HOMEWORK
Current Text: J.D. Salinger's
The Catcher in the Rye
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IF YOU ARE GOING TO MISS ANY SCHOOL BEFORE OR AFTER FEBRUARY BREAK, PLEASE LET YOUR TEACHERS KNOW ASAP! THANKS!
* Due Mon. Jan. 30: Annotations for the Poetry Project poem you selected. Keep a copy for yourself as well.
* Jan. 30 - Feb. 1: In class we will do activities, such as close-text analysis (Quickwrites #1-3) and discuss.
* Feb. 2: CH 8 Vocab due (a catch-up day or buffer day in case of snow)
* Feb. 3 - 8: In class activities, such as close-text analyses (Quickwrites #4-7) and discussions.
* Thurs. Feb. 9: CH 8 Vocab Quiz.
* Fri. Feb. 10: In class activity, such as close-text analysis (Quickwrite #8) and discussion.
* Due Mon. Feb. 13: Completed, typed Catcher essay. This must be a finished product that you would be feel confident submitting for grading as a major test grade in the event that we are unable to conduct writing conferences due to time constraints and/or snow days. Do NOT regard this as "just a draft." Come to the conference prepared with a focus question to ask me.
* Mon.-Fri. Feb. 13 - 17: Writing Conferences. Unprepared students forfeit their conference slot, so please be responsible and plan accordingly.
* Thurs. Feb. 16: CH 9 Vocab. Fishbowl Notes due. (Fishbowl will take place after break.)
* Feb. 18 - 26: February Break
* Mon. - Tues., Feb.27 - 28: Fishbowl Discussions. Bring your own copy of your fishbowl notes sheet.
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Due Mon. March 5: Your immaculately revised Catcher essay is due today with the previous copy stapled beneath it before you arrive in class. No essays accepted after March 7, no exceptions. Today is also the CAPT Party! Don't forget whatever snack/juicebox you volunteered to bring. Congratulations on all of your hard work!
ONGOING TASKS
Vocabulary
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Reading and Reading Quizzes
Please pace yourself to keep up with the reading. Reading always means active reading with notes/annotations. Quizzes may be announced or unannounced. Sometimes they are open-notes or open-book. If you have kept up with the active reading, you're all set.
(These texts are also readable online in case you forget your book at school. Note, these links are a courtesy, a backup plan, but not a substitute for remembering your book. At any moment these links could disappear. I have no control over these sites.)
A Raisin in the Sun (no online version exists)
A Streetcar Named Desire (no online version exists)
Macbeth
The Catcher in the Rye
Lord of the Flies
Local Girls (no online version exists)
Writing Folder
Please continue to put your writing into your Writing Folder. You NEED to save your work in the folder; otherwise, you will not be able to do the future assignments based on those writing pieces. Consider this your "Greatest Hits Collection."
Other Information
Know the Essential Questions for Grade 10
Know the Four CAPT Questions (RICE =React, Interpret, Connect, Evaluate)