Homework Assignments
Week 12
Monday
11/4 Finish the study questions for the Antigone portion of exam. Part 1: Paragraph Answer will be on Thursday, November 7th. Part 2: Quotation Reflection will be on Friday. Finish your outline for the Antigone essay if you have not done so already.
Tuesday
11/5 Work on the first draft of your Antigone essay. Due Thursday.
Wednesday
11/6 Finish the first draft of your Antigone essay and finish studying for the Odyssey and Antigone Exam: Part 1 (Paragraph Answer).
Thursday
11/7 Complete the Cornell Notes assignment on Antigone in order to prepare for part 2 of the exam: Quotation Reflection. Page through all your notes in Antigone and choose 6-7 quotations to put in the left-hand column. Write down some notes from your book in the right-hand column.
Friday
11/8 Read in your IR book. First tests will be due by November 14th. Second book tests are due by December 10th.
Week 11
Monday
10/28 Finish the scene analysis on Creon & Haimon. See Google Classroom for details. Due Tuesday.
Tuesday
10/29 Quotation Reflection #4: Choose two interesting or important quotations from the reading in Antigone and reflect on both in detail. Write about half a page on each.
Wednesday
10/30 Complete the terms of tragedy assignment on Google Classroom and start on the study questions for the Antigone portion of the exam.
Thursday
10/31 Work on the study questions for the Antigone portion of the exam.
Friday
11/1 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one IR book, the first tests will be due by November 14th. Second book tests (or long books) are due by December 10th.
Week 10
Monday
10/21 Finish the quotation reflection if you didn’t finish in class. Read in your IR book.
Tuesday
10/22 Quotation Reflection #2: Choose two interesting or important quotations from pages 202 - 209 in Antigone and reflect on both in detail. Write more than half a page on each.
Wednesday
10/23 Quotation Reflection #3: Choose two interesting or important quotations from the reading in Antigone and reflect on one in detail. Write more than half a page.
Thursday
10/24 Complete Vocabulary #3. See Google Classroom for the details and words.
Friday
10/25 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one IR book, the first tests will be due by November 14th. Second book tests (or long books) are due by December 10th.
Week 9
Monday
10/14 Finish reading The Odyssey if you have not done so already. Look through the study questions and mark the ones you need help on. Do a few easy ones.
Tuesday
10/15 Complete the Romance Genre assignment on Google Classroom.
Wednesday
10/16 Work on the study questions for The Odyssey portion of the exam. I will check your progress in class tomorrow.
Thursday
10/17 Finish the study questions. Due Friday, December 18. The questions will prepare you for a portion of the Antigone & Odyssey exam that we’ll take in about two weeks.
Friday
10/18 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one IR book, the first tests will be due by November 14th. Second book tests (or long books) are due by December 10th.
Week 8
Monday
10/7 Read to page 80 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Schedule an IR test for this week if you have not done so already. All first quarter IR tests must be taken by Thursday, October 10th.
Tuesday
10/8 Finish studying for Vocabulary Quiz #2. Make sure you know the definitions for all 20 words and can use each one in a sentence that shows the meaning of the word. The quiz will be tomorrow, Wednesday.
Wednesday
10/9 Read to page 96 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Thursday
10/10 Read to page 117 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
10/11 Read to page 131 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion. Choose a new IR book for the 2nd Quarter and begin reading. If you’re reading more than one IR book, the first test will be due by November 14th. Second book tests (or long books) are due by December 10th.
Week 7
Monday
9/30 Read to page 10 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Tuesday
10/1 Read to page 27 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Study for Vocabulary Quiz #2 (study the definitions and sentences for all 20 words). The quiz will be on Thursday.
Wednesday
10/2 Read to page 47 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Finish studying for Vocabulary Quiz #2.
Thursday
10/3 Read to page 63 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
10/4 Finish reading your IR book. All first quarter books are due next week, by October 9.
Old Assignments
Monday
11/5 Study your study questions and complete the Cornell Notes assignment for Antigone. Part 1 of the exam (Paragraph Answer) will be tomorrow. Part II: Quotation Identification and Analysis will be on Wednesday.
Tuesday
11/6 Study your Cornell Notes from Antigone and The Odyssey so you’re prepared for Part 2 of the exam (Quotation Identification and Analysis). Work on the first draft of your Antigone essay, due Thursday.
