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Homework | Week of May 27th, 2019

due Wednesday, May 29th

English 10: 1. Practice composing Character Values arguments. 2. Prepare your Character Dialogue outline for the final exam. 3. Study for the quotation ID portion of the exam. 4. Study your flashcards/notes for Section I: Short Answer. 5. Return books borrowed from the classroom library.

Honors English 10: 1. Study for quotation ID section of exam. 2. Prepare your character dialogue outline. 3. Prepare your Love and Poetry essay outline.

due Tuesday, May 28th

Honors English 10: 1. Study for quotation ID section of exam. 2. Prepare your character dialogue outline. 3. Prepare your Love and Poetry essay outline.

Homework | Week of May 20th, 2019

due Friday, May 24th

English 10: 1. Prepare your Character Dialogue outline for the final exam. 2. Study for the quotation ID portion of the exam. 3. Study your flashcards/notes for Section I: Short Answer. 4. Return books borrowed from the classroom library.

Honors English 10: 1. Study for quotation ID section of exam. For tomorrow, focus on The Death of Ivan Ilyich and The Stranger. 2. Prepare your character dialogue. 3. Prepare your Love and Poetry essay.

due Thursday, May 23rd

English 10: 1. Finish the first four steps of the Character Dialogue process. 2. Study for the quotation ID portion of the exam. (You'll write one in class!) 3. Study your flashcards/notes for Section I: Short Answer. 4. Return books borrowed from the classroom library.

Honors English 10: 1. Study for quotation ID section of exam. For tomorrow, focus on The Penelopiad and Othello. 2. Prepare your character dialogue.

due Wednesday, May 22nd

English 10: 1. Study for the quotation ID portion of the exam. (Locate quotations. Identify the speaker and audience. Know the context. Paraphrase the quotations. Analyze their significance.) 2. Study your flashcards/notes for Section I: Short Answer. 3. Return books borrowed from the classroom library.

Honors English 10: 1. Study for quotation ID section of exam. For tomorrow, focus on The Book Thief, Maus, the Hebrew Bible, and The Odyssey. 2. Prepare your character dialogue.

due Tuesday, May 21st

English 10: 1. Bring in your copies of the works we've read this year. 2. Create flashcards or study notes for Section I: Short Answer. 3. Return books borrowed from the classroom library.

Honors English 10: Study for the quotation ID section of the final exam. Skim the books and identify likely quotations. Practice answering the quotation ID questions.

due Monday, May 20th

English 10: Othello essay due (in hard copy, in class).

Honors English 10: 1. Best draft of Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay due (in hard copy, in class). 2. Othello essay revisions due.

Homework | Week of May 13th, 2019

due Friday, May 17th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Work on your Othello essay.

Honors English 10: Work on your Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay.

due Thursday, May 16th

English 10 (Alpha): Finish the Othello Act Five, Scene Two handout.

English 10 (Beta): Work on your Othello essay.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Draft of Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay due (in hard copy, in class).

due Wednesday, May 15th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. If necessary, finish the Othello Act Five, Scene One handout. 2. Answer questions 1, 2, and 3 on the Othello Act Five, Scene Two handout.

English 10 (Beta): If necessary, finish the Othello Act Five, Scene Two handout.

English 10 (Eta): Work on your Othello essay. In particular, you should a) draft your central idea (TOPIC + COMMENT), and b) find quotations related to that idea.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): None.

due Tuesday, May 14th

English 10 (Beta): None.

English 10 (Eta): 1. If necessary, finish the Othello Act Five, Scene Two handout. 2. Start working on your Othello essay. In particular, you should a) identify some topics (love, jealousy, betrayal, identity, etc.) addressed in the play, and b) find quotations related to the topic(s) you want to write about.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Compose an opening question about "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Compose an opening question about "A Good Man is Hard to Find." Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am. 2. Draft of Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay due (in hard copy, in class).

due Monday, May 13th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Finish the Othello Act Four, Scene Two handout. 2. Answer questions 1 and 2 on the Othello Act Five, Scene One handout. 3. Start working on your Othello essay. In particular, you should a) identify some topics (love, jealousy, betrayal, identity, etc.) addressed in the play, and b) find quotations related to the topic(s) you want to write about.

English 10 (Beta): 1. If necessary, finish the Othello Act Five, Scene One handout. 2. Answer questions 1 and 2 on the Othello Act Five, Scene Two handout. 3. Start working on your Othello essay. In particular, you should a) identify some topics (love, jealousy, betrayal, identity, etc.) addressed in the play, and b) find quotations related to the topic(s) you want to write about.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Answer questions 1, 2, and 3 on the Othello Act Five, Scene Two handout. 2. Start working on your Othello essay. In particular, you should a) identify some topics (love, jealousy, betrayal, identity, etc.) addressed in the play, and b) find quotations related to the topic(s) you want to write about.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate "A Good Man is Hard to Find." 2. Draft of Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay due (in hard copy, in class) Thursday, May 16th. 3. Best draft of Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay due (in hard copy, in class) Monday, May 20th. 4. Othello essay revisions due by Monday, May 20th.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate "A Good Man is Hard to Find." 2. Draft of Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay due (in hard copy, in class) Tuesday, May 14th. 3. Best draft of Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay due (in hard copy, in class) Monday, May 20th. 4. Othello essay revisions due by Monday, May 20th.

Homework | Week May 6th, 2019

due Friday, May 10th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Finish the Othello Act Four, Scene One handout. 2. Answer question 1 on the Othello Act Four, Scene Two handout.

English 10 (Eta): If necessary, finish the Othello Act Five, Scene One handout.

Honors English 10: Draft at least one paragraph of your Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay. Be prepared to read it aloud in class.

due Thursday, May 9th

English 10 (Alpha): Answer questions 1, 2, and 3 on the Othello Act Four, Scene One handout.

English 10 (Beta): Answer questions 1 and 2 on the Othello Act Five, Scene One handout.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Write a paragraph (or more) of initial ideas for your Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay. Some possibilities:

Draft a both/and/however statement comparing some aspect of the two works. Write initial ideas about how to justify this statement.
Identify a similarity between the two works (e.g., both Meursault and Ivan Ilyich seem nonchalant about getting married--Rebekka's observation). Write more about that similarity. See if there are any differences within the similarity. See if this similarity is part of a larger pattern we see in the character/work. What's significant about the pattern? How are the patterns in each work similar and/or different?
Compose a question that you want to explore. Write initial ideas about how each work speaks to the question.

due Wednesday, May 8th

English 10 (Alpha): If necessary, finish the Othello Act Three, Scene Four handout.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Finish the Othello Act Four, Scene One handout.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Write a paragraph (or more) of initial ideas for your Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Stranger essay. Some possibilities:

Draft a both/and/however statement comparing some aspect of the two works. Write initial ideas about how to justify this statement.
Identify a similarity between the two works (e.g., both Meursault and Ivan Ilyich seem nonchalant about getting married--Rebekka's observation). Write more about that similarity. See if there are any differences within the similarity. See if this similarity is part of a larger pattern we see in the character/work. What's significant about the pattern? How are the patterns in each work similar and/or different?
Compose a question that you want to explore. Write initial ideas about how each work speaks to the question.

due Tuesday, May 7th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Answer question 1 on the Othello Act Four, Scene One handout.

Honors English 10: None.

due Monday, May 6th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): Answer questions 1 and 2 on the Othello Act Three, Scene Four handout.

English 10 (Eta): Answer questions 1-3 on the Othello Act Three, Scene Four handout.

Honors English 10: Reread the passage on pages 112-115 ("There were two other things..." to "That was something anyway.") What do you understand Meursault to be saying in this passage? What's the best way to explain the significance of this section (in the context of the story)?

Homework | Week of April 29th, 2019

due Friday, May 3rd

English 10 (Alpha): Finish the Othello Act Three, Scene Three handout.

English 10 (Eta): If necessary, finish the Othello Act Three, Scene Three handout.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Complete the Reading Response Assignment for Chapters 1 and 2 of Part Two of The Stranger. 2. Read and annotate Chapters 3-5 of Part Two of The Stranger.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read and annotate Chapters 3-5 of Part Two of The Stranger.

due Thursday, May 2nd

English 10 (Alpha): None.

