HOMEWORK for English 8 GATE (Period 5)-- students should expect
20-30 minutes of homework Monday-Thursday and occasionally on
weekends; be sure to be READING your independent reading book (you need
to read at least 2,000 pages each semester).
This week's homework...
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th: Prepare for the Grand Conversation (bring in a
book you want to share and discuss with the class on Tue. 11/10/09); read
your independent reading book. Reading Logs will be checked on Fri. 11/13/09
(and you need at to have read at least 1,000 pages so far)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th: Read your independent reading book;
Work on the typed Letter (from the Grand Conversation) due Fri. 11/13;
think about your top 3 choices for your Americana Research (we're
selecting our topics on Fri. 11/13/09 in English classes). Reading Logs will
be checked on Fri. 11/13/09 (and you need at to have read at least
1,000 pages so far)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th: Read & enjoy the day!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th: Finish the typed Letter (from the Grand Conversation)
due Fri. 11/13; finalize your top 3 choices for your Americana Research (we're
selecting our topics on Fri. 11/13/09 in English classes)
Reading Logs will be checked on Fri. 11/13/09 (and you need at to have read
at least 1,000 pages so far)
* Check your grades-- click on "GRADES", type in your last name and
under "Password" type in your Student ID#
* "Grand Conversation" will be on Tue. Nov. 10th & Thur. Nov. 12th-- be
prepared to discuss and share a book with the class (see the instructions).
* We're choosing our Americana Research topic Friday, November 13th.
* Americana Performances (for GATE History and GATE English) will be on
Thursday, Feb. 4th and Friday, Feb. 5th. (Please see the "Calendar" section of this
website for more dates.) We have a mandatory dress rehearsal all day Sat. Jan. 30th.
There will be other rehearsals during the Saturdays in January. Students will be
researching a historical era/group/person; the thesis statement & outline for the
research paper is due Tue. 11/24/09, the 3-4 page (typed) research paper rough draft
will be due Fri. 12/4/09 & the final draft will be due Thur. 12/10/09; the monologue that
students will write will be due Thur. 12/17/09.
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Last week's homework...
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd: Start brainstorming for your Compare/Contrast Essay
(comparing characters from "Harvesting Hope" to House of the Scorpion); start
thinking of what book you will discuss for next week's "Grand Conversation"
(whichwill be on Tue. 11/10 & Thur. 11/12)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd: Finish brainstorming (Venn Diagram) for your essay;
work on your rough draft of the Compare/Contrast Essay (the typed rough draft
is due Thur. 11/5 & the final typed rough draft is due Fri. 11/6)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th: Finish your rough draft of your Compare/Contrast
Essay; bring your typed rough draft to class by Thur. Nov. 5th so we can peer
edit in class
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th: Finish revising your essay; the final draft of the
Compare/Contrast essay (typed) is due by Friday, Nov. 6th (be sure to bring
your rough drafts & editing sheet for your Draft Packet which will be
collected)
* Check your grades-- click on "GRADES", type in your last name and
under "Password" type in your Student ID#
* "Grand Conversation" will be on Tue. Nov. 10th & Thur. Nov. 12th-- be
prepared to discuss and share a book with the class (see the instructions).
* We're choosing our Americana Research topic Friday, November 13th.
* Americana Performances (for GATE History and GATE English) will be on
Thursday, Feb. 4th and Friday, Feb. 5th. (Please see the "Calendar" section of this
website for more dates.) We have a mandatory dress rehearsal all day Sat. Jan. 30th.
There will be other rehearsals during the Saturdays in January. Students will be
researching a historical era/group/person; the thesis statement & outline for the
research paper is due Tue. 11/24/09, the 3-4 page (typed) research paper rough draft
will be due Fri. 12/4/09 & the final draft will be due Thur. 12/10/09; the monologue that
students will write will be due Thur. 12/17/09.
