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English - Mr. Despreshttp://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/civil-rights/ Reminder: If you have any questions about the directions on this page, please email me at ddespres@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us Homework 5/29: Read chapters 4 & 5 of To Kill a Mockingbird. 5/30: Read chapters 6 & 7 of To Kill a Mockingbird. 5/31: Read chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird. (You should have at least 8 vocabulary words entered by the end of this chapter.) 6/1: Read chapter 9 of To Kill a Mockingbird. (Complete at least your 7th dialectical journal entry.) 6/2: Read chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird. 5/21: Select a passage from The Diary of a Young Girl that inspires empathy in you, the reader. You will eventually analyze this passage, so choose wisely! 5/22: Finish the final copy of your Empathetic Writing Analysis paragraph by Thursday, at the latest. ALSO: WE WILL GO TO THE BOOK FAIR FOR THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF CLASS TOMORROW. REMEMBER TO BRING MONEY OR CHECKS MADE OUT TO "JCSA". 5/23: None - finish Empathetic Writing Analysis for Thursday. 5/24: Read chapter 1 of TKAM. 5/25 (Weekend Homework): Finish reading chapter 3 & 4 of TKAM, identify at least 2 more vocab words. (We will work on dialectical journal entries in class on Tuesday.) 5/15: Read from April 14, 1944 - May 6, 1944 (p. 231) 5/16: None - MCAS 5/17: Read through June 2, 1944 (p. 250) 5/18 (Weekend Homework): Read the remainder of the diary (through p. 272) 5/11 (Due on Monday): 1. Read pages 198-214 (March 28-April 14, 1944) 2. Select 2 questions from the "Questions to Address" handout. Then write how tonight's reading provides answers to these 2 questions. 3. Write a question that you wish to have answered by Monday's presentations. 4/30: Revise your graphic organizer in preparation for tomorrow's work on the allegorical analysis report. 5/1: Continue working on your allegorical analysis report to finish by the end of tomorrow's class. 5/2: Read through July 8, 1942 of Diary of a Young Girl. Answer the review questions on the worksheet handed out in class. 5/3: (Updated) Work 20-30 minutes (as needed) on your allegorical analysis report. Bring flash drive to school if necessary. 5/4 (Due on Monday): Read your assigned section (see below) of Diary of a Young Girl in preparation for next week's jigsaw activity.
4/23: Finish the graphic organizer for the allegorical analysis project. 4/24 (Due on Monday): Complete observational assignment (for DC trip students - alternate assignment for others). 4/9: Record what you believe is Orwell's opinion of what happens in the plot of Animal Farm. Record three supporting details for your interpretation. 4/10: (Updated) No homework. Review and clarify your notes from today's class. 4/11: NO CLASS. Complete the performance reaction handout. 4/12: Continue work on the allegorical analysis organizer. 4/13 (Weekend Homework): Vacation - NO HOMEWORK. Homework for the week of 4/2-4/5 (In order to meet the learning needs of students, this homework may be changed during the week. Please review on a nightly basis and cross-check with your assignment notebook, which you update in class.) 4/2: Complete the "Allegorical Link" homework assignment. 4/3: Finish reading chapter 10. Take notes (see HW entry for 3/28, below). 4/4: Complete two more entries in your allegorical links chart. 4/5: NO HOMEWORK - Holiday Weekend. Homework for the week of 3/26-3/30 (In order to meet the learning needs of students, this homework may be changed during the week. Please review on a nightly basis and cross-check with your assignment notebook, which you update in class.) 3/26: NO HOMEWORK. Rest up for MCAS tomorrow! 3/27: No class/no homework. 3/28 (UPDATE): Read chapter 7 and complete your notebook entry: ONLY explain your reaction to at least 3 details (events, character developments, metaphors, etc.) 3/29: Read chapter 8 and complete your notebook entry; see the HW for 3/28 above. 3/30 - Weekend Homework: Read chapter 9 of Animal Farm and complete your notebook entry (see the HW for 3/28 above). Homework for the week of 3/19-3/23 (In order to meet the learning needs of students, this homework may be changed during the week. Please review on a nightly basis and cross-check with your assignment notebook, which you update in class.) 3/19: Read chapter 5 of Animal Farm and complete your notebook entry (see the HW for 3/9 below). 3/20: UPDATE: Complete your assigned piece of the "FBI" plan activity. 3/21: NO HOMEWORK. Get a great night's sleep and eat a good breakfast. Don't be a "homeroom zombie"! 3/22: No class. 3/23 - Weekend Homework: Read chapter 6 of Animal Farm and complete your notebook entry (see the HW for 3/9 below). Homework for the week of 3/12-3/17 3/12: Read chapter 2 of Animal Farm and complete your notebook entry (see the HW for 3/9 below). 3/13: Read chapter 3 of Animal Farm and complete your notebook entry (see the HW for 3/9 below). 3/14: Write an analytical paragraph that formally expresses and supports one of the "text graffiti" inferential ideas from today's class. If you prefer to write a paragraph in support of your own inference, you may do so. (UPDATED 3/14) 3/15: Read the poetry MCAS practice sheet and complete the multiple choice questions. Then, do your best to name the "English class" skill or concept that each question requires. (Updated 3/15) 3/16 - Weekend Homework: Read chapter 4 of Animal Farm and complete your notebook entry (see the HW for 3/9 below). 