Hamd (History/ENGLISH)
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Epsilon, History:
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HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 20-24
Note to all classes: Any missing assignments in Powerschool will become zeroes on Tuesday, May 28. Please come see me if you have any missing assignments!
Beta English :
Monday, May 20: Continue preparing for/reviewing the work in your review packet. Using my study advice--rewrite all your notes, saying them out loud as you write--go over all the notes you have so far in the packet. ALSO: Choose the two essay prompts you are most interested in, and brainstorm for each one.
Wednesday, May 22: Bring Antigone and Things Fall Apart to class. Be prepared to state which essay prompt you will use for your final.
Thursday, May 23: Choose the prompt you will use for the final. Brainstorm that prompt, and bring in the brainstorming. It should be a full page.
Friday, May 24: Continue either preparing for your essay or studying the material for the final. This homework will not be checked in class.
Delta English:
Monday, May 20: Continue working through the review packet, filling out as much as you can on your own. Try to spend 30 minutes working. NOTE: This homework was not put on the wiki until Sunday night, due to my illness on Friday. I understand that the substitute teacher told you to finish the packet, but also sometime on Friday I responded to an email from one of your peers stating that you should spend 30 minutes working through the packet. My apologies for any confusion.
Wednesday, May 22: Bring all your books to class. Find the I Am Malala quote about her face being covered. Begin preparing for the essay portion of the exam by choosing the essay prompt you will use and finding one quote from each of the texts that you will use. Remember you may bring a notecard with handwritten notes on it for the essay portion only of the exam.
Thursday, May 23: Choose the prompt you will use for the final. Brainstorm that prompt, and bring in the brainstorming. It should be a full page.
Friday, May 24: Continue either preparing for your essay or studying the material for the final. This homework will not be checked in class.
Epsilon History:
Thursday, May 24: Choose the essay prompt you will use for your final. Brainstorm that prompt by writing at least 4 ideas about it AND drawing a concept or idea map about it.
Friday, May 24: Finish the Quote IDs in the packet.
Zeta History:
Thursday, May 24: Choose one essay prompt from the packet. Brainstorm that prompt by writing at least 4 ideas about it AND drawing a concept or idea map about it.
Friday, May 24: Finish the Quote IDs in the packet.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 13-17
Beta English :
Monday, May 13: Dystopian Short Story due today! Please print your story and staple the rubric to it. The rubric is the last page of your Fahrenheit 451 packet. ALSO: Bring your Lord of the Flies and Last Book in the Universe texts to class.
Tuesday, May 14: Based on our preview of the Final Review packet, distributed in class on Monday, we will complete the poetry page first, found near the end of the packet, before the Sentence Diagramming page. These are the things you need to do for homework: 1. Research form, structure, language, as they apply to poetry, and write 2-3 sentences about what you find. Include the website you used. 2. Define the Figurative language/poetic devices found at the bottom of the page.
Wednesday, May 15: Write a four line paragraph for each of the Last Book in the Universe quotes. ALSO: Define the vocabulary words.
Thursday, May 16: Continue preparing your Book Club group's presentation of the book you are assigned to review.
Delta English
Monday, May 13: Dystopian Short Story due today! Please print your story and staple the rubric to it. The rubric is the last page of your Fahrenheit 451 packet. ALSO: Bring your Lord of the Flies and Last Book in the Universe texts to class.
Tuesday, May 14: Based on our preview of the Final Review packet, distributed in class on Monday, we will complete the poetry page first, found near the end of the packet, before the Sentence Diagramming page. These are the things you need to do for homework: 1. Research form, structure, language, as they apply to poetry, and write 2-3 sentences about what you find. Include the website you used. 2. Define the Figurative language/poetic devices found at the bottom of the page.
Thursday, May 16: Write a four line paragraph for each of the Last Book in the Universe quotes. ALSO: Define the vocabulary words.
Friday, May 17: Gather all your old notes, handouts and any other work that will help you to review, and bring that to class. ALSO: Finish reading Antigone. You know which of the last pages that you didn't read. Please complete that task.
Epsilon History
Monday, May 13: In preparation for our year-end review, write the name of each revolution that we have studied this year and your main takeaway from each. The revolutions are: Internet, Industrial, Haitian/French, Russian, Black Panther Party, and the Arab Spring. Your main takeaway should be a sentence or two long. ALSO: Bring any Internet Revolution packet or work you have!
Tuesday, May 14: Define all the Internet Revolution key terms in your review packet. ALSO: Bring any Internet Revolution packet or work you have!
Wednesday, May 15: Complete the Haitian/French Revolution pages in your review packet. ALSO: Bring your Haitian/French DBQ packet and any other work you have from that revolution!
Friday, May 17: Define the key terms for the Russian Revolution page. ALSO: Fill in the bottom part, Key Figures/Dates.
Zeta History
Monday, May 13: In preparation for our year-end review, write the name of each revolution that we have studied this year and your main takeaway from each. The revolutions are: Internet, Industrial, Haitian/French, Russian, Black Panther Party, and the Arab Spring. Your main takeaway should be a sentence or two long. ALSO: Bring any Internet Revolution packet or work you have!
Wednesday, May 15: Define the key terms for the Industrial Revolution page in your review packets, distributed on Monday, May 13. ALSO: Bring any Internet Revolution packet or work you have!
Thursday, May 16: Complete the key terms for the Haitian/French Revolution page in your review packet.
Friday, May 17: Complete the Russian Revolution key terms definitions in your review packet.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 6-10
Beta English :
Monday, May 6: Finish reading Fahrenheit 451. Also, complete some prewriting for your Dystopian Short Story assignment, due Monday, May 13. The rubric is found in your F451 packet. The prewriting for Monday is: 1. Choose a name for your main character. 2. Choose the setting. 3. Make some notes about a possible piece of figurative language that you might use.
Tuesday, May 7: Based on our discussion on Happiness today, write a full, 6-7 line paragraph explaining who is or is not happy in Fahrenheit 451. Your paragraph should include a piece of textual evidence from the book and could be about: Clarisse, Montag, the citizens of the city, the old men at the end, Beatty, or Faber.
Wednesday, May 8: Choose one of the Big Questions from the front of your F451 packet, (except for the Happiness question!) Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph answering that question, including a piece of textual evidence from the book.
Thursday, May 9: Work on your Dystopian Short Story, due Monday, May 13. Please see the rubric for requirements.
Delta English
Monday, May 6: Finish reading Fahrenheit 451. Also, complete some prewriting for your Dystopian Short Story assignment, due Monday, May 13. The rubric is found in your F451 packet. The prewriting for Monday is: 1. Choose a name for your main character. 2. Choose the setting. 3. Make some notes about a possible piece of figurative language that you might use. Note: If this homework is different than what was discussed with the sub on Friday, no worries. We will sort it out on Monday! At least finish reading the book!
Tuesday, May 7: Based on our discussion on Happiness today, write a full, 6-7 line paragraph explaining who is or is not happy in Fahrenheit 451. Your paragraph should include a piece of textual evidence from the book and could be about: Clarisse, Montag, the citizens of the city, the old men at the end, Beatty, or Faber.
Thursday, May 9: Choose one of the Big Questions from the front of your F451 packet, (except for the Happiness question!) Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph answering that question, including a piece of textual evidence from the book.
Epsilon History
Monday, May 6: Answer the Discussion Questions at the bottom of the Venn diagram page in your Maps packet, distributed on Thursday, May 2. Answer each question in 2-3 sentences, giving detail.
Tuesday, May 7: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph about both the Sykes-Picot Agreement and also the correspondence between Sherif Hussein and Mr. McMahon.
Wednesday, May 8: Answer the four questions at the bottom of the Ottoman Empire Chart on pg. 11 of your Maps packet.
Friday, May 10: Using this link to the maps we viewed today: https://www.vox.com/a/maps-explain-the-middle-east, complete the rest of your map packet, which is viewing the Sykes-Picot map (map 8 on the website) and answering the questions in the packet. Also complete the homework assignment in the packet, which is to write a full, 6-7 line paragraph about an underlying cause of the Arab Spring.
Zeta History
Monday, May 6: Answer the Discussion Questions at the bottom of the Venn diagram page in your Maps packet, distributed on Thursday, May 2. Answer each question in 2-3 sentences, giving detail.
Wednesday, May 8: Label the empty Middle East map, found in your Maps packet, with the three countries that were involved in the Arab Spring and two other countries of your choice. I will grade the maps for accuracy!
Thursday, May 9: In preparation for a special lesson tomorrow, please research the Latino activist Cesar Chavez. Answer these three questions about him: 1. When was he most active in mobilizing? 2. What is his great accomplishment? 3. How is he connected to our curriculum of revolutions?
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 29-MAY 3
Beta English :
Monday, April 29: Read and annotate pgs. 107-123. Complete the 4th reading of the poetry work in your packet.
Tuesday, April 30: Read pgs. 123-138 and write a full, 6-7 line paragraph reflection on the poem "Dover Beach" and how it affected the women when Montag read it to them. Your paragraph must include a piece of textual evidence from the poem itself.
Wednesday, May 1: Read pgs. 138-147 and answer the Happiness questions in your Fahrenheit 451 packet.
Thursday, May 2: Read pgs. 147-153 of Fahrenheit 451. Also, write a full, 6-7 line paragraph about the word "garment" as it was used in the metaphor by Bradbury, found on pg. 79.
Delta English
Monday, April 29: Read and annotate pgs. 99-106 AND complete the 3rd reading of the poetry work in your packet. Questions? Please email me!
Tuesday, April 30: Read and annotate pgs. 107-123 of Fahrenheit 451. Re-read the Thucydides excerpt found in your packet and be ready to discuss its meaning to the poem tomorrow.
Thursday, May 2: Read pgs. 123-138 and write a full, 6-7 line paragraph reflection on the poem "Dover Beach" and how it affected the women when Montag read it to them. Your paragraph must include a piece of textual evidence from the poem itself.
Epsilon History
Monday, April 29: Complete all 8 notecards for your Arab Spring research essay project.
Tuesday, April 30: Continue working on your Arab Spring research essay. Because of scheduling, you have been given an extension on your Arab Spring research until Friday, May 3! The paper must be shared with me by the beginning of your lesson on Friday.
Wednesday, May 1: Complete the chart on this page in your Map packet: Background Reading: From Ottoman Collapse to the End of the First World War
Friday, May 3: Your Arab Spring research essay is due! Please share the essay as a Google doc with me and Ms. Hamm; also bring your rubric with you to class.
Zeta History
Monday, April 29: Complete 6 notecards for your Arab Spring research essay project. This homework assignment was given and discussed in class on Friday, but I did not put the assignment on the wiki. The due date for the entire project is still Thursday, May 2.
Wednesday, May 1: Complete all 8 notecards for your Arab Spring research project. Also, complete a citation for the BBC Sykes-Picot article found here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-25299553. Also: Because of scheduling, you have been given an extension on your Arab Spring research until Friday, May 3!
Thursday, May 2: Continue working on your Arab Spring research essay, due Friday. Be sure to observe the comments made on your notecards by me or Ms. Hamm.
Friday, May 3: Your Arab Spring research is due! All work must be complete in Noodle Tools by the start of class on Friday.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22-26
Beta English :
Monday, April 22: Read pgs. 45-65 of Fahrenheit 451. Be sure to complete all necessary annotations.
Tuesday, April 23: Read pages 67-88 of Fahrenheit 451, completing all necessary annotations. ALSO, read the New York Times article found in your packet.
Wednesday, April 24: Write two discussion questions about the New York Times article. ALSO: read pgs. 88-98 of Fahrenheit 451, completing all necessary annotations.
Thursday, April 25: Vocabulary and Sentence Diagramming quiz. You should know the definition and etymology of each of these words: pedant, cacophony, incriminate, stratum. You should also be able to diagram: subject, compound subject, conjunction, definite article, verb, direct object, adjective, adverb, and prepositional phrase. Questions? Please ask in class or come to tutorial! ALSO: Read the next short reading and complete the poetry figurative language annotation in your packet.
Delta English
Monday, April 22: Read pgs. 45-65 of Fahrenheit 451. Be sure to complete all necessary annotations.
Tuesday, April 23: Read pages 67-88 of Fahrenheit 451, completing all necessary annotations. ALSO, read the New York Times article found in your packet.
Thursday, April 25: Vocabulary and Sentence Diagramming quiz. You should know the definition and etymology of each of these words: pedant, cacophony, incriminate, stratum. You should also be able to diagram: subject, compound subject, conjunction, definite article, verb, direct object, adjective, adverb, and prepositional phrase. Questions? Please ask in class or come to tutorial!
Friday, April 26: Read and annotate pgs. 88-98. Prepare your book club work for those pages.
Epsilon History
Monday, April 22: Complete your Black Panther Party assessment. The requirements for each possible choice will be posted by Thursday evening. Project requirements: Time line--8 events, 2 visuals. Six-point poster--6 points, 2 visuals. Press conference--2-3 journalists, 1 key figure, 4-6 minutes. Panel--2-3 key figures, 1 panel leader, 4-6 minutes. Key Figure/Event--a visual and 2-3 sentences explanation. Powerpoint--4-6 slides, visual and writing on each slide, citation slide required. Essay--5 paragraphs.
Tuesday, April 23: In NoodleTools, complete the citations for the four sources for your Arab Spring research essay. This work was to be completed in class today, but if you didn't finish, please do so. ALSO: Choose one of the sources and complete an annotation for it, in Noodle Tools. Remember the three parts to an annotation: 1. Sentence that summarizes one key fact from the article. 2. Sentence that states the reliability of the source. 3. Sentence that states the relevance of the source to your research essay. Questions? Email me!
