Homework Calendar

This page lists the homework assignments for Humane Letters II, grouped by week. Click the down arrow next to each week to view the assignments for that week.

Note: The date shown is the date the homework was assigned, not the day the homework is due.

*Note: Quizzes and annotation checks are not written into the in-class calendar. You should expect one or the other every day in which reading has been assigned!*

Upcoming:

Q4 Week 9: 5/13-5/17

Monday (May 13th):

In class: CP Essay Work Time

Homework: None (Suggested: Ivan Denisovich 67-90)

Tuesday (May 14th):

In class: CP Essay Work Time

Homework: None (Suggested: Ivan Denisovich 90-111)

Wednesday (May 15th):

In class: CP Essay Work Time

Homework: None (Suggested: Ivan Denisovich 111-125)

Thursday (May 16th): *Chapter 21/22 History Review in Lyceum*

In class: Essay due by end of 1st/5th period!; HISTORY: Post-WW2

Homework: (Suggested: Ivan Denisovich 125-140; Finish the text!)

Friday (May 17th): *NO LYCEUM TUTORING TODAY*

In class: Post WW2 / History Review

Homework: Review for your final!

Q4 Week 10: 5/20-5/23

Monday (May 20th): *Ch. 24-25 Review in Lyceum*

In class: Post WW2 - Exam Review

Homework: Study for your finals!

Tuesday (May 21st):

In class: 1/2 FINAL EXAM

Homework: None / Study for your finals! (5/6)

Wednesday (May 22nd):

In class: NO CLASS (3/4 FINAL EXAMS)

Homework: None / Study for your finals! (5/6)

Thursday (May 23rd):

In class: 5/6 FINAL EXAM

Homework: None!

Friday (May 24th):

In class: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL :)

Homework: None - Goodbye!

Q1 Week 1: 8/3-8/4

Thursday (August 3rd):

In class: Syllabus overview, Leviathan Discussion

Homework: Obtain Henry V

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Friday (August 4th):

In class: Start reading Act 1 in class; translate lines 1.2.230-241

Homework: Finish Reading Act 1, Prepare for Act 1 Quiz Monday

Q1 Week 2: 8/7-8/11

Monday (August 7th):

In class: Act 1 Quiz, Discuss Act 1; Begin reading Act 2 together

Homework: Finish reading Act 2

Tuesday (August 8th):

In class: Discuss Act 2; Begin reading Act 3 together

Homework: Finish reading Act 3

Wednesday (August 9th):

In class: Discuss Act 3, scenes 1-3; writing activity (if time), start scenes 4-7

Homework: Finish reading Act 3

Thursday (August 10th):

In class: Discuss Act 3, scenes 4-7; Exegesis activity

Homework: Read Act 4, scenes 1-3

Friday (August 11th):

In class: Discuss Act 4, scenes 1-3; introduce memorization assignment;

Homework: Finish Act 4

Q1 Week 3: 8/14-8/18

Monday (August 14th):

In class: Discuss Act 4, scenes 4-8; begin reading Act 5; memorization assignment practice

Homework: Read Act 5, work on memorization assignment

Tuesday (August 15th):

In class: Act 5 discussion; essay assignment expectations

Homework: Pick essay prompt, write thesis and POA, work on memorization assignment

Wednesday (August 16th):

In class: Thesis Statement Workshop

Homework: Choose quotes for essay, work on memorization assignment

Thursday (August 17th):

In class: Essay work time (introduction work); HISTORY: Black Plague & Hundred Years' War - Primary Source: Agincourt Carol

Homework: Finish introduction and first body paragraph

Friday (August 18th):

In class: H5 speech recitation; Body paragraph workshop; essay work time; HISTORY: Constantinople and the Great Schism

Homework: Finish two body paragraphs

Q1 Week 4: 8/21-8/25

Monday (August 21st):

In class: H5 speech recitation; Review conclusion expectations. Essay work time (60 minutes); HISTORY: New forms of piety, new heresies .

Homework: Finish Essay Rough Draft

Tuesday (August 22nd):

In class: H5 Speech recitation; Editing workshop (60 mins); set up Turnitin

Homework: Turn in essay on Turnitin by 11:59PM; bring a paper copy to class for Wednesday

Wednesday (August 23rd):

In class: Turn in paper copies of Henry V essay; HISTORY: Renaissance Humanism; read and discuss the 'Oration of the Dignity of Man'

Homework: Bring Locke to class

Thursday (August 24th):

In class: Ch 13 History Quiz; HISTORY: Europe's power players; Begin Locke - sections 1-11

Homework: Locke, sections 12-21 (notes required)

Friday (August 25th):

In class: Discuss Locke; History Review

Homework: Prepare for History Test

Q1 Week 5: 8/28-9/1

Monday (August 28th):

In class: Take History Test; Locke sections 22-24

Homework: Locke sections 25-32 (notes required)

Here is an example of what your section notes should look like!

