Day
Due 6/3
English 11: any revisions of prior Q4 work, Q4 warm-ups, Sentence Diagramming 18, any other work you wish to earn credit for
AP: final projects, any other work you wish to receive credit for
Religion: Qur'an translation annotations, Final Exam, Q4 warm-ups
Due no later than 5/29
English 11: lists of 10 events/characters, plus 5 significant quotations, from Song of Solomon, Gem of the Ocean, and Kindred
Due 5/28
English 11: consult your review packet
AP: work on final project
Religion: ponder which questions you'd like to consider for the final exam
Due 5/24
AP: read and annotate through the second-to-last (penultimate!) chapter of The Heart of Understanding, for our penultimate class
English 11: consult your review packet
Religion: finish Islam final project
Due 5/23
Religion: Islam unit final project due Friday (tomorrow is a work day)
AP Lang: Zeta -- read and annotate through p. 36 of The Heart of Understanding; Gamma -- review the two chapters you read for today
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary test; bring your copy of Song of Solomon for an annotations check; bring your copy of Gem of the Ocean to class; choose topic and begin brainstorming for Analytic Essay
Due 5/22
Religion: read over the prompt for the Islam final assignment (Hummaidiy, be ready for your show and tell also)
English 11: Song of Solomon annotations check for Ch. 11-15 on Thursday; vocab test Thursday (study!); complete Sentence Diagramming Exercise 17 #1, if you have not already (if you have, please complete the next item on your current worksheet); write out a list of 10 important people, moments, and events in Song of Solomon (10 HW points); write out a list of 5 quotations you think might appear on the exam (10 HW points)
AP: work on final project; read and annotate pp. 27-36 of The Heart of Understanding
Due 5/21
Religion: read and take notes on 456-465 in our textbook; what are the meanings of the different denominations of Islam?
English 11: study your vocabulary words; check your email for an assignment on Ch. 13 of Song of Solomon; ponder the ending of Song of Solomon
AP: read and annotate through p. 26 of The Heart of Understanding
5/20
Religion: read and take notes on pp. 478-485 in our textbook; bring in two images of Islamic art and architecture for show and tell (10 HW points)
English 11: read and annotate Ch. 13 of Song of Solomon (1 HW point for every 2 pages with 3 annotations); respect, honor, and attend to the female characters; finish your Milkman coming of age paragraph if you have not already (up to 30 major assignment points)
AP: read and annotate through p. 15 of Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart of Understanding
Due 5/17
AP Zeta: read and annotate the last two pages of the Foreword of Thich Nhat Hanh's Heart of Understanding
AP Gamma: read and annotate pp. 5-11 of Heart of Understanding
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz; Sentence Diagramming Exercise #16 will be due at the end of class on Friday; Alpha period only -- finish paragraph on Milkman's coming of age for Monday (up to 30 major assignment points)
Due 5/16
Religion: read and annotate the four Washington Post articles you received in class on Tuesday
AP: no HW
English 11: complete #1 on the front side of SDE 16, if you have not already; read and annotate the rest of Ch. 12 of Song of Solomon (1 HW point for every 2 pages with 3 annotations each); study for Friday's vocabulary quiz
Due 5/15
Religion: for Thursday, read and annotate the four Washington Post articles you received in class today
Due 5/14 OR 5/15:
AP Lang: rest
English 11: read and annotate the rest of Ch. 11 (3 written notes per page, 1 HW point for every 2 pages); finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise 15 if you have not already; Alpha period -- analytic paragraph on Macon Dead's trauma due 5/15!!!
Due 5/14
Religion: read and ponder pp. 437-443, 451-456 in our textbook (what suras we have read fit with the beliefs and practices described in these readings?)
Due 5/13
English 11: read and annotate pp. 259-274 of Song of Solomon (3 written annotations per page -- 8 HW points); bring in -- on paper -- info for 3 new vocabulary words (10 HW points); Alpha period -- analytic paragraph on Macon Dead's trauma due 5/15 (30 major assignment points)
AP Lang: Rest. Finish the "Civil Disobedience" packet, if you haven't already
Religion: finish the Christianity assessment (have your Luke annotations ready to hand in with it) for tomorrow or Monday; read and take notes on pp. 443-451 in our textbook (please bring our textbook on Monday)
Due 5/10
Religion: finish the Christianity assessment (have your Luke annotations ready to hand in with it) for tomorrow or Monday; read and take notes on pp. 443-451 in our textbook (please bring our textbook on Monday)
AP Lang: finish your "Civil Disobedience" packet, if you have not already
English 11:
--study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz -- I will not give you sample sentences tomorrow!
--bring your copy of Song of Solomon (with annotations for Ch. 1, Ch. 2 through p. 42, and all of Ch. 10 -- 3 written annotations per page, 1/2 HW point per page)
--answer for yourself these three questions, in preparation for tomorrow's writing assignment: 1. What was Macon Dead like (describe his personality and values) before his father was murdered? 2. What is he like (describe his personality and values) now? 3. How did the circumstances of his father's murder produce this change in him?
Due 5/9
English 11: If you have not already, complete the front side of SDE #15, using this video to assist you; read and annotate through the end of Ch. 10 of Song of Solomon
AP Gamma: Finish "Civil Disobedience" packet work on your own; come to class Thursday ready to discuss the text
AP Zeta: complete the questions for the "Civil Disobedience" packet up through p. 9, plus the first question for p. 10 (which actually refers to text on p. 9); come to class ready to discuss "Civil Disobedience"
Religion: select 1 sura from our packet of Qur'an translations to present to the class. Write down 1/2 page's worth of material or notes: what is this sura about, which themes that we discussed in class does it focus on and what does it have to say about them, what have you found striking about it (10 HW points); finish reading and annotating the packet if you have not already
Due 5/7 (Gamma, Delta) OR 5/8 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: read and annotate (3 written notes per page) through p. 249 of Song of Solomon; vocab quiz Friday; annotations check Friday
AP: review "Civil Disobedience"
Due 5/7
Religion: read and annotate Approaching the Qur'an, pp. 42-51, 60-81
Due 5/6
English 11: read through the end of Ch. 9 of Song of Solomon, if you have not already; read and annotate pp. 219-232 of Song of Solomon (14 points -- 1 HW point per page with 3 or more written annotations; expect an annotations check during WU and independent reading time); bring information for 3 new vocabulary words (10 HW points)
AP: read and annotate "Civil Disobedience"
Religion: Christianity assessment due Thursday (check your email for options)
Due 5/3
Religion: stay tuned for an email with details for the Christianity exam
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz
AP: read and annotate "Civil Disobedience" for Monday
Due 5/2
Religion: compose a paragraph-length response to today's panel of visitors; compose three potential questions for an assessment on Christianity -- please submit both via email (10 HW points for each task)
AP: finish precis assignment
English 11: finish reading Ch. 7 and Ch. 8 of Song of Solomon; study for Friday's vocabulary quiz
Due 5/1
Religion: read and take notes on pp. 409-417 of our textbook; be ready to discuss different aspects of different denominations of Christianity with actual Christians on Wednesday
English 11: It would be great if you would come to class having read Ch. 7 and Ch. 8 of Song of Solomon
Due 4/29
AP: Come to class on Monday having done sufficient preliminary work to be ready to work with (a) partner(s) to organize and draft a precis of how and why non-violent civil disobedience works to promote social change, according to Martin Luther King, Jr.