English 10 (Beta): Finish the Othello Act Three, Scene Three handout.

due Wednesday, May 1st

English 10: None.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Complete the Reading Response Assignment for Chapters 1 and 2 of Part Two of The Stranger.

due Tuesday, April 30th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): None.

Honors English 10: Read and annotate Chapters 1 and 2 of Part Two of The Stranger.

due Monday, April 29th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Finish reading Act Two, Scene Three of Othello. 2. Finish the Othello Act Two, Scene Three handout.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): If necessary, finish the Othello Act Two, Scene Three handout.

Honors English 10: Best draft of Othello essay due (in hard copy, in class).

Homework | Week of April 22nd, 2019

due Friday, April 26th

English 10 (Alpha): Answer the first four parts of question 1 on the Othello Act Two, Scene Three handout.

English 10 (Eta): Answer questions 1 and 2 on the Othello Act Two, Scene Three handout.

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Chapters 5 and 6 of The Stranger. 2. Best draft of Othello essay due (in hard copy, in class) Monday, April 29th.

due Thursday, April 25th

English 10 (Alpha): Answer question 3 on the Othello Act Two, Scene One handout.

English 10 (Beta): Answer question 1 on the Othello Act Two, Scene Three handout.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read and annotate Chapters 3 and 4 of The Stranger. 2. Best draft of Othello essay due (in hard copy, in class) Monday, April 29th.

due Wednesday, April 24th

English 10 (Alpha): Answer questions 1 and 2 on the Othello Act Two, Scene One handout.

English 10 (Beta): Answer questions 1-3 on the Othello Act Two, Scene One handout.

English 10 (Eta): 1. If necessary, finish the Othello Act Two, Scene One handout. 2. Read Act Two, Scene Two of Othello.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read and annotate Chapters 3 and 4 of The Stranger. 2. Best draft of Othello essay due (in hard copy, in class) Monday, April 29th.

due Tuesday, April 23rd

English 10 (Beta): None.

English 10 (Eta): Answer questions 1 and 2 on the Othello Act Two, Scene One handout.

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Chapters 1 and 2 of The Stranger. 2. Best draft of Othello essay due (in hard copy, in class) Monday, April 29th.

due Monday, April 22nd

English 10: 1. Finish reading Act One, Scene Three of Othello. 2. If necessary, finish the Othello Act One, Scene Three handout.

Homework | Week of April 15th, 2019

due Thursday, April 18th

English 10: None. (Tomorrow we'll finish reading Act One, Scene Three. If you want to get a head start on that and the handout, feel free).

Honors English 10: 1. In two sections, write the results of your conversation(s) today about Chapters I and XII of The Death of Ivan Ilyich. 2. Draft of Othello essay due (via Drive) by 11:59pm.

due Wednesday, April 17th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Finish reading Act One, Scene Two of Othello. 2. Finish the Othello Act One, Scene Two handout.

English 10 (Beta): If necessary, finish the Othello Act One, Scene Two handout.

English 10 (Eta): 1. If necessary, finish the Othello Act One, Scene Two handout. 2. Read Act One, Scene Three of Othello.

Honors English 10: 1. Reread Chapter I. Write down questions you have about the chapter, including questions about how a character is described, or what he or she is doing or hopes to accomplish; about the significance of details and the implications of unusual terms or phrases; about how the chapter influences our perspective on the work as a whole. Add at least one question to the close reading Google doc (shared with you via email) by 7am. In addition, reread Chapter XII (the last chapter). As with Chapter I, write down questions you have about the chapter. Add at least one of your questions to the close reading Google doc by 7am. 2. Draft of Othello essay due (via Drive) by 11:59pm on Thursday, April 18th.

due Tuesday, April 16th

English 10 (Alpha): Read Act One, Scene Two of Othello.

English 10 (Beta): If necessary, finish the Othello Act One, Scene One handout.

English 10 (Eta): 1. If necessary, finish the Othello Act One, Scene One handout. 2. Read Act One, Scene Two of Othello.

Honors English 10: 1. Read The Death of Ivan Ilyich. Note anything that interests/puzzles/seems important to you. In addition, mark anything that is relevant to the question we discussed today (Does the fact of death make life meaningless?). Finally, write questions about anything you didn't understand or wondered about in the story. 2. Draft of Othello essay due (via Drive) by 11:59pm on Thursday, April 18th.

Homework | Week of April 8th, 2019

due Friday, April 12th

English 10 (Alpha): If necessary, finish the Othello Act One, Scene One handout.

English 10 (Eta): None.

Honors English 10: Work on your Othello essay. Specifically, you should choose which option you want to work with, compose a provisional central idea or question, and find relevant passages/quotations.

due Thursday, April 11th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): None.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Choose one of the three characters from the Othello | Last Words handout. Write a more developed response, in sentences and paragraphs, to the two questions in Part II about that character.

N.B. #1: This assignment will be either a larger classwork/homework grade or a small assessment grade.
N.B. #2: You don't need to consider your response to be a definitive answer. Some of the most thoughtful writing I've seen from students this year has raised questions about the text, admitted uncertainty, and/or considered several possible interpretations. Not all teachers value that kind of writing, but it works for this class.

due Wednesday, April 10th

English 10: None.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Choose one of the three characters from the Othello | Last Words handout. Write a more developed response, in sentences and paragraphs, to the two questions in Part II about that character.

N.B. #1: This assignment will be either a larger classwork/homework grade or a small assessment grade.
N.B. #2: You don't need to consider your response to be a definitive answer. Some of the most thoughtful writing I've seen from students this year has raised questions about the text, admitted uncertainty, and/or considered several possible interpretations. Not all teachers value that kind of writing, but it works for this class.

due Tuesday, April 9th

English 10 (Beta): None.

Honors English 10 (Delta): If necessary, finish the Othello | Last Words handout.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): If necessary, finish writing your Frankenstein & The Tempest literary analysis essay.

due Monday, April 8th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): Read question 7, the essay prompt. Then do the following:

In your words, what is the prompt asking you to do?
Read the "Both / And / However Statements" handout in the Resources section above.
Compose a claim in response to the prompt, i.e., answer the question. Using a both/and/however statement would work well for this type of essay.
Plan how you will organize your essay. Specifically, say what claim you will make in each body paragraph.
Select evidence (details, examples, and/or quotations) to support your claims.

English 10 (Eta): Read question 31, the narrative prompt. Then do the following:

In your words, what is the prompt asking you to do?
Based on the passage, what do you know about Mr. Harris? What makes you think so?
List plot possibilities for your story--ideas for what could happen in your narrative.
Which narrative techniques would work best for your story--sensory description? dialogue? thoughts & feelings?

Honors English 10 (Delta): If necessary, finish writing your Frankenstein & The Tempest literary analysis essay.

Homework | Week of April 1st, 2019

due Friday, April 5th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. If necessary, finish writing your PARCC practice narrative. 2. Finish answering questions 1-6 of the Unit 1 packet. Explain why you chose the answers you did.

English 10 (Eta): If necessary, finish writing your "Red Cranes" & "The Firefly Hunt" literary analysis essay.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Finish writing your PARCC practice narrative.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Compose a plan for your Frankenstein & The Tempest literary analysis essay. (I would recommend using the both/and/however template for your claim.)

due Thursday, April 4th

English 10 (Alpha): Read question 31, the narrative prompt. Then do the following:

In your words, what is the prompt asking you to do?
Based on the passage, what do you know about Mr. Harris? What makes you think so?
List plot possibilities for your story--ideas for what could happen in your narrative.
Which narrative techniques would work best for your story--sensory description? dialogue? thoughts & feelings?

English 10 (Beta): Finish answering questions 1-6 of the Unit 1 packet. Explain why you chose the answers you did.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Finish planning your PARCC practice narrative. [See English 10 (Beta) homework due Wednesday.]

due Wednesday, April 3rd

English 10 (Alpha): Read the excerpt from Three Men on the Bummel (p. 54-55 in the PARCC Unit 3 practice test). Answer questions 27, 28, 29, and 30. Explain why you chose the answers you did.

