Fall '11--Weeks 16 and 17

Week 16

Mon., 1/2—School closed

For Tues., 1/3—Read and take notes on “Oranges” (25).

For Wed., 1/4— Read and take notes on “Traveling Through the Dark” (21). Please answer the questions located below the poem and post your answers on your personal website under "homework." Minimum word count: 250 words.

For Thurs., 1/5—Read "The Crabs" (16) and write a practice in-class essay on it. Instructions are here:

https://sites.google.com/a/thecollegepreparatoryschool.org/dr-anderson/english-1-3/assignments-1/fall-11--weeks-15-and-16/1-4-12--practice-essay-the-crabs

Tips for writing in-class poetry analyses are here: https://sites.google.com/a/thecollegepreparatoryschool.org/dr-anderson/english-1-3/info-on-writing/tips-for-poetry-analysis

For Fri., 1/6—In-class essay #2 on poetry at-sight.

Week 17

For Mon., 1/9—Master Vocabulary Test

For Tues., 1/10— Read Midterm Review Guidelines.

ALSO: Revision of one paragraph of the Odyssey at-home essay due. Please paste the original paragraph AND the revised paragraph in the homework section of your personal website. Please answer the following questions:

• • What needed revision in the original paragraph?

  • How did you change it?

  • How long did these changes take you?

For Wed., 1/11—Exam Review; see separate instructions on periods 6 and 7 websites under "Midterm Review--Weds, 1/11."

For Thurs., 1/12—Review; see separate instructions on periods 6 and 7 websites under "Midterm Review--Thurs, 1/12."

For Fri., 1/13—For homework, please read and think about the following essays:

Period 6: https://sites.google.com/a/thecollegepreparatoryschool.org/english-1-6-11-12/sample-essays/odyssey_at_home_vishaal

Period 7: https://sites.google.com/a/thecollegepreparatoryschool.org/english-1-7rev-11-12/sample-essays/emma_at_home_odyssey_essay