English 11
Due Monday, March 16, 2020
1. Finish the classwork from Tuesday, March 10. Please RESUBMIT the final, complete document on schoology.
Due Thursday, March 12, 2020
1. Read and annotate the Murakami story
2. 1. Find, quote, cite, and explain 3 literary devices the author uses in the story, 2. Write a 3 sentence summary of the story, 3. Write the theme of the story in 1 sentence.
Due Monday, March 9, 2020
1. Look at your grade on schoology. Type the letter and percentage. Then explain what steps you will take to raise your grade.
2. (if you didn't do this before) Write a brief reflection about what you gained from the essay writing process we did in class. Submit on schoology.
Due Thursday, March 5, 2020
1. Read and annotate "Thank You Ma'am"
2. 1. Find, quote, cite, and explain 3 literary devices the author uses in the story, 2. Write a 3 sentence summary of the story, 3. Write the theme of the story in 1 sentence.
Due Tuesday, January 25, 2020
1. Read and annotate "All Summer in a Day"
2. 1. Find, quote, cite, and explain 3 literary devices the author uses in the story, 2. Write a 3 sentence summary of the story, 3. Write the theme of the story in 1 sentence.
Due Thursday, January 20, 2020
1. Complete the homework due Jan. 18.
2. Finish and submit your Douglass essay rewrite on schoology before class.
Due Tuesday, January 18, 2020
1. Read and annotate "Daughter of Invention"
http://greenlawenglish.weebly.com/uploads/5/5/8/9/55896187/daughter_of_invention.pdf
2. 1. Find, quote, cite, and explain 3 literary devices the author uses in the story, 2. Write a 3 sentence summary of the story, 3. Write the theme of the story in 1 sentence.
Due Thursday, January 16, 2020
1. Finish classwork: read, take notes, and write a sentence that states the central argument of the article.
Due Wednesday, January 15, 2020
1. Read over your notes from class about the 2 articles. Make a list of 5 central ideas you learned from EACH article. (Please make sure that you do not copy directly from the article, but put the idea into your own words.) Staple the lists to your notes.
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Due Tuesday, December 3, 2019
1. Look up your current grade on schoology. Write the LETTER and PERCENTAGE on a piece of paper. Then, write a paragraph in which you describe your plan to raise your grade before the end of the semester.
Due Monday, December 2, 2019
1. Finish Questions for 87-99 of The Crucible. Use the following link to the play:
https://esprdg.cscmonavenir.ca/files/2013/10/21078735-The-Crucible-Arthur-Miller-2hmdzot.pdf
- Why does Giles refuse to give any name? Evidence?
- Is Danforth biased? What side is he on?
- Why does Danforth repeat "Has he ever threatened you?"?
- Why does the court believe Abigail over Mary Warren?
- What is Proctor's attitude toward Abigail now? Evidence?
- Why does Parris lie? Evidence of his lies?
- Why is Mary Warren conflicted?
Due Tuesday, November 12, 2019
1. Write a 4 sentence summary (no more, no less) of what has happened in The Crucible so far.
2. If you were Elizabeth, how would you react to John Proctor? Do you agree with her reaction? Why/why not?
Due Tuesday, October 22, 2019
1. Finish all classwork (see classwork from October 21) . I will be collecting your annotated text and your list of words defined using context clues. (if you look them up in the dictionary, you will not get credit.)
Due Thursday, October 3, 2019
1. Rewrite your Hawthorne Essay. Staple the new essay to the original.
Due Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Write a conclusion to the narrative in the SAME TONE. Change the ending in which the black veil is removed and his sin is revealed.
Due Thursday, September 26, 2019
1. Write a 3 sentence summary of The Minister's Black Veil.
2. Write 5 HL Questions about the story. Make sure they are not single answers to be found in the text.
Due Tuesday, September 17, 2019
1. Finish the thesis statement on your section of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
2. Review all notes on essay writing!
3. Bring notes, blue sheet, and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God to class.
Due Monday, September 16, 2019
The following questions refer to Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
1. Who is the audience? In other words, who has Edwards written this speech for?
2. Quote one example of pathos that you found in the sermon. Explain how it appeals to the audience's emotions.
3. Ethos. Is Edwards a credible/believable/trustworthy source? Explain.
Due Tuesday, September 10, 2019
1. Review your blue essay writing sheet and notes on essay writing.
2. Bring all of your Native American and Puritan texts to class.
Due Thursday, September 5, 2019
1. Finish classwork to raise your score.
2. Write the 2 Questions for both of the following essay prompts:
Write an essay in which you discuss the ways that eating choices impact different aspects of a person’s life.
Write an essay in which you examine the ways that the author uses literary devices to reveal the character’s true motivations.
Due Tuesday, September 3, 2019
1. Finish reading and annotating Of Plymouth Plantation.
2. Answer questions 1-6 under the "Getting at Meaning" section about Of Plymouth Plantation
Due Friday, August 23, 2019
1. Read and annotate "Funeral Oration." Answer Questions 1 and 2 under "Getting at Meaning."
Due Wednesday, August 21, 2019
1. Signed Syllabus