English 10 (Beta): Read question 31, the narrative prompt. Then do the following:

In your words, what is the prompt asking you to do?
Based on the passage, what do you know about Mr. Harris? What makes you think so?
List plot possibilities for your story--ideas for what could happen in your narrative.
Which narrative techniques would work best for your story--sensory description? dialogue? thoughts & feelings?

English 10 (Eta): Read question 7, the essay prompt. In your words, what is the prompt asking you to do?

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read the Frankenstein & The Tempest passages and answer the multiple-choice questions. Explain why you chose the answers you did.

due Tuesday, April 2nd

English 10 (Beta): Read the excerpt from Three Men on the Bummel (p. 54-55 in the PARCC Unit 3 practice test). Answer questions 27, 28, 29, and 30. Explain why you chose the answers you did.

English 10 (Eta): Finish answering questions 1-6 of the Unit 1 packet. Explain why you chose the answers you did.

Honors English 10: Read the excerpt from Three Men on the Bummel (p. 54-55 in the PARCC Unit 3 practice test). Answer questions 27, 28, 29, and 30. Explain why you chose the answers you did.

Homework | Week of March 18th, 2019

due Friday, March 22nd

English 10 (Alpha): Prepare to finish writing your essay in class.

English 10 (Eta): None.

Honors English 10: Read Act Five of Othello.

due Thursday, March 21st

English 10 (Alpha): Work on your "What Makes Us Who We Are?" essay. Specifically, 1) choose which question(s) you're going to write about, and 2) reread the texts to gather passages related to your question.

English 10 (Beta): Prepare to finish writing your essay in class.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read Act Four of Othello.

due Wednesday, March 20th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the "Social Me" | Personal Identity handout.

English 10 (Beta): Work on your "What Makes Us Who We Are?" essay. Specifically, 1) choose which question(s) you're going to write about, and 2) reread the texts to gather passages related to your question.

English 10 (Eta): Prepare to write your "What Makes Us Who We Are?" essay in class.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read Act Four of Othello.

due Tuesday, March 19th

English 10 (Beta): Complete the "Social Me" | Personal Identity handout.

English 10 (Eta): Work on your "What Makes Us Who We Are?" essay. Specifically, 1) choose which question(s) you're going to write about, and 2) reread the texts to gather passages related to your question.

Honors English 10: Compose an opening question about Act Three of Othello. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

due Monday, March 18th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): 1. If necessary, finish the "Social Me" paragraphs 2 and 3 handout. 2. Read and annotate the fourth (and final) paragraph of "The Social Me."

English 10 (Eta): Complete the "Social Me" | Personal Identity handout.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Complete the Reading Response Assignment for Act Two of Othello. 2. Read Act Three of Othello.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read Act Three of Othello.

Homework | Week of March 11th, 2019

due Friday, March 15th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. If necessary, finish the "Social Me" paragraph one handout. 2. Read and annotate the second and third paragraphs of "The Social Me."

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate the fourth (and final) paragraph of "The Social Me."

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read Act Two of Othello. 2. Reread Act One, Scene Three, lines 361-375 of Othello. Then answer the following questions:

Identify the speaker—Who says this quotation?
Identify the audience—To whom is s/he speaking? (If this is another character, say who; if it is him/herself, say so; if this is the reader of the book or the audience of the play, say so)
Context—What is happening in the story when s/he says this?
Paraphrase—In your words, what is the speaker saying in the quotation?
Significance—Why is this quotation important for the events, theme, or meaning of the story? -OR- What does this quotation show about the speaker’s character and/or values?

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read Act Two of Othello.

due Wednesday, March 13th

English 10 (Alpha): None.

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate the first paragraph of "The Social Me."

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate the second and third paragraphs of "The Social Me."

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Reread Act One, Scene Three, lines 361-375 of Othello. Then answer the following questions:

Identify the speaker—Who says this quotation?
Identify the audience—To whom is s/he speaking? (If this is another character, say who; if it is him/herself, say so; if this is the reader of the book or the audience of the play, say so)
Context—What is happening in the story when s/he says this?
Paraphrase—In your words, what is the speaker saying in the quotation?
Significance—Why is this quotation important for the events, theme, or meaning of the story? -OR- What does this quotation show about the speaker’s character and/or values?

due Tuesday, March 12th

English 10 (Beta): Complete the "Color of Success" | Personal Identity handout.

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate the first paragraph of "The Social Me."

Honors English 10: Read Act One of Othello.

due Monday, March 11th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the "Color of Success" | Personal Identity handout.

English 10 (Beta): 1. If necessary, finish the "Color of Success" p. 140-142 handout. 2. Read and annotate the rest of "The Color of Success." 3. Identify the sentence(s) that best helps you understand the point Watts is trying to make in this essay.

English 10 (Eta): 1. If necessary, finish the "Part-Time Person?" handout. 2. Choose one comment or idea from today's discussion. Write a paragraph that a) paraphrases the comment/idea and b) describes your response to the comment/idea.

Honors English 10: Compose two both/and/however statements comparing some aspect of The Penelopiad to some aspect of The Odyssey. For each statement, write a paragraph (or two) to support your idea with examples and reasoning. See Resources above for a handout with details about both/and/however statements.

Homework | Week of March 4th, 2019

due Friday, March 7th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Read and annotate the rest of "The Color of Success." 2. Identify the sentence(s) that best helps you understand the point Watts is trying to make in this essay.

English 10 (Eta): Complete the "Color of Success" | Personal Identity handout.

Honors English 10: Complete the Penelopiad | A Low Art handout.

due Thursday, March 6th

English 10 (Alpha): Read and annotate to the section break on page 142 in "The Color of Success."

English 10 (Beta): Reread "The Color of Success" up to the section break on page 142.

Honors English 10 (Delta): None.

due Wednesday, March 6th

English 10 (Beta): None.

due Tuesday, March 5th

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate to the section break on page 142 in "The Color of Success."

English 10 (Eta): None.

Honors English 10: Reread chapters xix ("Yelp of Joy") and xxiv ("The Chorus Line: An Anthropology Lecture") of The Penelopiad.

due Monday, March 4th

English 10 (Alpha): None.

English 10 (Beta): Complete the "Just Walk on By | Personal Identity" handout.

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate the rest of "The Color of Success."

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Complete the rest of the Penelopiad Chapters xxv-xxix handout. 2. What question(s) does The Penelopiad want us to think about?

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Complete the rest of the Penelopiad Chapters xxv-xxix handout.

Homework | Week of February 25th, 2019

due Friday, March 1st

English 10 (Alpha): None.

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate to the section break on page 142 in "The Color of Success."

Honors English 10: Read and annotate chapters xxv - xxix (p. 169-196) of The Penelopiad.

due Thursday, February 28th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the "Just Walk on By | Personal Identity" handout.

English 10 (Beta): Complete the "Just Walk on By" paragraphs 8 to 12 handout.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read and annotate chapters xxii - xxiv (p. 153-168) of The Penelopiad.

due Wednesday, February 27th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Read and annotate the rest of "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space" (from "The fearsomeness mistakenly attributed to me..." to the end). 2. Identify the sentence(s) that best helps you understand the point Staples is trying to make in this essay. 3. Bring a hard copy of your Crito essay to class.

English 10 (Beta): Write a 1/2 page (or longer) reflection on today's conversation.

English 10 (Eta): Complete the "Just Walk on By | Personal Identity" handout.

Honors English 10: Read and annotate chapters xxii - xxiv (p. 153-168) of The Penelopiad.

due Tuesday, February 26th

English 10 (Beta): Bring a hard copy of your Crito essay to class.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Read and annotate the rest of "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space" (from "The fearsomeness mistakenly attributed to me..." to the end). 2. Identify the sentence(s) that best helps you understand the point Staples is trying to make in this essay. 3. Bring a hard copy of your Crito essay to class.

Honors English 10: Read and annotate chapters xviii - xxi (p. 127-152) of The Penelopiad.

due Monday, February 25th

English 10: None.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Best draft of Odyssey essay due (in hard copy, in class) on Monday.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate chapters xiv - xvii (p. 99-126) of The Penelopiad. 2. Best draft of Odyssey essay due (in hard copy, in class) on Monday.

