Homework for the Week of 5/14-5/18
(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.)
5/21: Read through chapter 9 of TKAM - Complete vocab and dialectical journal entries
5/22: Finish reading chapter 10 and study vocab words for Wednesday's quiz (Don't forget to use your guide sheet).
5/23: Vocab quiz during class today. For Thursday, prepare discussion notes (see worksheet) for our Socratic discussion.
5/24: Read through chapters 11 of TKAM - Complete vocab and dialectical journal entries.
5/25 (Weekend): Read through chapter 13 of TKAM - Complete vocab entries. We will have a brief reading quiz on Tuesday, when we return. We will also complete our dialectical journal entries in class.
Homework for the Week of 5/14-5/18
(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.)
5/14: No homework for tomorrow. (MCAS)
5/15: Read chapter 2 of TKAM and begin work on vocab (1 entry) and dialectical journal (1 entry)
5/16: No homework for tomorrow. (MCAS)
5/17: Read through chapter 4 of TKAM - Complete vocab and dialectical journal
5/18 (Weekend): Read through chapter 7 of TKAM - Complete vocab and dialectical journal
Homework for the Week of 5/7-5/11
(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.)
5/7: No homework for tomorrow. (MCAS)
5/8: No class/no homework. (MCAS)
5/9: No homework for tomorrow. (MCAS)
5/10: Read the article handed out in class today. Answer reading questions on the handout.
5/11 (Weekend): Read chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Record an example of each of the following possible threats to diversity:
pride, tradition, inherited beliefs, prejudice, and fear of change/fear of the unknown
Homework for the Week of 4/30-5/4
(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.)
4/30: Complete the character objective paragraph assignment from the "Stage 2" handout.
5/1: Rehearse your lines and compile props/costuming.
5/2: Rehearse your lines and complete your actor's annotation.
5/3: Practice your lines and blocking for tomorrow's performance.
5/4: Complete your assigned sections of the Director's Notebook.
Homework for the Week of 4/23-4/27
4/23: Find 5 Shakespearean conventions in acts II and III. Take note of the act, scene, and line(s) to receive full credit for the assignment. If you look for a convention and can't find it in these acts, also take note.
4/24: Complete the first four review questions for act IV. Look for the review questions at the end of act IV in the book.
4/25: Complete review questions for act V. See handout
4/26: Write a short (5-7 sentences) paragraph that explains how characters and events in the play relate to a theme that your group brainstormed in class today.
4/27 (Weekend Homework): Finish "Stage 1" of the Director's Notebook/Performance Project
Homework for the Week of 4/9-4/13
(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.)
4/9: Complete subtext questions for III.i.14-19.
4/10: Complete review questions for III.i.
4/11: Finish creating your "theatre critic rubric" (a list of three elements of a good "show" and an example of each) for Friday's play performance.
4/12: No Homework.
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: Find and take note of 3 Shakespearean conventions in Act I of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
4/3: Complete the "subtext" worksheet. Bring headphones/earbuds to tomorrow's class.
4/4: Finish the reading questions for II.i on today's handout.
4/5 (Weekend Homework): Holiday weekend - NO HOMEWORK.
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. Get some rest in preparation for tomorrow's MCAS exam.
3/27: No class.
3/28: (UPDATE) Read "Act Summary" on pages 18-19 and then read I.i. Finally, record 1 characterization note. Use the format we practiced in class.
3/29: (UPDATE) Choose one role in I.i: Record three movements that you would do as an actor of that role, in that scene.
3/30 (Weekend Homework): Repeat 3/29 homework for I.i.
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.)
3/12: Complete the MCAS practice multiple choice assignment for Rudyard Kipling's "If". REMEMBER: Try reading the multiple choice questions before you read the poem. I'll ask you tomorrow if this strategy is good or bad, so come with your opinion!
3/20: Read and react to "Pyramus and Thisbe".
3/21: NO HOMEWORK. Get plenty of rest for tomorrow's MCAS exam!
3/22: Update - NO HOMEWORK.
3/23 - Weekend Homework: Record 3 characterization notes from I.ii of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Homework for the week of 3/12-3/17
3/12: Finish your children's book allegorical analysis.
3/13: Write a response to the "Homeroom Zombies" MCAS nonfiction open-response prompt.
3/14: Answer the multiple choice questions for the "The Contender" MCAS fiction section. "Tag" each multiple choice question with the skill or concept knowledge it requires (examples: "making inferences" and "author's purpose"). Refer to classnotes to guide your work. If you forgot to grab a homework handout,
here's a link to the questions and the reading. 3/15: Complete the "verbals diagnostic" worksheet. Self-score and highlight focus areas for study.
3/16 - Weekend Homework: Using your notes (on the half-sheet chart you filled out in yesterday's class) on open response strategies, write a response to the open response question for "The Contender".
Here's a link, if you need it.
3/9/12
If you haven't done so already, complete the first 3 "finishing touches" assignments (annotated works cited page, author's biography, and the cover page for your book.
