Monday, December 10, 2007

Senior English Homework Through January

Monday
Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Candide and write one blog entry.

Tuesday
Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Candide and write one blog entry.

Wednesday
Rehearse your scenes for tommorow's performance.

Thursday
Read Chapters 5 and 6 of Candide and write one blog entry.

Over the break you should read Candide. I would recommend you read it towards the end of break as to remember it for class. The exam (administered on January 9th)
will be a series of quotations in which you will have to identify the context. There will also be some short answer questions.

Pre AP ELA 9th Grade Homework Throught January

Monday
Read Matthew 1-12 and write one blog entry.

Tuesday
Read Matthew 13-22 and write one blog entry

Wednesday
Dress like a Taoist.
Rehearse your scenes your Thursday’s festival.

Thursday
Read Matthew 23-28 and write one blog entry.

Friday
Read Mark 1-10 and write one blog entry.


During vacation create an entry for every time you read either in a journal or your blog. They will be graded using the same rubric as our blogs.

Complete Mark by the 19th of December.

Read the Gospel of Luke by the 24th of Decemeber.

Read the Gospel of John by the 30th of December.

Read the Book of Revelation before you come back to school.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Senior English Homework Sheet

12.3.07-12.7.07

Monday
Read the following reviews in preparation for class tomorrow:
http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_review/VE1117927432.html?nav=reviews07&categoryid=1986&cs=1&p=0
http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0525,tracking6,65165,20.html


Tuesday
If you were the producer of a film version of Hamlet what famous actors would play each character. Copy and paste their images onto your blog.

Wednesday
Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Candide.

Thursday
Practice your scene at least once outside of class, perhaps with costumes.

Friday
Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Candide.

Pre AP ELA 9th Grade

This week (12.3.07 - 12.7.07) you must:

Monday:
Read the Tao Te Ching 1-12 and write one blog entry.

Tuesday:
Read the Tao Te Ching 13-28 and write one blog entry.

Wednesday:
Read:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_actpass.html
and complete the excercises below to be discussed in class tomorrow
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/reading/exercises/dogqz.htm.

Thursday
Read the Tao Te Chin 29-43 and write one blog entry.

Friday
Read the Tao Te Ching 44-66 and write one blog entry.




Rehearse your scenes for A Midsummer Night's Dream.