Homework | Week of February 18th, 2019

due Friday, February 22nd

English 10 (Alpha): Complete "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space" paragraphs 1 to 3.

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate through paragraph 3 of "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space."

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read and annotate chapters xiv - xvii (p. 99-126) of The Penelopiad.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read and annotate chapters ix - xiii (p. 55-98) of The Penelopiad.

due Thursday, February 21st

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate through paragraph 3 of "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space."

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read and annotate chapters ix - xiii (p. 55-98) of The Penelopiad.

due Wednesday, February 20th

SNOW DAY!

due Tuesday, February 19th

Honors English 10: Read and annotate v - viii (p. 15-53) of The Penelopiad.

due Monday, February 18th

English 10: Completed Crito essay due (via Drive) by 11:59pm on Monday.

Honors English 10: Completed draft of Odyssey essay due (via Drive) by 11:59pm on Monday.

Homework | Week of February 11th, 2019

due Friday, February 15th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Complete the Crito essay Part 2 graphic organizer.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Completed draft of Odyssey essay due (via Drive) by 11:59pm on Monday.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Prepare to type your Odyssey essay on Friday.

due Thursday, February 14th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the Crito essay Part 1 graphic organizer.

English 10 (Beta): Complete the Crito essay Part 2 graphic organizer.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Prepare to type your Odyssey essay on Thursday. 3. Read and annotate the Introduction and chapters i - iv of The Penelopiad. 4. If necessary, finish answering the questions about the Penelopiad epigraph:

Remind yourself of the context of these passages. Who says it? What's happening in the story when it is said?
Why might Atwood open the novel with these quotations? What expectation(s) do they create for us as readers?

due Wednesday, February 13th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Complete the "Brief Overview" section of the Crito essay graphic organizer.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Complete the Crito essay Part 1 graphic organizer.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Prepare to type your Odyssey essay on Thursday. 3. Read and annotate the Introduction and chapters i - iv of The Penelopiad. 4. If necessary, finish answering the questions about the Penelopiad epigraph:

Remind yourself of the context of these passages. Who says it? What's happening in the story when it is said?
Why might Atwood open the novel with these quotations? What expectation(s) do they create for us as readers?

due Tuesday, February 12th

English 10 (Beta): Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Complete the "Brief Overview" section of the Crito essay graphic organizer.

Honors English 10: Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation.

due Monday, February 11th

English 10: 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Compose the claims for both parts of your Crito essay. Select the evidence you will use.

Honors English 10: 1. Learn your poem by heart. 2. Gather passages from The Odyssey that are relevant to your essay. Start drafting your claims.

Homework | Week of February 4th, 2019

due Friday, February 8th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Continue to work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 30 minutes a day, or learning the first six (or more) lines. 2. Choose which Crito essay option you want to work on. If you choose Option 2, choose the question you want to write about. Re-view Crito and search for passages related to your topic.

English 10 (Eta): Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation.

Honors English 10: 1. Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation. 2. Complete "What Do You Consider Good?"

due Thursday, February 7th

English 10 (Alpha): Continue to work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 30 minutes a day, or learning the first six (or more) lines.

English 10 (Beta): Learn your poem by heart. Practice your recitation.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Continue to work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 30 minutes a day, or learning the first six (or more) lines. 2. Complete both sides of the "Pursuing the Good" handout.

due Wednesday, February 6th

English 10 (Alpha): Work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 20 minutes a day, or learning the first three (or more) lines.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Continue to work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 30 minutes a day, or learning the first six (or more) lines. 2. Choose which Crito essay option you want to work on. If you choose Option 2, choose the question you want to write about. Re-view Crito and search for passages related to your topic.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Continue to work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 30 minutes a day, or learning the first six (or more) lines. 2. Complete both sides of the "Pursuing the Good" handout.

due Tuesday, February 5th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 20 minutes a day, or learning the first three (or more) lines.

Honors English 10: Work on learning your poem by heart. Set a goal to stay focused, such as practicing 20 minutes a day, or learning the first three (or more) lines.

due Monday, February 4th

English 10: Complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 6.

Honors English 10: Odyssey | Justice in Book 22 essay due (via Drive) by 11:59pm on Sunday.

Homework | Week of January 28th, 2019

due Friday, February 1st

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Find a poem you would like to learn and recite from the Poetry Out Loud website. Bring a hard copy--printed or copied by hand--to class. Not sure where to start? Take a look at the poems in this packet. 2. If necessary, finish the Individual Work (Part I) section of Crito, 6.

English 10 (Eta): Find a poem you would like to learn and recite from the Poetry Out Loud website. Bring a hard copy--printed or copied by hand--to class. Not sure where to start? Take a look at the poems in this packet.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Complete the "Argument Writing Practice" handout. 2. Be prepared to write your Odyssey | Justice in Book 22 essay in class.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Bring a hard copy of your poem to class. 2. Complete the "Argument Writing Practice" handout. 3. Be prepared to write your Odyssey | Justice in Book 22 essay in class.

due Thursday, January 31st

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 5.

English 10 (Beta): Find a poem you would like to learn and recite from the Poetry Out Loud website. Bring a hard copy--printed or copied by hand--to class. Not sure where to start? Take a look at the poems in this packet.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Find a poem you would like to learn and recite from the Poetry Out Loud website. Bring a hard copy--printed or copied by hand--to class. I would like you to choose a poem by one of the following Romantic poets. If there is another poem on the website that you have very strong feelings about reciting, please send me a request by email.

The "major" British Romantic poets: William Blake, Lord Bryon (George Gordon), Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth
Other writers from this period: Aphra Behn, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Burns, Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, George Eliot, Queen Elizabeth I, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Herrick, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Julia Ward Howe, Frances Anne Kemble, Mary Lamb, Leticia Elizabeth Landon, Emma Lazarus, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christopher Marlowe, Andrew Marvell, Herman Melville, Thomas Love Peacock, Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Walter Raleigh, Christina Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Shakespeare, Sir Philip Sidney, Ann Taylor, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, John Greenleaf Whittier, Dorothy Wordsworth, Sir Thomas Wyatt

due Wednesday, January 30th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. If necessary, complete the "What is Enlightenment? | Listen & Reply" handout. 2. Make sure you've finished the Individual Work (Part I) section of Crito, 5.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 5.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Find a poem you would like to learn and recite from the Poetry Out Loud website. Bring a hard copy--printed or copied by hand--to class on Friday. I would like you to choose a poem by one of the following Romantic poets. If there is another poem on the website that you have very strong feelings about reciting, please send me a request by email.

The "major" British Romantic poets: William Blake, Lord Bryon (George Gordon), Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth
Other writers from this period: Aphra Behn, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Burns, Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson, John Donne, George Eliot, Queen Elizabeth I, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert Herrick, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Julia Ward Howe, Frances Anne Kemble, Mary Lamb, Leticia Elizabeth Landon, Emma Lazarus, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Christopher Marlowe, Andrew Marvell, Herman Melville, Thomas Love Peacock, Edgar Allen Poe, Sir Walter Raleigh, Christina Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Shakespeare, Sir Philip Sidney, Ann Taylor, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, John Greenleaf Whittier, Dorothy Wordsworth, Sir Thomas Wyatt

due Tuesday, January 29th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. If necessary, complete the "What is Enlightenment? | Listen & Reply" handout. 2. Make sure you've finished the Individual Work (Part I) section of Crito, 5.

Honors English 10: If necessary, complete the "Eleanor Roosevelt Quotation | Listen & Reply" handout.

due Monday, January 28th

English 10: Finish the Individual Work (Part I) section of Crito, 5.

Honors English 10: No new assignments. Be sure you've read and annotated Book 24 of The Odyssey and answered all the questions on the Odyssey Book 22 handout.

Homework | Week of January 21st, 2019

due Friday, January 25th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): If necessary, finish the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 4.

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Book 24 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am. 3. Be sure you have answered all the questions on the Odyssey Book 22 handout.

due Thursday, January 24th

English 10 (Alpha): What are the laws (through Socrates) saying in this sentence: "Or do you think it possible for a city not to be destroyed if the verdicts of its courts have no force but are nullified and set at naught by private individuals?" (50b, p. 53) Does this seem true? (Consider how it might apply to our school community.)