If you have finished these three, continue preparatory work on your allegorical analysis, which is due at the beginning of the class on Tuesday.
Due: 3/12/12
3/6/12
If you are "on track" with the previous children's book checkpoints, you should enter tomorrow's class having finished all pages of draft text and at least three illustrations.
Due: 3/7/12
3/5/12
1. If you did not finish your storyboard in class today, do so tonight.
2. Complete draft
text for at least
six of your pages. If you would like to type your drafts directly into the page template,
here is a link to a downloadable document.
Due: 3/6/12
3/2/12
Compose six draft elements (text and/or illustrations) on the storyboard sheets of your "Writing Packet".
Due: 3/5/12
2/29/12
The following children's book work is due tomorrow:
1) Select your event from American history to present allegorically,
2) Develop a draft version of the opinion that you wish to convey about the event,
3) Identify at least 4 of the 5 total historical sources.
Due: 3/1/12
2/28/12
Using the homework handout from today, answer the following question:
In your opinion, what message/idea/opinion about the Russian Revolution does George Orwell convey through Animal Farm? Select three of the allegorical connections from the unit to support your idea.
Due: 2/29/12
2/27/12
Review chapters 8-10 of Animal Farm. Select a moment or line that causes you to react strongly. Then, in a 7-10 sentence refection, describe your reaction to this piece of the novel and explain how it is significant to the novel as a whole.
Due: 2/28/12
2/16/12
Finish Animal Farm. Pay particular attention to the final paragraph!
Due: 2/17/12
2/15/12
1. Read chapter 9 of Animal Farm.
2. Fully answer your Socratic Seminar question from today's handout.
Due: 2/16/12
2/14/12
1. Read chapter 8 of Animal Farm.
2. Identify the most significant detail/event in the chapter. Be ready to explain/share!
Due: 2/15/12
2/13/12
1. Search newspapers, magazines, the Internet, or television to find an example of propaganda. Record the example in your notes. Be sure to take note of how the example fits the definition.
2. Review chapters 5, 6, and 7 in preparation for tomorrow's quiz.
Due: 2/14/12
2/10/12
Read chapter 7 for Monday's class. Refer to the vocabulary list for assistance.
Due: 2/13/12
2/9/12
1. Required: "POWERTOOLS" Animal Farm worksheet.
2. Optional: If you wish to retake the sentence type quiz, you must complete the first practice sheet for tomorrow.
Due: 2/10/12
2/8/12
Read chapter six of Animal Farm. Record one question about power you pondered as you read the chapter.
Due: 2/9/12
2/7/12
Read chapter five of Animal Farm. Refer to the vocabulary list to assist your reading.
Due: 2/8/12
2/3/12
Due to today's assembly, repeat last night's homework. Below is a set of practice sentences that mirror the difficulty of the sentences on the quiz. To practice, identify each sentence's sentence type (simple, compound, or complex).
Here's the answer key. | 1. | Mr. Jones's gun had been found lying in the mud, and there was a supply of cartridges in the farmhouse. |
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| 2. | When the corn was cut and stacked, a flight of pigeons came whirling through the air and alighted in the yard. | |
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| 3. | Nevertheless, they were thoroughly frightened by the Rebellion and very anxious. | |
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| 4. | Many humans became upset after the news had spread of what had happened on Animal Farm. | |
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| 5. | You shouldn't worry, for the best part of the novel still awaits! | |
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| 6. | My students, when they try their hardest, impress me with their skill. | |
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| 7. | You shouldn't be fooled by this sentence. | |
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| 8. | You will be ready for the quiz as soon as you finish studying. | |
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Due: 2/6/12
2/2/12
Study for tomorrow's sentence type and clause quiz. See the following online resources for practice:
Due: 2/3/12
2/1/12
Read chapter 4 of Animal Farm. Find two events that significantly develop the conflict that you identified at the end of today's class.
Due: 2/2/12
1/31/12
Read chapter 3 of Animal Farm. In your notes, record the event in that chapter that most significantly develops a conflict.
Due: 2/1/12
1/30/12
In preparation for tomorrow's quiz and allegory connection assessment, review your group work from today and from Friday.
1/31/12
1/27/12
Great work today in your reading groups. At every group I visited, I witnessed animated discussion of the events and characters in the novel. Keep up the strong teamwork and enthusiasm!
Read chapter 2 of Animal Farm. Find the vocabulary words on your chapters 1&2 vocab list, and record the number of the page on which you find each word.
Due: 1/30/12
1/25/12
Tonight, use your notes from class to write a 1-to-3-sentence response to this question:
"What is the difference between metaphor and allegory?"
If you're able to answer this question accurately and clearly, you will have learned the MOST difficult concept of this reading unit.
Due: 1/26/12
1/23/12
5-10 sentences explaining how Aesop's Fables are metaphors. Use your knowledge of metaphor, and then read the two fables on the handout before you write your response. If you don't have the handout with the two fables, go to the following two fable pages:
1. http://aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?1&TheAntsandtheGrasshopper
2. http://aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?1&TheDogandtheWolf
Due: 1/24/12