Wednesday, April 24: Complete one more Notecard for your Arab Spring essay.
Friday, April 26: Complete one more Notecard for your Arab Spring essay.
Zeta History
Monday, April 22: Work on your Black Panther Party assessment. The requirements for each possible choice will be posted by Thursday evening. Project requirements: Time line--8 events, 2 visuals. Six-point poster--6 points, 2 visuals. Press conference--2-3 journalists, 1 key figure, 4-6 minutes. Panel--2-3 key figures, 1 panel leader, 4-6 minutes. Key Figure/Event--a visual and 2-3 sentences explanation. Powerpoint--4-6 slides, visual and writing on each slide, citation slide required. Essay--5 paragraphs.
Wednesday, April 24: Your Black Panther Party assessment is due!
Thursday, April 25: Create a Noodle Tools project for our Arab Spring unit. Follow each of these steps: 1. Log into your Noodle Tools account. 2. Click on "New Project"--the green button. 3. Name the project "Last name (your last name) Arab Spring research" 4. Share it in my inbox called "Hamd Zeta WH II 2018/2019" Questions??? Please write me an email!!
Friday, April 26: Create another notecard for the background source for your Arab Spring research project. That notecard should have the quote and "your ideas" box completed.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 16-18
Beta English :
Tuesday, April 16: This homework has three parts: 1. Answer the questions on the pre-assessment sheet, distributed in class on Wednesday, April 10. 2. Read pgs. 1-16 of Fahrenheit 451, following the annotation instructions on the first page of the packet, also distributed in class on Wednesday. 3. Complete the "Meet Your Book" pages, which are the first two pages, of your packet. Questions? Please write me an email!
Wednesday, April 17: Read pgs. 17-28 of Fahrenheit 451, being sure to annotate for figurative language.
Thursday, April 18: Finish reading pgs. 29-45 and complete your Book Club work, using those pages.
Delta English
Tuesday, April 16: Read pgs. 17-28 of Fahrenheit 451, being sure to annotate for figurative language.
Wednesday, April 17: Read pgs. 29-mid 45 of Fahrenheit 451, being sure to annotate for figurative language. ALSO: Answer this question in a full, 6-7 line paragraph, including a piece of textual evidence: "How does Bradbury use figurative language to describe the 'air-pods' in Fahrenheit 451?"
Thursday, April 18: Complete your book club work as assigned to you in your group.
Epsilon History
Tuesday, April 16: This homework is using the Primary and Secondary Source packet, distributed on Friday. For Primary Source 1: Read, annotate and summarize the source on the lines provided. Primary source 1 is on two pages--look for the handwritten "Primary Source 1" at the bottom of the page. For Primary Source 2: Answer these two questions: 1. Who are the different people (Mao, Che, Fidel, etc.) that are mentioned in the source? 2. How do those people and the countries also mentioned connect to the Black Panther Party? Write your answers on the lines after Primary Source 2.
Wednesday, April 17: Read and summarize Primary Source 3, found in your Primary Source packet. You should summarize the source in 2-3 sentences, using the lines provided.
Thursday, April 18: Review your notes on the Arab Spring. Also, complete research on the Sykes-Picot agreement. Answer these questions in a full, 6-7 line paragraph: 1. When was it made? 2. Who made it? 3. What is one effect of the agreement?
Zeta History
Tuesday, April 16: This homework is using the Primary and Secondary Source packet, distributed on Friday. For Primary Source 1: Read, annotate and summarize the source on the lines provided. Primary source 1 is on two pages--look for the handwritten "Primary Source 1" at the bottom of the page. For Primary Source 2: Answer these two questions: 1. Who are the different people (Mao, Che, Fidel, etc.) that are mentioned in the source? 2. How do those people and the countries also mentioned connect to the Black Panther Party? Write your answers on the lines after Primary Source 2.
Wednesday, April 17: Read and summarize Primary Source 3, found in your Primary Source packet. You should summarize the source in 2-3 sentences, using the lines provided.
Thursday, April 18: Watch the rest of the Black Panther film: "Vanguard of the Revolution." ALSO: Write one sentence about each of the choices you made for your project. For example, you could write: "I plan to draw a picture of Kathleen Cleaver." Please see the project assignment sheet, distributed in class today.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 8-12
Beta English :
Monday, April 8: Complete your journal entry from Thursday. ALSO: Prewriting, in the form of a graphic organizer or listing, due today for your Antigone essay. The outline is due Tuesday, April 9. The essay itself is due, printed, Thursday, April 11. Please see the assignment sheet or write me an email if you have questions or concerns.
Wednesday, April 10: The outline for your essay is due today. Remember to have Google docs on your phones and then we will spend time writing the essay during class.
Thursday, April 11: Your Antigone essay is due today! Please print your essay and submit it with the rubric attached.
Delta English:
Monday, April 8: Complete your reading from Friday (through pg. 40.) ALSO: Prewriting, in the form of a graphic organizer or listing, due today for your Antigone essay. The outline is due Tuesday, April 9. The essay itself is due, printed, Thursday, April 11. Please see the assignment sheet or write me an email if you have questions or concerns. Important Note: Because of PARCC testing, we will not meet on Monday. The prewriting will now be due on Tuesday ALONG WITH THE OUTLINE.
Thursday, April 11: Your Antigone essay is due today! Please print your essay and submit it with the rubric attached.
Friday, April 12: Read pgs. 1-16 of Fahrenheit 451, following the annotation instructions on the first page of the packet. Complete the "Meet Your Book" pages, which are the first two pages, of your packet.
Epsilon History:
Monday, April 8: Research the Tulsa Greenwood Massacre, which we began discussing briefly today in class. Write a paragraph about your findings, including these pieces of information: When did it happen? Why did it happen? What effects did it have? What is going on now in Tulsa as the centennial of the event is coming up in 2021? Here is an excellent video you should watch about the Panthers. It's only 2-3 minutes long, so you should watch it when you have some time! Note: Because of PARCC, this homework is now due on Tuesday, April 9.
Wednesday, April 10: Research Fred Hampton, one of the Key Figures from the Black Panther Party. Answer these two questions in a full, 6-7 line paragraph. 1. Why was he killed? 2. What effect did he have? You must include your source to receive full credit!
Friday, April 12: Finish watching "Vanguard of the Revolution," found on Netflix.
Zeta History:
Monday, April 8: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph reflection of our discussion today. Include these important words in your paragraph: Black Panthers, Black Lives Matter, Time, Numbers, Change. Here is an excellent, very brief video on the Panthers that you should watch when you have a few minutes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8SRcIbLQBg&list=PLKLPv4qrwpDfvOsY30zhrdoQe8LMbq-BD&index=3&t=0s Note: Because of PARCC, this homework is now due on Wednesday, April 10.
Thursday, April 11: Research the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph, answering these questions: 1. When was he killed? 2. What was the reaction in the media? 3. How did his killing affect the Black Panthers?
Friday, April 12: Research J. Edgar Hoover, long time director of the FBI. When was he born and when did he die? How long did he direct the FBI? What did he think of the Black Panther Party? Your answers should be incorporated into a full, 6-7 line paragraph and you must include your source.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 2-5
Beta English :
Tuesday, April 2: Read from the top of pg. 10 to the middle of pg. 13 in Antigone. Annotate by writing the technique for reading dense texts that you used to help you read at the top of each page.
Wednesday, April 3: Read Antigone through pg. 22. You should annotate for themes of family, fate or sacrifice.
Thursday, April 4: Read Antigone to the middle of pg. 37. Annotate for any quote that relates to one of the prompts for your take-home essay, due Thursday, April 11. (Due dates for take home essay are: Pre-writing, in the form of graphic organizer or listing: due Monday, April 8; Outline, due Tuesday, April 9; Essay, printed, due Thursday, April 11. Please see the essay assignment sheet, distributed in class on Wednesday, April 3.)
Delta English
Tuesday, April 2: Read from the top of pg. 10 to the middle of pg. 13 in Antigone. Annotate by writing the technique for reading dense texts that you used to help you read at the top of each page.
Thursday, April 4: Read Antigone through pg. 22. You should annotate for themes of family, fate or sacrifice.
Friday, April 5: Choose the prompt you will use for your take-home Antigone essay. (Due dates for take home essay are: Pre-writing, in the form of graphic organizer or listing: due Monday, April 8; Outline, due Tuesday, April 9; Essay, printed, due Thursday, April 11. Please see the essay assignment sheet, distributed in class on Thursday, April 4.)
Epsilon History
Tuesday, April 2: Answer #2 of the Black Panther Party video viewing guide. Answer in 2-3 sentences, explaining why the Panthers would be against Capitalism. You may use your own ideas and/or do some research to answer. If you research, be sure to cite your source!
Wednesday, April 3: Following up on our reading of "The Student Strike that Changed Higher Ed Forever," research a university that has an Ethnic Studies program. Write the name of the university and also five majors that you could pursue if you were part of the Ethnic Studies program at that university.
Friday, April 5: Read this article and write two discussion questions for us to use in class. https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/16/us/black-panthers/index.html
Zeta History
Wednesday, April 3: Answer #2 of the Black Panther Party video viewing guide. Answer in 2-3 sentences, explaining why the Panthers would be against Capitalism. You may use your own ideas and/or do some research to answer. If you research, be sure to cite your source!
Thursday, April 4: Review your notes from Mr. Banks' talk on Wednesday. To help you remember "The Allegory of the Cave," here is a video you should watch. https://www.google.com/search?ei=c72kXK_XEK-C5wKMg5a4DA&q=the+allegory+of+the+cave+claymation&oq=the+allegory+of+the+cave+cla&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0j0i22i30l3.5901.6401..8094...0.0..0.85.283.4......0....1..gws-wiz.......0i71j0i67j0i22i10i30.yBfnzFra2XU
Friday, April 5: Research the Black Panther Party's Free Breakfast program. Answer these questions in a full, 6-7 line paragraph. 1. When and where did it start? 2. How many children did they serve daily? 3. What effect did the program have? Be sure to cite your source for full credit.
Important note for all classes! If you have a missing grade in Powerschool, come see me in tutorial before next Wednesday. Any MISSING ASSIGNMENTS must be made up by Thursday, March 20th. Assignments not made up by Thursday will become zeroes.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 18-22
Beta English
Monday, March 18: Complete your reading of and vocabulary work for the Arthur Miller text on tragedy in your packet. This is the work that you began on Thursday, while I was gone on the 10th grade field trip.
Tuesday, March 19: Complete your reading of and vocabulary work for the Arthur Miller text on tragedy in your packet. ALSO! Please send me the link for your scratch project so that we can view them together during class to get a sense of the trajectory of the entire play before reading it in its entirety.
Wednesday, March 20: Read and annotate the Aristotle tragedy text found in your Antigone packet. You should annotate for vocab, ideas related to fate, ideas about the Chorus, and also write a note in the margin stating which technique you used to help you read this dense text. PLEASE NOTE: I mistakenly wrote this homework on the wiki, while I told you a different assignment in class. The assignment I told you in class was to answer #1-#12 of the Arthur Miller text questions. Either assignment will be accepted tomorrow!
Thursday, March 21: Complete the Venn diagram--one main similarity and three differences on each side.
Delta English
Monday, March 18: Complete your reading of and vocabulary work for the Arthur Miller text on tragedy in your packet. Also read the first three paragraphs of the Aristotle text on tragedy in your packet. This is the work that you began on Thursday, and continued on Friday, while I was gone on the 10th grade field trip and in the meeting on Friday.
Tuesday, March 19: Read and annotate the rest of the Aristotle tragedy text, found in your Antigone packet. Then complete #1 and #2 of the questions about the reading, found after the reading in your packet.
Thursday, March 21: Finish your paraphrase of your assigned Antigone readings for your scratch project.
Friday, March 22: Finish your Antigone scratch project.
Epsilon History
Monday, March 18: Continue reviewing for your Russian Revolution Test--Tuesday, March 19. You should know these key terms: proletariat, autocrat, abdicate, manifesto, pravda; these key figures: Father Gapon, Czar Nicholas II, Bolsheviks, Anna Akhmatova, Vladimir Lenin, Women protesting the price of bread, Karl Marx, Josef Stalin; these key events: Lenin's death, Russian Japanese War, Petition to the Czar, Bloody Sunday, writing of the Communist Manifesto. The bonus question will be related to our reading of Animal Farm.
Tuesday, March 19: Russian Revolution Test--Today! You should know these key terms: proletariat, autocrat, abdicate, manifesto, pravda; these key figures: Father Gapon, Czar Nicholas II, Bolsheviks, Anna Akhmatova, Vladimir Lenin, Women protesting the price of bread, Karl Marx, Josef Stalin; these key events: Lenin's death, Russian Japanese War, Petition to the Czar, Bloody Sunday, writing of the Communist Manifesto. The bonus question will be related to our reading of Animal Farm.
Wednesday, March 20: Research Huey P. Newton, who is a key figure in the Black Panther Party. Where was he born? What was one major accomplishment in his life? What was his role in the party? Cite your sources!!
Friday, March 22: Research Eldridge Cleaver, who is a key figure in the Black Panther Party. Where was he born? What was one major accomplishment in his life? What was his role in the party? Cite your sources!!