3/9/12 Read chapter 1 of Animal Farm by George Orwell. To help you deeply comprehend the story, complete a chapter reading reflection entry in your notebook. Here are the directions: 1. On a sheet of blank notebook paper, record a 5-7-sentence summary of the chapter. 2. Record a 3-5-sentence personal reaction to the events of the chapter. 3. Record two examples of indirect characterization from the chapter. 4. Write a question about a part of the chapter that intrigued and/or confused you. Remember to refer to the chapter 1 & 2 vocab list to help you read. Due: 3/12/12 3/6/12 On the literary element analysis worksheet from class, complete all assigned areas EXCEPT for the "Climax", the "Falling Action", and the "Resolution". Save this sheet in your binder for Thursday's class, when I return. If you would like to refer to the movies to fill in blanks, here are the links: Due: 3/8/12 3/1/12 Continue your work on your "theme activation diary". Remember that all three entries are due on Monday, 3/5. Due: Monday, 3/5 2/29/12 The first of three "theme activation diary" entries is due in class on Thursday. I know that this assignment will challenge you in new ways, at least in comparison to other assignments this year. If you have questions, bring them to class tomorrow. Due: Thursday, 3/1 2/28/12 First off, thanks for your poetic February break metaphors! Every one left me wanting to know more about your vacation experiences. Whether it was a "movie trailer" or a "caterpillar breaking free of the cocoon, now a butterfly in the bright dawn", I hope it was a rejuvenating experience! Assignment: Prepare to begin your "theme activation" diary. Remember that the first of three entries is due in class on Thursday. I know that this assignment will challenge you in new ways, at least in comparison to other assignments this year. If you have questions, bring them to class tomorrow. Due: Monday, 3/5 2/27/12 Referring to details you noted from the film version of The Outsiders, respond to the following prompt in 7-10 sentences: What aspect of The Outsiders do you appreciate more fully, now that you have viewed the film version? (A character, a conflict, a theme, etc?) Which details from the film drew your attention to this aspect? Due: 2/28/12 2/15/12 No homework, as we will finish "The Moustache" work in tomorrow's class. Optional: If you would like a re-take on the sentence type quiz, you must complete the practice quiz from yesterday's class for tomorrow. 2/14/12 Finish reading "The Moustache" for tomorrow's class. Optional: If you would like a re-take on the sentence type quiz, you must complete the practice quiz from today's class. Due: 2/15/12 2/10/12 Again, complete the homework assignment that your reading group assigned you. Most of you have been assigned one quotation to analyze. Complete this for Monday's class. Due: 2/13/12 2/9/12 Complete the homework assignment that your reading group assigned you. Most of you have been assigned a few chapters in the book to review for supporting theme quotations. Come ready for tomorrow's work session. Due: 2/10/12 2/8/12 While reading The Outsiders, did you see yourself as a Soc or a Greaser? Why? Write a 10-15-sentence response to this prompt. Provide detail from the text to support your answer. 2/9/12 2/7/12 Finish the novel; come prepared to discuss with your group the value of the final two chapters. 2/8/12 2/6/12 Read chapter 10; identify a quotation that shows whether or not Ponyboy "stay[s] gold." Due: 2/7/12 2/2/12 Read chapter 9 of The Outsiders and identify a quotation that shows whether your selected character is static or dynamic. Due: 2/3/12 2/1/12 Read chapter 8, and find a quotation that shows the presence of your conflict (selected in class today). If you can't find your conflict in chapter 8, quote a part of the chapter that develops another conflict that caught your interest. Due: 2/2/12 1/31/12 Study for tomorrow's sentence type and clause quiz. See the following online resources for practice: 2. Online sentence type quiz (Example #4 is a "trick" question that you won't see on the quiz.) Due: 2/1/12 1/30/12 Read chapter 7 and identify a portion of the text that connects to a theme you have noted over the course of the novel. Due: 1/31/12 1/27/12 Read chapter 6 and identify a portion of the text that connects to a theme you noted in your theme work from class today. Due: 1/30/12 1/26/12 1) To practice identifying theme through character developments, identify the character from The Outsiders to whom you most relate. Which character is similar to you - in a deep way? 2) After you identify the character, find a quotation from the text that displays this similar feeling, idea, trait, or experience. 3) Lastly, write a 7-10-sentence paragraph that explains the similarity. Be sure to include your quotation from the text. 1/25/12 Select a song that represents the internal conflict, personal challenge, and/or most prominent character trait of your reading group's character. Bring in song lyrics, in hard copy. If you're struggling, remember the six-word memoir you wrote for your character today! Due: 1/26/12 1/24/12 Read chapter five of The Outsiders. In your notes, identify a part of the chapter that is difficult to understand. Then, write a question, about this difficult part of the chapter, for your reading group mates to help you answer. If you have NO trouble understanding the events in the chapter, write a question that challenges your group mates to interpret an event/moment in the chapter. Due: 1/25/12 1/23/12 Read chapter four of The Outsiders. Due: 1/24/12 1/20/12 Read chapter three of The Outsiders. Take note (in the left-hand column of your notebook) of a passage (1-4 sentences in length) that is significant to a theme in the book. Due: 1/23/12 |
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