English 10 (Beta): If necessary, finish the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 4.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read the list of questions about Book 23. Identify the ones you most want to talk about. Locate some passages from the book that could the class explore those questions.

due Wednesday, January 23rd

English 10 (Alpha): Complete #2, 3, and 4 of Crito, 4.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): What are the laws (through Socrates) saying in this sentence: "Or do you think it possible for a city not to be destroyed if the verdicts of its courts have no force but are nullified and set at naught by private individuals?" (50b, p. 53) Does this seem true? (Consider how it might apply to our school community.)

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Be sure you have answered questions 1-7 on the Odyssey Book 22 handout. 2. Read the list of questions about Book 23. Identify the ones you most want to talk about. Locate some passages from the book that could the class explore those questions.

due Tuesday, January 22nd

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Complete #2, 3, and 4 of Crito, 4.

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Book 23 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening questions about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

Homework | Week of January 14th, 2019

due Friday, January 18th

English 10 (Alpha): If necessary, complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 3.

English 10 (Eta): Complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 3.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate Book 22 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate Book 22 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am. 3. Send Mr. Hultgren an email with your reflections on the small group discussions we've used this week.

Rate the discussions 1-10 (1 is "poor" and 10 is "excellent").
What about the small group format has worked well for our class?
What about the small group format hasn't worked for our class?
Would you prefer that we continue using this format, at least some of the time? What else would you recommend to improve our discussions?

due Thursday, January 17th

English 10 (Alpha): Finish #2 of Crito, 3 (paraphrasing the long paragraph that makes up 48c-d).

English 10 (Beta): If necessary, complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 3.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate Book 21 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

due Wednesday, January 16th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 2.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Finish #2 of Crito, 3 (paraphrasing the long paragraph that makes up 48c-d).

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate Book 21 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

due Tuesday, January 15th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Complete the Individual Work (Part II) section of Crito, 2.

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Book 19 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am. 3. Post-discussion writing: a) Respond to one of the Books 13 & 16 OR Books 17 & 18 questions that you think deserves additional thought. Develop your response through analysis of text. b) Rate the discussions this week 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate your contribution to the discussions. Then, set a new goal for yourself for our next discussion.

Homework | Week of January 7th, 2019

due Friday, January 11th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Read 46b-48c of Crito (p. 48-51, through "It does hold.")

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Book 17 and 18 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

due Thursday, January 10th

English 10 (Alpha): Based on what we've read so far, whose opinion matters most to Socrates--his friends', family's, the majority's, or someone else's? Provide text evidence to support your response.

English 10 (Beta): Read 46b-48c of Crito (p. 48-51, through "It does hold.")

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate Books 13 and 16 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

due Wednesday, January 9th

English 10 (Alpha): Finish reading 43a-46b of Crito (p. 45-48, through "...do not act otherwise.").

English 10 (Beta): In class today, Aaliyah asked, "Whose opinion matters most?" To help us move forward with our discussion, please respond to the following question: Based on what we've read so far, whose opinion matters most to Socrates--his friends', family's, the majority's, or someone else's? Provide text evidence to support your response.

English 10 (Eta): In Beta period today, Aaliyah asked, "Whose opinion matters most?" To help us move forward with our discussion, please respond to the following question: Based on what we've read so far, whose opinion matters most to Socrates--his friends', family's, the majority's, or someone else's? Provide text evidence to support your response.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate Books 13 and 16 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (shared with you via email) by 7am.

due Tuesday, January 8th

English 10 (Beta): Finish reading 43a-46b of Crito (p. 45-48, through "...do not act otherwise.").

English 10 (Eta): Read 43a-46b of Crito (p. 45-48, through "...do not act otherwise.").

Honors English 10: Nothing due today. See later in the week for reading assignment.

Homework | Week of December 17th, 2018

due Friday, December 21st

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): None.

Honors English 10: Post-discussion writing: a) Respond to one of the Book 12 questions that you think deserves additional thought. Develop your response through analysis of text. b) Rate the discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate how well you did. Then, set a goal for yourself for our next discussion.

due Thursday, December 20th

English 10 (Alpha): Prepare your Character Dialogue outline for tomorrow's in-class writing.

English 10 (Beta): None.

due Wednesday, December 19th

English 10 (Alpha): Prepare for your in-class writing about to what extent we are in control of our lives.

Suggested process:

Choose characters
Three column chart: Character/Writer | Relevant Experiences | Likely Opinions
Three circle Venn diagram
Start somewhere!
The basic move: opinion + experience
Create a conversation

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Prepare your Character Dialogue outline for Wednesday's in-class writing.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate Book 12 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions by 7am. 3. Complete the Reading Response Assignment for Book 12 of The Odyssey. In addition, rate today's discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate how well you did. Then, set a goal for yourself for our next discussion.

due Tuesday, December 18th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Prepare for your in-class writing about to what extent we are in control of our lives.

Suggested process:

Choose characters
Three column chart: Character/Writer | Relevant Experiences | Likely Opinions
Three circle Venn diagram
Start somewhere!
The basic move: opinion + experience
Create a conversation

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate Book 12 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions by 7am.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Re-view Book 11 of The Odyssey. Gather additional examples to support the position you were given on whether Odysseus is essentially singing his praises by telling these stories.

due Monday, December 17th

English 10 (Alpha): None.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Read and annotate the rest of Ellison's "King of the Bingo Game."

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Book 11 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (Delta | Epsilon) by 7am. 3. Best draft of Hebrew Bible essay due (in hard copy, in class).

Homework | Week of December 10th, 2018

due Friday, December 14th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Read and annotate the rest of Ellison's "King of the Bingo Game." 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions by 7am.

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate Ellison's "King of the Bingo Game" from the beginning to the end of the first paragraph on page 473 ("So let it be.")

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Books 9 and 10 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (Delta | Epsilon) by 7am. 3. Best draft of Hebrew Bible essay due (in hard copy, in class) Monday, December 17th. Delta only: Bring a hard copy of your Hebrew Bible essay to class.

due Thursday, December 13th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): Read and annotate Ellison's "King of the Bingo Game" from where we left off to the end of the first paragraph on page 473 ("So let it be.")

Honors English 10 (Delta): Post-discussion writing: a) Respond to one of the Books 6 & 8 questions that you think deserves additional thought. Develop your response through analysis of text. b) Rate the discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate how you did at the thing you wanted to do differently this time. Then, set a new goal for yourself for our next discussion.

due Wednesday, December 12th

English 10: Respond to the following questions about Zak Ebrahim's story:

What does Ebrahim mean when he says, "I am not my father"?
What caused Ebrahim's change? Be as specific as you can.
Ebrahim says, "I don't know that we're meant to be anything other than the sum of our experiences. What do you understand him to be saying? What does his statement mean for how much control we have of our lives?

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Post-discussion writing: a) Respond to one of the Books 6 & 8 questions that you think deserves additional thought. Develop your response through analysis of text. b) Rate the discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate how you did at the thing you wanted to do differently this time. Then, set a new goal for yourself for our next discussion.

due Friday, December 7th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): None.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Post-discussion writing: a) Respond to one of the Book 5 questions that you think deserves additional thought. Develop your response through analysis of text. b) Rate the discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate how you did at the thing you wanted to do differently this time. Then, set a new goal for yourself for our next discussion.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Post-discussion writing: a) Respond to one of the Book 5 questions that you think deserves additional thought. Develop your response through analysis of text. b) Rate the discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate how you did at the thing you wanted to do differently this time. Then, set a new goal for yourself for our next discussion. 2. Read and annotate Books 6 and 8 of The Odyssey. 3. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (Delta | Epsilon) by 7am.

due Thursday, December 6th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Finish your paragraph about The Manual. (Copy the scale from "Complete control" to "No control" onto your paper. Indicate where you would place the Manual on the scale. Explain why you placed it there, using details / examples / quotations from the reading.) 2. Write a paragraph comparing The Manual to "Invictus." How do the texts agree and/or disagree about the extent to which we are in control of our lives? Include details / examples / quotations from each text.