Tuesday (August 29th):

In class: Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Columbus, Cortes, Treaty of Tordesillas

Homework: Locke sections 33-41 (notes required)

Wednesday (August 30th):

In class: Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Printing Press, Christian Humanism, More, and Erasmus

Homework: Finish reading Locke, sections 42-51 (notes required)

Thursday (August 31st):

In class: Locke Discussion; PICTURE DAY

Homework: Locke, sections 52-60 (notes required)

Friday (September 1st):

In class: Locke Discussion; HISTORY: Luther

Homework: None - enjoy your weekend!

Q1 Week 6: 9/4-9/8

Monday (September 4th):

In class: NO SCHOOL

Homework: None - enjoy the day off!

Tuesday (September 5th):

In class: HISTORY: Finish Luther, Zwingli, Calvin; Primary Source: Poetry of Wyatt and Surrey

Homework: Locke, sections 61-74 (notes required)

Wednesday (September 6th):

In class: Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Henry VIII

Homework: Locke, sections 74-94 (notes required)

Thursday (September 7th):

In class: Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Finish Henry VIII

Homework: Locke, sections 95-109 (notes required)

Friday (September 8th):

In class: HISTORY QUIZ. Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Peasants’ War, Anabaptists

Homework: Locke, sections 109-122 (notes required)

Q1 Week 7: 9/11-9/15

Monday (September 11th):

In class: Discuss Locke. HISTORY: Council of Trent, Ottomans, Dynastic War

Homework: Locke, sections 123-142 (notes required)

Tuesday (September 12th):

In class: Discuss Locke. HISTORY REVIEW

Homework: Locke, sections 143-155 (notes required)

Wednesday (September 13th):

In class: MAP QUIZ. Discuss Locke. MORE HISTORY REVIEW

Homework: Study for History Test

Thursday (September 14th):

In class: History Test; begin reading Locke 156-168

Homework: Locke, sections 156-168 (notes required)

Friday (September 15th):

In class: (HALF DAY) Discuss Locke

Homework: Locke, sections 169-182 (notes required)

Q1 Week 8: 9/18-9/22

Monday (September 18th):

In class: Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Begin French Wars of Religion

Homework: Locke 183-196 (notes required)

Tuesday (September 19th):

In class: Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Finish French Wars of Religion; Primary Source: Read 'St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre' and briefly discuss.

Homework: Locke 197-220 (notes required)

Wednesday (September 20th):

In class: HISTORY: Philip II and Elizabeth I.

Homework: Locke 221-233 (notes required)

Thursday (September 21st):

In class: HISTORY: Begin Thirty Years' War; Discuss Locke

Homework: Locke 234-243 (notes required)

Friday (September 22nd):

In class: Discuss Locke; HISTORY: Finish Thirty Years' War; Locke activity; Hand out essay prompts

Homework: Write Locke thesis and POA

Q1 Week 9: 9/25-9/29

Monday (September 25th):

In class: NO SCHOOL

Homework: Thesis / POA

Tuesday (September 26th):

In class: HISTORY: Secularization, Montaigne, Bodin, Grotius/Natural Law; Primary Source: 'Possente spirto e formidabil nume' from L'Orfeo; Essay Work Time

Homework: Choose quotes

Wednesday (September 27th):

In class: HISTORY: Copernicus, Galileo,Newton, Bacon, Descartes; Essay Work Time

Homework: Intro, First Body Paragraph

Thursday (September 28th):

In class: History Quiz; Primary Source: Read and discuss 'The Golden Speech'. Essay Work Time

Homework: Second and third body paragraph

Friday (September 29th):

In class: Conclusion Work; Essay Work Time

Homework: Type up essay and turn in to Turnitin by Sunday night at 11:59PM

Q1 Week 10: 10/2-10/6

Monday (October 2nd):

In class: Turn in paper copy of Locke essay at the start of class; History Review

Homework: None (H5 essay corrections due tomorrow night at 11:59PM on Turnitin - if applicable to you)

Tuesday (October 3rd):

In class: History Review

Homework: Read sections of The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (handout); bring Locke to class tomorrow; H5 essay corrections due tonight at 11:59PM on Turnitin

Wednesday (October 4th):

In class: Locke, Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution Discussion

Homework: Study for your history test!

Thursday (October 5th):

In class: Ch 15 History Test; poetry activity

Homework: Reflection assignment

Friday (October 6th):

In class: Quarter One Reflection; Shakespeare activity

Homework: None - enjoy fall break! (order Rousseau's Discourse on the Origin of Inequality)

Quarter Two:

Q2 Week 1: 10/16-10/20

Conference Week!