Zeta History
Monday, March 18: Complete the work for Primary Source 1, "Excerpts from A Communist Manifesto," found in your Russian Revolution packet. ALSO: Begin reviewing for your Russian Revolution Test--Wednesday, March 20. You should know these key terms: proletariat, autocrat, abdicate, manifesto, pravda; these key figures: Czar Nicholas II, Bolsheviks, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Josef Stalin; these key events: Lenin's death, Bloody Sunday, writing of the Communist Manifesto. The bonus question will be related to our reading of Animal Farm.
Wednesday, March 20: Russian Revolution Test--Today! You should know these key terms: proletariat, autocrat, abdicate, manifesto, pravda; these key figures: Czar Nicholas II, Bolsheviks, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Josef Stalin; these key events: Lenin's death, Bloody Sunday, writing of the Communist Manifesto. The bonus question will be related to our reading of Animal Farm.
Friday, March 22: Research Huey P. Newton, who is a key figure in the Black Panther Party. Where was he born? What was one major accomplishment in his life? What was his role in the party? Cite your sources!!
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 11-15
Beta English
Monday, March 11: Complete the Chorus page in your Antigone packet.
Tuesday, March 12: Finish reading the first chorus, which ends when Creon enters. Annotate as you read: 1. Underline anything related to any of the themes of Fate, Family or Blindness. 2. Utilize the techniques we discussed last week as you read, and write each technique you use at the top of each page that you read.
Wednesday, March 13: In preparation for your cross-discipline activity utilizing your work in Physics with scratchpad, please check your email for your assigned reading and partner. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thursday, March 14: Write a paragraph about one of the characters from your scratch work today. Include a 2-3 sentence reflection on the process of using and creating scratch in your paragraph.
Delta English
Monday, March 11: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph summary of the conflict between Antigone and Ismene, as expressed in their dialogue on pages 2-4.
Tuesday, March 12: Finish the Antigone/Ismene character qualities page in your packet, begun in class on Monday. ALSO: Read the first chorus, which ends when Creon enters. Annotate as you read: 1. Underline anything related to any of the themes of Fate, Family or Blindness. 2. Utilize the techniques we discussed on Friday as you read, and write each technique you use at the top of each page that you read.
Thursday, March 14: Complete the Chorus page in your Antigone packet. It is found right before the Siblings page.
Epsilon History
Monday, March 11: Answer the questions (#1-#7) for Primary Source 2, "The Petition to the Czar" found in your Russian Revolution packet.
Tuesday, March 12: Complete all the work for Primary Source 3, "I Am Not of Those Who Leave the Land," found in your Russian Revolution packet.
Wednesday, March 13: Begin reviewing for your Russian Revolution Test--Tuesday, March 19. You should know these key terms: proletariat, autocrat, abdicate, manifesto, pravda; these key figures: Father Gapon, Czar Nicholas II, Bolsheviks, Anna Akhmatova, Vladimir Lenin, Women protesting the price of bread, Karl Marx, Josef Stalin; these key events: Lenin's death, Russian Japanese War, Petition to the Czar, Bloody Sunday, writing of the Communist Manifesto. The bonus question will be related to our reading of Animal Farm.
Friday, March 15: Continue studying for your test on Tuesday, March 19.
Zeta History
Monday, March 11: Complete the top part of pg. 9 in your Russian Revolution packet. You are to rewrite the 7 commandments in your own words and also write one idea from "Animalism," which is the ideology that Old Major explained at the beginning of the book. Also complete two rows of the chart at the bottom of pg. 9.
Wednesday, March 13: Finish reading chapter 7 and read chapter 8, of Animal Farm.
Friday, March 15: Complete the work for Primary Source 1, "Excerpts from A Communist Manifesto," found in your Russian Revolution packet.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 4-8
Beta English
Monday, March 4: Complete the Guiding Unit questions about Antigone. ALSO: finish reading Things Fall Apart.
Tuesday, March 5: In-class timed essay on Things Fall Apart. The (past AP Lit) prompts are found below. Choose the prompt you wish to use, write your outline, and bring the outline and your book to class. The outline may only include: Thesis statement, three topic sentences, full conclusion.
Thursday, March 7: Finish reading pg. 3 and read all of pg. 4 of Antigone. Then write a 1-2 sentence explanation of the resolution of the conversation between Antigone and Ismene.
Delta English
Monday, March 4: Complete the Guiding Unit questions about Antigone.
Tuesday, March 5: In-class timed essay on Things Fall Apart. The (past AP Lit) prompts are found below. Choose the prompt you wish to use, write your outline, and bring the outline and your book to class. The outline may only include: Thesis statement, three topic sentences, full conclusion.
Friday, March 8: Research the role of the Chorus in Ancient theater. Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph on your findings.
Epsilon History
Monday, March 4: Research the "Bloody Sunday" event that happened in Russia in 1905. Who took part? Where did it happen? What were the results of the event? Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph on your findings. You must cite your source to receive full credit.
Tuesday, March 5: Complete the reading/vocabulary defining and note-taking work for paragraphs 5-8 of Primary Source 2, the Petition to the Czar, found in your Russian Revolution packet.
Friday, March 8: Complete the rest of the paragraphs from Primary Source 2, "The Petition to the Czar," found in your Russian Revolution packet.
Zeta History
Monday, March 4: Complete the Character Map chart on pg. 6 of your Russian Revolution packet. For each character, write a sentence that describes that character.
Wednesday, March 6: read chapter 5 of Animal Farm NOTE: This homework is now due on Thursday, March 7.
Friday, March 8: Finish reading chapter 6. Write one discussion question about the chapter.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25-MARCH 1
Beta English
Monday, February 25: Read ch. 20 of Things Fall Apart and answer questions #1-#10 on pages 72 and 73 of your packet.
Tuesday, February 26: Continue preparing for your Quest, Wednesday, February 27. Please see your notes from the review on Monday. The vocabulary list for the Quest is: perturbed, ostracize (both found on pg. 54 of your packet) malevolence, valor (pg. 27 in your packet) harbingers, copiously, feign, (pg. 21 in your packet) incipient, emissary, improvident (pg. 7 in your packet.)
Wednesday, February 27: Quest on Things Fall Apart. The Quest will be the length of a test, but it will weigh as a quiz. Please bring your independent reading book to class.
Delta English
Monday, February 25: Read and annotate chapters 21-23 of Things Fall Apart. The required annotations are, per chapter: two boxed vocabulary words, one underlined piece of figurative language, and one comment in the margin about a theme.
Tuesday, February 26: Continue preparing for your Quest, Friday, March 1. Please see your notes from the review on Monday. The vocabulary list for the Quest is: perturbed, ostracize (both found on pg. 54 of your packet) malevolence, valor (pg. 27 in your packet) harbingers, copiously, feign, (pg. 21 in your packet) incipient, emissary, improvident (pg. 7 in your packet.)
Thursday, February 28: Things Fall Apart quest! Please bring your independent reading book! NOTE: THIS DATE IS IN ERROR! The Quest is on Friday, March 1.
Friday, March 1: Things Fall Apart quest! Please bring your independent reading book to class with you.
Epsilon, History
Monday, February 25: Complete the time line of the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm events found in your packet.
Tuesday, February 26: Finish reading chapter 7 of Animal Farm. Also, review your notes from today's guest speaker. Quiz on Wednesday!
Wednesday, February 27: Finish reading chapter 8 of Animal Farm and review your notes from Dr. Roslof's speaker to be ready for your quiz! Here are the slides from Dr. Roslof's presentation:
file:///Users/user/Downloads/Romanov%20Dynasty%20and%20Rasputin.pdf
Zeta, History
Monday, February 25: Complete the time line of the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm events found in your packet.
Wednesday, February 27: Complete #1-#7 of the Animal Farm Chapter 2 questions page in your Russian Revolution packet. ALSO: Begin reviewing your notes from today's guest speaker, Dr. Roslof. Quiz on his material on Thursday! Here are the slides from Dr. Roslof's presentation: file:///Users/user/Downloads/Romanov%20Dynasty%20and%20Rasputin.pdf
Thursday, February 28: Quiz on Dr. Roslof's presentation on the Czars and Rasputin.
Friday, March 1: Read the rest of chapter 8 of Animal Farm.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 19-22
Beta English
Tuesday, February 19: Complete the chart on pg. 50 of your Things Fall Apart packet. You should fill out all the squares, using the excerpt from Heart of Darkness, found in your packet.
Wednesday, February 20: Complete these pages in your Things Fall Apart packet. From the middle of pg. 63- middle of pg. 67. (questions for chs. 17-18)
Delta English
Tuesday, February 19: Complete the chart on pg. 50 of your Things Fall Apart packet. You should fill out all the squares, using the excerpt from Heart of Darkness, found in your packet.
Thursday, February 21: Complete these pages in your Things Fall Apart packet. From the middle of pg. 63- middle of pg. 67. (questions for chs. 17-18)
Friday, February 22: Read ch. 20 of Things Fall Apart and answer questions #1-#10 on pages 72 and 73 of your packet.
Epsilon, History
Tuesday, February 19: Complete #1-#7 of the Animal Farm Chapter 2 questions page in your Russian Revolution packet.
Wednesday, February 20 (now due on Friday, February 22): Read pages 73-82 of Animal Farm. ALSO: Choose a different question other than the one you chose for your exit slip, and answer it in a full, 6-7 line paragraph. The three options are: 1. What would happen if Squealer challenged Napoleon? 2. What would happen if the animals could read? 3. What were some of the motives behind Napoleon blaming Snowball for the windmill?
Zeta, History
Wednesday, February 20: Answer #1-#6 of the Pop Quiz page in your Russian Revolution packet.
Friday, February 22: Finish reading ch. 2 of Animal Farm. Be ready for a short quiz on the chapter!
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11-FEBRUARY 15
Delta English
Monday, February 11: This homework is due Sunday evening at 7pm. Send me an audio recording of yourself, reciting your poem five times.
Tuesday, February 12: Note: This homework is due on Tuesday for those who are NOT presenting their poem on Tuesday and on Thursday for those who ARE presenting their poem on Tuesday. The hw is: answer the three questions about Chinua Achebe's response to Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The questions are found in your packet, under the excerpt of Achebe's response.
Thursday, February 14: If you haven't presented your poem yet, work on your poem for Thursday's competition. If you have presented, be sure to complete the homework noted above, for Tuesday.
Friday, February 15: Complete your book club work for Things Fall Apart, chs. 17-19.
Beta English
Monday, February 11: This homework is due Sunday evening at 7pm. Send me an audio recording of yourself, reciting your poem five times.
Tuesday, February 12: Practice reciting your poem. Recite it 5 times, being sure to focus on your pacing and displaying your evidence of understanding.
Wednesday, February 13: Be ready for our Poetry Out Loud class competition!
Thursday, February 14: Complete your book club work for Things Fall Apart, chs. 17-19.
Epsilon, History
Monday, February 11: Read chapters four and five of Animal Farm. Monday we will write summaries of the chapters.
Tuesday, February 12: Complete the Pop Quiz in your Animal Farm packet. It is the page right after the timeline page.
Wednesday, February 13: Answer #1- #6 of the review questions, right after the Pop Quiz page in your Animal Farm packet.
Friday, February 15: Finish the review questions, #7- #13 in your Animal Farm packet.
Zeta, History
Monday, February 11: Your DBQ essay is due! Please print a copy of the essay and submit it with the rubric.
Wednesday, February 13: Finish filling in all the boxes on your Revolutions Review chart, found in the back of your Haitian/French DBQ packet.
Thursday, February 14: Research each of the following characters from Animal Farm. For each character, write who that character represents in the Russian Revolution and the character's role in the book. 1. Mr. Jones 2. Old Major 3. Moses 4. Napoleon 5. Snowball
Friday, February 15: Answer #1-#6 of the Pop Quiz page in your Russian Revolution packet.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4-FEBRUARY 8
Delta English
Monday, February 4: Create a short lesson to teach your chosen Poetry Out Loud poem to a friend. You should: 1. Print your poem. 2. Identify the theme or meaning of the poem. 3. Research the bio of the poet. 4. Create two activities for your friend to complete about the poem. Your activities must include two poetic devices that the poet used, such as rhyme, meter, line length, simile, metaphor, etc. On Monday, you will teach your poem to a friend and then they will teach their poem to you.
Tuesday, February 5: Complete the Venn diagram page (pg. 46) on civilizations, and the questions page (pg. 47) in your Things Fall Apart packet. ALSO: Please bring a printed copy of your Poetry Out Loud poem. If I have it from your class work on Monday, I will return to you at the beginning of the lesson on Tuesday.
Thursday, February 7: Read your poem five times out loud to a friend or family member. Please then write a sentence stating that you read it and to whom you read it. This is what I will check for HW.
Beta English
Monday, February 4: Create a short lesson to teach your chosen Poetry Out Loud poem to a friend. You should: 1. Print your poem. 2. Identify the theme or meaning of the poem. 3. Research the bio of the poet. 4. Create two activities for your friend to complete about the poem. Your activities must include two poetic devices that the poet used, such as rhyme, meter, line length, simile, metaphor, etc. On Monday, you will teach your poem to a friend and then they will teach their poem to you.
Tuesday, February 5: Complete the Venn diagram page (pg. 46) on civilizations, and the questions page (pg. 47) in your Things Fall Apart packet. ALSO: Please bring a printed copy of your Poetry Out Loud poem. If I have it from your class work on Monday, I will return to you at the beginning of the lesson on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 6: Read your poem five times out loud to a friend or family member. Please then write a sentence stating that you read it and to whom you read it. This is what I will check for HW.