English 10 (Beta): None.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Complete your Reading Response Assignment for Book 5 of The Odyssey. 2. Due Friday: Read and annotate Books 6 and 8 of The Odyssey.

due Wednesday, December 5th

English 10 (Alpha): Thoroughly and thoughtfully answer questions 5 and 6 on the Manual handout.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Finish your paragraph about The Manual. (Copy the scale from "Complete control" to "No control" onto your paper. Indicate where you would place the Manual on the scale. Explain why you placed it there, using details / examples / quotations from the reading.) 2. Write a paragraph comparing The Manual to "Invictus." How do the texts agree and/or disagree about the extent to which we are in control of our lives? Include details / examples / quotations from each text.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Complete your Reading Response Assignment for Book 5 of The Odyssey. 2. Due Friday: Read and annotate Books 6 and 8 of The Odyssey.

due Tuesday, December 4th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Thoroughly and thoughtfully answer questions 5 and 6 on the Manual handout.

Honors English 10: 1. Read and annotate Book 5 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (Delta | Epsilon) by 7am.

due Monday, December 3rd

English 10: Thoroughly and thoughtfully answer questions 1-4 on the Manual handout.

Honors English 10: Post-discussion writing: a) Respond to one of the Book 4 questions that you think deserves additional thought. Develop your response through analysis of text. b) Rate the discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Evaluate how you did at the thing you wanted to do differently this time. Then, set a new goal for yourself for our next discussion.

due Friday, November 30th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Writing re "Invictus": 1. Describe a time when you felt most like the speaker of "Invictus." What was the situation? Who was involved? Why did you feel like the speaker? 2. Describe a time when you felt most unlike the speaker of "Invictus." What was the situation? Who was involved? Why did you feel unlike the speaker? 3. Do you understand "Invictus" as being ultimately optimistic or pessimistic? What makes you say so?

Honors English 10: 1. Post-discussion writing: a) Add to your thinking about Book 1 and/or describe how your thoughts have changed. b) Rate the discussion 1-10. Explain your rating. Describe one thing you will try to do differently next time. 2. Read and annotate Book 4 of The Odyssey. 3. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions (Epsilon | Delta) by 7am.

due Thursday, November 29th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Practice reading "Invictus" aloud over and over until you can make it work for a listener who can't see the text. Your goal is to say those words in such a way that you give the meaning to a listener who can't look at the words. Create a recording and email it to Mr. Hultgren. 2. Check PowerSchool to see if you have any missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit.

English 10 (Beta): Writing re "Invictus": 1. Describe a time when you felt most like the speaker of "Invictus." What was the situation? Who was involved? Why did you feel like the speaker? 2. Describe a time when you felt most unlike the speaker of "Invictus." What was the situation? Who was involved? Why did you feel unlike the speaker? 3. Do you understand "Invictus" as being ultimately optimistic or pessimistic? What makes you say so?

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate Book 1 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions by 7am. 3. Complete the Reading Response Assignment for Book 1.

due Wednesday, November 28th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Complete scenarios 2 and 3 in the "How Are We Obligated?" packet. 2. Check PowerSchool to see if you have any missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Practice reading "Invictus" aloud over and over until you can make it work for a listener who can't see the text. Your goal is to say those words in such a way that you give the meaning to a listener who can't look at the words. Create a recording and email it to Mr. Hultgren. 2. Check PowerSchool to see if you have any missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate Book 1 of The Odyssey. 2. Compose an opening question about the reading. Add it to the list of questions. 3. Complete the Reading Response Assignment for Book 1.

due Tuesday, November 27th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Complete scenarios 2 and 3 in the "How Are We Obligated?" packet. 2. Check PowerSchool to see if you have any missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit.

Honors English 10: Complete "The Beginning of The Odyssey."

due Tuesday, November 20th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): None.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Write a response to "The Singer Solution to World Poverty." Include a) a summary of Singer's argument--the conclusion he reaches and how he reaches that conclusion--and b) whether you are convinced by his argument and why. Fill one page--in your normal handwriting, with normal margins. 2. If necessary, finish the "Singer Solution to World Poverty" paragraphs 15-24 handout.

Honors English 10: Finish writing a cover letter for your Hebrew Bible essay.

due Monday, November 19th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): 1. Write a response to "The Singer Solution to World Poverty." Include a) a summary of Singer's argument--the conclusion he reaches and how he reaches that conclusion--and b) whether you are convinced by his argument and why. Fill one page--in your normal handwriting, with normal margins. 2. If necessary, finish the "Singer Solution to World Poverty" paragraphs 15-24 handout.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Read and annotate the rest of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty." 2. If necessary, finish the "Singer Solution to World Poverty" paragraphs 6-14 handout.

Honors English 10: Draft of Hebrew Bible essay due Sunday (via Drive). Bring a hard copy to class on Monday.

due Friday, November 16th

English 10 (Alpha): Read and annotate the rest of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty."

English 10 (Eta): Read and annotate to the end of paragraph 14 of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty."

Honors English 10 (Delta): Create a plan for your Hebrew Bible essay.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Draft of Hebrew Bible essay due Sunday (via Drive).

due Thursday, November 15th

English 10 (Alpha): Read and annotate to the end of paragraph 14 of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty."

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate the rest of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty."

Honors English 10 (Delta): Write more exploratory writing--at least a page--for the other sections of your Hebrew Bible essay.

due Wednesday, November 14th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Read and annotate the first five paragraphs of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty."

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate to the end of paragraph 14 of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty."

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Create a plan for your Hebrew Bible essay. It should look like this.

due Tuesday, November 13th

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate the first five paragraphs of "The Singer Solution to World Poverty."

English 10 (Eta): Complete Cicero Response.

Honors English 10: Epsilon, if necessary, finish filling one sheet of paper (front and back) with thoughts about the topic/section you selected. Epsilon & Delta, slowly reread what you wrote. Look for passages that feel important--they could be a thought, idea, or point, or even an example or story. For each important passage, write a tiny sentence summary, as brief and pithy as possible. Make sure you summarize the passages in sentences, not single words or phrases. Finally, look through the resulting list of sentences. Mark the ones that feel important or central. Look through those marked sentences and figure out your main idea. If you can't yet figure out what your main idea is, try to find the words for it. Write a short sentence. Maybe write another half page of exploratory writing to work your way towards it.

due Monday, November 12th

English 10 (Alpha): If necessary, complete Cicero Response.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): None.

Honors English 10: 1. Reflect on our group discussions by responding to the following questions: 1) What does the ideal discussion group look like? 2) How do we compare to that ideal at this point in the year? 3) What can you do as a member of our discussion group to help us improve? 2. Email Mr. Hultgren one (or more) questions or perplexities you have about Genesis and/or Exodus. Strive to make these genuine.

due Thursday, November 8th

English 10 (Alpha): None.

English 10 (Beta): Complete Cicero Response.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read and annotate Exodus 31-35. Skim 36-40.

due Wednesday, November 7th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): Prepare for your in-class composition about what Manny from "A Test of Courage" considers good.

English 10 (Eta): None.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read and annotate Exodus 31-35. Skim 36-40.

due Tuesday, November 6th

English 10 (Beta): None.

English 10 (Eta): Prepare for your in-class composition about what Manny from "A Test of Courage" considers good.

Honors English 10: Finish writing and polishing your imaginative recreation of an Israelite's experience of the events in Exodus 19-20 (and earlier).

due Monday, November 5th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the individual work section of the Writing Explanations handout.

English 10 (Eta): Complete the individual work section of the Writing Explanations handout. Also, if necessary, finish both 2 and 3 in the partner work section.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate chapters 19 and 20 of Exodus. Skim Exodus 21-31 (i.e., read the chapters, but there's no need to annotate). 2. Complete the Exodus 13-18 assignment.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read and annotate chapters 19 and 20 of Exodus. Skim Exodus 21-31 (i.e., read the chapters, but there's no need to annotate).

due Thursday, November 1st

English 10 (Alpha): Write notes for what we can include in the explanation for our whole class examples on the Writing Explanations handout.

