End of the Year: Hamlet & The Book Thief
Homework Assignments
Week 34
Monday
5/13 Read in The Book Thief and work on your visual representation or spoof.
Tuesday
5/14 Finish reading The Book Thief. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for a reading
quiz and class discussion tomorrow.
Wednesday
5/15 Work on your visual representation or spoof. Due Monday. Finish your writing portfolio if you have
not done so already.
Thursday
5/16 Work on your visual representation or spoof. Due Monday.
Friday
5/17 Study for your finals. Our English final is on Monday, May 20. Hand in your Calliope submission on Google Classroom.
Old Assignments
Week 17
Monday
12/12 Study for your final exam. Study your book notes and look through old timed writing prompts.
Tuesday
12/13 Finish studying for your final exam. Study your book notes and look through old timed writing prompts.
Wednesday
12/14 Study for any other final exams.
Week 16
Monday
12/5 Finish reading Hamlet. Read carefully and annotate so that you’re prepared for class discussion and/or a reading quiz. I will check your annotations in class tomorrow, so don’t forget. Make sure you have scheduled an IR exam—all IR tests must be taken by Wednesday, December 7th.
Tuesday
12/6 Complete the Act IV Questions and Quotations. See Google Classroom for the questions—I will hand out the quotations in class.
Wednesday
12/7 Complete the End of the Play Questions on Hamlet. See Google Classroom for the questions.
Thursday
12/8 Write two paragraphs (intro and body paragraph) on the 2007 or 2008 open question prompt in your packet. Watch some of the movie version of Hamlet. Make sure you finish watching by Monday so you're prepared for a timed writing on Hamlet before the final exam.
Friday
12/9 Complete book notes on The Great Gatsby, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and A Tale of Two Cities. See the link for details.
Week 15
Monday
11/28 Watch Zefirelli’s version of Hamlet to where we left off on the reading. Take some notes on any differences you’ve noticed between the book and the movie. Bring your notes to class tomorrow.
Tuesday
11/29 Complete the Act II - III Questions. Check Google Classroom to see the questions and hand in your homework.
Wednesday
11/30 Complete the Act III Quotations.
Thursday
12/1 Watch Zefirelli’s version of Hamlet to where we left off on the reading (the end of Act III--when Hamlet ends his conversation with the Queen). Take some notes on any differences you’ve noticed between the book and the movie. Bring your notes to class tomorrow. If you were absent today, you should also read to the end of Act III.
Friday
12/2 Finish your IR book. The final second quarter book tests are due next week by December 7th. Complete the Act IV Questions. Check Google Classroom to see the questions and hand in your homework.
Week 14
Monday
11/14 Based on the writing notes, my comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a final draft of you’re A Tale of Two Cities essay. Due Wednesday.
Tuesday
11/15 Finish revising your final draft. Make sure you go through your essay several times after you make the major changes. Read through once for fluency, once for verbs, and once out loud. Due tomorrow.
Wednesday
11/16 Complete the Act I Quotations—they will be handed out in class.
Thursday
11/17 Write a final draft of your timed writing on Alain de Botton's "Kiss and Tell."
Friday
11/18 Read in your IR book—make your life easy and finish your book over vacation. The final second quarter book tests are due by December 7th. Happy Thanksgiving!
In-class Assignments
Intro to Hamlet: See Google Classroom
Act II - III Questions: See Google Classroom
Act IV Questions
Act V Questions (End of the Play)
Independent Reading: May 15
Fathers and Sons: Inference
Final Exam: Monday 8:00