NOTE: I may modify the assignments for Tuesday and Thursday so if you do them ahead of time, be aware you may have to do them over or modify them if I change them around . . .
Mon 9/9--
Quotation assignment on "Man of the House." Please click here: "Man of the House" quotation assignment
Tuesday 9/10--Topic Sentence Writing Exercise on "Man of the House." Please click here: "Man of the House" topic sentence assignment
Wednesday 9/11--Read and take notes on "Cell One" in your reader. Additional copy of the story to be found here: "Cell One"
Some questions to consider as you do the reading:
*** What are the themes or topics of this story?
What is the narrator's relationship with her brother like before, during, and after his incarceration?
Contrast Nnamabia's attitude in prison before and after he begins to witness the guards' treatment of the old man.
Despite his faults, how is Nnamabia a sympathetic character?
Whose story is this, Nnamabia's or his sister's? Explain your response?
Thursday 9/12--Paragraph assignment due on "Cell One." Please POST this assignment on your homework website. Click below for assignment:
"Cell One" paragraph instructions
*** I've posted a sample paragraph on "MOH" on your period's website. Check under "Sample Essays" to see an example of a good (if not great) paragraph.
Friday 9/13--Vocab quiz #2 of Vocabulary Energizers. Also, read about verbs in the pink Grammar Workbook, pp. 9-12. We'll do exercises on pp. 13-15 in class. Bring only the pink workbook with you.
Mon 9/16—Read and take notes on "On the Rainy River” (short story READER).
Tues, 9/17—Writing assignment on “On the Rainy River." Please click on instructions here: Rainy River Assignment
Wednesday 9/18--No classes! Faculty In-service day.
Thurs, 9/19— Read and take notes on “The Red Convertible.” (not in blue READER; I will hand out copies). Click below for a PDF of the story (at the bottom of this page).
Fri, 9/20—Quiz on Chap. 3 of Vocabulary Energizers. Also, read about adjectives and adverbs in How Grammar Works, pp. 41-45 and 47-53 and do examples on pp. 45 and 53; bring both grammar books to class.