Pygmalion

Homework Assignments

Week 8

Monday10/3 Read in your IR book. Due next week by Tuesday, October 11. Tuesday10/4 Based on the writing notes, my suggestions, the writing rubric, and your own ideas for improvement, write a final draft of your Pygmalion essay. Wednesday10/5 After you’ve made all the major content changes to your comparison essay, read your essay aloud and listen for awkward sections, repeated words, passive voice, tense changes, unvaried sentence structure, and make the final revisions to the final draft of your Pygmalion essay. Thursday10/6 Finish your performance task essay if you didn’t get it finished in class. Finish your IR book, due Tuesday. No school tomorrow. Friday10/7 Read in your IR book. All first quarter IR book tests are due by October 11.

Week 7

Monday9/26 Based on peer editing suggestions, the writing rubric, and your own ideas for improvement, write a second draft of your Pygmalion essay. Due Thursday Tuesday9/27 Finish the study questions for the Pygmalion exam. Study the study questions and start on the Cornell Book Notes. The exam will be Wednesday (Paragraph Answer) and Thursday (Quotation Analysis). Wednesday9/28 Finish the Cornell Book Notes in order to study for the Quotation Analysis section of the exam. Go through the book and read all your sticky notes and pick out 7-8 important quotations. See the rest of the directions on the Google Classroom assignment. Thursday9/29 Finish the second draft of your Pygmalion essay if you have not done so already. Friday9/30 Read in your IR book—try to finish this weekend. The first quarter deadline is October 11 and we’ll be starting a new novel in class next week.

Week 6

Monday9/19 Work on the study questions for the Pygmalion exam. The exam will be next week. Tuesday9/20 Finish your outline for the Pygmalion essay. Wednesday9/21 Work on the first draft of your Pygmalion essay. Due Friday Thursday9/22 Finish your Pygmalion essay. Work on the study questions for the exam next week. Friday9/23 Read in you IR book. The first quarter deadline is October 11.

Week 5

Monday9/12 Read the "Smoke Is Here to Stay" article and reflect in detail on it. See the directions on Google Classroom. Sign up for an IR test this week if you’re reading two books for the first quarter, you need to take a test by Friday, September 16. Tuesday9/13 Complete the Act V Quotations assignment on Google Classroom. Wednesday9/14 Start on the scene analysis on Google Classroom. Due Friday. Thursday9/15 Read in your IR book. Finish your scene analysis if you didn't get it finished yet. Friday9/16 Choose a new IR book and start reading or continue reading your long book. The first quarter deadline is October 11. Work on the Reflection on the Ending of Pygmalion assignment. Due in class on Monday.

Weeks 3 - 4

Monday
8/29 Compare the 1938 movie version of Pygmalion to the play. Tuesday8/30 Complete the Act II-III Questions on Google Classroom. Wednesday8/31 Quotation Reflection #5: Choose two interesting or important quotations from Act III and reflect on them in detail. Write more than a half page on each: make a prediction, give your opinion, analyze what is show about a character or the time period. Thursday9/1 Quotation Reflection #6: Choose two interesting or important quotations from Act III and reflect on them in detail. Write more than a half page on each: make a prediction, give your opinion, analyze what is show about a character or the time period. Friday9/2 Read in your IR book. Aim to read about 70 pages per weekend, or 12 pages a night in order to reach the A level by the end of the quarter without a last-minute crisis. If you’re reading more than one book, the first book tests are due by September 13. The next book test is due by October 11. Show your course information sheet to your parents or guardian and ask them to sign it. Tuesday9/6 Quotation Reflection #7: Choose two interesting or important quotations from Act IV and reflect on them in detail. Write more than a half page on each: make a prediction, give your opinion, analyze what is show about a character or the time period.
Wed - Friday: Yosemite Trip

Week 2

Monday
8/22 Quotation Reflection #1: Choose one quotation from Act I of Pygmalion and reflect on it in detail. See the link for an example. Be sure to choose a meaty quotation so that you can write at least half a page analyzing it—make a prediction, give your opinion, and analyze what it shows about a character. Tuesday8/23 Quotation Reflection #2: Choose two interesting or important quotations from Act II and reflect on them in detail. Write more than a half page on each: make a prediction, give your opinion, analyze what is show about a character or the time period. Choose an IR book and show it to me this week. Wednesday8/24 Quotation Reflection #3: Choose two interesting or important quotations from Act II and reflect on them in detail. Write more than a half page on each: make a prediction, give your opinion, analyze what is show about a character or the time period. Thursday8/25 Quotation Reflection #4: Choose two interesting or important quotations from Act II and reflect on them in detail. Write more than a half page on each: make a prediction, give your opinion, analyze what is show about a character or the time period. Make sure to show me your IR book if you have not done so already. Friday8/26 Read in your IR book. Aim to read about 70 pages per weekend, or 12 pages a night in order to reach the A level by the end of the quarter without a last-minute crisis. If you’re reading more than one book, the first book tests are due by September 13. The next book test is due by October 11. Show your course information sheet to your parents or guardian and ask them to sign it.