Monday (October 16th): Periods 1-6 short

In class: HISTORY: Absolutism vs. Constitutionalism; Louis XIV; begin reading Rousseau independently; conference reflection

Homework: Rousseau pages 1-15

Tuesday (October 17th):

In class: PSAT - no class

Homework: Finish Rousseau pages 1-15

Wednesday (October 18th): Periods 5-6;1-2

In class: Discuss Rousseau; HISTORY: Charles I and the English Civil War

Homework: Rousseau pages 16-24

Thursday (October 19th): Periods 3-4; 5-6

In class: Early Modern Poetry (5/6)

Homework: Rousseau pages 16-24

Friday (October 20th): Periods 1-6 short

In class: Discuss Rousseau; HISTORY: The Glorious Revolution, Hobbes, and Locke

Homework: Rousseau pages 25-33

Q2 Week 2: 10/23-10/27

Monday (October 23rd):

In class: Discuss Rousseau; Chapter 16 History Review

Homework: Rousseau pages 34-39; Study for your Quest!

Tuesday (October 24th):

In class: Ch 16 History Quest; Discuss Rousseau

Homework: Rousseau pages 40-43

Wednesday (October 25th):

In class: Discuss Rousseau; HISTORY: Atlantic System

Homework: Rousseau pages 44-52

Thursday (October 26th):

In class: Discuss Rousseau; HISTORY: Consolidation of the European State System

Homework: Rousseau pages 53-58

Friday (October 27th):

In class: Discuss Rousseau; HISTORY: Peter the Great / Westernization

Homework: Rousseau pages 59-65

Q2 Week 3: 10/30-11/3

Monday (October 30th):

In class: Discuss Rousseau; begin reading Rousseau 65-71

Homework: Finish Rousseau

Tuesday (October 31st):

In class: Discuss Rousseau; give prompts for essay outline

Homework: Choose prompt and write thesis

Wednesday (November 1st):

In class: Primary Source: Ch.6 of Robinson Crusoe - read and discuss; Thesis workshop; Essay outline work time

Homework: Choose quotes for essay outline

Thursday (November 2nd): *Ms. Spielvogel will be out!*

In class: Essay outline work time; History Review work time (Read pages 529-536; 543-550)

Homework: Work on essay outline

Friday (November 3rd): *Ms. Spielvogel will be out!*

In class: Essay outline work time; History Review work time (Read pages 529-536; 543-550)

Homework: Finish Rousseau essay outline and turn in to Turnitin by Sunday night at 11:59PM; bring a printed copy of your outline AND Pride and Prejudice to class on Monday

Q2 Week 4: 11/6-11/10

Monday (November 6th):

In class: History Quiz (Ch 17); HISTORY: Enlightenment at its Height; Primary Source: Kant

Homework: P&P 5-21

Tuesday (November 7th):

In class: Discuss P&P

Homework: P&P 22-40

Wednesday (November 8th):

In class: Discuss P&P; HISTORY: Deism, Rousseau, Smith, and Romanticism

Homework: P&P 41-59

Thursday (November 9th):

In class: Discuss P&P; HISTORY: Seven Years' War

Homework: P&P 60-83

Friday (November 10th):

In class: NO SCHOOL

Homework: P&P 60-83

Q2 Week 5: 11/13-11/17

Monday (November 13th):

In class: Discuss P&P; HISTORY: Catherine the Great

Homework: P&P 84-101

Tuesday (November 14th):

In class: HISTORY: 'Rebellions against State Power'; Primary Source: Mozart's Marriage of Figaro ('Se vuol ballare' / 'Hai gia vinta la causa') - history catch up day

Homework: P&P 102-128 (finish Volume One)

Wednesday (November 15th):

In class: Discuss P&P; HISTORY REVIEW

Homework: Study for your history test

Thursday (November 16th):

In class: Ch 18 History Test; Read P&P 131-152 in class

Homework: P&P 153-172

Friday (November 17th):

In class: Discuss P&P

Homework: P&P 173-189

Q2 Week 6: 11/20-11/24

*5th period: Lunch Inspection Crew*

Monday (November 20th):

In class: Discuss P&P; Read P&P 190-210 in class

Homework: P&P 211-232

Tuesday (November 21st):

In class: Discuss P&P

Homework: None - R&R

Wednesday (November 22nd):

In class: No School - Thanksgiving Break

Homework: None - R&R

Thursday (November 23rd):

In class: No School - Thanksgiving Break

Homework: None - R&R

Friday (November 24th):

In class: No School - Thanksgiving Break

Homework: None - R&R

Q2 Week 7: 11/27-12/1

Monday (November 27th):

