Homework Assignments
Week 16 & 17
Monday
12/9 Finish reading A Raisin in the Sun. The test will be on Tuesday. If you’re reading a third IR book, all book tests must be taken by Wednesday.
Tuesday
12/10 Complete the book notes assignment on Frederick Douglass and Huck Finn. See Google Classroom for details.
Wednesday
12/11 Complete the timed writing on “The Pink Flamingo.” Handwrite your essay and time yourself. Don’t go over 45 minutes.
Thursday
12/12 Complete the synthesis question timed writing. If you didn’t finish reading the articles in class, finish them (but don’t spend more than 15 minutes total in reading the articles). Handwrite your essay and time yourself. Don’t go over 40 minutes.
Friday
12/13 Complete the timed writing on the open question. Handwrite your essay and time yourself. Don’t go over 40 minutes. Complete the book notes on The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter. See Google Classroom for details.
Monday
12/16 Study for the final exam in English. Study your books notes, write some practice thesis statements as you go through the practice prompts. Make some mini outlines and practice picking out your quotations. If you haven’t presented your visual representation yet, plan on doing it after finals on Wednesday.
Old Assignments
Monday
12/11 Finish writing your practice performance task on Honor Codes. You may type this.
Tuesday
12/12 Read and annotate the English Language articles. Answer the research questions. Finish reading your IR book if you have not done so already.
Wednesday
12/13 Complete Book Notes for Huckleberry Finn and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
Thursday
12/14 Write your synthesis essay after school—meet in my room so I can time you.
Friday
12/15 Study for finals. Write book notes for The Crucible & The Scarlet Letter.
Week 15
Monday
11/27 Work on reciting your poem. Make sure you have it memorized so that you can focus on your delivery. Your final performance grade will be on Friday.
Tuesday
11/28 Write as much as you can of your This I Believe essay.
Wednesday
11/29 Finish the first draft of your “This I Believe” essay. Practice reciting your poem. Based on peer editing comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your Scarlet Letter essay. Practice your poem.
Thursday
11/30 Based on peer editing comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your “This I Believe” essay.
Friday
12/1 Read in your IR book. All second quarter reading tests are due by December 15.
Due Dates
Independent Reading Q2: December 10
Book Notes: Wednesday & Monday
Final Exam: Tuesday
Sample Essays: Cesar Chavez, Pink Flamingo