Thursday, February 7: Continue working on memorization of your poem. Some ideas to try: Keep a copy or your poem with you at all times and take it out to read frequently throughout the day. Copy your poem over once or twice a day. Have friends and family members listen to you recite your poem.
Epsilon History
Monday, February 4: Read chapter one of Animal Farm. Annotate by underlining all the names of characters. For example, Mr. Jones, Old Major, etc.
Tuesday, February 5: Read chapter 2 of Animal Farm. Create your own "pop quiz" by writing five questions and their answers.
Wednesday, February 6: Read chapter 3 of Animal Farm. Annotate by writing at least three comments in the margin about characters and their connections to the Russian Revolution. Use your notes from Tuesday's class to make these annotations.
Zeta History
Monday, February 4: Complete all the work for documents E and F in your Haitian/French DBQ packet. Most of this is work that was assigned for hw Thursday and classwork Friday, so if you did that, you will only have a few questions left!
Wednesday, February 6: Complete the Homework assignment found in your review packet, distributed in class on Monday, February 4.
Thursday, February 7: Using your notes from today's class, write the introduction of your Haitian/French DBQ essay. Remember, the structure of the introduction should be: Hook, Background, Thesis statement.
Friday, February 8: Work on the final draft of your essay, which is due shared with me as a Googledoc and printed, on Monday, February 11.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 1
Beta, English
Monday, January 28: Prepare for your vocabulary quiz on Things Fall Apart. The list of ten words is: feign, harbingers, copiously, improvident, imperious, emissary, capricious, specious, approbation, valor. The format for the quiz is: multiple choice, short answer and a bonus!
Tuesday, January 29: Read chapters 14-16 of Things Fall Apart, being sure to complete the necessary annotations for each chapter. The required annotations are: two boxed vocabulary words, one underlined piece of figurative language and one comment in the margin about a theme.
Wednesday, January 30: Complete pages 43, 44, and 45 in your Things Fall Apart packet. NOTE: for page 43, do not do the Proverbs part at the top. Only complete the "categories" chart.
Delta English
Monday, January 28: Prepare for your vocabulary quiz on Things Fall Apart. The list of ten words is: feign, harbingers, copiously, improvident, imperious, emissary, capricious, specious, approbation, valor. The format for the quiz is: multiple choice, short answer and a bonus! ALSO: Complete pg. 25 in your Things Fall Apart packet. You simply should answer each question in the boxes provided.
Tuesday, January 29: Read chapters 14-16 of Things Fall Apart, being sure to complete the necessary annotations for each chapter. The required annotations are: two boxed vocabulary words, one underlined piece of figurative language and one comment in the margin about a theme.
Friday, February 1: Complete pages 43, 44, and 45 in your Things Fall Apart packet. NOTE: for page 43, do not do the Proverbs part at the top. Only complete the "categories" chart.
Epsilon History
Monday, January 28: Read the following article, which we began in class on Friday: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/01/20/when-few-enslaved-people-could-write-one-man-wrote-his-memoirs-arabic/?utm_term=.e2108f3016a5 and create two discussion questions for us to use in class on Monday.
Tuesday, January 29: Complete the top two boxes of the Haitian Revolution column on the review chart. ALSO: Complete the entire column for the French Revolution.
Wednesday, January 30: Research each of the following characters from Animal Farm. For each character, write who that character represents in the Russian Revolution and the character's role in the book. 1. Mr. Jones 2. Old Major 3. Moses 4. Napoleon 5. Snowball
Zeta History
Monday, January 28: Using Document C, "The Demographics of Saint Domingue (1789-1790) answer these questions in at least one full sentence each: 1. How many more enslaved people were there than the free whites? 2. What percentage of the population were the enslaved people? 3. How could these numbers have helped to create the conditions for a revolution?
Thursday, January 31: Answer the following questions about Document D, the Three Estates Political Cartoon, found in your DBQ packet. 1. Which estate is being crushed by taxes in the image? 2. Which estate contained the majority of people in France? How could the situation shown in the poster lead to revolution?
Friday, February 1: Answer #6-#9 for Document E, found in your Haitian/French DBQ . NOTE: There is an error in the questions. There are TWO number 9 questions. Only answer the first.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 22-25
Important note for all classes: as the second quarter has ended, all missing assignments in Powerschool have now become zeroes. If you have any questions about your grades, please come to tutorial and we will go over them together.
Beta, English
Tuesday, January 22: Complete two rows of the chart on pg. 19. ALSO, answer the three short answer questions on pg. 20. Each answer should be a full paragraph. ALSO, do the vocabulary pages for chapters 5-7.
Wednesday, January 23: Complete three rows of the chart on pg. 23 and three rows of the chart on pg. 24.
Thursday, January 24: Complete your assigned Book Club work for chapters 11-13 of Things Fall Apart. Also, begin studying for your vocabulary quiz, on Monday, January 28. The vocabulary words are: feign, harbingers, copiously, improvident, imperious, emissary, capricious, specious, approbation, valor. The extra credit for the vocabulary quiz will be related to the etymology of the words.
Delta English
Tuesday, January 22: Three parts: 1. Complete the "Element in the Story" chart on pg. 11. 2.Complete the first two rows of the chart about respecting traditions on pg. 19. ALSO, answer the three short answer questions on pg. 20. Each answer should be a full paragraph.
Thursday, January 24: Complete three rows of the chart on pg. 23 and three rows of the chart on pg. 24.
Friday, January 25: Complete your book club work for chapters 11-13 of Things Fall Apart.
Epsilon History
Tuesday, January 22: Read this article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/07/16/dont-let-frances-world-cup-victory-erase-the-issues-affecting-black-french-people/?utm_term=.a048d5c43acf and create two discussion questions about the article that we could possible use for a Socratic Seminar to end our Haitian/French Revolution units. Consider the history of France and slavery when you create your questions.
Wednesday, January 23: Finish all work for Primary Source 2: "The Abolition of Slavery." Required work: Read the source, make notes in the space provided in the source packet, choose five vocabulary words from the source, write them in the space provided, and then write their definitions. Finally, answer #1-#15 in the packet.
Friday, January 25: Note: this homework is only for those WHO DID NOT COMPLETE Wednesday's homework. If you completed Wednesday's hw, you get a free pass AND the credit for having completed the work! Finish all work for Primary Source 2: "The Abolition of Slavery." Required work: Read the source, make notes in the space provided in the source packet, choose five vocabulary words from the source, write them in the space provided, and then write their definitions. Finally, answer #1-#15 in the packet.
Zeta History
Wednesday, January 23: Study for your French Revolution quiz, which is now on Thursday, January 24. PLEASE NOTE! The quiz date has changed. You should study by : Review all your Boxes and Bullets notes, and also review the Do Now and class notes from Wednesday, January 17 and our review on Thursday, January 18. Also, view this video for the information on Napoleon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4QsRYVMuU0 For the list of events, figures and terms that will be on the quiz, see the HW posting for Monday, January 14. The quiz will be the first weightier grade of Q3. Remember your academic goals and strive to do well!
Friday, January 25: Complete #4-#8 for Document C "Demographics of St. Domingue" chart, found in your Haitian/French Revolution packet.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 14-18
Beta, English
Monday, January 14: (now due Tuesday, January 15) Read ch. 6 of Things Fall Apart. Be sure to complete the necessary annotations! Also complete the three Proverb questions on pg. 9 of your packet. Choose a proverb from the book, write the page number and write its meaning.
Wednesday, January 16: Read ch. 7-10 of Things Fall Apart, remembering to complete all the required annotations.
Thursday, January 17: Complete the Elements of Story chart on pg. 11 and 12 of your Things Fall Apart packet. ALSO: Complete one row of boxes for the chapter 4, respect/disrespect tradition chart, found on pg. 19 of your packet. Questions? Email me!
Delta English
Monday, January 14: (now due Tuesday, January 15) Complete the two charts about Unoka and Okonkwo, found in your Things Fall Apart packet. Also read ch. 6, and be sure to complete the necessary annotations!
Thursday, January 17: Read ch. 7-10 of Things Fall Apart, remembering to complete all the required annotations.
Friday, January 18: Complete the symbols pages in your Things Fall Apart packet.
Epsilon History
Monday, January 14: (now due Tuesday, January 15) Complete the synthesis of Documents E and F, found in your Haitian/French DBQ packet. ALSO: create a rough thesis statement for your DBQ essay, due Friday, January 18.
Tuesday, January 15: (now due Wednesday, January 16) Choose the three documents from the DBQ that you will use for your essay. ALSO! Conduct research on Napoleon, as we connect the French Revolution to our study of the Haitian Revolution. Your research should answer these questions: 1. When and where was Napoleon born? 2. What did he accomplish in the military? 3. What did he accomplish in politics? 4. What one similarity do you find between Napoleon's life and Toussaint L'ouverture's life? Your answers should be in a full, 6-7 line paragraph. Citation of source is also necessary for full homework credit. ALSO: Begin studying for your French Revolution quiz, Friday, January 18. Key Terms: emancipation, ratify, posterity, civic virtue, feudal dues. Key Figures: Napoleon, Robespierre, King Louis XVI. Key Events: Calling of Estates-General Meeting, Tennis Court Oath, Reign of Terror, Napoleon’s Return to France.
Friday, January 18: DBQ essay is due! Please see the essay assignment sheet for details. Need help? Come to tutorial or arrange to meet me at a different time. ALSO: French Revolution quiz! See the post for Tuesday, January 15 for details.
Zeta History
Monday, January 14: (now due Wednesday, January 16) Conduct research on Napoleon, as we connect the French Revolution to our study of the Haitian Revolution. Your research should answer these questions: 1. When and where was Napoleon born? 2. What did he accomplish in the military? 3. What did he accomplish in politics? 4. What one similarity do you find between Napoleon's life and Toussaint L'ouverture's life? Your answers should be in a full, 6-7 line paragraph. Citation of source is also necessary for full homework credit. ALSO: Begin studying for your French Revolution quiz, Friday, January 18. Key Terms: emancipation, ratify, posterity, civic virtue, feudal dues. Key Figures: Napoleon, Robespierre, King Louis XVI. Key Events: Calling of Estates-General Meeting, Tennis Court Oath, Reign of Terror, Napoleon’s Return to France.
Thursday, January 17: Study for your French Revolution quiz, Wednesday, January 23. You should study by : Fully annotate your group's Boxes and Bullets work. Underline the explanation of the key events, put stars next to any key figures and circle any key terms. For the list of events, figures and terms that will be on the quiz, see the HW posting for Monday, January 14. The quiz will be the first weightier grade of the Q3. Remember your academic goals and strive to do well!
Friday, January 18: Study for your French Revolution quiz, Wednesday, January 23. You should study by : Fully annotate your Reign of Terror Boxes and Bullets work. Underline the explanation of the key events, put stars next to any key figures and circle any key terms. For the list of events, figures and terms that will be on the quiz, see the HW posting for Monday, January 14. The quiz will be the first weightier grade of the Q3. Remember your academic goals and strive to do well!
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 7-11
Beta, English
Tuesday, January 8: Read and annotate chs. 1-4 of Things Fall Apart. Required annotations for each chapter: box two vocabulary words, underline one example of a literary device (foreshadowing, simile, metaphor, symbolism, etc.) and make one comment in the margin about one of the themes: culture, gender roles, masculinity.
Wednesday, January 9: Complete all the archetype pages and the Proverbs page in the Things Fall Apart packet.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any missing assignments must be made up by Thursday, January 17. Any missing grade after Thursday, January 17 will become a zero. Come to tutorial to discuss making up any missing assignments.
Thursday, January 10: Prepare your Book Club work, using chs. 1-5 of Things Fall Apart.
Delta English
Tuesday, January 8: Read and annotate chs. 1-4 of Things Fall Apart. Required annotations for each chapter: box two vocabulary words, underline one example of a literary device (foreshadowing, simile, metaphor, symbolism, etc.) and make one comment in the margin about one of the themes: culture, gender roles, masculinity.
Thursday, January 10: Complete all the archetype pages and the Proverbs page in the Things Fall Apart packet.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any missing assignments must be made up by Thursday, January 17. Any missing grade after Thursday, January 17 will become a zero. Come to tutorial to discuss making up any missing assignments.
Friday, January 11: Prepare your Book Club work, using chs. 1-5 of Things Fall Apart.
Epsilon History
Tuesday, January 8: Answer #6 and #7 for Document C, the Demographics of St. Domingue, found in your Haitian/French revolution packet.
Wednesday, January 9: Answer the following questions about Document D, the Three Estates Political Cartoon, found in your DBQ packet. 1. Which estate is being crushed by taxes in the image? 2. Which estate contained the majority of people in France? How could the situation shown in the poster lead to revolution?
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any missing assignments must be made up by Thursday, January 17. Any missing grade after Thursday, January 17 will become a zero. Come to tutorial to discuss making up any missing assignments.
Friday, January 11: Answer #1-#6 for Document F, the portrait of Napoleon, found in your Haitian/French Revolution packet.
Zeta History
Wednesday, January 9: Answer #1-#4 for Document A, excerpts from the Haitian Constitution of 1801, found in your Haitian/French revolution packet.
Thursday, January 10: Read Document B, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, found in your Haitian/French revolution packet. Answer #1-#4 for Document B.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Any missing assignments must be made up by Thursday, January 17. Any missing grade after Thursday, January 17 will become a zero. Come to tutorial to discuss making up any missing assignments.