English 11: bring in information (definition, synonyms, antonyms) for three new vocabulary words -- preferably on a sheet of paper (10 HW points); complete the front side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #14, following the directions in this video to support yourself
Religion: no new HW
Due 4/26
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz; finish reading Ch. 7 of Song of Solomon
AP: read and annotate the prompt of the "Letter from Birmingham Jail" precis assignment
Due 4/25
Religion: read and take notes on pp. 394-399
English 11: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz; finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise #13 if you have not already
AP: read and annotate the rest of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (though you will likely be asked to re-read parts of it, FYI) -- for Wednesday for Zeta, for Thursday for Gamma (on Thursday, Zeta will undertake multiple choice practice and a synthesis essay)
Due 4/24
Religion: read pp. 417-419 in our textbook (this is the section on Christian art and architecture); BE AT THE BACK DOOR OF THE UPPER SCHOOL AT 1 PM ON THURSDAY FOR OUR FIELD TRIP
Due 4/23 (Delta, Gamma) OR 4/24 (Alpha, Zeta)
English 11: read through p. 161 of Song of Solomon; come to class prepared to discuss Milkman's and Guitar's senses of race and morality; complete #2 on the reverse of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #13 (SDE 13 due at the start of next class); begin studying for Friday's vocabulary quiz
AP: read and annotate the rest of "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (though you will likely be asked to re-read parts of it, FYI) -- for Wednesday for Zeta, for Thursday for Gamma
Due 4/23
Religion: no new HW
Due 4/22
AP: read and annotate pp. 1-5 of "Letter from Birmingham Jail," with accompanying footnotes
English 11: read Song of Solomon through p. 151; bring information for 3 new vocabulary words to class (10 HW points)
Religion: read and annotate the creeds from the First Council of Nicaea and First Council of Constantinople (confusingly, the second one is what is referred to as the "Nicene Creed" today), plus whatever of the other text from wikipedia is useful to you; read and take notes on pp. 365 (bottom) -379
Due 4/18
English 11: complete the worksheet you received in class today
AP: Images of Bodies in Media assignment now due 4/18 for both sections
Religion: read and take notes on pp. 351-365 in the Molloy textbook
Due 4/17
English 11: read through the middle of p. 130 of Song of Solomon; complete the front side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #13, if you have not already -- use this video to help you; finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise #12, if you have not already
AP: Images of Bodies in Media assignment now due 4/18 for both sections
Religion: finish your Gospel of Luke assignment, if you have not already
Due 4/16
Religion: Gospel of Luke assignment
AP: Images of Bodies in Media assignment now due 4/17 for both sections
English 11: finish Milkman analytic paragraph, if you did not complete it in class today; read through the middle of p. 120 of Song of Solomon -- carefully!; complete #2 on the homework side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #12, if you have not already
Due 4/12
English 11: study for Friday's vocab quiz; we will have an analytic writing assignment in class after the vocab quiz ("write a paragraph to describe Milkman's personality as a character in the book -- what kind of person is he?"); read through p. 106 of Song of Solomon
AP: see below
Due 4/11
AP Gamma: Images of Bodies in Media final homework assignment due Tuesday, 4/16 (Gamma) OR Wednesday, 4/17 (Zeta) (40 HW points); bring your copy of "Ballot or the Bullet" to class Thursday
AP Zeta: those in class tomorrow will have work time on the Images of Bodies in Media homework assignment
English 11: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz; know that we will have an in-class writing assignment on Friday -- I will ask you to write a paragraph analyzing and describing Milkman as a character
Religion: 4/11 will be a work day on the Gospel of Luke homework assignment; remember that 10 of the 30 points will be for your notes on the first page (the other 20 will be for your paragraph(s)); the assignment is due Monday, 4/15
Due 4/10
Religion: review the text of Luke, using your annotations
Due 4/9 (Delta, Gamma) OR 4/10 (Alpha, Zeta)
English 11: read and annotate through p. 89 of Song of Solomon, begin studying for Friday's vocab quiz, use this video to help you complete the front side of SDE 12, if you haven't already
AP: read and annotate "The Ballot or the Bullet," including the supplemental paragraphs from the Cleveland version of the speech.
AP Gamma: We will NOT be writing a practice exam in class tomorrow (Tuesday). Too many people seemed too thrown and too miserable by the prospect, I have more than enough grading, and there's other work we can do.
Due 4/9
Religion: read and annotate the rest of the Gospel of Luke (5 annotations per page of text)
Due 4/8
Religion: read and annotate through Luke 21
AP: no homework; we will change our seating arrangements (gasp!) on Monday
English 11: read through p. 82 of Song of Solomon (stop on p. 82 when the dialogue ends and narration begins); bring information for 3 new vocab words (10 HW points)
Due 4/5
AP: complete the multiple choice packet you received in class. Budget no more than 30 minutes. Check your answers once you are done, and write brief reflections in the packet about your thought process for each item you answered incorrectly.
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz (all 36 words; 10 will be on your quiz)
Due 4/4
AP Gamma: respond to #2 on the Ellen Willis handout (10 HW points); "read" and annotate packet of ESPN Bodies images
AP Zeta: read and annotate the articles on Bryce Harper's ESPN shoot and the Barberini Faun statue; prepare to fulfill your particular role in tomorrow's discussion
English 11 Delta and Alpha: study for Friday's vocab quiz; bring all 36 of your vocab words on Thursday; read to the middle of p. 55 of Song of Solomon
Due 4/3
Religion: read and annotate the Book of Luke through the end of Ch. 10 (i.e., finish 4, then add 6-10)
Due 4/2 (Gamma, Delta) OR 4/3 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: complete the front side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #11, using and following the directions in this video (10 HW points); study your vocabulary words for a review quiz on Friday; PLEASE come to our next class more ready to stow your phone, comply with the school dress code, and start the warm-up -- numerous people did not earn full participation credit today
AP Gamma: for Tuesday -- read and annotate the texts and images you received on Bryce Harper's ESPN: Bodies photo shoot and the Barberini Faun sculpture; for Thursday -- complete #2 on the Ellen Willis essay excerpt (10 HW points)
AP Zeta: for Wednesday -- complete #2 on the Ellen Willis essay excerpt (10 HW points); for Thursday -- read and annotate the texts and images you received on Bryce Harper's ESPN: Bodies photo shoot and the Barberini Faun sculpture
Due 4/2
Religion: read and annotate the Gospel of Luke through 4.12 (chapter 4, verse 12)
Due 4/1
AP: Revisions to USPS synthesis essay
English 11: revisions to short fiction creative writing piece
Due 3/22
English 11 (all): study for tomorrow's vocab quiz (remember that someone else will be choosing the words for you!); revisions to creative writing stories due the first day we get back from break; warm-ups are due Friday; finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise 10a, if you have not already
English 11 Delta (addition): Review pp. 27-30, and respond to the following three questions, and add your writing to the warm-up section of your binder -- 1. What is something that is biologically unusual about Pilate? 2. Describe what Pilate's, Reba's, and Hagar's home life is like. 3. How can we tell Macon finds their life attractive, even as he despises Pilate?