English 10 (Beta): Complete the individual work section of the Writing Explanations handout.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Locate every mention of Pharaoh's heart being hardened in Exodus 5-12. Cite the chapter and verse for each; copy the quotation. What do you notice? What does this mean for Pharaoh's role in letting the Israelites go? God's role?

due Wednesday, October 31st

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): Complete the "Everyday Use"--Mama's Values Argument handout.

English 10 (Eta): Write notes for what we can include in the explanation for our whole class example on the Writing Explanations handout.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Complete the Reading Response Assignment for chapters 13-18 of Exodus.

due Tuesday, October 30th

English 10 (Beta): None

English 10 (Eta): Complete the "Everyday Use"--Mama's Values Argument handout.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Complete your Montaigne Response.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): None.

due Monday, October 29th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the Character Analysis handout for Mama from "Everyday Use."

English 10 (Eta): None

Honors English 10: Read and annotate chapters 13-18 of Exodus.

due Friday, October 26th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Complete "What is 'Everyday Use' About?" 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments (often a zero in the gradebook). Complete them by today to earn some credit.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Complete the Character Analysis handout for Mama from "Everyday Use." 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments (often a zero in the gradebook). Complete them by today to earn some credit.

Honors English 10: Read and annotate chapters 5-12 of Exodus.

due Wednesday, October 24th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. At the end of "Everyday Use," Dee (Wangero) says that Mama doesn't understand her heritage. Is Dee (Wangero) right? Why? 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments (often a zero in the gradebook). Complete them by Friday to earn some credit.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Complete "What is 'Everyday Use' About?" 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments (often a zero in the gradebook). Complete them by Friday to earn some credit.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate chapters 5-12 of Exodus. 2. Complete your Montaigne Response.

due Tuesday, October 23rd

English 10 (Beta): 1. Part One: Rate today's conversation on a scale of 1 to 10. Explain your rating. What can we do to improve? Part Two: List questions you still have about "Everyday Use." What would help you understand the story? 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments (often a zero in the gradebook). Complete them by Friday to earn some credit.

English 10 (Eta): Check PowerSchool for missing assignments (often a zero in the gradebook). Complete them by Friday to earn some credit.

Honors English 10: None.

due Monday, October 22nd

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Complete "Everyday Use" paragraphs 55 to 83.

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate paragraphs 55 to 83 of "Everyday Use." On a separate sheet of paper, summarize this section of the story. Then, respond to the following prompts: 1) Describe the disagreement between Mama and Dee (Wangero) about how the use the quilts. 2) What's your understanding of why Mama does the thing she "never had done before" (paragraph 76)? Does that action fit with what we know about her from earlier in the story? Why? Refer to details from the text.

Honors English 10: 1. What is Genesis really about? Try to explain the deeper story being told. 2. Read and annotate chapters 1-4 of Exodus.

due Friday, October 19

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Read and annotate paragraphs 45 to 54 of "Everyday Use." On a separate sheet of paper, summarize these paragraphs. Then, respond to the following questions: 1) What's your understanding of why Dee/Wangero wants the butter dish, churn top, etc.? 2) Does her wanting these things fit with what we know about her from earlier in the story? Why? Refer to details from the text.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Reread chapters 37-50 of Genesis.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Best draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (in hard copy, in class).

due Thursday, October 18

English 10 (Alpha): Read and annotate through paragraph 44 of "Everyday Use." In your spiral, describe 1) your impression of Dee, and 2) how the narrator and Maggie react to Dee's arrival. Refer to details from the text.

English 10 (Beta): Read and annotate paragraphs 45 to 54 of "Everyday Use." On a separate sheet of paper, summarize these paragraphs. Then, respond to the following questions: 1) What's your understanding of why Dee/Wangero wants the butter dish, churn top, etc.? 2) Does her wanting these things fit with what we know about her from earlier in the story? Why? Refer to details from the text.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read and annotate chapters 37-50 of Genesis.

due Wednesday, October 17th

English 10 (Alpha): Read and annotate through paragraph 16 of "Everyday Use." In your spiral, describe these relationships so far: the narrator and Dee; the narrator and Maggie; Maggie and Dee. Refer to details from the text.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Read and annotate through paragraph 44 of "Everyday Use." In your spiral, describe 1) your impression of Dee, and 2) how the narrator and Maggie react to Dee's arrival. Refer to details from the text.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate chapters 37-50 of Genesis. 2. Best draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (in hard copy, in class) Friday, October 19th.

due Tuesday, October 16th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): Read and annotate through paragraph 16 of "Everyday Use." In your spiral, describe these relationships so far: the narrator and Dee; the narrator and Maggie; Maggie and Dee. Refer to details from the text.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Edit your Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay. Print a new hard copy to turn in.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Best draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (in hard copy, in class) Friday, October 19th.

due Monday, October 15th

English 10: 1. Reread the first two paragraphs of "Everyday Use" and write a response to the following question in your spiral: How does Maggie feel about her sister? 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit. 3. Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Best draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (as a hard copy, in class).

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Write a response to the following questions: What's the difference between how Abraham responds to God's decision about Sodom & Gomorrah and how he responds to God's commandment about sacrificing Isaac? What might this difference suggest about Abraham and/or his relationship with God? 2. Best draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (as a hard copy, in class) Friday, October 19th.

due Friday, October 12th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. If necessary, finish the "Character Value Analysis--Composing an Argument" handout. 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit. 3. Read your self-selected book.

English 10 (Eta): 1. If necessary, finish the "Character Value Analysis--Composing an Argument" handout. 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit. 3. Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate chapters 25-35 of Genesis. 2. Best draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (as a hard copy, in class) Monday, October 15th. 3. Bring a hard copy of your essay draft to class.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read and annotate chapters 25-35 of Genesis.

due Thursday, October 11th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit. 2. Read your self-selected book.

English 10 (Beta): 1. If necessary, finish the "Character Value Analysis--Composing an Argument" handout. 2. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Complete them to earn some credit. 3. Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Finish responding to a classmate's comment or question about your claim re what God wants from/for humankind in Genesis 1-11.

due Wednesday, October 10th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Write an argument about what Michael considers good (Scenario #3). Here's a link to the Character Value Analysis packet. 2. Read your self-selected book.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Check PowerSchool for missing assignments. Follow through. 2. Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Email your two questions re Genesis 12-22, 24 to Mr. Hultgren by 7am. Copy (Cc) your partner/group members. [Assignment: Imagine that you're responsible for leading a discussion on these chapters. If you wanted the participants to focus primarily on the text, what questions would you ask to start the discussion? If you wanted the participants to focus on their own ideas sparked by the text, what question would you ask to start the discussion?]

due Tuesday, October 9th

English 10 (Beta): 1. Finish writing an argument about what Caroline considers good (Scenario #4). Here's a link to the Character Value Analysis packet. 2. Read your self-selected book.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Write a counterargument and response for our argument about what Michael considers good (Scenario #3). Here a link to the Character Value Analysis packet. 2. Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10: Create a box & bullets outline for a composition about the following question: What does God want from/for humankind in the first 11 (eleven) chapters of Genesis?

due Friday, October 5th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10: Read and annotate chapters 12-22 and 24 of Genesis.

due Thursday, October 4th

English 10: Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Read and annotate chapters 6-9 and 11 of Genesis.

due Wednesday, October 3rd

English 10: Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Complete the Reading Response Assignment for chapters 6-9 and 11 of Genesis.

due Tuesday, October 2nd

English 10 (Beta): 1. Finish writing your response to the Hunger Games scenario we discussed in class. 2. Read your self-selected book.

English 10 (Eta): Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. First draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (via Google Drive) by Monday, October 1st. 2. Read and annotate chapters 6-9 and 11 of Genesis.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Read and annotate chapters 6-9 and 11 of Genesis.

due Monday, October 1st

English 10: Complete "What Do You Consider Good?"

Honors English 10: 1. Reread chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis. 2. First draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (via Google Drive) by Sunday (Epsilon) / Monday (Delta).

due Friday, September 28th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): 1. Finish paraphrasing the Aristotle quotation. 2. Do you agree or disagree--or both--with Aristotle? Why?