Friday, January 11: Finish answering the rest of the questions for Document B, The Declaration of the Rights of Man, found in your Haitian/French DBQ packet.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 17-21
Beta, English
Monday, December 17: Read the excerpt from GK Chesterton's essay on A Midsummer Night's Dream, distributed in class on Thursday, December 13. Answer the questions thoughtfully on the back.
Delta English
Monday, December 17: Read the excerpt from GK Chesterton's essay on A Midsummer Night's Dream, distributed in class on Thursday, December 13. Answer the questions thoughtfully on the back.
Epsilon History
Monday, December 17: Answer the questions on the French Revolution page in your Haitian Revolution packet. In order to answer the questions, you may 1. Use the images of the textbook pages (found below) as the resource for answering the questions, or 2. Borrow a book for the weekend or 3. BEST OPTION: The questions on the page in the packet can be answered by simple research. Be sure to use reliable sources! The last question on the page in the packet states: Answer the two questions at the bottom of pg. 355. Those two questions are: a. What did the execution of Louis XVI set in motion in France and in the rest of Europe? b. Explain why the Reign of Terror came to an end. NEED HELP? Please write me an email!
Wednesday, December 19: Answer #1-#5, the synthesis questions for Documents A and B, in your Haitian/French DBQ.
Friday, December 21: Answer #1- #4 of Document C, found in your DBQ.
Zeta History
Monday, December 17: Re-read the following article. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-dietrich/trump-versus-napoleon_b_11308878.html
Write a full, 6-7 line summary of the article. Also write 1-2 sentences of your own response/reflection on the article.
Wednesday, December 19: Finish answering the questions for Primary Source 1, in your Haitian/French Revolution packet.
Thursday, December 20: Write a paragraph answering the questions about the quote by Toussaint L'ouverture, found on the last page of the video questions in your packet. The quote is "You have only cut down the tree; it will spring back for the roots are numerous and deep." Write your paragraph in the box on the page. It must be a full, 6-7 line paragraph.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF December 10-14
Beta, English
Monday, December 10: To begin work on your group teaching of A Midsummer Night's Dream, re-read your group's assigned act. Then make a list of either the main characters, the themes, or a brief sketch of the summary of the act, depending on your role in your group. Also, communicate with your group members about which scene you are choosing to perform and who will play which role. You should also have chosen the context for your scene.
Wednesday, December 12: Complete your own personal contribution to your group presentation: summary or themes or characters or worksheet activity. Question? Please see the assignment sheet and/or write me an email!
Thursday, December 13: Act I present! Be sure to have your costumes, props and individual work ready, including the printing and copying of your worksheet. You need 17 copies.
Delta English
Monday, December 10: To begin work on your group teaching of A Midsummer Night's Dream, re-read your group's assigned act. Then make a list of either the main characters, the themes, or a brief sketch of the summary of the act, depending on your role in your group. Also, communicate with your group members about which scene you are choosing to perform and who will play which role. You should also have chosen the context for your scene. You have already completed this work in class today, Friday. As we decided in class today, the homework is now: Complete your own personal contribution to your group presentation: summary or themes or characters or worksheet activity. Question? Please see the assignment sheet and/or write me an email!
Thursday, December 13: Act I ready to present! Be sure to have your written work prepared and the worksheet printed and photocopied. You need to make 24 copies of the worksheet.
Epsilon History
Monday, December 10: Haitian Revolution key terms and key figures quiz! Key Terms: privelege, colony, philanthropy, infrastructure. Key Figures: Boukmann Dutty, Toussaint L'ouverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Sonthonax, Napoleon.
Wednesday, December 12: Write a 2-3 sentence response to our discussion at the end of class today, in the box at the bottom of the page in your packet. The question was "Why is the Haitian Revolution important to us all?"
Friday, December 14: Answer the questions for the Primary Source (in your Haitian Revolution packet) that we began reading in class today. They are spread over several pages, so be sure to continue until you have completed them all!
Zeta History
Monday, December 10: Haitian Revolution key terms and key figures quiz! Key Terms: privelege, colony, philanthropy, infrastructure. Key Figures: Boukmann Dutty, Toussaint L'ouverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Sonthonax, Napoleon.
Wednesday, December 12: Re-read the primary source found in your Haitian Revolution packet. Answer questions 1 and 2.
Thursday, December 13: Answer questions 3 and 4 from the primary source found in your Haitian Revolution packet.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF December 3-7
Beta, English
Monday, December 3: Read Act III of A Midsummer Night's Dream, up till the middle of page 95. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act. Here is the Assignment Sheet for the Student Teaching Project. I will distribute a paper copy of the assignment sheet and rubric on Monday. Please keep the sheet as you will need to return the rubric to me when you present. We will begin presenting the projects on Thursday, December 13. I will assign groups on Monday.
Tuesday, December 4: Read the rest of Act III of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act. Important Presentation Dates: The dates for the presentations of the Acts of the play are: Act I: Thursday, December 13; Act II: Monday, December 17; Act III: Tuesday, December 18; Act IV and Act V: Thursday, December 19. H ere is the link to the BBC short presentation of Titania's monologue about Bottom!
Wednesday, December 5: Read Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Thursday, December 6: Read Act V of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Delta English
Monday, December 3: Read Act III of A Midsummer Night's Dream, up till the middle of page 95. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act. Here is the Assignment Sheet for the Student Teaching Project. I will distribute a paper copy of the assignment sheet and rubric on Monday. Please keep the sheet as you will need to return the rubric to me when you present. We will begin presenting the projects on Thursday, December 13.
Tuesday, December 4: Read the rest of Act III of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act. Important Presentation Dates: The dates for the presentations of the Acts of the play are: Act I: Thursday, December 13; Act II and Act III: Friday, December 14; Act IV: Monday, December 17; and Act V: Tuesday, December 18. Here is the link to the BBC short presentation of Titania's monologue about Bottom!
Thursday, December 6: Read Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Friday, December 7: Read Act V of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Epsilon History
Monday, December 3: Based on your previous research about Toussaint L'ouverture and Napoleon Bonaparte, list two things that the two men had in common and two ways in which they were different.
Tuesday, December 4: Review your notes from Monday's lesson on Jamaica, presented by Mr. Anderson.
Wednesday, December 5: Answer the question about Napoleon under #12 on the page in your packet where we left off today.
Friday, December 7: Find a news article from a reliable source comparing President Trump to Napoleon. Write a 2-3 sentence summary of the article. Also send me the link to the article. ALSO: Begin studying for your Haitian Revolution Key Terms and Key Figures quiz: Monday, December 10. Key Terms: privelege, colony, philanthropy, infrastructure. Key Figures: Boukmann Dutty, Toussaint L'ouverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Sonthonax, Napoleon.
Zeta History
Monday, December 3: Based on your previous research about Toussaint L'ouverture and Napoleon Bonaparte, list two things that the two men had in common and two ways in which they were different.
Wednesday, December 5: Review your notes from Monday's lesson on Jamaica, presented by Mr. Anderson.
Thursday, December 6: In preparation for our special guest speaker, Ms. Figueroa, research the Dominican Republic. Answer these questions: 1. What is the island called that the Dominican Republic and Haiti share? 2. What language do they speak in the DR and why? 3. What is one popular food in the DR?
Friday, December 7: Review your notes from Ms. Figueroa's talk. ALSO: Begin studying for your Haitian Revolution Key Terms and Key Figures quiz: Monday, December 10. Key Terms: privelege, colony, philanthropy, infrastructure. Key Figures: Boukmann Dutty, Toussaint L'ouverture, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Sonthonax, Napoleon.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 26-30
Beta, English
Tuesday, November 27: Research these main characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Choose one of the characters that you think you might like to play if we were putting on the play itself, and write a paragraph explanation as to why you would like to play that character. List of characters: Hermia, Helena, Demetrius, Lysander, Thesus, Hippolyta, Nick Bottom, Peter Quince, Oberon, Titiana, "Puck."
Wednesday, November 28: Read Act I of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Thursday, November 29: Read Act II of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Delta English
Tuesday, November 27: Research these main characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Choose one of the characters that you think you might like to play if we were putting on the play itself, and write a paragraph explanation as to why you would like to play that character. List of characters: Hermia, Helena, Demetrius, Lysander, Thesus, Hippolyta, Nick Bottom, Peter Quince, Oberon, Titiana, "Puck."
Thursday, November 29: Read Act I of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Friday, November 30: Read Act II of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Be prepared for a brief (5 question) reading quiz on the act.
Epsilon History
Tuesday, November 27: Write a 2-3 sentence answer to the question that we left off with in class today in your Haitian Revolution packet: "Why do some see those terms as 'selling out' his fellow rebels?" This question is in reference to Toussaint L'ouverture's proposed rebel surrender terms.
Wednesday, November 28: Paraphrase this quote from Toussaint L'ouverture. Remember, a good paraphrase is not just putting the sentence into your own words but also re-arranging the order of the ideas. "We confronted dangers in order to gain our liberty, and we will be able to confront death in order to keep it. Slaves had once accepted their chains because they had not experienced a state happier than slavery. But those days are over. The people of St. Domingue would rather be buried in the ruin of their country than suffer the return of slavery."
Friday, November 30: Reflecting on the conversation that we had at the end of class on Wednesday, write a paragraph about where you stand between capitalism and communism as economic idealogies. Remember we were talking about Toussaint L'ouverture's decision to ask the formerly enslaved people to begin working in the cane fields again. We talked about work and society and who should decide things for a community.
Zeta History
Wednesday, November 28: Study for your quiz on Ms. Roberts' talk. Use your notes from her talk to study. You should know the important facts for each of the people groups that make up the history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago:
1. The Amerindians 2. The European Colonizers 3. The Enslaved Peoples 4. The East Indians 5. The Syrians 6. The Asians
Thursday, November 29: Research Napoleon Bonaparte. Write one thing that he did that was good for France and one thing he did that was bad for France.
Friday, November 30: Write the definitions for all the words found on the Primary Source letter found in the Haitian Revolution packet. These are the words that we wrote on the board today in class. You should write the definitions in the box where it says "Student Notes and Annotations"
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 19-20
Beta, English
Tuesday, November 20: Your Famous Trials paper is due! A few things to remember: You must submit a paper copy which includes your work cited page, the rubric, and be sure to underline your primary source quotes! (Please note: Over the weekend I mistakenly put the due date for the paper as Monday. It is definitely Tuesday, as we discussed in class!)
Delta English
Tuesday, November 20: Your Famous Trials paper is due! A few things to remember: You must submit a paper copy which includes your work cited page, the rubric, and be sure to underline your primary source quotes! (Please note: Over the weekend I mistakenly put the due date for the paper as Monday. It is definitely Tuesday, as we discussed in class!)
Epsilon History
Monday, November 19: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph about revenge. We will use your thoughts to aid our discussion as we continue watching the Toussaint L'ouverture video. ALSO REMEMBER: The quiz on Ms. Roberts' Caribbean History lesson is today! If you completed your homework last Wednesday, you should only have to review your notes.
Tuesday, November 20: Research Napoleon Bonaparte. Where was he born and where did he die? Name two accomplishments of his. Name two negative things he did.
Zeta History
Monday, November 19: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph about revenge. We will use your thoughts to aid our discussion as we continue watching the Toussaint L'ouverture video.
Tuesday, November 20: Annotate your notes from Ms. Roberts' talk--today and last Thursday. We will have a quiz on her talk after Thanksgiving Break, on Wednesday, November 28.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 12-16
Beta, English
Monday, November 12: Your outline for your Famous Trials paper is due in Noodle Tools today. The outline should include: Thesis statement, topic sentences, sub topics, and the notecards should be attached to the outline, in the place where you will use that information. If you have questions or concerns, please send me an email! NOTE: The place in Noodle Tools where you create the outline is the same as where you create the notecards. Go to the Notecards tab, and when you click on it, look to the right--there is a rectangle there that has a green square in the upper left with a plus sign in it. If you look in that rectangle, you will see "topic" and "sub topic." This is where you create the outline. To attach your notecards to the outline, you simply drag the notecard to that rectangle and place it in the part of the outline where you will use that piece of information.
Tuesday, November 13: Set a timer for 20 minutes and work on your paper for that entire time. DO NOT look at your phone or do anything else but write during that time.
Wednesday, November 14: Set a timer for 20 minutes and work on your paper for that entire time. DO NOT look at your phone or do anything else but write during that time.
Thursday, November 15: The rough draft of your Famous Trials research paper is due. Please share it with me before the beginning of class. I will make 1-2 revision comments on each paper, in the order in which I receive them. The final draft is due Tuesday, November 20. You must print a copy of the final draft.
Delta English
Monday, November 12: Your outline for your Famous Trials paper is due in Noodle Tools today. The outline should include: Thesis statement, topic sentences, sub topics, and the notecards should be attached to the outline, in the place where you will use that information. If you have questions or concerns, please send me an email! NOTE: The place in Noodle Tools where you create the outline is the same as where you create the notecards. Go to the Notecards tab, and when you click on it, look to the right--there is a rectangle there that has a green square in the upper left with a plus sign in it. If you look in that rectangle, you will see "topic" and "sub topic." This is where you create the outline. To attach your notecards to the outline, you simply drag the notecard to that rectangle and place it in the part of the outline where you will use that piece of information.
Tuesday, November 13: Set a timer for 20 minutes and work on your paper for that entire time. DO NOT look at your phone or do anything else but write during that time.
