all of your blue story organizers are complete--I will collect them tomorrow.

Block G:

1. Gatsby figurative language essays are due on Monday. Please upload them to Turnitin.com and bring a hard copy with you to turn in at the start of class.
2. Begin to prepare for the comprehensive vocabulary test you will have on Tuesday on the first 40 words we've studied this year!

Wednesday 12/17/14: homework

Block E:

Begin filling out the blue sheet for "Lives of the Dead." We will finish reading the story together in class tomorrow.

Block G: 

Work on your essay revision due on Monday. 

Character posters are due on Friday. 

Bring your annotated article "A Whole Heap of Ashes" with you to class tomorrow. 

Block B:

Work on the response to "The Ghost Soldiers" that Mr. Lawton gave you in class today. 

Tuesday 12/15/14: Homework

Block G:
1. Study for the vocabulary quiz tomorrow
2. Work on your character emotional chart due on Friday!
3. Gatsby essay revision due on Monday

Block B:
1. Read and annotate the first part of "The Ghost Soldiers" story up to the page break on page 4. Bring your notes to class tomorrow to discuss.

Block C:
1. Work on finishing your character emotional/behavioral chart due on Friday!
2. Gatsby essay revisions due on Friday.

Block D:
1. Locate a passage from "True Trash" that relates to the topic you explored today in your small group." Copy and cite the passage and then and analyze its significance. Consider the questions:

What does the passage SAY? (literally)
What does the passage MEAN (figuratively)
Why does it matter? (Why is the passage significant? How does it support the topic you are exploring?

Monday 12/15/14: Homework

Block B:

• Read and annotate "In the Field" and complete the worksheet that I gave you in class that deals with the "culpability continuum." Who is to blame for the death of Kiowa? 
• Study for the vocabulary quiz that you will have tomorrow!

Block C:

• Locate another passage that uses figurative language to characterize Gatsby in the later chapters of the novel. Do not use dialogue--you are looking for examples of figurative language! Copy down the passage and read it closely, following the steps on the handout I gave you today. Bring your passage and your ideas to class tomorrow so we can discuss!
• Study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz.

Block D:

• Review your observations and annotations from Atwood's "True Trash" and determine what you think is the most important WORD, LINE, and IDEA in the text. Bring your ideas to class tomorrow for a rich discussion.
• Locate a copy of your book club text for class on Thursday!

Block E:

• Study for your vocabulary quiz on Wednesday. 
• If you are interested in watching more of the Frontline documentary that I showed in class today, you may find the entire program HERE.
• We will be finishing the final story in the collection titled "Lives of the Dead" when we return to class on Wednesday if you would like to get a head start. 

Friday 12/12/14: Homework

Block D:
1. Read and annotate "True Trash" by Margaret Atwood. Follow the guidelines on the "guided reading" handout as you read. Bring your astute observations to class on Monday.
2. Study your new vocabulary words!


Block E:
1. Finish reading and annotating "The Ghost Soldiers" this weekend. Fill out a blue story organizer as you read. Consider what O'Brien is trying to show us about the nature of revenge in this story.
2. Study your new vocabulary words!


Block G:
This weekend, consider how you feel about Gatsby at the end of the novel. Are you sympathetic? Angry? Sad? Do you think he got what he deserved? Next, select one passage from Chapter 7, 8, or 9 that deals with the way Gatsby is characterized at the end of the novel.  Copy the passage out (use the e-book) and perform a close reading. You know how to do this:

Step 1: LITERAL--What does the text say? What happens here? What is Fitzgerald describing in this passage 

Step 2: FIGURATIVE—What does the text do? What techniques does Fitzgerald use to convey his ideas? What elements of writer’s craft do you see?

Step 3: PURPOSE—What does Fitzgerald mean in this passage? What is his purpose in describing the scene in this way? What effect do the words have on us as readers?

Note--The characterization may have changed significantly from the beginning of the text...we will be able to see this when you finish your character behavior charts next week. 

Bring your close reading passage and response in to class on Tuesday.