English 10 (Eta): 1. If necessary, finish your Roosevelt Response. 2. Finish paraphrasing the Aristotle quotation. In particular, make sure you've paraphrased the "the good is that at which all things aim" bit. 3. Do you agree or disagree--or both--with Aristotle? Why?

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Read and annotate chapters 1-5 of Genesis. 2. First draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (via Google Drive) by Monday.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Read and annotate chapters 1-5 of Genesis. 2. First draft of Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay due (via Google Drive) by Sunday.

due Thursday, September 27th

English 10 (Alpha): Complete the Roosevelt Response.

English 10 (Beta): If necessary, finish your Roosevelt Response.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Compose an outline or plan for your Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay. Include your thesis, the major sections of the essay's body, and the details/quotations/examples you'll use.

due Wednesday, September 26th

English 10 (Alpha): Read your self-selected book.

English 10 (Beta): 1. Read your self-selected book. 2. Paraphrase the Eleanor Roosevelt quotation ("One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices we make, and the choices we make are ultimately one's responsibility.") In your words, what is she saying in the quotation?

English 10 (Eta): Are "Is Donald Trump a good president?" and "Are doughnuts good?" the same type of question? Why? Explain your thinking. (complete in spiral notebook)

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Compose an outline or plan for your Maus, Book Thief, and Storytelling essay. Include your thesis, the major sections of the essay's body, and the details/quotations/examples you'll use.

due Tuesday, September 25th

English 10 (Beta): Read your self-selected book. If you didn't meet Friday's deadline, strive to finish by today!

English 10 (Eta): Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10: 1. Revise your both/and/however statement comparing the function and significance of stories and storytelling in Maus and The Book Thief. 2. Bring both Maus and The Book Thief to class.

due Monday, September 24th

English 10: Read your self-selected book. If you didn't meet Friday's deadline, strive to finish by today!

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Write a both / and / however statement comparing the function and significance of stories and storytelling in Maus and The Book Thief. 2. If necessary, finish your paragraph explaining why Death tells the story of The Book Thief. (See Epsilon's homework due Friday for details.)

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Write a both / and / however statement comparing the function and significance of stories and storytelling in Maus and The Book Thief.

due Friday, September 21st

English 10: Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Please finish the reflection we started in class. (What does the ideal discussion group look like? How do we compare to that ideal so far? What you do as a member of our discussion group to help us improve?) 2. Write two paragraphs about The Word Shaker: 1. What comment or generalization does this story make about the power of words? 2. Explain why Max tells this story. Consider a) its significance for Max & Liesel, b) its effect on its intended audience, and c) what's happening in The Book Thief when Max writes it.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Write a paragraph explaining why Death tells this story. Consider a) its significance for Death (and Liesel), b) its effect on its intended audience (i.e., us), and c) its function and significance for our society.

due Thursday, September 20th

English 10 (Beta): Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st. 2. Write a Thought Log entry about your self-selected book in your spiral. Use the "Track Your Thinking" page to spark your thinking.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Finish the two paragraphs about The Standover Man that you worked on in class on Monday. 2. Make sure your figurative language analysis is in MLA format and print a new copy.

due Wednesday, September 19th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. 100-Word Memoir. Bring a hard copy--handwritten or typed--to class. 2. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st. 2. Write a Thought Log entry about your self-selected book in your spiral. Use the "Track Your Thinking" page to spark your thinking.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Write two paragraphs about The Word Shaker: 1. What comment or generalization does this story make about the power of words? 2. Explain why Max tells this story. Consider a) its significance for Max & Liesel, b) its effect on its intended audience, and c) what's happening in The Book Thief when Max writes it.

due Tuesday, September 18th

English 10 (Beta & Eta): 1. 100-Word Memoir. Bring a hard copy--handwritten or typed--to class. 2. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Finish/revise your figurative language analysis and type a copy (using MLA format!). 2. Reread and annotate Max's book The Word Shaker (pp. 445-450). Thinking/annotation focus: What comment or generalization does this passage make about the power of words?

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): 1. Write 3-5 questions about The Word Shaker and rank them by their importance, explaining why you ranked them the way you did. 2. Make sure your figurative language analysis is in MLA format and print a new copy.

due Monday, September 17th

English 10: 1. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st. 2. Either work on drafting your 100-word memoir or finalize your topic.

Honors English 10 (Delta): 1. Complete the figurative language graphic organizer for the passage you selected and answer the question at the end. 2. Write a draft of your figurative language analysis paragraph.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Finish/revise your figurative language analysis and type a copy (using MLA format!)

due Friday, September 14th

English 10 (Alpha & Eta): 1. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st. 2. Consider topics for your 1oo-word memoir.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Finish drafting your figurative language analysis paragraph re Max's fight with Walter Kugler.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Complete the figurative language graphic organizer for the passage you selected and answer the question at the end.

due Thursday, September 13th

English 10 (Alpha): Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

English 10 (Beta): 1. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st. 2. Consider topics for your 100-word memoir.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Complete the new Book Thief figurative language graphic organizer and answer the question at the end.

due Wednesday, September 12th

English 10: Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Finish drafting your figurative language analysis paragraph re Max's fight with Walter Kugler.

due Tuesday, September 11th

English 10: Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10: Finish drafting your figurative language analysis paragraph re the description of Frau Diller's shop.

due Monday, September 10th

English 10: 1. Prepare for Dear Martin quotation ID test. 2. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10: Complete the Book Thief figurative language graphic organizer and answer the question at the end.

due Friday, September 7th

English 10 (Alpha): 1. Prepare for Dear Martin quotation ID test on Monday. If you haven't already completed a practice quotation ID, do that tonight! 2. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Prepare for Dear Martin quotation ID test on Monday. 2. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Write a paragraph-length (or longer) response to one of the questions from today's conversation. Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Add to the writing you did for homework Tuesday night by responding to a comment made in class on Wednesday. Record the comment and explain your response.

due Thursday, September 6th

English 10: 1. Prepare for Dear Martin quotation ID test on Monday. 2. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Re-view The Book Thief. Find a scene/situation/passage in the text that raises an interesting question. Briefly describe the scene/situation OR paraphrase/quote the passage, THEN state your question. Add your question to the shared Google doc by 7am.

due Wednesday, September 5th

English 10: 1. Complete a practice quotation ID for the Dear Martin test. 2. Read your self-selected book. Deadline for completion: September 21st.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Write a paragraph-length (or longer) response to one of the questions written in class today. Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

due Tuesday, September 4th

English 10: Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10: If necessary, finish your Maus both/and/however with evidence and explanation. Also, bring The Book Thief to class!

due Friday, August 31st

English 10: Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Write a paragraph-length (or longer) response to one of the questions from today's conversation. Cite evidence from the text to support your response.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): Compose two both/and/however statements about any topics you know well. Push yourself to make specific, original comparisons.

due Thursday, August 30th

English 10: Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Delta): Re-view Maus. Find a scene/situation/passage in the text that raises an interesting question. Briefly describe the scene/situation OR paraphrase/quote the passage, THEN state your question. Add your question to the shared Google doc by 7am.

due Wednesday, August 29th

English 10: Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10 (Epsilon): None!

due Tuesday, August 28th

English 10: Read your self-selected book.

Honors English 10: Given all the texts we have examined so far--what many adults say, John Green's introduction to Crash Course Literature, and Christopher Nelson's blog post--what is the most convincing reason why one should read literature? Explain your choice; use your experience to support your response.

due Monday, August 27th

English 10 (Alpha & Beta): 1. Get a spiral notebook and composition book for class. 2. Bring Dear Martin to class.

English 10 (Eta): 1. Finish your letter to yourself about your hopes, goals, and fears for 10th grade. 2. Get a spiral notebook and composition book for class. 3. Bring Dear Martin to class.

Honors English 10: Respond to the questions on the "Why Should We Read Literature?" handout.

due Friday, August 24th

English 10: 1. Get a spiral notebook and composition book for class. 2. Bring Dear Martin to class.

Honors English 10: 1. Watch the intro to Crash Course Literature. Take notes. 2. Bring Maus to class.