Thursday, November 15: The rough draft of your Famous Trials research paper is due. Please share it with me before the beginning of class. I will make 1-2 revision comments on each paper, in the order in which I receive them. The final draft is due Tuesday, November 20. You must print a copy of the final draft.
Epsilon History
Monday, November 12: Write a paragraph answer (6-7 lines) for each of these questions: 1. What does it mean to be black? 2. What does it mean to be white?
Tuesday, November 13: Write a three paragraph response to our discussion today about race. Please write each paragraph about a person in our class and what he/she said. Your own thoughts and contributions to the discussion can be a paragraph.
Wednesday, November 14: Re-read your notes from Ms. Roberts' lesson today. Be ready for the quiz on Monday, November 19.
Friday, November 16: Research these historically used but offensive terms: mulatto, quadroon and mamaluk. Write 2-3 sentences about each, explaining them. ALSO: Write 2-3 sentences about these terms and their connection to the Haitian Revolution. Cite your source!!
Zeta History
Monday, November 12: Write a paragraph answer (6-7 lines) for each of these questions: 1. What does it mean to be black? 2. What does it mean to be white?
Wednesday, November 14: Research these historically used but offensive terms: mulatto, quadroon and mamaluk. Write 2-3 sentences about each, explaining them. ALSO: Write 2-3 sentences about these terms and their connection to the Haitian Revolution. Cite your source!!
Thursday, November 15: Research Boukman Dutty and his role in the Haitian Revolution. Write 2-3 sentences explaining that role. Cite your source!
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5-8
Beta, English
Tuesday, November 6: Your citations and annotations are due for your Famous Trials Research Paper. All this work is due in Noodle Tools, shared with my inbox. Be sure you are sharing in the correct inbox! ALSO: Complete # 1-4 of the first Act I, Mrs. Chapman page, in your Twelve Angry Men packet.
Thursday, November 8: Your five notecards are due in Noodle Tools. Please share them in the appropriate inbox. If you need help paraphrasing or summarizing, please come to tutorial! NOTE: The outline is now due on Monday, November 12.
Delta English
Monday, November 5: Complete # 1-4 of the first Act I, Mrs. Chapman page, in your Twelve Angry Men packet.
Tuesday, November 6: Your citations and annotations are due for your Famous Trials Research Paper. All this work is due in Noodle Tools, shared with my inbox. Be sure you are sharing in the correct inbox!
Thursday, November 8: Your five notecards are due in Noodle Tools. Please share them in the appropriate inbox. If you need help paraphrasing or summarizing, please come to tutorial! NOTE: The outline is now due on Monday, November 12.
Epsilon History
Monday, November 5: Research Toussaint L'ouverture. Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph answering these questions: When and where did he live? What did he do? How can we learn about him in a NON-Eurocentric way? Cite your source!
Tuesday, November 6: Research Jean-Jacques Dessalines. What was his role in the Haitian Revolution? What was the working relationship between him and Toussaint L'ouverture?
Wednesday, November 7: Research Leger Felicite Sonthonax. Where was he from? What was his role in the Haitian Revolution?
Zeta History
Monday, November 5: Research Toussaint L'ouverture. Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph answering these questions: When and where did he live? What did he do? How can we learn about him in a NON-Eurocentric way? Cite your source!
Wednesday, November 7: Research Jean-Jacques Dessalines. What was his role in the Haitian Revolution? What was the working relationship between him and Toussaint L'ouverture?
Thursday, November 8: Research Leger Felicite Sonthonax. Where was he from? What was his role in the Haitian Revolution?
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 1
Beta, English
Tuesday , October 30: Complete Parts 1 and 2 of the Twelve Angry Men Passage Focus: Opening Monologue page, found in your Twelve Angry Men packet.
Wednesday, October 31: Complete #1-11, Background Information, in the Famous Trials packet, distributed today in class.
Thursday, November 1: Continue your research for your Famous Trials Paper.
Delta English
Monday, October 29: Fill in the first two columns of the "Anticipation Guide" page of your Twelve Angry Men packet.
Tuesday, October 30: Complete Parts 1 and 2 of the Twelve Angry Men Passage Focus: Opening Monologue page, found in your Twelve Angry Men packet.
Thursday, November 1: Complete #1-11, Background Information, in the Famous Trials packet, distributed today in class.
Epsilon History
Monday, October 29: Your Working Conditions Project is due! Please see assignment sheet, distributed the week of October 15.
Tuesday, October 30: Complete the outline for your Industrial Revolution essay. The outline should simply include: Thesis statement, three topic sentences and full conclusion.
Wednesday, October 31: Your Industrial Revolution essay is due!
Zeta History
Monday, October 29: Research a place in the world where people still face bad working conditions like people did who worked in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Find two more articles about those bad working conditions. NOTE: If you did the homework for October 18, you have already found one article, so you only need to find two more. If you did not do the homework, you need to find three. You need three articles in total. Make sure they are recent articles, no earlier than 2016. Send me the links to the three articles on an email. This is part of the first step towards completing your Working Conditions Project, which is due Thursday, November 1.
Wednesday, October 31: Using the steps you completed in class today, complete the three citations in Noodle Tools for the three articles for your Working Conditions Project, due Thursday, November 1.
Thursday, November 1: Your Working Conditions Project is due! If you completed the Noodle Tools work in class on Wednesday, you are fine with that portion. The other portion, the slide presentation, is due today. We will present in class, and if you are not ready, your project will lose two points per day it is late. Please see the Project Assignment Sheet, distributed in class on Friday, October 26. If you completed the homework for that weekend, and summarized the project assignment, you know the requirements. Also I have attached here the link to the assignment sheet. Questions? Need help? Please write me an email!
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 22-26
END OF QUARTER IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL SECTIONS!! All missing grades will become zeroes on Friday, October 26. Please come see me if you have any missing grades.
Beta, English
Monday, October 22: Continue reading The Kite Runner, following the reading schedule. ALSO: Write 1-2 sentences on each of these pre-writing ideas, for our Kite Runner essay, which will be completed in class the week of October 29. The pre-writing ideas are: the past shapes people either positively or negatively; why do some authors present their themes in the first chapter of their books?; parallel events often occur in great pieces of literature.
Tuesday, October 23: Complete the reading for tonight. You have finished the book.! ALSO: Choose the prompt you will use for your Kite Runner timed essay, which will be during our double lesson on Wednesday, October 24. The prompts are found below.
In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
In retrospect, the reader often discovers that the first chapter of a novel or the opening scene of a drama introduces some of the major themes of the work. Write an essay about the first chapter of a novel in which you explain how it functions in this way.
In some novels certain parallel or recurring events prove to be significant. In an essay, describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in a novel and discuss the significance of such events.
Wednesday, October 24: Create the outline for your The Kite Runner essay. The outline should only include: Thesis statement, Three topic sentences and full conclusion. Questions? Please email me!
Thursday, October 25: Complete the first two columns of the Anticipation Guide in your Twelve Angry Men packet, distributed in class on Wednesday. Questions? Please write me an email!
Delta English
Monday, October 22: Continue reading The Kite Runner, following the reading schedule. ALSO: Write 1-2 sentences on each of these pre-writing ideas, for our Kite Runner essay, which will be completed in class the week of October 29. The pre-writing ideas are: the past shapes people either positively or negatively; why do some authors present their themes in the first chapter of their books?; parallel events often occur in great pieces of literature.
Tuesday, October 23: Complete the reading for tonight. You have finished the book!
Thursday, October 25: Choose the prompt you will use for your timed Kite Runner essay, which will be in our double lesson on Monday, October 29. Be ready to brainstorm and then write the outline for your essay in class on Thursday, October 25.
In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character's relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
In retrospect, the reader often discovers that the first chapter of a novel or the opening scene of a drama introduces some of the major themes of the work. Write an essay about the first chapter of a novel in which you explain how it functions in this way.
In some novels certain parallel or recurring events prove to be significant. In an essay, describe the major similarities and differences in a sequence of parallel or recurring events in a novel and discuss the significance of such events.
Epsilon History
Monday, October 22: Finish reading and preparing your Socratic Seminar packet, distributed in class on Wednesday, October 17. All boxes for all paragraphs should be complete and you should be ready to discuss your informed, reasoned and flexible opinion on the question, "Is Progress Always Good?"
Tuesday, October 23: Research three places in the world where people are suffering under poor working conditions. Send me the links to the articles on an email, to the articles that you found. ALSO: Write a one paragraph reflection on today's Socratic Seminar.
Wednesday, October 24: Continue working on your Working Conditions Project, due Monday, October 29. Need help? Questions? Please email me!
Friday, October 26: Create the outline for your DBQ essay, answering the question: "How did the Industrial Revolution affect people?" Your outline should include the thesis statement, three topic sentences and the conclusion. Please refer to today's notes about essay structure.
Zeta History
Monday, October 22: Industrial Revolution quiz! You should know these key terms: guilds, textiles, eurocentrism, exploited, advantageous, parliament, urbanization and capital. You should also know these key figures: Thomas Newcomen, James Watt, the Luddites, William Wordsworth, Thomas More and Karl Marx. You should know these key events: Three early inventions (spinning jenny, water frame and flying shuttle) in the early 1700s, the Enclosure Movement during the 1700s, and the Factory Act Laws 1850.
Wednesday, October 24: Socratic Seminar on the question: "Is progress always good?" Complete all the worksheets found in the Socratic Seminar Reading and Preparation Guide, distributed during the last half of Monday's class. Be ready to share your informed, reasoned and flexible opinion.
Friday, October 26: This homework assignment has two parts: Part One: Write a two paragraph reflection on today's Socratic Seminar. The first paragraph should be about your own opinion and whether it changed or not and why. The second paragraph should be about one of your classmates and what he or she said. Part Two: Read the assignment sheet for the Working Conditions Project, distributed in class on Wednesday. At the bottom of the sheet, summarize the instructions for the project. This will help me know that you have read and understand the instructions. Need help? Questions? Please email me!
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 15-19
Beta English
Monday, October 15: Read the required pages for The Kite Runner. Please see the reading schedule for the required pages and the necessary annotations.
Tuesday, October 16: Create a character map for the main characters in The Kite Runner. Place Amir in the center, and then the other main characters, Baba, Hassan, Soraya and Rahim Khan, orbiting around Amir. For each character, write a sentence describing his or her relationship to and interactions with Amir.
Wednesday, October 17: Prepare for your vocabulary quiz, Thursday, October 18. The words are: appendage, infidelity, veracity, sultan, indecipherable, trepidation, morose, vindication, indignation, chasm.
Delta English
Monday, October 15: Read the required pages for The Kite Runner. Please see the reading schedule for the required pages and the necessary annotations.
Tuesday, October 16: Create a character map for the main characters in The Kite Runner. Place Amir in the center, and then the other main characters, Baba, Hassan, Soraya and Rahim Khan, orbiting around Amir. For each character, write a sentence describing his or her relationship to and interactions with Amir.
Thursday, October 18: Prepare for your vocabulary quiz, Friday, October 19. The words are: appendage, infidelity, veracity, sultan, indecipherable, trepidation, morose, vindication, indignation, chasm.
Epsilon History
Monday, October 15: Complete the work for the graphs in your DBQ. The graphs are Primary Source 5 and they help us to answer the question: "How did (does) the Industrial Revolution affect people today?" There are questions for each graph on the page after the graphs, in the DBQ packet.
Tuesday, October 16: Begin preparing for your Industrial Revolution quiz, Wednesday, October 17. You should know these key terms: guilds, textiles, eurocentrism, exploited, advantageous, parliament, urbanization and capital. You should also know these key figures: Thomas Newcomen, James Watt, the Luddites, William Wordsworth, Thomas More and Karl Marx. You should know these key events: Three early inventions (spinning jenny, water frame and flying shuttle) in the early 1700s, the Enclosure Movement during the 1700s, and the Factory Act Laws 1850.
Friday, October 19: Complete the tasks for paragraphs 1-6 in your Socratic Seminar prep packet. The Socratic Seminar will be on Monday, October 22, and our question will be, "Is progress always good for humanity?" We will be using the article distributed with the packet and the DBQ as sources for our discussion.
Zeta History
Monday, October 15: Complete the work for the Luddites, Source 1a and 1b in your DBQ packet. You should read both sources (they are labeled 1a and 1b) and then write notes about them in the box on the page before the sources. All this work is in your DBQ packet. Questions? Please write me an email!
Wednesday, October 17: Using the Luddite Source questions found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GHbCOngDE5b4WNHMur6d-O2rZUpD6hoEnczCLJAycSE/edi Answer the questions for the source that you used in class on Monday. ALSO: Begin preparing for your Industrial Revolution Quiz, on Monday, October 22. You should know these key terms: guilds, textiles, eurocentrism, exploited, advantageous, parliament, urbanization and capital. You should also know these key figures: Thomas Newcomen, James Watt, the Luddites, William Wordsworth, Thomas More and Karl Marx. You should know these key events: Three early inventions (spinning jenny, water frame and flying shuttle) in the early 1700s, the Enclosure Movement during the 1700s, and the Factory Act Laws 1850.
Thursday, October 18: Research a place where people still suffer under poor working conditions, like the people did during the Industrial Revolution. It might be a sweat shop in Indonesia, or a place where children make shoes in a factory in Vietnam. Send me the link of the article you find on an email. We will use the articles next week to prepare for a project on present day working conditions. Questions? Please write me an email! ALSO: Be ready to present your Luddite source work tomorrow during our double. If you are drawing, be sure to have a sketch ready, if you are acting, be sure that you have practiced, if you are explaining, be ready to speak and if you are summarizing, please have the summary ready to hand in.
