Home Studies: Week of 11/13-11/17/2006
Week of 11/13 – 11/17/06
European and World Literature
| Monday: Read the rest of Act 1 of As You Like It (2 more scenes) |
| Tuesday: Write up the part of the performance you watched today in a paragraph (5 or more sentences) |
| Wednesday: Write up the part of the performance you watched today in a paragraph (5 or more sentences) |
| Thursday: Write up the part of the performance you watched today in a paragraph (5 or more sentences) |
| Friday (over the break): Read Acts 2 and 3 for a quiz when we return |
American Literature
| Monday: Read Emerson’s biography and “Building Background” (pp 238-239) |
| Tuesday: Read Thoreau’s biography and “Building Background” (pp250-251) |
| Wednesday: Fill out transcendentalism handout |
| Thursday: Read “Civil Disobedience” (pp 257-261) |
| Friday (over the break): locate two examples of comics, sitcoms, television dramas, commercials, movies, etc that provide examples of transcendental thought. Fill out a copy of the transcendentalism handout and write a one-paragraph explanation of the transcendental elements for each. |
9th Grade Literature and Composition
| Monday: Draw a picture of one of our major characters. Put some color in it! |
| Tuesday: Read the next five pages. |
| Wednesday: Put either Gilgamesh or Enkidu onto the hero cycle handout |
| Thursday: Read five more pages from where we stopped in class (to be determined in class) |
| Friday (over the break): Finish reading Gilgamesh |
Writing and Organizational Skills
| Monday/Tuesday: Find the rest of your sources |
| Thursday: Finish a first draft for peer editing tomorrow. Must have introduction, conclusion, at least two body paragraphs, and a Works Cited page. |
| Friday (over the break): Do not lose your essay. Read over it sometime between Thursday and Sunday so you’ll remember what you were doing when we get back. |

4 Comments:
WHAT!? Two long Acts!? That is obscene!
I agree entirely!
Come on! You have over a week to do it.
Well, anonymous, I must say this: it is Thursday, and this is the first chance I've had to read any of it. People are busy during breaks!
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