AP: See yesterday's assignment. It's okay to focus on one of the three images if you wish. Q3 warm-ups are due Friday, as are revisions for the Brutus v. Antony and Monuments/Memorials essays. Revisions for the USPS essay are due the first day back from break.
Religion: Finish Judaism assessment, if you did not finish it today in class.
Due 3/21 or 3/22
AP: Compose two paragraphs to answer these questions (20 HW points). 1) The Skyy Vodka and Coty Wild Musk ads at the end of "Looking and the Gaze" each appear to show a woman who has asserted herself and taken control of the way she is looked at. How so? 2) However, the authors of the 3 texts we've read would all argue that these images ultimately still show women only asserting power and control only via appeal and submission to a male gaze -- that these images might claim to empower women, but actually do not. Explain why.
Due 3/21
English 11: read and annotate through the end of Ch. 1 of Song of Solomon; catch up on Sentence Diagramming Exercise 10a (if you are working on that one, you should have #5 finished at this point); Q3 warm-up writing due Friday
Religion: Respond to one of the Judaism exam questions on the Googledoc (and come to class tomorrow prepared to do three more)
Due 3/20
Religion: prepare for Thursday's exam on Judaism
Due 3/19 (Gamma, Delta) or 3/20 (Alpha, Zeta)
English 11: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz; complete the warm-up and #1-4 on Sentence Diagramming Exercise 10a, if you have not already (watch this video)
AP: Review the text ("Looking and the Gaze"), thinking about the new issues and ideas we raised in class today. What do you better understand now? What should we talk about next?
Due 3/19
Religion: begin to prepare for Thursday's Judaism exam
Due 3/18
Religion: Compose five prospective exam questions for an end-of-unit Judaism assessment (if you could submit them via email, that would be great)
English 11: Bring in info (definitions, synonyms, antonyms) for 3 new vocab words (suggested words: look in Song of Solomon); use this video to complete the front side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise 10a, if you haven't done it already; finish your creative writing story from class on Friday, if you did not turn it in already
AP: read annotate "Looking and the Gaze," the text you received in class today (skip p. 9 and the first half of p. 10)
Beware the Ides of March!
AP: read and annotate sources for tomorrow's synthesis essay; note that there is no Source D -- I assume because the College Board tried and failed to get permission from the publisher to reproduce that source text for its website (as opposed to just for the exam from that year). So there are 6 texts to work with, instead of 7.
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz (similar in format to last week's); be ready to spend the rest of the period writing
Due 3/14
English 11: read and annotate (minimum of 3 notes per page) through the middle of p. 13 of Song of Solomon
AP: review the last ten pages of the web essay we have been reading
Religion: review notes you took on our field trip; read and take notes on pp. 337-346 of our textbook
Due 3/12 (Delta, Gamma) OR 3/13 (Zeta, Alpha)
Religion: read and take notes on p. 337-346 of our textbook (good preparation for tomorrow's field trip; we will discuss on Thursday)
English 11: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz
AP: review the text and your annotations of "This Is Not Sex..." Consider the following questions: What's the argument the authors are making? What questions do you have? What is important to think about in order to understand the argument?
Due 3/12
Religion: suggested -- review your reading and notes, no new assignment
Due 3/11
Religion: in our new textbook -- skim pp. 295-309; read and take notes on pp. 309 (bottom)-311; skim pp. 312-316; read and take notes on pp. 317-321; skim pp. 322-328; read and take notes on pp. 329-337 (to the middle of the page)
AP: read and annotate the web essay you received in class today
English 11: finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise #9, if you have not already; complete the front side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #10, if you have not already (use this youtube video to guide you: Sentence Diagramming Exercise 10 video); come to class on Monday with definitions, synonyms, and antonyms for three new vocab words (suggestions from Song of Solomon, if you need them: mutual, corset, entrails, quasi-) (10 HW points)
Due 3/8
AP: read and annotate the synthesis packet you received today, in preparation for writing an essay in class tomorrow
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz
Due 3/7
AP Zeta: review our five discussion texts; come with a list of questions for further discussion
AP Gamma: no new homework
English 11 Delta: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz
English 11 Alpha: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz; if you were not quizzed on last Friday, please make arrangements to be quizzed outside of class
Religion: no new HW
Due 3/5
AP Gamma: quickly review Ch. 3 of Ways of Seeing and "My Last Duchess" -- conversation continues with new/as-yet-undiscussed questions tomorrow
English 11 Delta: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz
Religion: no new HW
Due 3/4
Religion: finish the Exodus assessment (due Monday, with Exodus annotations)
AP Zeta: review Ch. 3 of Ways of Seeing and "My Last Duchess"; read and annotate the three texts you received at the end of class today (here is the song "That's Not My Name" itself, with the band's video, if you'd like more than just the lyrics)
AP Gamma: re-read and annotate review Ch. 3 of Ways of Seeing and "My Last Duchess"
English 11: bring in definitions, synonyms, and antonyms (and sample sentences?) for three new vocab words (10 HW points). Suggestions from the gender pay gap SAT passage: glitch, persist, comparable, chasm (pronounced "KAZM"), disparity, memorandum, disclosure, systemic, inclusion, tepid, controversy
Due 2/29 -- no wait, 3/1
English 11 Delta: come to class ready to write an SAT essay from a new prompt; study for vocabulary quiz (if you did not take it today)
English 11 Alpha: thank you for your hard work on the SAT essay today; study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz
AP Zeta: re-read "My Last Duchess"; read and annotate the rest of Ch. 3 of Ways of Seeing (note that while periods and commas go inside quotation marks in MLA 8th edition, semicolons do not)
AP Gamma: read and annotate "My Last Duchess" and Ch. 3 of Ways of Seeing
Due 2/28
AP Zeta: read and annotate pp. 45-54 of Ways of Seeing, plus "My Last Duchess," by Robert Browning
English 11: Delta -- study for Thursday's vocab quiz, and be ready for Friday's practice SAT essay; Alpha -- study for Friday's vocab quiz, and be ready for tomorrow's SAT essay
Due 2/27
Religion: review your Exodus notes; come to class with 5 potential Exodus assessment questions already written down (10 HW points)
Due 2/26 (Gamma, Delta) or 2/27 (Zeta, Alpha)
all: 10 HW XC points for performaing in or attending Wednesday's Poetry Out Loud competition (classroom side of the library, 4-5 pm)
English 11: study your vocabulary cards (Delta: quiz Thursday; Alpha: quiz Friday
Due 2/26
Religion: read and annotate Ex. 31.12-34
Due 2/25
Religion: read and annotate Ex. 19-21, 23-24
AP, English 11: no new HW
Due 2/22
AP Zeta: bring in an image of a work of art, on paper, that you think makes an argument (Leutze's "Washington Crossing the Delaware," Cole's "The Oxbow," and Gast's "American Progress" are out of bounds) (10 HW points)
AP Gamma: no HW (finish your multiple choice packet if you haven't yet)
English 11: if you are retaking the grammar and diagramming assessment, come to class tomorrow prepared to do so