Friday, October 19: Continue to prepare for your quiz, which is on Monday, October 22. Use the quiz review sheet we completed in class on Thursday, your notes from class, and the DBQ packet. You should know these key terms: guilds, textiles, eurocentrism, exploited, advantageous, parliament, urbanization and capital. You should also know these key figures: Thomas Newcomen, James Watt, the Luddites, William Wordsworth, Thomas More and Karl Marx. You should know these key events: Three early inventions (spinning jenny, water frame and flying shuttle) in the early 1700s, the Enclosure Movement during the 1700s, and the Factory Act Laws of 1850.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 9-12
Beta English
Tuesday, October 9: There are two assignments for the weekend: 1. Read The Kite Runner required pages. Please see the reading schedule for the required pages and annotations. Important Note! The Kite Runner reading schedule does not include chs. 1-4 because normally we read that in class. Please be sure to read those chapters as well!!! 2. Complete the annotation portion of your I Am Malala Annotated Bibliography. The annotation portion is comprised of: five citations and the annotation for each. The steps for creating the annotation are found in the packet that Ms. Hamm distributed in class. Please also see the assignment sheet. NOTE: The annotated bibliography (including the notecards, which we will complete in class) is now due on Wednesday, October 10, at the beginning of the lesson. Questions? Please write me an email and I will be happy to help! Another important NoodleTools note: Your noodletools log in is now streamlined with your Latin gmail. You simply go to noodletools, being sure that your gmail is also open on the device you are using, click login and then enter your latin email address and click "sign in with google."
Wednesday, October 10: Annotated Bibliography due! The project should be shared with one of my inboxes on Noodle Tools. If you need any help or have any questions, please write me an email. ALSO: Continue reading The Kite Runner, following the reading schedule.
Thursday, October 11: Complete your Book Club work. Here is a reminder of the roles and requirements for each role: Discussion Director: Create four discussion questions and answer them. Quoter: Choose four quotes and write 1-2 sentences explanation for each. Illustrator: Draw one image and write a paragraph about that image and its significance. Connector: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph connection between something in the book and your life or another book or history or a film. Vocabulary Master: Choose 8 vocabulary words, give the definition of each and write a new sentence for each. NOTE: All work must include page numbers! ALSO: Continue reading The Kite Runner according to the reading schedule.
Delta English
Tuesday, October 9: There are two assignments for the weekend: 1. Read The Kite Runner required pages. Please see the reading schedule for the required pages and annotations. Important Note! The Kite Runner reading schedule does not include chs. 1-4 because normally we read that in class. Please be sure to read those chapters as well!!! 2. Complete the annotation portion of your I Am Malala Annotated Bibliography. The annotation portion is comprised of: five citations and the annotation for each. The steps for creating the annotation are found in the packet that Ms. Hamm distributed in class. Please also see the assignment sheet. NOTE: The annotated bibliography (including the notecards, which we will complete in class) is now due on Thursday, October 11, at the beginning of the lesson. Questions? Please write me an email and I will be happy to help! Another imporant NoodleTools note: Your noodletools log in is now streamlined with your Latin gmail. You simply go to noodletools, being sure that your gmail is also open on the device you are using, click login and then enter your latin email address and click "sign in with google."
Thursday, October 11: Annotated Bibliography due! The project should be shared with one of my inboxes on Noodle Tools. If you need any help or have any questions, please write me an email. ALSO: Continue reading The Kite Runner, following the reading schedule.
Friday, October 12: Complete your Book Club work. Here is a reminder of the roles and requirements for each role: Discussion Director: Create four discussion questions and answer them. Quoter: Choose four quotes and write 1-2 sentences explanation for each. Illustrator: Draw one image and write a paragraph about that image and its significance. Connector: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph connection between something in the book and your life or another book or history or a film. Vocabulary Master: Choose 8 vocabulary words, give the definition of each and write a new sentence for each. NOTE: All work must include page numbers! ALSO: Continue reading The Kite Runner according to the reading schedule.
Epsilon History
Tuesday, October 9: Read and annotate the poem, "The World is Too Much With Us," which is Primary Source 3, in your DBQ packet. Also, define each of the key terms from the poem, found on the bottom of the next page.
Wednesday, October 10: Read the first Luddites source in your Industrial Revolution DBQ packet. After you read, make notes in the box provided for the source, also in your packet. Questions? Please write me an email!
Friday, October 12: Based on the Luddite Sources 1 and 2, write a paragraph explaining your position on the Luddites and their activities. Include a piece of textual evidence from one of the Luddite sources in your paragraph.
Zeta History
Wednesday, October 10: Complete the work for Primary Source 1, which is on the back of the first page of the Industrial Revolution DBQ packet, distributed at the end of class on Friday.
Thursday, October 11: Read and annotate the poem "The World is Too Much With Us," Primary Source 3, found in your Industrial Revolution DBQ packet. The required annotations are: Underline one simile (a comparison between two things using "like" or "as.") Box all the words that are related to Nature. Circle one example of personification (giving human-like qualities to non-human things) ALSO: Define each of the key terms from the poem, found on the bottom of the next page.
Friday, October 12: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph explaining the connection between William Wordsworth's poem "The World is Too Much With Us" and the British Industrial Revolution.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 1-5
Beta English
Monday, October 1: Complete the work for Document 4, found in your DBQ packet. Questions? Email me!
Tuesday, October 2: Complete number 5 in your DBQ packet--the question that we began in class with the Venn diagram. Be sure to include a piece of textual evidence from one of the documents in each of your three paragraphs. Questions? Please email me!
Wednesday, October 3: In preparation for our Socratic Seminar on the Hijab DBQ, answer numbers 6 and 7 in the DBQ packet. Be sure to write a full, 6-7 line paragraph for each. For number 6, include a piece of textual evidence from one of the documents and I Am Malala.
Delta English
Monday, October 1: Complete the work for Document 3, found in your DBQ packet. Questions? Email me!
Tuesday, October 2: Complete the work for Document 4, the political cartoon, in your DBQ packet.
Friday, October 4: Complete number 5 in the Hijab DBQ.
Epsilon History
Monday, October 1: Research the word "eurocentrism," which we heard John Green use in the Industrial Revolution crash course video. Write 2-3 sentences about your findings. You must include your source for full credit!
Tuesday, October 2: Research the Enclosure Movement. What was it? Who did it affect? When did it happen? Write a paragraph about your findings. Include your source!
Wednesday, October 3: On the back of your "Urban Game" picture, write a full, 6-7 line paragraph reflection on the exercise. Your paragraph must include the words "enclosure movement, urbanization, and disparity."
Friday, October 5: Answer a, b, and c on the Primary Source 2 page in your DBQ packet, distributed in class today. The image is found here: https://spartacus-educational.com/IRpiecers.htm. Scroll down to the bottom to the image entitled: Illustration of scavengers and piecers at work that appeared in Trollope's Michael Armstrong (1840)
Zeta History
Monday, October 1: Research the word "eurocentrism," which we heard John Green use in the Industrial Revolution crash course video. Write 2-3 sentences about your findings. You must include your source for full credit!
Wednesday, October 3: Research and answer question number 4 from part three in your K-W-L packet. The question is about the connection between the Indian cotton industry and the British Industrial Revolution.
Thursday, October 4: Write a full, 6-7 paragraph about the connection or similarities between the Enclosure Movement and gentrification today. Use the lines in your DBQ packet to write your paragraph.
Friday, October 5: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph reflecting on your experience today with the Urban Game. How do you think it simulates (imitates) the experience of the people who were pushed into the cities because of the Enclosure Movement?
Homework for the week of September 24-28
Beta English
Tuesday, September 25: Finish reading I Am Malala, completing the required annotations. Be ready to share and discuss significant quotes from the book!
Wednesday, September 26: For each of the vocabulary words (in the list below) from I Am Malala, write two sentences: one about its etymology and stating why the word is important to Malala's story. NOTE: for this assignment, etymology does not simply mean its language of origin. Be sure to include its original meaning! Vocabulary list: raucous, melancholy, devout, sophisticated, illiterate, blasphemy, fundamentalist, pious, noble, virtuous, dictates, ignorance, credentials, tribal, militants, menacingly, edict, infidel, exile, extremism, scandalized, defy, accosted, exodus, cleric
Thursday, September 27: Read Document 2 in the Hijab DBQ, distributed in class on Wednesday, September 26. Complete the work for the document, found in the packet.
Friday, September 28: Vocabulary quiz! You need to know how to use each word and its significance to Malala's story. ALSO: Complete the work for Document 3, found in the DBQ packet.
Delta English
Monday, September 24: Finish reading I Am Malala, completing the required annotations. Be ready to share and discuss significant quotes from the book!
Tuesday, September 25: For each of the vocabulary words (in the list below) from I Am Malala, write two sentences: one about its etymology and stating why the word is important to Malala's story. NOTE: for this assignment, etymology does not simply mean its language of origin. Be sure to include its original meaning! Vocabulary list: raucous, melancholy, devout, sophisticated, illiterate, blasphemy, fundamentalist, pious, noble, virtuous, dictates, ignorance, credentials, tribal, militants, menacingly, edict, infidel, exile, extremism, scandalized, defy, accosted, exodus, cleric
Thursday, September 27: Listen carefully to the interview of Ms. Mrad found here. Take detailed notes while you listen.
Friday, September 28: Vocabulary quiz! You need to know how to use each word and its significance to Malala's story. ALSO: Complete the work for Document 2, found in the DBQ packet.
Epsilon History
Monday, September 24: Read and fully annotate the article distributed in class on Friday, September 21. This is the link to the article: https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/bending-internet-how-governments-control-flow-information-online You may annotate as you see fit, remembering to be ready to share your informed, reasoned and flexible opinion in our Socratic Seminar, answering the question: "Should the US government increase its control over the internet?"
ALSO: Re-watch the Wechat video, found here: https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000004574648/china-internet-wechat.html The video is also a source for our seminar, so you may refer to it!
Tuesday, September 25: Write a three paragraph reflection on today's Socratic Seminar. 1. The first paragraph should be: your opinion on the question, "Should the US government increase its control over the internet?" Your paragraph should include one quote from the article we read over the weekend. 2. The second paragraph should be about a peer's opinion, that you learned from our seminar. Include the peer's name and what their opinion was. 3. The third paragraph should be about how your flexible opinion changed and why. If you opinion did not change, state why!
Wednesday, September 26: Find three images of the British Industrial Revolution. Send the links to the images to me as an email by tomorrow morning at 8:25.
Friday, September 28: Research the three inventions that helped start the British Industrial Revolution. The inventions are: the Spinning Jenny, the Water Frame and the Flying Shuttle. For each invention, state when it was invented, what its purpose was and who invented it. For full credit you must cite your source!
Zeta History
Monday, September 24: Read and fully annotate the article distributed in class on Friday, September 21. This is the link to the article: https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/bending-internet-how-governments-control-flow-information-online You may annotate as you see fit, remembering to be ready to share your informed, reasoned and flexible opinion in our Socratic Seminar, answering the question: "Should the US government increase its control over the internet?"
ALSO: Re-watch the Wechat video, found here: https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000004574648/china-internet-wechat.html The video is also a source for our seminar, so you may refer to it!
Wednesday, September 26: Write a three paragraph reflection on today's Socratic Seminar. 1. The first paragraph should be: your opinion on the question, "Should the US government increase its control over the internet?" Your paragraph should include one quote from the article we read over the weekend. 2. The second paragraph should be about a peer's opinion, that you learned from our seminar. Include the peer's name and what their opinion was. 3. The third paragraph should be about how your flexible opinion changed and why. If you opinion did not change, state why!
Thursday, September 27: Find three images of the British Industrial Revolution. Send the links to the images to me as an email by tomorrow morning at 8:25.
Friday, September 28: Research the three inventions that helped start the British Industrial Revolution. The inventions are: the Spinning Jenny, the Water Frame and the Flying Shuttle. For each invention, state when it was invented, what its purpose was and who invented it. For full credit you must cite your source!
Homework for the week of September 17-21
Beta English
Monday, September 17: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph comparing and contrasting two characters and their leadership in Lord of the Flies. Your paragraph should include two pieces of textual evidence, (quotes from the book) properly cited.
Tuesday, September 18: Read I Am Malala. Read at your own pace, remembering that you must finish by Monday, September 24. Required annotations: For each chapter, two boxed vocabulary words, one underlined non-English word, and one connection comment. Questions? Write me an email!
Wednesday, September 19: Create the outline for your in-class essay. The outline should only include: thesis statement, three topic sentences and the full conclusion.
Thursday, September 20: Continue reading I Am Malala, annotating as required and remembering that you must finish by Monday, September 24.
Delta English
Monday, September 17: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph discussing two symbols in Lord of the Flies. Your paragraph should include two pieces of textual evidence, (quotes from the book) properly cited.
Tuesday, September 18: Read I Am Malala. Read at your own pace, remembering that you must finish by Monday, September 24. Required annotations: For each chapter, two boxed vocabulary words, one underlined non-English word, and one connection comment. Questions? Write me an email!
Thursday, September 20: Continue reading I Am Malala, annotating as required and remembering that you must finish by Monday, September 24.
Friday, September 21: Create the outline for your in-class essay. The outline should only include: thesis statement, three topic sentences and the full conclusion.