Wednesday
11/7 Finish the first draft of your Antigone essay, due Thursday. You may hand in your essay by the end of the period on Thursday, but make sure you finish at least the first 4 - 5 paragraphs tonight. You may earn extra credit if you finish the entire first draft tonight and have your essay ready for WRGs at the beginning of the period on Thursday.
Thursday
11/8 Based on peer editing comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your Antigone essay. Due Friday.
Friday
11/9 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book for second quarter, the first test is due by Tuesday, November 27th. Final book tests for second quarter are due by Friday, December 14th.
Week 11
Monday
10/29 Work on the study questions for Antigone. I will give you points for your progress tomorrow.
Tuesday
10/30 Complete the Tragedy assignment on Google Classroom.
Wednesday
10/31 Finish the study questions for Antigone. The exam will be on Friday and Tuesday.
Thursday
11/1 Study your study questions and complete the Cornell Notes assignment for The Odyssey and Antigone. Part 1 of the exam: Paragraph Answer will be tomorrow. Part II: Quotation Identification and Analysis will be on Tuesday.
Friday
11/2 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book for second quarter, the first test is due by Tuesday, November 27th. Final book tests for second quarter are due by Friday, December 14th.
Week 10
Monday
10/22 Finish your IR book if you have not done so already. Tomorrow (October 23) is the last day to take a test.
Tuesday
10/23 Quotation Reflection #1: Choose two quotations from the reading today in Antigone. Reflect on both of them in detail. Write more than half a page interpreting the importance and meaning of each quotation. See the model for more specific directions.
Wednesday
10/24 Quotation Reflection #2: Choose two quotations from the reading today in Antigone. Reflect on both of them in detail. Write more than half a page interpreting the importance and meaning of each quotation.
Thursday
10/25 Complete the Scene Analysis assignment. See the details on Google Classroom.
Friday
10/26 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book for second quarter, the first test is due by Tuesday, November 27th. Final book tests for second quarter are due by Friday, December 14th.
Week 9
Monday
10/15 Finish reading The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Tuesday
10/16 Work on the study questions for The Odyssey. I will check your progress in class tomorrow.
Wednesday
10/17 Complete the assignment on the Romance Genre on Google Classroom.
Thursday
10/18 Work on the study questions for The Odyssey. I will check your progress in class tomorrow.
Friday
10/19 Read in your IR book. All first quarter IR tests are due by Tuesday, October 23rd.
Week 8
Tuesday
10/9 Read to page 96 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Wednesday
10/10 Read to page 103 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Thursday
10/11 Read to page 117 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
10/12 Read in your IR book. All first quarter IR tests are due by Tuesday, October 23.
Week 7
Monday
10/1 Read to page 15 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Tuesday
10/2 Read to page 33 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Wednesday
10/3 Read to page 52 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Thursday
10/4 Read to page 62 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Friday
10/5 Read in your IR book. All first quarter IR tests are due by Friday, October 26th. Read to page 75 in The Odyssey. Read carefully and annotate with post-its so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.
Week 6
Monday
9/24 Based on the writing notes, my comments, and your own ideas, write a final draft of your comparison essay. Due Wednesday. Schedule an IR test this week if you’re reading more than one book.
Tuesday
9/25 After making all of your major changes to your essay, read your draft aloud and make additional revisions. Remember to spend lots of time on this essay because it’s important and worth 150 points! Due tomorrow.
Wednesday
9/26 Write the first page of your Hetch Hetchy argument essay. Due tomorrow, Friday.
Thursday
9/27 Finish writing your Hetch Hetchy essay. Due tomorrow. Complete the Introduction to The Odyssey on Google Classroom.
Friday
9/28 Read in your IR book. All first quarter IR tests are due by Friday, October 26th.
Due Dates
Introduction to The Odyssey & Antigone
Study Questions: See Google Classroom
Odyssey & Antigone Exam:
Paragraph Answer: Thursday 11/7
Quotation Identification & Analysis: Friday 11/8
Antigone Essay (first draft): 11/7
Antigone Essay (second draft):
Antigone Essay (final draft):
Independent Reading Q2: 11/14 & 12/10
Poetry Out Loud Choose a poem by November 14