Due 2/21
English 11: read and annotate poems by McKay and Hughes (2 poems by each) -- see Mr. Day if you need additional copies; sentence diagramming assessment retake will be Friday
AP: bring in an image of a work of art that you think makes an argument -- please bring it on paper, and be prepared for small group show-and-tell (10 HW points)
Due 2/20
Religion: read and annotate through Ex. 18 (read and annotate ahead to 19-21 if you wish)
Due 2/19 (Delta, Gamma) OR 2/20 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: bring definitions, synonyms, and antonyms for 3 new vocab words (10 HW points)
AP: revised, typed, edited, proofread, MLA format 3rd (final) draft of Brutus vs. Antony essay with at least 6 labeled and underlined rhetorical devices (up to 72 major assignment points)
Due 2/19
Religion: Complete Prince of Egypt assignment; read and annotate (5 written notes per page) through Ex. 18 if you have not already
Due 2/15
English 11: prepare to perform your Poetry Out Loud poem and to complete a written vocabulary quiz
and AP: practice your Poetry Out Loud poems; final draft of Brutus v. Antony comparative rhetorical analysis due Tuesday for Gamma, Wednesday for Zeta
Due 2/14
English 11: read and annotate the 4 poems you received in class today (5 written notes per poem; 20 HW points total); vocab quiz Friday; practice POL poem -- performances Friday
AP: practice POL poem; final draft of Brutus v. Antony essay due 2/19 (Gamma), 2/20 (Zeta)
Religion: complete Prince of Egypt assignment to the best of your ability
Due 2/13
Religion: preview Prince of Egypt assignment; read and annotate Ex.16-18
Due 2/12 (Delta, Gamma) OR 2/13 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: study vocab words -- expect a quiz Friday (Delta and Alpha -- note the change, Delta period students); practice your POL poem -- think about gestures, tones, facial expressions (final memorization opportunity for 20 HW points)
AP: memorize and practice your Poetry Out Loud poem (performance Thursay or Friday)
Due 2/12
Religion: read and annotate through Ex. 15
Due 2/11
Religion: read and annotate Ex. 7.8-Ex. 11
AP: memorize your Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points); second draft of Brutus vs. Antony rhetorical analysis essay -- ON PAPER, please (30 HW points)
English 11: MEMORIZE YOUR POETRY OUT LOUD POEM (Monday is the last day to earn 20 homework points for memorization);also, come to class with the information necessary for 3 new vocab cards -- word, definition, synonym, and antonym (plus part of speech and a sentence that uses the word) (10 HW points), and here are some words you might use: parish, rill, benediction, garish, brazen, cabaret, bebop, holler, sufficient, dun, reek, belie
Due 2/8
English 11 Alpha: memorize your Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points); study for vocab quiz (15 major assignment points)
English 11 Delta: memorize your Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points) -- we will have a workshop with a guest artist tomorrow to help with Poetry Out Loud preparation
Due 2/7
Religion: read and annotate Exodus 1-7.7 (5 notes per page)
English 11 Delta: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz (15 major assignment points); memorize your poem, if you have not already (20 HW points)
English 11 Alpha: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz (15 major assignment points); memorize your poem, if you have not already (20 HW points)
AP Gamma: Brutus vs. Antony essay rough draft (50 HW points); memorize Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points)
AP Zeta: prep for discussion on "ethical capitalism"/"ethical consumption" -- if you spend 35 minutes reading and annotating texts, you've done enough (even if you don't get to all 9 sources)
Due 2/6
Religion: come to class prepared to write the assessment on our reading and discussion of Genesis (see Googledoc shared with you) -- assessment is open book, open note
Due 2/6 (English 11 Alpha, AP Zeta) OR 2/5 (English 11 Delta, AP Gamma)
English 11 Alpha: see HW for 2/4, continue practicing AND MEMORIZING your POL poem, bring your new vocab words (10 HW points for vocab words, 20 HW points for poem memorization); vocab quiz Friday
AP Gamma: prep for discussion on "ethical capitalism"/"ethical consumption" -- if you spend 35 minutes reading and annotating texts, you've done enough (even if you don't get to all 9 sources); essay rough draft due Thursday, 2/7 (50 HW points); memorize Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points)
AP Zeta: rough draft of Brutus vs. Antony comparative rhetorical analysis (50 HW points? Sure, why not?); memorize Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points)
English 11 Delta: study your vocabulary words (quiz Thursday); practice your poem at least 5 times; finish the written parts of today's learning stations activities:
1) write out your poem in the warm-up section of your notebook (and show it to Mr. Day in class)
2) For each of the sentences below: a. write out the sentence, b. write who the sentence is about, c. write if the person is doing something or if the sentence gives more info about them, d. diagram just the main line of the sentence (S, P, DO/PA/PN, IO if there is one) -- TURN THIS IN TO OUR INBOX!
Due 2/5
Religion: come to class tomorrow prepared to suggest questions for our Genesis assessment on Wednesday; optional -- read Gen. 37-end
Due 2/4
Religion: read and annotate Gen. 32-37.1 (5 written notes per page)
English 11: memorize your Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points); did you finish writing your own poems yet?
AP: memorize your Poetry Out Loud poem (20 HW points); work on Brutus vs. Antony comparative rhetorical analysis rough draft (draft due Wed. for Zeta, Thurs. for Gamma)
Due 2/1
English 11 Alpha: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz; come to class tomorrow prepared to write two poems -- one that rhymes and one that doesn't (bringing the "Choice Writing" handout from Wednesday will help you); bring your copy of "Let America Be America Again" to hand in; select Poetry Out Loud poem (10 HW points)
English 11 Delta: read and annotate "Let America Be America Again," by Langston Hughes (15 HW points -- 5 written notes per page of text); select Poetry Out Loud poem (10 HW points)
AP: Select Poetry Out Loud poem (10 HW points); work on Brutus vs. Antony comparative rhetorical analysis rough draft
Due 1/31:
Religion: read and annotate Gen. 25.19-Gen. 31 (I know I said 33 in class, but there are particular things in 33 I want us to talk about, and I don't think we'll get to them tomorrow, though you never know...)
English 11 Delta: come to class prepared for a vocabulary quiz and to write two poems -- one that rhymes, and one that doesn't
English 11 Alpha: read and annotate "Let America Be America Again," by Langston Hughes (15 HW points for 15 annotations -- 5 per page of text)
AP Gamma: finish ethos letter (30 HW points); read and annotate Act 3, Sc. 2 from Julius Caesar
AP Zeta: finish ethos letter (30 HW points); read and annotate Act 3, Sc. 2 from Julius Caesar
AP Ethos Letter: Please compose a letter to your teacher reflecting on what you have learned in our study of ethos. Consider at least the following questions: What have you learned about ethos and how it is used in rhetoric? Aristotle says, "Character is the strongest proof of all" -- do you agree? Why or why now? Refer to specific arguments we have seen and texts we have read to explain and illustrate your thinking (30 HW points)
Due 1/30
Religion: read and annotate (5 notes per page) Genesis 22-26
Due 1/29
Religion: review the reading for today (Gen. 11.27-13, 15-21), and also read and annotate Gen. 22.