In class: HISTORY: The Revolutionary Wave; Read P&P 233-259 in class

Homework: P&P 260-278

Tuesday (November 28th): *NO LYCEUM TUTORING TODAY*

In class: Discuss P&P; HISTORY: From Monarchy to Republic

Homework: P&P 279-297

Wednesday (November 29th):

In class: Discuss P&P

Homework: P&P 298-319; Read 'Reports on the Principles of Political Morality' (Robespierre)

Thursday (November 30th):

In class: HISTORY: Terror and Resistance; Discuss Robespierre

Homework: P&P 320-344

Friday (December 1st):

In class: Discuss P&P; HISTORY: Revolution on the March

Homework: P&P 345-367 (Finish the book!) + Begin preparing for your history test on Tuesday!

Q2 Week 8: 12/4-12/8

Monday (December 4th):

In class: Discuss P&P; Ch 19 History Review

Homework: Study for your History Test!

Tuesday (December 5th):

In class: Ch 19 History Test; Writing introduction practice

Homework: None

Wednesday (December 6th):

In class: Essay Writing Time

Homework: None (essay writing should be done in class)

Thursday (December 7th):

In class: Essay Writing Time

Homework: None (essay writing should be done in class)

Friday (December 8th):

In class: Essay Writing Time (essay due at the end of class)

Homework: None

Q2 Week 9: 12/11-12/15

LYCEUM EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS THIS WEEK

Monday (December 11th): *Henry V Review in Lyceum*

In class: HISTORY: The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

Homework: Read and annotate Blake and Wordsworth poetry packet

Tuesday (December 12th): *Locke Review in Lyceum*

In class: Discuss Blake and Wordsworth; HISTORY: Napoleon's Conquests

Homework: Look over Napoleonic Art slides and come prepared to discuss questions (slides here)

Wednesday (December 13th):

In class: HISTORY: Finish Napoleon's Conquests; Discuss Napoleonic Art

Homework: Read and annotate Napoleon handout

Thursday (December 14th): *Rousseau Review in Lyceum*

In class: HISTORY: The 'Restoration' of Europe; Discuss Napoleon handout

Homework: Look over Romantic Art slides and come prepared to discuss questions (slides here)

Friday (December 15th): *Austen Review in Lyceum*

In class: HISTORY: Challenges to the Conservative Order; Discuss Romantic Art slides

Homework: Semester One Reflection / study for finals

Q2 Week 10: 12/18-12/22

Monday (December 18th):

In class: Exam Review (Discussion portion)

Homework: Study for your final (1/2 + 5/6)

Tuesday (December 19th):

In class: Exam Review (History portion)

Homework: Study for your final (1/2 + 5/6)

Wednesday (December 20th):

In class: FINAL EXAM (1/2)

Homework: Study for your final (5/6) / (1/2) - enjoy your break!

Thursday (December 21st):

In class: NO CLASS

Homework: Study for your final (5/6) / (1/2) - enjoy your break!

Friday (December 22nd):

In class: FINAL EXAM (5/6)

Homework: None - enjoy your break!

Quarter Three:

Q3 Week 1: 1/8-1/12

Monday (January 8th):

In class: ALUMNI PANEL PRESENTATION; Read A Tale of Two Cities (TTC) pp. 7-19 in class; discuss TTC (if time)

Homework: TTC 20-40

Tuesday (January 9th):

In class: Discuss TTC; HISTORY: Begin Industrial Revolution Day 1

Homework: TTC 40-56

Wednesday (January 10th):

In class: Discuss TTC; Read TTC 57-62 in class

Homework: TTC 63-81

Thursday (January 11th):

In class: Discuss TTC; Read TTC 82-87 in class; HISTORY: Finish Industrial Revolution Day 1

Homework: TTC 88-107

Friday (January 12th):

In class: Discuss TTC; Read TTC 107-112 in class; HISTORY: Industrial Revolution Day 2

Homework: TTC 113-132

Q3 Week 2: 1/15-1/19

Monday (January 15th):

In class: NO SCHOOL

Homework: TTC 113-132

Tuesday (January 16th):

In class: Discuss TTC; Read TTC 132-135 in class; HISTORY: Industrial Revolution Day 3

Homework: TTC 136-157

Wednesday (January 17th):

In class: Primary Source: Winterreise, Schubert & Müller; Discuss TTC

Homework: TTC 158-179

Thursday (January 18th):

In class: Discuss TTC

Homework: TTC 180-197

Friday (January 19th): *Winter Sports Pep Rally - shortened class*

In class: HISTORY: Industrial Revolution Day 4; Discuss TTC

Homework: TTC 198-217