For Thursday, May 10th–Fine tune rough draft of Macbeth Metaphor paper. Pay particular attention to use of transitions between paragraphs transitions can connect paragraphs; quotation conventions Quotation conventions1; and use of quotations from Shakespeare Quoting Shakespeare.
For Friday, May 11th–Submit final paper to turnitin.com and hand in hard copy along with drafts at the beginning of class.
For next week–finish Hunger Games or other book club book you are reading.
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Due Thursday, May 3rd: preliminary thesis and supporting points for Macbeth paper.
Due Tuesday, May 8th: first draft of paper. Final Quiz on Macbeth.
Due Wednesday, May 9th: complete rough draft
Due Friday, May 11th: final paper.
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Due Wednesday, May 2nd: Read over the attached assignment for your upcoming paper on Macbeth. Before class, decide which metaphor you will use as the basis for your paper. mac paper2012
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Due Wednesday, April 25th–Answer questions on Macbeth, Act IV, scenes 1 and 2
Please get R-rated film permission signed. We will be seeing excerpts from some R-rated versions of Macbeth. R rated Film Permission Form-12
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Have a relaxing vacation. Please read your book club book. Finish your book by Friday, April 27th. We will do some writing and book club activities involving the book on that day.
Also, after vacation we will resume our study of Macbeth and finish the play.
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Thursday, March 15th–Finish Creative Writing Assignment #2–turn in both chapters Color of Water Writing Assignment #2.
Friday, March 16th–In-class essay on Writing Assignment #1
Monday, March 19th–Reflection piece due (Writing Assignment #3)
Tuesday, March 20th–Vocab quiz on first half of Color of Water list (kaddish to kinetic). COW Vocabshort-no def
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ColorWriting Assignments2012Complete questions sheet and turn in one chapter by Tuesday, March 13th. Final piece due on Thursday, March 15th.
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Read Chapters 1-6 in The Color of Water and be prepared for a quiz on Thursday, Feb. 9th.
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English 10 Schedule As the semester ends…
Due Friday, January 6: Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Animal Farm. In class continue working on Good lit paper and reading Animal Farm.
Due Monday, January 9: Bring a printed copy of the draft of your Good Lit Paper to class for editing
Due Tuesday, January 10: Final Draft of Good Literature Paper due. Read Chapters 5 and 6 of Animal Farm. In class—review of Comma Rules
Due Wednesday, January 11: Class drops. Read Ch. 7 of Animal Farm
Due Thursday, January 12: Finish Animal Farm. Exam review. Optional Animal Farm vocab. quiz
Due Friday, January 13: Exam Review and Essay Preparation
ENGLISH 10 EXAM : THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH AT 10:30
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Eng. 10 Course Guidelines 2011-12
For Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14 and 15–Continue reading book club book. Be prepared for CAPT practice test in class.
For Monday, December 19th–Complete reading and preparation for book group. Preparation for book group-Dec. 19, 2011
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For Tuesday, Dec. 13: Read assigned pages in your book club book. Complete book club journal entry #1. Book Club Journal Entry 1
For Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14 and 15–Continue reading book club book. Be prepared for CAPT practice test in class.
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For Monday, November 28th- Write response on the turnitin.com Discussion Board. Begin draft of Personal Narrative. English 10 Assignments11-21-12-6-2011
For Tuesday, November, 29th–Be prepared for seminar on Catcher in the Rye
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For Wednesday, November 9th–Finish Field Notes for Writers Walk. Read Chapters 9 and 10 in Catcher in the Rye.
For Monday, November 7–Finish Chapters 1-8 of Catcher in the Rye. Be prepared to take a quiz on the reading. Finish revision of description of a place in the school. Remember that Field Notes from Writer’s Walk are due on Wed., Nov. 9th.
For Friday, 10-14-11: Be prepared for quiz on characters in A Tale of Two Cities.ttc_character_listper 6 Find Sidney Carton’s dying words.
For Thursday, 10-13-11
In your opinion, what meanings does A Tale of Two Cities hold for us today? It’s a story written over 150 years ago about events that happened more than 200 years ago. What themes or topics in the book provide some meaning to us today? Write 2-3 paragraphs which show connections between themes and events in TTC and today’s world.
Complete your character sheet.
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Homework for Monday, October 3rd: Read Chapters 6 and 7 of Book III of A Tale of Two Cities, pp. 291-304.
Homework for Friday, September 30: Read Chapters 2-5 in Book III of A Tale of Two Cities. Be prepared to complete responses to passages in class on Friday.
Homework for Wednesday, September 21. Read chapters 14 and 15 in Book II of A Tale of Two Cities.
Homework for Tuesday, September 20th. Read Chapters 11 and 12 in Book II of A Tale of Two Cities. Read Chapter 13 in class.
Homework for Monday, September 19th. Read chapters 9 and 10 in Book II of A Tale of Two Cities and write answers to questions on the chapters.