Due 1/29 (Gamma, Delta) or 1/30 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: study your vocabulary words for the next quiz (Delta -- Thursday; Alpha -- Friday)
Due 1/28
Religion: read and annotate from Gen. 11.27 through Gen. 13, and also Gen. 15-21 (again, 5 notes per page)
AP: complete your rhetorical device posters if you did not complete them in class today (term in big and bold lettering, definition, two examples -- preferably including one that isn't from the handlist); complete Lincoln reflection assignment
English 11: come to class with either 3 new vocabulary cards completed, or all the information you need to make 3 new vocabulary cards (word, part of speech, sentence you find it in, definition, synonym, antonym, idea for a memory picture) -- suggested words: defy, constrain, kinsmen, inglorous, ignominious, "in vain," accursed
Due 1/25
English 11: study for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz (15 major assignment points); FYI, tomorrow we will spend class writing the vocabulary quiz and then drafting Q2 comments
AP: complete Q2 portfolio and comment draft; bring any markers or colored pencils you would like to use in making rhetorical analysis posters
Due 1/24
English 11: read and annotate "If we must die" by Claude McKay and "I, Too" by Langston Hughes -- 1 HW point per annotation (10 annotations for each poem)
AP: re-read pp. 137-146 of WLLP; Q2 portfolio and comment draft due Friday, 1/25; Lincoln reflection assignment due Monday, 1/28
Religion: read and annotate Gen 6-9 and 11:1-9 (the book of Genesis, chapters 6-9 -- the chapters are the big dark numbers -- and chapter 11, verses 1-9) -- 5 annotations per page (12 HW points)
AP: finish watching Lincoln by 1/22; do your best with the assignment packet. Please let me know if the film is a financial hardship for you.
11th graders: Letter of Commitment for Civil Rights Spring Break trip due 1/22
Due 1/22 (Gamma, Delta), 1/23 (Zeta, Alpha)
AP: watch the rest of Lincoln; do your best on the viewing assignment (come in with #11-14 finished, and having done your best with #1-10)
English 11:
1. Bring the following information for your next 3 vocab cards: a word, its part of speech, the sentence you originally found it in (can be helpful on the quiz!), its definition, a synonym, an antonym (we'll make cards on Monday -- bring your own words, or choose three of these from "Tula" or class conversations about it: portal, enticing, enchantment, traviesa, docile)
2. Memorize two stanzas of "Tula" (10 HW points)
John, Amelia, Frame, Naia; Jordan, Miles, Ryann, Freud -- Stanzas 1 and 2
Aseeyah, Jony, Paola, Immanuel; Dylan, Duncan, Chrislyn, Brayden -- Stanzas 3 and 4
Kelly, JaNei, Jeremiah, Christian; Maddy, Bryant, Nate, Trinity -- Stanzas 5 and 6
Due 1/18
English 11: study for vocabulary quiz (all 12 words); come prepared for Sentence Diagramming Assessment; make sure you have your warm-ups to turn in
AP: see above re. Lincoln assignment
Due 1/17
AP: read and annotate pp. 119-146, 268-269 in Words Like Loaded Pistols ("Style," "Lincoln," and the paragraphs on the Toby Ziegler character from The West Wing)
English 11: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz; come to tutorial to review sentence diagramming (assessment Friday)
Due 1/15 (Gamma, Delta), 1/16 (Zeta, Alpha)
AP: read and annotate pp. 48-55 ("Ethos"), 81-87 ("Exordium"), 96-98 ("Appealing to Authority"), and 101-103 ("Concession") in Words Like Loaded Pistols (ideally, also read the pages in between for your own edification); please bring Everything's An Argument (just the ethos chapter) and Words Like Loaded Pistols to class on Monday
English 11: Come to class Monday ready to construct three new vocabulary cards. You will need: correct spelling, part of speech, sentence you found it in (for front); definition, synonyms, antonyms (for back) . Suggested (but not required) words: guile, myriad, subtle, reconcile, strife, facet (10 HW points)
Due 1/11
English 11 Alpha: study all 9 of your vocabulary cards for Friday's vocab quiz; read and annotate the SAT writing prompt and passage you received -- come to class knowing what you will write about (kinds of evidence, reasoning, stylistic choices) in the body paragraphs of your essay
English 11 Delta: read and annotate the two handouts you received today ("We Wear the Mask" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and "Double Consciousness" from duboisopedia, UMass Amherst)
AP: review procedures and protocols for writing rhetorical analysis essays
Due 1/10
English 11 Delta: study all 9 of your vocabulary cards for Thursday's vocab quiz; read and annotate the SAT writing prompt and passage you received -- come to class knowing what you will write about (kinds of evidence, reasoning, stylistic choices) in the body paragraphs of your essay
AP Lang and Comp Gamma: read and annotate the two news articles about Trump's speech -- Do you think each is neutral, or biased towards Trump or against him? How can you tell? ; watch/listen to Trump's speech (live at 9 pm Tuesday, streamable afterwards)
English 11 Alpha: read and annotate the two handouts you received today ("We Wear the Mask" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and "Double Consciousness" from duboisopedia, UMass Amherst)
AP Lang and Comp Zeta: read and annotate the transcript of Trump's speech and Schumer and Pelosi's response, plus the fact-checking article on Trump's speech; also read and annotate the two news articles published prior to Trump's speech -- Do you think each is neutral, or biased towards Trump or against him? How can you tell?
Due 1/8 (Gamma, Delta) and 1/9 (Zeta, Alpha)
AP: read and annotate the chapter on ethos from Everything's An Argument; bring in -- preferably on paper -- an example of an argument that is driven by ethos (10 HW points)
English 11: study all 9 of your vocabulary words -- vocab quiz Thursday for Delta, Friday for Alpha
Due 12/21
English 11 Delta: bring your copy of Gem of the Ocean to submit for an annotations check (pp. 47-end); re-read pp. 33-39 of Gem, focusing on Caesar; complete your Gem of the Ocean reflecton, if you have not already
English 11 Alpha: bring your copy of Gem of the Ocean to submit for an annotations check (pp. 47-end); complete your Gem of the Ocean reflecton, if you have not already; to ponder: in what ways do we see Fences picking up some of the same themes and issues we see in Gem of the Ocean?
AP: read and annotate "SantaLand Diaries"; complete Pathos Reflection Letter (directions in italics below -- scroll down)
Due 12/20
English 11 Alpha: bring your copy of Gem of the Ocean to submit for an annotations check (pp. 47-end); re-read pp. 33-39 of Gem, focusing on Caesar; complete your Gem of the Ocean reflecton, if you have not already
Due 12/18 (Gamma, Delta) / 12/19 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: complete Gem of the Ocean reflection (2 one-paragraph essays and 3 short answers); complete the Warm-up and #1-3 of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #6
AP: read and annotate pp. 48-55 of Words Like Loaded Pistols; Pathos Reflection Letter (see directions below) due Friday:
“Pathos” reflection (30 HW points)
Write a letter to your teacher summarizing what you have learned, and what you have thought, about the ways “pathos” — the emotions and feelings of the audience — is used in argument during our last few classes.
As part of your work, do
1. think about Everything’s An Argument and Words Like Loaded Pistols, but also
2. think about the texts we’ve encountered from the news: 1) text and images from the articles on climate change from National Geographic and The New Republic; 2) the excerpt from Tali Mendelberg's The Race Card; 3) Brett Kavanaugh's opening statement from his confirmation hearing and the BBC article about its designed audience; 4) the "Daisy" and "Willie Horton" campaign ads; 5) Amber Ruffin's post-election appearance on The Late Show ("Join the fun!"); 6) the articles from The Onion's 9/11 issue; 7) your show and tell argument that uses humor.