Epsilon History
Monday, September 17: Find two websites that you can use for your key figure presentations. Write down all the bio information from those websites that you need for the presentation. (see the first category on the rubric) Remember \e will begin presenting Tuesday, September 18. You must be ready to present that day. Late presentations will be docked two points per day.
Tuesday, September 18: Be ready to give your Key Figure presentation! Remember to include everything on the rubric, remember you will be graded individually, and remember that if you late presentations will be docked two points per day!
Wednesday, September 19: Find an article about government control of the Internet that you think we should use for our Socratic Seminar, in order to make our opinions informed. Send me an email with the link of the article by midnight tonight!
Friday, September 21: Create a rubric that you think we should use for our Socratic Seminar next Monday, September 24. Think about all the ways that you should be assessed in the seminar. Maybe the number of times you speak? Maybe the kinds of things that you say? We will consider everyone's rubrics in class on Friday, and we will create one together.
Zeta History
Monday, September 17: Find two websites that you can use for your key figure presentations. Write down all the bio information from those websites that you need for the presentation. (see the first category on the rubric) Remember we will begin presenting Wednesday, September 19. You must be ready to present that day. Late presentations will be docked two points per day.
Wednesday, September 19: Be ready to give your Key Figure presentation! Remember to include everything on the rubric, remember you will be graded individually, and remember that if you late presentations will be docked two points per day!
Thursday, September 20: Create a rubric that you think we should use for our Socratic Seminar next Monday, September 24. Think about all the ways that you should be assessed in the seminar. Maybe the number of times you speak? Maybe the kinds of things that you say? We will consider everyone's rubrics in class on Thursday, and we will create one together. IMPORTANT NOTE! I accidentally posted the wrong homework. The right homework is: Find an article about government control of the Internet that you think we should use for our Socratic Seminar next week. Send me an email with the link of the article by midnight tonight! Because of my error, you may do either homework--either creating the rubric or finding a website.
Friday, September 21: Either create a rubric that you think we should use for our Socratic Seminar on Monday, September 24, OR Find an article about government control of the Internet that you think we should use for our Socratic Seminar. Send me the link to the article by email.
Homework for the week of September 10-14
Beta English
Monday, September 10: For each of the following vocabulary words, write its definition and a new sentence using that word. ululation (191), myopia (169), pax (186), cessation (178), furtively (109), demure (133), antiphonal (188). We will have a vocabulary quiz on these words on Wednesday, September 12.
Tuesday, September 11: Write a full , 6-7 line paragraph comparing and contrasting two characters from Lord of the Flies. Your paragraph must include two pieces of textual evidence, properly cited.
Wednesday, September 12: Create a full STEAL chart for Ralph. Each letter of the STEAL acronym must have an explanation and a piece of textual evidence, properly cited, to support your ideas.
Thursday, September 13: Create your book club work for the second half (chs. 7-12) of Lord of the Flies. The work is: one discussion question, one quote, one illustration, two vocabulary words (definition and new sentence) and a 2-3 sentence connection between the book and another book, or film, etc. ALSO: remember you vocabulary quiz! See the hw posting for Monday, September 11. (the posting erroneously states the quiz as being on Wednesday. The quiz is on Thursday!)
Delta English
Monday, September 10: For each of the following vocabulary words, write its definition and a new sentence using that word. woebegone (165), mirage (110), sulfurous (152), impervious (121), gilt (200), polyp (105), demoniac (180). We will have a vocabulary quiz on these words on Friday, September 14.
Tuesday, September 11: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph comparing and contrasting two characters from Lord of the Flies. Your paragraph must include two pieces of textual evidence, properly cited.
Thursday, September 13: For each of the 4 types of characters (round, flat, static, dynamic) choose a character from Lord of the Flies that fits that type. Include examples from the book to back up your ideas.
Friday, September 14: Create your book club work for the second half (chs. 7-12) of Lord of the Flies. The work is: one discussion question, one quote, one illustration, and two vocabulary words (definition and new sentence). ALSO: prepare for your vocabulary quiz!
Epsilon History
Monday, September 10: Read and fully annotate the Cuban Missile Crisis article distributed in class on Friday, September 7. The required annotations are: 5 starred items, 4 question marks, 3 underlined key terms, 2 comments in the margin, and 1 discussion question.
Tuesday, September 11: Bring all the documents/packets/articles we have used so far in our study of the Internet Revolution.
Wednesday, September 12: Quiz on Internet Revolution. Review all packets and articles: Invention of the Internet, Documents A-D and the Cuban Missile Crisis article. You should know these key terms: Ideology, Doctrine, Communism, Capitalism. You should also know these key figures: Winston Churchill, President Truman, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Krushchev, Vinton Cerf. Finally, you should know the order in which these three events occurred: the Iron Curtain Speech, the launching of Sputnik and the Cuban Missile Crisis. We will review in class on Monday and Tuesday.
Friday, September 14: In preparation for your Key Figure presentations, choose how you will work, the format you will use and the key figure you will represent. These things must be filled in on your assignment sheet in order to get full hw credit.
Zeta History
Monday, September 10: Read and fully annotate the Cuban Missile Crisis article distributed in class on Friday, September 7. The required annotations are: 5 starred items, 4 question marks, 3 underlined key terms, 2 comments in the margin, and 1 discussion question.
Wednesday, September 12: Bring all the documents/packets/articles we have used so far in our study of the Internet Revolution.
Thursday, September 13: Quiz on Internet Revolution. Review all packets and articles: Invention of the Internet, Documents A-D and the Cuban Missile Crisis article. You should know these key terms: Ideology, Doctrine, Communism, Capitalism. You should also know these key figures: Winston Churchill, President Truman, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Krushchev, Vinton Cerf. Finally, you should know the order in which these three events occurred: the Iron Curtain Speech, the launching of Sputnik and the Cuban Missile Crisis. We will review in class on Monday and Wednesday.
Friday, September 14: In preparation for your Key Figure presentations, choose how you will work, the format you will use and the key figure you will represent. These things must be filled in on your assignment sheet in order to get full hw credit.
Homework for the week of September 3-7
Beta English
Tuesday, September 3: Choice summer reading project due! Please see the assignment sheet, distributed in class the week of August 27. Lost your sheet? Take a picture of a friend's sheet, then print out to be used as the rubric. OR check the "What did you guys do yesterday?" binder in my room. Questions? Write me an email!
Wednesday, September 5: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph about the setting of Lord of the Flies. Include one piece of textual evidence in your paragraph.
Thursday, September 6: Complete your book club job for chapters 1-6 of Lord of the Flies. Be sure to include page numbers! If you have any questions, please write me an email!
Delta English
Tuesday, September 4: Choice summer reading project due! Please see the assignment sheet, distributed in class the week of August 27. Lost your sheet? Take a picture of a friend's sheet, then print out to be used as the rubric. OR check the "What did you guys do yesterday?" binder in my room. Questions? Write me an email!
Thursday, September 6: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph about the setting of Lord of the Flies. Include one piece of textual evidence in your paragraph.
Friday, September 7: Book Club! Complete the following for Lord of the Flies, chs. 1-6. Be sure to include page numbers in your work! 1. Two discussion questions. 2. Two quotes. 3. Four vocabulary words. 4. One small illustration.
Epsilon History
Tuesday, September 4: Read and annotate Document A, from the packet distributed in class on Friday. The required annotations are: 3 starred items, 2 key terms underlined, and 1 written comment in the margin. ALSO: answer the two questions for Document A, found on the last page of the packet.
Wednesday, September 5: Read and annotate Document B, from the packet distributed in class on Friday. The required annotations are: 3 starred items, 2 key terms underlined, and 1 written comment in the margin. ALSO: answer the two questions for Document B, found on the last page of the packet.
Friday, September 7: Finish the Cold War packet, all documents annotated and questions answered on the final two pages. Also, write your final answer to the Central Historical Question: "Who was responsible for the Cold War?" in the box provided on the last page.
Zeta History
Wednesday, September 5: Read and annotate Document A, from the packet distributed in class on Friday. The required annotations are: 3 starred items, 2 key terms underlined, and 1 written comment in the margin. ALSO: answer the two questions for Document A, found on the last page of the packet.
Thursday, September 6: Read and annotate Document B, from the packet distributed in class on Friday. The required annotations are: 3 starred items, 2 key terms underlined, and 1 written comment in the margin. ALSO: answer the two questions for Document B, found on the last page of the packet.
Friday, September 7: Answer the questions for Document C. ALSO: Read and annotate Document D and answer the questions for that document. The annotations should be: 3 starred items, 2 underlined key terms, and 1 comment written in the margin.
Homework for the week of August 27-31
Beta English
Monday, August 27: This homework assignment has three parts: 1.Complete both sides of the diagnostic exercise distributed in class today. Remember, this will be graded for completion. Please show me what you know about sentence diagramming and how you analyze poetry. The diagnostic will not serve its purpose if you receive any help! 2. Choose one of the Essential Questions for our English course and write a full, 6-7 line paragraph answering that question, connecting it to one of the required summer reading books. 3.Please review the syllabus with a parent and complete the signing page.
Tuesday, August 28: Choose one archetype and one allusion present in The Last Book in the Universe. Write 2-3 sentences explaining each.
Wednesday, August 29: Make a list of six types of heroes, as found in literature or film. For each type, write a 1-2 sentence explanation.
Thursday, August 30: Thinking about the entire book, The Last Book in the Universe, complete these tasks: 1. Create one discussion question. 2. Choose one important quote from the book, including the page number! 3. Draw one small illustration that captures the book. 4. Make one connection between the book and your life, writing 1-2 sentences. 5. Choose one significant vocabulary word and define it, giving the page number where it is found in the book.
Delta English
Monday, August 27: This homework assignment has three parts: 1. Complete both sides of the diagnostic exercise distributed in class today. Remember, this will be graded for completion. Please show me what you know about sentence diagramming and how you analyze poetry. The diagnostic will not serve its purpose if you receive any help! 2. Choose one of the Essential Questions for our English course and write a full, 6-7 line paragraph answering that question, connecting it to one of the required summer reading books. 3.Please review the syllabus with a parent and complete the signing page.
Tuesday, August 28: Choose one archetype and one allusion present in The Last Book in the Universe. Write 2-3 sentences explaining each.
Thursday, August 30: Make a list of six types of heroes, as found in literature or film. For each type, write a 1-2 sentence explanation.
Zeta History
Monday, August 27: Reflecting on our viewing of the two images today--Lenin during the Russian Revolution and protesters during the Arab Spring, write a full, 6-7 line paragraph, discussing the two images and their relation to the quote: “History doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes.” The visuals are found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v1elE6oR9Ir6DxqNunu72bprlj90KP46E_zV5xm34fM/edit#slide=id.p
ALSO: Review and sign the syllabus with a parent.
Wednesday, August 29: Interview a parent or someone of your parent’s generation. (try to find someone at least 40 years old) Ask them the following questions and for each question, write 1-2 sentences explaining their answers. 1. When they were teenagers, how did they communicate to their parents that they would be late coming home? 2. When they were teenagers, how did they watch tv? 3. When they were teenagers, how did they take photos?
Thursday, August 30: Read and fully annotate the Invention of the Internet article distributed in class today. The required annotations are: Five starred items, four question marks, three key terms underlined, two comments written in the margin and one question that you create for discussion.
Friday, August 31: Re-read the Invention of the Internet article and fill in the Graphic Organizer distributed in class today. The top box should be the title of the article, the next level should be the headings, and then finally write the details of each heading under that box. Questions? Please write me an email!
Epsilon History
Monday, August 27: Reflecting on our viewing of the two images today--Lenin during the Russian Revolution and protesters during the Arab Spring, write a full, 6-7 line paragraph, discussing the two images and their relation to the quote: “History doesn’t repeat itself but it rhymes.” The visuals are found here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v1elE6oR9Ir6DxqNunu72bprlj90KP46E_zV5xm34fM/edit#slide=id.p
ALSO: Review and sign the syllabus with a parent.
Tuesday, August 28: Interview a parent or someone of your parent’s generation. (try to find someone at least 40 years old) Ask them the following questions and for each question, write 1-2 sentences explaining their answers. 1. When they were teenagers, how did they communicate to their parents that they would be late coming home? 2. When they were teenagers, how did they watch tv? 3. When they were teenagers, how did they take photos?
Wednesday, August 29: Read and fully annotate the Invention of the Internet article distributed in class today. The required annotations are: Five starred items, four question marks, three key terms underlined, two comments written in the margin and one question that you create for discussion.
Friday, August 31: Re-read the Invention of the Internet article and fill in the Graphic Organizer distributed in class today. The top box should be the title of the article, the next level should be the headings, and then finally write the details of each heading under that box. Questions? Please write me an email!
Homework for the week of August 23-24
Beta English
August 24: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph response to one of the precepts of Ms. Hamd's classroom. Make a connection between that precept and one of our summer reading required books. ALSO: Sign the back of the precepts page.
Delta English
August 24: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph response to one of the precepts of Ms. Hamd's classroom. Make a connection between that precept and one of our summer reading required books. ALSO: Sign the back of the precepts page.
Epsilon History
August 24: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph response to one of the precepts of Ms. Hamd's classroom. Make a connection between that precept and an event from history. ALSO: Sign the back of the precepts page.
Zeta History
August 24: Write a full, 6-7 line paragraph response to one of the precepts of Ms. Hamd's classroom. Make a connection between that precept and an event from history. ALSO: Sign the back of the precepts page.