English 11 Honors
MARCH 23, 2020 ASSIGNMENT: READ AND WATCH ACTS I AND II OF HAMLET. SEE CLASS LINKS TO READINGS AND ATTACHED LIST OF ONLINE VIDEOS. CONTINUE READING YOUR BOOK OF CHOICE (SEE DISTANCE LEARNING LETTER ABOVE).
APRIL 6 ASSIGNMENT: OVER THE NEXT WEEK, FINISH READING AND WATCHING HAMLET. I WILL POST AN ASSIGNMENT ON APRIL 13
MAY 26 ASSIGNMENT: READ "THE QUEST FOR BLANK CLAVERINGI"; ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS; DUE MONDAY JUNE 1, 2020
JUNE 1 ASSIGNMENT: READ JOHN UPDIKE'S "A SENSE OF SHELTER"; ANSWER THESE STUDY QUESTIONS. DUE JUNE 4.
JUNE 8 AND 10 ASSIGNMENT: READ "DIGGING" AND "THE CHASE"; COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT. DUE FRIDAY JUNE 12
ALL WORK FOR THE 4TH QUARTER MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY, jUNE 12.
Classmate Profile Due Thursday
Finish reading Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" and be prepared for a quiz (See PowerPoint slides on "Links to Resources")
Read "The Blood of Martyrs." Be prepared for a quiz on Friday
Read "On The Rainy River." Be prepared for a quiz on Tuesday.
Finish reading "Open Boat"; be prepared for quiz; complete imagery hw
Read Mary Hood's "How Far She Went"; be prepared for a quiz
Read Tobias Wolff's "Nightingale" for Friday; be prepared for a quiz
Finish reading William Faulkner's "Barn Burning"; be prepared for a quiz
Make sure that your Vocabulary Parable is finished and ready to be shared with the class on Thursday.
"Separating" Questions--Completed in classs Mon Oct 21
Baker's Dozen Vocabulary Assignment for Raisin in the Sun--Due Mon. 11/4
Dignity Project--Due Tues Dec 3
Extra Credit--Make a snowflake for our classroom window. Include an example of beautiful language and your name.
Parts of Speech Quiz--Tuesday Dec 10
Comma Quiz--Wed Dec 18
Subject/Verb Quiz--Friday December 20
Grammar Review Homework due Wed Jan 15
Journal Collected and Graded Friday Jan 17
Pennies for Patients Posters NOW IN CLASS ON FRIDAY JAN 17
All Work Must Be Submitted No Later Than Friday Jan. 17
Poetry Recitation --Due Fri. Feb 14
"Before the Sky Darkens" Poem Homework Due Monday Feb 10
Poetry Quiz on Friday Feb 14
Poetry Quiz Make Up for Absent Students--Tues or Wed after school
Read chapters 9-10 of A Separate Peace for Thursday Feb 27
Read chapters 11-13 of A Separate Peace for Monday March 2
Retake of Poetry Quiz --Thurs March 5 at 2 pm
Hamlet Act I Vocabulary Quiz Fri March 6
Hamlet Soliloquy Recitation--10 points for each line, 5 points extra credit for each line above 10--Due TBA
Hamlet Act II vocabulary quiz--Wednesday March 18