What are we learning about the different ways appeals to (and influence of) the audience's emotions can be deployed and put to use?
Due 12/17
AP Zeta and Gamma: multiple choice packet with brief written reflections on your thought process for items you answered incorrectly (26 class work points); read and annotate articles and front page from the first post-9/11 issue of The Onion; bring in (preferably on paper) a humorous pathos-driven argument for small group show and tell on Monday (other people will have trouble looking at your phone, and you will not have access to the projector) (10 HW points)
English 11: Catch up on your Gem annotations (you will be turning your book in at some point next week)
Due 12/14
AP Gamma: multiple choice packet with brief written reflections on your thought process for items you answered incorrectly
Due 12/13
English 11: LEARN AND PRACTICE YOUR LINES UNTIL THEY ARE EASY AND YOU CAN SAY THEM QUICKLY WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED! No scripts on stage tomorrow!
AP Gamma: read and annotate Brett Kavanaugh's opening statement, the excerpt from Ch. 1 of The Race Card, and the excerpt from the BBC on Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing
AP Zeta: review the excerpt from The Race Card
Due 12/11 (Delta) / 12/12 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: LEARN AND PRACTICE YOUR LINES UNTIL THEY ARE EASY AND YOU CAN SAY THEM QUICKLY WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED!
AP: read and annotate Brett Kavanaugh's opening statement, the excerpt from Ch. 1 of The Race Card, and the excerpt from the BBC on Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing
Due 12/10
Engish 11: Be ready to shout your lines from memory on Monday (30 HW points once your lines are memorized)
AP: read and annotate the selection from chapter 1 of The Race Card and watch (and maybe take a few notes on the use of pathos in?) these two campaign videos: "Daisy" (from LBJ's '64 campaign), "Willie Horton" (political action committee ad attacking Michael Dukakis in '88 presidential campaign). In addition, read and annotate Brett Kavanaugh's opening statement from his continued confirmation hearing following Christine Blasey-Ford's testimony for Tuesday (Gamma) / Wednesday (Zeta).
Due 12/7
AP: read and annotate the articles from The New Republic and National Geographic (and try to look at the National Geographic one online; the images are part of the point, but they're impossible to print). What about the way each uses pathos is worth investigating and discussing?
English 11: memorize all of your lines from Gem of the Ocean (30 HW points)
Due 12/4 (Gamma, Delta) or 12/5 (Zeta, Alpha)
AP: review EAA and WLLP material on pathos -- What parts of these texts will help you discuss the questions and issues you've come up with? What are three questions or issues you think are important to discuss?
English 11: memorize your next 15 lines, and review your first ten lines -- come ready for a quiz on your next 25 lines or all of your lines, whichever is shorter (15 HW points)
Due 12/3
AP Gamma: read and annotate "Pathos" chapter from Everything's An Argument
AP Zeta: read and annotate "Pathos" chapter from Everything's An Argument, plus pp. 65-71 of Words Like Loaded Pistols (section on pathos)
English 11: memorize your first 10 lines from your scene(s) in Gem of the Ocean. 1 HW point per line; you will be quizzed in one way or another on Monday
Due 11/30
English 11: annotate the closing pages of Gem of the Ocean (through p. 85)
AP Zeta: finish "Logos" reflection letter
Due 11/29
AP: write "Logos" reflection letter (30 HW points -- see paper directions received in class); bring in (either on paper or via electronic submission to Mr. Day) an argument that mainly relies on pathos -- an appeal to the audience's emotions (I own Sarah MacLachlan's debut album on cd and listened to it a lot during the winter of my sophomore year of college, but YOU MAY NOT USE ANYTHING RELATED TO THIS Sarah McLachlan SPCA ad) (10 HW points)
English 11: complete the front (homework) side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #5, using and following the directions on this video once you have completed the warm-up (10 HW points)
Due 11/27 (Gamma, Delta)/ 11/28 (Zeta, Alpha)
AP: review your takeaways and questions on "Logos" in your notes, and then also review the "Logos" chapter of Everything's An Argument and the "Logos" section of Words Like Loaded Pistols. Come back to class ready to talk about them with reference to today's two news articles.
Eng. 11: read and annotate through p. 71 of Gem of the Ocean. Remember that you will earn 1.5 HW points for each page with three written annotations.
Due 11/20
AP: complete the "Respond" task on p. 60 of Everything's An Argument. Print out your Snapshot, and write the 3 different claims that the statistic could be used to support on the piece of paper, with your name (10 HW points)
English 11: 11/20 is the last day you may turn in your annotations of Gem of the Ocean (pp. 7-54) for credit.
Due 11/19
AP: read and annotate the "Logos" chapter from Everything's an Argument; bring this to class on Monday, along with Words Like Loaded Pistols and the article on human sexual dimorphism from Slate.
English 11: complete the front (HW) side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #4, using this video: Sentence Diagramming Exercise #4. Remember to do the warm-up before you start the video! Remember to follow the in-video directions! Your copies of Gem of the Ocean will be collected after class on Monday for an annotations check (please make sure you have your book, and your annotations complete through p. 54).
Due 11/16:
English 11 Alpha: Complete the brainstorming table on the prompt sheet for Thursday's in-class writing assignment, and review the rubric for the assignment so you know how your work will be graded
English 11 Delta: read and annotate through p. 54 of Gem of the Ocean
AP Lang: prep for tomorrow's rhetorical analysis essay -- read and annotate the prompt and passage; identify significant rhetorical strategies to analyze, plus evidence from the passage for each; review what you need to do in your introduction
Due 11/15
English 11 Delta: Complete the brainstorming table on the prompt sheet for Thursday's in-class writing assignment, and review the rubric for the assignment so you know how your work will be graded; finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise #3 if you did not finish it and hand it in at the end of class today
English 11 Alpha: read and annotate through p. 54 of Gem in preparation for tomorrow's discussion; finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise #3 if you did not finish it and hand it in at the end of class today
AP Lang Gamma and Zeta: read and annotate pp. 45-47 and 56-65 of Words Like Loaded Pistols; read and annotate the Slate.com article about non-binary sex identification (we will be discussing the use of logic in arguments for the next few days)
Due 11/13 (Delta, Gamma) or 11/14 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: read and annotate through page 42 (end of Scene 4) -- 3 written notes per page, please (1.5 HW points per page); there is a non-zero probability that I will ask you to leave your books behind for an annotations check some time this week; complete #1 on the back side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #3
AP: read and annotate the 3 articles from the Washington Post on the White House's revocation of CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass; please bring these articles, Words Like Loaded Pistols, and Everything's An Argument (Ch. 1) to class. Read and annotate pp. 1-32 of Words Like Loaded Pistols, plus pp. 122-123 (first half). Here are links to the Post articles, in case you want to watch the relevant videos:
Due 11/12
English 11: read and annotate (3 written notes per page) through page 24 of Gem of the Ocean (through the end of Scene 2) -- 1.5 HW points for each page with 3 written annotations
AP: read and annotate pp. 1-32 (fixed it!) of Words Like Loaded Pistols, plus all of page 122 and the first half of 123 (the paragraphs on kairos); bring BOTH Words Like Loaded Pistols AND Everything's An Argument, Ch. 1 to class on Monday
Due 11/8
English 11: Q1 Portfolio
AP: read and annotate all of Ch. 1 of Everything's An Argument (so Gamma period, add the last 7 pages) -- please review the text, Zeta period
Due 11/7
English 11 Alpha: Complete Sentence Diagramming Exercise #2, if you did not complete it in class
AP Zeta: read and annotate Ch. 1 of Everything's An Argument
Due 11/6
English 11 Delta: Complete Sentence Diagramming Exercise #2, if you did not complete it in class
AP Gamma: read and annotate pp. 3-21 of Everything's An Argument
Due 11/1
English 11: no new HW, finish #3 on the front and #1 on the back
AP: Q1 Portfolio due Monday, 11/5
Due 10/30 (Gamma, Delta); Due 10/31 (Zeta, Alpha)
English 11: "Fracture and Bonding" essay from NYC trip (value: up to 30 major assignment points); Sentence Diagramming Exercise #1
AP: "Fracture and Bonding" essay from NYC trip
Due 10/29
AP: "Fracture and Bonding" essay from NYC trip (11th graders only)
English 11: Finish Sentence Diagramming Exercise #1
Due 10/26
English 11: vocab quiz on all words so far (up to 6 major assignment points -- bring your vocab cards! Be ready when you walk in the door!), revisions of Harriet Jacobs SAT essay, complete the outline of your 9/11 essay if you did not finish it in class today
Due 10/25
English 11: revisions of Frederick Douglass SAT essay, study for vocab quiz, prepare for Thursday's in class essay on NYC trip (pick out evidence to use, do some planning...)
