Friday, December 08, 2006

Home Studies, Week of 12/11 - 12/15/06

Week of 12/11 – 12/15/06

European and World Literature

Monday: Make an outline for tomorrow’s persuasive paper

Tuesday: No HS

Wednesday: Begin reviewing for final

Thursday: Review for final

Friday: Review for final

American Literature

Monday: Read back over the poems we’ve had from Whitman and Hughes to prepare for the quiz

Tuesday: No HS

Wednesday: Begin reviewing for final

Thursday: Review for final

Friday: Review for final

9th Grade Literature and Composition

Monday: Practice reciting Donne

Tuesday: No HS

Wednesday: Begin reviewing for final

Thursday: Review for final

Friday: Review for final

Writing and Organizational Skills

Monday: Review your grammar exercises – they will be the test tomorrow.

Tuesday: No HS

Thursday: No HS

Friday: Read over your practice essay. Plan how you’ll write your exam essay. Do you need to do anything differently than you did for this practice version?

Monday, December 04, 2006

Home Studies, Week of 12/4 – 12/8/06

Week of 12/4 – 12/8/06

European and World Literature

Monday: Review for test

Tuesday: No HS

Wednesday: Read Poem handout

Thursday: No HS

Friday: No HS

American Literature

Monday: Write a well-developed paragraph in which you contrast the differing ideas about “human nature” that must be held by the scientist and the speaker of “The Learn’d Astronomer” (This is a graded assignment)

Tuesday: No HS

Wednesday: Choose one: Write your own “catalog” poem, or write your own version of Hughes’ poem.

Thursday: No HS

Friday: No HS

9th Grade Literature and Composition

Monday: No HS

Tuesday: Write a short paper of 2-3 paragraphs in which you respond to Donne's language, sentence structure, use of metaphor, parallelism, alliteration, or the basic meaning of poet's message – due Thursday

Wednesday: Finish writing short paper

Thursday: No HS

Friday: Outline your best ideas on how to persuade others of your opinion on Donne’s philosophy

Writing and Organizational Skills

Monday: Practice exercises (Graded assignment)

Tuesday: Practice exercises (Graded assignment)

Thursday: Practice exercises (Graded assignment)

Friday: Practice exercises (Graded assignment)