Week 1

Thursday8/18 Finish your OPTIC if you didn’t get it finished in class. Friday8/19 Read in your IR book. Aim to read about 70 pages per weekend, or 12 pages a night in order to reach the A level by the end of the quarter without a last-minute crisis. If you’re reading more than one book, the first book tests are due by September 13. The next book test is due by October 11. Show your course information sheet to your parents or guardian and ask them to sign it.

Old Assignments: Week 6

Monday9/28 Work on the first draft of your Pygmalion essay. I will check your progress tomorrow in class. Tuesday9/29 Finish the first draft of your Pygmalion essay. Due tomorrow, Wednesday. Wednesday9/30 Finish the study questions for the Pygmalion exam if you have not done so already and study for part 1 of the exam. Part 1: Paragraph Answer will be Thursday and Part II: Quotation Reflection will be on Friday. Thursday10/1 Complete the Cornell Book Notes assignment on Google Classroom to help you study for Part II of the Pygmalion exam. Friday10/2 Finish reading your IR book, all first quarter books are due next week by October 7. Sign up for an IR test.

Week 5

Monday9/21 Complete the reflection on the ending of Pygmalion. Tuesday9/22 Look through the study questions on Pygmalion and complete a few of the easy ones. Mark the ones you need help on. Wednesday9/23 Work on the study questions for the Pygmalion exam. I’ll give you points for your progress in class tomorrow. Thursday9/24 Work on the outline for your Pygmalion essay. We’ll finish the outlines and start writing first drafts in class tomorrow. Friday9/25 Read in your IR Book. The deadline is October 7^th. Finish your study questions if you have not done so already. The exam will be in class next week.

Week 4

Monday9/14 Complete the reflection on Higgins’s character. If you’re reading more than one book for this quarter, the first test is due by Wednesday, September 16. Sign up for a test this week. Tuesday9/15 Vocabulary #3: Practice vocabulary on Membean for at least 15 minutes tonight. Wednesday9/16 Complete the reflection on Eliza’s character. Thursday9/17 Reflect on the ending of the play. See details on Google Classroom. Friday9/18 Read in your IR book. All first quarter book tests are due by October 7^th. Finish watching the movie. Watch another version of the movie if you’ve already finished watching the movie. Start on the end of the play reflection.

Week 3

Tuesday9/8 Quotation Reflection #4: Choose two quotations from what we read aloud in Pygmalion this week and reflect on them in detail. Write about a half page on each quotation. Wednesday9/9 Watch the movie up to where we left off in the play. Write a few sentences reflecting on the movie version. Thursday9/10 Vocabulary #2: Spend at least 15 minutes studying vocabulary on Membean tonight. Friday9/11 Finish reading your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book for this quarter, the first test is due by Wednesday, September 16^th.

Week 4

Monday9/14 Reflect on Prof. Higgins character. What is his personality like? How does he treat others? How does he speak? Do you like him? What do other characters think of him? Do you think he'll change by the end of the play? If so, how? Use several quotations to support and focus your writing. Write about a page (double spaced).

Week 2

Monday8/31 Quotation Reflection #2: Choose two quotations from what we read aloud in Pygmalion today and reflect on them in detail. Write about a half page on each quotation. Tuesday9/1 Watch the older version of Pygmalion. Compare the two different movie version of the play, Pygmalion. What is different about the two movies? What is similar? Which one do you like better and why? Wednesday9/2 Quotation Reflection #3: Choose two quotations from what we read aloud in Pygmalion today and reflect on them in detail. Write about a half page on each quotation. Thursday9/3 Sign on to Membean. Complete the calibration and practice the vocabulary words for at least 10 minutes. Use this link to log on to Membean. Friday9/4 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book for this quarter, the first test is due by September 16^th. The second book (or one long book) is due by October 7.

Week 1

Monday 8/24 Finish your OPTIC on the Pygmalion and Galatea paintings. If you have time, analyze both images; otherwise choose the one you think is most interesting.
Tuesday 8/25 Choose a new IR book for first quarter and bring it to class by Friday to get credit. I recommend reading A Raisin in the Sun if you're a senior. Show your course information sheet to your parents.
Wednesday 8/26 Reflect on the movie version of the play. See the assignment for details. Thursday 8/27 Choose two quotations from Act I and reflect on one in detail. If you can’t get a full page on one, reflect on both. See the model for an example. Be sure to choose a meaty quotation so that you can write at least half a page on each. Friday 8/28 Read in your IR book. Aim to read about 70 pages per weekend, or 12 pages a night in order to reach the A level by the end of the quarter without a last-minute crisis. If you’re reading more than one book for this quarter, the first test is due by Friday, September 16^th.