AP: Pictures and Text HW assignment from NYC trip (11th graders only) (25 HW points), Polite Speech essay revisions
Due 10/24
English 11 Alpha: Pictures Text HW assignment from NYC trip (25 HW points), study for vocab quiz
AP Zeta: Orwell essay (60 major assignment points), multiple choice packet and reflections (10th and 12th graders only) (25 HW points)
Due 10/23
English 11 Delta: Pictures Text HW assignment from NYC trip (25 HW points), study for vocab quiz
AP Gamma: Orwell essay (60 major assignment points), multiple choice packet and reflections (10th and 12th graders only) (25 HW points)
Due 10/22
English 11: on a piece of paper, ready your next 3 vocabulary words (pick from Harriet Jacobs excerpt) -- you will need the word, its definition, at least one synonym, and at least one antonym (10 HW points)
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS: WITH THE END OF THE QUARTER APPROACHING, I WILL BE ENTERING ZEROES FOR THE SECOND (ENGLISH 11) AND THIRD (AP LANG) TUTORIAL MEETINGS AT THE END OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, 10/16
ALSO, AP LANG STUDENTS: BECAUSE OF THE NYC TRIP FOR THE JUNIORS, YOU CAN HAVE UNTIL 10/22 TO SUBMIT DISSENT/DISAGREEMENT ESSAY REVISIONS (POLITE SPEECH STILL DUE ON 10/25)
Due 10/17
AP Lang Zeta: second draft of Orwell essay -- revised, typed, MLA format with Works Cited page and in-text citations -- BRING A PAPER HARD COPY TO CLASS (20 HW points); bring your annotated copy of excerpts from Aristotle's Poetics
English 11 Alpha: finish Monday's Punctuation worksheet; read and annotate the excerpt you have selected to focus on from The Warmth of Other Suns (8 written annotations, 8 HW points); complete questions 1-8 inside the Warmth of Other Suns packet (yes, 1-8, not 1-9) (10 HW points)
Due 10/16
English 11 Delta: finish Monday's Punctuation worksheet; read and annotate the excerpt you have selected to focus on from The Warmth of Other Suns (8 written annotations, 8 HW points); complete questions 1-8 inside the Warmth of Other Suns packet (yes, 1-8, not 1-9) (10 HW points)
AP Lang Gamma: second draft of Orwell essay -- revised, typed, MLA format with Works Cited page and in-text citations -- BRING A PAPER HARD COPY TO CLASS (20 HW points); bring your annotated copy of excerpts from Aristotle's Poetics
Due 10/15
AP Lang: read and annotate excerpt from Aristotle's Poetics
English 11: finish Friday's punctuation sheet; skim, then read and annotate one of the excerpts from The Warmth of Other Suns; finish your reflection summary paragraph
Due 10/12
English 11: finish today's second punctuation worksheet (the one where you have two write two sentences for each sentence provided -- read the directions carefully)
Due 10/11
AP: rough draft of Orwell/Words Matter essay (30 HW points)
English 11: draft of Harriet Jacobs practice SAT essay (up to 30 major assignment points); finish Harriet Jacobs reading packet annotations (16 class work points) and footnote questions (10 class work points)
Due 10/5
English 11 Alpha and Delta: study for vocab quiz; bring your vocab cards to class for vocab quiz (if you do not have them, you will get a zero)
English 11 Alpha: select quotes and body paragraph topics for your Harriet Jacobs essay (finish packet questions)
Due 10/4
English 11 Delta: complete #11-20 of today's prepositions worksheet; study for Friday's vocabulary quiz (all 3 definitions, synonyms, antonyms; you must have your vocab cards with you -- otherwise how can I quiz you?)
English 11 Alpha: study for Friday's vocabulary quiz (all 3 definitions, synonyms, antonyms; you must have your vocab cards with you -- otherwise how can I quiz you?)
AP Lang Gamma and Zeta: read, annotate, and ponder the essay prompt you received today in class
Due 10/3
English 11 Alpha: study for Friday's vocab quiz (all 3 definitions, synonyms, antonyms; you must have your vocab cards with you -- otherwise how can I quiz you?); bring your Frederick Douglass reading to hand in on Wednesday (1 HW point for every 2 annotations -- 12 HW points total); finish Monday's comma sheet
AP Lang Zeta: re-re-view "Politics and the English Language" in its entirety; what significant issues and quotations have we yet to discuss?
Due 10/2
English 11 Delta: study for Thursday's vocab quiz (all 3 definitions, synonyms, antonyms; you must have your vocab cards with you -- otherwise how can I quiz you?); bring your Frederick Douglass reading to hand in on Tuesday (1 HW point for every 2 annotations -- 12 HW points total)
AP Lang Gamma: re-re-view "Politics and the English Language" in its entirety; what significant issues and quotations have we yet to discuss?
Due 10/1
AP Lang: review "Politics and the English Language" in its full length. What significant claims and issues in this text have we yet to discuss?
English 11: introduction and all body paragraphs of Frederick Douglass practice SAT essay (up to 30 major assignment points -- we will write brief conclusions and then you will submit the essay in class on Monday; if you do not complete your intro and body paragraphs, you will be submitting an incomplete essay for grading)
Due 9/28
AP Lang: no new HW =); review "Politics and the English Language" in its full length for Monday
English 11: introduction and all body paragraphs of Frederick Douglass practice SAT essay due Monday (up to 30 major assignment points)
Due 9/27
English 11 Alpha: draft first body paragraph of Frederick Douglass practice SAT essay; remember that your task is to not just give examples of your topic, but to show how those examples help Douglass achieve his purpose in writing
English 11 Delta: finish your essay intro paragraph, if you have not already; find the examples and quotes you will use in each of your body paragraphs -- come to class on Thursday ready to write!
AP Gamma and Zeta: read and annotate the rest (p. 9-end) of "Politics and the English Language"
Due 9/26
AP Gamma: read and annotate pp. 1-top of 9 of "Politics and the English Language"; keep bringing 1984
English 11 Alpha: complete the back sides of your vocabulary cards
9/25
AP Gamma: read and annotate pp. 1-top of 9 of "Politics and the English Language"; keep bringing 1984
English 11 Delta: complete the back sides of your vocabulary cards
Due 9/24
AP: review pp. 274-312 of 1984; compose 1-2 pp. of notes, quotes, and questions for discussion (20 HW points)
English 11 Gamma: finish composing introductory paragraph; record the definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of any 3 words from the Douglass excerpt you didn't know the meaning of
English 11 Delta: compose thesis statement; record the definitions, synonyms, and antonyms of any 3 words from the Douglass excerpt you didn't know the meaning of
Due 9/21
English 11: read/review Frederick Douglass excerpt and complete your annotations (see directions); complete #23-44 on grammar handout (Gamma period only -- Delta, we will do this in class tomorrow)
Due 9/20
English 11: complete #1-11 on the back side of Sentence Diagramming Exercise #00
AP: review pp. 239-274 of 1984. Complete your fourth "Book Club" assignment
Due 9/19
English 11 Alpha: no new HW
AP Zeta: review pp. 185-239 of 1984 and complete your third "Book Club" assignment (20 HW points)
Due 9/18
English 11 Delta: no new HW
AP Gamma: review pp. 185-239 of 1984 and complete your third "Book Club" assignment (20 HW points)
Due 9/17
English 11: no new homework
AP: review pp. 104-184 of 1984. Complete your second Literature Circles assignment (complete a different assignment than the first time around) (20 HW points)
Due 9/14
English 11: Email Mr. Day 5 sentences of your own that use commas to set off introductory info. Start your sentences with... 1) Since 2) During 3) Until 4) Because 5) Unless
AP: nothing due 9/14 (in-class essay)
Due 9/13
English 11: Email Mr. Day 5 sentences of your own that use commas to set off introductory info. Start your sentences with... 1) Also 2) In addition 3) However 4) Although 5) When
AP: review pp. 49-104 of 1984. Complete your first Literature Circles assignment (20 HW points).
Zeta groups: (Gabby, Luke, Fiona); (Catherine, Nathan, Cecily, Robbie); (Una, Oliver, Makiya); (Felicity, Celia, Aviel, Emma)
Gamma groups: (Lydia Moore, Oliver, Theo); (Simone, Nora, Dakota, Sara); (Nona, Eva, Sofia, Zoe); (Bea, Lydia Mitchell, Shelby, Nick); (Miles, Ellery, Helena, Justin)
Discussion Roles and Tasks
Summarizer: compose substantial 1-paragraph summary of plot developments
Character Development: explain how characters develop and change and are affected by plot events, both on their own and in relationships with each other (paragraph for each major character)
Notable Quotes: 5 quotations that you find significant or striking, with explanations for each
Discussion Director: 5 questions that you think will spark inquiry into significant issues in the text, with a brief explanation for each question as to why you think it is a good question.
Due 9/12
English 11 Alpha: bring back 12 Years a Slave opt-out form, if necessary
AP Lang Zeta: Compose summary/reflective paragraph about what you learned from Monday's gallery walk (20 HW points); review pp. 1-48 of 1984
Due 9/11
English 11 Delta: bring back 12 Years a Slave opt-out form, if necessary
AP Lang Gamma:
Compose summary/reflective paragraph about what you learned from Monday's gallery walk (20 HW points); review pp. 1-48 of 1984
Due 9/10
Rubric for AP Project:
1 major assignment point per item checked
____ Text from Lincoln’s speech is included in boldface
____ Explanation of connection between content of chapter and text of speech exists
____ Explanation of connection… is clear and thorough
____ Takeaway(s) are presented as a bulleted or numbered list in boldface
____ Each takeaway has an accompanying explanation of its significance
____ Explanations are mostly clear and helpful
____ Explanations are quite clear and helpful
____ Encapsulating quote is included
____ Encapsulating quote is a wise choice
____ Image(s) is/are present
____ Image(s) is/are helpful for grasping the main ideas of the chapter
Due 9/7
English 11 Delta: Re-review pp. 210-end of Kindred
English 11 Alpha: no new homework
AP: Gettysburg Address graphic novel project now due Monday, 9/10 (see rubric above)
Due 9/6
English 11: review Kindred, from p. 210-end
AP: apportion tasks for small group project on Gettysburg Address graphic novel; project due Friday, 9/7
Due 9/5
English 11 Alpha: review pp. 168-209 of Kindred
AP Lang Zeta: come to class ready to talk with your partner(s) (see below) about how to fulfill these expectations for your small group work on a section of the Gettysburg Address graphic novel (I just tried to use the insert format here; if it didn't work, check your email -- there's a link there).
Due 9/4
English 11 Delta: review pp. 168-209 of Kindred
AP Lang Gamma: come to class ready to talk with your partner(s) (see below) about how to fulfill these expectations for your small group work on a section of the Gettysburg Address graphic novel (I just tried to use the insert format here; if it didn't work, check your email -- there's a link there).
Due 8/31
English 11: respond in writing to all essay pre-writing questions in the packet you received in class today (20 HW points)
AP: Individualized small group reading assignments -- re-read and annotate closely:
Cecily and Felicity: pp. 101-118
Fiona and Catherine and Nathan: pp. 120-125, 149-153
Aviel and Celia and Oliver Spiva: pp. 162-173
Gabby and Luke: pp. 175-186
Rob and Makiya: pp. 187-199
Emma and Una: pp. 201-221
Eva, Nona, and Nick: pp. 101-118
Sara, Zoe, Lydia Mitchell: pp. 120-125, 149-153
Simone, Shelby, Lydia Moore, Dakota: pp. 162-173
Justin, Theo, Bea: pp. 175-186
Nora, Ellery, Sofia: pp. 187-199
Joe, Helena, Oliver Stevens, Miles: pp. 201-221
Due 8/30
Delta and Alpha English 11: review pages 110-167 of Kindred
Gamma and Zeta AP: review and annotate pp. 63-99 of the Gettysburg Address graphic novel
Due 8/29
Alpha English 11: review pages 58-109 of Kindred (bring the book and your packet of loose leaf paper to our next class)
Zeta AP: review pp. 17-62 of the graphic novel about the Gettysburg Address; set up your binder into four sections: 1. Warm-up, 2. Reading Notes, 3. Writing Notes, 4. Vocab/Other
Due 8/28
Delta English 11: review pages 58-109 of Kindred (bring the book and your packet of loose leaf paper to our next class)
Gamma AP: review pp. 17-62 of the graphic novel about the Gettysburg Address; set up your binder into four sections: 1. Warm-up, 2. Reading Notes, 3. Writing Notes, 4. Vocab/Other
